Local Auto Shops and Service Stations Listed
A fragmented list of filling stations and garages appears, naming numerous businesses such as Crowell Chevrolet Co, Dante Motor Co, Mehaffey's Filling Station, Premier Filling Station, and Ford service outlets, along with scattered city streets and area references. The text reads like an index of automotive providers across various streets and neighborhoods with partial location hints.
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Bluefield
Raleigh Street
Greever’s
Bland Street
Shewey
Bluefield Avenue
United Auto Service Inc
Bland and Fili
West Virginia
Barnett-Hrumfeld
Walnut Street
Forrest
Greever Avenue
Mullens
W. VA
Hickman & Pettett
Pocahontas
Geo. W. Butt
A. Simmons
Simmons
Tazewbdll
Tazewell Motor Co
Thorpe
Gary Exchange
Twin Branch
Welsh
Coeburn Motor Service, Inc
Wyoming Street
McDowell
Wyoming Streets
Coney Island
Gary
Coalwood Roads
Heatwood
White
Federal Street
East End Bridge
U. S
McDowell and
Wyoming
Mehaffey
Revere
Geo
Gary Road
Eae Ciesa Teats
Salee Co
Eoseeeerss
Irginia Avenue
Dewi
Davy
Road Conditions Improve As WV Virginia Detours Expand
Construction expands across West Virginia and Virginia with detours on routes 21 and 19 under way. Narrows to Pearlsburg paving advances while Blacksburg to Newport remains mostly unpaved this year. Detours around Claypool Hill Richlands and Grundy offer safer travel as grading continues through Roanoke Martinsville.
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West Virginia
Jt Ie
AAA Club
Virginia
Do Se
Narrows
Pearlsburg
Bland
Raven
Hanger
Grundy
U. S. 21
Feyetteville
Beckwith
Fayetteville
Dempsey
State Commission
Oak Hill
Kincaid
Page
Deepwater
Montgomery
Beckley
Harper
Edwight
Whitesville Racine
Marmet
Charleston
Justice Gilbert
Arbour
Jaeger
Panther
Mohawk
Laeger
Horsepen
You Are Invited to Join the Road Club’s Civic Drive
A long list of road and community goals outlines club aims including securing a Glen Lyn bridge, paving U.S. 21 routes, marking highways, expanding road service, organizing the School Patrol, distributing maps and travel guides, assisting in disaster response, and promoting traffic safety and civic duties across Bluefield and neighboring areas.
Elk convention routes draw many to coast and Milwaukee
The piece notes a surge of travelers heading to Los Angeles for the Elk Grand Convention in July and to Milwaukee for Kiwanis International events in June. It details four cars and one airplane from New York using multiple transcontinental routes, with plans to visit national parks and plan return trips, plus air, rail, and boat options for groups of travelers.
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Fle
Elk’s
Los Angeles
Calif
New York
Elk Magazine
Milwaukee
Wis
Kiwanis International
Pocahontas
Local AAA Club Aids Visitors to Charleston and Huntington
A visitor from Amuta City in Pukuoka Japan asked the local AAA club for directions to Charleston and Huntington. The club reports increasing foreign travel in its area as itineraries begin to include this region and has recently assisted several visitors seeking U S routes.
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Inarida
Kokancho 2 Chome
Amuta City
Pukuoka
Japan
AAA
Charleston
Huntington
United States
A A A Plans Nationwide Beauty Spot Photo Project
The A A A appoints Franklin La Verre as photographer to build a nationwide collection of beauty spot images. The project will take years and cover Virginia to Washington along planned routes with aims for uniform quality and broad use in publications and clubs. A parallel reference library of geographic and highway data will accompany the effort.
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Washington, D. C
Franklin la Verre
LaVarre
Hollywood
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Oregon
Washington
Union
United States
Bad Driving Habits Waste Gasoline
Bad driving habits and poor car care cause high fuel use. Idle engines in traffic raise consumption. uneven acceleration and spurts waste fuel. Fouled spark plugs and repeated braking waste gas and wear brakes. shifting early or late also affects efficiency.
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Dashington
A A A clubs spend over a million on emergency service
The American Automobile Association reports more than $1,000,000 spent on emergency road service in a year. A A A members handled about 800,000 calls at an average $1.36 per call. In 1928 over 226,000 members used the service and 32,000 ran out of gas. A touring bureau in Bluefield provides maps and route information as a key benefit of membership.
