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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1940

Page

5

Reconstruction bids on state highway project list

Bids opened for 12.3 projects on Route 41A and related sections from Charleston to Gauley Bridge, including two bridges. Staples Construction of South Charleston led with a $28 cost for the State BR Highway 1 project. Other bidders included Facey Brothers Weston, Hatfield, Pinnell and Most, and Gilbert Construction, with bids for resurfacing, grading, drainage, and concrete or bituminous surfaces across Kanawha, Fayette, Doddridge, Braxton, Harrison, Jackson, McDowell, Nicholas, and Wood counties.

U.S Charleston Gauley Bridge Gracini Hughes Creek Kanawha County Smithers Fayette County Staples T. Ci Staples Constriction Company South Charleston Will Co Doddridge County Arnolds Creek Clay Lick Facey Brothers Weston Doddridge Meathouse Fork Town Camp Run Braxton—Geading Sutton-Fintwoods Hatheld Construction Company Huntinaton Harrison County Harrison Bristol-Wolf Summit Aled Bitumens, Inc Cleveland Jackson Ravenswood Parkersbur Pinnell and Most Ripley McDowell Panther Virginia State Line Harry Hatfield Ane Company Barbourageville McDowell and Wyoming Welch-Pinevile Gilbert Construction Company Peckley Nicholas Summoersville-Muddlete Bostic and Son Rupes Highw Ritchie Muitiers Farm Wood County Ellenbora i Ellenbor Ievinle Read

Esso Men Get Service Awards and City Road Work

Harrisville streets and Murphytown Deerwalk projects involve Allied Bitumens Inc and W H Armstrong Co. in Washington DC. Contracts list amounts 10293.78 to 252929.78 for weed concrete paving surface treatment and guard rail along Deerwalk Rutile county line and 8.01 miles, 4.90 miles.

Harrisville Allied Bitumens, Inc Murphytown Deerwalk W. HH. Armstrong and Company Washington, DC Ruteliie

Rainbow for Girls meeting to preside at Charlston club

Miss Acacia Crowell president said the Order of Rainbow for Girls officers will preside at 7:30 tonight at the Charleston Woman's Club. She noted summer activities were planned.

Order of Rainbow For Girls Charleston, Woman's Club Acacia Crowell

Camp Alleghany Opens First Session June 29

Camp Alleghany a girls camp on the Greenbrier river near White Siphar Springs opens June 29 for four two week periods. Mrs C M Aldercon board member announced the plan includes swimming field sports horseback riding dancing and arts instruction with 48 instructors led by Miss Frances.

New Radios Arrive From Zenith Model Lineup

The first cartload of 3941 Zenith radios and radio phonograph battalion sets was received by Ki ken Smith and Cannes whitesale distributors yesterday. B B Arnett, sale manager, announced last night that stock has been placed by dealers' previous orders. The report noted several notable attendees from Julliard, Sweet Briar College, and Peking as part of the 19th annual session.

Zenith Kiken, Smith and Cannes Whitesale B. B. Arnett Julliard Graduate School of Music Helen McMahon Sweet Briar College 1 Kathryn Kanangeifer Peking

Mayor backs chamber offer on finance survey

Mayor Dawson said he did not know what his specially appointed council committees would do about the chamber of commerce proposal to hire disinterested experts for a municipal finance survey. He noted he personally approved the idea at first but the council may have disagreed. He could not say what action would follow. Guy VanHorn, the chamber chairman, tried to convene the council yesterday but no meeting was set for today or tomorrow.

Dawson Chamber of Commerce Chamber Guy VanHorn Tomate

Photographs featured in $15,000 Murray suit trial

Photographs of F. Max Murray M Leveppoel from Roane County, taken while he lay in a Charleston hospital, were admitted yesterday in Murray v Howard Wat king and L Youngblond. The trial seeks $15,000 for injuries he suffered when a Watkins vehicle allegedly crossed left of center on a road two miles northwest of Sissonville. The case will be submitted to the jury after closing arguments as counsel contends the plaintiff sustained facial, neck, back and limb injuries.

F. Max Murray Leveppoel Roane County Charleston Murray Howard Watking Watlans Yaoungblond Roed Sissonville Watkins

Wallace Urges Economic Military Preparedness

President Wallace calls for mobilizing idle men money and factories to build guns munitions aircraft tanks and ships and warns England and France may be future targets He discusses costs unemployment farm exports and defense tax increases as essential to keeping finances in order while avoiding civilian hardship and inflation from unused capacity.

Washington England France Germany Uguble Banentina Hier Yeaven Wallace Murray

Owls to Install Officers for Nest No 2255 Friday

Charter members of Nest No 2255 of the Order of Owls will meet at 141% Capital Street at 7:30 p.m. Friday to install officers and conduct routine business. A new class will be initiated Wednesday June 12 with ritual by H. H. Snyder. Public inflation concerns noted as idle labor and plant capacity remain high.

Nest No Order of Owls Capital Street H. H. Snyder Wheeling Lori

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