Vehicle storage expands at City Esso site 333 Prince St
City Esso Station has leased the adjacent former Williams Tire and Battery building for auto storage. Owned by A. A. Farmer and formerly occupied by Crews Body Shop, the site has been vacant for a year. Mrs. Ben W. Smith runs the station with Emmit Worley as manager. The business has nearly doubled since buying from Henry Thomas about three months ago. Year Round Friendly Service is the motto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Esso Station
Prince St
Williams Tire and Battery Co
A. A. Farmer
Crews Body Shop
Ben W. Smith
Demand for Fabricated Structural Steel Rises into the 60s
H B Dietrich president of the American Institute of Steel Construction forecasts stronger demand for fabricated structural steel next year and through the 1960s. He projects 1960 shipments at 3.4 million tons, up 13 percent from 3.0 million in the current year, and 3.5 million tons of fabrication, up 0.5 million from 1959. Dietrich notes continuous research and new design methods boost construction efficiency and that the industry fulfilled more than three quarters of scheduled work during the steel strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
H. B. Dietrich
American Institute of Steel Construction
Dietrich
Gas appliance makers foresee 1960 sales at or above 1959
The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association projects 1960 sales to match or beat 1959 records for built in ranges furnaces boilers and automatic water heaters. Unit shipments of built in ranges should rise about 193 percent over 1959, with total ranges plus freestanding units about 2.9 percent higher. Warm air furnaces and boilers are seen up 5 and 3 percent, while gas fired water heaters may approach the 1959 peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Assn
AAA Director Praises Law Officers After Holiday
New York AP reports AAA Director Earl C. Carter lauds law officers for stepped up patrols after a holiday weekend. He defends patrol cars and urges public appreciation for safety efforts and enforcement against reckless driving amid ongoing vehicle auctions and notices in Beckley and Raleigh County West Virginia auctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. Carter
West Virginia Automobile Association
Carter
Tractors Supplant Horses in Eastern Canadian Pulpwood Work
The Newsprint Information Committee reports rising labor costs推动 replacing horses with tractors and mechanical gear for lumber work. A 1950 census showed about 20,000 horses used in Eastern Canadian pulpwood operations, a figure now believed to be about one third lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dobbin
Newsprint Information Committee
Canada
Renault executive predicts 1960 testing ground for imports and compacts
Robert E. Valode of Renault, Inc. says 1960 will decide the fate of small imported cars against American compact models. He notes consumer purchases will reveal the balance of demand and insists Renault will gain from rising interest in economy cars, while maintaining that U S built compacts cannot fully match Renault on price mileage or maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert E. Valode
Renault, Inc
Renault
Valode
Variety chain stores forecast near ten percent rise in 1960
Variety Store Merchandiser predicts 1960 sales at about 4.0 to 4.12 billion dollars if no new steel strike occurs. The gain reflects a strong economy and higher consumer incomes, with a potential cutback if a steel strike resumes in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Wells Motor Company
Mullens
W. Va
R. M. Dean
New York
Variety Store Merchandiser
Funeral notices list multiple local obituaries and services
A stream of obituary notices from Piney View to Ghent lists names such as Harry B Mounts 175 Calloway Heights Floyd Francis Light Kate Lee Peters Carlos D Hall John William Mohler and others. Details include death dates December 27 to 29, local funeral homes Rose Quesenberry Webb and Neal Calfee and service times from December 30 to 31 with burial places Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Stanaford Cemetery and Grover Sweeney Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mounts Mounts
Harry B
Piney View
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Vance Drive
Everett Shafer
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Jack Smith
Jack Thompson
Jimmy Davis
Melvin Richmond
Morris Cole
Ben Meets
Thomas Thomas
William Henry
Calloway Heights
New London
Ohio
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
South Kanawha Street
Pax Advent Christian Church
Pax
Homer Baxter
Rose and Queseberry Funeral
South
Kanawha Street
Charles L. Skeens
Fred T. Box
K. C. Butler
