Kentucky Lock Contract To Be Awarded Sept 15
Huntington district engineer Col. George T. Derby announced bids for the Greenup Kentucky lock contract will be opened September 15 as part of the 65 million high level dam project. The pair of locks will measure 110 by 1200 feet and 110 by 600 feet with miter gates and rock filling. Completion time is 730 calendar days with a $1000 daily penalty. bid specs available August 1 and a pre bid conference August 26 at Greenup.
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Huntington
George T. Derby
Huntington District
U.S
Greenup
Big Sandy
Col. Derby
Dravo Corp
Pittsburgh
Gallipolis
Ohio
Montreal Mayor Drapeau Drives Reform Against Night Clubs
Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau, elected on a cleanup ticket, fights law-breaking clubs enforcing a 2 am closing hour and pursuing license cancellations. He prioritizes housing, traffic, and mass transit with a plan including one-way streets and a potential monorail, while policing and public safety tighten under Pax Plante.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Jean Drapeau
Drapeau
Hich
Anglo American School Ends Term in Moscow
In Moscow the Anglo American School closed its term with students from 12 countries. Attendees included pupils from the United States Britain Israel Yugoslavia Pakistan Thailand Italy Finland Turkey Afghanistan Sweden and Indonesia. Instruction is in English and a Finnish diplomat's son wrote a yearbook sketch. The school occupies an old palace and is staffed by an American teacher plus wives from several embassies.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
Israel
Yugoslavia
Pakistan
Thailand
Italy
Finland
Turkey
Afghanistan
Sweden
Indonesia
Siiad Srinaganand
Jukka Hallama
Tecess
Nancy Sewell
Philadelphia
Informants Cited By FBI Official
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover defends confidential informants calling them helpful citizens and potent weapons in the war on crime. He warns that abandoning informants would invite destruction and emphasizes voluntary participation as a democratic obligation. He denounces disclosures that could aid criminals and subversives while noting current Supreme Court defenses of protecting sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
America
Hoover
Law Enforcement Bulletin
Harvey Matusow
Supreme Court
Baltimore Market Report Condensed by Goods and Rates
Baltimore wholesale notes show weak undertone in apples with light offerings and small gains across varieties. Peaches and potatoes listed with limited demand, including Jubilees and Golden Jubilees with small price shifts, plus regional Delaware Maryland Katahdins Sebago and Cobblers price ranges for 50 lb sacks and 100 lb sacks across districts.
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Baltimore
Usis
Williams
Rei Havens
Nearby
Del
Cobblers
MD Cobblers
Katahdins
Eastern Shore Cobblers
Sebagoes
Memorial tree stolen from park memorial for bishop
In Scranton Pennsylvania a five foot weeping willow tree planted in Young Men's Park as a memorial to a Polish National Church bishop was stolen.
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Scranton
Young Men’s Park
Congress Highlights Foreign Aid And Defense Debates
Congress debates foreign aid cuts and restorations with Rep Passman and Sen Hayden clashing over the 627 million dollars in House cuts and 567 million restored in the Senate while House and Senate conferees prepare to compromise. A separate review of Harold E Talbott's private income tied to Mulligan & Co prompts public hearings. Senators Capehart and Case say Eisenhower will likely run again, citing leadership at Geneva and the Big Four meeting.
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Washington
Rep
Passman
D-La
House
Eisenhower
Sen
Hayden
D-Ariz
Senate
Capehart
R-Ind
Clifford P. Case
R-Nj
Geneva
Humphrey
D-Minn
Russia
Case
Retreader gives Congress points on tax program
Paul Hassler a 29 year old fire re tac re plete r from St Joseph hitchhiked to Washington to urge Congress slow the 48 billion highway tax program He pressed to tax truckers less and spread costs among highway users including motels resorts and bulldozers He urged taxing material weight not tire weight and was described as an impressive witness by House committee members More people in the United States play the piano than all other instruments combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Mich
Congress
Michigan
Washington
Paul Hassler
House Public Works Committee
House
Senate
Hassler
St. Lawrence Seaway
Salem
N. J
New Castle
Del
May
Big Business
Treasury
Humphrey
Baker v Baker divorce notice and filings in Raleigh County
In Raleigh County court in 1955 Regina Lee Baker seeks divorce from Woodrow Wilson Baker as non resident. An affidavit shows defendant non resident. he must appear within one month after first publication to protect his interests. Also Robert Mars Clark listed for Elizabeth Lee Clark II in a separate divorce action. Notice updates bids closing for Raleigh County Board of Education as meeting time changed to 2:00 pm on Tuesday July 26. Bid submissions due by that hour.
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State OF
West Virginia
Circuit Court
Raleigh County
Regina Lee Baker
IN Chancery
Woodrow Wilson Baker
van Hunter
Carl Meadows, JR
Robert Mars Clark
Elizabeth Lee Clark
Raleigh County Board of Education
D. W. Bryson
Raleigh County Schools
P.h-R.r
Tyrre
Treert
MelInnis
Beckley
Hotel Hill
Oak Hill
C. S. Bracken
Gauley Bridge
West Virginia Coal Company
Funeral notices from Crab Orchard and surrounding areas
Obituaries list Fred C Yates 62 Crab Orchard died July 22 in Otten NC. Services July 26 Crab Orchard Baptist Church with burial Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers named. flower bearers and class members listed. Also notes Ben A Terry Sr 63 Beckley and Dixie John Burnette 92, Edith Clay Hopkins 47, with funeral arrangements and interments in Keyser and Winchester areas.
