Increase in Payments to 10 Farmers Seen in Fayette County
Fayetteville reports plans by the Agricultural Conservation commission with J. Haynes Miller noting 70 percent project completion this year and first checks due to farmers in October. Last year over $50,000 was distributed for soil vitality, as 1,087 farmers received blanks to indicate planned work and eligibility for government remuneration.
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Register
Fayetteville
Agricultural Conservation Commission
Fayette County
J. Haynes Miller
Bureau
Miller
Trachoma Found In West Virginia
The West Virginia Department reports trachoma in parts of the state with steps to cooperate with the health department. Dr Butterfield says the disease has not reached epidemic levels but cases have risen in Putnam Lincoln and Wyoming counties. Officials caution about contagion and note some regions report under ten cases while others show more.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Department of Public Assistance
Department of Health
D. L. Butterfield
Department
Putnam
Lincoln
Wyoming
Kanawha
Cabell
Raleigh
Mingo Roane
Clay
A. W. Garnett
A. E. McClue
Health Department
West Virginia
McClue
Butterfield
Salvation Army Beckley Building Bid Notice
Notice to contractors bids for the new Salvation Army building on Fayette Street Beckley West Virginia will be opened at 31 Prince Street Beckley at 4 00 p m Wednesday September 1 1957 Plans and specifications available Monday August 23 1937 Bids on hauling stone from Crab Orchard quarry and building construction. Bid approval by local building committee and Salvation Army property department Atlanta WM Miller officer in charge
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Salvation Army
Fayette Street
Beckley
W. Va
Army
Prince St. Beckley
Crab Orchard
Salvation Army Property Department
Atlanta, Ga
WM. C. Miller
Phenomenon Dims Idaho Farm Land Forms New Canyon
In Buh Idaho hundreds of square feet of soil sink forming a canyon as more than five acres of former farm land drop 125 to 200 feet. Authorities link the sinking to a great fissure beneath southern Idaho. Leaser H A Robertson surveys the deteriorating land.
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Buh
Idaho
Enon
Nature
H. A. Robertson
Children Have Whooping Time
Edna Blanchard six invites seven neighborhood children with whooping cough to a party after census finds others ill. The event becomes a shared birthday gathering despite illness in Amarillo Texas.
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Associated Press
Amarillo
Tex
Edna Blanchard
Torney
Blanchards
Copen Family Moves into West Residence
Mr and Mrs Eunice Copen have moved into their new home here which Copen purchased from Herman Yest. Mr and Mrs Arnold Muncy will take over the house after returning from Hot Springs Arkansas where they are vacationing. Crystals form on grape jelly but are harmless cream of tartar crystals. to remove them drain juice and let stand overnight to lift crystals.
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Rhodell
Eunice Copen
Copen
Herman Yest
Arnold Muncy
Copens
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Hollywood Friends backstage ties among Joan Crawford family and crew
The piece profiles close confidants of Joan Crawford including Kasha LeSueur and Ruth Pursley, describes Lee Frederick as a script clerk who befriended Simone Simon, and notes Dot Ponedel’s long service to Marlene Dietrich. It highlights Fieldsie’s role with Carole Lombard and mutual support within the studio circle.
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Robbin Coonsollywood
Joan Crawford
Kasha LeSueur
Simone Simon
Lee Frederick
Joan Blondell
Ruth Pursley
Carole Lombard
Madalyne Fields
Fieldsie
Kasha
Lee
Ruth
Dot
Joan
Hal
Simone
Hollywood
Marlene Dietrich
Dot Ponedel
Marlene
Dietrich
Sennett
Carole
Lombard
Gardens and Yards Visits Planned for August 25
Mount Hope annual inspection of yards and gardens in towns owned by the New River company will be held Wednesday August 25. Prizes will be awarded after inspection in several yard and garden classes. The program has run for over a decade with special aid to miners who cooperate in beautifying their homes. Towns visited include Collins, Macdonald, Harvey, Prudence, Lochgelly, Summerlee, Cranberry, Sprague, and Mabscolt.
