Williams Mountain Sanatorium Project Nears State Approval
Boone county health officer Dr. R. L. Hunter said tuberculosis sanatorium plans for Williams Mountain have been sent to Washington for final approval after receiving Charleston officials' clearance. Danville's E. C. St. George went to Washington to advance the project and land preparation includes water system equipment. The finished facility will house 53 patients with 10 staff, cost about 27500 dollars, and be ready by December 1, with CCC workers clearing the site and land.
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Register
Whitesville
Williams Mountain
Washington
R. L. Hunter
Boone County
Charleston
E. C. St. George
Danville
Hunter
H.w.—Shawhan
State Conservation Department
Camp Boone
Many Activities At High School
Oak Hill high school will offer several extra curricular clubs alongside athletics. The 13-club National Honor Society Hi Y Science French Commercial and Waldo Music clubs will be led by sponsors Miss Pauline Long Millard Jarrett Mrs G B Bobbitt Mrs Vivian Thomas and Mrs George W Waldo. Colleges establishing scholarships include Washington and Lee University West Virginia Wesleyan and Drake University.
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Oak Hill
Oak Hill High School
Supt
G. B. Bobbitt
Waldo
Pauline Long
Millard Jarrett
Vivian Thomas
George W. Waldo
Washington and Lee University
West Virginia Wesleyan
Drake University
Mankin Callaway Reunion Slated for September 6
The twelfth annual Mankin Callaway reunion will be held September 6 at Glen Daniel. Family members from near and far including Dr J Ward Mankin of Washington DC plan to attend. Mrs E H Crouch urged friends to bring baskets to the gathering. Today the Hutchinsons hold their Crab Orchard reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankin-Callaway
Glen Daniel
J. Ward Mankin
Washington, D. C
Squirrel Season Dates Announced By Game Warden Harris
Raleigh county residents learn the squirrel season opens October 10 and runs through October 10 inclusive with a second season from November 5 to December 2, per game warden O B Harris who warns no hunting before the set dates and vows to enforce the rules.
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Raleigh County
O. B. Harris
Harris
Princewick Welcomes Four New Babies in August
Population growth in Princewick Raleigh County reports four new births in August. Lowell Warren Smith born August 10 to Mr and Mrs Son Smith. Roe Jeanette born August 8 to Mr and Mrs Jeck Reed. Naomi May McCain born August 23 to Mr and Mrs Emery McCain. Martha Jane Mullens born August 25 to Mr and Mrs Brace Mullens.
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Princewick
Raleigh County
Lowell Warren Smith
Son Smith
Rore Jeanette
Jeck Reed
Naomi May McCain
Emery McCain
Martha Jane Mullens
Brace Mullens
Air
Smite Building in Coal City Grows Home
Joe Smith of Coal City is erecting a garage and adding an extension to his dwelling.
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Smite
Joe Smith
Coal City
Trent to Give Teachers Advice
State education officials led by Superintendent W. W. Trent will begin a series of teacher conferences across counties to prepare for the upcoming school year. Attending are F. Ray Powers, H. K. Baer, A. d. Gibson, and O. J. Rife with visits planned in Lincoln Upshur Brooke Lewis Preston Hampshire and other counties through September 8.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. W. Trent
State Department of Education
Trent
F. Ray Powers
H. K. Baer
A. d. Gibson
O. J. Rife
Lincoln County Institute
Upshur
Hamilton
Brooke County
Lewis
Preston
Hampshire
Powers
Nicholas County
Lewis County
Gibson
Grant and Hardy
Pendleton
Marion
Baer
Pleasants
Wetzel
Rife
Wirt
Barbour
Boone
Logan
Mercer
McDowell
Pocahontas
Roane
Tyler
Webster County
Berkeley
Braxton
Clay
Doddridge
Greenbrier
Jefferson
Ritchie
Fayette
Hancock
GOP Committee Plans Meetings Across Wyoming County
Mullens August 29. The county Republican committee plans campaign meetings to back Governor candidate Summers H. Sharp and U.S. Senate hopeful Hugh Jake Shott. Secretary Baren H. Toler said the events will be held throughout Wyoming county with dates to be announced.
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Register
Mullens
Wyoming County
Baren H. Toler
Republican Committee
Toler
Summers H. Sharp
Marlinton
Hugh Jake Shott
Bhiefield
U. S. Senate
Coal miner suffers leg break at work
A high coal miner is treated at Coal Valley hospital Montgomery after a leg fracture sustained on the job. Other items note Mrs Trent returning to Blacksburg and several residents visiting Washington, D C, plus names and travels in a fragmented notice from the area.
