Street Lighting Scarcity Delays Local Installations
Council heard from Recorder William P. Laren that street lighting remains scarce. Of 100 planned residential lights, 12 are requested for immediate use while Appalachian Electric Power Co cannot deliver all 32 soon. two are earmarked for Prince Street to illuminate a dark stretch from South Kanawha Street toward Temple Street and East Park.
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William P. Laren
Highland Street
Kentucky Avenue
Larew
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Laren
Prince Street
South Kanawha Street
Whitestick Street
Temple Street
East Park
Motorist Fined for Hitting Police Sign
Beckley State Police reported William Gray Saunders was fined $25 plus $10 costs after being charged with reckless driving for knocking down a wooden police sign near a school zone. Saunders was arraigned before Magistrate George O Mills and also paid $35 total in fines and costs.
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Fireco
Beckley
William Gray Saunders
George O. Mills
Saunders
Brother of Beckley Resident Succumbs
Funeral services for Harry L. Williams 47 of Stockton California brother of J E Williams manager of Beckley office of National Finance Company were held yesterday at his home He died in California Saturday morning at 2 o clock Surviving wife Pearl Williams of Stockton three brothers J E Williams Beckley Claude H Williams Madesto California Roger Williams Stockton one sister Mrs Hugh N Miller Charlottesville Virginia
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Harry L. Williams
Stockton
California
J. E. Williams
Beckley
National Finance Company
Pearl Williams
J. E. Williams Beckley
Claude H. . Williams
Madesto
Roger Wiliams
Hugh N. Miller
Charlotesville
Virginia
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis
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Fire Plug Installed At Scene Of ’45 Tragedy
Fire Chief Bernard Martin says a new four-inch fire plug installed near Wilkes and Quarry Street could have aided Beckley firefighters in 1948. The move follows a 1945 disaster that claimed three lives and prompted upgrades including two asbestos suits and a 500 gallon tank. Additional plugs were added on South Kanawha Street and near the intersections of Laren and Earhart, Foot and Booth, with three more planned on New Raleigh Road and Bostic Street.
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Wilkes and
Quarry Street
Beckley Fireren
Dwight Collins
Ood
Janice
Virginia Stamper
Bernard Martin
Beckley Water Company
Martin
Collins
Kanawha Street
Laren and
Earhart
Foot and Booth Streets
New Raleigh Road
Bostic Street
Whorley Road
Hunter fires at low flying plane in Michigan
Greenville police say 28 year old Jack Hansen fired a shotgun at a low flying plane while duck hunting. The pilot Ralph Bollinger from Lakeview reported damage and Hansen was bound over to circuit court for trial after waiving examination in justice court.
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Associated Press
Greenville
Mich
Jack Hansen
Hansen
Ralph Bollinger
Lakeview
Texas Steers Provide Meat to NY Factory Workers
In Flushing a freight-bar hack corral fed 38 Texas steers. Thomas F. Kearns, president of General Steel Products Corp, bought the rib roasts porter houses and hamburgers for his 150 New York employees to ensure they have meat in their diet to continue working.
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Associated Press
New York
Texas
Flushing
Beckley City Council Approves New Street Truck Purchase
Beckley street department gains authorization to buy a new seven ton Inter national dump truck for 2260 dollars. Street Commissioner Sterling Lee cites need to boost crew efficiency and winter hauling of red dog while awaiting a street department building on Lebanon Lane.
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Beckley
Counseil
Sterling Lee
Sanitary Board
Council
H. A. Sloan
Sceo
Lee
Fourth Street
McClure Street
Dexter Avenue
Beckley Avenue
Fairview Avenue
West Prince Street
See
James Lowe
William P. Laren
Lebanon Lane
Appalachian Electric Power Company
E. D. Armstrong
Lelee
Armstrong
Neff Jr Named University Vice President
C. T. Neff Jr veteran West Virginia University staff member and secretary of the board of governors was appointed to the newly created post of university vice president at a board meeting. Rings of Brazilian professionals diversify signaling roles in various fields.
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Ineff U
Associated Press
Charleston
C. T. Neff, Jr
West Virginia University
University Board of Governors
University
Real Life Mary Brings Her Lambs To School
Mrs. Ursula Shaughnessy a retired shorthand teacher brings her three children to Loretto High School in Chicago. The school agrees to care for the kids while she teaches three morning shorthand periods with older girls helping during study periods due to a teacher shortage.
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Mary
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ursula Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy
Lamb
Mary Therese
Francis, Jr
Loretto High School
Delinquent Lands Act To Be Tested By Supreme Court
Charleston reports a test of the 1945 delinquent lands act after Circuit Judge Jake Fisher questioned its validity following a 1941 act ruling. The Braxton jurist cited redemption rights as weakening state title, while officials prepare appeals and await further judicial action.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Circuit
Jake Fisher
Staxton Canty Circuit Court
Fisher
G. W. S. Grove
Taw
Fers Department of the State Audi
Prefab builders in Parkersburg face code demands
Parkersburg Building Commissioner C A Smith said he will issue no further permits for prefabricated houses unless they meet the city building code. The move follows a council refusal to pass an ordinance regulating prefab construction and city solicitor Burke said authority is limited unless hazards are shown. The commissioner later insisted prefab firms must align specifications with the building code.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
C. A. Smith
Smith
Robert W. Burke
Aged Honeymooners To Hold Revivals
William D. Upshaw, 79, former Georgia congressman and onetime presidential candidate, marries Lily Galloway, 60, widow of a California minister. The couple plans a Florida honeymoon and to hold revival services during the trip.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Wiliam D. Upshaw
Georgia
Lily Galloway
California
Florida
Upshaw
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Foley
W. T. Grant CO
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