Looking Back: Quibell plans plant, Heironimus celebrates, marbles tournament - Roanoke Times
“The board of Roanoke’s Festival in the Park has voted to establish a full-time executive director’s position. , whose sales of sparkling water became a tidal wave in February following Perrier’s temporary withdrawal from the U. S. market, hopes to open a new $5 million bottling plant at the Roanoke Centre for Industry and Technology by this summer. ” “Five companies in the Roanoke Centre for Industry and Technology want to ask the city of Roanoke for land to place a commercial day-care center in the industrial park. ” “Cave Spring’s triple threat of the big bang, the big inning and the big blank job was too much for Patrick Henry on Friday. ” “Total Action Against Poverty has asked for $375,000 from Roanoke city to rebuild its headquarters in the proposed Henry Street revival area. Powell won the city-county tournament of Roanoke Checker Club Monday for the 21st time in 33 years. ” “Zoning for a dinner theater east of Woodrum Airport was approved Monday by the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors. ” “Heironimus of Roanoke is starting a celebration of its founding by S. H. Heironimus and L. K. Brugh in a small store on old Commerce Street (Second Street Southwest) in June 1890. ” “Representatives of three Roanoke Valley governments Wednesday... Source: www.roanoke.com
