City Faces Bus Fare Hike Plan and Tax Measures in Bluefield
Bluefield officials consider negotiating a revised contract with Tri-City traction on bus fares to raise operating costs and taxes. A seat tax proposal tied to vehicle capacity and mileage is debated along with ordinances to curb coal shufting and improve weighing receipts.
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TriCity Traction Company
Bluefield
E. P. Mitchell
Luther G. Scott
Atty. Scott
A. Harry West
Scott
Mitchell
Charleston
H. L. Dickason
Bluefield State College
W. R. Dilts
McCulloch Ave
R. C. Hinchee
J. W. Hagg
North Street
John F. Byers
Builders Fix Homes and Erect Structures in Bluefield
A community project listing repairs and new construction in Bluefield includes residents and firms such as L. E. Dobson repairing a dwelling at 1520 Highland avenue for 350 dollars, Mallie Price erecting a cin der block dwelling on Genoa avenue for 3 000, and City of Bluefield installing a Rotary club welcome sign on Cypress street for 15 dollars. Other items cover roofing, brick sidings, porches, and asbestos siding upgrades across multiple streets and addresses.
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L. E. Dobson
Highland Avenue
H. C. Taylor
Walton Avenue
T. M. Lawson
Rogers Street
John T. McMullen
A. W. Stewart
Cumberland Road
Mallie Price
Genoa Avenue
City Warehouse
Bluefield Avenue
Sam Morgan
College Street
C. V
Eva Martin
F. N. Bowling
Bland Street
City of
Bluefield
Rotary Club
Cypress Street
Roberto Costa
Hardy Street
Bluefield Hardware Company
Hoge Street
J. C. Lambert
J. A. Riley
Robert E. Taylor
Roger Street
Catrena Young
Wayne Street
J. F. Kirby
Rockbridge Street
Naomi Scott
West Ridge
Walter H. Kitts
Walnut Street
Oak Ridge Times Suspends Publication in Tenn
The Oak Ridge Times suspended publication today in Oak Ridge after 16 days as a daily paper. Publisher George P. Chandler of Knoxville cited insufficient advertising sales. Former AEC public info director George O. Robinson edited the paper.
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Oak Ridge. Tenn
Oak Ridge Times
George P. Chandler
Knoxville
the Times
Atomic City
George O
Gus) Robinson
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Price Construction bids on Point Pleasant flood wall phase one
Huntington West Virginia June 22 Price Construction of Huntington submitted a low bid of 798395 for the first phase of the Point Pleasant flood wall project. Award pending approval by the office of the chief of engineers in Washington. The article notes an 1859 description of undulant fever as a distinct disease.
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Huntington
W. Va
Point Pleasant
Price Construction Company
Hunting
Ton
Office of the Chief of Engineers
Washington
State Guard Vacancies Open in West Virginia
Charleston officials report 794 vacancies exist in the West Virginia national guard for young men seeking exemption from the draft. Adjutant General Charles R. Fox notes men of draft age may enlist to obtain exemption before presidential action. The guard’s authorized strength stands at 3,507 due to budget limits.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia National Guard
Charles R. Fox
Truman
Fox
Guard
West Virginia
Roane Board of Education Dismissed by Supreme Court
The West Virginia Supreme Court directed the removal of five Roane county school board members for alleged official misconduct involving a party to school lunch program supply sales. The ruling reversed a lower court and set the path for appointing replacements, with the attorney general guidance casting responsibility on the state school superintendent.
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Roane Board of Education
Supreme Court
Charleston
W. Va
Roane
John Kenna
Roane County
Opie Hunt
Cleo Allen
Elmer Walker
H. D. McKown
Ralph Daugherty
Kenna
Ira J. Partlow
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Tri-City
Walter S. Hallanan
Cor
Mittee
Philadelphia
Oak Ridge
Babylonia
Park & Tilford
Americal
I A
Tilford Reserve
ARD Distillers, Inc
New York
State Guard
Salls City Beer
Bluefield, W. Ve
Bluefield and
Dyanshine
Alish
Norfolk and Western
Borly Communities
Clean
Perous
Government
the People
Atlantic Coast
North
Norfolk
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