Crop Growth Spotty Across West Virginia This Week
The weekly crop report from the cooperative crop reporting service shows varied growth across West Virginia for the week ended August 24. Average statewide temperature was 68.5 degrees, 4.5 below normal, with precipitation at 0.32 inches, 0.71 inches below average, peaches in peak season in the Eastern and Northern Panhandles, apples nearing harvest in the Eastern belt, uneven corn maturing, cool weather aiding pastures, and late potatoes limited by moisture.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Panhandles
Countes
Coal City Sunday School Hosts Annual Park Picnic
Coal City Union Church Sunday School members gathered at City Park in Beckley for their annual picnic. All classes attended the outing with three denominations represented: Methodist Missionary Baptist and Regular Baptists.
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Coal City
Dramatic False Teeth Ad for FASTEETH Powder
This early 20th century style ad encourages using FASTEETH powder to stabilize dentures during eating talking or laughing. It promises a pleasant taste no gumminess and alkaline formula while asserting firmer teeth with added comfort and security.
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Teave
Coal City Woman To Have Operation Tomorrow
Mrs Molly Markland of Coal City, a Beckley Hospital patient, will undergo surgery tomorrow. Her husband works for Leccony Smokeless Coal Company at Besoco. She has been ill for several months according to a family member.
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Register
Besoco
Molly Markland
Coal City Men Return From North Carolina Trip
Three Coal City men Dave Jones Clyde Murphy and Junior Jones return home from a visit in North Carolina Dave Jones and Murphy run a local Coal City garage while Junior Jones works at a service station owned by Austin Privett The brief notes their origin and employment in Coal City.
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Register
Coal City
Dave Jones
Clyde
Murphy
Junior Jones
North Carolina
Austin Privett. T
Lynchburg Pilot In Big Air Race
A dozen pilots lined up to vie for Thompson Trophy Classic berths in Cleveland. Woody Edmonson of Lynchburg Va posted about 334 mph in a P-51 Mustang, while James C. De Santo of Parkersburg in a P-38 averaged 241.9 mph, short of the 275 mph threshold, entering the Sonto Trophy Race on Saturday.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Roscoe Turner
Woody Edmondson
Lynchburg
James C. de Santo
Parkersburg
West Virginia Future Homemakers open state meeting
About 200 young women from 60 chapters gathered at Jackson's Mills for the second annual Future Homemakers of America conference in West Virginia. Delegates and advisers were to attend through Saturday with an opening business session led by state President Virginia Rink of Follawsbee. The piece notes the ship’s quarter-deck salute tradition tracing to Roman rites aboard ships.
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Jackson's Mill
Jackson's Mills
West Virginia
Yacht Verano Sinks Off Michigan With Three Aboard
The 92 foot yacht Verano owned by Maynard Dowell sank in 60 feet of water off South Haven Michigan. Coast Guard crews sought survivors as a renewed search began at daylight. Three men were aboard including Chester Granath an employee of Dowell's Company and two engineers. The vessel left Chicago for Holland for repairs and reportedly carried no crewmen aboard at the time.
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Associated Press
South Haven
Mich
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Maynard Dowell
Park Ridge
Verano
Chicago
Holland
Chester Granath
Dowsell’s Company
Aie Cook
Fred
Ben
Granath
Divorce hearings continue in Circuit Court this week
Divorce proceedings will be heard throughout the remainder of the week in Circuit Court with Judge Ben H. Ashworth presiding. Civil cases will be heard beginning Tuesday with 19 appeal cases docketed for the day, but no cause is given. There is no sign of a fire or explosion. Chief Boatswains Mate William Herbst, commanding the Coast Guard lifeboat, said they have no idea what happened.
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Nature
Doan
Circuit Court
Ben H. Ashworth
William Herbst
Coast Guard
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