Year of progress in War and Big Creek area boosts growth
Big Creek district sees transportation shift with nine new buses, road work by WPA, flood wall completion for War parking, street lights, and new housing sites. New brick building for Liddle Furniture, Willie's Beauty Shop, and multiple business openings. WPA safety signs cut school zone speeding. unemployment down. one new mine opens. Norfolk and Western installs a new signal block system.
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W. Va
Big Creek
Board of Education
Morntn
WPA
Elc
Rift
No. 6
War
Town of War
Liddle Furniture Company
Willie's Beauty Shop
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Jaeger
Cedar Bluff
Miner James Moore Dies After Carer Coal Mine Accident
James Moore 18 of Six was fatally injured in a mine motor accident at the Carter Coal Company mine in Six. He died at 5 a.m. in Welch hospital from crushing head and body injuries. Born March 17, 1922 in Pulaski Virginia, he is survived by parents and two sisters Mrs Danathan and Mrs Bratton. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery following services at his sister’s home. Donald Harmon infant son of Mr and Mrs George Harmon of Warrimines died at home after a brief illness. burial held at Cove Virginia cemetery.
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James Moore
Carter Coal Company
Welch
Young Moore
Pulaski
Davis Danithan
Mildred Bratton
Danathan
Oakwood Cemetery
Donald Cecil Harmon
George Harmon
Warriormines
Cove
Miner Injured After Suspected Attack Near Coalwood
James Pearman age 29 of Coalwood was found unconscious with a broken leg and injuries to head and body after a mysterious accident early Thursday. Hospital attaches report he was struck and robbed by an unknown assailant. He was picked up by workers en route to their shift. Officers continue the investigation.
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James Pearman
Coalwood
Welch
Mas
Doctor Carr Resumes Practice After Ray Work Course
Dr A B Carr resumes practice in War after two weeks special course in ray work at Cook County Hospital Chicago Ill He completed the training to advance radiology services in the town and surrounding area.
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A. B. Carr
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Ill
Deadline to register aliens in McDowell County
Aliens living in McDowell county must register with the National registration law by December 2 at their local post. Non citizens face a $1000 fine or six months imprisonment, or both, for failing to register.
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McDowell County
United States
Christmas Program Presented by School Choirs
Under the direction of Miss Theresa Myers and Mrs. G E Brown the second grade staged a Christmas program that included songs readings and small dramatic pieces showcasing student talent and holiday spirit.
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Theresa Myers
G. E. Brown
Pruitt Whitt Wedding in Tazewell on Saturday
Oscar Lee Pruitt and Rebecca Whitt of Bandy Va were married in Tazewell on Saturday December 14 by Rev Davis. They plan to establish a home in Bandy after the holidays and both families are involved across a wide circle of connections in the region.
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Oscar Lee Pruitt
Rebecca Whitt
Bandy
Tazewell
Mr. Davis
John Y. Whitt
Allen Pruitt
Va. Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt
Tazewell County
Pruitt
Dor Company
Welch
War
Bert
East War
Caretta Marine Recruit Earns Rifle, Pistol Marks
Ralph F Hinkle former Caretta newsboy and Big Creek football star is a U S Marine at Paris Island 8 C Young Hinkle son of Mr and Mrs Frank Hinkle of Caretta enlisted last July sent to Paris Island for training then assigned to Battery B 4th Defense Battalion 5th Artillery He qualified with rifle and pistol since enlistment and returned to his company after a ten day furlough with his parents
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Ralph F. Hinkle
Caretta
Big Creek
U. S
Paris Island
Young Hinkle
Frank Hinkle
4Th Defense Battalion
5Th Artillery
Auto stolen from Spencer West Virginia recovered in Iaeger
An auto reported stolen three weeks ago from Spencer West Virginia was recovered last Sunday at Taeger by Deputy Sheriff Harrison Kennedy and Constable Okie Stafford and three youths, two of them from Columbus Ohio, were committed to the McDowell county jail. The two county officers stopped the auto at Iaeger after the report that three bicycles were tied to the back end.
