Virginia Mine Near Shawsville Promises Profit for Local Men
Local businessmen in Montgomery County Virginia show strong interest in a lead and zinc mining project. The Virginia Lead and Zinc Company, backed by Roanoke and other investors, has bought a 10,000 acre tract near Shawsville with rich ore indications. Analyses by the state geological survey and samples in Van Hunter’s office suggest lead and zinc ores associated with sulphur.
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Montgomery
Virginia
Virginia Lead and Zinc E Company
Old Dominion
van Hunter
A. B. Reddon
Circuit Clerk
P. E. Jilly
Floyd M. Sayre
Austinville
Shawsville
Crockell Springs
Ellis Propiety
Virginia State Geological Survey
Montcoal Stickney Mine Financing and Education Updates
The article outlines plans to finance a Montcoal Stickney mine with a nine member company listing John Hornbrook as president and Aly Lemon as vice president. It notes stockholders will decide later if profits will be realized as development begins after funds are raised. It also reports Montcoal Stickney High School's shift to a second year of high school work and new administration details.
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John Hornbrook
P. EL Lilly
Aly. Lemon
Montcoal-Shickney
Moanteoaul
I. Emerson Langtiti
Thomas D. Eenning
Monteval-Stickney High School
Heming
Asis
Miners Wage Cuts Reported by Pittsburgh Coal and Carnegie
The Pittsburgh Coal Company and the Carnegie Coal Company announced wage reductions for miners, averaging seven percent. Both firms also cut staple commodities in company stores by ten percent. In Ocracoke North Carolina turtle soup becomes a luxury as large sea turtles are caught in nets weighing up to 202 pounds.
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SUD
Pittsburgh Cot Company
Carnegie Coal Company
Ocracoke
N. C
Cabell Legislator Heart Attack Victim Memorial
A Cabell legislator died after a heart attack at his home amid a tumultuous period. Funeral services were held in Gallipetis, Ohio, where further rites took place. The deceased’s early life included a childhood spent in Gari.
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A. B. Redden
E. I. Lemon
Roanoke
Virginia Geological Survey
Joplin
Missouri
English Channel
Israel
Lemon
Sallie Brown
Bess
Perkersburg
W.va
Victor Griffin
Oklodiouma
Barber Reguaarky
Hans Richter
Astoria
Bremen
Woodrow Wilson Bligh School
George Washington
Fife
Beckley National Bank
Main
Beckley, W. Va
Cabell
W. W. Koiner, M. D
Childrens
SY Woodlawn Ave
Beckley
Roscoe Williams
H. J. Holliday
Knob Hill
Standard Gas and Oils
Harper
Oakland
Pontiac
Michigan
Tronsct
General Motors
Carter Motor Sales
Wilmer’s Garage
Oak Hill
W. Va
Fayette Supply CO
Payetteville
Gauley Motor CO
Gauley
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