Outgoing Sheriff Fetes His Term Helpers in Jasper
Mount Hope sheriff Sam Jasper of Fayette County hosts a banquet at Mountainair hotel honoring his staff and friends. Speakers praise his record with tax collections averaging about 98 percent, Fayette County leading the state last year. Jasper to be succeeded by J. R. Aliff with plans to join White Oak Motor Co in Mount Hope after January 1.
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Mount Hope
Sam Jasper
Fayette County
Mountainair Hotel
Eiti Dillon
Jasper
Cam Flaherty
Bill Lawton
Wood Poling
Buzz Byset
Claude Pearl
Louis Capps
Kyle Allen
Bill Lubold
Bob Godsey
John O. F. Kessler
W. H. Level
C. E. Duncan
George Myles
Carl Ballard
C. L. Ballard
H. E. Dillon Jr
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R. C. Martin
Frank Gautier
L. L. Rogers
Bill Buchanan
Carl Vickers
G. M. Hancock
J. E. Soulsby
Denver Brown
Eddie Lewis
Bill Jasper
Okey Patteson
Frank Myers
E. O. Wiseman
George Seims
J. R. Aliff
Fayette
White Oak Motor Company
Hope for Thaw Boosts Mount Hope Merchants
Mount Hope merchants plan for a last minute Christmas rush as improving roads raise confidence for a final boom. Ice and snow blocked trade over the past weekend, making Christmas Eve paydays by coal companies expected to stimulate sales, while last Saturday yielded only average business.
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Farmers Urged To Sign Forms In Fayetteville
Fayetteville county farm agent J Haynes Miller urges farmers to sign soil conservation remuneration applications. About 600 Fayette farmers have forms filed. the program closed in October and a 1937 project is planned. Miller notes hundreds of acres saved from soil destruction due to government conservation effort.
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Fayetteville
J. Haynes Miller
Fayette
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Ex Rodman Named Executive VP of Chesapeake & Ohio Rail
Ex Rodman G D Brooke, formerly vice president and general manager of Nickel Plate, was elected executive vice president of Chesapeake & Ohio. W J Harahan announced the board action and also named A T Lowmaster as vice president and general manager of C&O. Brooke, a native of Sutherlin Virginia, began his railroad career in 1902 as a rodman for the Baltimore & Ohio.
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Nickel Plate Railroad
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Popular Fruit Punch at Holiday Parties and Hostess Tips
Holiday gatherings rely on a punch bowl as a centerpiece with self service setups. Hostesses should place the bowl on a convenient table, supply cups, and consider minimal decorations like candles or a small tree. Include hot drinks, snacks, and simple recipes for punch and desserts to ease entertaining.
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Alexander George
Oak Hill First On Mail Route in West Virginia History
Oak Hill was among the first WV towns with 24 hour mail service per local history. Before rail, mail travelled from Cotton Hill to Oak Hill on horseback, then to Beckley and Raleigh towns by 1850s riders. Early post offices formed at Hilltop. Oak Hill’s first postmaster was Sam Woods circa 1866. The era includes a famed missing carrier Evermont Spenser and a later skeleton find.
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Raritan River Floods Suburb, Traps Man in Tree
The Raritan River overflowed a mile-wide lowland stretch in Somerville New Jersey flooding cellars and forcing bridge closures. A man was trapped in a tree for 12 hours as the Duke estate area suffered inundation and floodwaters began receding late Sunday.
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Duke Estate
Doris Duke Cromwell
Cleaning tips for silverware with rag and polish
A hot damp rag followed by polishing is described as one of the best methods to clean table silver. The advice emphasizes heat and friction to restore shine and remove tarnish from silverware.
Egg Nog Tea Pound Cake Date Cookies Salted Nuts Hit Home Menu
Informal gathering note lists egg nog tea pound cake date cookies and salted nuts as available at home. Keeps casual guest drop in mood and simple snack lineup for an intimate visit.
Lemon Punch Recipe with Fruit Juices and Ice
A fruit punch mixture uses lemon juice water grape juice and orange juice combined with boiled sugar syrup cooled poured over ice in a bowl or served in glasses with chopped ice. The method yields a chilled, fruity drink suitable for serving.
