Bluefield Automobile Club showcases local motorist service
The Bluefield Automobile Club defines itself as a West Virginia Virginia motorist group with James E. Mann as President and Claude E. Taylor as Treasurer. Directors include J F Salisbury and W A Bodell among others. the club promotes road information, safety, and tourist travel while protecting motorists' rights locally and nationally.
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James E. Mann
Claude E. Taylor
West Virginia
Virgia
The
Automobile Club
Y W C A Seeks Ford for July Camp Use
The Bluefield Automobile Club and Y W C A seek a second hand Ford to be used by Miss Minnie Be Weaver, secretary, for July camp operations at Tip Top Springs. Donors should contact YMCA headquarters or the automobile club at 1108 for pickup.
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Bluefield Automobile Club
Young Women’s Christian Association
Minnie BE. Weaver
Tip Top Springs
Automobile Club
License Tags Distributed Locally Campaign Appeal
Arrangements with the state road commission to issue license tags locally are announced as a valuable service to Mercury County motorists. The plan requires funding. members are urged to recruit nonmembers willing to cover their share of the cost.
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State Road Commission
Mercer County
White organdie frocks with Chantilly lace gain popularity
Fashion notes highlight white organdie dresses trimmed with black Chantilly lace for afternoon and evening wear. The refined combination extends to lingerie trends, reflecting current popular style.
Bluefield Automobile Club Seeks 500 New Members
The Bluefield automobile club launches a two month drive to add at least five hundred members. Young solicitors from Bluefield, including Charles Whitlock and Carroll Carpenter, are selling memberships with commissions based on receipts. The club, affiliated with the American Automobile Association, aims to serve motorists and visitors by providing highway information and aiding road maintenance in the Bluefield Beckley route area.
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Bluefield Automobile Club
Bluefield Boys
Ice
Charles Whitlock
Carroll Carpenter
David Watts
Carl Sheets
Houston Jackson
Bluefield
Beckley
Caven
Biluefield
The
Automobile Club
American Automobile Association
Signaling and Safe Driving Rules
Public safety notice stresses using signals for all turns and stops. It outlines STOP LEFT TURN and RIGHT TURN arm signals, urges keeping distance, and warns that wrong signals risk accidents as drivers rely on others.
Automobile Association Meeting Moves to Bluefield
West Virginia State Automobile Association held its annual meeting in Wheeling. A G Fox of Bluefield was elected second vice president. The Bluefield Club invited the state body to meet in Bluefield the first Monday in December and the invitation was accepted. James F E Mann was appointed trustee on the state board. Bluefield now has two representatives.
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West Virginia State Automobile Association
Wheeling
Ith
A. G. Fox
Bluefield
Bluefield Club
James FE. Mann
The Tourists Are Coming 15 Slogan Calls Bluefield Welcome
A historical plea urges Bluefield residents to greet visitors as guests and potential residents. It emphasizes directing travelers to service stations banks hotels and stores. It stresses civic pride and the impact of hospitality on Bluefield’s growth. The piece repeats the refrain the tourists are coming.
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Pacific
Razse Mountains
Northwest
Texas
West Virginia
Bluefield
Florida
Keep Headlights Clean To Prevent The Glare
Article from the American Automobile Association urges motorists to dust and wash headlight lenses and windshields to reduce glare at night. Proper adjustment helps but dirty lenses still cause glare, making safe night driving depend on both maintenance and cooperative behavior of other drivers.
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American Automobile Association
Insurance policy timing and fault disclosure prompt questions
The text warns that failing to report an accident promptly may invalidate coverage and notes claims of fault denial. It mentions a spouse driving, a car being tested, a second car collision with a parked vehicle, towing a trailer, and not leaving the scene. It asks if you have read the policy.
Board of Governors to Add Features to Club
The Bluefield Automobile Club plans new member benefits including emergency roadside service and theft protection. A committee will study travel and pedestrian accident insurance and report at a later meeting. The club, just over a year old, aims to match national AA A standards and expand services without extra cost to members.
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of Governors
James E. Mann
Mann
Bluefield Automobile Club
Ite
State
National Association
Observe Others Rights While Touring About Roads
A letter urges motorists to respect host communities as they travel. It notes good roads benefit all, warns against spitting, rough behavior, litter, and lawbreaking, and calls for courteous driving to keep Welcome attitudes toward visitors. Signed Pete.
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Pete
Uniform Sign System For All State Roads
The West Virginia Automobile Association and the state road commission advance a Uniform Sign System. Signs are produced at a Nitro plant and will first appear on federal highways before open state routes. County courts will be asked to adopt uniform signs after erection is complete.
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West Virgin State Automobile Association
Bluefield Club
State Road Commission
Major Co. P. Fortney
Nitro
Becket Beckley Detour Notes As Ohio Motorist
A local informant describes the Beckley detour and parking behavior terming a parking hole as space between two cars on opposite street sides. The speaker uses car metaphors to discuss road detours and safety signals as motorists in Ohio navigate the detour.
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Helen Winter
Beckley
Ohio
Hub cap suggested as roadside water cup
A practical tip notes that a hub cap makes a good sized drinking cup for carrying water from a brook to a radiator. It advises using a rear cap since it is not filled with grease.
Right Side Tread Wears Most On Balloon Tire
The right side of the tread on the right front tire wears most, especially on balloon tires. Swap front tires after about 7000 miles so even wear occurs. Keep the right side on the right when moving to the left front wheel to maintain the same rolling direction.
Better car, better care in maintenance
A higher price does not equal greater endurance. a superior car provides reliable service but requires diligent maintenance. The comparison to a fine watch highlights that value comes with attentive care and regular upkeep. The message emphasizes responsibility over cost in preserving quality.
Colleges overemphasize buildings over brains says Dr Cohen
Ithaca N Y June 19 American colleges spend too much on campus buildings and not enough on student intellects says Dr Ernst Cohen Dutch chemist lecturing at Cornell He is professor of physical chemistry at the University of Utrecht and president of the International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry He notes American higher education nears European standards but stresses the need for better science facilities.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Ernst Cohen
Cornell
Cohen
University of Utrecht
International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry
America
Ita
Europe
Comment on university funding and faculty salaries
The speaker argues for balanced university growth focusing on scholastic merit over physical facilities. He notes high facilities and professional training but urges maintaining high faculty standards and raising professor salaries to match European levels.
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J. F. Salisbury
Pearle A. Brammer
W. A. Bodell
J. M. Lewis, Jr
James BE. Mann
FORD
E.H. Easley Insurance Agency
Bluefield, West Va
Vw Pre. Verten Moter Co
Automobile Association
Harry W. Biggs
Bluefield, W. Va
Insurance
Travelers’ Insurance Co
Law & Commerce Bldg
Board OF Governors
U. S
Shewey’s Tire
Willard
Auto Battery Shop
Commerce and Stewart
Hudson
Essex
Peerless
Bluefield Garage
Bland Street
Dodge Brothers
Graham Brothers Trucks
W. R. Keesee
Bluefield Avenue
Lincoln
Mercer Garage
Raleigh Street
Studebaker
Flat Top Motor Company
Motor Sales CO
Jordan—Willys-Knight
Republic Trucks
Chrysler
S. J. Kell Bland Street
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