Utilities' Assessments Rise Slightly in 1936 37
County Assessor J B Ali reports that total valuations minus utilities show a negligible gain over last year. Distributive district figures list personal property and real estate values by class across Falls Fayetteville Kanawha Mountain Cove Nuttall Quinnimont Sewell Mountain and other districts plus Fayetteville Oak Hill Mt Hope Pax Montgomery Ansted Meadow Bridge Thurmond with varied class allocations and minor utility uplift.
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Register Star
Fayetteville
J. B. Ali
Falls District
Kanawha
Mountain
Cove
Nuttall
Quinnimont District
Sewell Mountain District
Fayetteville City
Yeal Estate
Oak Hill
Mt. Hope
Pax
Montgomery
Ansted
Meadow Bridge
Thurmond
West Virginians Serve in Key U S Diplomatic Posts
Five West Virginians hold major posts in the American diplomatic service aiding the state department. George C. Minor of Charleston serves as vice consul and special disbursing officer in Moscow. Samuel Walter Washington of Charles Town is second secretary to Ambassador Skinner in Istanbul. Graham Hawes Kemper in Rome is consul general under Ambassador Long. James Bowcock of Clarksburg is vice consul in Munich. Eugene Merlin Smith of Moundsville serves as vice consul in Newcastle on Tyne.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aug
West
Rites Today For Lindside Woman
Lindside Aug 8 Mrs J W Boone died at her home after two months illness from heart disease Funeral services set for Sunday at 11 am with burial in a local cemetery She leaves three sons and two daughters A W Boone Union C W Boone Roanoke Fred Boone Huntington Mrs Ethel Riner Wayside and Miss Kate Boone at home Also nephews Say Hoye and Luther Thompson Beckley and nieces Mrs J M Williams and Mrs B H Ellison Beckley Guinn Big Boy Williams is cited as a polo player in the motion picture colony
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Lindside
J. W. Boone
A. W. Boone
Union
C. W. Boone
Roanoke
Fred Boone
Huntington
Ethel Riner
Wayside
Kate Boone
Say Hoye
Luther Thompson
Beckley
J. M. Williams
B. H. Ellison
Driver Fined For Car Wreck In Rainelle
Walter Vance aged 19 appeared before Squire C E Patterson and pleaded guilty to reckless driving. He was fined 25 dollars and ordered to pay court costs after eluding state police search. His car wrecked another vehicle about 15 miles east of Rainelle on August 1.
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Register
Rainelle
Walter Vance
Squire C. E. Patterson
Rabelle
Vance
Equipment Offered for Whitesville Tuberculosis Sanatorium
On Williams Mountain two more equipment donations were reported for the proposed tuberculosis sanitarium. A complete water system with piping a 2000 gallon tank and a gas powered pump were donated. County court purchased 41 acres adjoining the dairy site. total mountain land now set for the hospital includes 47 acres. Dr. R L Hunter state health official State Forester Forrester and Mr Courtney inspected the site. Forrester proposed CCC labor for land clearing under a special project. Planning board members present included Sig Olafson Captain Charles Marsh E C St George Perry Dolin and Dr Howell. The sanitarium will treat only advanced stages of tuberculosis.
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Whitesville
Williams Mountain
R. L. Hunter
Forrester
Courtney
Ther Hospital
CCC
Sig Olafson
Charles Marsh
E. C. St. George
Perry Dolin
Howell
New Sidewalk in Town Finished
Rainelle reports the north side Main street sidewalk near completion and plans to extend cement sidewalks on both sides from Rainelle to East Rainelle. The WPA is urged to provide 17000 for the project while 5000 was already appropriated for the finished section.
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Register
Rainelle
Main Street
East Rainelle
WPA
Beckley Baking plans new warehouse and store move
Rainelle Aug 8 reports brisk business and plans for Beckley Baking to build a warehouse beside Dixon furniture store for truck deliveries. J A Shockley and George King will move the LG A store into a new building by Sept 1, while Kroger Grocery and Baking of Cincinnati takes over its present quarters.
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Register
Rainelle
Beckley Baking Company
J. A. Shockley
George King
Retail Grocers Association of
West Virginia
Lg.a
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
Cincinnati
Mines Show Renewed Activity in Big Laurel Creek Area
Layland reports renewed mining activity in the Big Laurel Creek section of the New River coal field. The fall pickup is tied to higher coal demand ahead of winter. Mines near Layland had languished through much of the summer.
