Bluefield Board Reappoints Otey. planning changes and repairs debated
B. G. Otey, president of the First National Bank, was reappointed to the Bluefield Sanitary Board for three years. Herbert Markie joins the city planning commission after the death of R. I. Devlin. The planning panel backs accepting part of Clint Bailey property with curb and gutter work on Albemarle street. The stadium committee’s caretakers house may be built cheaper by hired labor backed by a bank loan due July 1, 1938. Various license approvals, repairs, and requests were reviewed, with park site visits made and no action on planning recommendations due to lack of firm guidance.
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B. G. Otey
First National Bank
Bluefield
City Board of Directors
Herbert Markie
City Planning Commission
R. I. Devlin
Planning Commission
Clint Bailey
Bailey
Albemarle Street
Bluefield Stadium
Mitchell
Roy L. Garrett
J. H. Moss
Salvation Army
Chamber of Commerce
Herbert D. May
Firemen’s Civil Service Commission
Ridney J. Kwass
G. H. Stewart
J. P. Hicks
Bluefield Avenue
Mike McDonald
Bland Street
N. H. Edwards
Fairmont Street
South Icefield
Washington Street
American
Coal Prices reveal wide regional coal price ranges
Excerpts from the commission show price schedules for common coal sizes across Districts 1 through 7 in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and nearby areas. Domestic lump, egg, nut, pea, and railroad fuel prices vary by district, with ranges from about 1.56 to 3.40 per unit and notable spreads in industrial slack and stoker coal.
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Pennsylvania
West
Western
West Virginia
Ohio
Panhandle
District 7
W. Va
Ege
Yan
Keystone girl to return soon from India trip
Anna Vivian Brown, a senior at Oberlin College, studying in India on a Mary M. scholarship, recounts entertainment by Mahatma Gandhi and visits to Delhi, Agra, and Madras. She traveled with her mother, lectured for the International YWCA, toured the Taj Mahal, Holdman Institute, and Kolar Gold Mines, and plans to return to San Francisco December 3.
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Keystone
India
Gandhi
Joseph E. Brown
Koppers Coal Company
Anna Vivian Brown
Oberlain College
Mahatma C Gandhi
Welch Daily Newa
Miss Brown
Young Woman's Christian University
Madras
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the International Y. W. C. A
Mr. Gandhi
Mrs. Brown
Gandhis
Warde
Gandy
Warda
Agra
Taj Mahal
Taj
Holdman Institute
Northfield Semina
Northfield Seminary
Brown
West Virginia
Bangalow
Mysore
Mysore J
Kola
San Francisco
Dr. Brown
Hollywood
Cleveland
Board of Education
Mary B. Martin
Mise Brown
National Delta Sorority
Cooking classes to be held at Genoa High School
The Genoa High School Home Economics department sponsors a public cooking program at 8 p m the Genoa auditorium December 7 8 and 9 The event invites the citys colored population to watch twelve colored cooks perform on stage with three captains each forming teams preparing meat vegetables pastry and table settings Each team will cook and present a meal and one member will set the table Prizes will be awarded nightly and proceeds from a contribution will fund a refrigerator for the Home Economics department.
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Genoa High School
Genoa Auditorium
Eiven
City Manager Receives Tile Use Clarification Letter
Building contractors alarmed by a city ordinance clause on construction await guidance after City Manager RE P Mitchell received a letter from the West Virginia Inspection Bureau. The note states hollow concrete block and hollow tile walls, unless faced with four inches of brick or equivalent, are not equal to brick for structural rating. This may affect permits and wall classifications across fire districts.
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RE. P. Mitchell
West Viteinte
BareRome
West Virginia
Democrats Secure Two Majority in New York City Council
New York reports the Democratic party holds a two seat majority in the upcoming city council after final counts from the proportional representation election. Ballots were tallied 28 days after the vote. The outcome solidifies party control for the council term.
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DEMOS
New York
Democratic Party
New
Salvation Army Open House Encouraged In Raleigh Street Visit
The Salvation Army invites the public to tour its Raleigh street building today to learn about its work. Adjutant Moss urged broad attendance and noted radio and press announcements to publicize Open House and connect the community with the Army’s services.
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Adj
Moss
Raleigh Street
Salvation Army
Eight Take Examinations for Police Service
Eight applicants tested Monday in a series of police civil service exams to boost the city police applicant pool. The participants were Opal Little Sarver, Leon Burman French, Raymond Leslie Hutchinson, Thomas Vance Gibson, Cecil Weddle, James Murray Jeffries, Rufus Berlin Farman, and Nigel K Francisco. The board has not yet released the results of the first exam.
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Police Civil Service Commission
Lst
City Police Department
Opal Little Sarver
Leon Burman French
Raymond — Leslie Hutchinson
Thomas Vance Gibson
Cecil ©. Weddle
James Murray Jeffries
Rufus Berlin Farman
Nigel K. Francisco
Conference over labor war and road funding sparks Senate clash
George M. Harrison outlines five CIO versus AFL issues including union structure and independence. Senate leaders debate road funding as Hayden Cartwright and Ashurat challenge the president on road appropriations, arguing against cutting highway authorizations and urging budget balance.
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Senate
Hayden
Congress
Ashurat
Cartwright
Roosevelt
City and Coalfield Items
City and Coalfield items mention fianc tunings in Roanoke with monthly town visits. Mary Lee Beauty Shop advertises permanent cosmetics, shampoo, and fingerwave services. Bailey Lumber Co promotes remodeling supplies, while Bradley's markets coats, hats, and wool dresses with special prices.
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Harry Haffen
Roanoke
Mary Lee Beaury
Bailey Lumber Co
Bradley's
Poplar Bridge Lights Turned On In Bluefield
Bluefield city officials announce the Poplar Street highway bridge is illuminated for the first time. The plan cuts in thirty lights at about 680 dollars monthly, reducing to sixteen lights costing around 30 dollars monthly to provide pedestrian and motor traffic illumination. City Manager B P Mitchell notes both state road commission and power company approved cutting fifteen lights.
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Bluefield Poplar Street Highway
B. P. Mitchell
Coet
Bluefield
Appalachian Electric Power Company
State Road Commission
Mitchell
Princeton
Power Company
Dairy Bloc Debate Sparks Farm Policy Clash
The Progressive roared name one denying dairy ties to the bloc while Hook blamed over-consumption for the dairy problem. Hoffman warned the bill is a political tool to aid the party in power as government funding grows. Ellender urged taxes on rice wheat and cotton to fund maximum farm benefit payments.
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Hook
Hoffman
Mich
Senate
Ellender
Willkie Plan Seeks Immediate Elimination of Write Ups in Value
Discussion notes that the Willkie peace plan calls for removing all write ups in property value from capital structures. It also endorses the Prudent Investment theory of valuation as favored by the administration. The theory aligns value with prudent investment in physical property rather than reproduction cost.
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Federal Trade Commission
Federal Power Commission
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