White Icing for Ginger Cake
A simple icing recipe blending coffee flavored sugar with butter to create a soft creamy spread. Mix ingredients until smooth then spread over a ginger cake for a complementary sweetness.
Spiced Nuts A Confection With Cinnamon Flavor Shine
A recipe snippet describes boiling sugar water salt and spices gently until a fine thread forms then adding cinnamon nuts and vanilla. The mixture is heated to a sugar coating and poured onto buttered surfaces to cool and separate the nuts.
A Tea Cake Recipe Card for Holiday Menus
A compact recipe lists ingredients for a light tea cake including flour sugar molasses sour milk or butter cinnamon ginger soda baking powder and a hint of salt and spice. The proportions suggest a mildly sweet cake suitable for holiday menus and tea times.
Mount Hope Magazine Wins National Honor
An announcement in the New River Employes Magazine said the publication earned second place in a nationwide contest of industrial and employes magazines. The award was conferred by the Eastern Association of Industrial Publications.
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New River Employes Magaine
Eastern Association of Industrial Publications
Armco to Build 500-Ton Blast Furnace in Hamilton
Middletown Ohio American Rolling Mill company announces a new blast furnace with 500 tons daily capacity at its subsidiary Hamilton Coke & Iron in Hamilton. Vice president Calvin Verity says construction will begin this month.
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Middletown
American Rolling Mill Company
Hamilton Coke & Iron Company
Hamilton
O. Calvin Verity
Armco
Cornell Professor Benedict Dies at 56 in New York
Dr. Stanley Rossiter Benedict a Cornell University Medical College professor of biological chemistry died last night at his Elmsford New York home of a heart ailment. He was 56.
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Editor-Killer is Freed in Virginia Pardoned Crimes
Richmond Va Henry F Bausell 58 former Lebanon newspaper publisher twice convicted in slaying of T Eugene Cornett Wythe county farmer released from state penitentiary under conditional pardon Governor Perry said term with credit for good behavior would have expired in about sixty days. His son Bernace 20 year sentence also tied to the case.
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Henry F. Bausell
Lebanon
T. Eugene Cornett
Wythe County
Perry
State Supreme Court
Bausell
Bernace Bausell
Cornett
Virginia Bausell
Bernace
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Pulaski
Supreme Court
Revers Double In Brass Tw The Associated Prees
Paris Revers lead double lives on many coats and jackets with two revers to a side. A black wool coat features double colored velvet borders on the revers green for the upper pair red for the lower. A black tailored suit has two revers with a double fold of white pique.
New Stock Arrival Delights Every Man Shopper
A notice of new stock arriving promising selection for men, inviting readers to explore fresh merchandise and gifts suitable for any man. Emphasizes broad appeal and timely availability at local shops.
Hitler in Role of Santa Claus in 1936 Cards
Berlin reports three million German homes received Christmas cards from Chancellor Hitler. Each card came with a festive carton containing sausage, herrings, coffee, cheese, cookies, sugar, canned milk and vegetables. Cards bore "German Christmas 1936" with Hitler’s portrait and greeting "der Fuehrer thinks of you." Packages delivered by Hitler Youths and maidens to pensioners, disabled veterans, and winter relief recipients.
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der Fuehrer
South Penn Oil Plant Destroyed in West Virginia Fire
A fire at the I. D. Morgan plant of South Penn Oil in Smithfield West Virginia injures two workers. Engineer Earl Weekly 50 is badly burned and taken to Fairmont hospital. Chief engineer J D Brewer also burned. The blaze destroys the engine building and several smaller structures but spares stock tanks with 100000 gallons of gasoline. Plant officials decline to estimate the damage.
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J. D. Brewer
California Experts Say Insects Wipe Out Timber More Than Fires
California experts warn pests cause greater timber loss than lumbering or wildfires. The report highlights widespread insect damage across forests, signaling economic and environmental impact. In related notes, Kansas passed soil drift control legislation as early as 1913, reflecting progressive agricultural policy.
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