Victim of Ancient Mining Days Tells How it Happened
John Poindexter Bray, nearly 58, recalls a 1903 Laurel Creek mine accident that left him paralyzed in 1908. He describes lifting a derailed car without jacks, life in Lester and Harper, a two room dwelling on Loup Creek, and welfare aid worth ten dollars monthly. Bray, born July 20, 1879 in Boone County, worked at Fire Creek Alaska Bushwood Laurel Creek and Sun mines.
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Thurmond
John Poindexter Bray
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Dry Branch
Cabin Creek
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Lester
Henry Harper
Harper
Raleigh County
Loup Creek
Mike Comer
Comer
Boone County
Comfort
Fire Creek
Alaska
Bushwood
Sun Mines
Fayette County
Negro Injured In Auto Wreck At Thayer
Howell a Claremont resident was treated at the State emergency hospital for an arm injury after a coupe with rumble seat plunged from an embankment at Thayer on the river. The wreck occurred when the car was driven off the road, and investigators found the vehicle stripped of two tires a battery and license plates.
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McKendree
Howell Howell
Thayer
Howell
Claremont
Special guard hired at jail in Fayetteville
Former deputy sheriff "Pop" Ballard has been hired by Sheriff J R Aliff as special guard at the Fayetteville jail. He will assist during the construction of new cells and the removal of old steel, with doors left open during daytime work to facilitate the process.
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Fayetteville
Pop” Ballard
J. R. Aliff
Insects as Patterns in Paris Fashions
Paris fashions showcase insect motifs with a butterfly dotted dress worn by Princess Jean Jowski and a chiffon gown printed with rabbits. The Associated Press notes these playful patterns reflect smart, modern style in Paris society.
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Associated Press
Paris
Jean Jowski
Puddle Muddlers Declare They Will Be The Show
Willy Nilly and a man discuss sharing food and a lift for the car as the Puddle Muddlers proclaim they will be the center of attention. Their exchange hints at a planned performance or stunt amid odd dialogue and muddled phrases.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Jerry
Bear
Honey Bear
Willy Nilly
Five Guilty Pleas Entered By FAGET Staff Writer
Haymond Grose pleaded guilty in criminal court to forging a $70 check on the Brooklyn local union and was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary. He and four others entered guilty pleas yesterday as Judge H F Dillon Jr sentenced them to a total of eleven and a half years. Grose, recording secretary of the union, was sought for two years on embezzlement and forgery. Samuel Lee Hankley was sentenced to three years for confessing to stealing an $800 automobile. Ronald Clendenin admitted stealing cigarettes, beer, candy and other merchandise, receiving two and a half years. Billy Overton confessed to taking bus tickets, a watch and cash, given two years in Moundsville. The other man received one year in county jail. Eighteen-year-old Bernard Ellis confessed to petit larceny and was credited for time served awaiting sentence.
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Etteville
Haymond Grose
Brooklyn
State
H. F. Dillon Jr
Grose
Samuel Lee Hankley
Ronald Clendenin
Billy Overton
Moundsville
Eigtheen
Bernard Ellis
Robert J. Thrift Jr
Dheel Funeral to Be Saturday
Funeral services for Katherine Dheel 21 will be held at the local church at 2 pm Saturday. She died yesterday in a Montgomery hospital from acute dilation of the heart after an operation. Rev A E Chapman of Mt Hope will conduct. Burial is in Kilsythe cemetery. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Oscar Dheel and a sister Mrs Luther Chambers and a brother Oscar Dheel.
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Tamroy
Katherine Dheel
Montgomery
A. E. Chapman
Mt. Hope
Kilsythe
Charles Oscar Dheel
Luther Chambers
Oscar Dheel
van Lear, Ky
Pupils Hauled For 6 Cents A Day In Fayette County
Fayetteville reports transport costs per child at six cents daily based on Otway Gunnoe’s county study. It lists 33 drivers, bus brands, and miles per gallon with $54,471 worth of buses in service. Plans include buying new buses this summer as the board seeks efficiency. Arnold Roach of Scarbro records the highest mileage at 8.7 mpg on Class C dirt roads. the lowest is 4 mpg on similar roads with a pricier 1934 bus. The average driver mileage is 6.2 mpg, implying a total gasoline cost per day.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Otway Gunnoe
School Transportation Department
Gunnoe
Board of Education
Arnold Roach
Scarbro
Bus Transportation Costs For Rural Pupils Revealed
The report shows total bus costs of 51 414 42 for 51 465 gallons used 310 584 miles driven and 5 048 pupils served elementary 2650 high school 2398. Expenses include gasoline oil grease repairs tires drivers salary garage rent depreciation and insurance with cost per mile 165 cents and per day per child 0 058 cents. Special transport for 102 children cost 2 944 01 averaging 165 cents.
James Deveise Visits Oak Hill and Friends
James Deveise, former local insurance agent and 1931 Red Devils football star, returned for a brief visit with friends and relatives in Oak Hill. He works in Williamson for a health and accident firm and traveled via Bluefield where his wife is visiting her parents.
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Oak Hill
James Deveise
Red Devils
Deveise
Williamson
Bluefield
Wounded Man To Recover From Six Bullet Wounds
McKendree Hubert Burton, a Greenwood resident, is recovering at the State Emergency hospital from six bullet wounds suffered early Sunday. Other patients treated include Russell Thorn of McKendree, and several local residents under various treatments, with multiple admissions and a few discharges noted for Wednesday and Tuesday procedures.
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McKendree
Hubert Burton
Greenwood
State Officials Visit Fayette County Seat
President Okey Patteson of the Fayette county court with Guy Douglas and Frank Shipe visited the county seat this week to discuss public utility assessments in southern West Virginia and the distribution of funds to school systems. They returned late Wednesday afternoon.
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Fayetteville
Okey Patteson
Fayette County Court
Guy Douglas
Frank Shipe
West Virginia
Two Divorce Suits Filed in Fayetteville Circuit Clerk
Two divorce suits have been entered in the chancery court this week. Plaintiffs are Faye Wills versus Byron Wills and Hoyt Lawhorn versus Amenda Lawhorn. Attorneys listed include Mahan, Bacon and White for the first case and Eary, Thompson and Vickers for the second.
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Fayetteville
Chancery Court
Faye Wills
Byron Wills
Mahan
Bacon and White
Hoyt Lawhorn
Amenda Lawhorn
Eary, Thompson and Vickers
Horses traded for autos in Mount Hope sales
Mount Hope reports a local auto dealer, Lawton-Jasper Motor, taking in two saddle horses in trade this month. Salesman John Smith confirms both mounts are solid, with one already test ridden by manager Bill Lawton. A Oak Hill garage owner notes the trades reflect old fashioned bargains in the market.
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Mount Hope
John Smith
Lawton-Jasper Motor Company
Bill Lawton
Oak Hill Rec
Former Editor Reported Better in Fayetteville
Friends report E. W. Becker, once editor of The Fayette Journal and former school commissioner of lands, is much improved after months of illness in Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
E. W. Becker
Fayette
Pioneer
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