Beckley tax share and Hubbard death reported in brief
Beckley receives 4 492 dollars in the 1955 October-December municipal taxes with totals across listed cities. Charles Granville Hubbard, 99, dies at 9 20 am at his daughter's home in Crab Orchard. funeral plans pending at Rose and Quesenberry. He was a retired farmer and schoolteacher, born April 25, 1865 in Ohio. survived by several children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Granville Hubbard
Car! Hale
Crab Orchard
Rose and Quesenberry
Hubbard
Galion County
Ohio
Peyton Hubbard
Lucy Worrell Hubbard
Hale
W. R. Sweeney
Ira Lilly
Beckley
Bill
Pompia
Camp Creek
Orpha Humsucker
Dot
Vernie Stovall
Winter Carnival Opens with Skiing and Snowball Dance
The second annual Davis Winter Carnival begins January 27 with ice ences rr at skiing slopes. Events include skiing ice skating sleigh riding and a Snowball Dance with the Snow Queen to be crowned. Burial details and church services announced for Mrs Berry who died from a self inflicted gunshot wound.
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Davis
St. Mary's Mountain
Toy Koh
P. H. McKain
Sunset Memorial Park
Polio Program Set for Kiwanis Luncheon Friday
Mrs. James Mahoney, a Raleigh County March of Dimes volunteer, will present a polio program at the Kiwanis Club luncheon Friday. The meeting at El Chico will be chaired by Earl Hall.
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James Mahoney
Raleigh County
March of Dimes
Kiwanis Club
el Chico
Earl Hall
Flames Ruin Shuff’s Market Fire at Shuff’s Super Market
Fire at Shuff’s Super Market on 1921 By Pass started soon after 3:30 a.m. An automatic gas heater exploded injuring proprietor Fred Shuff who was rescued from the basement by motorist Elwood B. Lilly and two others. Damages estimated between 25 000 and 39 000 dollars. Firemen fought the blaze until 11 a.m.
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Shuff
Fred Shuff
Elwood B. Lilly
Valley Drive
Lilly
Quinnimont
Experience Over Money Drives County Small Industries Plan
Ra- director of the local Chamber of Leigh County in securing development says management experience, not cash, is key to establishing 101 rural industries. Possible ventures include candy factories, nurseries, canning plants, fertilizer and insecticide production, beefing up farm service plants and marketing facilities. Local residents with management know how are urged to contact the Chamber for discussions.
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Charles R. Bowers
T Capital
Jocal Chamber
Leigh County
Bowers
Raleigh County
Chamber
Manila inmate Ate the evidence in jail
Police report Cornelio Turlay Guinto, 21, jailed for impersonating a policeman, accessed the jail store room and drank gin and ate canned meat. His testimony added to his sentence, and he had already consumed evidence in a separate case.
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Manila
Cornelio Turlay Guinto
Drought Ends as Snow and Rain Sweep the Midwest
A mid continent storm delivered snow and rain breaking drought in drought areas. Heavy snowfall hit the southern half of the belt with up to 6 inches in parts of Texas and Arkansas. Officials warned of fatalities and crop losses while cold air extended from the plains to New England.
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Associated Press
Mid-Continent
Gulf States
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Great Laxes
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Malden
Paducah
Flippin
Ark
Texas
New England
Corpus Christi
Tex
Gulf Coast
San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
Rockies
Plains
Great Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
All Gone Bridgetown Vanishes After 1920 Oil Boom
In Burkburnett Texas there is no trace of Bridgetown once a bustling oil boom town of about 10 000 people. It sprang up during the 1920 oil boom and faded after it ended leaving only memories and empty lots.
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Burkburnett
Tex
Bridgetown
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Charles Hubbard
Bluefield
Charleston
Chester
Clarksburg
Dunbar
Elkins
Fainmont
Follawsbee
Grafton
Huntington
Logan
Morgantown
Moundsville
Nitro
Parkersburg
Princeton
South Charleston
Weirton
Welch
Wheeling
Wellsburg
Wiliamson
Chechese
Kley Indus Ming & Loan
Berry
Tal
Rose
Quesenberry Funeral
Grant Sisson
Randolph Cook
Charles Coleman
J. C. Gwinn
Ray Gwinn
Winefred Gwinn
City Recorder's Office
Es. Soseny
Pspiniy
Mrs. Filberts Margarine
Shuff’s Market
Norwalk
Calif
Don W. Culbertson
Don Jr
Judith
Beverly
Michael
Karen
David
Hamburg
Dra
Oxford
Beckler
Reville
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