Apartment bids clash with Bluefield plan in Narrows
The Bluefield council rejects a 40 unit Bluefield plan citing insufficient reasons while Narrows issues a permit for a 30 unit apartment house by Martinsville firm Roberts-Allen. Virginia Side seeks sites on the Virginia side via W N Lambert, Easley-Wilson involved, as the town mulls gains for regional development and nearby services.
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Virginia Side
Bluefield
Narrows
W. N. Lambert
E. C. Wade
W. Va
Virginia
Wade
Easley- Wilson
R. J. Rountree
Stanley Bowles
Roberts-Allen Corporation
Martinsville
North Narrows
Red Cross Fund Nears Mercer County Goal
Mercer county reports more than 14 000 of the 15 075 goal raised to date with hopeful final totals. Bluefield chapters exceed their quota as 3 local chairmen and union officials promote nationwide oversubscription and campaign support.
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Mercer County
Matoaka
McComas
Bramwell
Bluefield
John G. Bruce
Red Cross
Edward Frazee
Laurence E. Tierney, Jr
John T. Wilson
R. O. Rogers
United Mine Workers
Boissevain Jenkinjones Checker Club Formed
A new B and J checker club unites players from Boissevain and Jenkinjones. They meet the first and third Saturdays at 7 p.m. in the Boissevain union hall. Officers: Calvin Belcher president Ira Smith vice president Bill Belcher secretary treasurer.
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J.” Checker Club
Boissevain and
Jenkinjones
Boissevain Union Hall
Checker
Calvin Belcher
Ira Smith
Boissevain
Bill Belcher
Condemned Woman Appeals Sentence in West Virginia
Mati lene Dean, a 28 year old Black woman, petitions the West Virginia Supreme Court to review a Logan County order convicting her of first degree murder. The case stems from a December shooting in which Mac Nixon, 31, also Black, was killed during a dispute over money Nixon allegedly stole from Dean.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court Today
Logan County
Matilene Dean
Mac Nixon
Logan
Nixon
Pocahontas Fuel Clinic Set For April Immunizations
Pocahontas Fuel company to hold preschool clinic Thursday April 28 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Dr. H. H. Ballard and Dr. John H. Sproles offices. Doctors Cecil Johnston Henry Warden and H W Franklin plus company nurses will assist. Children six months to seven years will be immunized for diphtheria and smallpox and those entering school next fall will receive a physical examination.
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Pocahontas Fuel Company
H. H. Ballard
John H. Sproles
Cecil Johnston
Henry Warden
Bluefield Sanitarium
H. W. Franklin
Pocahontas
Weather forecast for Huntington predicts rainfall and warmth
The weather bureau forecasts about three-fourths of an inch of rain in the next five days for West Virginia. Temperatures through May 1 are expected to be two to four degrees above normal with showers tonight Thursday and again Saturday.
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Huntington
W. Va
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
U.S. Diverts Cotton Cargoes From Shanghai to Japan
The United States halted shipments of Americ aid cotton to Shanghai on April 26 amid expectations that Communist forces will seize the city. Seventeen cotton laden ships bound for Shanghai were redirected to Japan.
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Washington
United States
Shanghai
China
Japan
Cold Weather Damages Fruit Across West Virginia
The Federal State Crop Reporting service reported heavy damage to apples peaches and cherries in many parts of the state from freezing weather in the week ending April 23. It said exact crop losses are not yet determined while winter grains continued rapid growth and cold wet weather hindered spring plowing and planting.
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Charleston
W. Va
Federal
Aspirin Tablet Made for Your Child
A child sized aspirin tablet designed for pediatric use is promoted as a safe option for fever relief. The product emphasizes dosage guidance tailored to children and parental administration.
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Tri-City Traction Company
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Long Calvert
James Spangler
Graham High
South College Avenue
Wagner- Hawkins
Jack Farriss
S. E. Leffel
Shawvers Mill
Sheng Comey
Red Cross Fund
Boissevain-Jenkinjones Checker Club
Park
Tilford
Amdeiais
ARK
Pares Tilford Distillers, Inc
New York
Poca Fuel School
U.S
ST. Joseph
Federal St
Ward Wees
Startex
Brown
Oxfords
Joe Gordon
Cleveland Indian
Marproof
Axminster
Termel
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