Bailey Promises Legislature Buy Prince Bridge Toll Free
West Virginia official Bailey pledges immediate state purchase of the Prince bridge and other inter county toll bridges to end tolls on Route 41. Beckley chamber committee urges swift action, proposing outright purchase or condemnation to avoid deals, with appraisers and salvage values noted for Cotton Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Bailey
Prince Bridge
Beckley
Charleston
Bailey
Chelyan
Point Peasart
Cotton Hill
Kanawha
New Rivers
Prince, Chelyan
Point Pleasant
Bridge Commission
Beckley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Prince Bridge Committee
Maples Committee
C. A. Burns
Chamber
Good Roads Committee
Sawdust Plaster Trade Promoted As Aspirin Substitute
An unusual ad claims sawdust can be processed into a plaster to replace gypsum and touts St Joseph Aspirin as a superior cure. The notice urges readers to demand St Joseph Aspirin claiming it is faster and stronger than rivals.
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St. Joseph
Bus Line To Four H Lake For Children Proposed
Beckley Transit manager Crewe Maples said a kid friendly bus run to the Four H dam on Beaver Creek is desired but uncertain. He outlined a plan for four daily trips at 25 cents per child, needing Public Service Commission rights and affordable fares. Mrs. Wanda Quesenberry noted fuel and regulatory limits complicate feasibility.
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Beckley
Beaver Creek
Crewe Maples
Raleigh Transit Company
Maples
Shady Spring
Consolidated
Public Service Commission
Gore
H. M. Gore
Wanda Quesenberry
Beaver
Beckley Parents Fly 700 Miles To See Son Before Europe Flight
Mr and Mrs H T Stovall of Beckley WV traveled 700 miles by air and train to visit their son Cpl H Paul Stovall before his bomber crew prepared to depart for Europe. They reached Topeka base on July 14 and returned after his orders, learning he landed in England safely.
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Beckley
Son
Europe
H. T. Stovall
Beaver Avenue
British Isles
St. Louis
Topeka
Kansas
Cpl
H. Paul Stovall
Stoval
England
Woodrow Wilson
Beckley College
West Virginia University
Glenn L. Marin
Baltimore
Navy
Miami Beach
Fla
Keesler Field
Miss
Laredo
Texas
Puinnery
Lincoln
Nebraska
Casper
Wyoming
H. Paul .Stovall
C. B. Poston
Kansas City
Cpl. Stovall
J. S. Starr
Brooklyn
N. Y
KR. O. McKee
Baton Rouge
Norman Warford
Frankfort
Pete Patrick
East Point
George Engle
Pittsburgh
Jessie F. Blount
Gainesville
David N. Bennett
Yorwood
N.C
Four Tuberculars Found In One Slab Fork Home
A Slab Fork family of six includes four active tuberculosis cases and two suspects. The two young suspects were sent to Pinecrest sanitarium for X rays. if positive, they join an active 14 and under ward at Hillcrest in Charleston. A 12 year old has a light case and may be treated at home. Mrs. Wilson urged immediate X rays for others with positive skin tests. The banana plant note is unrelated.
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Slab Fork
Phil Wilson
Raleigh County
Settlement Looms in Two Railroad Injury, Death Suits
Out of court settlement talks pending in two damage cases against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, removed from Raleigh County circuit court. Deliah Claypool seeks damages for the death of Dalton Roscoe Claypool after a August 13 incident at Edwight, while George Brumfield sues for injuries to his six year old son Robert from a flash burn near burning rubbish on the railroad’s Helen right of way. Trial scheduled in federal court with jurors serving tomorrow and Tuesday.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Raleigh County
Deliah Claypool
Fairdale
Dalton Roscoe Claypool
George Brumfield
Helen
Robert
Claypool
Edwight
C. and O
Brumfield
J. Q. Hutchinson
Legal notice on out-of-state suit removal and settlement
Federal court provisions allow suits against out-of-state corporations over 3000 to be removed. Floyd M. Sayre represents Mrs. Claypool. both sides withheld settlement amount. Russia develops hard and soft wheat for irrigated or nonirrigated land. The 1900 Galveston hurricane remains the deadliest U.S. disaster.
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Ederal Court
Floyd M. Sayre
Claypool
Russia
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Long Beach
Cal
Dennis F. Mortis
Pacific
Sarah E. Brown
Mortis
Four-H Lake
Clark
Southern Cross
Fen
Stee
Clark Stores, Inc
Neville St
Marine Corps
Continental Congress
Galveston
United States
the Star Beckley’s. Finest
Acetylene
Harper Welding & Supply CO
South Kanawha St
Beckley, W. Va
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Hyde Park
Silver Brand
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