Bids Sought For Parkway Concessions On Blue Ridge Route
National Park Service seeks bids for 10 year contracts to operate gasoline stations coffee shops and related services along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina. Proposals due June 18 1940 include fixed annual fee 100 plus a share of net profits above 6 percent with up to 2500 salary. Sunken costs estimated 40000 in Virginia 30000 in North Carolina. A $5000 bid bond required and construction must start within 60 days after award.
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National Park Service
Interior Department
Washington, D. C
Blue Ridge Parkway
Virginia
U. S. Highway 220
Roanoke
U. S. Highway 58
North Carolina
Virginia State Line
Blowing Rock
Blue Ridge
Secretary of the Interior
Parkway
Long Hill Interdenominational Meeting Set At Ararat
R W Key announces township convention with the Methodist Church at Ararat on June 16 starting 10 A M. Memorial service in Ararat is set for June 9 with cemetery events at 10 A M and church at 11 A M. Esther Key, beauty parlor operator from King, visited Ararat last weekend. Farmers report tobacco planting near complete. rains slowed farm work but aided transplanting.
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Ararat
N. C
R. W. Key
Long Hill
King
Germans Destroy Narvik Port As They Withdraw
Stockholm June 3 A Norwegian news agency correspondent reports German forces have left Narvik rendering the Norwegian port useless for a year The harbor is filled with sunken ships and blocked channels with over 30 hulks Docks loading gear and electric plans are wrecked It will take months to clear the harbor and repair docks and the railroad to Swedish ore mines after the retreating Germans blow up facilities
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Stockholm
Narvik
British Duke Dies in Battle on French Soil
The Duke of Northumberland age 27 was killed in action in France while serving with the Grenadier Guards. He had been the largest coal property owner in England a year earlier and inherited a large estate whose duties were about 1 million pounds. The duchess learned of the death by telegram as the flag at Alnwick Castle was lowered to half staff.
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London
Duke of Northumberland
England
France
Grenadier Guards
Surrey
Alnwick Castle
Northumberland
Bride-To-Be Delays Wedding After Tragic Mine Death
In Gardiner Montana Mrs Anamae Scott postponed her wedding due to a painful tooth ulcer. The following day her 24 year old fiancé John Jones was killed in a mining accident at Sliver City Nevada.
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Gardiner
Mont
Anamae Scott
John Jones
Sliver City
Nev
Advice Column Dilemmas on Dating Brother’s Girl
A reader seeks guidance on dating the brother’s girlfriend while he is away. Nancy Haddon urges action aligning with family and neighbor concerns, condemning self centered behavior and noting the likely tragic outcome. The column emphasizes choosing respect over gossip and urges honest confrontation.
If It Can't Love, Stop Seeing One Another
A moral appeal urges a couple to admit love or end their affair to protect family trust and reputations. It argues in-law relationships should be clearly delineated and publicly honest to prevent damage and shame.
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Nancy Haddon
Haddon
Mount Airy
Miss Haddon
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Moir S. Martin
John Sobotta
B. H. Williamson
G. C. Levill
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T. ©. Barber
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T. H. Worrell
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