Mercer Bond Issue Faces Attorney General Review
Princeton seeks state approval for a municipal sewage system with rates based on water use. The city plans a 2 060.4 gallon per day plant, issued 155 600 dollars in revenue bonds, and projects five years of operation funding with potential mortgage revenue bonds.
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Princeton
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Y Register
Mercer County
State Road Commission
Laurence E. Tierney, Jr
Bluefield
Beaver Pond
J. J. Markett
East River
C. W. Murphy
Matoaka
Rock District
Harold Wood
Flat Top
Jumping Branch
Virgil Stewart
Athens
Plymouth
J. Ci‘ Long
Airways Engineering
Washington, D. C
Henry M. Henson
Henson
Rites Set Today For G. Matheney
Burial rites for George A. Matheney 54 of Carbon follow funeral services at Pryor Funeral Home East Bank today at 10 a.m. He died Thursday after severing a vascular vein at home. Survived by wife Sophia, two daughters Nancy Lou and Mrs W G Davis, two sons Mark and Charles, two brothers Ernest and Bolton, two sisters Vida Hill and Bertie Samples, and one grandchild. Body remains at the funeral home until the service then taken to cemetery near Queen Shoals Clay County.
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Register
Comfort
George A. Alatheney
Carbon
David Matheney
Odessa
Clay County
Pryor
East Bank
Sophia O. Matheney
W. G. Davis
Gay
Nancy Lou Matheney
Mark
Baltimore
Dickens Sentenced for Failure to Pay Fine in Boone County Jail
Willard Dickens of West Whitesville was sent to Boone County Jail by Magistrate Ernest Richards for failing to pay a $5 fine and costs. Dickens faces a 10-day sentence or must pay the fine and costs, charged with a misdemeanor.
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Register
Seth
Boone County
Ernest Richards
Willard Dickens
West Whitesville
Dickens
Richards
Three Men Hurt In Head-on Crash Near Princeton
Three men were injured in a Friday evening head-on collision between two cars between Oakvale and Kellysville. Huskin Clemens and Jack Perdue, both of Gakvale, are at Memorial Hospital in critical condition with severe head injuries. Robert Fisher of Princeton, driver of the other car employed by Princeton Finance Co., has noncritical injuries. Trooper Burden says the first car crossed into the wrong lane, causing the crash.
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Register
Princeton
Oakvale
Kellysville
J. D. Baisden
Huskin Clemens
Gakvale
Memorial Hospital
Jack Perdue
Qakwale
Robert Fisher
Princeton Finance Company
Fisher
Burden
Athens Personali Athens Personali ty Register Staff Writer
Thelma Pomeroy, daughter of Mr and Mrs W P Pomeroy, accepts a teaching position at Meadow Fork School in Fayette County after returning from Quinwood where she visited relatives. John Calvin Pomeroy returns from Quinwood to join family visitations in the area.
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L. J. Woods
John Calvin Pomeroy
Harold McClung
Twin Brothers in Korea Lose Brother Chester Blevins
The Huston Blevins family learns their 20 year old son Chester was killed in action in Korea on August 19. His twin Lester in Korea writes that Chester died under heavy machine gun fire while carrying wounded comrades. The brothers grew up in a Mercer County coal town, enlisted after graduating Montcalm High School, and served in the same unit.
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Huston
Jetter
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Lester
Korea
Blevins
Mercer County
Montcalm High School
Davis Funeral Services Today for George W. Davis
Whitesville funeral services are held at 2 p.m. for George W. Davis 80 who died Friday morning in McMillan Hospital Charleston after a long illness cancer. Rev. Ray Crum of Fayetteville conducts rites from the residence with burial in Mordue Cemetery. Ava Davis and three daughters two sons two sisters survive along with 18 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
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Whitesville
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McMillan Hospital
Charleston
Ray Crum
Fayetteville
Mordue Cemetery
Ava Davis
Ethel Stamper
West Whitesville
Goldie McKnight
Long Creek
Chase McKnight
Eunice
Harry Davis
Frank Davis
Burchton
Dora Rucker
Winston-Salem
Lucy Keith
Cincinnati
Recreation Center Slated to Open for Youths in Whitesville
In Madison County a youth recreation center in the Jarralds Valley area progresses with footers poured and volunteers preparing the basement space at the Whitesville church. Plans include table games cooking facilities and training activities for youth of all denominations. Meanwhile an Uneeda driver jailed after a Wednesday wreck injured three teens and two were treated at Madison General Hospital.
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Jarralds Valley Presbyterian Church
Whitesville
Jarralds Valley
Paul Gabrielson
Polio Film Shown at Whitesville Rotary Meeting
W. W. Armstrong presented the film In Daily Battle from the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation at the Whitesville Rotary Club weekly dinner in the Whitesville Hotel dining room. About 25 members attended the Thursday night session.
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Register
Whitesville
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
New York
W. W. Armstrong
Rotary Club
Whitesville Hotel
Wood Infant's Service Today
Committal service for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Wood will be held at 2 p m Sunday at Ball Cemetery Speedway. The child died in Benne Hospital Friday at 6 p m. Surviving are the parents two sisters Margaret and Sue and seven brothers James Don William Ray Jack Eugene Roger Lee and Danney, all at home.
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Fred Wood
Rock
Benne Hospital
Fuiay
Margaret
Sue
James
Don
William Ray
Jack
Eugene
Roger Lee
Danney
Coupe Damaged In Morning Fire In Whitesville
West Whitesville owner of a coupe escaped harm when his car burst into flames after he parked it at 11 40 am Firefighters faced water shortages and returned to town minutes later The car belonged to C J Murphy of Garrison with volunteers Kenneth Fulton Danny Branham and William Cooke aboard Packsville Baptist Church gathers for farewell shower for Rev Ernest Bias and Mrs Bias as they move to Coal City led by a planning committee including Mrs Ralph Stover Mrs George Williams and Mrs R L Williams A film titled The Second Chance was shown by Rev Paul Gabrielson
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Packsville Baptist Church
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Naoma
Coal City
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Branham Heights
Whitesville
Minuttes
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C. J. Murphy
Garrison
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Packsville
Packsvie Baptist Church
Bias Will Conlinge
Ralph Stover
George Williams
R. L. Williams
Clothier Soldier Injured in Korea Action
Pfc. Parker L. Cline of Clothier, son of Mrs. Opal Cline, reported injured in Korea per Casualty List 83 released by the Department of Defense.
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Register
George Terry
Emmmiline A. Terry
Korea
Department of Defense
Clothier
Clotiver
Parker L. Cline
Opal Cline
Van Ball Park Wiener Roast Highlight Local Visit
Van residents Betty Jane Harding Nadine Parsons and Travis Peters visited Mr and Mrs Oscar Parsons in Charleston on Wednesday The Parsons family recently moved from Gordon Several locals including Helen Cook Halla Davis Nancy Scott Betty Harding and Sue Mullins attended a wiener roast at Van Ball Park Saturday night
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Travis Peters
Bandytown
Oscar Parsons
Charleston
Parsons
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Helen Cook
Halla Davis
Nancy Scott
Betty Harding
Sue Mullins
van Ball Park
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