City Offers Post Office Extra Space For Holiday Rush
Bluefield board of directors discussed using city hall lobby space for a temporary post office substation to handle Christmas mailing traffic. They also considered establishing stations in the west end wholesale district and South WietaSiatsd. The panel urged stricter 15 minute parking enforcement outside the post office and approved a traffic-ordinance amendment to widen banned parking areas on Princeton avenue north side to the city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Board of Directors
Post Office
R. L. Bailey
West End
South WietaSiatsd
Crieblea Atlacinén Sien
Bailey
Robert A. Sisson
Bluefield
Clara J. Bundy
North Side
Sisson
A. Harry West
Jack Adams
Princeton
West
Princeton Avenue
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bluefield City Board Deals With Zoning Fine and Projects
City Attorney reports Alex Funuri of Black Diamond trucking fined $50 in Mercer County Circuit Court for packing trucks on his Jefferson and Sowers lot after a downtown zoning injunction. The board grants a tent permit for Rev. Eugene Gentry and considers benches at bus stops pending liability study.
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Mercer Street
Luther G. Scott
Alex Funari
Black Diamond
Jefferson and
Sowers Streets
D. M. Fasley
Mercer County
Princeton
Eugene Gentry
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Clifford Street
Credit Bureau of Bluefield
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Richard Barton
Prolonged Northern Europe Fog Disrupts Travel
Northern Europe endures its most prolonged fog as four days of thick mist paralyzes travel from Sandinavia to Portugal. Airplanes cannot fly ocean liners cannot sail buses fail and trains run late as diplomats and housewives alike face disrupted schedules and missed appointments.
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London
Europe
Sandinavia
Portugal
Prague
London Fog Delays Near Everywhere Including Queen Elizabeth
Dense fog interfered with transport and events across London. Commuters faced delays as doors swirled with mist and public venues shut down. The Queen Elizabeth remained docked at Southampton after 11 days tied by a New York dock strike, suffering seven postponements since its November 17 sailing date.
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Southampton
New York
What should a man work For
A company statements highlight benefits for its 28,000 workers including paid vacations sickness coverage a thrift plan and lifelong retirement income. The policy is framed as practical not generous and notes long service with average tenure about 14 years and 8 400 workers over 20 years.
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Dbiuriicriu Vn Aurchiel
Ccv
Postoffice
Federal
Bluefield Artists
E. P. Mitchell
John W. Yost
Charleston
State Health Department
N. H. Dyer
Municipal Health Department
L. Carlisle Floyd
Levi George
W. R. Keesee & Company
Bluefield Avenue
Thelma Kearns
Frederick Street
Pauline Bonham
WHIS
Doug Ford
Dream Valley
Barney Nash
LU Ee
Falls CY Brewing CO. Inc Loss
Herry. Sepuly Limited
Federal St. Cohen’s Drug Store
Fred Alien
NBC Network
Ford Theater
CBS Network
Ford
Scott and Raleigh Sts
Ey Sma
Ao Wee
Seaboard
Neptune
Write Seaboard Packing Co
Lubec
Maine
Hildick
Pini
Laird & Company, Lyons
Karl H. Frye
Roanoke St
W. VA
Waldo Haddox
Esso Standard Oil Company
ESSO
Fairmont
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