Plans For Quarrier Extension Bridge Widens City Traffic
City planners and officials discuss adding a second bridge at Quarrier Street to link Elmwood Place and Brown Street, cut Alderson to Truslow for new frontage, and bypass downtown traffic. Proposals include a Dryden street pier superstructure, one way street options, and a northern bypass to ease congestion around the Capitol area, with tentative plans and guarded projections from the planning officials.
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Jlired
Quarrier Rect
Wee Net Net
Wyoming Breet
MacCorkle
Eest-West
Lune
Dryden Street
Elmwoeed Place
Brown Streat
Alderson
Truslow
Ee Rentals
Mathews Sug
Retail Grocers Leave For National Parley
George W W King of Charleston left yesterday for Cincinnati to attend the national convention of the Retail Grocers Association. About 100 grocers from Virginia attend excluding two from this city. He was elected to chair the national legislative committee and will participate in the convention program Tuesday and Wednesday.
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George W.W. King
King
Charleston
West Virginia Association of Retail Grocers
Cincinnati
Convention of the Nations Associaion
Teesday
Irginia
Beag
Vention
Naional
Snapshot winners shine in Gazette contest awards
The Gazette fourth annual snapshot contest awarded four $3 prizes for top entries. Winners across classes included E Temple Nitro for The Crystal Gazer, James G Vanderavil Jr Spencer for Hold Everything, George C Sigendall White Sulphur Springs for Swan Family, and A Bothro Clarksburg for Old Time. Readers are urged to reuse borrowed cameras, load film, and capture candid mapshots anytime, anywhere.
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The
Gazette
Washington, D. C
J. E. Temple
Nitro
James G. Vanderavil, Jr
Spencer
George C. Sigendall
White Sulphur Springs
Nitre
George O. Sigendall
Swai
James G. Vandergrif
Jt. Borencer
A. Rothreck
Clarksburg
P. S. C Increases Intrastate Rates Exemptions Noted
The public service commission approved roughly a ten percent intrastate freight-rate rise for heavy products, excluding coal shipments in southern West Virginia. Exemptions cover coal from specific lines and regions, while other products face no exemptions. The decision aims to bolster rail revenue to sustain operations and payrolls, with potential future adjustments allowed amid competitive conditions.
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Public Service Commission
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Virginian
New York Central
Winding Gulf
Fairmont
Charleston
Rairoade
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Pittsburgh
Sormmission
Commission
NEA Members Tour Charleston After Convention
About 300 NEA members are expected to visit Charleston as the statewide tour begins after the convention in White Sulphur Springs. They will lunch at Edgewood Country Club at 1 PM hosted by the chamber and the local newspaper, then meet the governor at the state capitol.
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National Editorial Association
Charleston
White Sulphur Springs
Charles E. Hodges
Chamber of Commerce
Edgewood Country Club
Chamber
Capitol
Hens Invasion Spurs Millbank Garden Protest
Residents of Millbank England plan a protest to the town council over hens raiding gardens on a Sunday drive weekend. Gardeners report hens scraping in newly planted plots after night work.
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Millbank
England
Plata
State employment service reports high job applications and placements
Director C. P. McKenna said applications rose to 210690 in the month while private placements reached 4152, about 12 percent higher than the prior month. Public employment yielded 1416 placements with coal mining in Logan district supplying 96 private jobs. Charleston led for regular private placements with 183 and 145 temporary, domestic and personal service totaled 289 regular and 340 temporary placements, and coal mining recorded 128 total placements.
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C. P. McKenna
State Employment Service
McKenna
Logan
Charleston
Complete Heating System Check Promotes Efficient Home Heat
The article urges timely home heating checks now that the system is idle. It recommends insulating pipes to cut heat loss and prevent condensation, and notes bare flanges and fittings should be insulated. For homes with single windows, installing double glazed units can cut heat loss by about half.
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Kanawha
Igland Fm
San Traine
State Sapitel
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National
P.S. C
NEA
Atlantic Life Insurance CO
Mmond, Virginia
Ruffner Payne Agency, Inc
Chas. P. McCabe
Exsanha Banking & Trust Bldg
Hughes-Martin CO
Virginia BT. W
United Fuel Gas Co
Wchs Auditorium
Cox's
Chase P. Loury
Park Ave
Armstrong
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