Peterstown Post Hosts Benefit Dance for Legion Building
Rowe-Jones Post No. 145 Amer ican Legion in Peterstown set a June 16 fundraiser at the cow barn near town for the building fund. The event runs 8 to midnight with music by the Whispering Strings and follows a record turnout last Friday. A 30 by 60 foot building will feature a large basement meeting space and a main floor rented to a business firm. organizers plan to bring a circus to town.
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Peterstown
W. Va
Rowe-Jones Post No. 145
American Legion
Post
Monroe County
Joe Broyles
Local Post Plans Summer Garden Contest and Dance
A summer event is planned with a garden vegetable and flower contest by the local post. An invitation is extended to attend Friday night’s dance as part of the community activities.
Carson Stricken at Roanoke Dies at VMI Exercises
Charlies Hamilton Carson a Roanoke resident aged 57 died of a heart attack Tuesday afternoon while attending final exercises at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. A former advertising director for the Roanoke Times and Roanoke World News, he had a long career in Virginia journalism and later wrote for national publications. Born in Abingdon he attended Fishburne Military School, graduated from VMI, and served as cadet commandant at Fishburne.
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Charlies Hamilton Carson
Roanoke
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Roanoke Times
Roanoke World News
Carson
Thomass. Hamilton
Bluefield
Samuel Aston Carson
Abingdon
Lelia Hamilton
Virginia
Roanoke Newsapers
Abingdon,Va
Fishburne Miliary School
VMI
Fishburne
Slums Razed for Paris Boulevard Era
Acres of slums were razed to clear space for a Paris boulevard during theNapoleon era. The demolition aimed to widen streets and promote urban modernization under imperial authority.
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Paris
Joe Romano Elected Council President by KC Knights
The Bluefield council 1404 Knights of Columbus elected Joe Romano grand knight. Other officers named include Luther Page deputy grand knight F B Lynch chancellor A C Schweitzer recording secretary E T Kearns treasurer W E Hartman advocate H L Gods chalk warden Mike Eskut inside guard John Battaglino outside guard and Mike Harrington trustee. Financial secretary and lecturer positions await appointment.
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Bluefield
Knights of Columbus
Joe Romano
Luther Page
F. B. Lynch
A. C. Schweitzer
E. T. Kearns
W. E. Hartman
H. L. Godschalk
Mike Eskut
John Battaglino
Mike Harrington
Rate Boost Asked by Wheeling Public Service Company
Public Service Commission hearing set in Charleston for July 12 on Wheeling Public Service Company rate changes. General Manager Fred J. McCoy said the firm seeks authority to sell four tickets instead of five for 30 cents while cash fares stay unchanged.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Charleston
Wheeling Public Service Company
Fred J. McCoy
Echoes of the Hills pageant set for Tazewell sesquicentennial
Tazewell will stage Echoes of the Hills a 150 year history pageant at the fairgrounds opening Sunday with a worship service invocations and a 3:15 concert by county choirs including a Negro spiritual group. The event runs through Wednesday featuring Kangaroo Court fashion parades old time bands and a final Echoes of the Hills performance.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Fairgrounds
James Shelby Thomas
Court House
Tazewell High School
Kangaroo Court
Larry Willis
John B. Rodgers
J. Clarence Heldreth
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Romans shaped modern city grids from Roman camps
European and North American cities owe their street patterns to the layout of Roman military camps, revealing a lasting impact of ancient urban design on modern planning.
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America
Tazewell Primary Roads Under Repair
Tazewell June 14 special report details highway work including repainting the dividing strip with reflectorized white paint and fine glass beads for night visibility. Section 61 in North Tazewell east of the new bridge receives bituminous treatment and drainage work while U. S. 460 Virginia 19 is beautified with evergreens between Tazewell and Bluefield.
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Tazewell
U. S. 460
Virginia 19
Bluefield
Molly Hopper
Boyd's
Plum Creek
Pisgah
Norfolk To
Trinity Men’s Club to Hear George Upton
The Trinity Men’s Club will host George Upton and YMCA executives as speaker at the club dinner tomorrow at 6 30 p m in Trinity Methodist Church. A movie will be shown and entertainment provided by Miss Jean Patton with Miss Sasse Udy at the organ. Members are urged to reserve by calling the church office.
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George Upton
YMCA
Trinity Methodist Church
Jean Patton
Salem College
Sasse Udy
Trinity
Saas
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