City Fathers Seek After Hours Bus Service For South Bluefield
Experts from multiple fields gather for the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute spring meeting at the Black Knight Country Club Beckley. Speakers include Fitzgerald Alexander Liddle Fisher Blackburn Evans Ballard Toothman Clarke Schwanz Gettings and Meadows as guest speaker governor Meadows addresses topics. Field trip to New River company de-watering plant led by Bourland. luncheon and dinner planned. eight WVU students receive Coal Association scholarships.
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West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Black Knight Country Club
Beckley
Lloyd G Fitzgerald
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Arch J. Alexander
West Virginia State Department of Mines
T. J. Liddle
Stonega Coal and Coke Company
Harry Fisher
American Cyanamid Company
J. R. Blackburn
Cadwallader Evans, Jr
Hudson Coal Company
Co. Co. Ballard
New River Company
Fred R Toothman
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
S. S. Clarke
Gauley Mountain Coal Company
O. G. Schwanz
Hutchinson Coal Company
Tom Gettings
Lorado Coal Mining Company
R. H. Morris
Institute
S. Austin Caperton
Slab Fork Coal Company
C. R. Bourland
A. O'B. Hogue
Princess Dorothy Coal Company
Charles E. Lawall
Clarence W. Meadows
West Virginia
L. E. Tierney, Jr
Bluefield
West Virginia University
West Virginia Coal Association
Army Plans To Sell Cape Henry Sand Dunes
The Army outlines plans to dispose of the Cape Henry sand dunes property. Officials cite potential sale to private bidders and possible development, pending regulatory approvals and environmental assessments.
Army to Sell Cape Henry Dune Sand for Rail Use
At Cape Henry Virginia the army plans sale of dune sand from 43 acres of wind blown accumulations on 585 acres once for Fort Story expansion. A Congress bill awaiting the president's signature authorizes the sale of about 2 650 000 tons deemed a mineral resource. The free running sand will mainly serve braking and other rail industry needs.
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Cape Henry
Fort Story
Congress
Road Commission Sued By Property Owner
Sibyl C. Light of Peace Springs Summers county asks the court of claims for 3955 against the state road commission claiming road work caused property damage. She cites indiscriminate blasting bulldozing of boulders and shale damaging 12 building lots along route 3 with shale washes gullies timber destroyed and a spring ruined.
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Charleston
W. Va
Sibyl C. Light of Peace
Light
Steel ingot capacity in the United States doubles 1910 to 1938
The piece notes a dramatic increase in American steel production, with capacity for ingots doubling over the period from 1910 to 1938. It highlights rapid industrial expansion and the era's growing manufacturing strength.
Tri City transit plans all night bus service in city
Tri City Traction plans an hourly all night bus from midnight to 6 am to aid workers after midnight. City Manager Emory P Mitchell said transit president S J Evans backs the plan and a ten cent fare may defray operating costs. Mitchell announced at a city board meeting.
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Tri- City Traction Company
South Bluefield
Emory P. Mitchell
Mitchell
S. J. Evans
Evans
Sidney Kwass
Thrifty Shops
Princeton Avenue
Kwass
International City Manager's Association
Mackinac Island
Mich
T. Courtney Tanner
Richard F. Smith
Wyoming Street
John H. Wyatt
Camp Creek
Charles B. Kirby, Jr
Third Street
Bluefield Avenue
J. A. Boyd
View Avenue
Marie Penning
Luther Street
Dore Burl
Ridge Street
Robert Scott
Powell Street
Co. B
Sara Russell Gibson
Clovis Street
Trent H. Kemp
Stadium Drive
Youth Rally Slated For Pine Grove Church
The second monthly county Christian youth rally will be this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Pine Grove Church of Christ on Lorton's Lick road hosted by the church. Raldo Cook of Midway Christian church will deliver the evangelistic message. The event moves from Montcalm gym to the church and will include representation from Midway Montcalm Duhring Bluefield W Va and Princeton churches.
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Pine Grove Church of Christ
Lorton
Lick Road
Raldo Cook
Midway Christian Church
Montcalm Gym
Midway
Montcalm
Duhring
Bluefield
W. Va
Princeton
First Rocky Mountain spotted fever death in Roanoke
Roanoke health department records confirm the death of a 28 year old Roanoke County woman in a local hospital Saturday from Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Health officer Dr. James N. Dudley was unavailable for comment. Officials said this is the first such death the city recalls.
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Roanoke
City Health
Roanoke County
James N. Dudley
Bluefield Chamber Invited to Hinton Park Meeting
The Bluefield chamber of commerce was invited to the Bluestone Park association's second annual meeting in Hinton on June 19. Owen C. Rickard, secretary manager, announced the invitation and said Bluefield would benefit from park facilities in the Hinton area.
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Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bluestone Park Association
Hinton
Owen C. Rickard
Rickard
Bluefield
Spotted Fever Cases Reported In State
State health department notes two Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases in Hampshire and Mason counties for the week ended June One. Measles total 89 with Kanawha county reporting 35 and Doddridge 24. Kanawha-Charleston reports 10 of 12 new mumps cases. Also notes past arrests by the New York Society for Suppression of Vice, renamed Society to Maintain Public Decency, over 75 years.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Health Department Today
Hampshire County
Mason
Kanawha County- Charleston Health Department
Doddridge County
Kanawha - Charleston Department
New York Society For Suppression of Vice
The
Society To
Instructor Named at Morris Harvey College Summer School
Malcolm F. Kent of Charleston, a highway economist with the Public Roads Administration, is named a part time instructor in economics at Morris Harvey College summer school. About 65 percent of deaths attributed to hypertension involve the heart.
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Charleston
W. Va
Malcolm F. Kent
Public Roads Administration
Morris Harvey College
McDowell Road Project Awarded
Charleston West Virginia June 8 The road commission awarded contracts totaling 349935.06 to day to low bidders on 10 projects involving repair of winter damage to the states highways The commission rejected a bid of 39631.50 by the Acme Construction company of Charleston for surface treatment of 10 miles of state route 16 in Calhoun county as excessive Contract awarded all for surface treatment and the low bidders included McDowell 10.43 miles of state route 83 from Bradshaw to Yukon Brown and Wright Princeton 30857.70
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Charleston
W. Va
Road Commission
Acme Construction Company
Calhoun County
McDowell
Bradshaw
Yukon
Brown and Wright
Princeton
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Gilbert Davidson
Kimball
Frank C. de Bolt
Holden
Old Bluefield
Printon Road
Eddie Bracken
Priscilla Lane
George
Shanghai
THURS
Helena Carter
Tom Tully
Woody Woodpecker
America
Joe
Tarzan
Gail Russel
Claire Trevor Ann Dvorak
Adolphe Menjou
Range Defenders
B Gage
Walter Huston
Tim Holt
Tri-City
Pine Grove
Mercer Garage
Scott and Raleigh Sts
Leslee Ditka
Berwyn
Ill
Chicago
North Avenue
Lake Michigan
Hinton Meet
Kuppenheimer Clothes
Princeton Ave
McDowell Road Project
Electric Motor Service
Ireson Elec
Bluefield Ave
Park & Tilford
Park &Tilford
Fom
Telport Reserve
Tilford Distillers, Inc
New York
Grain Neutral Spirits
Mus
Ford
Ford Theater
Scott and
Raleigh Streets
Bluefield, W. VA
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