Harper road curve widened to improve straight-line driving
The Harper road near a scenic curve is being widened on the inside of the curve to help motorists drive more straight. The piece notes highway design shifts from curved routes to straighter ascents, comparing it to early mountain rail routes. It also recounts camp life, rifle practice, and camp humor with local youths and a medical student handling a snake bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Jimmie Campbell
Campbell
Jimmie
Royal Divorcee Jubal or Buchanan Promotes Jumbo Cola Helmet
A Royal Divorcee candidate or both Mr Draper Lewis and Mr Garland Buchanan distribute a Jumbo Cola helmet in Raleigh county. The device uses a headstring to vent air around the scalp and is not cork lined. Beckley sees a truck license crackdown with out of state drivers fined by Squire Zachetty. The writer argues railroads should handle the business due to taxes and public burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draper Lewis
Garland Buchanan
Raleigh
Beckley
Squire Zachetty
West Virginia
Vacation Bible School Attendance Tops One Eighty Two
In Stanaford at the Presbyterian church the Vacation Bible School began Monday under Dr Lineweaver Mr Gear and Miss Johnson with sessions from 1 to 3 pm Attendance recorded at 182. Numerous locals and visitors noted recent trips visits and shopping in Beckley and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Lineweaver
Gear
Miss Johnson
Beckley
William Walker
C. A. Walker
Crickmer
Averill Winchell
E. E. Stanley
Agee Stewart
Dickinson’s
Ravencliff
Edward Hurt
Marfrance
J. E. Hollandsworth
W. D. Dickinson
Audra Stanley
Concord State Teachers College
Jimmy Hughes
Mullens
Alice Bennett
Charles Boothe
Russell
Eva Hogsett
Athens
J. W. White
Meredith White
Margaret Warden
Claetta Lytton
Genevieve Hollandsworth
Third Party For Old Age Pensions
Townsend plan leaders promised a third party for 1936 unless a major party pledges to enact the old age pension. Editor F J Elgin said they would field a ticket if no platform promise. R E Clements announced moving headquarters to Washington and a concentrated drive for a $200 monthly pension for all over 60 at the next Congress session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Townsend Plan
Huey Long
Father Coughlin
F. J. Elgin
Townsend Weekly
Elgin
R. E. Clements
Townsend Movement
Los Angeles
Clements
Mellon Securities expands Pittsburgh sales unit
Mellon Securities Corporation will expand its securities underwriting business to a public sale Howard M Johnson secretary of Andrew W Mellon disclosed. The firm previously handled securities for the Mellon family and related interests. Frank R Denton of Pittsburgh serves as president and is vice president of Melbank Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Mellon Securities Corporation
Howard M. Johnson
Andrew W. Mellon
Mellon
Frank R. Denton
Denton
Melbank Corporation
Works Progress Parley Postponed Indefinitely
Charleston W Va July 12 A WPA conference set for July 15 in Clarksburg was postponed indefinitely. Administrator F Witcher McCullough said a new date would be chosen after the WPA organization is completed. Officials at all levels will be invited to hear explanations of the program and instructions on transferring relief rolls to WPA projects. District managers of federal and state employment services were to meet in Charleston today for procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Work - Progress Administration
Clarksburg
F. Witcher McCullough
WPA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buc
Raymond Williams
Camp Glen Daniel
Raymond
Shan Stansbury
Doff Daniel Jr
George Carper
Earl Mullens
Jimmy Ailstock
Lillybrook
Oren Vines
Albert Tieche
Jimmy Roles
Joe Wood Jr
Amigo
Billy Neely
Hinton
Lilly Ice and Bottling Company
Greece
George
Elizabeth of
Stanaford, W. Va
Ping
Ed Bragg
Alice
Nina Bennett
Messrs
Russell Lawson
Ing Bible School
Hollandsworth
Jennie Lester
Lester
Edith Hurt
Lanark
Mary Itier
Edith Gallaher
Thelma Harrah
Lonnie Greer
Prince of Wales
Sweet Iear
Baguette Watch
Berman’s
Beckley National Exchange Bank
South Fayette ST
W, VA
Third Party For
Mellon Securities
Hash Furniture Company
Hash Furniture
Clothing Department
Furniture
MAIN
Yx Pepeg Prehgageacne
Ieee Psom and Beckley S Finest Credit Store
Main St
S. Kanawha St
Beckley Hotel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!