Concrete Product Boosts Charleston Industry
West Virginia Black Rock Co at 8 Spring Street adds a concrete rock asphalt line to Charleston’s industrial base. They supply economical road surfaces from driveways to highways, using local rock, with tests showing a five inch base plus inch and a half asphalt for durability and low maintenance. The firm ships material to Boone and Madison counties and markets in Kentucky, expanding since 1997 under Arthur G. Anderson.
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West Virginia Black Rock Company
Spring Street
Charleston
Arthur G. Anderson
Trinidad
Clendenin
Madison
Boone County
Anderson
Columbus
Kentucky
Merry-Go-Round Confined Announcement of Woolley Appointments
Woolley, appointed by Wilson in 1914, remains a central figure in the Merry-Go-Round column as the piece continues from page and outlines ongoing personnel notes.
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Page
Wilson
Woolley
Court of Appeals Jammed By Backlog Hits Fifth Member
The court remains short handed as veteran J Warren Davis, 71, who was appointed in 1920, and Judge John Biggs IV, 49, added last year by Roosevelt under congressional authority to expand the court. The body was in poor health and absent from the bench for long periods while 253 cases were in arrears and 101 argued but undecided, the Judiciary noted.
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Om the Court
Snotter
J. Warren Davis
John Biggs
Roosevelt
Congress
the Gazette
Duel in Havana Leaves Two Wounded
In Havana on January 5 two duelists, Senator Ramon Vasconcelos and Ruben De Leon, were wounded in a field outside Arroyo Arenas. Both men, after initial refusals, eventually shook hands and sought medical aid. The duel arose from a newspaper article about De Leon’s revolutionary activities. News reports note a pistol plan was replaced by sabers.
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Havana
Ramon Vasconcelos
Ruben de Leon
de Leon
el Patria
Arroyo Arenas
Fee Attacks Road Report Delay in Columbus
Davey Fee questions delay in Gov. Martin L. Davey s highway department inquiry report. He asks if the panel will whitewash the governor or if the findings are so bad they cannot be released before the primary. Fee notes the junket has cost taxpayers over 30,000 dollars.
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Columbus
Charles Sawyer
Martin L. Davey
Highway Department
Tom
Agsten & Sons celebrate 25 years as Charleston builders
Pictured are H B Agsten and Sons principals in the firm famed for major projects in Charleston and the Kanawha valley. Founder H B Agsten Sr. came from Pittsburgh in 1913 after work with Bethlehem Steel. The firm lists extensive local works including the Electra Metallurgical main plant, various warehouses, showrooms, and service buildings.
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H. B. Agsten and Sons
Charleston
Electra Metallurgical
Alloy
H. B. Agsten, Jr
John S. Agsten
H. B. Agsten
Agsten Company
Chesapeake and Ohio
H. B. Agsten, Sr
Pittsburgh
Bethlehem Steel Company
Saxony
Germany
U.S
H. B
Happy” Agsten, Jr
Photocopying for preservation popular in town
Hill Photoprint Service at 219 Hale Street says photocopies cannot duplicate some official papers such as bonds money or internal revenue stamps but can preserve deeds old letters diplomas and certificates. They offer enlargements up to 40 by 108 inches and usually complete orders the same day. Australia’s defense department builds two shortwave stations in Canberra to link with the British admiralty and war office in London.
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U.S
Hill Photoprint Service
Hale Street
L. D. Hill
Hin
Hill
Anee Australia
Defense Department
Canberra
British
Admiralty
War Office
London
Kanawha Teacher debuts with school finance Qs and Answers
The Kanawha Teacher quarterly by Kanawha County Teachers Association lists a sample Q and A section from the Kanawha County School Catechism. It covers 1937 operating costs, revenue, deficits, per pupil expenditures, teacher salaries, and numbers of teachers with degrees.
