Bluefield Board Approves 15 Street Upgrades This Summer
The Bluefield City Board of Directors awarded resurfacing contracts for 15 street sections and paving for another this summer, boosting the year’s total to 25 streets. A second contract to lay an eight foot concrete strip on Thorn Street and early grading on Center Drive were also noted as progress continues.
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Bluefield
Regu
Lar
Lower College Avene
Road Materials, Inc
Center Drive
College Avenue
Thorn Street
Bluefield Avenue
Carolina Avenue
Corte Construction Co
Kimball
Elmer Barton
Spring Garden Drive
Parkway
Mountain View Avenue
Edgewood Road
Heatherwood Road
Orchardway
Graves Street
Walters Avenue
East River Avenue
Augusta Street
Shenandoah Avenue
Monroe Street
Iron tablets promise renewed vigor for couples
An old ad describes husbands and wives as weak and exhausted due to iron deficiency and promotes a tonic iron supplement. It urges readers to buy a 50 cent “Get acquainted” bottle at druggists to feel younger and regain vim in daily life.
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Aril
Bail Faces Second Trial in Slaying at Widen
Bail, a first trial convict for second degree murder, faces a second trial in Clay County for the 1953 killing of non-striking miner Charles Frame during the Elk River Coal and Lumber Co. violence. The West Virginia appellate court split 3 to 2 upholding the conviction against Bail. the penalty for second degree murder ranges from five to 18 years.
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Clay. W. Va
Jennings Roscoe Bail
Widen
Bail
Thrce
Arles
River and Lumber Co
State Supreme Court
Frank B. Haymond
Chauncey Browning
Frame
Brax
Clay County
Elk River
Plymouth Forward Look Promise and Powerful V-8
The new Plymouth offers a stylish Forward Look design and the thriftiest, smoothest standard V-8 in its class. It emphasizes safety features for family protection and urges a test drive today to feel the car’s prideful thrill.
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Plymouth
Tanner Urges City Action On Vandalism In Bluefield
Bluefield city director T Courtney Tanner condemned rising vandalism and called for stronger police opposition and rewards for vandals' capture. Juvenile Officer Charles Hudson reported progress with a thefts and vandalism probe, noting a 14 year old from Tazewell County was arrested for bicycle theft. investigators suspect juveniles are behind recent acid or paint remover like substances used on windows. The board's quiet session approved library and city manager cost reports, canceled a former employee bond, and granted a sound truck permit for Bland's Wallpaper & Paint Stores with limits on hours and parking.
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T. Courtney Tanner
Bluefield
Bluefield Board of Directors
Tanner
Charles Hudson
Hudson
Tazewell County
George Preston
Greenbrier St
Greenbrier Street
Mary E. Porterfield
J. W. Eaton
E. P. Donaghue
Third Street
Tyler
Thomas Street
E. H. Pruett
Caroline Avenue
Earl J. Morris
Woodland Avenue
Eaton
Jones Street
Bland Street
Bland’s Wallpaper & Paint Stores, Inc
Secretive Postage Price Calls Boost Local Service
A fragment promotes confidential calls about postage prices and an inexpensive extension plan. It urges contacting the business office to order a second telephone, touting low daily stamp costs.
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Raleigh Terrace
Princeton Avenue
Washington Street
Cumberland Road
Summers Street
Pearl Street
Wythe Avenue
Wyoming Street
Boone Street
Walton Avenue
Jefferson Street
North Street
Fairfield Street
Fairfield Avenue
Longview Avenue
WED
THURS
Stevice
Leslie E. Given
FIRST
Idaho Capital
Lewiston
Idaho Territory
Idaho
Snake
Colia
America
The
Society of Illustrators
General Telephone
Arment
Commerce Street
Bluefield, W. Va
Dad
A. W. Gox
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