Roads Crumble as Virginia Winter Wrecks Pavement
The Virginia highway department estimates three million dollars in road damage from the severe winter. Boots of ice and poor grades have left main arteries choppy and hazardously uneven. A note from Prosperity West Virginia recalls tough pioneer travel and a neighborly helping hand in Beckley with personal stories of resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Department of Highways
Old Dominion
Richmond
Virginia
Bluefield
Greyhound Bus Line
Winston-Salem
Consolidated Lines
Princeton
Roanoke
Mary Virginia Gill
North Carolina
West Virginia
Floyd County
Old North Carolina
Dad
Christiansburg
Blacksburg
Narrows
Peters Mountain
Packs Ferry
Jumping Branch
Raleign Court House
Beckley
Tinie Williams
Fayette’ County
Bill Williams
Birthday and Valentine Parties Noted in Pemberton
In Pemberton W Va Jean Archer hosted a February 14 birthday party with many friends and a Valentine party hosted by R P Holt for the Sunday School class. Several sick listed, plus several local residents visiting with Buck Wood and Less Hunter. A Toledo plant plans iron paving plates for roads described as nearly kidproof and long wearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Archer
Lomna Jones
Edith Hunter
Dorothy Kiser
Evelyn Carder
Pearl Jones
Frances Hunter
Retha Wampler
Viola Patrick
Violet Meadows
Margaret Patrick
Patrine Carter
Marie Fink
Elizabeth Lawrence
Elizabeth Fink
Irene Cummings
Ore Mae Bryant
Myrtle Jones
Kathleen Mays
Virginia Brooks
Marie Alf
Mary
Imogene Young
Mary Hunter
Mildred Beckelhimer
Marceline Cassily
Louise Cassity
Kathleen
Louise Waddell
Mary Frances Vaught
Shelma Mays
Hilda Meadows
Isabelle Meadows
Cora Lee Jones
Beatrice Cummings
Myrtle Richmond
Lillian Meadows
Aileen Blankenship
Less Hunter
Buck Wood
Toledo
Holmes Retained as Raleigh Postmaster Nominee
Br. B. Holmes, electrical adviser for Raleigh Coal and Coke, nominated for Raleigh postmaster by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington. Holmes has served the Raleigh company for more than fifteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Farr
Oak Hill
New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute
Farr
BR. B. Holmes
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Raleigh
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Associated Press
Holmes
Raleigh Coal Company
Postmaster Appointments Since 1932 Noted
The text traces a postmaster who has held the office since January 1932 with a temporary start to fill an unexpired term and a four year appointment beginning July 1932. The sequence shows a steady tenure through that period.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prosperity
W. Va
Flat Top
Bob Lilly
Uncle Abe
Simeon Lilly
Uncle Bob
H. A. Smith
Beckey
Jor Wright
Pemberton, W. Va
Arlisa Mills
Crab Orchard
James Hunter
Stanaford
Charley Vealey
Bob Cook
James J. C. Kiser
O. C. Kiser
Don Adkins
Lillybrook
M. L. Canady
Beaver
Charles Hunter
Princewick
Peoples Shoe Shop
Beckley, W. Va
Beckley Loan Co
Fayette St
Beckley ML Ve
Powers, Mar
Minneapolis
Isadore
Kid Cann) Blumenfeld
Walter W. Liggett
Waac Foster
Gent's
Jewel Benrus
Diamond Ladies’ Watch
Elgin
Gruen
Edys Golden Rule Drug Store
Edy
EDUS
Edys Drug Store
Prince Street
Prince St
Court House
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