Pregnant Unwed Mother of Two Slain in Dickenson County
In Clintwood Virginia on June 7 1960 22 year old Romania Counts was found shot twice at her home in McClure. Blanche Phillips wife of Carl Phillips was charged with murder after admitting she went to the home to save her home for her children and surrendered after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clintwood
McClure
Mises
Trammel
Dickenson
Joan C. Rose
Miss Romania
Blanche Phillips
Cart Phillips
Clinwood
Tobacco occupies tiny U S crop acreage under 1 percent
Only a fraction of one percent of U S farmland is used for tobacco cultivation reflecting its limited share in national agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
City Ends Deficits With Final Police and Stadium Payments
The City of Bluefield announced the final payments ending its deficits. The Mitchell stadium seats were transferred to city ownership, and final payments for police cruiser cars were completed. The board approved funding for a St. John’s Day service and referred drainage work on Roosevelt Avenue to the city engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
William L. Kell
Mitchell Stadium
Courtney Tanner
Kell
Paul Hilliard
J. R. Cameron
Fairfield Avenue
Bevieyn Williams
Greenbrier Street
Wales
T. Courtney Tanner
J. W. Eaton
Arenee Watkins
Baldwin Street
Allen
Baldwin Streets
Watkins’ Yard
Eaton
W. M. Douglas
Ablen Street
Catholic Church
Princeton Avenue
Monroe Street
City Awards One Paving Contract And Opens Bids For 21 Streets
Bluefield city directors awarded a 34 foot asphalt Ramsey Street project to Read Materials, Inc. and opened bids for Group II resurfacing on 21 streets. Road Materials led with $56,887 for 15 street resurfacing. Brown & Wright bid $59,207.60. Four firms bid. options for new construction were sent to the city engineer for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Ramsey Street
Ony
Bland
Russell Street
Read Materials, Inc
Carlos Haynes
Road Materiels Inc
Bluef*ld
Corte Contrection Co
Kirball
Brown & Writht
W. L
James W. Lindamood
Filmer Barton
Brown & Wright
J. ‘Co. Long
State Road Commission
Princeton
Haynes
Road Materials, Inc
Spring Garden Drive
Corte Construction Co
James Lindamood
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. Wates
Dickenson County
Sunbeam Appliances
Matoaka, W. VA
Bank
Sherwood
Stratford
ATT Refrigeration Co., Inc
Lon Savage
Walters Avenue
East River Avenue
Augusta Street
Shenandoah Avenue
Raleigh Terrace
Princeton Ave
Graves Street
Washington Street
Coll
E Avenue
Cumberland Road
Summers Street
Pearl Street
Wythe Avenue
Wyoming
Boone Street
Brown
Walton Avenue
College Avenue
Doah Avenue
Heatherwood Road
Longview Avenue
Spring Street
Reserve Street
East View Avenue
Corte
Lindawood
South Street
Harry Avenue
Thorn Street
Bluefield Avenue
Carolina Avenue
Penney's
Dacron-Rayon
Miracle Dacron
Penneys
General Telephone Company OF
Southeast
Americs
Plymouth
America
Sveadinee
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