Mercer County rap hva? Attempted Robbery Reported in Mercer
Mercer County police continue search for a man who attempted to rob Norfolk and Western agent John C Hall at Bluefield as he left the station. Hall said a revolver was shown and he was struck. the suspect fled in a stolen 1937 Pontiac then another car. Police traced leads to High Street Princeton and Honaker Avenue area as daylight traffic halted the escape. State police in Welch Beckley and Virginia were notified.
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Princeton
Mercer County
John C. Hall
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield
Hall
Cr. Gearheart
George C. Chew
Knightstown
Ind
High Street
Early Moon
Moon
Honaker
N. Walker Street
Honaker Avenue
Welch
Beckley
Virginia
Jumping Branch Notes On Local People And Visits
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Harless of Georgetown Ind visited Jumping Branch relatives and have now returned home. F. H. Dodd went to Dallas for medical treatment after visiting his sister and sister in law. Virginia and Frances Deeds attended the Fort Spring wedding of Freda Forren and Jimmy McKinney in Fort Spring with Virgie Deeds and Mrs. Jessie Surbaugh in the party. Beulah Hannigan, White Oak teacher, resumes classes after illness. Grace Smith served as substitute. Dwight Quesenberry ill with pneumonia. E. C. Cole and Thurl Cole, with daughters in law, suffer colds. Mrs Paul Pack and Abshire family traveled to Clifton Forge. Vista Abshire admitted to hospital for exam.
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F. H. Dodd
Dallas
Tex
Mila Dodd
L. A. Dodd
Virginia Deeds
Frances Deeds
Freda Forren
Jimmy McKinney
Hinton
Fort Spring
Misses Deeds
Thurl Cole
Paul Pack
D. B. Abshire
Vista Abshire
Jennie Abshire
Clifton Forge
Rites Incomplete For H P Brooks
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Hugh Pemberton Brooks 78 retired carpenter for the Virginian Railway who died Monday at 5 40 am at his home on Route 3 Princeton He was the son of the late Issiah Q Brooks and Rebecca Cook Brooks of Wyoming County Surviving are his wife and eight grandchildren plus children Mrs A Lovern Mrs Ella Mae Belcher W S Brooks Fred B Brooks Wirt T Brooks Mrs Dora Bailey and Mrs Maude Weeks along with a brother Andrew Brooks of Mullens.
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Princeton
Hugh Pemberton Brooks
The
Virginian Railway
Route 3
Issiah Q. Brooks
Rebecca Cook Brooks
Wyoming County
A. Lovern
Ella Mae Belcher
W. S. Brooks
Glen Rogers
Fred B. Brooks
Jesse
Wirt T. Brooks
Canvas
Dora Bailey
Tifton
Maude Weeks
Hot Springs
Andrew Brooks
Mullens
Beckleyans Charter Walls Chevrolet Firm in Princeton
Articles of incorporation filed with the Secretary of State Charleston reveal the new ownership of Walls Chevrolet Company in Princeton after a recent sale. Incorporators are W A Dempsey, W A Dempsey Jr, and Neva Dempsey of Beckley, with Walls Chevrolet to retain its name and $100 000 authorized capital stock.
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Princeton
Charleston
Walls Chevrolet Company
W. A. Dempsey
W. A. Dempsey, Jr
Neva Dempsey
Beckley
Walls Chevrolet
Fonzini Held for Grand Jury on Felonious Assault Charge
J W Fonzini is held to the Mercer Grand Jury on felonious assault charges. He waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate E Dale Bailey and was sent to jail in default of bond. Complaint filed by Geraldine Hunter of the Beck ley Princeton road.
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Princeton
J. W. Fonzini
Mercer Grand Jury
Fonzini
E. Dale Bailey
Geraldine Hunter
Beckley-Princeton Road
Tires Contain About 800 Feet Of Steel Wire On Wheels
A fact about an average automobile notes that the four tires on its wheels encompass roughly 800 feet of steel wire. This figure emphasizes the extensive material within standard car tires.
September Arrests Jump in Princeton
Police records show a surge in Princeton arrests in September with 158 total, up 55 from August. Major categories include 67 intoxicated in public, 29 illegal parking, 19 speeding, 19 running red lights, and two felonious assaults, with two stolen cars recovered and 543 traffic tickets issued. Parking meters yielded $909.69. 301 man-hours were spent on meters and public-school duties consumed 252 hours.
Three Truckers Fined in Summers
State Police checked Route 3 loading on Saturday and charged three drivers with overloads. Edward Fowble of Westminster Maryland had an excess 2400 pounds and paid a $25 fine plus costs after discharging part of his load at Lewisburg. Two milk trucks carried overloads from 1000 to 1800 pounds. their drivers were summoned before Magistrate S E Nichols. Police warned several truckers for missing weight and load limit notices.
