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Real estate and autos listings mix of 1940s items
A jumble of property ads and used car listings shows five room houses on Vine Street and Monroe Avenue with prices from 2150 to 10500, plus six level lots on Oak Grove Road CrBab Orchard. Auto parts and tires offer Ward’s rebuilt motors for Ford V8 through 48 and various classics, with motorcycles for sale including Indian and Harley models. Montgomery Ward ads promote tire sales and bikes, plus several used cars such as 1948 Plymouth sedan and 1945 Hudson coupe priced from hundreds to thousands.
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Vine Street
Oak Grove Road
Crab Orchard
Monroe Avenue
Wo Coom House
CW. Hopkins
Mabscott
Bath
Pemberton
Lauren Avenue
Jevelet
Locust Drive
John W. Cook
Hinton
W. Va
Ridge Avenue
Pike Street
Orchard Avenue
Shady Spring
Stamford Grill
Sophia
East Beckley
Glen Morgan
C&o
Homeseekers Land Company
Doatmana
Fifth Avenue
By Pass
Sunrise Avenue
Hst
Stanley Street
Peta Wee No Wards
Plymouth
Dodge
Montgomery Ward
Lotton
Keystone Station
Coal City
MacArthur
Curley's
Hudson
Kaiser
NASH
Nike
Al's
Johnny's
Buick
Oldsmobile
Oerley Trading Post
Kanawha Street
Sprague