Mabscott May Vote on Beckley Merger
Mabscott residents voted 23 to 13 to appoint a committee to present the Beckley merger proposal to the Mabscott council and gauge public sentiment. The measure would not be binding and requires state legislature and governor approval. The meeting also nominated a citizen ticket for Mabscott’s January election, with TH P Wills narrowly leading in the mayoral race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
Beckley
IL. Heatherlin
George W. Williams
Heaterlin
C. H. Fink
Medsevelt
Mabsi
TH. P. Wills
LoL.hillw
Mr. Wills
Nola Dalton
Oscar Thomson
J. W .Waylor
W. A. Boand
J. BR. Garrettson
Ben Porterfield
Huntington Nore Burns Zenner Bradshaw Store Destroyed by Fire
The Zenner Bradshaw department store in Huntington was destroyed by fire early Wednesday. Insurance covered the loss of about 400,000 dollars, including 250,000 dollars of staple and Christmas merchandise valued stock. Fire, likely from wiring or boiler, caused the blaze which gutted the store, a longtime city retail leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Nore
Zenner-Bradshaw
Huntington
Mullens Editor to Lead Mullens Advocate Publisher Role
Takes Mullens Paper Chase Bibb, ex Oak Hill editor, now in Charleston, to succeed E. S. Hatfield as editor and publisher of the Mullens Advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Chase Bibb
Oak Hill
Charleston
E. S. Hatfield
Mullens Advocate
Lanark Mine to Reopen Monday
Lanark fuel company announces reopening of the Lanark Mine after months idle due to a fire damaged tipple. A new tipple and bucket conveyor from Leichen Rope will boost capacity to about 300 tons daily. The mine sits on Piney Branch of the C and O, with a new paved road linking to Prince. Officers include L S Tully president, Herbert Stansbury vice president, C L Calloway treasurer, and George W Bright secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark Fuel Company
Leichen Rope Company
Piney Branch
Prince
L. S. Tully
Mount Hope
Herbert Stansbury
C. L. Calloway
George W. Bright
Beckley
M. T. Rheinhart
Manon
Harvey Bailey
Lon
Will Sing Cantata at First Baptist Lyric Theater
The First Baptist Church choir will present a Christmas cantata titled Tid ings of Great Joy at the Lyric Theater Sunday at 7 30 PM. The 25 member choir, directed by Stephen Williams, features soloists Rose Cook Inez Caffee and J O Freeman with Miss Violet Cook Alvin Cook as pianists and Ben Lowe on violin.
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First Baptist Church
Lyric Theater
Stephen Williams
Beckley School of Music
Violet Cook
Alvin Cook
Ben Lowe
Rose Cook
Inez Caffee
J. O. Freeman
Miss Cook
Mr. Williams
Overton Williams Freed After Tuesday Hearing
The court dismissed both Overton Williams and Robert Feazelle after a December 5 shooting incident. Williams had restrained Feazelle, who allegedly drew a gun. Williams then shot Feazelle in the arm and shoulder, with non serious injuries. The dispute centered on a letter and the Totter, causing much local feeling in Sand Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overton Williams
Robert Feazelle
William Feazelle
Squire W. H. Ford
Williams
Feazelle
Wiliam Feazelle
Robert
Walliams
Beckley
Dodge Brothers Announce Temporary Car Price Cut
Dodge Brothers Inc. cuts prices on its complete car line sold locally by Dillon Vetner Co. Offer runs from midnight December 1 through January 7 with refunds to buyers. Reduction amount to be announced January 7 as factories expand to double 1926 output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge Brothers, Inc
Dillon Veter Company
Dodge
Dodge Brothers
Dies in Wreck Near Marietta Ohio
Wilbur Henen died in an automobile accident near Marietta Ohio on Tuesday afternoon when the car he rode in skidded and overturned. He was 93 and a nephew of H F Wilfong of Beckler, remembered in this city for visiting last summer at the Wilfong home. His home was at Fairmont.
