Funeral services for Pineville teacher Mary Crews
Rev. Guy Kirk will lead the funeral for Mary Crews 23 at Pineville High auditorium. Classes at the high and grades schools will be suspended. Crews family notes her sister Katherine is a high school English instructor. Burial in Crews mill cemetery at Flat Top.
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Register
Pineville
of Pineville High School
Guy Kirk
Iss Mary Crews
Mary
Katherine Crews
Crews Mill
Flat Top
H. E. Crews
Nicholas County
H. E. Foglesong
M. Wilkinson
60-Foot Fall Fails to Kill Rhodell Henderson Caudell
Caudell a tippleman at Frances fell about 60 feet while repairing a telephone wire. The pole broke with him strapped to it causing serious facial injuries and damaged teeth. He was unable to eat solid food for two months and will miss work for six months. He hopes to return early this week.
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Register
Rhodell
Henderson Caudell
Tippleman
Frances
Caudell
Elastic stomachs explain hot lunch pattern among WPA kids
AP reports Colorado WPA administrator Paul D. Shriver says children eat more on Tuesdays and Wednesdays because they get little at home on weekends. Monday hunger shrinks stomachs, Tuesday they stretch and eat more, then Wednesday through Friday intake drops.
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Associated Press
Denver
WPA
Paul D. Shriver
Colorado
Shriver
Rainy Day Rush: Animals Get Busy As Sunshine Fades
In a lively village scene, Top Notch the rooster, Mrs Quacko, and others debate rain and work. Mrs Quacko insists on getting busy despite the downpour while Willy Nilly helps carry an umbrella. The group prepares to tackle tasks as rain continues.
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Mrs. Quacko
Mrs. Quacke
Willy Nilly
Champion Cake Walkers Chosen in Mullens
Mullens citizens declared Mullens High School band members Mullens Mrs Byron Steele Jack Delp and Robert Currie as the champion cake walkers after their wins at a Christmas season box supper. A pie supper follows at Martin's Tea Room. A popularity contest to select four high school kings and queens closes tomorrow.
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Register
Mullens
Byron Steele
Jack Delp
Robert Currie
Mullens High School
Martin's Tea Room
Community center funding sought from federal agency
Members of a Ways and Means Committee appointed by Dr. Ward Wylie urge the federal Public Works Administration to cover 45 percent of the cost of a planned community recreational center. The group includes Miss Margaret Maynor John D. Farmer Charles V. Stewart and C H Jeffries. Wylie said Grover Smith advised pursuing P W A aid, Mullens would cover 55 percent if approved.
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Register
Federal Public Works Administration
Ward Wylie
Margaret Maynor
John D. Farmer
Charles V. Stewart
C. H. Jeffries
Wylie
Grover Smith
Mullens
Rosin Prices Rise Sharply as Demand Rebounds
Rosin once used for ship caulking has more than doubled in price from about 4.42 to over 10 per 280 pounds since April 1. Savannah and Jacksonville lead the naval stores season as major buyers resume demand, while government bonuses to limit production influence tapping of trees.
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Associated Press
New York
Savannah
Jacksonville
Fla
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Britannica
Noose Remains on Curtain Cord at Oklahoma Capitol
Oklahoma City reports the practice noose used for the June 19 hanging of Arthur Gooch, convicted kidnapper, still hangs in L. M. Nichols's capitol office window. Prison officials admits novices at tying nooses during the demonstration.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Arthur Gooch
State Capitol
Gooch
Oklahoma
Statehood
Capitol
L. M. Nichols
Oklahoma Board of Affairs
Mullens Bun On Road Work Petition To Be Acted On
Mullens road commissioner Burr H. Simpson will decide on a petition to improve the Mullens Princeton road before year end. Bluefield Princeton Matoaka and Mullens delegates after a Kiwanis meeting discuss resurfacing Clarke's Gap to Matoaka as a vital link and aim to include it in the 1937 highway program. A joint committee of Easley Farmer Byrd and Murphy will represent the effort.
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Register
Mullens
Burr H. Simpson
Mullens-Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
Princeton
Matoaka
Clarke's Gap
Frank Easley
J. R. McNutt
A. C. Early
John D. Farmer
W. C. Crockett
Mullens High Alumni Banquet Set for Christmas Eve
Invitations issued for an alumni banquet at the Wyoming hotel on Christmas Eve at seven o'clock. Coach Clarence Shufflebarger leads the effort to revive the annual event and strengthen the alumni association. senior class members are invited and attendees should notify Mrs. Roba Greene by December 22.
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Register
Mullens
Wyoming
Clarence Shufflebarger
Mullens High
Shufflebarger
Mullens High School
Roba Greene
Pupils Present Christmas Pageant At Ben Dunman School
Mullens eighty pupils from Ben Dunman Grades school perform a Christmas pageant tonight at 7 30 p m directed by teachers Mrs Letitia Birchfield and Mrs Ada Crockett with music led by Mrs Parker K Strong.
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Register
Mullens
Ben Dunman
Letitia Birchfield
Ada Crockett
Parker K. Strong
Skyscrapers for Peiping Are Out
Peiping North China skyline to be limited by General Sung Cheh yuan who rules North China He says the American Embassy radio tower and Imperial Palace gateways dominate the view and bans any new buildings over two stories high to preserve the classic landscape.
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Associated Press
Peiping
North China
Imperial Palace
Sung Cheh-yuan
Sung
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Travel
East Gulf residents Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Clark with Kitty and Jack drove to Charleston to visit Mr. and Mrs. John Clark. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Minter spent the weekend in Martinsville Virginia due to the illness of his sister. Rev. C. W. Sexton visited Mrs. T. A. Roger and G. D. Malcolm returned from Princeton with Mrs. Malcolm, who plans a short visit with relatives. Er. M. Freeman of New Marshville Ohio spent two weeks with the Clark family and returned home. Mrs. Coley Minter also traveled to Charleston today with the party.
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Register
W. F. Clark
Kitty
Jack
East Gulf
Willis Gilmore
Charleston
John Clark
B. C. Minter
Martinsville
T. A. Roger
C. W. Sexton Ofansing
Beckley Social News Notes Visit Family Members
Mrs. C. M. Compton of Beckley spent several days visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Compton. The article mentions Mrs. E. C. Minter of Beckley as the mother in-law.
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E. C. Minter
Beckley
C. M. Compton
O. D. Compton
Forecast of 1936 US export balance as small as $100 million
The Commerce Department foresees the 1936 export surplus shrinking to under $100 million. Officials say the drop is inevitable for the coming 12 months, noting that in four decades the excess of exports over imports has never been so low.
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Associated Press
Washington
Commerce Department
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Flat Top Family
Frances Tippleman
Eries
Mary Graham Bonner
Ltth
Sweet
Madrid
PWA
Rosin
Burr Simpson
Ragland
N. Kanawha St
Blue Crown
Cobbs Veh
Cobbs Cree Continental Distilling Corporation
Philadelphia, PA
Frankenberger
Manhattan
Slippers
Daniel Green and
Evans
Hramkenbergers
Charleston, West Virginia
West Virginia
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