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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1949
Page
9
Summers County Rescue Squad buys two 18 inch firollights and a gasoline generator to upgrade emergency lighting. Fire Captain John Lively says the system cost 445 dollars and was purchased on installment. Willey Hardware donated 1000 feet of cable and a local woman donated a siren and light for the squad truck.
A truck failed to stop for a Way side School bus unloading students injuring 9 year old Susan Houchins and then crashing into a car owned by teacher Bessie Wallace. State police probe the driver’s identity as the accident cited a curve and missed stop.
Mercer County deeds show Orris Myrtle Osborn buying land on Flat Top Mountain from Stanley and India Osborn in Rock District. Also listed are numerous transfers in Bluefield Princeton and Rock District including Brevick Motors to Conrad Ip and Francie Allen Brevick and others. The report notes Hinton construction worker Garland Lewis faces a new charge after the death of Mrs. Marie Lilly in a hit and run on Temple Street.
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday for Benjamin B. Evans of Princeton Bluefield Road who died Wednesday night at Princeton Memorial Hospital from a heart ailment. The rites at Princeton Methodist Church will be led by Rev. L. D. Roe, with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Evans, born June 5, 1897 in Old Lincoln Pennsylvania, attended Concord College and the University of West Virginia and worked in the coal industry until retirement in 1943. Survived by son James B. Evans, grandson William Evans, great grandson, and brother E. H. Evans of Pageton. he was active in Masons and local blue lodges and temples. Pallbearers include Leslie Gadd Jr, R. T. McLaughlin, W. S. Fine, Ralph Richards, Kenneth Richards, Lawrence Blankenship, and Worth Blankenship.
Princeton police seek the driver of a 1937 Nash who jumped from the car during a 2:30 am curb check. Patrolman Aubrey French found a .44 caliber revolver and Navy papers in the back seat. the Virginia plate 233349 is being checked with Virginia police.
A daughter was born September 20 to Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Baumgarden of Matoaka at Princeton Memorial Hospital.
The first junior high football game in Princeton since 1913 is set for Tuesday October 4 at 7 30 p m under lights at Princeton Athletic Field. Princeton will host Wade Junior High Bluefield with Mercer County Board of Education backing and high school staff coaching players for three weeks.
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for the infant son of Mr and Mrs George Mills who died shortly after birth at Princeton Memorial Hospital on Wednesday. Surviving are the parents a brother Edward in the U S Navy three sisters Helen Shelby Jean and Wanda at home and grandparents Mr and Mrs B T Mills of Princeton and Mr and Mrs Mack Gills of Montcalm.
Four Princeton area men enlistment into the U S Army and Air Force is announced by Sgt Nathan L Leslie the Princeton recruiter They are Carlos D Lambert of Ballard and Dave J Harmon Jr of Princeton both for two years sent to the Third Armored Division at Fort Knox Ky Michael L Gleason of Princeton and Alfred A Basham of Lashmeet enlisted in Co 150 Infantry Princeton National Guard Company
Harold Lloyd Mullins, 24, of Mingo County, is held to the Wyoming County grand jury on two counts of breaking and entering the Wyoming store of the Red Jacket Coal Corporation. Police found $500 to $600 worth of stolen merchandise in his Borderland home and Mullins admits taking part in robberies at two Logan County establishments. He remains in Wyoming County Jail in default of bond as police seek a second suspect.
The bulletin lists residents visiting relatives and friends across Huntington Athens Spencer Logan and Charleston. Notable moves include Ida McCulley visiting sister in Detroit and families from Concord College, Marshall College, and National Business College Roanoke. Many locals spent weekends in Huntington, Bradshaw, or with relatives in nearby towns.
Margie Lilly recuperates at home after tonsillectomy at Hinton Hospital. Several local residents visit relatives in Beckley Charleston and Charleston area. Attendees include Mrs. Etta Charlton Madam Creek and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hinton returning from Rutland Ohio.
Princeton Mercer County prosecuting attorney Robert Carr is the new president of the Princeton Kiwanis Club after a luncheon at the Virginian Hotel. Officers include Frank Wright Jr, Harold Tomchin, Dr Wirt Mingo, Rev L D Roe, Charles Waddell, Charles Archer, Edward Jones, and Roy Kuckman. The secretary will be chosen later this year.
Megister Staff Writer reports the Canandagua Sub-District of the Methodist Youth Fellowship installs officers at Trinity Methodist Church Bluefield during annual services. Cole becomes president with officers Jia Keith Pally Bates Ronald Belcher D Glenn Steward Mary Joe Justice Mary Etta Hight Clayton Witt Betty Gearhart Gordon Hamilton Ruth Sage Fritz Maupin Buddy Tulloch Dotty Leach and Sara Harris among others guiding committees and recreation and community service roles. Manganese was first discovered in 1774.
Hume Rose of Jumping Branch Mercer County has been named city policeman in Athens. A World War I veteran, Rose has worked as state trooper, deputy sheriff and county constable for 25 years. He lives in Flat Top with his wife and four children.
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