Better Mail Service On Beckley Bluefield Route Assured
A new 124 mile truck mail route between Beckley and Bluefield, WV, aims to deliver faster service along state route three. Rep E H Hedrick said the plan, still awaiting final details, should reduce delivery time from days to under a day and stem slow mail after the Charleston to Beckley run changes. No start date has been set.
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Beckley
W. Va
Bluefield
Mercer County
Charleston
E. H. Hedrick
U. S. Post Office
Raleigh
Kanawha
Hedrick
Coal River
Public Service Commission
Flat Top Mountain
Capital Transit Discharges 140 Workers This Week and Next
The Capital Transit Co announced it will discharge 140 employees this week and next month to reduce costs. The cuts affect maintenance, mechanical, and clerical departments.
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Washington (P
Capital Transit Co
Glass fibers drawn out at record speeds
The report notes glass fibers are being drawn at speeds exceeding a mile per minute, marking a notable advancement in fiber production technique and efficiency.
Ind Rails Util Stks Key Figures From Week Ago
Stocks from Indiana Rails Util show unchanged values for Thursday with mixed figures across indices. The report lists highs and lows from 1948 and 1949, along with total transactions and dollar volume for the day.
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Associated Press
Ind
Rails Util
Stks R
Stock Ain
Late Selling Slows Market on Wall Street Rally
Stocks rose on light late selling with 1,178 issues traded and the AP 60- stock average at 71.7. New highs came from 72 issues while 4 touched 1949 lows. New York Central led activity with a 3 point gain, and volume in bonds and rails rose to multi-year highs. City engineer Whit ney reported Huntington permits total over 5 million dollars for the year, down from 1948.
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New York
Associated Press
New York Central
Pennsylvania R. A
Southern Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Southern Pacific
Frisco
Illinois Central
Great Northern
Erie
Rock Island
St. Paul
Atlantic Coast Line
North Western
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Union Pacific
International Business Machines
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
U. S Rubber
Sehenley
American Telephone
Anaconda
Westinghouse Pan American Rirways
United Air Lines
Johns-Manville
U. S. Treasury
Beckley Clothing Plant to Close If No Operator Found
Beckley West Virginia officials announce a tentative agreement to cancel Decker Clothes lease and close the Beckley Industrial Corporation's clothing plant if no new operator is found. Stockholders will vote January 11 on the plan.
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Beckley
W. Va
Beckleys
Charles Hodel
Beckley Industrial Corporation
Hodel
Decker Clothes Inc
City Plans New Parking Meters Spacing Across Bluefield
City Manager Emory P. Mitchell announced relocation of meters from 18 to 24 feet apart to ease traffic. Nine new meters will go on Russell street between Ramsey and Duhring, with 185 total new heads ordered at about 12000. Construction includes cementing poles and extending sidewalks on Bluefield avenue Cedar and Alder streets, with one intersection nearly finished.
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Emory P. Mitchell
Russell Street
Ramsey
Duhring
Mitchell
Bluefield
Bluefield Avenue
Cedar Street
Cedar
Alder Streets
Mount Clare Man Appeals Life Term For Grand Larceny
Carl Murray of Mount Clare prepared to appeal a life term after being convicted of grand larceny by a Criminal Court jury. Judge Harbert granted a 60 day stay of execution to pursue the appeal. Murray previously served penitentiary terms for grand larceny and passing counterfeit coins, with habitual criminal status an added factor.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Carl Murray
Mount Clare
Criminal
Arlos J. Harbert
Murray
Laurel Park Road
Here
West Virginia
Garfield Bennett Dies by Suicide in Huntington Hospital
Coroner F X Schuller said Garfield Bennett 58 of Harts Lincoln county took his own life. He died in a Huntington hospital from a bullet wound today.
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Huntington
W. Va
F. X. Schuller
Garfield Bennett
Harts
Lincoln County
Bennett
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