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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1925
Page
15
Classified notice list shows job openings from coal mines and miscellaneous trades. Positions include carpenters, mine loaders, and clerical help with pay scales and contact details. many listings reference West Virginia towns and mining companies.
Wanted job seekers for loader positions at the Imperial Colligry Company in Burnwell West Virginia. Prefer mar men and others aged, with attention to applicants from local areas. Supervisory or foreman roles mentioned. strong demand for workers, including colored applicants. Apply to supervisor at Burnwell Plant.
Advertises steady work hauling coal by river and rail. Seeks able men for permanent positions at Plymouth area plant, with machine helpers and lineman roles mentioned. References to H. Hatsfield’s Coal Co and local labor needs, urging applications and indicating wage or post details in terse, old-time classifieds style.
Classified ads show numerous helpwanted listings for colored women and girls, cooks, housekeepers and clerical workers in West Virginia areas including Charleston and Edgewood, plus private secretary, stenography and nurse positions, with contact box numbers and street addresses.
Charleston and Huntington routes list hourly departures from Charleston and Huntington with connections at Barbourville to Guyana Valley train. Special morning and evening services for Charleston industrial district workers. Charleston Gauley Bridge and Beckley routes offer multiple daily departures with reduced round trips and contact numbers for more information.
West Virginia ranked 30th in six month auto licenses issued and gas tax revenue, with 184 200 vehicle registrations. California led with 1 317 825 cars and $7 514 107 in gasoline tax. Rhode Island paid the lowest tax. Total U.S. registrations reached 17 716 768, up 13.9 percent, as tax rates varied by state.
The annual Washington district Institute for all county schools will be held tomorrow at Alum Creek school house starting 1:00 a m. Miss Fiorenes Kuhn district superintendent says it will be attended by teachers and parents to discuss plans for extending wages and parent teacher cooperation.
After a thirteen day vacation the Kanawha county court opens the October session this morning in the county courtroom. All three judges will be on hand and Clerk George W. Jenkins is present. Commissioners Covenraver and O'Dell have been on annual vacation since September 17, and Judge Jenkins has also been away. the court will be in session daily.
The text notes a working week for commissioners with court operations each morning at 0 alack and a 2 pm on duty, afternoons set for county mire duties, and a voided election of 15 councillors at Newthwan due to the council chair's illness and refusal to allow a secret ballot.
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