Bluefield Firms Highlight Regional Business Notes
N W appoints W. C. Stevens as new general manager for the Pocahontas region and he returns from Massillon to Bluefield. Continental Oil to absorb Consolida tion Coal amid IRS rulings while Tazewell plant fears potential move due to a strike. Labrador iron ore screens from Tabor Machine Ship promise a new market. Wysor opens United Rent All franchise in Virginia. Chicago Hose Furnishings credits ads for May sales and a local council race. Jim Cowan profiles as globe trotter, Corte Construction advances at Glenwood Park and Welch project progress on McDowell vocational school.
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Tabor
Ficst
Labrador
Earl Tabor
Lindy Tabor
Bill Stamper
Ager
Hollis Tabor
Sectyreas
Corte Construction Co
Old Folks
Glenwood Park
John Toth
Pocahontas
Corte
McDowell Vocational
Welch
Governors Day Observed with Executives at Buchanan County Luncheon
The Buchanan County Chamber of Commerce will observe July 28 as Governors' Day with chief executives from Virginia and Kentucky expected to attend a luncheon at the Dismal Country Club.
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Buchanan County Chamber of Commerce
Va. & Ky
Wii
Buchanan County
Dismal Country Club
Island Crees
Local Office Hires Jack A Speer from Maryville Tenn
Jack A Speer, 23, has joined Abbott Proctor and Paine's local office. A native of Maryville Tennessee, he attended East Tennessee State College and the University of Chattanooga. He is unmarried and previously worked at a Cleveland Tennessee brokerage. He rooms with Mrs. John T Wilson on Oakhurst Avenue.
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Jack A. Speer
Abbott, Proctor and Paine
Maryville, Tenn
East Tenn. State College
University of Chattanooga
Speer
Cleveland, Tenn
John T. Wilson
Oakhurst Ave
Tinder White Truck chief returns from Oregon
Bud Tinder head of Tinder White Truck and Equipment returns from Oregon after completing business travel.
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Winfrey
Bud) Tinder
Tinder White Truck and Equipment
Oregon
Local Attorneys Welcome New Associate at Hudgins & Coulling
John Allen recently joined the law firm of Paul Hudgins and Bob Coulling after graduating from West Virginia University. He and his wife are natives of the Clarksburg area, as is Harold Brewster, the firm’s fourth member.
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John Allen
W. Va. University
Paul Hudgins
Bob Coulling
Clarksburg
Harold Brewster
Hudgins & Coulling
Volunteer 500 at Bristol International Speedway
The 6th Annual Volunteer 500 takes the track on July 24 with time trials set for the preceding Thursday Friday and Saturday. Bluefield AAA offers reserved seats for the event and preliminaries. Race tickets run 6.00 to 8.00 dollars while three days of time runs cost 2.00 dollars.
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Bristol International Speedway
Bluefield Aaa
Money Leader at Flat Top National Bank
Vice President and Cashier at Flat Top National Bank in Bluefield West Virginia overseeing money matters and bank operations amid local commerce.
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Flat Top National Bank
The Bank of North America and a Crisis Bankers
A historical account of the Bank of North America born from wartime crisis in 1780. Thomas Paine spearheaded fundraising with Blair McClenaghan and Robert Morris backing the effort, forming a bank to finance General Washington’s army and stave off defeat. It notes similar private funding by western banks during the War of 1812.
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America
Thomas Paine
Congress
Bank of North America
Continental Congress
Washington
Blair McClenaghan
Clenaghan
Robert Morris
Paine
Morris, McClenaghan
Young America
West
Ohio
Indiana
William Henry Harrison
Tecumseh
Tippecanoe
England
Off Beat Cruise to Iberia and Riviera From New York
Reservations open for a 31 day cruise aboard the Brazil visiting Cannes Madeira Majorca Casablanc a starting from New York on September 9.
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Bluefield Triple- A
Iberia
The
Riviera
Brazil
Cannes
Madeira
Majorca
Casablanca
New York
Mexico to inaugurate Puebla Veracruz highway link
In July President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz will inaugurate a Puebla to Orizaba super highway reducing driving time from Mexico City to Veracruz to 412 hours. A second road stretch is under construction to cut travel time further.
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Mexico
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Puebla
Orizaba
Mexico City
Veracruz
Washington Zoo Welcomes New Young Exhibits
At the National Zoological Park visitors preview a young giraffe lion cub tiger cub and baby hippopotamus. A Virginia group the Bluefield Auto Club Caravan visited Washington June 10 12 for the exhibit tour and safety patrols.
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National Zoological Park
Bluefield Auto Club
Washington
Outdoor recreation ranks first for Americans
The leading outdoor activity is automobile riding for sightseeing and relaxation. Following are picnicking, swimming, fishing, and boating in that order as popular pastimes among Americans.
Radios Declared Passe For Mount Vernon Tours
Guides warn visitors at Mount Vernon that transistor radios are passe for tours. Officials say noise distracts from the historic grounds and detracts from the experience for serious sightseers.
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Mount Vernon
Washington
Pacific
Slowing Aging Steps Studied
Washington report outlines Dr. Fritz Verzar view that aging results from gradual changes in long lived cells. He notes most body cells renew and stay young while some non renewing cells in brain and connective tissue steadily decline, suggesting limited progress in halting aging but encouraging early findings.
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Washington
Nana
Fritz Verzar
Institute For Experimental Gerontology
Basil
Switzerland
Verzar
Venzar
Blue Cross Health Facts Summary
A compilation of health facts noting leukemia affects adults, lung cancer deaths exceed auto accidents, and vaccination as prevention. It cites Blue Cross and Blue Shield membership totals, federal employee coverage, and general health figures like heart and breath rates, blood volume, and burn care cautions.
How Good Is Your Water
The article explains the water cycle and how impurities affect household water. It promotes Servisoft water conditioning, urging Thornhill Tinning and Plumbing Co. at 327-5712 as a Servisoft dealer, offering a two week trial with no obligation.
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Servisoft Water Conditioning
Thornhill Tinning and Plumbing Co
Servisoft
Tinning & Plumbing Co
Bluefield Ave
Grubb Photo Promotion Names Hazel Caldwell Assistant Coanee
Mrs EB C Hazel Caldwell Jr promoted to assistant coanee at Sele Poste Barvine. A skilled photographer, she has worked with Mel Grubb since his studio opened 17 years ago.
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EB. C
Hazel) Caldwell, Jr
Sele Poste Barvine
Mel Grubb
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