Shott Family Firms Drive Bluefield Mercer County Growth
Bluefield merchants the Shott family control major local firms including Capitol Paper Supply Co Paper Supply Co Capitol Business Equipment Co and Telegraph Commercial Printing Co. Public records show H J Shott Jr Ned Shott and John C Shott as officers and stockholders with ties to Bluefield Gas Co Gas Service Inc and Hardwood Products Inc. The family asserts continued expansion and employment while Mayor Tanner credits them with payrolls and local tax contributions.
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Public Service Commission
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Moody's Public Utility Manual
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Clyde E. Eliott
Woodrum Warm Aur Heating Inc
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Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
Georgia Lumber and Supply Co
Flat Top National Bank
Northfork Coca Cola Bottling Co
Appalachian Lumber Co
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Lynchburs
Cavalier Supply Co
Merleer County
Princeton
West Virginia
Daily Telegraph
Mercer County
Gazette
T. Courtney Tanner
Hardwood Lumber Co
Bluekeht Chamber
iCommerce Pictures Paper Supply
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James R
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Ghests
Barksdale
Fire Department Officers Named Marmet Community Fire Dept
Burke elected president of Marmet Community Fire Department at a February meeting. Other officers include Em ory Spurlock assistant chief Gus Legard first lieutenant Gary Morris first aid lieutenant Charles Humphrey chief engineer Wayne Dolan assistant engineer Larry Burton public relations and Fred Penix secretary.
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Burke
Marmet Community Fire Department
Emory Spurlock
Gus Legard
Gary Morris
Charles Humphrey
Wayne Dolan
Larry Burton
Fred Penix
Officials Deny Traffic Trap Allegations Amid Arraignments
The article details claims of a traffic enforcement trap near Lookout, with P D Horan and Edgar Hansen Jr. recounting arrests for passing within 300 feet of intersections and speeding. Officials defend duties while critics question misuse of authority and file complaints to Supervisor Summerfield.
Two Kanawha County youths hurt in separate mishaps
Barbara Kay Custer 15 was electrocuted by a portable light fixture in the attic of 294 West Second Ave Belle Charleston Memorial Hospital said she was unconscious on admission but starting to respond. She is in serious condition. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Ray Custer. Raymond Eggleton 10 of Mar met was admitted with a broken left leg after his bicycle turned over. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Eggleton.
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Lake Shore Dr
Charleston
Lookout
Berry
Hansen
Willis
Edmond
Summerfield
Kanawha County
Barbara Kay Custer
West Second Ave
Belle
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Robert Ray Custer
Raymond Eggleton
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Lawrence Eggleton
Early increase in motor vehicle office hours boosts business
State Motor Vehicles Department reports record early hours take in revenue and shorter lines. Commissioner Jack A. Nuckols says 7 am openings through Saturday and 8:30 am start on other days, with a 4:30 pm closing and a 4:30 pm Friday deadline to drive legally. Last Saturday saw a total of $110 000 in license and title fees. Forecasts cover Charleston West Virginia Virginia and surrounding regions with a mix of sun and thundershowers and highs from the 70s to the 80s.
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State Motor Vehicles Department
Jack A. Nuckols
Nuckols
Wood Youth Drowns in Lake in Jackson Park
Parkerburg Vienna residents mourn 14 year old William Baker who drowned Tuesday while swimming with a younger brother in a Jackson Park lake. Vienna volunteer firemen recovered the body around 7 30 p m after the drowning occurred about 4 30 p m in about 14 feet of water two miles from the Baker home
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William Baker
C. S. Baker
Vienna
Jackson Park
Baker
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