Big Xmas Business Expected At Beckley Postoffice
Postmaster Hollandsworth says the Beckley post office will hire only three extra workers for the Christmas rush, drawn from civil service lists. Receipts for 1936 show a sharp rise over 1935, with population growth and strong local merchant expectations. December 15 is projected as the start of peak business. November receipts dipped by over $1,500 from October.
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Joan T. Hollandsworth, Jr
Beckley
Hollan 'Sworth
Heckey
Hollandsworth
Post Office
C O. D
C. O
Slippery Roads Ditch Vehicles in Whitesville Area
Slippery roads sent trucks and autos into ditches near Whitesville Tuesday night. A Charlston truck driven by Oscar Burdett slipped into a ditch on Clear Fork road. The machine was only slightly damaged. A sedan registered to G P Vaughan of 17 Summers Street Charleston plunged from the highway at Birchton seven
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Register
Whitesville
Charlston
Oscar Burdett
Clear Fork
G. P. Vaughan
Summers Street
Charleston
Birchton
Postal statistics show totals for 1936 year
The figures indicate article totals: delivered nine thousand seven hundred ninety four, money orders thirty thousand nine hundred one, money orders paid twenty six thousand five hundred fifty three, insured parcels issued eleven thousand eight hundred twenty, insured parcels delivered twelve thousand six hundred forty one, cash on delivery articles accepted nine hundred eighty four, and C O D articles delivered eight thousand forty one.
Memorial museum to Gen Sam Houston rises at Huntsville
A $35,000 memorial museum honoring Gen. Sam Houston liberator of Texas is under construction in Huntsville Texas, signaling a significant regional tribute to the historic figure.
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Gen
Sam Houston
Liberator of
Texas
Huntsville, Tex
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