West Virginia Good Roads Support From Key Chambers and Groups
A coalition of Parkersburg Martinsburg Charleston Bluefield Huntington and Wheeling chambers of commerce along with the Parkersburg Post American Legion and other groups pledge active backing for a constitutional amendment and state bond issue to create a statewide highway system connecting county seats. The resolutions urge voter approval at the next general election and call on citizens to join the movement for better roads across West Virginia.
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West Virginia
Martinsburg
West Virginia Good Roads Federation
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Roads
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Good Roads
Parkersburg
American Legion
West Virginia Grocers Back Amendment Movement
West Virginia Wholesale Grocers Association endorses the proposed amendment and pledges support to the movement to Pull West Virginia Out of the Mud. The convention venue is Parkersburg.
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West Virginia
West Va
Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Parkersburg
Raleigh county Board reviews land and personal property books
The Board of Review and Equalization for Raleigh county sets dates for hearing corrections or complaints. Beckley July 5 6 7, Town District July 8 9 10 11, Slab Fork July 13 14 15 16, Trap Hill July 17 19 20, Shady Spring July 21 22 23, Mersh Fork July 24 26 27, Clear Fork July 28 29, Richmond July 30 31 Aug 1. 729 Taxes collected into federal coffers for year ending June 30 totaled five and a half billion dollars.
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Board of Review and Equalization
Raleigh County
Beckley City
Town
Slab Fork
Trap Hill
Shady Spring
Mersh Fork
Clear Fork
Richmond
Engineers Endorse Good Roads Bond Plan
Ohio Valley Chapter Wheeling and Fairmont Chapter endorse the West Virginia Good Roads Federation bond proposal and urge ratification, pledging hearty support for the roads improvement program.
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West Virginia Good Roads Federation
West Virginia Road Movement Support Pledged
The Kanawha Literary Club in Charleston and the South Side Civic Club in Charleston pledge active support for the good roads movement and the proposed constitutional amendment to be voted on November 2, 1920.
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West Virginia
South Side
Parkersburg Rotary Club backs road building plan
Business leaders express strong support for a West Virginia hard roads system and pledge to aid passage of the Mud proposition. They say the investment will yield excellent results and commit to assisting in any way to secure approval.
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West Virginia
Parkersburg
Kiwanis and Roads Plan Backed in State Amendment
The Charleston Kiwanis Club pledges support for a project to build good roads and for the proposed November 1920 West Virginia constitutional amendment allowing state bonds up to fifty million dollars to fund a state highway system. The Wheeling convention also heard a call for liberal road legislation by the West Virginia Manufacturers' Association.
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West Virginia
Styles Never Change In Salvation Army Millinery Shop
A New York Salvation Army millinery shop produces about 300 bonnets weekly, exporting hats worldwide from an English bonnet with American trim. The article notes the bonnet’s enduring symbolism, its wartime and postwar persistence, and its role in aiding various Salvation Army services nationwide. It also touches on U.S. hog ownership, aviation kites, and forestry policy, concluding with a quip about a church deacon's trouble being seen as vindication.
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New York City
Salvation Army
New York
Maine
California
Hawaii
Atlantic
Uuicely
Cox Attitude on Prohibition Law
In a New York Times interview Governor Cox defends Prohibition as fixed by constitutional and federal statute. He says enforcing the law is essential, frames it as the will of the majority, and ties this stance to the Jeffersonian view of majority rule. He links his Ohio record to the national campaign on enforcement and the League covenant.
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New York Times
Cox
United States
League of Nations
Vostead
James M. Cox
San Francisco
Ohio
Philadelphia Dentist 102 Dies After Ladder Fall
A 102 year old Philadelphia dentist died Monday after falling from a step ladder. Authorities investigated the incident as an accidental death and released few additional details.
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Philadelphia
Princeton investors outraged over Texas oil stock scam
Princeton investors recount a Texas oil stock fraud as 41 bad checks for dividends are returned by Princeton banks labeled insufficient funds. Officers of the company are implicated as creditors seek redress.
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Princeton
Texas
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Chambers OF Commerce
Parkersburg Board of Commerce
Charleston Chamber of Com
Merce
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Charleston
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Charleston Association of Automobile Dealers
Directors
Wheeling Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Valley
Wheeling
American Association of Engineers
Fairmont
Women’s Organizations
Kanawha Literary Club
Rotary Clubs
Huntington Rotary Club
Charleston Kiwanis Club
Manufacturers’ Association
Neponset Roofs
Bird & Son, Inc
Walpole
Mass
Beckley Hardware & Supply CO
Beckley, W. VA
Uncle Sam
Globe
America
Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Army
Navy
Pacific Northwest
East
DELCO
Bo- Owl
Glinger Ale ’ Ee Yamer
TP Food & Drugs Act
Alewell Mfg
North Taze Well VA
Ginger
Raleigh Grocery Co
Mabscott, W. Va
Wholesale Distributors
W. T. Biffe
Beckley National Bank Building
Bell
Sally
Oie
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