WPA Funds Benefit Mercer and McDowell Counties
Mercer and McDowell counties share 87 015 in WPA funds leased yesterday by state administrator Joseph N Alderson for park improvements privy construction and school property repairs Bluefield receives 2523 for park work employing 21 workers Mercer totals 43404 for privies employing 50 McDowell items include 23985 for painting and repairing schools in Big Creek district and 17996 for Jaeger street improvements employing 35 and 51 respectively A Pinecrest radio patrol station and garage construction in Beckley uses 69258 employing 210 workers with space for radio equipment and offices Other projects include Monroe Rock Camp school building 7207 for 40
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McDowell Counties
Joseph N. Alderson
WPA
Bluefield
Mercer County
McDowell County
Big Creek
Jaeger
Pinecrest
Beckley
West Virginia Department of Public Safety
Monrée — Rock Camp Schol
Geneva Surprised by Chamberlains Plan
Diplomats at Geneva for a League of Nations meeting expressed shock at British Prime Minister Chamberlain's announced visit to Adolf Hitler calling it a courageous historical act. Central European reps questioned possible outcomes as the Czech Sudeten issue looms. British aides had indicated possible talks with France and Britain on the matter before the move.
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Geneva
League At Nations
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
London
League of Nations
Dr Laurence Petty Dies in Charleston West Virginia
Dr Laurence A Petty 52 year old retired physician died after a lengthy illness in Charleston West Virginia He retired two years ago due to health and served as a captain in the medical corps during World War I He was a native of Middleport son of the late A Petty former Kanawha county sheriff Survived by widow two daughters and a sister Funeral services set for tomorrow.
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Charleston
W. Ve
Laurence A. Petty
Petty
Middleport
A. Petty
Kanawha
John Biggers Paints Bright Glass Future
John D. Biggers of Toledo spoke to the National Association of Woodwork Jobbers in Chicago about a bright future for glass and woodworking industries. He, as Libbey president, outlined optimistic prospects and industry collaboration.
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John Biggers
Chicago
John D. Biggers
Toledo
National Association of Woodwork Jobbers
Biggers
The
Libbey
Itch Relief Ad at Goodykoonts’s Store
An advertisement urges readers to visit Goodykoonts’s for Gates Sanative Lotion to quickly relieve itch and discomfort. A large 60 cent bottle is advertised with a guarantee of stopping embarrassment.
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Goodykoonts’s
Gates
Innovations in glass products and window technology
Owens-Ford Glass company speaks on safety and structural glass, glass blocks, textile glass, and new markets. He notes advances in window tech including horizontal sliding doors, motorized windows, glass walls that disappear into floors, and variable light density panes for controllable light intake.
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Owens-Ford Glass Company
Buick dealers hear of 1939 line during Stowers visit
Gene Stowers traveled to Flint Michigan to preview Buick’s forthcoming 1939 models. He attended the annual pre announcement sales convention in September where dealers will see the new line for the first time. Stowers cited rising business, Buick’s strong 1938 finish, and expectations of higher production and employment in 1939.
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Buick
Gene Stowers
Flint
Mich
Funt
Stowers
Shahan Renews Demand for Senate Investigation
Elking West Virginia Sept 14 Senator Bull Shahan pressed for a senatorial probe into alleged liquor aided election meddling. He claimed hundreds on the state payroll were forced to contribute to the August 2 primary and that contributions came from Kentucky distilleries and liquor dealers. He cited more than 50 Randolph County voters as corroboration.
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Elking
W. Va
Bull Shahan
Holt
Shahan
12Th District
Last Rites for Mrs M J Munsey in Bland Virginia
Last rites were held at the Bland home for Mrs. Mary Jane Munsey 80 wife of the late Frank Munsey member of a prominent Bland county family. She died at home Tuesday and burial was in a nearby cemetery. BEES CAME TOO townsend governor's cousin shot a squirrel from a tree where a hive was. The squirrel bled on Townsend's head with bees on the tree and Townsend.
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Bland
Mary Jane Munsey
Frank Munsey
Bland County
Munsey
Ind
William Townsend
Townsend
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