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Kanawha
Kanawha County Teachers’ Association
Woodyard Commercial Printers
Hale Street
Eleanor Stone Thornhill
Charleston
Walter Snider
Nitro
Robert H. Scott
Dunbar
Kanawha Teacher
Quest Lions and Answers
Kanawha County
Kanawha County School Facts From 1936-37 Data
A county report shows 1,397 teachers and 133 one room schools. Total school value 7,272,751.19 dollars. Enrollment 43,203 with 28,590 elementary 5,833 junior high and 7,642 high pupils. Attendance first five months ranged 96.67 to 93.7 percent. Daily transportation 10,200 pupils covering 3,021 miles. buses totaled 525,563 miles for 1936-37, a distance exceeding 25 times around the earth at the equator.
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Kanawha County
Boy Dies From Gasoline Fire Trial at Home
PINEVILLE June 5. Boyd Easter aged 11 died from burns suffered while attempting to start a fire for his mother Mrs Walter S Easter of Skin Fork Wyoming county. His sister Mildred is in critical condition at a Welch hospital with burns from the same accident. He used gasoline by mistake to kindle the blaze.
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Pineville
Boyd Easter
Walter S. Easter
Skin Fork
Wyoming County
Mildred
Welch
West Virginia Song Composed for Shrine Temple
Mrs Walter Martens wife of a prominent architect writes a new West Virginia lyric that becomes the official chant for Beni Kedem Shrine temple. The Charleston delegation reported in Los Angeles for the Shrine convention. The lyric adapts California melodies and invites visitors to the Mountain State highlighting its blue mountains and scenic beauty. California Shriners plan a responsive chorus modeled on We’ll Be Comin Round the Mountains When We Come.
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Walter Martens
West Virginia
Beni Kedem Temple
M.S. GE. Griffin
Shrine Recorder
Charleston
Los Angeles
California
Kedem Shine Temple
Meyers Buys New Thermoray Heater Model
Meyers Brothers of 219 Hale Street entered last week an order for the latest Thermoray heater. The two burner model, part of a 49 000 B T UL circulation line, will be priced lower than earlier models. Alex Meyers notes its modern design and radiant burners offer more heat at lower cost.
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B. T. UL
Meyers Brothers
Hale Street
U. S
Alex Meyers
Thermo ray gas heaters draw steady demand for homes
Meyers Brothers notes Thermo ray heaters are in year round demand, peaking with new home builds and apartments. Each heater comprises multiple burners with individual valves. in mild weather only one burner runs, boosting efficiency. We supplied Ther moray heaters for Riverview Terrace apartments and installed a Warren Webster modulating system for baths and living areas.
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Meyers
D Meyers Brothers
Riverview Terrace
Warren Webster
Roosevelt and Party Return From Chesapeake Cruise
President Roosevelt and a party of guests returned to Washington from a weekend cruise in Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River aboard the government yacht Potomac sailing from Annapolis yesterday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chesapeake Bay
Potomac River
Annapolis
Potomac
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Montgomery, W. Va
Servi W.va. Water Service
Carl Morris
W. Va
W. Washington
C.R. Morgan Co
Morrison Bldg
Capitol
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Icoffman Optical Company
Opticians
Wester Electric
Clendenin Street
H.B. Agsten & Sons
Kanawha Valley
Auston
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Woodrum Furniture
Sixth Street
United Fuel Gas
Pugh Furniture Company
R. H. Kyle
Eskew, Smith and Cannon
Bond-Rider-Jackson
Hubbard Grocery
Lewis Hubbard
J. B. Ruby
Pritchard
Weaver Motor Car Company
Matthews Storage Company
Alley
Austen
Geel
M. Kornstein
Fife St
Woodyard
Hale St
Patterson Bell & Crane Co
Mrs. Martens
Wilson ST
Black Rock CO
W. Spring
Winter Floral CO
Leo Street
Phous
Charleston, W. Va
Bent Kloman Instrument CO
Quarriee BC
W. V
West Virginia Brick Co
Eto Eae
H. B. Agsten & Sons
DIAL
Laird CO
Dickinson
Yrphore Capitol
Lambert Au
Ito Parts Co
Anuyete Machine Shop
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