State to open bids for Welch bypass and Lewis County HQ
The State Road Commission will open bids June 26 on five federal aid and three state megoway projects and seek bids for a new Lewis County headquarters at Weston. Projects total about 1.7 million dollars with federal aid funding parts and state funded asphalt and paving along routes in Monongalia Wetzel Harrison and other counties. Construction includes Welch bypass drainage underpasses and a four lane bridge at Proctor as well as paving on routes 4 and 92 and streets in Weston and Mineral County.
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State Road Commission
mMguwacy Proyers
Commission
Lewis County
Weston
Harrison County
W. Va
Wallace
Lumberfort
Ohio River
McDowell
Welch
Coney Island
Eguard Rail
Va. 92
Osage
Pennsylvania
Wetzel
Proctor
Ohio
Petersburg
Pendleton County
Grant County
Claysville
Mineral County
SRC
Way Cleared For Hoblitzell
Charleston June 12 John D. Hoblitzell Jr. of Parkersburg is set to be elected as the Republican state chairman. Meetings to formally choose the chair and set timing followed absence of several other candidates. Hoblitzell, an advertising executive, has served on the Wood County board of education and the West Virginia University Board of Governors and previously sought Congress in the 4th District.
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Charleston
John D. Hoblitzell Jr
Parkersburg
Parke Insurance
Clarksrg
Ant
Hoblitzell
Wood County Board of Education
West Virginia University Board of Governors
GOP
Congress
Main of Commerce
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
North Carolina
Maryland
Kentucky
Yours Sincerely Phrase from Latin Origin for Roman Sculptures
The note explains that yours sincerely derives from the Latin sine cera meaning without wax, a term used for Roman sculptures that showed no defects. It links the phrase to historic practice of leaving surfaces unhidden by wax.
Sod Houses Once Covered American Plains
There were a million sod houses on the American plains and communities formed around these structures tied to settler life and frontier hardship, reflecting historical home-building methods and regional adaptation.
Gray Married In Washington
Gray married in Washington at an 8 o clock service officiated by Rev Charles D Kean of the Church of the... Ewing, cousin of Piedmont County, publisher of Journal, reported the ceremony.
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Gray
Washington
Charles D. Kean
Church of the
Ewing
Prune of Piedmont Co
Winter Illness Frequency Rises January to March
A medical report shows disabling illnesses are nearly twice as common from January through March compared with July and August, indicating seasonal health risks and higher winter burden on patients and hospitals.
Medics Claim Evidence Shows Diseases Partly Psychosomatic
Five year study by Drs Lawrence E. Hinkle Jr and Harold G Wolff in the health and ecology of man program suggests social environment adaptation greatly influences overall health. Researchers say psychosomatic factors may underlie many illnesses and deserve growing attention.
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Lawrence E. Hinkle Jr
Harold G. Wolff
Mine Safety Health Bill Introduced in Congress
Representative Saylor of Pennsylvania introduced a bill to promote health and safety in metallic and nonmetallic mines. It would empower the Interior Secretary and the Bureau of Mines to inspect investigate and enforce mine safety laws now in effect.
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Washington
Saylor
R-Pa
Secretary of the Interior
Bureau of Mines
Free 64 page booklet on world prophecies offered in 1956
A Los Angeles figure known as The Voice of Two Worlds offers free to the public a 64 page booklet analyzing famous prophecies. It promises mind power methods learned in Tibet and claims 1956 will bring major changes and dangers with opportunities. Send name and address to Institute of Mentalphysics California for a free copy while supplies last.
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Los Angeles
Voice of Two Worlds
Tibet
Far East
Institute of Mentalphysics
South Hobart Blvd
Dept
Calif
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Grafton
Supe Te Ae
Cating
Massa
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Wm. J. Brandt
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Cohen’s Drugs
Federal St
Bluefield, W. Va
N&w
The
Norfolk and Western
Land of Plenty
U. S. Chamber
Fay
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