Brush Burners Set Forest Fire Hazard Warned
District Ranger J W Karr cites two Northfork area cases where unattended garden pot fires spread to brush and forest. He notes most fires come from human negligence and outlines a statewide prevention drive led by Browning and extension forester Skuce with slides and local district support across Pocahontas Kanawha counties including dates from June 7 to June 21 at multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Karr
West Virginia
Forest Fire Prevention Department
State Game and Fish Commission
Browning
Forest Fire Protective Association
Thomas W. Skuce
Forester
Skuce
Karr
Pocahontas
Winston
Kanawha
O'Keeffe
Red Jacket
Meador
Welch
Gary
Northfork
Keystone
Bluefield
Matoaka
Springton
Princeton
Athens
Eighteenth Century Cello Bought for Rodman Wanamaker
A cello dated 1721, made by Montagnanau a pupil of Stradivarius, was purchased recently for Rodman Wanamaker. The instrument showcases a historic connection to the Stradivarius lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rodman Wanamaker
Montagnanau
Stradivarius
Monte Vista Mausoleum to Rise at Bluefield Cemetery Project
The Monte Vista Park Cemetery near Bluefield plans a modern Mausoleum of unusual beauty atop the plateau. The 380 by 670 foot structure will house about 200 crypts and feature Indiana limestone exterior, bronze entrances, leaded glass, and white marble interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Vista Park
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Monte Vista Memorial Mausoleum
Meusalea
Monte Vista
Peters
Leist
Mercer County
Mausoleum Company
Sievert
Manu
Solea
Bloomville
Ohio
Mahood & VanDusen
Rluefield
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Gentle Regular Bowels
Monticello physician W. B. Caldwell, after 47 years practice, promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a harmless laxative that establishes natural bowel regularity without griping or upset. He claims it suits adults and even sickly children, available in 60 cent bottles at pharmacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Hil
Dr. Caldwell
Pontiac Six Coach Enters Pacific Coast Hall of Fame
A stock Pontiac Six coach set a 993 mile coast drive from Passe Texas to Los Angeles in 21 hours 18 minutes averaging 46.61 mph. The feat cut five hours fifty minutes from the prior record and surpassed the Golden State Limited train by over two hours. Drivers Harry Neville and A L Peterson alternated, with Western Union timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast Hall of Fame
Passe
Texas
Los Angeles
Golden State
Pontiac
Albuquerque
N. M
Reeve Gartzmann
Harry Neville
A. L. Peterson
Oakland
Noted Mercer County Doctor Involved In Street Stabbing
Dr. D. P. Crockett, well known in Mercer County for a long career in Huntington, Goodwill, and public service, faced a sensational street cutting affray days ago where Stuart L. Bowman was seriously stabbed in the neck. Crockett was postmaster, health board president, county Republican chairman, and Mercer legislator with prior coal interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Crockett
Huntington
Stuart L. Bowman
Goodwill
Mercer County Board of Health
Republican Party
Mercer
Hint to Buyers on Selecting Good Beef Quality
Good beef is firm fine grained and bright red when exposed to air. Poor beef shows coarse flabby meat dark color and dark oily fat.
THAT SEPIA FINISH ON CHIPPING TABLETOPS
A shiny brown surface on the top of a chip pile is produced by gases reacting with the white of an egg creating a inviting finish.
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Beauty and Design
Caldwell
Pepsin
OR. W. 8. Caldwell
The
Universal
W. H. Harry & Co
Princeton Ave
Hall OF Fame
A. W. Cox Dept Store
W. Va
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