Dunbar Phone Exchange Opens New Central Office
Dunbar inaugurates dial service at midnight June 15 in a $30 000 building at Grosscup and 12th. The central office, part of a 30 million, five year program, expands Dunbar lines and relieves South Charleston exchange. Mayor Fitzwater and officials attend as Potomac Telephone Co completes a cutover and names Dunbar a growing industrial town. Delivery of the Charleston directory with Dunbar listings is underway.
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Dunbar
Grosscup
Sper
Ishury
Central Office
Fitzwater
South Charleston
Dunbaron
South Charles
Ind. Central
And
Potomac Telephone
Kanawha
Amcne
Witnem
Dumber
Ma. D. L. Salisbury
A. H. Clark
Telephones Company
A. V. Fitswater
South
Dunier
Harry Watkins
Menth
Harry
Gator
Ocer
Tober
Ten
R. B. Crigler
Crigler
Jatal
Charleston Telephone
Dunbar and
Lake Washington
West Virginia
Hurricane
Charleston
Boulevard Route Replaces Washington Street for Through Traffic
Charleston designates Boulevard Made Rt 60 Alternate as city wide through traffic route. E L Worthington says riverside drive will ease congestion and boost city image while directing U S 60 35 31 25 and state routes onto the boulevard and routing heavy trucks to Washington Street. City maintains the boulevard. road commission preserves Chesapeake Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue corridors to the Bigley Avenue crossing.
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Kanawha Blvd
Charleston
E. L. Worthington
U.S. 60
Worthington
Washington St
Patrick St. Bridge
Pennsylvania
Treach Bigley
U.S
U. S. 35
U. S. 31
Patrick St
WA. S. 119
Kanawha City Bridge
Chesapeake Av
Road Commission
Washington ,St
Pennsylvania Av
Bigley Av
Threatened Laborers Strike Here Cancelled
A threatened AFL Laborers union strike in Charleston was canceled after the Wage Board acted favorably on a proposed pay increase. Local 1353 Business Agent M. Fancher said the workers had planned to quit construction work tomorrow if the case not approved, with employers already approving the new wage scale pending board action from April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL ‘Laborers Union
M. Fancher
Charleston
WLB
Fancher
YWCA Benefit To Send Food Abroad In Charleston
Cooperating with the War Relief Control Board approved by President Truman the YWCA plans a benefit bridge and games party Friday at 8 pm in the association building. Proceeds from ticket sales will aid the fund to buy food for shipment abroad. Committee members include Mrs. William Warner II Mrs. Edward Culver Miss Irene Parks Miss Eilken Keener Miss Gladys Thompson and Mrs Otis Updyke.
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War Relief Control Board
Truman
Charleston
YWCA
William Warner, II
Warner
Robert Barnes
Edward Culver
Irene Parks
Eilken Keener
Gladys Thompson
Otis Updyke
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West Virginia Safety & Health Council, Inc
Council
Masonicare
Hale and
Virginia
Srs. & Ree
Yexerd
Basil Wright
Nit of Public Safety
Whall
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D. C
Drivina
cLonderee
Ake
Lemeder
Weseney
Cincinnati
Eres
Lake Washington Realty Corporation
Capitol He
Kaufman Bros
Bales Glico
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Siegel Shoe CO
Capitol Street
JYWCA
Les Street
Piecegoods
Featurin
Bemberg
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Valley Bell Ice Cream
Valley Bell
Valley Bell Stores
Ea Dairy Gen
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