Mystery over Institute wall cracks in Beckley
Raleigh Register reports cracks appearing in the Institute Grade School building in Beckley West Virginia with Principal Freeman and Superintendent D W Bryson cautious about safety. Architect TS Rice and construction foreman Dewey Meadows inspected cracks and measured shifts while noting no basement cracks or dangerous surface breaks. Bryson says cause unknown and aging structure may have settled. authorities emphasize building safety and further assessment ongoing.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Institute
Bryson
Vietcher Freean
Mvest
Freeman
Toyslar
Larax
D. W. Bryson
Dewey Meadows
TS. Rice
Meardows
Meadows
Beckley Clubs Plan Lights for Christmas
A Beckley Business Bureau meeting outlined plans for Christmas street decorations and a joint plan for Washington and Lee West Virginia football game on October 2. Local firms agreed to close early to let employees attend. Proceeds from the Merchants Fair were distributed to 18 high school participants.
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David Abrams
Beckley Business Burea
Washington and Lee
Woo
W. M. Kessel
Colin McLaickey
Buckwheat Queen Crowned At Preston County Festival
Miss Betty Ho yader of Fellowsville was to be crowned Queen Ceres West by Governor Palleson during the Preston County Buckwheat Festival eighth annual event. The kickoff parade featured firemen from Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland and West Virginia. Agriculture Commissioner J B McLaughlin will crown the festival’s Buckwheat King tomorrow with judging of agricultural exhibits also scheduled.
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Kingwood
Betty Hoyader
Fellowsville
Ceres West
Palleson
Preston County
Ohio
Pennsllvania
Maryland
West Virginia
J. B. McLaughlin
East Gulf Mine Commended and State Fund Allocations
The Board of Public Works released 98 612 for eight state institutions and one state park including 28 826 30 for the Women’s prison at Peace Springs and improvements at Droop Mountain Battlefight State Park. inspectors noted safety upgrades at East Gulf No 7 mine and recommended further measures. The 1920 Chicago White Sox finished second to Cleveland with four 20 game winners.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Board of Public Works
Peace Springs
Industrial School For
Pusntytown
Moundsville
Land Conservation Commission
Droop “Mountain Battlefight State Park
C. H. Mead Coal Company
East Gulf No. 7
East Gulf
Bureau of Mines
L. A. Lewellon
Mine Padal
Lewellen
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Urban Faber
Claude Williams
Dickie Keir
Ed Chatfe
Beckley Telephone Rates Under Review After Postwar Hike
Stromp remarks that new rates must be devised for Beckley Exchange after Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. won a postwar rate increase from the Public Service Commission. The order could lift annual revenue by about 640000, with the full effect on local bills and timing still to be determined. The commission report notes the need to ensure fair return while critics warn against burdens on ratepayers.
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Beckley
Stromp
Chesapeake and Potomac ‘Telephone Company
Beckley Exchange
ET. Stromp
Public Spice Commission
J. R. J. Crigler
Arkline
Commission
Ue Commission
Camaussign
Clarence W. Meadows
Charles F. Whittle
Kentucky Public Service Commission
Four Beckley Lawyers Attend State Bar Meeting in Huntington
Four Beckley lawyers Charles Berkeley Lilly Oppie L Hedrick J W Maxwell and Herbert Stansoury attend the West Virginia State Bar meeting in Huntington on the first day. Speakers include Leonad Lamer Alpert W Giun and Joseph W Price from Philadelphia. The two day event features a small business problems program and a closing speech by Chief Justice Bulitha J Taws.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Huntington
Charles Berkeley Lilly
Oppie L. Hedrick
J. W. Maxwell
Herbert Stansoury
Oaio
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Leonad Lamer
Alpert W. Giuon
Joseph W. Price
George Hichardson, Jr
Bluefield
Bulitha J. Taws
U. S. District Court For
District of Columbia
Ben Moore
Charleston
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