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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1947
Page
3
Edgar J. Kaufmann of Kaufmann's Department Store told 400 store executives at a three day National Retail Dry Goods Association meeting that courtesy service and quality would grow in importance and that the sellers' market would soon fade away.
The City of Beckley advises all land owners and prospective builders that building permits are required before starting any construction. Residents must file a plot plan with the city recorder, and commercial projects require plot plans, building plans, and specifications. Apply immediately if construction has begun. William P. Laren, Recorder-Treasurer.
Princewick resident Tyler Holliday, a Four-H organizer and Farm Bureau member, is praised as an ideal community leader. He grows ginseng and other herbs for drug companies, experiments with injured horses, and runs innovative farming projects including fruit crops and Cherokee corn.
Fire Commission Chief Frank Quayle and other department officials were forced to abandon a Democratic state committee dinner in Brooklyn after a five alarm blaze. The event cost about $100 per plate.
The Associated Press reports a suit challenging the constitutionality of the 1947 soft drink tax passed by the legislature and tied to Governor Duff’s tax program. The challenge was filed in the State Supreme Court by Marshall H. Morgan on behalf of syrup manufacturers and Dominick Maida.
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