Agricultural time for sale and farm ads in 1961
Classified notices advertise poultry stock for hatch ing and Rhode Island Reds with contact numbers 213 and 1160-1 plus a sixty dollar drop head machine for sale at 15 dollars if taken quickly. Also two bookkeepers sought for permanent coal exchange roles in Norfolk with starting salary 150 dollars and applications requested from Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg Virginia.
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Rhode Island
J. J. Johnson
Rockbridge
Street
TOR
Roy Avenue
Norfolk
Piedmont Business College
Lynchurg
Virginia
State hospital heads to meet on care of inmates
Heads of three state hospitals were asked to meet with the state board of control in Weston on August 25, 26 and 27 for a consultation on the care and treatment of inmates of state institutions for the insane. Dr B K B Steyghensen, president, Dr J M Williamson and J S Laken and Frank E Kincheloe, secretary, will attend. Representatives L V Guthrie of Huntington, G Robinson of Spencer, and C K B White of Weston will attend for their respective institutions.
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Huntington State Hospital
the. G. ©. Robinson
Spencer Hospital
C. KB. White
Weston State Hospital
Charleston girls pledge for liberty bond drive
Amrit o Mach of the 400 Blue Square girls of the Y W A pledges to sell a liberty bond to her coworker and to make every effort to buy a bond herself. Each girl will purchase a bond regardless of her means to support the government effort this year.
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Charleston
Amrit "O- Mach
Blue Square
Federal Coal Company Chartered For Massive Appalachian Project
Charleston April 20 The Federal Coal Company of Charleston is chartered with 8 million in stock to hold coal lands totaling 55 500 acres in Boone and Nicholas counties where a thirteen foot coal vein exists The venture with an 5 million plus funding plan will form a holding group for numerous small development firms already on site Ground has begun on mines and railroad sidings with key incorporators including FE M Johnson Wm W Hall H R Van Deusen J E Harney and J H Mellully
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Charleston
Boone
Nicholas
Federal Coal Company
FE. M. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Wm. W. Hall
H. R. van Deusen
Scranton
J. E. Harney
John 4H. Mellully
Philadelphia
Jury Box Overflows in Hall Murder Trial Draw
In Princeton a large jury pool was drawn for the Karl Hall murder case, with 110 jurors summoned and only 12 seated. Military calls, illness, and remote locations reduced appearances, forcing extra draws as officials note jurors serve without rejoining the pool and may face four-year limits.
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Ffteen
Dees
Karl Hall
Jerome W. Hall
Grand Jury
Circuit Court
Herndon
Tomperrow
Cleveland Shorter
J. W. Ruff
Sam White
Cleo Boice
Mat Cox
Luther Arrington
Ed Terry
W. R. Dudley
R. L. Cole
Chase Cox
R. C. Morrison
IL. L. Millerm
P. J. Bailey
Join Cahill
L. C. Skelton
J. Harve Johnson
Grayson Tuggle
H. Shrewsberry
Exnory Teffner
M. Be, Sameth
Charlies C. Tabor
W. W. Hypeos
Welzel Williams
Thomas Suiter
Roy ‘Tf. Wright
Estill Oxley
H. McCoaan
Erastus Wiley
O. K K. Hartwell
John H. Easley
State schools shift to practical war effort and farming
Charleston reports that state colleges and normal schools are expanding practical work for the war. J S Marsh notes Concord Normal and Bluefield Colored Institute campus sections used for agriculture and war gardens, with students also supporting thrift stamp drives and campus cleanup programs.
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Bluefield Colored Institute
Athens Normal
Charleston
J. S. Marsh
Board of Regents
Concord Normal Schools
Athens
Marsh
Concord
Bluefield Institute
Mrs Dooley's Advice for 10 Working Girls
Milwaukee reader Mrs H Dooley shares personal relief from functional disorders using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes improved energy and endurance after use and urges other working girls to try the remedy, inviting letters for advice from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Fr. Pinkham
H. DooLtng
25Th Street
Dooley
Lydia
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Contraband Confiscations and Arrests Reported in West Virginia
Three arrests and four confiscations of unclaimed liquor were reported to state tax commissioner Walter S. Hallanan. Arrested were Robert Dibuthisto of Clarksburg and Anthony Kuna with BE L Zillitre of New Martinsville. Sentences ranged from two months and $100 fines to three months and $100. Ninety six pints of whiskey were seized in Clarksburg and more liquor destroyed in Huntington and Charleston. Women in Charleston reported $2,343,450 in state Liberty Loan bond sales to date, with $223,000 sold in Charleston. Fairmont Clarksburg coal district logged 1055 coal cars this week, with 2,142 miners affected by loading delays and a 20,585 tonnage loss. West Virginia University vs Marshall College game postponed due to rain.
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Charleston
Walter S. Hallanan
Robert Dibuthisto
Clarksburg
Anthony Kuna
L. Zillitre
New Martinsville
Walter Bee
Huntington
Fairmont
England to Conscript Women for Military Service
London April 20 Sir William James Bull announced plans to move a resolution in the house of commons to extend the military service act to all unmarried women aged nineteen to Ata Pikdaanan. The proposal would broaden conscription beyond men and revised age limits pending debate.
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England
London
William James Bull
House of Commons
Cleveland Wins Opening Game of Series in Rain
In Iceland April a rain soaked opener Cleveland beat St. Louis 3 to 1. Morton faltered after nine as St Louis produced runs on a double and single. Also Jostan defeated New York to extend a winning streak to three, 4 to 2.
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Cleveland
St. Louis
Merton
St. Lows
Ron
Lowdermilk
Sotheron
Nunemaker
Morton
Oneill
Steatacht
Heston
Jostan
New York Today
Rig New Yoor
He's
Sheste
Stadee
Viel
OO Fe
Love
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First of the 800 type Virginian locomotive arrives for service
A big Virginian engine, the first 800 type for global service, arrived yesterday. Baldwin Locomotive Works experts will stay days to install and test it. Built in Schenectady New York, it will haul the coal field mountains, with only the boiler on its own wheels and the rest on three flat cars. Railroad men note the 700 type’s past issues and say the 800 type has been improved to fix them.
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Baldwin Locomotive Works
Schenectady, N. Y
Baldwin Works
Marriage Licenses Granted to Six Couples Yesterday
The list includes Melvin Patterson aged 28 from Matoaka and Iva Pennington aged 19 from Husk North Carolina, William M. Perkins aged 23 from Mullens and Dora Lilly aged 21 from Woodby, among others.
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Melvin Patterson
Matoaka
Iva Pennington
Husk
N.C
William M. Perkins
Mullens
Dora Lilly
Woodby
Mutt and Jeff Divorced Draws Crowds at Colonial Theatre
A large matinee crowd and a full evening audience at the Colonial Theatre enjoyed Mutt and Jeff Divorced a musical comedy billed as laughter and girls. The chorus was praised as perhaps the best of the season with every member delivering strong performances.
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Colonial Theatre
Mutt
Jeff
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