Franks Sign Theft Comment Prompts Local Banter
Frank White of Tidewater Oil questions theft article on stolen oil signs and jokes about reclaiming signs from Bair Brothers. Raleigh Register citation shows Chief Lewis quote about signs aiding police no parking zones. Whitesville golf park plan draws local chatter as town eyes beach park for families near river and golf course. G A Grubb’s left handed son George Grubb, a Charleston grid standout, nears graduation.
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Frank White
Frank M. White
Charleston
Tidewater Oil Company
Raleigh Register
Richard Lewis
White
Lewis
Bair Brothers
Beckley Department
Adolf Bair
Whitesville
Beckley
Killed In Pity Dr McDowell Reveals Poison Deaths In 1908
The feature centers on Dr Milton B McDowell of Chadron Nebraska recounting how he gave fatal doses of poison to two transients after a freight train wreck in 1908 with no chance of saving them. The narrative contrasts with cultural notes on June diplomas and roses.
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Milton B. McDowell
Chadron
Neb
Brazil President tests honey authenticity with dead bees
The president demonstrates honey quality by placing it in honey and proving its authenticity. A sweeping beekeeping campaign will urge the public to avoid honey lacking dead bees to ensure citizens do not consume synthetic honey secretly imported from Japan.
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John Citizen
Four Trapped After Ohio Mine Blast Near Steubenville
Four miners were entombed by a coal mine explosion at Wolf Run about 6,400 feet from the entrance. Thirty-five others escaped to the surface as rescue teams from the Bureau of Mines in Pittsburgh and local coal companies rushed to the scene. immediate names were not released and the cause remained unknown.
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Steubenville
Wolf Run
Bureau of Mines
Pittsburgh
Revivals and social visits span Summerlee to Charleston
Summerlee West Virginia figures Mrs A R Long Mrs H G Mc Ginty and Charles Emmett accompanied Mrs J M McCauley of Whipple to Charleston Tuesday last week Rev J D Wilson led a Presbyterian revival assisted by Rev Levi Daniels of Oak Hill Mrs Acll Smith of Charleston visited her mother Mrs W M Hightower on Thursday Miss Juanita Stewart of Glen Rogers was a weekend guest with Miss Jackie Samuels
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A. R. Long
H. G. McGinty
Charles Emmett
J. M. McCauley
Whipple
Charleston
J. D. Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Levi Daniels
Oak Hill
Acll Smith
W. M. Hightower
Juanita Stewart
Glen Rogers
Jackie Samuels
Weekend visitors and moves noted in Scarbro area
Week's social scene includes Rev and Mrs J D Wilson of Scarbro visiting relatives, Elmer Hightower visiting Charleston, Mr and Mrs T M Carnes of Akron Ohio spending Thanksgiving here, Orville Fitzwater moving into Ottis Blake's former house, and Hightower and William Crist visiting Eccles and Glen Rogers.
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J. D. Wilson
Scarbro
Elmer Hightower
Charleston
T. M. Carnes
Akron
Ohio
Orville Fitzwater
Oak Hill
Ottis Blake
Lochevelly
William Crist
Eccles
Glen Rogers
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Three Rivers Blended
Palace
Dumbell
West Virginia
Starr Piano Factory
Lewis & Clay Furniture Co
Neville Street
O. J. Morrison’s
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