Recruiting of Rat Killing Troops Opens in County
Four Fayette couples receive marriage permits from Raleigh County clerk. A statewide rat eradication drive begins Friday February 13 with R-Day, urging schools, 4-H leaders and Boy Scout groups to recruit volunteers to place poison baits and conduct a week of rat and mouse killings to protect grain and reduce disease.
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Fayette
Fayetteville
Raleigh
Clyde Law
Aeller
H. B. Thomas
Clarence Wooten
West Virginia
Mullens Women Enter Essay Contest
Mullens residents gather for the Literary and Music department of the Mullens Civic Club. Members will write a 1500 word essay on Why People Enjoy Living in West Virginia for the state competition with prizes and club honor points. The February meeting plans and hosting details are noted.
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Register
Mullens
West Virginia
Mullens Civic Club
C. V. Feller
State Department
Chando O’deil
D. Grove Moler
J. A. Gott
S. P. Peavis
Highland Avenue
C. E. Stearts
Roger Pritchett
Effie Delp
Chando O'Dell
Moler
Alrs. Feller
W. Dailey
C. B. Stearts
Moran Avenue
Ray Rowling
Alton Caldwell
Youths waive hearings in Mabscott Hill lunchroom case
Three youths faced charges of breaking and vandalism at Eskin's Lunch on Mabscott Hill. Cather Thompson 19 and Eugene Grimmett 17 posted bonds of 300 each and were freed pending grand jury action. Bob Worix 17 remained in jail on a 500 bond. State Police recovered about 20 dollars in tobacco and candy and found roughly 75 dollars in interior damage. The incident involved smashed ketchup bottles and broken eggs in the cash drawer.
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MacArthur
George O. Mills
Eskin
Mabscott Hill
Cather Thompson
Eugene A. Grimmett
Bob Worix
Smuggled 25-Foot Python Found In Vegetable Cart
Singapore customs halted a smuggling attempt when a crate inside a vegetable cart concealed a 25 foot python digesting a pig. The Chinese cartman was cautioned and the snake was sold to Chinese merchants who seek python flesh for medicinal beliefs.
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Associated Press
Singapore
Children Escape Injury In Ashland Train Crash
Two children escaped injury when a Chesapeake and Ohio train struck a car at an Ashland crossing. Their father George Abrams, 24, of Ironton Ohio, suffered chest and hip injuries, while the mother received minor bruises and was released from a hospital.
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Associated Press
Ashland
Childre
Chesapeake and Ohio
George Abrams
Ironton
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