Local Fields Show Marked Increase in Week's Production
Production in the Norfolk and Western smokeless fields rose in the second week of August to 523,108 tons with Clinch Valley at 38,300 tons. Pocahontas saw a 12,500 ton loss due to car shortages, while labor improvements helped overall gains. Tug River and Thacker districts also posted changes as miners returned to work amid strike pressure and union activity.
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Smokiness
Norfolk and Western
Clinch Valley
Pocahontas
Tug River
Pocahontas Field
Thacker Field
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Thacker
Appalachian Power Company
Virginia
Rail schedule for Norfolk Western to East Radford and connections
Train times and connections for Norfolk Western routes to East Radford Roanoke Bristol Philadelphia Hagerstown Lynchburg Cincinnati Columbus Charleston Williamson and Norton. Sleeper dining and parlor cars are listed with outbound and return times and station pairs. Information provided by W B Bevill and W C Saunders Passenger Traffic Manager and General Agent.
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Bluefield
East Radford
Radford
Bristol
Roanoke
East
Norfolk
Broeiler
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Lynchburg
New York
Gary
Norton
W. B. Bevill
W. C. Saunders
Colcord Coal to Open Montcoal Mine in Eagle Seam
The Colcord Coal Company expands operations with a new Montcoal mine in the Eagle seam. Mining and shipment are planned to begin around September 1.
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Colcord Coal Company
Montcoal
Eagle
Spurt in Production in New River Fields
Last week saw a production surge in the New River field with the first three days totaling near 90 000 tons. Mines loaded over a thousand cars on day one but could only haul 738, keeping tidewater prices high as most output headed east. Much of the coal was shipped to tidewater and New England with lakes shipments averaging fifty cars daily, while western shipments dwindled due to New England demand.
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New River
Tidewater
New England
Ohio
Lew River
Embargo Leaves Piers Open for High Voltage Grace
The report notes that one party enjoyed an advantage over high voltage by not being cut off from the piers by an embargo. The detail implies maritime access remained available, influencing trade or supply lines despite other blockages.
Resignation Moves Carel Robinson to Box House Coal
Carel Robinson, general superintendent of the Boone County Coal Corporation, resigned on August 1 to join the Box House Coal Company at Blackie in Hazard field Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Carel Robinson
Boone County Coal Corporation
Box House Coal Company
Blackie
Hazard Field
The Lack of the Irish at Colonial Theatre
William Grogan a journeyman plumber falls for a girl seen only by her feet as he recounts a voyage following an undercover romance. The Alien Dwan film adapts Harold MacGrath novel The Lack of the Irish and screens Tuesday and Wednesday.
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William Grogan
Allien Dwan
Harold MacGrath
Tai: Colonial Theatre
Quotation on Human Needs and Vital Lifelines
A compact, poignant warning notes that air water and sleep define human survival. It asserts the extreme timelines within which neglect of basic needs becomes fatal, underscoring the fragility of life and the urgency of meeting essential requirements.
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Idl
Hill Motor Cay
Bluefield, W
Geld Ave
Seppe Soeene
Essex Motor At
San Francisco
Essex
U.S
Cheyenne
Omaha
Pony Express
Pacific
America
Busefield
Mercer County
City of
Graham
Mingo Motor Company
Williamson
Mingo County
Kelly
Springfield
Acme Motor CO
Princeton Avenue
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