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Carreli
Coal Valley Hospital
Moontgomery
Wieh
Red Dragon Mine Idle on Friday
Whitesville reports the Gle gora Coal company mine at Red Dragon idle Friday due to Thursday night wind rain and electrical storm. Broken power lines cut service to the mine and the Coal River section suffered outages as dirt and debris blocked roads. crews worked to keep routes open.
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Register Stott
Whitesville
Glegora Coal Company
Red Dragon
Mike
Coal River
Autos Damaged In Lillybrook Collision
Charles Hubbard of Besoco and W B Moorefield of Killarney suffered severe vehicle damage on Lillybrook Hill Wednesday evening. Neither driver was injured.
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Charles Hubbard
Besoco
W. B. Moorefield
Killarney
Lillybrook Hill
Rails Lead In Good Advance Of Stock Market
New York stock market gains featured rail bonds and railroad stocks. Strong earning reports and expanding traffic buoyed listed rails with leaders like New York Central and Southern Railway posting notable advances while utilities edged higher and industrials showed mixed results.
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Associated Press
New York
Association of American Railroads
N. Y. Central
Southern Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Lackawanna
Atlantic Coast Line
Southern Railway
Protest over placard on car windshield raised by George H Brobst
In Fairmont on August 29 George H Brobst complained to state police after finding a placard on his car windshield. He argued that a private vehicle owner has the right to protection against using his property as an advertising board.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
George H. Brobst
Woman’s quick warning saves girl from rattlesnake on trail
Aug. 29 near Gladwin Virginia Cooper shouted to Miss Katie Curran a social worker as Curran walked ahead on a mountain path. Cooper’s scream warned of a coiled rattlesnake near the trail and Curran avoided stepping on it.
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Associated Press
Parsons
Virginia Cooper
Katie Curran
Gladwin
Miss Curran
Miss Cooper
Missing Bags After Ride Leads to Larceny Arrests
In Bluefield on August 29 Miss Fern Costick said two men helped load her bags onto a truck and accepted a ride. En route the man vanished with the bags. State troopers later arrested three men and charged them with larceny.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
Fern Costick
Cement house fire scare at Benwood ends with forge discovery
Aug 28 volunteers manned the hose wagon as Police Lt. Clarence Flading shouted warnings while the fire truck roared from the city building. Smoke poured from the cement house but the crew found Bill Holderman at a forge declaring there was no fire.
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Associated Press
Benwood
Clarence Flading
Bill Holderman
Wyoming Schools to Open Monday 1936 37 Plan Set
Wyoming county public schools will begin the 1936 37 session Monday Superintendent W C Bailey announced. Plans for the session were made at a county teachers meeting in Pineville today.
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Register Star
Pineville
Wyoming County
W. C. Bailey
Honeybee Stings Said to Cure Rheumatism
Mulens August 29 reports beekeeper R B Shannon and his wife claim daily honeybee stings treat rheumatism. Shannon says the remedy makes rheumatism 100 percent better and could become common. He notes he and his wife began beekeeping seven years ago and harvest 40 to 60 pounds of honey per hive in good seasons.
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Register Star
Mulens
R. B. Shannon
Shannon
Am Eagle Miner Suffers Left Leg Break in Mine Crush
Whitesville August 29 Henry Tinsley a miner at the Am Eagle operation of the American Eagle Colliery company suffered a compound fracture of the left leg when crushed between mine cars at work. He had worked there nine years and was injured Wednesday.
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Register
Whitesville
Henry Tinsley
Tinsley
Ameagle
American Eagle Colliery Company
Sayre Addresses Republican Club in Whitesville
Floyd M. Sayre of Beckley Republican nominee for circuit judge spoke to the Republican club in Whitesville on Thursday. Edward Shibley, club president, introduced him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayre
Republican Club
Register Star
Whitesvile
Floyd M. Sayre
Beckley
Edward Shibley
Pemberton Man Sentenced for Reckless Driving
Mullens records show Meag dows of Pemberton fined 25 dollars plus costs and sentenced to ten days in jail after conviction before Magistrate C. E. Rutherford for reckless driving.
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Register
Mullens
M.G. Mea
Meagdows
Pemberton
C. E. Rutherford
Pineville Man Held on Stabbing Charge in Bond Fight
Willam Lambert of Pineville is under $1,000 bond awaiting grand jury action on a stabbing charge. He was arrested on June 27 for allegedly igniting Romey Mulens.
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Register
Pineville
Willam Lambert
Romey Mulens
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