People at Chicago House Profile Luther Ballard
Luther F. Ballard serves as Credit Manager and Advertising Director for Chicago House in Bluefield West Virginia. A Wythe County native from Poplar Camp Virginia he began with Virginia Side in 1952 as an outdoor salesman and became Credit Manager and Advertising Director three years ago. He is a deacon and Kiwanis treasurer, married with four daughters, and resides at 21642 Locust Street Bluefield West Virginia.
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Luther F. Ballard
Chicago House
Mr. Ballard
Virginia Side
Ballard
Pocahontas High School
Pocahontas
University of Georgia
Poplar Camp
Wythe County
Wytheville
Sarasota
Florida
Calvary Baptist Church
Bluefield
West Virginia
W. Va
Kiwanis Club
Beaver Band Boosters
Cool Air From Gas A Practical Home Air Conditioning Guide
The American Gas Association explains upgrading a forced warm air gas system to include air conditioning. A survey checks duct effectiveness and needed additions, with no charge in many cases. If the furnace is in good condition, you can add a cooling unit without replacing the furnace, possibly placing the unit outside to save space.
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American Gas Association
Lodestar Tape Recorder Acompact Portable 32 Ounces
Meyers Electronics in Bluefield features the Lodestar a 32 ounce portable tape recorder with an instant cartridge system. The precision built unit combines camera like styling rugged aluminum housing and leather cases for unit and microphone. It plays records rewinds loads from the hip and is marketed as the smallest easiest and most economical tape recorder from Channel Master.
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Meyers Electronics
Bland Street
Bluefield
Blue Lustre Carpet Cleaner Promoted for Home Use
An advertisement touts Blue Lustre as a nationwide carpet and upholstery cleaner for home use. It highlights easy DIY cleaning, a rentable electric shampooer, and savings on professional services, with pricing tied to purchase of Blue Lustre Bug Shampoo.
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Maine
California
Old Mexico
Alaska
Glass Workers Vote Against Union at Corning Plant
MARTINSBURG AP Employees at the Corning Glass Co. plant voted 414 to 65 against union representation after two days of balloting. The workers in production and maintenance currently have no union.
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Martinsburg
Corning Glass Co
American Flint Glass Workers Union
New Blue Lustre Electric Carpet Shampooer Offer
Rent the Blue Lustre Electric Carpet Shampooer for $1 per day with Blue Lustre Carpet Shampoo purchase. Simple do it yourself setup promises a dramatic carpet refresh. Available at A. W. Cox's.
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A. W. Cox's
Surface Banana Co. expands Bluefield banana operations
Surface Banana Co plans a 64 by 140 foot brick and cinder block facility on Airport Road to house its Bluefield operation with capacity for 10 railroad cars and 10 processing rooms. The plant will serve Bluefield Huntington Charleston and Abingdon branches with a 33-truck fleet. Frank Surface presides, O. J. Meador becomes Bluefield manager succeeding Roy Hill. Urban Renewal changes affect local businesses including Andy Gott’s drug store and Mickel’s Store relocation plans.
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Surface Banana Co
Airport Road
Bluefield
Bluewell
Surface
Huntington
Charleston
Abingdon
Philadelphia
Frank Surface
John Surface
George Surface
M. O. Ayers
O. J. Meador
Rish Equipment
Southwest
Virginia
Roy Hill
Rish
C. I. Johnston
Meador
Marion
Chamber of Commerce and
Kiwanis Club
Hill
Andy Gott
Bluefield Ave
Gott
Mickel
John and
Phillip Mickel
Bland St
Irvin Mills
O. R. Shockley
Rupert
Princeton Road
General Outdoor Signs
Belcher Lumber Co
Dan McMullin
Sterling Grocery
Princeton
W. Va
Daniels Co
Peter White Coal Mining Co
Isaban
McDowell- Mingo
Hawley Fuel Co
Leo Signalgo
Hawley
Paul Jones
Jones- Cornett
Welch Appliance
University Club
Bland County Lodge
Keesling
Colonial Theater
Max Matz
Spartan Industries, Inc
Bastian
Giles-Bland
Bluefield Sales Executives Club
N. Y
Earthquakes Hit Regions Worldwide This Year
Over the past year earthquakes and tremors have been recorded in Yugoslavia Greece northern Africa Iran Afghanistan Pakistan Australia Chile Colombia Costa Rica and the Azores, with frequent activity noted near Alaska.
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Alaska
Yugoslavia
Greece
Africa
Iran
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Australia
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Azores
Bailey Lumber Offers Weekender Prefab Cabin Plan
Bailey Lumber promotes a 16 by 20 foot Weekender prefab vacation cabin designed by Masonite for home workshop fabrication. The plan shows dismantling friendly construction using weatherboard and 2 by 4 framing with flexible size options and low-cost add ons. Bailey lists locations in West Virginia and Virginia and offers cost estimates for materials or full build service.
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Masonite Corporation
Popular Science
Mann
Tug River
Wytheville
Grundy, Va
Dairy Foods Dandy Meals
June offers a Dairy Month boost with tips on dairy foods recipes storage in electric refrigerator freezers. Emphasizes fresh and frozen stock space, low fat options, and indulgent treats like Bavarian cream pie cheesecake and custard.
Portugal Reaches Tourist Boom With Sunny Portugal Tour
Bluefield area residents report strong interest in AAA Sunny Portugal tour. Portugal expects visitors to reach about 700000 this year with Americans making a large gain. Lisbon’s Ruiz Hotel offers doubles from 15.75 and singles from 10.55 while Sesimbra’s Hotel de Mar provides ocean view doubles at 12 with meals.
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Portugal
Port Wine
Cork
Bluefield Automobile Club
AAA
Bluefield Area
Ruiz Hotel
Lisbon
Europe
Sesimbra
Hotel de Mar
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Beavers
Locust Street
Bluefield, Virginia College Ave
Bluefield, W. Ve
Raleigh St
Tazewell, Virginia
English
W. Ve
Richlands, Virginia
A. W. Cox Dept
Armstrong
Bailey
Schult
Skyline
Dempsey’s Trailer
Athens
Pocahontas Welding
Litt
Bluefield Supply Company
Bland
Platnick Brothers
Virginias
McQuail’s
Bluefield Avenue
Distributors of
Glass
Appalachian
Blue Cross
Princeton, W. VA
Bluefield Supply Co. Business Review
H. Edward Steele
Bailey Lumber
E. S. Mann
Bailey Lumber Company
First Federal Savings and Loan Association OF
Bland & Ramsey
General Insurance Corporation
H. C. Crews Mill Work CO
Crawford
West Virginia Water Company
Bluefield, W. VA
Didby Cub
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Bluefield Gas Co
Kersey
Kersey Manufacturing Co., Inc
P.O
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Stationary Own
Sane
Cruises and Tours
Bluefield Auto Club
Commerce ST
Bluefield Hardware CO
National Parts
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