Newell Alford Heads Mining Congress Loading Board
Newell Alford, Pittsburgh consulting engineer, named chair of the Mechanical Loading Committee of the Iran Mining Congress Coal Division. The panel will study mechanical loading methods across sea and mining conditions to establish best practices. A meeting at the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh included officials from American Mining Congress and several coal and manufacturing firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh
Alford
G. B. Southward
American Mining Congress
Washington, D. C
Jerome W. Woomer
Hanna Coal Com
St. Clairsville
Ohio
F. S. Jansbee
Koppers Coal Company
S. M. Cassidy
Weirton Coal Company
Isabella
Edwin Johnson
Jeffrey Manufacturing Company
Columbus
A. S. Knoizen
Joy Manufacturing Company
Franklin, Pa
L. F. Crawford
Goodman Manufacturing Company
Chicago
To Fele Negro Safety Leaders Dinner in Mt Hope
MT HOPE The final dinner for safety men in a series hosted by the New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute is set for January 28 at DuBois Negro High School. Oak Hill sectional safety day captains and institute members will attend with about 100 expected. L A Toney to preside. Souvenir pencils will be distributed to guests, mirroring an earlier event for white team captains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Hope
New River and
Winding Gulf Mining Institute
Oak Hill
New River
Winding Gulf Colored Mining Institute
DuBois Negro High School
L. A. Toney
West Virginia State College At Institute
Negro Institute
Robert Lilly
Sponsoring Institute
Miss May Perdue Goes to Hospital
Miss May Perdue a Stoco high school student is a patient in Beckley hospital where she will undergo an appendicitis operation. She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Kelly Perdue.
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Eneites Orne
Many Creek
Miss May Perdue
Stoco High School
Beckley Hospital
Kelly Perdue
WPA Employees Given Two Days Vacation at Oak Hill
WPA office workers at Oak Hill were granted a two day break, covering today and Christmas Day. Eskimo football teams from King Island, Alaska, had to stay indoors after their playing field floated awayized.
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Register
Oak Hill
WPA
King Island
Alaska
Secret Bride Revealed After Year of Marriage
Virginia Moore described by Mc Clelland Barclay as the loveliest girl in the world, has been Barclay's secret bride for over a year. They were married at Lake Worth, Fila, in a disclosure reported by Central Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Moore
McClelland Barclay
New York
Barclay
Lake Worth
Fila
Central Press
Couple Married On Short Notice In Fayetteville Court Permit
Everett C Perkins and Oneida Gilfern of Montgomery wed after a court ordered permit. They bought a license December 20 and were married soon after. Judge H E Dillon Jr granted permission to bypass the three day license rule. This marks Fayette circuit court’s first such permit under the new provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Fayetteville
Everett C. Perkins
Oneida Gilfern
Montgomery
H. E. Dillon, Jr
Circuit Court
Fayette
Non-Supporter Gets Jail Term
Oak Hill resident W. H. Koffer began serving an indefinite jail term after Magistrate W. H. Level ordered detention for non support of his wife. The commitment states he refused to provide for his spouse and must stay jailed until satisfactory arrangements are made. Arrest followed a warrant signed by his wife and served by Constable Robert Richards.
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Register
Oak Hill
W. H. Koffer
W. H. Level
Robert Richards
Scarlet Fever Hits Thompson’s Home Quarantine Declared
W COAL CITY reports a scarlet fever case at the Thompson residence on Fireco road. Neighbors say the Thompson children will miss weeks of school due to home quarantine. This marks the first scarlet fever case this winter in the area.
Peters Family Visiting Floyd
Mr and Mrs D B Peters plan to leave for Floyd Virginia to visit his parents. Their daughter Miss Clarice Peters who has been visiting will accompany them on the trip.
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Register
Coal City
D. B. Peters
Floyd, Va
Clarice Peters
City Fire Loss Slashed By Half In 1937
Beckley Fire Department reports 1937 fire damage at 15500, down from 31315 in 1936, the lowest in its history. Assistant Chief Weidensall credits regular inspections by firefighters Bernard Martin Hayes Britton and others, noting fuse plug fixes reduce breaks under 4000 volts. Patrols occur without owner notification to assess needed cleanup, with warnings on parking within ten feet of fire plugs.