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Wilbur Henen
Marietta
Ohio
Henen
H. F. Wilfong
Btsii
Ytaull
Beckler New Vle
Record Attendance At Sunday School Event
Attendance reached 561 on Sunday as the event drew steady crowds with growing interest. Officials note weekly attendance increasing and credit the Sunday program for community engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarbro
File Wins Suit Against Minter In the case brought against Ash ton File by E. C. Minter and associates
The jury awarded Mr. File five thousand dollars as the attorney's fee and ordered payment of 139.63 in expenses after a counterclaim for legal services. The verdict may be appealed. Circuit court dispositions include several verdicts and dismissals. a divorce and guardianship appointments were also granted with two bonds posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton File
E. C. Minter and
J. Q. Hutchinson
Judes Joseph M. Saunders
W. H L. File
Byus-Monkin Lumber Company
L. Shepherd
Gertrude ©. Withrow
Homer H. Withrow
T. N
Coopper
Emma Lilly
Odd Telephones Company
Bank of Wyoming
L. B. Phipps
Robert Winston
Monroe cattleman Allan Wiley shot near Athens
Allan Wiley, a Monroe county cattleman and farmer owner of Elmwood near Union, was killed in the kitchen of Len Dove’s home near Athens while visiting for hog killing. Dove, arrested by Sheriff Croompecker, claimed he was drunk and the cause remains uncertain whether accidental or intentional. Wiley, about 59, widower with three children, had moved from Mercer county about a decade ago.
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oGa
Dove
Wiley
Monroe County
Elmwood
Union
Mercer County
Monroe
Champion of South Master Meredith 8 Weight for Age Winner
Taylor, a three year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles S Taylor of Carlisle Nicholas county Kentucky, wins the southern championship for weight for age, tipping the scales at 100 pounds. Measurements listed include height 45 inches head circumference 22 inches neck 14 inches shoulders 46 inches chest 40 inches arm 12 inches wrist 7 inches thigh 22 inches calf 14 inches ankle 9 inches and foot length noted as 3% inches wide 3% inches.
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Meredith
Taylor
Charles S. Taylor
Carlisle
Nicholas County
Seal Sale Aims To Reach Four Thousand In Raleigh County
Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association reports over 82500 raised by yesterday noon in the Christmas seal sale. The drive seeks 4000 to fund another year of countywide work. Public health nurse Miss Marion L Perry and seal committee chair Geo W Barr Jr noted 30 percent remittance rate and encouraged broader participation with a one dollar minimum. The sale of health bonds also progressed, and a light anecdote about a stamp donor who believed too many stamps were already in circulation was shared. In a separate note, Mrs Rosa Smith wife of John Smith, 30, of Mt Hope died after a year with tuberculosis. she leaves seven children and was buried at Fayette cemetery after moving from Huntington seeking health benefits.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association
Marion L. Perry
Geo. W. Barr
Bair
Rosa Smith
John Smith
Mt. Hope
Giles Cottle
Fayette Cemetery
MS Hope
Huntington
Wes. Smith
Government Wins Million Dollar Suit Over Coal Claims
The United States government seized a large coal supply during wartime and paid a fixed price of 8.08 per ton. White Oak Coal Co claimed damages for the difference between order price and market price, with a case led before Judge McClin. The suit, involving Fauvette and Raleigh counties mines, was remanded from the appeals court and reheard, resulting in a verdict for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
McClinlic
White Oak Coal Co
U.S
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Payette Sheriff Improves After Auto-toxemia Illness
Reports from Charleston General Hospital say Sheriff W. H. Ramsey is improving after a two week bout with obstinate auto-toxemia. Xray exams are underway to locate the poison source as hospital treatment continues.
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Payette
Charleston General Hospital
W. H. Ramsey
Efort
Paper Sold Marks Change in Oak Hill Enterprise Ownership
Key C. A. Pickett, long associated with the Oak Hill Enterprise, has bought out Mr. Barrows who returns to Wirefield. Pickett will continue publish the Mount Hope Times as well, promising both communities lively, newsy papers.
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Oak Hill Enterprise
Key C. A
Beckley Chamber Holds Yearend meeting at Bair Building
The Beckley Chamber of Commerce held its last general meeting of the year in the Commerce room on the third floor of the Bair building. Secretary W A James read letters including one from New River Transit Co requesting a city sketch for calendar backs. A Mabscott convention report invited merging Mabscott into Beckley.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Commerce Room
Bair
W. A. James
New River Transit Company
Mabscott
Beckley
Old Maids at Mabscott staged by local church ladies
The Old Maid's Return From the Klondyoke play by Mabscott ME Church South Sunday school ladies was performed Thursday night in the Mabscott school to a goodly crowd. The quaint comedy was well received and a tidy sum was netted for the local church and Sunday school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
ME. Church
South
Mabscott School
West Virginia coal bosses defend profits amid industry costs
Josiah Keely of Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal argues that coal pricing and profits depend on long term mining cycles, mine run outputs, and coal size specifications. He notes public confusion over prepared sizes, screening, and the economics of new mines, while acknowledging hazards and discipline issues in anthracite work.
