Bluefield Officials Weigh Equipment Upgrades and Budgets
Bluefield city managers seek approval to buy about 500 feet of drainage pipe for 700 dollars and a second-hand bulldozer for 8000 dollars to support flood control, park improvements, and street maintenance. The board delays action until next week while comparing diesel street sweeper proposals from Roanoke and other firms.
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Whittle
Roanoke
Huntington
Rish Equipment Co
Union Street
Toledo
Houston
Tex
Westminister
J. Lindsey Alley
Bluefield Police Civil Service Commission
Barron
David Bell
Frank Smoot
Clarence Bowman
Bluefield Board studies Assistant City Judge salary plan
The Bluefield Board of Directors discussed creating a salary for Assistant City Judge Fred C. Blue without deducting from City Judge John R. McGhee’s pay. They voted to study the idea for a week, while City Manager Randolph G. Whittle urged a fair arrangement and noted existing salary rules.
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Bluefield Board of Directors
Fred C. Blue
John R. McGhee
Randolph G. Whittle
Whittle
Woodrow Wilson
Monetary Fund Conference Set For Tokyo in 1964
The International Monetary Fund will hold its 1964 conference in Tokyo. About 2,000 delegates from Japan and abroad are expected to attend the September meeting.
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Tokyo
International Monetary Fund
Beaver High adds 13 rooms in $325,000 project
Beaver High School in Bluefield will gain a three-story brick addition on Cumberland Road, adding 13 rooms including labs, a study hall and an indoor athletic facility. The project, approved at a Bluefield Board meeting, aims for completion and school start in September 1964.
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Beaver
Beaver High School
Bluefield
Mercer County
W. R. Cooke
Bluefield Board of Directors
Cooke
Cumberland Road
Eight business permits approved by Bluefield board
Eight new licenses approved in the Bluefield Board of Directors meeting at the Municipal Building. Permits include Tastee Freeze at 2605 Bluefield Ave restaurant license renewal, Ed Hartley general contractor license, Hankin's Pharmacy Bland Street license renewal, Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio by Mrs. Dan M. Akers in West Virginian Hotel lobby, Ohio Valley Baking Company truck sales, Virginia Beauty Shop ownership transfer to Louella Young of 112 Bland Street, James W. Stowers moving Bluefield Auto and Truck Service from 363 Bluefield Ave to 623 Raleigh St, and a beer license for Bluefield Drive-In Route 52.
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Bluefield Board of Directors
Tastee Freeze
Bluefield Ave
Ed Hartley
Princeton
Hankln’s Pharmacy
Bland Street
Dan M. Akers
Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio
West Virginian Hotel
Ohio Valley Baking Company
Virginia Beauty Shop
Louella Young
James W. Stowers
Bluefield Auto
Bluefield Avenue
Raleigh St
Bluefield Drive-In
No Children Sign at Sydney Hospital Ward
A sign near the maternity ward at Sutherland Hospital in Sydney forbids children on that floor. The notice appears in an Associated Press report from Sydney, noting restrictions within the hospital.
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Sydney
Australia
Sutherland Hospital
City Considers Concession Renewal to Spur Improvements
At the August 6 Board of Directors meeting, City officials discussed an optional five year renewal for the Mitchell Stadium concession contract held by Don Keesling of Blue Ridge Amusement Co. for 3000 dollars. Keesling seeks to invest in water lines, paint, seating, and new equipment but wants longer renewal terms to ensure return on his investment. Directors lack authority beyond current term and asked the city manager to invite Keesling to present next week to explore possible assurances.
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Robert E. Bodell
Forest H. Morrison
New Amsterdam Casulty
Princeton Allegany Insurance Co
New Amsterdam
Robert H. Richardson
Bluefield
Myrtle Easley
Dan Paul
Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield Board of Directors
Mitchell Stadium
Board of Directors
Don Keesling
Blue Ridge Amusement Co
Randolph G. Whittle
Keesling
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