Power Move for Electro Metallurgical Plant at Mullens Bottom
Summers County official Emmett L. Fox proposes giving Bluestone Dam hydro power to Electro Metallurgical Co. to revive plans for a Mullens bottom plant. The idea hinges on dam power and federal approval, citing previous blocked deals and county land affected by Bluestone Reservoir.
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Hinton
Electro-Metallurgical Co
New River
Brooks and
Sandstone
Emmett L. Fox
Summers County
Bluestone
Mullens Bottom
Brooks-Sandstone
Alloy
Kan
Electro- Metallurgy Co. of
The
Carbide and Carbon Co
Richmond Falls
Brooks
Falls
Alley
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
West Virginia
Charleston
Eisenhower
Oak Hill Bank To Observe 50th Anniversary
Oak Hill Bank and Miners National Bank of Oak Hill will mark their 50th birthday on February 9. C. R. Hill, president for 20 years, will serve another year after being re-elected. New officers include R. E. Kelly, Charles T. Jones II, J. W. Jones, E. Goode, I. J. Baker, and C. G. Herndon. Directors elected are C. R. Hill, R. E. Kelly, C. E. Mahan, Dr. F. E. Hamilton, Charles T. Jones Dr, Dr. W. P. Bittinger, J. A. Martin, J. W. Jones, and John G. Fox.
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OAK Hill
BNS
Merchants and Miners National Bank of
C. R. Hill
R. E. Kelly
Charles T. Jones II
J. W. Jones
E. Goode
I. J Baker
C. G Herndon
C. E. Mahan
FE. S. Hamilton
Charles T. Jones
W. P Bittinger
J. A. Martin
J. W Jones
John G. Fox
Jones
Bank
Goode
Baker
Fumes Trap Fourteen In Mullens Apartment Illness
A closed furnace damper in the Rialto Theatre and Apartment Building caused gas fumes that sickened fourteen residents Monday night. Dr George Fordham treated locals, with two kept for oxygen therapy. The owner is C C Cassineleli and Amere Gas Utilities checked the site.
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Mullens
RNS
George Fordham
W. P. Ross
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Rialto Theatre
First Ave
Moran
C. C. Cassineleli
Mullens Bride Is Guest at Shower in Oceana Lodge Meats
Dan Gunnoe Lodge No 129 Odd Fellows installed new officers at Oceana Lodge Hall led by Arthur Porter from Sophia Lodge No 363. Retiring nobles were recognized as officers were installed and praises given for service. A Rebekah Assembly petition was signed by several attendees signaling future charter members. Bridal shower honors Mrs. James Edward Young with five hostesses.
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James Edward Young
Donna Nichols
Friendship Hall
First Methodist Church
Mullens
Oceana
RNL
Dan Gunnoe
Odd Fellows
Oceana Lodge
Arthur Porter
Sophia Lodge
Opie Bolen
Robert King
Thomas Canterbury
Noble Grand
Thomas D. Canterbury
A. M. Hendricks
Robert White
Virgil Browning
H. L. Tilly
Ocel Bowden
Inside Guardian
Blake Cook
Outside
Guardian
Willard Cox
Ray Conley
E. G. Cook
Arthur Miller
Kimble Blankenship
C. B. Givens
C. W. Miller
Etta Walker
Rebekah Assembly
Odd Fellows Lodge No. 429
Assembly
Mar
Lochgelly Homemakers Club Talks Etiquette at Meeting
Mrs Bragg spoke on Courteous Active Clubs at Lochgelly Homemakers Club in Oak Hill. Devotional led by Mrs Sheldon McKinney. Luncheon served by Mrs Bragg. Guests listed include Mrs H E Crouse Mrs Paul Wilshire and many others. Gifts displayed from numerous members and friends.