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Bluefield
Wail of Wanderer Calls for a Paved Road Home
A wandering traveler sings of seeking a paved road home after a long eastward drive through mud and sand. He longs for rest and a final destination where a smooth road leads to sleep and belonging.
How to Direct Strangers Out of City
Civic guide article directs motorists on marked routes from Federal and Princeton avenues to exit the city. It lists destinations including Charleston Huntington Bluefield Tazewell Bristol Asheville Bland Wytheville Roanoke and Christianburg via U S 19 21 11 23 and state 24 with route details and landmarks.
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Federal
Princeton Avenue
Charleston
Huntington
Bland and
Wytheville
U. S. 21
Federal Street
Bland
Memorial
Cumberland Road
East River Mountain
Roanoke
Princeton
State
Virginia Line
Christiansburg
Opportunity to Make Dividend Investment
A notice offers a dividend investment opportunity with a $10 entry and invites Bluefield Automobile Club in Bluefield West Virginia to consider membership. The directors announce a regular monthly meeting scheduled for Tuesday June 11 at 4 30 p m to conduct standard business and discuss matters that may arise.
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Bluefield Automobile Club
Bluefield
W. Va
The
Tuesdle
Canadian maps and literature available for AAA members
AAA announces new eastern Canada maps and literature ready for distribution. Ontario 1929-30 maps show improvements. Nova Scotia guides and Quebec information highlighted. Hotels in the U S offer AAA member rate reductions. new AAA hotel directory urged members to use cards when booking. Daylight saving time list for eastern U S and Canada provided. 100 clubs offered free reciprocal emergency road service in 1928. 186 more joined in year, totaling 286 clubs.
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Canada
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec
United States Department of Commerce
Merchants’ Association of New York
AAA Club
Local Auto Club Seeks Men for Selling Help
The Bluefield Automobile club, member of the American Automobile association’s 1080 clubs, seeks a limited number of high-caliber men for a local remunerative selling job or a career profession. Apply in person at the club office in the West Virginia hotel.
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Bluefield Automobile Club
American Automobile Association
West Virginia
Ohio Reports Three Cars Stolen in Sugar Grove and Nearby
The Ohio State Automobile Association lists three stolen vehicles. A Buick roadster bearing license 730009 was taken from Sugar Grove owned by Earl Bauman. A Nash sedan with license 5902 was stolen in Philadelphia. notify Fostoria Automobile Club, Fostoria, Ohio. A 1925 Chevrolet sedan with license 83344 was stolen at Maysville. notify Wooster Automobile Club, Wooster, Ohio.
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Ohio State Automobile Association
Sugar Grove
Ohio
Earl Bauman
Nash
Philadelphia
One Automobile Club
Fostoria
Maseillon
Wooster Automobile Club
Wooster
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West Virginian Hotel
Anawalt
Athens
Biluefield
Bradshaw
Daniels
Dante
Freeman
Kimball
Matoaka
Montcalm
W. Ve
Northfork
Princeton Road
Tock
W. Tazewell
Twin
Wiieh
Welch
Va. A
Ue Ee
Legal Service
Noefield
Te Welch
W Va
Strother
Bale
Cara
Auto Club
Automobile Club
Glen Lyn
Shady Springs
State Road Commission
Road Commission
Pacific Coast
Montgomery Brothers
West Va
Duco
du Pont
Wanderer
Lee House
AC Spark Plug Company
Fat, Michigan
AC Spark Plug Co
BUICK
Fiuaher
Fisher
America
Marquette
Buick Motor Company
Flint, Michigan
Genera Motors Corporation
Buichers
Buch
Merquette
Canadien
Melonghiia Buch
Oshewe
Ont
Morton Motor CO
H. W
Duggy) Karnes
Venice
Automobile Acadents
Auto Tops
Pricesight
Top Co
Binefield
Coca-Cola
Raleigh St
Cama A
Auto Starter Shop
Commerce St Hall Hawkins
Mgr
South
Bland St
Peerless Motor Cars
Our Service
Mohawk-Hobbs Guides
Bluefield Produce
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