Workers Clear Path For Florida Canal Project
The Gulf Atlantic ship canal across Florida progresses at wartime pace. Relief crews draft bridges and hire 5 000 workers with potential to exceed 25 000. Opponents warn of groundwater loss while proponents say a 200 mile sea level canal 30 feet deep will shorten Atlantic Gulf shipping.
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Associated Press
Cala
Fla
Florida
United States
Panama Canal
War Department
Brehon Somervell
Army
Roosevelt
Ocala
Central
South Florida
Central Florida Conservation Association of
Sanford
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Philip Sidney Paige
Col
Somervell
Philip II of Spain
Florida Peninsula
Florida Keys
Atlantic Ocean
St. John’s River
Jacksonville
Palatka
Oklawaha River
Oklawaha
Withlacoochee
Gulf
Gulf-Atlantic Canal
Post Office Orders Two New West Virginia Offices
The post office department ordered two new offices established yesterday in West Virginia. Chauncey in Logan County will be served by postmaster Mrs. Mary E. Browning and Wyoming in Wyoming County will be served by postmaster Moses J. Blankenship.
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Associated Press
Washington
Post Office Department
West Virginia
Chauncey
Logan County
Mary E. Browning
Wyoming
Wyoming County
Moses J. Blankenship
Negro Teams Clash At Tams Field In Big High School Game
A likely in day clash looms at Tams Field as Elkhorn High meets Byrd Prillerman Tornadoes at 1 30 pm with strong fan turnout urged. The article also notes community activities and a Sunday rally at New Salem Baptist Church, plus funeral plans for Mrs Fannie Frazier and various social visits and club meeting details.
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Tams Field
Elkhorn High Schol
Byrd Prilerman Tornadoes
Tams
New Salem Baptist Church
J. C. Brown
Beckley
Winding Gulf District
Slab Fork
Fannie Franzier
Houston Frazier
Raleigh
Madge Burrell
Maria Frazier
Winston Salem
Mr. Houston Frazier
Leaksville
North Carolina
C. D. Trent Undertaking Company
Trent Chapel
Shaw Favored In Big Beckley High School game
Popular outfits Mt Hope and Minigo support Bluefield in a predicted top game with local fans urged to attend. The column previews the bout, notes picks from the 90 per cent Wrong club, and mentions postgame plans featuring Don Albert and his Swing band at Rose Garden Inn. A Miss Beckley contest column and community notices follow with church revivals and local events listed.
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Willing Workers Club
Church of God Apostolic
E. S. Johnson
Beckley
Smoot
S Johnson
Shaw
Bluefield
Mt. Hope
Prince Street
Don Albert
Rose Garden Inn
Don
Atlantic City
Miss Beckley
Rev E M Hanner Preaches at Mt Zion Church
In Stam ford the pastor Rev J C Clemons preached both morning and evening to large attentive crowds at Mt Zion Baptist Church. A church school rally is planned for November 20 to 24, with public invited to attend services.
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W. J. Carter
Hardy
E. M. Hannor
Stamford
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Rhodell
J. C. Clemons
Killarney Bridge Club Hosts Evening Social
Mrs Elwood Booth hosted her bridge club in Killarney West Virginia with guests Mrs T E Hall and Mrs Billy Guilfoyle. High prize went to Mrs FE T Hardaway and low to Mrs Beau Robinson. Attending members included E T Hardaway A M Robinson W B Morefield Frank Pendergrass Beau Robinson and the hostess. Also noted were visitors to Beckley and college acquaintances from Sullins College Bristol Virginia.
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Bridge Club
Elwood Booth
T. E. Hall
Billy Guilfoyl
FE. T. Hardaway
Beau” Robinson
E. T. Hardaway
A. M. Robinson
W. B. Morefield
Frank Pendergross
J. S. Hughes
Harry Skaggs
Peggy Davenport
Resaco
Beckley
Clarabelle Robinson
Virginia Johnson
Frank Pendergrass Jr
Beverley Cheatham
Pearl Yates
Mildred Morefield
Jimmie Robinson
Sullins College
Bristol
Ethiopian Empress Aids Wounded Beckley College Night
A list of social visits and gatherings in Beckley and nearby towns is followed by a legal note limiting turning an automobile around on curves or crests under California law. The piece mentions Empress aid, guests from West Jefferson and Knoxville, and several local residents hosting and visiting over the weekend. The report ends with a California traffic prohibition for turning around on curves or crests when another vehicle is within 200 feet.
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California
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Post Office
Vrginia
Champagee
Jack Benny
Eleanor Powell
Robert Taylor
Uma Merkel
Frances Langford
Nick Long
Byrd Prillerman
Elkhorn
Helen
F. B. Watkins
Anna
John Watkins
Affinity
Magnolia Baptist Church
Ralph Gordon
Roy Bennett
John Conley
Robert Davis
Estella Young
A. R. Haynes
William Norris
Geneva Williams
Allen Junction
Rusell Berger, Jr
Odessa
Mary Berger
Dekota Arnett
Charles
Stella Wilson
Pemberton
Laurel Creech
Stony Point
F. R. Bradburn
Quinwood
Rusell Scott
Henry Patterson
Glen Thomas
E. T. Wade
Oak Hill
Sallie Sorrell
Forest
Virginia
Fountain Christian
Lawton
Nathaniel Logan
John Tyler
Ezekiel
Debra
Margaret
Silverton
George Anderson
L. T. Marshall
Hinton
Robert Penn
Willie Penn
Gladstone
United Holiness Church
G. W. Hairston
C. F. Bryson
Elbert
New Hope Baptist Church
Whipple
Club No. 1
Scarbro
John Hyman
W. M. Luster
J. T. Thomas
Morris
Summerleee
White Rose
Hollywood
Priscilla Lawson
Yaar
Victor Brewing Co
LILLY
Hazel Wingfield
George Johnson
Missionary Society
Patterson
Keaton
Little Thornton Lawson
Beckey
Beckley Hospital
J. A. Jackson
East Park
Sprague and Skelton
M. B. Hayes
John Coleman
Edna Payne
Hattie Hill
S. A. Abrams
New Era Baptist Sunday School
E. M. Hanner
The
E. L. Turpin
G. E. Massey
M. L. Barringer
M. J. Void
E. B. Turpin
H. Deberry
Annie Craig
Minnie Winston
Lula McCraw
Julia Poindexter
Mamie White
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Killarney, W. Va
North Kanawha &T
Holliday Building
OAK Hill—Meats Only
Krogers
Mullens
Oakwood Ave
Bologna
Capitol
Beckley College
Tom Doggett
Rufus Calvert
Billy
West Jefferson
N. C
John Love
Knoxville
Tenn
D. E. Boyd
Lenora
Jessie
Blanche Meadows
Irene
D. N. Davis
Odd
Bonds
W B. Bonds
Bobby Ruth
Menen
Ethiopia
Italy
Ethiopian Red Cross
Merryburg
Boots Young & Orchestra
Glen Daniel
Gulflube
A Gulp Refining Company
Aged Sons
Kentucky
Brown-Forman Distillery Company
Louisville
Star Brand
Poll Parrot
H & M Family Shoe Store
Neville ST
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