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Yates
Fred C
Crab Orchard
Veterans Administration Hospital
Otten
North Carolina
Rose Funeral Home
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Rev. C. 5
Donnelly
Sunset Memorial Park
D. A. Riffe
Kenna Martin
Www
M. Horton
W. F. Shrewsbury
Clyde Crowley
John Fitzpatrick
Mose Pitzer
W. P. Riffe
Robert C. Byrd
Andy Arbuckle
Rankin Jourdan
Tom Carter
Jack Nuckols
John McGinnis
R. B. Burford
J. W. Whitlock
Byrd Bible
Terry Terry
Ben A., Sr
Beckley
Danville
Virginia
Raleigh Heights
Methodist Temple
J. B. F. Yoak, Jr
Winchester
Tennessee
Winchester Cemetery
H. J. Monroe
Herbert Sloan
Paul T. Davis
John Wirtz, Jr
E. van Dorsey
W. B. Bryson
Tom Trent
E. D. Armstrong
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Long Beach
Calif
Isabel Sarli
Argentina
Nicole de Meyer
Belgium
Emilia Barreto Correa Lima
Brazil
Cathy Diggles
Canada
Maureen Hingert
Ceylon
Maribel Arrieta
el Salvador
Margaret Rowe
England
Margit Nunke
Germany
Maria del Rosario Molina
Guatemala
Pastora Pagan Valenzuela
Honduras
Keiko Takahashi
Japan
Solveig Borstad
Norway
Hillevi Rombin
Carlene King Johnson
U. S
Susan Duijm
Venezuela
Kentucky
Rep. Vinson
D-Ga
Sen. Clements
Knowland
California
Harold E. Talbott
Air Force
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Talbott
Paul B. Mulligan & Co
New York
Mulligan
McClellan
D-Ark
Ph Oy
Lople’s
Fayette
DIAL
Keyser Funeral Home
Douglas T Bryant
MGR
Oakwood Ave
Amos E. Quesenberry
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home, Inc
Vance Drive
Sears Monument CO
Harper Adam
Fred Davis
Kyle Davis
Paul Thompson
Rupert
Clintonville
Bluefield Monument Co
Bluefield
Homeseekers Land & Building Co
Pe Reynolds
Om Ij
Darre
R. C. Egnor
Logan Zorro
Beckley Insulation Company
Jay Treadway
Mahan St
Lafe Pettry
W. E. Harvey
Fabulon
Beckley Ice and Feed CO
Prince St
New Beckley Newspapers
Marguerite
Del-Mar
Neville St
B. EB. Silverman
C. Kinzer
Montgomery Ward
RCA Victor
Zenith
John W. Eye
Isulay Pass
Lovitz
Prince St. Dial
BILL
Geo. Sparks
Ashworth Firestone
William K
Bill” Ward
Halstead
Haddad’s TV and Furniture CO
Main St
Wright
Sapeapeeedisteaa
Acerabeein
Anastasetneentico
Frank
GMC
Sprague
Health Department
Linzy
Duraclean-Williams
Shady Spring
Mutual of
Lewis Transfer CO
Reliable
Beckley W.va
MT. Hope Highway
Eens
Dewey Harvey
Rhodell
Gray Lumber Company
Peerless Pack_ing Company
Cyril “Cy” Lilly
Lilly
Midway
Rant Mutual of Omaha
Combs St
R. F Baker
Raleigh County Bank
Watertown
Mass
P.O
W. Va
Coolridge
Holston
Arnold Holston
Wilson St
Mr. Brown
President Hotel
Armed Forces
U.S. Air Force
Prince St. Beckley, W
Hecht
State Employment Service
Mercer Street
Curtiss
Roy L. Graham Beckley
W. S. Gregg
Sam Oliver
R L
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
Durall
Beckley Lumber
Roy A Jones
Toner Concrete CO
Beaver
W. B. Jones
Piney View
Glen Morgan - Sullivan Road
Western
John Shumate
Shumate
J. L. Harris
Dry Hill
Rhode Island
FE. E. Moorefield
Shady Springs
Warren Lovell
Ghent
Hereford
Owen
Henry Conway
Whitney
Underwood
Mullens
Helen Holstein
Pass Used Furniture Company
Tappan
Sunray
Best Furniture Company
South Fayette Street
Davenport
Westinghouse
Granville Ave
Philco
Sime Mons
Shelby
Beckley Glass Co
North Oakwood Dial
Post-Herald and Raleigh Register
Post-Heraid
Raleigh Register
W Va
Post-Herald
Mort
Herbert Kiser
Allstate Insurance CO
Means Lumber CO
Sisson St
Whitener Roofing & Heating Co
City Ave
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