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West Virginia
Josiah Keely
Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company
West Viror
Fire in Courthouse Fayette Assessor Extinguishes Blaze
A small fire in the Fayetteville courthouse was discovered by County Assessor Mahan on a Friday night when he returned for a postage stamp. Smoke filled an office behind a radiator where loose papers had accumulated and a match in rubbish likely ignited by radiator heat. Damages were minor, limited to scorched wood wainscoting. the office force had left earlier that day.
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Fayetteville Court House
Mahan
Court House
McMahan
Moore Must Pay 10000 Fine and Probation in Mail Fraud Case
S A Moore of Charleston was fined 10000 plus court costs and five years probation with restitution to losers, under a sentence in U S district court at Charleston for using the mails in a fraudulent promotion scheme linked to Viquesney Timber and Ore Company. J A Viquesey and A Bolton saw delayed sentences. conditions require full restitution, costs paid, and strict compliance with federal and West Virginia laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viquesney Timber and Ore Company
United States District Court
Charleston
L. A. Moore
J. A. Viquesey
A. €. Bolton
Widuesney
Nother
Bolton
McClintic
Moore
United States
West Virginia
Removal Announcement For Raleigh Hardware Company
Raleigh Hardware Company moved to a new four story headquarters on Neville Street with expanded floor space and warehouse in Mabscott. Manager Geo H Moss remarks the larger quarters support better service as the firm invites the public to tour the new store and view its Christmas displays. Since 1902 the business has grown with Beckley and Moss has led the company with steady community service.
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Raleigh Hardware Company
Geo. H. Moss
Neville Street
Mabscott
Moss
Beckley
Raid at Skelton Captures Twenty Gallon Still
State Policemen L Martin Houch In, Don C Curry and A Scalise with federal agent G J Simons led a raid at Skelton Wednesday night. A twenty gallon still and whiskey plus mash were seized. Miss Mary Douglass and Charles and George McBride were arrested in connection with the raid.
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L. Martin, Houchins
Don C. Curry
A. Scalise
G. J. Simons
Prohibition
Skelton
Mary Douglass
Charles and
George McBride
Illness in City Mayor’s Family on South Kanawha Street
Charles Stansbury son of Mayor and Mrs Herbert Stansbury is ill at home on South Kanawha Street with pneumonia. The report notes the family’s address and social prominence while stating the illness in neutral terms.
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Charles Stansbury
Herbert Stansbury
South Kanawha Street
Raleigh Third in Coal Production in State Ranking
Raleigh county ranks third in West Virginia coal output for 1924, with 18,154,996 tons. McDowell leads at 17,860,968 tons and Logan follows at 17,069,490, while Fayette and Preston counties show notable coke production and several Raleigh-area companies contribute to the total statewide 101,095,765 tons.
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Raleigh County
Jesse V. Sullivan
Charleston
McDowel County
Logan
Raleigh
Fay- Cte
Winding Gulf Colliery Company
Cranberry Fuel Company
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Past Gulf Coal Company
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company
Bo He
White Coal Company
McDowell
Logan County
Mc.Dowell
Island Greek Coal Company
Consolidation Coal Company
Coa
West Virginia
Lambie
Fayelte
Preston Cointy
Tarbour County
Marion County
Mercer County
Vononpetlo
Tucker County
Barbour
Boone
Braxton
Brooke
Clay
Fayette
Gilmer
Grant
Lewis
Lincoln
DOW
Merion
Marshal
Mason
Mercer
Bis Mineral
Mingo
Monondelio
Nichedlas
Wreck victim dies from shock at local hospital
G. W. Bradburn, 30, of Sun, died early Wednesday after a automobile crash near Beasor Sunday afternoon. He was the driver of the car that went off the road and over an embankment. Two companions were injured but not seriously. Bradburn had been hospitalized since the wreck with head and shoulder bruises. authorities cited shock as the cause of death. He had worked as a coal leader and machine operator.
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G. W. Radburn
Beasor
Bradburn
Coro
Beaver
Beadburn
Sun
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lanark
Tipple
Baptist
Squire Ford
File
Minter
M. EB. Thaston
J. W. Martin
FF. Delsignore
Cody Fruit and Produce Company
Ronald Odell
Opal Odell
Frank M. Foote
Electa Foote
Helen Flabeth Foote
John Storrs Foote
Chamber of Commerce
S. A. Moore
J. A. Viquesney
A. C. Botton
U. S
Simmons
G. W. Bradburn
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