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Beckley Fire Department
W. H. Weidensall
Weidensall
Bernard Martin
Hayes Britton
Harper heirs transfer property in 42 acre tract sale
The J. W. Harper heirs transferred part of the 42 acre Harper tract on Millers Camp Branch to B. T. Clark as shown in a deed filed yesterday. Heirs named include H. F. Harper Jennie Harper Earl Harper Eva Harper Myrtle Boland and Joseph P. Boland Leota Dearing and J. W. Dearing W. W. Harper Edith Harper Carrie Loughlin and Logan Loughlin Bertha Harper. Other deeds recorded include a Glade Creek tract sale to Lina R. Forbes by James Halstead for $1.00 and a half interest transfer in two Lots in the Charles Stansbury subdivision Trap Hill district from Linden Brooks and Hattie Brooks to Kenner Brooks. H. F. Harper and Jennoe Harper administrators filed an agreement to bear all indebtedness taxes liens and charges against the Harper road lot of 3135 square feet.
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J. W. Harper
B. T. Clark
Harper
Millers Camp Branch
H. F. Harper
Jennie Harper
Earl Harper
Eva Harper
Myrtle Boland
Joseph P. Boland
Leota Dearing
J. W. Dearing
W. W. Harper
Edith Harper
Carrie Loughlin
Logan Loughlin
Bertha Harper
Glade Creek
Shady Spring
Lina R. Forbes
James Halstead
Charles Stansbury
Trap Hill
Linden Brooks
Hattie
Kenner Brooks
Jennoe Harper
Harper Road
Coal City PTA Visits School Recalling Board Tour
Coal City Parent-Teacher Association met at the schoolhouse at 1 p.m. to view students’ work before the Christmas holidays. The session reenacted scenes from days when tee-strict boards visited their schools, recalling the era.
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Register
Coal City
Parent
Regular churchgoers Less Likely to Divorce Says Milwaukee Lawyer
A Milwaukee divorce counsel notes that regular church-goers show lower divorce rates than those who attend infrequently or not at all, based on observed patterns and counseling experiences.
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Milwaukee
Postoffice Shows 20 Percent Gain in Christmas Mail
Postmaster Howard Mahan announced a 20 percent rise in Yuletide postal receipts at Oak Hill. Over 200,000 Christmas cards and stamps have been sold or received, with 150,000 one and a half cent stamps used. Parcel post also up, as many packages mailed as received, amid new federal building crowding and overtime staffing.
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Register
Oak Hill
Howard Mahan
Mahan
Yuletide
Parcel Post
Federal
Main Street
Summerlee Man Began 30 Days For Hit and Run
John Bishop of Summerlee started serving 30 days in jail after being found guilty of hit and run by Magistrate R. C. Bodsey in Fayetteville. He was charged with striking T. H. Kemper’s car on a curve between Oak Hill and Mount Hope and fleeing on foot. A girl companion was left in the auto. Kemper, an insurance salesman, was not injured.
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Register
Oak Hill
John Bishop
Summerlee
R. C. Bodsey
Fayetteville
Bishop
T. H. Kemper
Mount Hope
Kemper
Shoppers Warned Against Thieves in Oak Hill
Oak Hill police urge shoppers to lock cars and not leave Christmas gifts visible after last year saw several hundred dollars worth of gifts stolen from unlocked vehicles. Assistant Chief Ray Simms said guarding every parked car is impossible, but officers will try to deter crime.
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Register
Oak Hill
Ray Simms
Oak Hill High to Stage Minstrel Show This January
Oak Hill high school's varsity club plans a minstrel show in January with help from Margaret Jasper and Rose Gilia aiding in planning the performances.
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Register
Oak Hill
Oak Hill High School
Margaret Jasper
Rose Giglia
Hurt Miner to Be Aided Again for Eleventh Time
Oak Hill resident Hurt Miner, disabled since a 1927 mine accident near Charleston, will receive his eleventh Christmas gift of 25 dollars from the New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute. The annual aid, delivered on Christmas Day, has often been given by J. S. Mason and Robert Lilly, district mine inspectors. Farr, once a mine foreman, has relied on the institute for wheelchairs and support for eleven years. He lives with his wife and son in Oak Hill.
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Register
Mt, Hope
Stanley Farr
Oak
Charleston
Lilly
Farr
Institute
Mason
Oak Hill
Whitby Children Recover From Measles Illness
Whitby Mr and Mrs Dallas Rhinehart report their two children are recovering from measles. Longtie Price's young daughter also has measles but is recovering.
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Register
Whitby
Dallas Rhinehart
Longtie Price
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