Favorable Outlook in Week's Coal Production Gains
Weekly mine reports show the River district coal output improving with higher hours worked and a 37 278 ton gain over the prior week. Declared coal essential to war effort, miners urged to match the rising pace, noting car shortages as main negative factor and warning slackers endanger national needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae
Thea
United Tos Fuel Administration
Tidewater
Fuel Administration
Washington
France
Minera
Imahe
Weekly mine report shows production and losses
The past week totals show 466,250 net tons produced from 7,163 hours worked with 1,099 hours lost to car shortages 291 labor shortages 675 mine disability 119 and other causes 14. Coal coked 50 tons with 90,909 tons lost including 39,890 due to car shortages 35,913 to labor shortages 4,869 to disability and 327 to other causes.
Effects of Play on the Children
An Advocate essay argues play shapes child's experience and morals more than Sunday school. It warns idle time breeds vice, notes play energizes body and mind, and highlights playgrounds as a social issue for city youth. It cautions against associating play with idleness and links early loafing to later unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Maxwell Motor Company
Canada
U. S
Mexico
Peculiar West Virginia Police Museum of Mount Hope Relics
A Mount Hope police chief’s office houses a small museum of relics from the coal fields. The display includes an old moonshine still, an electric chair made by a pardoned condemned man, weapons from pistols to knives, a saloon era collection of stuffed animals, and various items reflecting earlier law and order efforts. The note adds trivia on ground squirrels in the US and an alarm clock for deaf sleepers from Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Mount Hope
le New River
John Barleycorn
Oakvale News Notes Child of Croys Dies Likely Diphtheria
A small child of L. M. Croys died Saturday morning, believed to be due to diphtheria. W. P. Poggess of Richlands is involved in related notes or actions.
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L. M. Croys
W. P. Poggess
Richlands
National War Savings Way Advertisement
West Virginia Armature Company announces electrical contracting services with focus on general repair, armature winding and power house work. A L Smith is manager and telephone line 610.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National War Savings Way
Electrical Contractors
A. L. Smith
Hypo-Cod Promises Strength For Sick Children
A testimonial from Mrs Margaret Lowther of Wheeling West Virginia touts Hypo Cod as a tonic that rebuilds strength, appetite, and digestion after illness. The ad asserts Hypo Cod contains cod liver extracts malt iron and other ingredients, sold by druggists locally with direct mail options from Earle Chemical Co.
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Mrs. King
Hype Cod
Margaret Lowther
Ninth Street
Wheeling
W. Va
Earle Chemical Co
Bluefield
Goodykoontz Drug Co
White Pharmacy
Central Pharmacy
Lambert Pharmacy
Flynn & Greear
Kingslow Drug Co
T. F. Mastin
Easley-Penn Co
Graham
Graham Drug Co
Princeton
E. B. Spangler and
Gillespiere Co
Detroit Wire Wheels Featured In Sedan And Town Car Line
S. J. Kell, distributor, Welch, West Virginia, showcases Detroit Wire wheels as regular equipment for sedan and town car models. Sales room at 23 Princeton Avenue, Bluefield, W. Va, with salesman T. W. Kell and local merchant M. C. Smith.
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S. J. Kell
Welch, West Virginia
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W. Va
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Zella Williams
Bluefield Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
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Miss Williams
M. E. Williams
Coalfield
Sammy
Cooper
Nicewander
Camp Shelby
Miss
T. B. Stanger
Twoe Handy
Camp Lee
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New Jersey
Jas. Brophy
Montana
John Cooper
James Thomas
Pinefield
Lillie Williams
Beckley
J. K. Perdew
Sarah Cahill
C. ©. Nicewander
Saltville
Virginia
Oakvale
Fo Beevree
Porgess
W. P. Boggess
Levith
W. VA. Armature CO
Maxwell Motor
Detroit
T. W. Kell
M.C. Smith
R. J. Rwan
Welch
T. J. Harper
Harper
R. E. Ballard & CO
Union
L. C. Patterson
Mt. Hope
Hinton Garage & Sales CO
Hinton
C. C. Hanson
Ronceverte
Southwest Motor Car CO
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Honaker Bros
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Clinch Motor CO
Lebanon
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