Elec's Christmas Lighting Contest Boosts Bluefield
Appalachian Electric Power sponsors Elec's Christmas lighting contest to promote holiday spirit in Bluefield. Entry info is via WHIS radio or Bluefield Chamber of Commerce with a four class structure and prizes. judging by seven locals, with cooperation from Burgess McVeigh Electric and local stores.
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Appalachian Electric Power Company
Elec
William Rhea Blake
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Appalachian Company
Power Company
WHIS
Blake
Bluefield
W. Va
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
J. Blake
Burgess. McVeigh Electric
Thompson
Kresge
Woolworth
Urges 9 Foot Stage for Kanawha River
Beckley December 5 Congressman W E Hull says Kanawha river needs nine foot river stage to lower coal freight rates to Far West Northwest and South He spoke at a luncheon by New River and Winding Gulf Coal Operators association Hull joined by Congressman Joe L Smith of Beckley After the luncheon they toured New River coal fields and visited Gov Conley in Charleston for overnight stay plans call for visits to industrial plants tomorrow.
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Beckley
Kanawha River
W. E. Hull
Dainois
Hull
New River and Winding Gulf Coal Operators’ Association
Black Knight Country Club
Kanawha Valley
Joe L. Smith
Smith
New River
Charleston
William G. Conley
Fox saves McCullochs as basement fire erupts
A gray fox chained in the McCulloch home basement on Spring Grove Avenue alerted four family members to a early morning blaze. Mrs McCulloch and her sister escaped via the veranda roof while Ed and George fled smoke filled rooms. Fire killed the fox, which had attacked pheasants earlier, and the blaze caused basement damage with smoke spreading upstairs.
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G. M. McCulloch
Spring Grove Avenue
McCulloch
Nannie McCulloch
George MecCulloch
EQ McCulloch
McCulloch Firemen Gift Mounted Fox Exhibition
Firemen were presented with a fox and a specimen of ekinia to be mounted as part of a display, according to the report.
Tech student Paul Ott dies in Pittsburgh dorm
The city chemist reports that Paul Ott, 19, of Baltimore, a Carnegie Technical Institute student, died from heart disease but an overdose of medicine taken to ease a digestive ailment contributed indirectly. Ott's body was found on a dormitory steps. initial poison fears were dismissed.
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Pittsburgh
Paul Ott
Baltimore
Ott
Carnegie Technical Institute
Road Work Halted Between Narrows Pearisburg
Freezing weather has paused road construction at Narrows and between Pearisburg and Bluff City. Contractors plan to resume soon as conditions allow. In a separate incident on Butler street, a pipe load shifted and crashed into a parked truck driven by Charles E. Watts of Pitcairn. Watts was arrested on motor vehicle charges but released on $1,000 bond.
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Narrows
Pearisburg
Bluff City
Butler Street
Charles E. Watts
Pitcairn
Waits
Eleven Hurt in Street Car Crash Near Pittsburgh
Eleven persons were injured tonight in a street car collision with the rear of a loaded truck in Pittsburgh. Police reported two seriously hurt with the rest sustained minor injuries as crews investigated the crash scene.
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Pittsburgh
Home Remedy Promises Quick Cough Relief
A homemade cough remedy claims fast relief by loosening phlegm soothing inflammation and delivering medicine into the blood to affect the bronchial tubes. The guide suggests mixing pinex pine extract with sugar syrup to fill a pint bottle and promises it keeps well and suits children.
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