First phase bids accepted for Bluefield summer street work
Bids opened Tuesday for the initial phase of Bluefield street paving and repair. Haynes Construction Co. submitted the sole bid, with costs listed per street and per ton of material.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
3
Bids opened Tuesday for the initial phase of Bluefield street paving and repair. Haynes Construction Co. submitted the sole bid, with costs listed per street and per ton of material.
Mrs Louise Dickerson opened the monthly devotionals at the Carolina Community Home with a Round table on improving conditions led by Rev N J Dickerson. Soloists include Mrs Ron Hubbard and Mrs Marion Taylor. An annual exhibit of opportunity classes features upholstery crochet and cooking with adults and children’s wear on display Thursday at 7 p m. Public invited.
Turkey’s acting President Gen. Cemal Gursel announced he will not run in the elections after the military coup. He said the ousted Democrats will be allowed to compete, and that once rolls and a new constitution are completed, all parties will have equal rights and he will retire. A committee will review the Menderes regime. detained officials may be barred from candidacy if found guilty.
Bluefield plans a special five cent per hundred dollar levy for fire protection to fund three new pumper trucks. Current tax for fire department support would rise to earmark proceeds for the equipment, with a public hearing and two week advertisement before the new budget.
Roanoke Virginia Norfolk and Western railway coal loadings rose to 24 950 cars, the best in six weeks, up 1 000 from the prior week but still 473 below last year's level. Daily totals show Monday through Saturday with a peak on Saturday.
A fourth polio case is reported in West Virginia this year, with Mercer County the latest affected area. The Health Department said the new case brings the statewide total to four, contrasting with one case in the same period last year.
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