Television Reaches Southern West Virginia Towns
In Bluefield and nearby areas engineers install coaxial cable and antennas to bring regular TV broadcasts to about twenty towns. Projects in Gary, Princeton, Lewisburg, Ronceverte, and Bluefield involve a $40,000 setup with monthly charges around 8 to 96 dollars and customers supply their own sets.
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Bluefield
W. Va
West Virginia
Gary
Princeton
Lewisburg
Ronceverte
Rainelle
Welch
Coal
Real Estate Transfers Across Winchester Area
Realty transfers show multiple deeds and parcels in Stonewall Frederick Clarke and Gainesboro Districts near Winchester. Names include Brown Kirk Reardon Fout Nelson Fries Fries DeHaven Martin Largent Smeltzer Calvert Albright and Whetzel with properties ranging from 1% acre to 400 acres and improvements along routes and county roads. Interstates and local roads noted with distances and county borders.
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Charlies E. Brown
Nain
Stonewall
S. R. Kirk
D. M. Jones
Winchester
Cedar Grove
James P. Reardon
James P. Reardon, Jr
Reardon
White Post
Clarke County
Frederick County
N. B. Fout
Ray F. Godrove
Fred P. Nelson
Louis C. Riley
Stephens City
William O. Fries
Oliver DeHaven
Charles H. Martin
O. G. DeHaven
Leon W. Largent
W. F. Artrip
Buffalo Lick Road
Jonah Smeltzer
Hunter L. Ree
Gore
Back Creek
Bertha J. Calvert
J.C. Albright
Gainesboro
John Whetzel
James F. Whetzel
Birthstones by Month Traced to German Texts in 16th Century
The custom to assign birthstones to months likely began in Germany or Poland during the 16th century. The tradition varies by nation and there are disputed roots. Some link the stones to the 12 foundation sites of the holy city, New Jerusalem.
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Germany
Poa
Holy City
New Jerusalem
Christopher La Farge Birthday Note and Works
Christopher La Farge born December 10, 1897 in New York is an author and poet. His books include Hoxie Sell His Acres Each lito the Other Poems and Pere treite Mesa Verde and he practiced architecture in Newark from 1924 to 1932 while painting watercolors displayed in two New York galleries. His home is in Oldwick.
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AP Newsfeatures
Christopher LA Farge
New York
Hoxie
Pere Treite
la Farge
Newark
Oldwick
McCormac Leads Virginians at National Industry Congress
H B McCormac Jr president of the Virginia Woolen is among 32 Virginia members on the Southeastern Advisory Committee of the National Association of Manufacturers. They attended the 56th Congress of American Industry in New York City, ending yesterday, and plan to return this week to promote the grassroots program.
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H. B. McCormac, Jr
Virginia Woolen
Virginia
Southeastern Advisory Committee
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress of American Industry
New York City
Mac Ae Fagen
Round Hill Meeting For Youth Thursday at Center
Round Hill announces a youth meeting at the Round Hill Community Center next Thursday night. A speaker will discuss highway safety and the program will close with square dancing led by Earl Cather.
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Round Hill Community Center
Earl Cather
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