Loopheld Seen for WPA Trucks
A Charleston meeting discussed whether the states motor carrier act insurance rules could slow WPA and other public works. The act's clause may allow a workaround for transporting WPA workers by trucks after July 1, when vehicles under two tons come under service commission rules. George M. Brase cited Alex Mahood on legality, but Mahood said Brase was confused.
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Charleston
W. Va
WPA
George M. Brase
Central West Virginia Automobile Club
Clarksburg
Brase
Alex M. Mahood
Mahood
Southwestern Virginia To Meet In City Today
Southwestern Virginia plans its annual regional trade body meeting in Bluefield at the country club with a noon luncheon and 11 am business session. J Homer Bowen will present the annual report. N Clarence Smith will speak as principal luncheon speaker.
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Virginia
Country Club
Clarence Smith
West Virginia
Sting
Bluefield Country Club
J.homer K. Bowen
Blue Field Residents Question City History
Fragmentary text notes Blue Field city history with mentions of residents since 1935 and events spanning 1930s including 1938. Names and precise facts are unclear but imply a local civic timeline.
West Virginia Deans Tackle One-Room School Problems
In Charleston on June 14, four deans from West Virginia colleges studied issues facing the state’s one-room rural schools. They focused on funding, teacher training, and curriculum simplification to improve rural education.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Negro Boys State Underway At Camp Institute
In Camp Institute West Virginia on June 14 Governor Leon Sullivan of Charleston urged restoration of prohibition and abolition of theatre bank rights in his first address to the second annual Negro boys state legislature. He announced appointive state officials including Edward Green of Welch as about 75 Negro high school boys attend the government school sponsored by the American Legion.
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W. Va
Leon Sullivan
Charleston
Edward Green
Welch
The
American Legion
Public Market Zones Established in West Virginia
West Virginia public market zones will start July 1 with livestock entering them subject to inspection. Agriculture Commissioner J B McLaughlin announced 18 regulations including cattle testing for bang's disease and hog immunization against cholera under 1939 legislative oversight.
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Charleston
W. Va
Department of Agriculture
J. B.cLaughlin
Ruling on Safety Meets Discussed at New River Meet
Morgantown Va June 14 An interpretation of the wage hour law may raise mine owners workers compensation rates according to northern New River annual safety meet slated for Saturday The New River group has held its meets for 19 years and planned this year’s gathering.
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Morgantown
Northern
New River Com
Rush Holt to Speak on WPA Series in West Virginia
Senator Holt of West Virginia may tour the state delivering a series of addresses on the works progress administration. He has long criticized the WPA as wasteful and pledged to discuss its operation in Jackson County and other districts.
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Washington
Senator Holt
W. Va
West Virginia
Works Progress Administration
Holt
WPA
Secreicy Gatareau
Jackson County
Training Classes Planned by Carolina Club and Community Home
Training classes planned by the Carolina club and Community Home will begin this afternoon at three o'clock.
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Carolina Club and Community Home
Baby contest to close at 8 with church program
The Ladies of the John Stewart church announce the Baby popularity contest will close tonight at 8 o'clock with a short program at the church All leaders are asked to report Dinner will be served after at John Stewart church Civic League to meet Bluefield civic leaders and citizens urged to attend a 430 p m meeting at Conley Hall Bluefield State Teachers College Dr J C Kingslow will speak on community matters Missionary Society and Woman's Home Missionary group gatherings planned at Edwards Memorial and John Stewart churches Eureka Temple 339 will meet at a stated time
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John Stewart Church
Civic League
Bluefield Civic League
Conley
Bluefield State Teachers College
J. C. Kingslow
The
Missionary Society of the
Edwards Memorial Church
Cornelia Johnson
Church Street
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
L. M. Sanders
Jones Street Hall Meeting and Furniture Display
The notice describes a meeting at Jones Street Hall at 5 30 p m today and another at the home of Mrs C A Cardwell on North Gasser aen at 5 p m A display of furniture pieces is shown in the Drug Co show window Watkins son of my beauty culture schools and a graduate of West Virginia State College mechanical arts tid he holds a Gate He is noted for cabinet work and decorative cement and sand lawn designs
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C. A. Cardwell
North Gasser
Show Window Drug Co
Watkins
West Virginia State College
Hoffman Boston High School Commencement Observed
Evelyn returned from Washington after a week attending the Hoffman Boston high school commencement exercises. Sullivan's son John Sullivan attended as principal. They visited Wellsires and friends in Washington. Four pumping stations for the Huntington flood wall were submitted by YoE and Wynn, with an offer of 199.5 thousand dollars, an arm low bidder on similar projects.
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Evelyn
Washington
Hoffman Boston High School
Sullivan
John Sullivan
Wellsires
Huntington
Yoe and Wynn
Bid on dike in West Virginia announced by engineers
The U S engineers office announced the low bid for a West Virginia dike project on June 14. The notice lists the successful bidder and project scope awaiting contract actions by the district office.
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Ee W. Va
U. S. Engineers Office
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Southwestern Virginia, Inc
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Bluefield
Rush Holt
Ues
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Simmons
Waifair
VUDOR
U. S. Testing Co
Hoboken, N. J
William & Mary
William & Mary Sterling
Bluefield Purnitsere Company
News of the Colored People - Co. W. Tiffany
Pda
Phen M. E. Churc
Rome
Eureka Temple
Jones Street
D. M. Sullivan
Capudine
Federal ST
Thur
DSU Merchant
Les
Mal
Eh Kove
Dad
Wilson Bros. Fine Sox
Palm Beach
Gladstone
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