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Hinton
Edward Fowble
Westminster
Lewisburg
S. E. Nichols
Madams Creek
Nichols
Work May Half On New Bridge
HINTON Suspension of work on the Bluestone Bridge is expected if the nationwide steel strike continues for as much as two weeks longer officials of the Virginia Bridge Company of Roanoke have indicated All departments of the companys plants and yards at Roanoke are now closed by the strike and no materials can be shipped Sufficient steel is on hand to connect the first span from the north abutment to the first pier but not to bridge the 90 foot section of the second span from the end of construction built outwards from the first pier.
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Hinton
Bluestone
Virginia Bridge Company
Roanoke
Whitesville Jaycees To Adopt Constitution By-Laws
Whitesville residents gather for the Whitesville Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting to adopt the constitution and by-laws. Temporary Chairman Willis Bartlett reports a consensus in favor of a permanent organization as about 15 men aged 21 to 35 attend the initial gathering.
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Whitesville
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Willis Bartlett
Dry Creek Student to Edit Concordian Editor at Concord
Dewey Bone Jr. of Dry Creek becomes editor of Concord College's Concordian after rising from associate sports editor to news editor. A sophomore in elementary education, he previously served as treasurer of the Student Council, Delta Delta Tau member, and Chamber of Commerce participant. He succeeds Richard V. Coon, Roanoke, Va., who led the paper last year. The first issue under Bone rolls off today. he officially took over on October 6.
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Dry Creek
Dewey Bone, Jr
Concordian
Concord College
Dewey Bone
Mercer County College
Bone
Carter Awaits Trial Under Bond
Gordon Lee Carter, indicted on a maiming charge after arrest last Wednesday, is free on a $2000 bond awaiting trial set for October 31. He allegedly shot his wife at her Matoaka apartment, wounding her shoulder and breast and she was hospitalized in Princeton. Also noted: George Hairston posted $500 bond for numbers tickets due October 28, with John L. McKims as surety. Claude A. Belton faces two indictments for attempted murder in two East River Mountain cases.
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Princeton
Gordon Lee Carter
Carter
Matoaka
George Hairston
John L. McKims
Claude A. Belton
Roy Gibson
Harry Gibson
East River Mountain
Pastor and Wife Feted at Home in Spanishburg
The Rev I M Payne and his wife were honored with a Sunday birthday party at their Spanishburg home in a family reunion attended by their children and grandchildren. Attendees included Luther Payne Orville Darrell Payne Herndon Elzy Green Bernice Mullens Lila Green Athens Milburn Wilma Robert Green Wyco Clarence Payne Eddie Lee Odd Ray Payne Glenna Nell Lenna Bell Ruby Naomi Norma Gene Ray Payne Odd W O Smith George Earl Beaver T Monroe Payne Sandra Gay Huntington Trusby Hubbard Richelda James Masel Monroe Dennis Spanishburg Maynard Payne Brenda Carol Jesse Tyndale Payne Mullens. Also notes the forest area of the United States totaling 820 million acres plus 100 million non-commercial acres. current forest area 461,044,000 acres.
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Spanishburg
I. M. Payne
Luther Payne
Orville
Darrell Payne
Herndon
Elzy Green
Bernice
Mullens
Lila Green
Athens
Milburn
Wilma
Robert Green
Wyco
Clarence Payne
Eddie Lee
Odd
Ray Payne
Glenna Nell
Lenna Bell
Ruby Naomi
Norma
Gene Ray Payne
W. O. Smith
George Earl
Beaver
Monroe Payne
Sandra Gay
Huntington
Trusby Hubbard
Richelda, James
Masel
Monroe
Dennis
Maynard Payne
Brenda Carol
Jesse
Tyndale Payne
Joint Rites Set For Mother, Baby
The Rev. C. L. Cooper will conduct joint funeral services for Mrs. E. H. Stollings and her infant daughter at Jeffrey Methodist Church in KEITH. They died during childbirth at a Madison hospital Sunday. Interment follows at Jim Ball Cemetery Hewett Creek. Survivors include husband E. H. Stallings five daughters and the Workman family with siblings and in laws.
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Keith
C. L. Cooper
Jeffrey Methodist Church
E. H. Stollings
Ottawa
Madison Hospital
Jim Ball
Hewett Creek
E. H. Stallings
June
Martha
Jean
Barbara Kay
Pamella Carol
J. C., Workman
Jeffrey
W. J. and
Tom
Hazel Barker
Eton Stollings
October Theme Set by Baptists in Athens Church
The Athens Baptist Church Youth Fellowship marks October with a religious theme. Forest Fordham of Philadelphia will speak October 23 as youth evangelism director from the Northern Baptist Convention and stay through October 27 to lead activities. A fellowship supper October 29 features Dr. John W. Elliott of Alderson-Broaddus College as guest speaker.
