Promise of Better Postoffice Service in Beckley
Post office Inspector H E Baker visited Beckley over ten days to assess service and plan improvements. He urged a formal work outline, new clerk, extended hours for stamp and general delivery, and equipment upgrades including a new canceling machine to speed outgoing mail. Office space remains tight until October 1922 lease ends, delaying city delivery until adequate room and staffing are in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Postoffice
H. E. Baker
Baker
Mellen
Chamber of Commerce
Meadow Bridge Baptist Church to be Dedicated Sunday
The Meadow Bridge Baptist church dedication is set for Sunday June 24. T. H. Binford of Alderson A Griffith of Madison and A D Kelly of Parkersburg will join the program with others. Services will be held each evening before the dedication services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadow Bridge Baptist Church
T. H. Binford
Alderson
A. Griffith
Madison
A. D. Kelly
Parkersburg
Census Bureau asks Beckley residents to return property form
Secretary W A James of the Chamber of Commerce received a note from the Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census urging cooperation to inform the public about returning blanks on encumbered property. The data will help show accurate statistics on home building and property worth in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. James
Chamber of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Beckley
Paving Work Starts On City Streets Contract Awarded
Mountain State Construction Company will begin paving Prince Street from Kanawha Street first with concrete. Heber Street also joins in concrete paving while thirteen other streets get macadam with asphalt filler. Several narrow-paved streets may receive full width paving. Beckley Baking Company employee injured when two fingers on the right hand were crushed. amputated at Beckley hospital and recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain State Construction Company
Prince Street
Kanawha Street
Heber Street
Neville St
Beckley Baking Company
Beckley Hospital
Loses Fingers in Machine at Local Plant
Roy Kirchmer, an employee at the plant, reportedly lost fingers in a machine accident. Details on the cause, time, and condition were not immediately available from officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Kirchmer
The
Notice of separation and debt disclaimer from Mannie Griffith
Mannie Griffith of Lillybrook West Virginia warns that his wife Blanche Griffith formerly Meadors has left his household without cause and that he will not be responsible for any debts she may incur. Dated July 6, 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Griffith
Nee Meadors
Mannie Griffith
Lillybrook
W. Va
Also Mentioned on This Page
David A. Jayne & CO
Certified Public Accountants Industrial Engineers
Masonic Temple
Charleston, West Virginia
Bell
Beckley, W. Va
Inspector Baker
Cord Tires
Rhodes Electric and Machine Works
D. P. Wolf Motor CO
Census Bureau
Kanawha
Drs. Callaway & Martin
New Callaway & Stansbury Building
Fayette Street
Beckley Bible Conference
First Baptist Church
the Bible Schools
Prince Albert
Naumiadeor
Wienner
Pringe Albert
Alio
J. Reynalds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N.C
P.A
Jimmy Pipe
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