Mercer County Voter Registrations Open for Verification
Mercer County registrars began sessions yesterday to update voter rolls. Registrations will occur across 14 districts from June 17 to June 28 with residency requirements of one year in state and sixty days in county. Veterans with temporary wartime registration must re register unless previously registered before service. If unsure of status, voters should check with registrars in the next two weeks. Districts and dates include Bea Pond Ceres Glenwood Park Littlesburg Shenandoah Northside Bluefield Hancock School Southside Municipal Wade Memorial Street Grocery Elgood Ingleside Princeton and several county schools listed with specific June days.
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Mercer An Rae
Mercer County
Bea Pond
Ceres
Glenwood Park
Littlesburg
School
Voter Registration Dates Across Several Schools in June
Mercer county registrar S. H. Shirey announced at Wade school that Bluefield residents can register or change permanent registration at the special registrar sitting. The schedule lists events at Goodwill McComas high school Bramwell Athens Gadd Wade and PLYMOUTER DISTRICT locations from June 11 to June 24 with multiple days.
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Goodwill
McComas High School
Bramwell High School
Wolfe
Gadd School
Pp School
Shirey
Mercer County
Bluefield
Wade School
Norfolk and Western Relief Fund records 1946 payouts
The Norfolk and Western relief fund paid 205508.13 in benefits to members and families in the first quarter of 1946. Receipts for the period totaled 187902.63, fund balance stood at 5009950.74, and cumulative payouts since 1917 reached 16583685.17 with operating costs of 3659405.92.
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Norfolk and Western Relief Fund
Railway
Norfolk and Western Nae Op
Aviation Club To Meet Tomorrow Night
East River Aviation club will meet tomorrow at 8 15 PM in the bridge room of the West Virginian hotel. About 35 names are on the charter with potential new members joining. By laws from other clubs will be reviewed as options for the new group. fliers from the surrounding area are eligible for membership. Provisions for non pilots are expected to be discussed.
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East River Aviation Club
West Virginian
Extortion Indictments Dismissed By Court
A West Virginia court dismissed extortion indictments against two Charleston officials and two women connected to a theft ring. Prosecution argued the cases failed to prove intent to extort and that the alleged stolen rings and money were involved. The judge stated there was no basis to proceed to trial.
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W. Va
Ceeds
Charleston
Goust
L. Taylor
Mina N. Mount
Miss Mount
Ann Young
Six Suffer Injuries As Result Of Wreck
East Bank West Virginia June 17 The wreck of a truck near East Bank led to fuel ignition after three Charleston Negroes wrecked the Atlas Tire Sales Inc vehicle The youths Henry Neylon 16 Shrewsbury Robert Morris 13 Big Chimney and Ethyl Neylon 12 Shrewsbury lit a match igniting fuel in a nearby well causing injuries to the youths who were taken to Laird Memorial hospital at Comery
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East Bank
W. Va
Chelyan
Charleston
Laird Memorial Hospital
t@omery
Prospective Buyers Of Plants To Meet In West Virginia
Prospective purchasers of the idle West Virginia works will meet a War Assets Administration representative in Point Pleasant on June 17. Walden Roush of the Point Pleasant chamber of commerce said a firm from Tri County Industrial would halt razing plans and seek private use to create employment. J F P Edwards of Huntington said he might be interested if the government agrees not to demolish the installation, which closed last August.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
West Virginia
War Assets Administration
Walden Roush
Roush
J. F P. Edwards
Huntington Matress
McGinnis Approved For Marshal Post
The senate judiciary committee approved today the nomination of William H McGinnis for his second term as U S marshal for West Virginia. The nomination was submitted from Charleston and Washington.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
William H. McGinnis
U. S. Marshall
Charleston
W.va
Bluefield’s Eighth Annual Coal Show Attracts Big Interest
Plans for the Bluefield coal show reveal high attendance prospects after a wartime suspension. Dozens of new machines will debut direct from manufacturers with 50,000 visitors previously, under chairmanship of Lewis Tierkey and director B B Housman.