J. W. Stengell
Maynard Rose
Vernard Pack
Sydney C. Box
Samuel Kessinger
Raymond Dorton
Bill Johnson
Roy Kidd
Ira Williams
Doc Williams
Richard Snuffer
Samuel D. Legg
Paul Norman
Robert Harmon
William Ward
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Floyd Francis
Stanley Street
Webb and Neal
First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
C. E Walker. Buria
Sunset Memorial Park
Paul Hinzman
W. T. Lowe
James Patton
Robert S. Taylor
Lyle Christian
Earl Hall
A. L. Cole
Phillip Stover
Eters Peters
Kate Lee
Stanaford
Claude Bailey
Joe Menghetti
O. F. Cook
R. L. Trump
Buren Atkinson
J. W. Rogers
Hall Hall
Carlos D
Calfee Funeral Home
Calloway Heights Baptist Church
H. A. McClung
Don Lowe
Bob Pilkington
Ernest McClung
W. W. Waddell
Wilbert Whitten
W. M. Chandler
Carl Adams
Caffee Funeral Home
Mohler Mohler
John William
Ghent
Missionary Baptist Church
Junior Shrewsbury
Grover Sweeney
Rose and Queenbury Furral
Fred Vines
Bob Vines
Lewis Fink
Robert Brammer
Sherman Shumate
J. G. Bird
du Puy Lilly
Buy Now And Save $49 World Book Child Craft Offer
Advertises a World Book and Child Craft discount with a $49 savings. Encourages placing orders via Delmas Elkins at 333 Burgess Street Beckley or by calling CL 3-3201 for the nearest representative. Includes a 22 Repair Service note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Book
Delmas Elkins
Burgess Street
Beckley
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Robert F. Dickson
Norfolk and Western
Samuel S. Hosp
Charlies Edwin Gorman
Cincinnati
Roanoke
Everett M. Dudley
Eastern Territory
Christopher W. Nickless
Western Territory
National Assn. of Credit Management
AAA
Dr. H. T
Duncan-Catron Motor Company, Inc
West Virginia
Raymond H. Sanford Jr
Oakland St
Akron
Duncan-Catron Motor Co., Inc
Paul E. Lynch
Grady Whitlock
Oldsmobile
Bill Simmons
Cranberry
Duncan-Catron Motor Sal
Circuit Court
Raleigh County
Shady Spring General Store, Inc
In Chancery
Howard B. Ragland
Court House
Shady Spring
West Virgina
Big Beaver Creek
C. L. Curtis
Pine Woods Addition
Pine Woods
Co. L. Curtis
Charles G. Curtis
Raleigh County Clerk
C. Berkley Lilly
I. C. Harold Hanks
C. Harold Hanks
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
Oakwood
Dias Foral CO
City Ave
Snow Thornton Florists
Prince Street
Johnstown RD
DIAL
Amos E. Quesenberry
Vicinity
Pax Branch
Sun
B. P. Renfro
Shady Springs
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers
Lowell Foley
Cali
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Buckley Photo Service
Church Street
Main St
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
Southern Institut OF Graphic Arts
P. O. Box
Nashville
Tennessee
John W. Eye
West
Neville St
Scott's Cabinet Shop
Kanawha St
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Wrights
John W
EYE
WAY Radio
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc
Prince St. Beckley
Lovitz
Conner
Orchard Ave
Lilly’s
Valley Drive
Piney Ave & Valley
Connie Gillian
Lewis Transfer Co
Gravely
C. Harqid Hanks
Pikeview Drive
Call
A. C
Cowen
Jan Campbell Music Co
Ph. Hinton
White Pine Gray Lumber CO
Crab Orchard
Jim Green
Raleigh Insurance Agency
THE
Best Furniture CO
Bade
New Corporation
AVON
Raleigh
Wyoming County
Cal
Welch
Coalwood
Ph. Thurmond
Avon Calling
Long Island
Broad Street
Charleston
Care
Pardel
Broad St
Raymond
Care Beckley News
I. S. Atkinson
Care Beckley Newspapers
Roy A. Jones
R. L
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
Nature Shop
Dial CL
Wright's
Poultry and Supplies
Earl Mann
J. E Daniel
Glen Daniel
Electrolux Corp
J. W Huddle
Clyde Street
Worth Firestone
L. Mills
Sophia
W. V. OV
Zenith
ASH
Day Appliances & TV Valley Drive
Vance Dr
Dowdy Sewing Center
Kanawha
East Beckley Post Office
K. M Walker
Midway
Wilson
S. Kanawha ST
Homelite
Dearing Bros. Prosperity
Harry Lee
Rev
O. T. Moore
Geneva Craddock
Bon Bon
Neville Street
Midway Lunch
Remington
Klaus Office
McCreery St
Pioneer Parg EP and Rural Equipment CO
McCulloch
Silver King
Atkins
Oregon
Basham's
Rt 3
Hinton
Beckey Road
White Oak
Singer Sewing Center
Beckley Write
D. C. Smith
Cherry Street
Bluefield
Baker Lumber Sales
Byus-Mankin Lumber Co
N. Kanawha St
BNC Printing
W. Prince Street
Beckley, W. Va
SEARS
Homart
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Fraser
Wilsel
Bishop Street
Means Lumber CO
Sisson St
Hill - Rohrer
Omar C. Stover
Federal Mutual Ins. Co
Thur, Fri
Watkins Quality Products
Buel Redden
Bill Bates
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Bank of Raleigh
F.d.1.c
Cook’s Music Shop
North Oakwood Ave
Beckley Dial
Jan
Baldwin
Kinzman
JAN Campbell Music Company
B. H. Hopkins
Booth Ave
Christmas Club
Ravelin
MacArthur
Bath
South Oakwood
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