Berea and Slab Telephone seeks 24 hour service and higher rates
The Berea and Slab Telephone Co requests 24 hour service for Cairo Ellenboro Harrisville and nearby Ritchie county areas and rate increases from 2.00 to 2.80 for business lines and from 1.50 to 2.00 for residence service. It also seeks permission to discontinue exchange service at Rusk due to interference from grounded rural electric lines and insufficient income. The public service commission set hearings for June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea and Slab Telephone Co
Public Service Commission
Cairo
Ellenboro
Harrisville
Ritchie County
Rusk
Ritchi Y County
Rowlesburg
FT. Jarrett
Hawa Skages
James H. Skag Wodie
Fayette
Gailey River
Beech Glen
Nicholas County
Officials to Study Improved Program Plans
A weekend conference of executives and directors will meet at the local building on Quarrier Sounding to study ways to improve program direction and policies of YWCA organizations in West Virginia. Attending will be Mrs. Martin Brown of Chirk, Miss Ann Marmacek Huntington, Miss Ada Orr Fairmont, Miss Minnie Weaver Bliefield, and Wye Coates Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
West Inia
Martin Brown
Chirk
Ann Dorothy Marmacek Huntington
M R
Mitten
Parkersburg
Ada F. Orr
Fairmont
Minnie Weaver
Bliefield
Wye Coates
Charleston
Soap Box Contest Entries Urged For All-West Virginia Derby
Seven boys have entered the All-West Virginia Soap Box Derby to be held July 20 on Little Tyler mountain road. Derby director B M Higginbotham urges entrants to pick up entry blanks to avoid race day confusion. Blanks and file books are free at McMillion Motors Charleston and Rhodes-Walker Chevrolet South Charleston, with dealers offering rule guidance during daylight hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Higginbotham
McMillion Motors Inc
Charleston
Rhodes-Walker Chevrolet Co
South Charleston
the Gazette
Auto Owners Asked To Correct Addresses
The road commission estimates 40 000 to 80 000 auto owners may miss renewal application cards due to faulty addresses. Officials urge affected owners to apply by letter with owner name and car details. New cards will be prepared and mailed with licenses.
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The
Road Commission
Don McClaugherty
Regmotor Vehicles
Nppe
McClaugherty
Church Bridal Unites Joan Mary Bryce in May Ceremony
Joan Mary Bryce married McGinns May at a Methodist church with Rev R P Moore officiating. Attendants Miss Ty Bawden and Mr Robert McGinn, daughter of Mr. McGinn, graduated from Stnea High and is a sophomore at Maycol lege. The groom served with the Marine Corps in the Pacific. They reside at 26 Tenth Ave Huntington.
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Joan
As . McGinns
May
Robert
R. PL Moore
Fund. Ky
Misty Bawden
McGinn
Stnea High
Maycotlege
Vasite
Sineering
Marsh
Marine ‘Corps
Pacific Jlacale
Tenth Av
Huntington
Aerial Photographs Planned for Study Of State's Forests
The conservation commission's forestry division announced a statewide effort using aerial photographs to map timber resources. Harvard hosts a June 14 session for an intensive course on interpreting arial imagery to assess forested wards. The project, funded by multiple agencies, aims to catalog the state’s forests and speed up data collection.
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the Conservation Commission
Forestry Division
Wittmiber Agence
Harvard University
Soil Conservation Service
Yoad Commission
U. S. Porestry Service
The
Conservation Commission
Rss
Organizing Drive Gains Momentum Among Pit Foremen
A West Virginia labor drive led by United Mine Workers district 29 and district 56 pushes for collective bargaining elections. Petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board target Koppers Coal operations, Lilly Coal mines, and New River Coal pits in Raleigh Fayelle Greene and Wyoming counties. Foremen numbers range from 14 to unknown as campaigns rally support and elections may be called within 40 days.
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West
United Mine Workers
George J. Titley
Beckley
Beal
Jbosses
United Clerical Technical and Supervisory Employes Union
UMW
Charl
William Blizzast
Gan Id Boot
West Virginia
Manan Vali
Tiller
Cincinnati
National Labor Relations Berd
Raleigh
Fayelle
Greene
Ier
Wyoming
Lee
Koppers
Helen
Stanford
Eccles
Lillyt Coal I Co
Lillybrook
New River Coal Co
Willer
Jordans Seek New Hearing Of Highway Accident Case
Ay and Mes W. B. Jordin claimed their two children witnessed a collision between Glen Rogers and Cleo Daniel on a highway bridge removed for repairs. They asked a court to rehear their petition asserting new evidence warrants fair and proper damages due to state negligence in warning signs.
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Mes
W. B. Jordin
Peere Vidur
Glen Rogers
Cleo Daniel
Court of Sclums
Stata
Pat
Quarantine Enforced for Independent Districts Reported
Enforcement of quarantine rules allowing dog ex termination will be handled locally. Sheriff Melvin Newton of Taylor county said one child was bitten by a rabid dog and Prosecutor Alan W. Berry reported 38 positive rabies cases in his county.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Troy
Gilmer County
Melvin Newton
Alan W. Berry
Quarantine Clears Areas in Taylor and Gilmer Regions
Report to Agriculture Commissioner J. B. McLaughlin notes active cases found in Taylor and Gilmer. Quarantine remains in effect until further notice.
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Taylor, Gilmer Gauntties
J. B. McLaughlin
Suit Filed Over Accident In Boone County
The Blossom Dairy Co. of Charleston and its employee Jack C Austin were sued for 20000 dollars in circuit court by infant plaintiff Paul David Hutchinson, represented by his father William C Hutchinson. The suit stems from an August Boone County accident in which Hutchinson was side swiped by a company truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blossom Dairy Co
Charleston
Jack Caustins
Paul David Hutchinson
Boone County
William C. Hutchinson
Boone Rounty
Injury Compensation Details Varied By Mullins Report
A fragment notes compensation for a fractured leg and other injuries linked to Mullins. The item hints at a legal or insurance action but lacks full context or parties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullins
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Bayonne
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Tlelde Co
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Sudan
Failic
Diamond Department Store
Lake Washington Realty Corporation
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