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Register
Layland
Big Laurel Creek
New River Coal Field
Cook Quits at Walker Log Cabin for Fayetteville Post
Elmore, longtime cook at the Walker Log Cabin, resigns to take a similar position in Fayetteville, leaving his post as chef for the Chimney Corner section of the Register. He begins the new assignment promptly.
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Register Stat
Chimney Corner
Visiting brothers and local visitors reported in Rainelle
H. L. Dobbin, once of this city and 16 years a Akron resident, is visiting his brother Mette Dobbins in Rainelle. H. J. Smith was a visitor in Oak Hill and Beckley on Friday.
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Rainelle
H. L. Dobbin
Akron
Mette Dobbins
H. J. Smith
Oak Hill
Beckley
Campaign to Start Sept 1 in Fayetteville
Republican headquarters will open around September 1 in Fayetteville, says J. C. Hurt county chairman. Hurt believes the September 1 to November 4 period gives time to acquaint electors with candidates and notes longer campaigns bore voters.
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Reglater
Fayetteville
J. C. Hurt
Hurt
Funeral set for Mrs. Alice Elzina Jennings in Beckley
Mrs. Alice Elzina Jennings 65 died early yesterday at her Beckley home after a paralytic stroke. Services at Mt Tabor church at 2 30 pm with burial in Mount Tabor cemetery. Survived by husband C D Jennings ten children and many relatives across Beckley McAlpin Marion Va Rockford Ill and other areas. Actor Raymond Walburn noted as among first US soldiers to reach France in World War I.
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Elzina Jennings
Beckley
Mt. Tabor Church
Caltee Undertakers
Mount Tabor
Ashe County
N. C
Prosperity
Heckley
The
Baptist Church
Rosa Blevins Sullivan
White Top
C. D. Jennings
Arthur Jennings
Lowery Jennings
John C. Jennings
Theodore Jennings
Ada Coffman
G. C. Bailey
Hayward Riffe
Malcolm H
Raymond Walburn
France
Football Teams to Train Early in Fayette County
Indications point to at least two Fayette county football teams starting camp two weeks before the season opener. Mt. Hope Mustangs under Coach Ed Bartrug likely train on the Greenbrier River while Oak Hill Red Devils may select a location yet to be announced.
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Sy Register Realt
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Ed Bartrug
Mt. Hope
Greenbrier
Parsons
Red Devils
Prisoner twists jail cook's arm in Pineville jail
In Pineville Aug a prison inmate Corporal Scarberry grabbed the jail cook Doc Johnson through the bars and wrenched his arm. Sheriff Oswell Cook describes Scarberry as a nuisance since admission. Johnson treated by Dr K G Khorazian. arm in splints. Scarberry placed in solitary confinement awaiting transfer to state penitentiary.
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Reglalee
Pineville
Aug
Woming
Doc Johnson
Trusty Cook
Corporal Scarberry
State Penitentiary
Oswell Cook
Johnson
Scarberry
K. G. Khorazian
Miller to Return from Fishing Trip
Postmaster Earl Miller and his aide Virgil Hall will return from a fishing trip on the Greenbrier River Sunday after a two week absence.
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Register Starr
Howe
Earl Miller
Virgil Hall
Greenbrier River
Rainelle Plans September Fair
Rainelle to hold a six day fair September 14 to 19 under the chamber of commerce with exhibits of livestock poultry and farm products and midway attractions announced as a key feature.
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Rainelle
Chamber of Commerce
Condenser Installed at Local Mine Power Plant
Lawton August 8 Construction for a condenser to save steam in the mine power plant is complete Local labor built and installed the unit The condenser allows reusing boiler water reducing waste and improving efficiency in the mine’s operations.
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Register Star
Lawton
Mmine
Metropolitan Cafe Insurance Plan Promises Budget Relief
A notice from Metropolitan Cafe Insurance Company announces a plan by J. T. Lynch and associates to help customers manage money more effectively. The message emphasizes easier handling of finances and budget fitting within existing income.
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J. T
Lynchetropolitan Cafe Insurance Company
Crawford Plans Auto Agency
H. Crawford, formerly with Fayetteville Motor Sales, will open a Chevrolet agency in a garage opposite the post office. The garage will be remodeled to house the new operation.
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Register
Lookout
Aug
H. Crawford
Fayetteville
Miner’s Injured Hand Improves After Mine Accident
A miner with two fingers crushed in a July 7 mine car collision is regaining use of his right hand. The injured worker, identified in local notices as Weiler Kathryn, improves as doctors monitor recovery.
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Register
Weiler Kathryn, Aug
C. S. Persinger
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