Hundred Police Deputies Enlisted Under Home Protection Act
Sheriff W J Elliott of Mercer County announces the enlistment of one hundred special police deputies under a wartime home protection act. Fifty are already listed. nominees must be over 31, with prior police or military service preferred. Deputies receive $3 daily plus expenses, and may aid other counties if needed.
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W. J. Elliott
National Guard
Regular Army
Sherif Elliott
Executive Council of Defense
Ready for Registration Comes to County War Day
The county board of conscription readies for registration day with 3000 armband badges to mark registrants. Sheriff Elliott fronts deputies and civilian help for emergencies while anticipating a smooth operation amid high interest from young men eager to register.
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County Board of Conscription
War Department
W. J. Elliott
Large profits realized in Logan County coal deal
Mercer County men J C Pack Harry Bowen and John Peery of Bramwell Bank of Bramwell were said to profit from a Logan County coal land deal. The transaction allegedly involved a Cleveland agency and Huntington capitalists, with Ethel mines containing multiple seams opened six years ago. The $1,000,000 deal would rank among the region’s largest in years.
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J. C. Pack
Harry Bowen
Bramwell
John Peery
Bank of Bramwell
Logan County
Cleveland
Ohio
Pack Bowen
Huntington
Ethel
Acid Iron Mineral promotes health for workers and families
Health advice urges self truthfulness about well being and links strength to iron nutrition. Promotes Acid Iron Mineral as natural iron tonic with calcium sodium magnesium and potash, processed by Perrodine Chemical Corp Roanoke VA. Available from druggists for 50 cents or $1.00.
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Mississippi
Perrodine Chemical Corporation
Roanoke
Va. A
Colored volunteers to support YMCA war fund
The Red Cross unit of B. C. I. reports young men in the registration role and principals in touch with coal field ministers about colored people contributing to the YMCA fund for the war effort.
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Red Cross Unit
B.C. I
Sims
Y. M
Peter MacQueen to Lecture On The Great European War
Peter MacQueen will lecture at the Graham Chautauqua June 7 to 12 on The Great European War with slides from his Balkan and Northern France fronts. A veteran correspondent, he recalls American wartime invention and presents soldiers and machines with a humane touch and humor.
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American Red Cross
Mathews J. Shields
Red Cross
Elmore
Page
Deepwater
Chesapeake and Ohio
No .3
Shields
Peter MacQueen
Chautauqua
Servia
Europe
Balkan
France
Russia
Germany
Dr. MacQueen
South Af
MacQueen
America
Meriden
Conn) Morning Record
Coal Shipper Expands Output At Local Works
The facility has shipped twelve carloads of coal and plans to ship about three cars weekly initially, increasing loading and shipping capacity daily. Promoters Witten and McGuire are linked to the operation and confirm extraction of a three and a half foot vein of high quality Hed Ash coal.
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Dar
Witten and McGuire
Sixteenth Annual Commencement at Bluefield Colored Institute
The sixteenth annual commencement at Bluefield Colored Institute is underway with exhibits from the domestic art and science departments and a sold display. Highlights include a class day program, an operetta The pennant, and sermons and alumni events scheduled through Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Colored Institute
Red Cross
Institute
E.W. Moore
Second Baptist Church
Columbus
Ohio
R C. Harrison
Alumni Association
Harry Kingslow
William Mather
Sims
J. Andrew Singleton
Washington, D. C
Virginia Warren
Henry T. Madonald
Storer College
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
J. F Marsh
Board of Regents
Charleston
Labor Shortage In West Virginia Spurs State Aid Push
West Virginia faces a historic labor shortage with demand from manufacturers coal operators and other employers driving increased use of the state employment bureau. Montgomery notes many mothers seek waivers for sons to work after school and in summer under strict health and need conditions. The Mississippi name origin is cited as Mechesebe meaning father of waters.
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West Virginia
Samuel B. Montgomery
Employment Bureau
Commissioner Montgomery
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