Parking Building Plan Submitted to Beckley City Council
Beckley faces a proposed 400 car parking building costing about 300000 with a preliminary survey needed before bids on revenue bonds. The plan, led by a committee chaired by Harry May, was outlined by Robert H. Brooke Jr. of Lynchburg for Scott Harris and Mason Bonding. Federal funds are exhausted after repeated PWA requests and the site remains undetermined.
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Beckley
Juefield
Harry, May
Robert H. Brooke, Jr
Lynchburg
Scott, Harris and Mason Bonding Company
Brooke
Federal Public Works Agency
PWA
Seven Raleigh Land Transfers Filed in County Clerk Records
The Raleigh County clerk's office received seven deeds listing land transfers to be placed on record yesterday. Transactions include Romy C and Mary L Hampton to Fred and Bertha C Nichols. Pietro and Ann Milano to Angelo Recks. V R and Annie Hope to C R and Virginia Gay Fix. Homeseekers Land and Building Co to Ora E Lusher. Lilly Land Company to Buford Grimes. Lillybrook Land Co to S C Brooks.
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Raleigh County Clerk’s Office
Romy
Mary L. Hampton
Fred 4
Bertha C. Nichols
Dickinson Truck Farms
Pietro
Ann ‘Milano
Angelo -Recks
Polk
Sophia
V.R
Annie Hope
C.R
Virginia
Gay Fix
Coal
Slab Fork
Homeseekers Land and Building Company
Ora E
Lusher
Greenlawn
Sunset Memorial Park
LP ‘and Mary
Eunice Grogan
Big ‘Coal. Company
Lily“ Land Company
Buford’Grimes
Lilly Highland
Mabscott
Lillybrook
S. C Brooks
Orchard
Eleven More Divorce Decrees Granted
Circuit Judge Ben H shworth granted eleven divorces Tuesday. Flora Depaola Merritt, under 21, and suing by her brother Frank Depaola, from French Merritt, had her maiden name restored. Isom Oten divorced Lula Oten. Anie Davis gained custody and James Davis must pay $40 monthly during the suit. Stanley Jennings Shultz ordered to pay Clara Belle Shultz $75 monthly and barred from disposing of property. Three law cases were dismissed: Gracie Mae Wall vs Leevale Colliers Inc, Mary Jo Tate vs Consolidated Bus Lines Inc, and Charlie Thomas etc vs Arnold Wilcox parties.
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Ben H
Shworth
Flora Depaola Merritt
Frank Depaola
Merritt
Flora’ Depaola
Isom Oten
Lula Oten
Anie Davis
Leevale Colliers, Inc
Mary Jo Tate
Consolidated Bus Lines, Inc
Charlie Thomas
Audrey Mae Thomas
Arnold Glenn Wilcox, Jr
Arnold Glenn Wilcox, Sr
Vocational School Enrollment Rises in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Vocational School enrollment grows from 160 to 191 this year with 37 veterans in night classes and 18 in the on the farm program. Director W. B. Connoley credits a new class schedule and bus transportation from neighboring high schools.
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Raleigh County
W. B. Connoley
Nursing Classes Set at Stratton
The Red Cross chapter will open two in home nursing classes for Stratton High School students starting Monday under RN Edna Simms supervision. Home economics teachers will assist. About 20 students are expected this year with more classes planned for Woodrow Wilson and other county high schools.
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Red Cross
Stratton
C.F. Bioch
First U.S. Tariff Imposed in 1790 on Liquor
The United States enacted its initial tariff in 1790 focusing on liquor, marking an early federal move to tax imported and domestic spirits amid post-revolutionary economic policy.
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United States
Drain Repair Planned on West Prince Street Beckley
Commissioner Sterling Lee announced cooperation between the city of Beckley and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company to fix a draining problem behind the Motor Car Supply Company on West Prince Street. Water backing up on the south side of Prince Street will be diverted through a street drain into a catch basin on the C and O right of way.
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City of
Beckley
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Supply. Company
Prince’ Street
Sterling Lee
Prince Street
Beckley Agents Attend West Virginia Insurance Convention
Five Beckley insurance men attended the West Virginia Association of Insurance Agents convention in Huntington over the weekend. Participants listed include R. D. Watts William Watts Jack Nuckols Hulett Smiths and Edwin Ratcliffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Insurance
West Virginia Association of Insurance Agents
Huntington
R. D. Watts
William Watts
Jack Nuckols
Hulett Smiths
Edwin Ratcliffe
North Oakwood Avenue Widening Project Under Way
Street Commissioner Sterling Lee said North Oakwood Avenue will be widened from 16 feet to 35 feet to remove a bottleneck between Prince Street and Neville Street. A 207 foot retaining wall will take about 10 days to finish after land condemnation of 18 feet from Kidd heirs and one foot from Colonial Land Company. This is the second street widening this year following Earwood Street.
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North Oakwood Avenue
Prince Street
Neville Street
Sterling Lee
Kidd Heirs
Colonial Land Company
North Oakwood
Earwood Street
Mine at Ingram Branch Shows No Violations
Ingram Branch Mary Frances Coal Co strip mine operating at 750 tons daily passed inspection with 26 workers. Inspectors J F Haley and H L Sanford reported no violations of the Federal strip mining code during the examination. The mine opened June 9 and was noted for compliance with safety standards.
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Herister
Ingram
Mary Frances Coal Company
Ingram Branch
Bureau of Mines
J. F. Haley
H. £.Sanford
Property condemnations and street strip transfers noted
The record notes a Roy Pyles property taken in a condemnation proceeding. A similar street strip was conveyed to the city by the Burleson Motor Company and Raleigh Smokeless Fuel Company on the same side of the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Pyles
Burleson Motor Company
Raleigh Smokeless Fuel Company
Becland Beckley Firm Faces Damage Suit Trial
A circuit court awarded $348.55 in damages to National Electric Coil Company of Bluefield in a suit against Thomas A Williams trading as Nu-Way Cab Company of Beckley. The action claimed damages to a truck and its equipment. The jury returned the verdict yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Electric Coil’. Company
Bluefield
Thomas A. Williams
Nu- Way “Cab Company
Beckley
Legion Rally Set in Mount Hope for New Members
Mount Hope Post No. 103 plans a Friday night meeting at 7:30 in Fayetteville Legion Hall. Members led by A. Lewis Robert Dower Bernice's Christian and Loudon Page will discuss a rally to promote membership and civic activities of the American Legion.
Collision Near Sophia Forms NuWay Taxi Firm
A vehicle and a NuWay cab collided near Sophia on October 29 1946 creating a company as a result of the incident.
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NuWay
Sophia
Gasoline Line Blast Mailes Construction Worker In Raleigh
James R Laing of the Acme Construction Company was burned when a gasoline line exploded near him yesterday. He is recovering and reported resting well at Raleigh General Hospital in good condition.
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Jeg
Acme Construction Company
James R. ‘Laing
Stanhope
Court
Raleigh General Hospital
Laing
Palomar Telescope Mirror Weighs 18 Tons
The 200 inch telescope mirror at Palomar California weighs 18 tons.
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Palomar
Calif
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Prince St
N. Oakwood Ave
Fayette’ Strip
Pas
Sid Luckman
Frankenberger
CHOOL
ROYAL
Kelly
Monogram
Frankenberger & Co
Charleston
W. Va
Margaret Frank
TEN
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