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Bluefield
Lewis Tierkey
B. B. Housman
McCoy Hard Coal Miners Sign New Wage Contract
Superior Anthracite mines and United Mine Workers officials at Radford met to seal a wage deal. The contract raises pay by $1.68 per day per man and adds a five cent per ton royalty to the health and welfare fund. It takes effect June 1 and can be renegotiated or terminated on 30 days notice. Attendees included W. F. Ton Thracite Corporation and L. D. Hood of Superior Anthracite Mines, Inc.
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W. F. Tonthracite Concorporation
L. D. Hood
Baltimore
Superior Anthracite Mines, Inc
Canada Receives Coal Utilization Report
The Coal Bureau submitted to the Canadian Royal Commission on Coal a 35 page study titled Coal Utilization In Canada. Directors J. E. Tobey and C. Marshall authored the analysis of coal distribution and consumption in Canada and the firing equipment types and sizes installed.
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Pairment Coal Bureau
Royal Commission On Coal
Canada
J. E. Tobey
Puel
C. Marshall
Bureau
Miners Demand Food Aid Amid Widespread Plant Plans
Resolutions from Mercer county Mine Workers of America urge Admiral Moreell and Secretary Krug to help secure meat, bread, lard, butter, flour, and beans for miners lacking basic foods. Despite tensions, a 5 000 kw mining property project aims to energize a vast operation with a new frozen foods plant project noted by Warner Frozen Foods.
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Ited Mine Workers of America
Mercer County
Ben Moreell
Secretary of Interior
Krug
Lamar
Widemouth
Wisk
Power plant shifts and equipment upgrades spark regional changes
The Bluefield Princeton road project plans a 50 jaw crucker to boost capacity while Esmond Virginia Inc. exits its Bluefield plant and relocates to Waynesboro Virginia. The Buchanan County corporation hires a 300 kw unit to raise output and Knitting Mills installs a 25 hp motor to cut waste as local industry evolves.
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Bluefield - Princeton
Buchanan County
American Viscose Plans New Staple Fiber Plant at Radford
American Viscose corporation approved a site for a new staple fiber plant at Radford. The project will run through 1946 with ties to the N and W main line and an initial capacity of 55,000 pounds per year, adapting to a proposed 1 9,000 pound annual plant. Construction of the plant is to begin in spring 1947.
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American Viscose Corporation
Radford
General Motors Club To Meet Tonight
The General Motors Club plans an informal reception at 6 30 followed by dinner in the West Virginian hotel club room. Kenneth W. Randall B C Gibbs and Dr Wade H St Clair will co chair the meeting focusing on the company's medical program.
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West Virginian
Kenneth W. Randall
B. C. Gibbs
GM Club
Wade H. St.Clair
Revival Service Opens at Calfee's Chapel
A revival meeting began Monday evening at Calfee's chapel with Evangelist Rev. James Wallace of Indianapolis Indiana leading services at 7 45 each night. Wallace previously pastored Calfee's and will conduct meetings for several weeks inviting the public to attend.
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Calfee's Chapel Christian Church
James Wallace
Indianapolis
Indiana
Wallace
Calfee's
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Pairview
Wade
Memorial School
ee _ Street
East River District
Elgood
Willowton
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Spanishbourg
Gardner School
Kegley
Matoaka
Lashmeet
Springton High School
Montcalm School
Plymouter District
Athens
Asapore
Dayton
Southside Motors, Inc
Bland ST
N. & W. Relief Fund
Aviation Club
Procelain
McGinnis
Iatsa Nie
Aed Ag
Cire
Bluefield Telephore
Anilliam C. Snyder
Granada
U Association
As By
Coal Op
A. A. Warner
Warner Frozen Food Company
Orne
Comcast Safe Cameras
Tion
Esmond Virginia Inc
Waynesboro
East
Beckley
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
New River and Winding Gulf
West Yagiats Water
Sofier
R. C. Miller
New York
Ons Knitting Mills
The
Tyrone Power
Henry Fonda
Nancy Kelly
Randolph Scort
Brian Donlevy
Pocahontas, VA
American Legion
Aed
Williams
Lansbury
Rte
Norman
Lewis
James
ROG
Cliff Reid
General Motors Club
Lucky Bill
Hamilton
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Fuzzy Knight
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Jasper
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