Coal Show To Be Held In Mt Hope August 27 28 29
Oak Hill August 15 The New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute plans an industrial exhibition in Mt Hope August 27 28 and 29. The event aims to connect coal field operators and officials with equipment makers and designers to educate and illustrate mining technology. The institute formed in 1933 to link field workers with manufacturers and has since staged demonstrations and lectures across Beckley Mabscott and surrounding areas. Leaders include M K Clay C C Ballard and Virgil Snead.
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Register
Oak Hill
New River and
Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute
Mt. Hope
Harold Riffe
Raleigh Register
Winding Gulf Institute
Kanawha
Greenbrier
New River
Winding Gulf
Beckley
Institute
Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute
Rifte
Beckley Machine and Electric Company
Mabscott
M. K. Clay
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
C. C. Ballard
Virgil Snead
Macdonald
Newmer
Hone
River Company
Phillips Thomas
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New One
Electrical and Mechanical
Pocahontas Field
Ancient Oak Hill Autos Face Off in Road Race Showdown
Pete Burdette trades Boomerang for a 1924 model to run against Harry Ford’s 1926 Josie. Boomerang will be piloted by John Estes with Oscar Neal as mechanic, racing from Sanger post office to Merchants and Miners bank. A possible lineup change looms as Bill Smith offers 25 dollars for Boomerang.
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Oak Hill
Register Statl
Ak Hill
Pete Burdette
Boomerang
Josie
Harry Ford
al Schroath
John C. “Dowpie"” Estes
Oscar Neal
Oscar
Harry Johnson
Eldridge Snyder
Sanger Post Office
Merchants and Miners Bank
Bill Smith
Play Leaders to Confer at Camp
Fayetteville reports tentative dates for a WPA camp period for recreation and emergency education leaders and supervisors at the county 4 H camp. Miss Beulah Shorter county recreational director and W. R B Oneale county emergency education director will direct a three day conference in the last week of August.
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Fayetteville
WPA
Education Department
Miss Beulah Shorter
W. R B. O'Neale
Fifteen Fayette Prisoners Sentenced at Moundsville
Fayette county prisoners are at the state penitentiary in Moundsville to serve sentences from one to 19 years. The group rode a prisoner bus from Beckley with 18 men and one woman. Notable sentences include Tom Owens 19 years for second degree murder, Raybourne Legg 10 years for bank robbery, and Lake Price five to 18 years for second degree murder, among others.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Moundsville
Beckley
Fannie Howard
Tom Owens
Harry Fodus
McDonald
Raybourne Legg
Pax
Hen Tillman
Fred Bennett
Tom Douglas
Eli Smokeless Coal Company
Nuttalburg
Lake Price
Joe Johnson
James Sykes
Paget
Raymond Green
T. M. Green
Joe Arbaugh
Kanawha
Frank Smith
Standard Baking Company
Montgomery
Jason Thomas
Ollie McGuire
Carlson Johnson
J. E. Blackburn
Lochgelly girl injured in fall at home
Alma Faye Rodes an 11 year old Lochgelly pupil in sixth grade was hurt Sunday when she tumbled over the top fence paling at her home. She suffers a bruised stomach and a wrenched shoulder and hopes to return home soon. Mayor Harsh and Police Kyle Haley set up traffic signs in Lester.
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Register
Oak Hill
Alma Faye Rodes
Lochgelly
Alima Faye
Harsh
Kyle Haley
Lester
Two Dems Nominate James Riley and Fred L. Fox for Supreme Court
Nominees named by the Democratic party include James Riley of Wheeling and Tax Commissioner Fred L. Fox for the supreme court of appeals. The Associated Press photo accompanies the report.
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James Riley
Wheeling
Democratic Party
Supreme Court of Appeals
Fred L. Fox
Associated Press
Jailer Myles Intercepts Inmate Mail For Odd Gifts
Fayetteville Aug 15 George Myles jailor and county jail postal inspector discovers knives files and similar tools hidden in packages sent to prisoners. He intercepts these gifts noting the donor receives credit while the inmates lose access to contraband.
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Fayetteville
George Myles
Myles
Mary Wickline Improves After Head Infection
Mary Elizabeth Wickline, a popular resident of Oak Hill East End, is reported improved at Beckley hospital. She was brought to the hospital in August after a head infection thought minor. She has spent months hospitalized with limited parental visits.
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Oak Hill
Mary Elizabeth Wickline
East End
Beckley , Hospital
Mary Elizabeth
Nursery School Moves Again In Oak Hill
Oak Hill's Little Annie Rooney nursery school has moved locations again as providers Mrs. Elsie Blake and Mrs. Vernal Perry house 30 children in a private Bunker Hill home. The program, started in Mrs. Blake's home, then moved to a Brethren church basement, then to an old frame school behind Oak Hill High, and now sits at a temporary site while a longer term space is sought. A separate safety note from Madison urges caution as bike hazards mirror a stateless person with few places to go, with proper safety practices reducing risk on highways.
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Oak Hill
Little Annie Rooney
WPA
Elsie Blake
Vernal Perry
Bunker Hill
Longfellow
Brethern
Nisewonger
Manual Arts
Deputy Godsey Hosts Fish Fry at Kal-A-Log Camp
Fayetteville reports Deputy Sheriff R. C. Godsey of Glen Jean hosted a social fish fry at his Kal-A-Log camp on the New River near Thurmond. Attendees included H. E. Dillon Jr. prosecutor, George Myles jailer, Virgil Lyon deputy, John Friske office deputy, Ben Bibb Oak Hill chief, Red Duncan constable, W. H. Level Oak Hill squire, C. F. Kessler tax collector, H. E. Sandy C and I agent, Cam Flaherty, Kyle Allen, F. Richardson and George Lively.
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Reglater
Sion
Fayetteville
R. C
Bob” Godsey
Glen Jean
Kal-A-Log
New ‘River
Thurmond
H. E. Dillon Jr
George Myles
Sherif Virgil Lyon
John Friske
Ben Bibb
Oak Hill
Red Duncan
W. H. Level
C. F. Kessler
H. E. Sandy
Cam Flaherty
Kyle Allen
F. Richardson
George Lively
New Restaurant Opens in Lester in Frank Waitkus Building
Leslie Rowling opens a new restaurant in the Frank Waitkus building located in Lester, adding dining options to the area. The establishment marks Rowling's latest venture in the local food scene.
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Leslie Rowling
Frank Waitkus
Lester
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Beckley Music Store
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