West Virginia Sets 1958 Rail Valuations At 1957 Levels
The Board of Public Works tentatively maintains 1958 assessed values for three major railroads at 1132 million for Chesapeake and Ohio 80% million for Norfolk and Western and 37 million for Virginian. Baltimore and Ohio is cut 2 from 1957 and Western Maryland valuation set aside for now. Action awaits final board review this week with Western Maryland deferred to Thursday.
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Board of Public Works
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Virginian
Tax Department
CIO
N&w
Baltimore and Ohio
Western Maryland Railway
West Virginia to study mass property appraisal
A five member committee of appraisal firms will meet June 27 to map out how statewide mass property appraisal will be carried out in West Virginia. The panel follows a June 10 meeting with Tax Commissioner John Field and 11 firms, with a July 1 start for a 2.2 million dollar first-year appropriation and contracts soon after. The firms from Cole-Layer-Trumble J L Jacobs Cleminshaw Hunnicutt Unit Value will provide recommendations to Field for procedures and cost savings.
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Charleston
West Virginia
John A. Field
Tom Scott
Cole - Layer - Trumble
Dayton
Ohio
Martin D. Miller
J. L. Jacobs
Chicago
Jack O. Gagen
Cleminshaw Co
Cleveland
W. P. Workmaster
Hunnicutt & Associates
St. Petersburg
Fla
H. C. Workmaster
Unit Value Appraisal Co
Pittsburgh
E. H. Haislop
Tierney Co Buys Huntington Station Over 100000
Tierney Co owner of Radio Station WCHS and WCHS TV has bought Radio WPLH Huntington for more than 100000. Sale awaits FCC approval. WPLH stays with Huntington Broadcasting Co. and current management. WPLH is a 5000 watt station on 1470 kilocycles on air since 1946. Allen Kander & Co. brokered the deal.
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Tierney Co
Huntington Station
Charleston
The
WCHS
Wchs TV
WPLH
Huntington
Hawthorne D. Battle
Federal Communications Commission
Huntington Broadcasting Co
C. N. Bang Radio Stations
Roanoke
WLPH
Allen Kander & Co
Saunders elected Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges head
Stuart T. Saunders, president of the Norfolk and Western Railway Co., named chairman of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges. Dr. William F. Quillian Jr. becomes foundation president, with Dr. George M. Modlin stepping to an executive role. New trustee William H. Trapnell joins the seven member executive committee alongside existing leaders. The board urged business support to curb taxation of tax-supported schools.
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Lynchburg
Stuart T. Saunders
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Virginia Foundation For Independent Colleges
Virginia Foundation
Saunders
Virginia
William F. Quillian Jr
Randolph - Macon Woman's College
George M. Modlin
University of Richmond
Modlin
Henry Clay Hofheimer, II
Southern Materials Co
Norfolk
James R. Caskie
William H. Trapnell
Richmond
Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp
Saunders, Quillian
Hofheimer
John R. Everett
Hollins College
Henry E. McWane
Lynchburg Foundry Co
Clarence J. Robinson
Alexandria
Foundation
Robert M. ‘Watt
Kentucky ‘Utilities Co
Army Commanders Visit National Guard Troops in Kentucky
Maj. Gen. Halley G. Maddox and Maj. Gen. Ralph W. S. Zwicker toured West Virginia National Guard units at CAMP BRECKINRIDGE with field exercises. They observed eight inch self propelled howitzers by the 468th Armored Field Artillery Battalion and noted bivouac rehearsals, evacuations, and casualty care drills.
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Camp Breckinridge
Halley G. Maddox
Second Army
Fort Meade
Ralph W. S. Zwicker
20Th U. S. Army Corps
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia National Guard
468Th Armored Field Artillery
Huntington and
Williamson
468Th
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Mike Todd Jr
Ference
Mike Todd Sr
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