Bluefield City Board Accepts Audit Report and Street Rename Debate
The Bluefield city directors accepted the audit firm report and approved routine motions while two auction ordinance readings were killed. They discussed street name changes to Mountview for a section including Gilmer and Westview avenues, noting cost, duplication, and local owner input. A planning commission review was ordered for an extension of Cornett and related streets, and four new street light installations were proposed along with a December municipal auditorium reservation request. The board heard juvenile library department cost estimates but took no action.
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Bluefield
Wren & Company, Norfolka
City of Directors
W. A. Mancock
Biluefield
Bennett
Gilmer, Park
Westview
Mountain View
Gilmer, Far
Mountain View Avenue
Westview Avenue
College Avenue
Mountview
Gilmer
Bland Street
Gilmer, Earl, Westview
South City
Grove Street
Mountview Avenue
Yesnue
Cornett Avenue
City Planning Commission
Springdale Avenue
Montclair Street
Copley Avenue
Greentrier
Nelson Streets
Frederick Street
Soard
Princeton
Hyman
Stella Ue Ae
Genoa Avenue
W. C. Mitchell
Bluefield Colored Institute
Workers Fully Employed At the End of November
Washington reports that by the end of November the number of workers on payrolls showed little change from October. The sector by sector view notes industry variance with textiles and coal fields showing steadiness while construction and mining activity faced declines.
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Washington
United Ed
Detroit Plans a 217 Mile Network of Super-Highways
Col Sidney D Walden head of the Detroit Rapid Transit Commission outlined Detroit area plans for 217 miles of 204 foot wide highways. He said 30 miles are completed or under construction including Woodward avenue north to Pontiac with two concrete pavements, Michigan avenue to be widened, and Gratiot avenue with a second strip. A building collapse at Eighth and Mission killed one man and left two trapped as rescue crews worked to free them.
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Nual
Col
Sidney D. Walden
Detroit Rapid Transit Commission
Detroit
Woodward Avenue
Pontiac
Michigan Avenue
Gratiot Avenue
Four Men Buried Under Collapsed Building
Four men were buried under a collapsed building in San Francisco on December 15 as a rescue effort began. Authorities indicated the men were likely trapped beneath the debris and efforts to reach them continued through the day.
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San Francisco
Jazz Radios Its Way Across the Atlantic
New York December 15 radioed American jazz across the Atlantic, uniting Berliners and Londoners to the latest American dance steps. Programs from KDKA Pittsburg WJZ New York and the Waldorf Astoria through WGY Schenectady carried the music tonight.
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New York
Atlantic
KDKA
Pittsburg
WJZ
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
WGY
Schenectady
International broadcasts link German and English dances
Reports say European dances aired in Berlin and London with time differences. The Berlin broadcast was rebroadcast via Daventry, England, while German stations supplied German dance music for English listeners as an exchange of courtesy.
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London
Manchester
Ingham
Euglish
Berlin
Daventry
England
Ham and Bacon Take Charge of Altoona Meat Plant
J. D. Bacon and John Ham will assume joint management of the Altoona Packing Company in Eldorado a suburb of Altoona. They arrived from Johna town today to oversee operations at the meat packing plant.
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Altoona
J. D. Bacon
John Ham
Eldorado
Ham
Bacon
Johnatown
Altoona Packing Company
Need for Wider Roads Drives Regional Planning Talks
In Calumet region discussions the Illinois division of highways outlined Chicago area plans while Wisconsin officials described routes to Chicago. F E Pris man stressed highways must bear track traffic. R F Kelker briefed on regional planning aims as the session closed.
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Calumet
Indiana
Illinois Division of Highways
Chicago
Lamb
N. (. Isabella
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Wisconsin
F. E B. Prisman
Ilinote State Automobile Association
R. F. Kelker
Lucas Wins Williamson Round House Contract
H A Lucas a prominent building contractor has secured the contract to construct several buildings for the Norfolk and Western railroad at Williamson as part of a major expansion. The award exceeds 100000 dollars with planned reinforced concrete structures and multiple shops and laboratories for the new twenty three bay round house. H A Waugh of Bluefield is also set to lead the large Williamson excavation project valued at over a million dollars.
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H. A. Lucas
Norfolk and Western
Williamson
Vaule
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Williamson Yards
Mr. Lucas
Lucas
Consideraby
H. A. Waugh
Bluefield
Wiliamson
Quiet at Cottage of Millicent Rogers in Palm Beach
West Palm Beach Fla Dec 15 Quiet reigned tonight at a Waikiki cottage in Palm Beach where private detectives continued their long pursuit of Countess Salm Von Floogstraden after a reported attempt to kidnap her young son yesterday. Rumors said her husband H H Rogers and her father had arrived in the city but guards for the countess denied these reports.
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West Palm Beach
Pia
Waikiki Cottage
Palm Beach
Salm von Floogstraden
H. H. Rogers
Reasons for St Paul Receivership at ICC Hearing
Chicago December 15 witnesses testified at an interstate commerce commission hearing on why the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway entered receivership. They cited uncontrollable conditions including Panama Canal trade decline, fading Alaska gold rush, European war, and economic troubles in Minnesota North and South Dakota Montana Washington and other regions.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Panama Canal
Minnesota
Dako
Montana
Hayes Leads Plan for Northwest Economic Expansion
Milwaukee lawyer Sam A. Hayes headed a table of proposals to promote an economic expansion in the Northwest aimed at aiding railroads. Hayes, a student of economics, argued the expansion had already begun and would be facilitated by careful management and public publicity.
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Idaho
Coate
Sam A. Hayes
Milwaukee
Wis
North
Hayes
Northwest
Second Short Course for Metermen Set at WVU
Morgantown West Virginia December 15 The second short course for metermen of the state will be held at West Virginia University from February 1 to 6. The event was announced here.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Evening course on electrical meters opens at local college
Professor A A Hall leads a fundamental class for readers, installers, and handlers of electrical meters. The study covers basic electrical relations and laws, attracting attendees from state sections who attended last year’s initial school.
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A. A. Hall
Electrical Engineering Department
Smce FB
OTL Deal In Titusville Refines Expansion Plan
A deal completed in Titusville Pennsylvania involves Lean refineries to be taken over by Off City and Butler Interests. A new organization will be formed and the plant is expected to be enlarged substantially. Names of the interested parties were not disclosed.
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Titusville
Gmoeer
Butler
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Mission Streets
Lloyd Doll Carriages
Boggs & Goodall
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield, W. Va
Millicent Rogers
ST. Paul
Greenspan
Glass
China
W. H. Harry & Co
Princeton Avenue
Home Jewelry Co
Old St. Luke’s Bldg
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