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Athens
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Athens’ Baptist Church
Forest Fordham
Philadelphia
Northern Baptist Convention
John W. Elliott
Alderson- Broaddus College
Eight Couples Receive Marriage Licenses in Mercer County
Mercer County clerk records show eight couples obtaining marriage licenses. Randolph Toliferro and Vivian Robinson of Freeman. Robert Cyrus Lilly and Virginia Pauline Ford of Spanishburg. Mason Jackson and Augusta Rice of Bluefield. Howard Hobson of Ironton Ohio and Ruth Hinton of Bluefield. Guy Willey and Doris Perdue of Bluefield. George Lee Davis of Anawalt and Wilma Jewel Rose of Coopers. Ernest John Thomas and Goldie Mae Berkheimer of Princeton. Jack Dempsey Bailey of Lamar and Joyce Lee Lovell of Doit.
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Princeton
Mercer
Randolph Toliferro
Vivian Robinson
Freeman
Robert Cyrus Lilly
Camp Creek
Virigiia Pauline Ford
Spanishburg
Mason Jackson
Augusta Rice
Bluefield
Howard Hobson
Ironton
Ohio
Ruth Hinton
Guy Willey
Doris Perdue
George Lee Davis
Anawalt
Wilma Jewel Rose
Coopers
Ernest John Thomas
Goldie Mae Berkheimer
Jack Dempsey Bailey
Lamar
Joyce Lee Lovell
Doit
Youths Funeral Services Today for Edward Ray Stallings
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock today from the home of Mr and Mrs E Stallings for their son Edward Ray Stallings a 14 year old who died Saturday Interment will be in Ball Cemetery Hewett Creek Survivors include his parents a brother Charles and three sisters Mrs Mable Allen Madison Mrs Isolene Burgess Bias Branch and Mrs Faye Ball Hewett
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Madison
E. Stallings
Edward Ray
Ball Cemetery
Hewett Creek
Charles
Mable Allen
Isolene Burgess
Bias Branch
Faye Ball
Hewett
Cleraway to Conduct Graveside Rites for Infant Cloonan
WHITESVILLE Rev Kenna French of Marfork will conduct graveside rites for Caraline Ann Cloonan at Williams Cemetery at 2 today. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Stears Cloonan of Packsville she died two hours after birth Monday at a Charleston hospital. Surviving are the parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs A J Richmond of Packsville.
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Whitesville
Kenna French
Marfork
Caroline Ann Cloonan
Williams Cemetery
Stears Cloonan
Packsville
Charleston
A. J. Richmond
Glen Rogers High names new class officers
Hy Register reports Glen Rogers High School elects Estil Duncan as sophomore class president with Hershel Cook as vice president and Phyllis Shumate as secretary treasurer.
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Glen Rogers
Estil Duncan
Glen Rogers High School
Hershel Cook
Phyllis Shumate
Boy Scouts Return From Overnight Camp Trip
Freddie based Troop 8&2 members along with scoutmaster Tommy Wilburn returned home from an overnight camping trip at Gordon Hollow Scout Camp. The group included David Dingess Terry Atkins Harry Atkins David Crum Buddy Sheen Buddy Brown Ronny Ramsey Eddy O'Dell Atlee Griffith Tommy Femmers Jackie Dickens Billy Ray Stone Larry Smith Dave Matthews Lawrence Abbott Freddie Smith Herbert Dickens Jimmy Woodrum Freddie Acord and George Wheaton.
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Van
Freddie
Gordon Hollow
Tommy Wilburn
David Dingess
Terry Atkins
Harry Atkins
David Crum
Buddy Sheen
Buddy Brown
Ronny Ramsey
Eddy O'Dell
Atlee Griffith
Tommy Femmers
Jackie Dickens
Billy Ray Stone
Larry Smith
Dave Matthews
Lawrence Abbott
Freddie Smith
Herbert Dickens
Jimmy Woodrum
Freddie Acord
George Wheaton
Whitesville Personal News From Weekend Visits
Whitesville notices report Bill Cowley and Richard Brown from Whitesville and Lyle Roy from Seth returning from a Tennessee fishing weekend. Mr and Mrs H F Morgan of Whitesville and Mr and Mrs Guy Cooper of Stickney visited Glen Rogers Wyoming County. Mr and Mrs I W Bays and daughters Laura and Loretta of Beckley and hosts Mr and Mrs H P Lantz Raleigh Street welcomed Bays as sister.
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Whitesville
Bill Cowley
Richard Brown
Lyle Roy
Seth
Tennessee
H. F. Morgan
Guy Cooper
Stickney
Glen Rogers
Wyoming County
I. W. Bays
Laura
Loretta
Beckley
H. P. Lantz
Raleigh Street
Bays
Lantz
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Georgetown
Bill Deeds
St.joseph
H.P. Brooks
Beckleyans Charter
Princeton Motor Firm
Priscilla
Concord
United States
Boston Distiller, Inc
Boston
Mass
Childrens
Ness
Boy Scouts
Smith Brothers
NEW Wild Cherry
Smith
Third Ave
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DE Soto
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