Nine southern West Virginia counties carry heavy tax burden
Jesse V. Sullivan of the West Virginia Coal Association spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon in the Daniel Boone hotel detailing how nine counties support 19 “kept” counties that cannot raise enough taxes. He warned Pendleton’s property tax load dropped 17 percent in ten years, forcing Kanawha and nearby counties to cover deficits as the state acts like a holding company, draining funds to sustain unsuccessful counties.
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West Virginia
Jesse V. Sullivan
Kiwanis
West Virginia Coal Association
Daniel Boone Hotel
Pendleton
Kanawha
Sullivan
Snow Plows Deployed as Northern West Virginia Sees Snow
Snow covered sections of northern West Virginia highways to depths of four to six inches prompting emergency cinder crews and plows to operate around Elkins and Franklin. The state road commission reported the first use of winter equipment this season as motorists faced slick roads and related travel delays.
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West Virginia
State Road Commission
Elkins
Franklin
Ishaw
Route 50 crosses Laurel and Cheat mountains near Aurora
A mention of U S Route 50 passing over the Laurel and Cheat mountains in Preston county and the vicinity of Aurora indicates a regional transportation reference. The note highlights terrain through which the roadway traverses and local geography near Aurora.
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Laurel and Icheat Mountains
Preston County
Aurora
Extension Sought by Cannelton Coal for River Construction
The Cannelton Coal and Coke company asked for more time to extend its permit to reconstruct a coal loading tipple and three ice breakers and to install piling along the right bank of the Kanawha River at Smithers. The request was announced by the U S Engineer Office in Huntington yesterday.
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Cannelton Coal and Coke Company
Ka~imawha River
Smithers
U. S
Huntington
Pilots Must Reclaim Licenses After Grounding
The CAA requires all private pilots to have their certificates reinstated before flying again. Inspector H G Danner said pilots must contact their local field and present citizenship documents, passport photos, letters of loyalty, and the pilot’s log book plus old certificate. The State Dept announced all staff at Shanghai embassy consulate in Tokyo Hong Kong and Peiping consulates were safe and well.
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CAA
H. G. Danner
Charleston
Japan
Danner
U. S
Washington
State Department
Eral
Shanghai
Tokyo
Hongkong
Peiping
Training Stepped Up 24 Hour Day For Tool Instruction
Kanawha county defense training was expanded to 24 hour operation with new EV welding and aircraft riveting classes under School Supt Virgil L Flinn. Machine tool instruction will also run day and night to meet navy shipyard demand. W G Campbell said 1800 men will receive technical training under the augmented schedule targeting men 18 to 45.
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Kanawha
Virgil L. Flinn
Navy
W. G. Campbell
County Board of Education
Road bids opened on two highway projects
The road commission opened bids yesterday with official low bidders. In Wood county on State Route 47 Kanawha station to Parkersburg the project for grade drain and concrete surface went to Middle States Bituminous Corp and Bose and Ritchie for 270,589.75 dollars. In Hancock on State Route 2 Weirton streets the project awarded to W. A. Wilson and Sons of St. Marys for 264,743.85 dollars.
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Road Commission
Wood County
Kanawha Station
Parkersburg
Middle States Bituminous Corporation
Bose and Ritchie
Hancock
Weirton
W. A. Wilson and Sons
St. Marys
Woo
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