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Spencer
W. Va
Taeger
Harrison Kennedy
Okie Stafford
Columbus
McDowell County
Iaeger
Mrs Holland Hosts War Dinner For Mission Circle
Mrs A E Holland and Mrs R M Peery entertained at the home of Mrs Holland in War on Tuesday evening with a eight o'clock dinner. Guests were members of the Baptist Missionary society circle No 3.
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A. E. Holland
R. M. Peery
War
Baptist Missionary Society Circle No. 3
The Quest of the East Christmas Pageant Tonight
Caretta Epworth league presents a Christmas pageant at 8 o clock in the school building. About twenty performers will act out the story with additional music from the Singing Mothers of the Caretta P T A the Young People s chorus and the Epworth league choir.
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Caretta Epworth League
Caretta P.T. A. the Young People’s Chorus
Epworth League Choir
War man joins Metro Life 100000 club at banquet
Henry Hammond of War traveled to Cincinnati for a Metropolitan Life Insurance banquet honoring the company’s top salesmen. Among 1722 agents in four states he ranked in the first twenty five for annual sales and joined both the 100000 club and Star Salesman club. He returned last Wednesday.
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Henry Hammond
Cincinnati
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Hammond
Star
Infant dies in fire at Johns Branch home in War
A four month old colored baby perished in a dawn fire that destroyed Viola Conley’s home in Johns Branch War. Mrs Copley suffered minor burns while aiding the infant and was taken to a hospital. A new daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Bobby Copley on December 13, with Mrs Copley formerly Louise Rayburn.
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Viola Conley
Johns Branch
War
Belcher
Bobby Copley
Copley
Louise Rayburn
Teachers Enjoy Christmas Holiday Spends at Various Towns
War Excelsior Junior High staff members including Mrs G F Brown in Hillsboro Ohio Mrs E H Johnson in Tazewell Virginia Mrs W D Liddle and Mrs Lucile Dyer in War Virginia Miss Ethel Hatfield in Yukon and Mrs Nan White with Mrs Roy Allen in War travel during the Christmas break.
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Excelsior Junior High School
G. F. Brown
Hillsboro
Ohio
E. H. Johnson
Tazewell
W. D. Liddle
Lucile Dyer
Ethel Hatfield
Yukon
Nan White
Pocahont
Roy Allen
Hartwell Students Survive Fiery Auto Crash
Four Berwind and two Big Creek high school students en route home from a basketball game in Bishop Virginia were injured when their car left the road and rolled three times down a steep bank. Driver Jack Jones said he was blinded by an oncoming car. only memory is the scream. All six occupants were hurt but none seriously. They were taken to Bishop for medical care.
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Hartwell
W. Va
Berwind and
Big Creek
Bishop
Jack Jones
Tazewell
Stoney Ridge
Beatrice Gent
Louise Minton
Gradden Higgins
Helen
Edith Meade
Miner Hurt In Hartwell Mine Accident
Hamilton Lockhart, a Hartwell mine employee, suffered painful injuries after becoming trapped between a motor and the roof in a low top entry. The motorman stopped in time, and Lockhart was taken to Welch hospital for treatment.
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Hamilton Lockhart
Hartwell
Hamilton
Welch Hospital
Mrs. Blevins Weekend Charleston Visit
Mrs. FE H. Blevins spent the past week end in Charleston visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Edward Gent hosted Sunday guests Misses Molly and Dorothy Vance of Jewell Ridge Virginia.
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FE. H. Blevins
Charleston
Edward Gent
Molly and
Dorothy Vance
Jewell Ridge
US Car Registrations Rise In Early 1940
During the first nine months of 1940, 2,001,278 new passenger cars were registered in 43 states and the District of Columbia, compared with 1,849,738 in the same period of 1939.
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District of Columbia
Cincinnati blast victims buried in mass grave
Nine victims eight from one family were buried today after a three story tenement blast that killed 12 of three families and two shop workers. An explosives expert blamed gas while Cincinnati Gas & Electric maintained gas was not responsible.
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Cincinnati
Reuben S. Tour
University of Cincinnati
A. C. Moorehouse
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Tour
C. ©. Sherrill
Frank Schnetzer
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