Bill Hart Sees Optimism In Economic Indicators
Wim J Hart, local investment broker, asserts conditions are better than many think. He cites US gold reserves at peak, Studebaker car sales up 4500 percent, National Cash Register record six months, NY department store gains, Ford output over 4000 daily, and a 44 percent rise in first six months receipts of top 1000 theaters. He notes reserves ratio at 60 percent, up from 43.1 percent, concluding that many favorable factors exist.
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Wim. J. Hart
United States
Studebaker Corporation
Greater
New York
National Cash Register Company
Federal Reserve
Moonshine Charge Dismissed Against Lovell in Preliminary
Preliminary hearings were held for P. A. Lovell and P. G. Thomas of Sophia. Lovell’s case was dismissed due to a warrant defect. Thomas waived further examination and was bound over to the grand jury in a $2000 bond.
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P. A. Lovell
P. G. Thomas
Sophia
Justice of Peace
E. P. Lilly
Lovell
Thomas
Road Builders Sued Over 7000 Damages
Higgins Construction Company filed suit Monday against George L. Parker and J. C. Burton doing business as George L. Parker and Company for seven thousand dollars. The claim stems from road work on the Colcord-Artie road in Clear Fork District where Higgins has multiple contracts and sub-contractors allege unpaid bills. The county court previously paused estimates for the original contractor, prompting the suit to protect Higgins position with the county.
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Higgins Construction Company
George L. Parker
J. C. Burton
Higgins Company
Stotesbury Wa Church Construction Nears Completion
The concrete and stone foundation for the new church building is nearing completion and carpenters will begin construction soon. Electric lights will be added to the tennis court, and the court will be concreted to enable play in all weather. Rev O E Hall travels to Baltimore to bring Mr Nichols home after a July 3 shooting.
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E. W. Williams
Monroe County
Faye Early
Joe Denver
James Rowe
Farmwald
Indiana
George Woosley
Beckley Hospital
Thornhill
Bluefield
O. E. Hall
Baltimore
Mr. Nichols
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Farm Home Burns Near City
A fire destroyed an eight room house on the Joe L. Smith farm near the city. Occupants included Mr and Mrs Rhodes and their two day old child who escaped with difficulty from an upstairs room. Cause believed to be a kitchen flue with no household goods saved.
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Joe L. Smith
Rhodes
Pax
Rahall Building to Rise Four Stories on Main Street
The Nick Rahall building under construction on Main Street will add a fourth story, raising the height from three floors. Masons recently topped the third floor and the project, already leased, will feature a strictly high class restaurant on the first floor.
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Nick Rahall
Main Street
Masons
Rahall
Social notes from Slab Fork and nearby towns
Slab Fork West Virginia hosts include Mrs Lydia Barwood weekend guest of Mrs W G Caperton while Misses Nannie and Billy Osborne visit relatives in Princeton. Austin Caperton travels to Rush Run with mining engineers. Nancy Sexton of Graham visits Mrs J H Reid. Wiley Osborne visits his brother W E Osborne. Robert Lee Fagg Jr visits Beckley last week. W G Caperton attends Smokeless Coal Operators Association in Atlantic City.
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Lydia Barwood
W. G. Caperton
Nannie
Billy Osborne
Princeton
W. Va
Austin Caperton
Rush Run
Nancy Sexton
Graham
J. H. Reid
Wiley Osborne
W. E. Osborne
Robert Lee Fagg, Jr
Beckley
Atlantic City
Smokeless Coal Operators Association
Virginia
West Virginia
Mercer County
Bluefield
Department of Woman’s Missionary Society
Herbert Stansbury
Court House Lawn
Beckley Churches announces revival and weekly sermons
The Beckley church calendar features Sunday morning and evening sermons on The Mission of the Baptist and Bringing the King Back, with midweek Hebrew study starting Aug 31. Sunday School 9:45, communion at 11, and youth meeting at 6:45 precede a church-wide union service on the courthouse lawn at 7:15.
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Mission of the Baptist
O. Dunn
Raleigh Baptist Association
Fayetteville
B. Lacy Hoge
T. E. Bibb
Dr. Cook
W. L. Foster
W. D. Holliday
E. Z. Burgess
Licensed to Wed list reads like a county marriage roster
A long list of couples and individuals from Virginia and nearby towns are recorded as licensed to wed. Names include Samuel Leftwich and Alice Mae Waddy, Col James Edward Johnson and Anna Hicks, Col Charles Emory Queen and Elizabeth Murphy, plus many others from Eccles Pemberton Rhodell Quinnimont Sprague Cabin Creek Lester and surrounding areas. The entry reads like a ceremonial record of intended marriages with ages and hometowns.
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Samuel Leftwich
Clifton Forge
Alice Mae Waddy
Louisa
James Edward Johnson
Anna Hicks
Pemberton
Charles Emory Queen
Eccles
Elizabeth Murphy
Lee Winston
Rhodell
Geneva Bays
George Hairston
Alice Carr
Raleigh
Col
Bryan Meadows
Barn
Letha Mitchem
Basin
William Hand Hall
Lillybrook
Maggie Burton
Corrine
Hanison Smith
Anna Oxer
Quinnimont
Wilson Adkins
Mrs J A Boone Visited Relatives in Charleston
Mrs J A Boone visited relatives in Charleston over Saturday and Sunday. The short trip highlighted family connections in the region.
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J. A. Boone
Charleston
New X Ray Machine Installed for Dental Practice
Dr. W. T. Riffe recently installed a new X ray machine for his dental practice. Cincinnati’s J. A. Artitt installed and demonstrat ed the unit during the week. The latest design will aid precise diagnosis and enhance patient care.
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W. T. Riffe
J. A. Artitt
Cincinnati
Riffe
Moye Brought Back To Beckley From New Jersey
C D Moye was arrested in Trenton on wire desertion and abandonment charges and brought back to Beckley Monday evening by Special Officer Alderson Blankenship. He had left Beckley months earlier and was located in New Jersey at the request of local authorities.
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Moye
C. D. Moye
Trenton
N. J
Beckley
Alderson Blankenship
New Jersey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill Hart
News of Nation
Stotesbury, W. Va
Slab Fork, W. Va
First Baptist Church
B. Lady Hoge
W. Neville St
Gerald Culberson
Wickham Ave
Bible School
Young People’s Christian Endeavor
Green Bay
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Fayette Street
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