New Location For Office of Fire Inspector
The Office of Fire Inspector 8 R. Dyke moves to the first floor of 108 N Braddock St beside the school administration offices effective June 1. Councilman Thomas C. Glass announced saving $360 yearly as Rouss Fire Company vacates the current space. Dowell J. Howard Vocational School staff use the second floor temporarily. Last month the inspector reported 37 inspections 15 reinspections eight hazards found seven eliminated and 14 fire alarms.
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R. Dyke
N. Braddock St
Thomas C. Glass
Fire & Civil Defense Committee
Rouss Fire Company
Dowell J. Howard Vocational School
Rails Beat Posts In Intramurals For Powhatan Field Day
Rails defeat Posts 192 1 3 to 189 2 3 in intramural track and field at Powhatan School Boyce deciding the field day. Frank Burkholder Kathy Dole win junior high points. Paul Thomson Willis White tie for senior boys. Jane Rhein wins senior girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powhatan School
Boyce
Rails
Posts
Frank Burkholder
Kathy Dole
Paul Thomson
Willis White
Jane Rhein
Kathy Devereux
Maureen Bozell
City OKs purchase of Whittier Ave tract for storm basin
City Council voted 8-3 to buy a 0.62 acre tract at Whittier Ave for the pending storm drainage basin project. The price cited was $7,630 with an additional 8,470 square feet to be bought by Calvary Baptist Church. A 10-1 vote re zoned an area north of Morgan St extended and the planning commission will review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittier Ave
Planning Commission
Fairmont Ave
Morgan St
Council
Streets Committee
H. W. Butler, Jr
George E
James R. Troxel
Julian K. Armel
Robert S. Barbour
George H. Garber
William M. Battaile
Roy W. Bayliss, Jr
Stewart Bell, Jr
James H. Fleming
Thomas C. Glass
C. L. Riley
Wayne A. Whitham
Charles A. Dotton, Jr
Ben B. Dutton
Armel
Whitham
Wendell Seldon
Butler
The
Seldon
Whittier Acres
Calvary Baptist Church
Troxels
Calvary Church
Joseph Kinsky
Streets Committee and Planning Commission
Glass
Morgan Street
Fairmont Avenue
WDBJ-AM Roanoke Sold to WHBC Inc of Canton Ohio
Virginia’s second oldest commercial station WDBJ-AM in Roanoke is sold to WHBC Inc of Canton Ohio for an undisclosed sum and subject to FCC approval. Times-World Corp will sell its nonbroadcasting assets to Landmark Communications Inc of Norfolk as part of the deal.
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Roanoke AP
Virginia
WDBJ
Roanoke
Whbc Inc
Canton
Ohio
Federal Communications Commission
Times-World Corp
Times-World
Landmark Communications Inc
Norfolk
Roanoke Times
Roanoke World News
Galax Gazette
Towers Shopping Center
Norfolk Virginian
Pilot and Ledger-Star
Wnartv
Wdbj-Fm
Wdbj-Am
Times- World Corp
WITAR
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Winchester Evening Star
Father San
Poe
National Geographic
Wdbj-Tv
South Bend
Ind
Tribune
Mr. Whitham
Mr. Butler
Ferral
B&m Chevrolet
Chevrolet Cars & Trucks
Chevrolet
Valley Avenue
Northern
Cadillac Corporation
B-M
Northern Virginias Transportation Headquarters
Valley Ave
Footers Cleaners
Drug Fair Building
W. Amherst St
Ward Plaza
Rt. 11
Girls’ Culottes & Playwear
T&c Reg
Lah
T&c
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