Timber utilization demonstration on Pocahontas lands
On June 25 a timber use demonstration will be held at the Rotenberry sawmill on Indian Creek north of Welch along Route 16, on lands leased to the Eastern Gas Fuel associates by the Pocahontas Land corporation. Officers from the Pocahontas Operators association and Appalachian hardwood See will attend, hosted by East Gas and Fuel associates Coal Division. J W Tyson of Eastern Gas and Fuel associates will deliver an address, with P R Umberger of Huntington also present for conferences. The event aims to show equipment use for mine timber production and new methods to conserve timber through scientific cutting practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Land Corporation
Eastern Gas Fuel Associates
Rotenberry
Indian Creek
Welch
Pocahontas Operators Association
Appalachian Hardwood See
Easteax Gas and Fuel Associates
Coal Division
M. L. Workman
Bluefielders To Attend Park Meet
Mayor A Harry West represents Bluefield at Bluestone park association meeting in Hinton for a second year. Rickard and Alexander from the Bluefield chamber will report on surveys by U S engineers and state conservation on Bluestone dam area development. Association seeks recreation development and possible park status with camps beaches boating docks and bridle paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Harry West
Bluefield
Bluestone Park Association
Hinton
Owen Rickard
Chamber of Commerce
Princeton
Chambers of Commerce
Bluestone Reservoir
Discharged soldier Johnny Gose returns to North Tazewell
Johnny P. R. Gose son of Mr and Mrs John P Gose North Tazewell Virginia received his discharge from the U S Army at Camp Stoneman California on May 7 Sergeant Gose was joined home by Brown Harman Jr who traveled to California to meet him The family recently returned from a trip to Mexico and Canada Gose a Tazewell High School graduate completed further schooling in Tama Florida and Tokyo Japan entered service May 1 1946 at Fort Hayes Ohio served 20 months in General MacArthur headquarters Tokyo as administrative assistant in the personnel section He earned a certificate of achievement en route home from the North Carolina retail convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny P. Reuben Gose
John P. Gose
North Tazewell
U. S. Army
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Gose
Brown Harman, Jr
West Coast
California
Mexico
Canada
Tazewell High School
General MacArthur
Tokyo
Check-up visit by W. J. Richards in Bluefield
W. J. Richards, chairman of several company boards in Pocahontas and Williamson districts, is in Bluefield for his routine medical check-up. He is accompanied by his grandson James Powers of Pottstown, Pa., who lived here years ago with his parents C. E. Mike Powers and his mother. Mike Powers is reported recovering well from a recent illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Richards
Pocahonitas and Williamson
Bluefield
James Powers
Pottsville
C. E
Mike
Powers
Oakhurst Avenue
Annual Meet Set For Red Cross
E G Otey, chairman of the Bluefield Red Cross, calls the annual member meeting for Friday July 9 at 3 o clock in the Appalachian Assembly room. Any contributor of a dollar to the Red Cross fund this year may attend and vote on policy. Members are expected from branch areas including Matoka Bramwell McComas Montcalm Hiawatha and Dott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Otey
Bluefield
American Red Cross
Matoaka
Bramwell
McComas
Montcalm
Hiawatha
Dott
Roof repainting sighted at Law and Commerce building
Piles of soot and dust rise from the roof as workers sweep up the debris to reveal the roof. The task proceeds under views from the West Virginian hotel windows, outlining ongoing maintenance on the landmark structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law & Commerce
Coal sales leaders attend late month retail convention
R B Williamson of Eastern Coal Sales Co Bluefield and H B Glover of Island Creek Coal Sales Co Huntington were among the prominent coal sales representatives at late month retail coal conventions held in various locales. A dozen operators’ representatives were noted across events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Williamson
Eatern Coal Sales Co
Bluefield
H. B. Glover
Island Creek Coal Sales Co
Huntington
Minent Coal
Special Army Recruiting Team Visits Bluefield
A five man Far East recruiting team from the 11th Airborne and First Cavalry divisions will arrive in Bluefield June 21 for a three day stop as part of a West Virginia tour. They aim to recruit replacements and will broadcast on WHIS WKOY in Bluefield WLOH Princeton and WBRW Welch. The unit includes Major Harold E Raffensperger M Sergeant Richard P Griffin Sergeant Fred W Baars Sergeant Henry T Tucker and Sergeant Thomas L Kohl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Far East
11Th Airborne
First Cavalry
Japan
West Virginia
Princeton
Welch
WHIS
WKOY
WLOH
WBRW
Harold E. Raffensperger
Richard P. Griffin
Fred W. Baars
Henry T. Tucker
Thomas L. Kohl
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Howard D. Bennett
Appalachian Hardwood Manufact
George L. Egbert
Pine Grove Church OF Christ
Montcalm Road
Bluewell
J. Spencer Holland
Johnson Bible College
Bluefielders
Park Meet
Glenwood Park
Pineville
John T. Ryan, Jr
Mine Safety Appliance Company
Pittsburgh
Jack
Harry L. Sampson
Keystone View Company
Meadville
Pocahontas Coal Field
National Coal Association
Ohio Coal Group
Pocahontas
University Club of
Walter Bledsoe & Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Arista
W. Va
W. S. Webster
Walter Bledsoe, Jr
Burch Brooks
Fred Living, Jr
Cambell Strass
Cardinal, Ky
Wm. Taylor
Southern
Knoxville,Tenn
North Carolina
Pontiac
General Motors
Beter
Woods -Brevick Motor Company , Ete
Froster
Are
MQRE
Norge
Jean Aliencate
Choice
Chrisemans Curkey Lin
Kammer Furniture CO
Bluefield, W. VA
Bland Street
DIAL
Red Cross
Special Army
Qasen
Galbraith Radio Sales and Service
Bluefield Ave
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