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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1925
Page
11
Classified notices seek female help in cooking, chambermaid, and general office work with references. Also listings for stenographers, waitresses, housekeepers, and industrial roles. multiple locations including Fayetteville West Virginia and Charleston Virginia.
Legal notice items detail a chancery suit for divorce involving Dorothy Grinvald, with a hearing set May 10, 1976, before Special Commissioner Atkinson in Charleston. The document cites jurisdiction, service, and the plaintiff’s request for divorce from the husband. Public notices include contractor bidding for Charleston Independent School District projects and a weapon license application by a Kanawha County resident, all dated May 1976.
Legal advertisement announces a May 19 1925 election to elect three Board of Education members for six years. At most two may be Republican and at most one Democrat. Polls open for the Charleston Independent School District seat.
The Board of Education announces voting sites in Charleston district for the May 19 1925 school board election. Precincts span wards from First to Fifteenth with multiple buildings listed including Swann Hill School, Mieley School, Union School, Central Junior High, Garnett School, Benvevolt Junior High, Kanawha School, Ragton's Store, and more. Instructions detail lines along Kanawha river and streets guiding voters to each precinct and the corporation boundary.
The notice cites the creditors of W. A. Walker seeking payment of debts and invites claims against his estate with a filing in Kanawha County West Virginia Court. The document specifies a deadline around June 10 1926 and is witnessed by Clerk J Price. Another notice announces C. C. Leavens Jr to apply for a Sister Acenne to carry a remedy or weapon with adherence to the 1928 code provisions.
A fragmented report outlines turmoil in coal fields with weak markets, price pressure, and mine closures. It cites Gulf Empire coal interests, wage disputes, and cooperative efforts, noting 240000 tons monthly production and economic stress across New York and Indiana markets amid industry consolidation.
Midland Trail Transit Co announces travel options for connections to Barhguraville and Charleston with Monday morning departures. Rates list $83 for specific routes to Murrivene Opty and related accommodations for travelers. Contact Capitol 520 and phone 129 for details.
The article reports West Virginia coal interests warn higher lake freight rates will devastate the state's mining economy and threaten jobs. West Virginia officials and Northwest business leaders lobby federal regulators to prevent monopolistic control by Pennsylvania and Ohio coal interests, arguing eastern rail tariffs already strain buyers and producers.
In Athlamt Kentucky a legal action centers on two coal mines and a power plant, tied to the Coleman family of Regina Kansas. The deal valued at 2500000 collapsed after a 15000 settlement proposal, with court damages sought for breach of contract and asset holdings estimated over three years.
The Boston chamber drive to substitute anthracite faces limited impact in East Taston as households show preference for lump bituminous coal. Dealers report cautious demand, with some western New England areas noting improvements from lump coal only for domestic use. Prices and logistics keep shifts modest, and many buyers expect higher bituminous sales next winter, though changes vary by region.
Jean H. Jones, president of the Bertha-Consumera company of Pittsburgh, predicts 1925 will set a new coal production record in America. He cites strong early 1925 weeks and notes prices are low while the coal industry faces overdevelopment and mine closures. He warns of possible chaotic conditions if cautious action is not taken by buyers, producers, and officials.
Data from Moshannon No 10 mine workers reveals $40,140.24 gained by 27 men between November 6, 1924, and March 30, 1925, if they stayed with the union. Average per man was $418.81, with $1,057 total five month checkoff and $39.92 per man in savings. From 1924 to 1925 district officers received $49,493,865 in wages and expenses, far more than members at Mosshan ton No 10. Separately Breiden Smokeless Coal Co at Swell Valley faced bankruptcy and sale.
The U S Geological Survey reports Holiday interruptions trimmed May output to 7 204 900 tons for week ending May 2 with Pennsylvania and West Virginia front runners in production. Early May readings hint at a rebound to about 5 000 400 tons the week ending May 9 while Northwest shipments surge. Northwest buyers rush for high quality coal from Pennsylvania and West Virginia as Lower Lakes demand climbs. Off take at Lake ports nears 2 million tons for the period, with anthracite noted for cost reductions and improved per man output at No 5 mines in Gary West Virginia under O Toole.
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