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Register
Statf
Mount Hope
New River Company
Collins
Macdonald
Harvey
Prudence
Lochgelly
Summerlee
Cranberry
Sprague
Mabscolt
North Pole Interference Hinders Transoceanic Phones
Shanghai and San Francisco can call for only about one hour each day due to radio path constraints. The shortest route from San Francisco to Shanghai crosses the Arctic region where atmospheric disturbances disrupt transmission.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
San Francisco
North Pole
Petticoats Irk Sydney Nurses Amid Night Duty Strictures
Sydney nurses object to mandatory petticoats worn at the Nightingale home. Fifty nurses must display petticoats to a senior staff member each night before duty, described as cumbersome by one nurse who asked if Florence Nightingale would approve. A side note suggests starching rinsing water helps curtains stay ironed and cleaner.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Australia
Nightingale Home
Florence Nightingale
Wood chopper injures hand while chopping wood
Hardy Fleshman was treated at the hospital after severing a tendon in his right hand while chopping kindling wood with an axe. The incident was reported by the Register Star writer Oak Hilg.
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Register Star
Oak Hilg
Hardy Fleshman
Church Plans Victory Jubilee at Oak Hill
The Rev Hamp ton Barnett pastor of the Oak Hill Methodist church announced a victory jubilee at the church on August 29. He will deliver farewell sermons and does not intend to return as pastor next year.
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Register
Oak Hill
Hampton Barnett
Oak Thill
Carrie Pringle Taken to Oak Hill Hospital for Surgery
Carrie Pringle was hospitalized at Oak Hill hospital where she underwent surgical treatment and was reported to be improving by hospital officials.
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Carrie Pringle
Oak Hill
Register
Wisipple
Oak Hill Hospital
Beulah Shorter Visits Capitol in Charleston
Beulah Shorter recreation director for the WPA in Fayette County visited the state office in Charleston on Friday.
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Beulah
Register
Oak Hill
Abe Sadler Visits Oak Hill Friends and Family
Abe Sadler formerly starred for Oak Hill high school football teams and is visiting friends and relatives in Oak Hill this week. He now lives in Washington, D. C., where he is employed.
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Oak Htel
Abe Sadler
Oak Hill
Washington, D. c
Theodore Clinick Buried Yesterday
Funeral services were held this afternoon for Theodore John Clinick of Route One near Fayetteville. He died at his home Thursday afternoon and will be buried at Bibb Cemetery.
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Register
Fayetteville
Theodore John Clinick
Route One
Bibb Cemetery
Minden Miner Frank Kinder Hurt in Slate Fall
Minden miner Frank Kinder is being treated at the local hospital after a Wednesday slate fall injured his back. Hospital attendants report his condition as favorable.
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Ky Register Stal
Oak Inll
Frank Kinder
Minden
Dempsey Family Plans Inaugural Fayette Reunion
The first Dempsey family reunion is slated for August 29 at Laurel Creek, the home place of pioneer John A. Dempsey, in Fayette. Family members describe the clan as one of Fayette County’s most prominent communities.
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Register
Dempsey
Laurel Creek
John A. Dempsey
Fayette
Fayette County
Fayette County Federated Gardens Clubs Organize
A new board was chosen to organize Fayette county garden clubs. Members include Mrs. J. C. Hamilton of Fayetteville, Mrs. J. S. Shaffer of Montgomery, and Mrs. R. E. Kelly of Oak Hill. They were selected at a meeting of gardeners supporting the Federated Gardens clubs.
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Register
Fayetteville
J. C. Hamilton
J. S. Shaffer
Montgomery
R. E. Kelly
Oak Hill
Federated Gardens Clubs
Fayette County
Bank of Fayette Payers Ten Percent on Deposits
Checks for a ten percent payment on deposits of the closed Bank of Fayette were mailed this week to depositors. Officials say this is the first money received by depositors since the bank closed.
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Register
Fayetteville
Bank of Fayette
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