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Oak Hill
RNS
B. L. Bragg
Lochgelly Homemakers Club
Sheldon McKinney
Homemakers Club
Farm Woman's Club
Bragg
H. E. Crouse
Paul Wilshire
Herman Hinney
Mary Sizemore
A. E.whanger
Refreshments Served After Meet Closure
Garet Givens served refreshments following the closing of the meet.
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Garet Givens
Gasoline Blaze Injures Oak Hill Mechanic
A Mount Hope man, Willie Harding O Neil, 34, was treated for burns to both hands at Oak Hill Hospital after gasoline ignited while he was working Monday. He is a mechanic at the King Coal Chevrolet Garage in Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Mount Hope
Willie Harding O'Neil
Oak Hill Hospital
O'Neil
King Coal Chevrolet
Sells Wine Fined After Police Raid at Katharine's Cafe
Gene Glenn, owner of Katharine's Cafe on Broadway, was fined 100 dollars and costs for selling a fifth of wine to an undercover agent after a raid by Police Chief Cook and officers at 12 30 am Monday. Approximately a gallon of wine was confiscated from the restaurant and adjoining living quarters. Eye doctors note children with severe vision loss often do not complain due to unawareness of normal sight. It takes 500 gallons of water to produce a ton of laundry soap.
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Wendell W. Cook
Basil Bailey
Bill Cook
Fayette Judge Wears His Robe in Court History
Fayette County Circuit Court opened with Judge Charles L. Garvin Jr. wearing a robe for the first time in county history. Robe arrival delayed court start. Leonard O. Greiner pled guilty to breaking and entering and seeks probation. report due Feb. 11. William Howard Treadway alias William Gill gets counsel and case continued to Feb. 2. Donald Lee Lee and William Roberts armed robbery case also continued. James Rood and Billy Swaggarty fined for delinquency of a minor. Jury empaneled for trial of Jack Hess and Robert Manley for July assault and battery on John Johnson.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
Charles L. Garvin Jr
West Virginia Judicial Association
Wheeling
Garvin
Leonard O. Greiner
State Parole and Probation Board
William Howard Treadway
William Gill
Donald Lee Lee
William Roberts
James Rood
Billy Swaggerty
Jack Hess
Robert Manley
John Johnson
League
West Virginia University
West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs
March of Dimes
J. B. Long
Ernest McCoy
Herbert Cole
C. S. Donnelly
C. P. Anderson Jr
Leona Baird
Clayton Barnhart
Clarence Bruffey
Margaret Bundy
J. P. Cashion
Hortense Callawn
Luther Green
Henry Eddings
Fred Jasper
Joe Jarrett
Frances
C. P. White
J. R. Woods
Officer Answers Fire Alarm Call Blazing Home
Mulllen officer Lumer Sisk learns the fire at 917 Farley Ave was his own home. His son reported the blaze while his wife, cleaning the stove, pulled a valve handle and a plug fell out igniting the pilot light. The officer advised shutting gas at the meter. no fire department response. Damages were minor enamel scorch and nervous indigestion.
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Mullens
BNS
Farley Ave
Lumer Sisk
Sisk
Mullens Housewife Extinguishes Basement Fire After Grandson's Accident
Mullens area resident Mrs A L Davis along with daughter Mrs William Burdiss organized a bucket brigade then used a garden hose to quell a fire started by four year old grandson Johnnie Burdiss who threw burning paper into kindling. Firemen arrived to find smoke damage only.
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Mullens
William Burdiss
Davis
Johnnie Burdiss
Johnnie
Bill Cook
Oak Hill Civic League Hears of Life in France
Madame Irene Richard head of public relations at Laird Memorial Hospital spoke on phases of French life at the Oak Hill Civic League meeting. She described upbringing, schooling, marriage, and divorce in France, noting strict parental authority and lower divorce rates than America. Additional reports covered local donations, library acknowledgments, and planned playground improvements. The meeting announced a future talk on Fayette County history. The note ends with a National Geographic Society fact that Liechtenstein has been sovereign since 1342.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Irene Richard
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Civic League
Hotel Hill
Madame Richard
America
France
Montreal
Canada
League
Fred Jasper
Clayton Barnhart
Luther Green
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Ernest McCoy
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
Austria
The
National Geographic Society
Eight Infants Born in Week at Oak Hill Hospital
Oak Hill Hospital reported eight births for the week ending January 12. Newborns include Jerry Eugene Bibb January 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bibb Minden. Michael Slayton January 6 to Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Slayton Prosperity. Katherine Naylor January 6 to Mr. and Mrs. Elma Naylor Beckwith. Elmer Pennington January 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Pennington Long Branch. Linda Willis January 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Crate Willis Hico. Vicky Fleming January 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Junior Fleming Gilboa. Charles Woodson January 12 to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Woodson Jr. Lochgelly. Jeannette Harry January 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Harry Page.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Hospital
Jerry Eugene Bibb
Lawrence L. Bibb
Minden
Michael Slayton
Dallas W. Slayton
Prosperity
Katherine Naylor
Elma Lloyd Naylor
Beckwith
Elmer James Pennington
Delbert E. Pennington
Long Branch
Linda Lou Willis
Crate Willis
Hico
Vicky Lynn Fleming
Junior Elles Fleming
Gilboa
Charles E. Woodson
C. E. Woodson Jr
Lochgelly
Jeannette Marie Harry
Clarence B. Harry
Page
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Stone Dam
Bluestone Dam
Oak Hill Bank
Brando
Jean Simmons
Merle Oberon
Michael Rennie
Dt Luxe
Eyrng 4 Theatre
the House OF Hits
Starring Bull Williams
Relly Ryan JM Davis
20Th Century Few
Desiree Pal
Mullens Hospital
Wyoming
Wyoming General Hospital
Thomas White
Patricia White
Phyllis White
Billy White
Joan White
Blanche Cook
Shirley Anne Cook
Eugene Cook
Winnie Wyatt
Georgia Clay
Dolores Clay
Carol Sue
Melvin Clay
Jimmy Clay
Dolores
Tor
Anita Burnett
Raymond Price
Dorothy Beane
Lochgelly Homemakers Study Club
Etiquette
Kelly Clay
Callie Beckelheimmmer
L Kade
Lee Hodson
Stella Diehl
W. M. Lester
E. E. Lampton
C. J. Wood
June Cooper
W. A. Hall
Edgar Webb
Buren Toler
T. H. Lilly
Mary Lou Jones
Shrader
Merry Frances Reedy
M. M. Shumate
Harley Christian
W. C. Neal
Pauline Archer
Carrie Thrasher
Carolyn
Maude Stone
Elizabeth Cook
R. J. Chenoweth
Fred McKinney
Eugene Newsome
Linda
R. B. Shannon
C. J. Burnett
Troy Stone
H. P. Stewart
Rebecca Bailey
W. E. Powell
Aileen Leopold
C. H. Terry
John D. Farmer
Paul Martin
A. L. Davis
E. L. Montgomery
Bluefield
J. S. Grim
Glen White
Shirley Sizemore
Pineville
Alan Ladd
Cine
BEA taScoPt
War Pee Coroer
Ottera
Cummings Quean OF
Charles Starrett
Texas
Fayette
Blaze
Theatre
Mr. Hope
Vistavision “Crosby Have* Clooney
Robert Mitchum
Ethel Merman
Donald Q'Connor
Barry & Zanuer
Irving Berlin
20Th Century-Fox
Sol C. Siegel
Walter Lang
Phoebe
Henry Ephron
Lamar Trotti
Mt. Hope
Oak Hill Theatres
Eastman
Entin Reynolds
HELL
Beckley
Clarksburg
W. Va
Sutton
Huntington
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Hollywood
Calif
Dallas
Miami, Fla
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Chesapeake & Potomac
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