Short Course Mining School Opens at Mount Hope
The six week practical coal mining program run by the University Mine Extension Department opens tomorrow in Mount Hope Welch and Morgantown. About 130 men expected enrolled across three sites at Mt Hope Junior High Welch High School and Morgantown. Courses run daily 8 am to 4 pm covering fifteen mining subjects with West Virginia Department of Mines offering first aid and mine rescue instruction. Exams for mine foreman scheduled after July 18. Instructors include Hobart Watson G R Spindler and E M White.
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University Mine Extension Department
Mount Hope
Welch
Morgantown
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Vocational Division
State Department of Education
Mt. Hope
Mining Extension Department
University School of Mines
West Virginia Department of Mines
Department of Mines
Hobart Watson
G. R. Spindler
E. M. White
W. R
Short Part-Time Courses Aid Vocational Education
D. L. McElroy, assistant director of mining extension, will help at both places. These short courses are part-time schools supported by the federal board for vocational education and the vocational education division.
Home Building Shows Increase Fayetteville
Construction of homes and business houses is increasing in Fayette county with five dwellings under construction at Mt Hope and four in the new subdivision opened by the Mt Hope Building and Loan association this year. Costs range from 3500 to 5000 dollars.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
ML Hope
Mt. Hope Building and Loan Association
Scarbro
New River Company
Lochgelly
Cranberry
Oak Hil
Mystery Enters Gold Fish Pool
Oak Hill June 6 Pete Burdette Jr Fayette county sportsman seeks a gold fish expert. A malady killed half of 28 goldfish in his pond. Burdette blamed drought and evaporating water but deaths continue despite heavy rains.
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Oak Hill
Pete Burdette Jr
Fayette County
Burdette
Merchant Treated for Injured Foot in Mt Hope
Oak Hill merchant Harvitt was hospitalized at Beckley hospital after injuring both feet more than a week ago. He was reported in good condition today and doing nicely during treatment.
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Mt. Hope
N. Harvitt
Oak Hill
Hope
Beckley Hospital
Pastry and Poultry Lead Fayette Lady to Romance
Oak Hill June 6 Mrs Cecil Humphries of Salem, widowed, moved from pastry work in Charleston to a Salem farm poultry venture with her sister Myrna Hodge. They built a thriving broiler trade, received 1800 baby chicks from Beckley, and Mrs Humphries married her helper as she plans to return to pastry duties.
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Oak Hill
Cecil Humphries
Salem
Humphaies
Charleston
Myrna Hodge
Beckley
Montgomery Girl Married Friday in Local Ceremony
Miss Dorothy Jane Morrison daughter of Mrs F P Morrison and Mr Carl Lavender a chemist at the Alloy plant of Electro Metalurgical were married at the Montgomery Methodist church South The service was by Reverend H S Myerly Attendants included Mrs Clyde Jenkins and Miss Frances Backus as matron and maid of honor Bridesmaids were Mrs J K Edmundson and Miss Eunice Swor Best man was Clyde Jenkins Ushers included Earle Kirk Doyle Wickline and Ralph Gray
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Montgomery
Dorothy Jane Morrison
F. P. Morrison
Carl Lavender
Electro] Metalurgical Company
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
H. S. Myerly
Clyde Jenkins
Frances Backus
J. K. Edmundson
Eunice Swor
Earle Kirk
Doyle Wickline
Ralph Gray
Officials Attend Proctor Funeral in Fayette County
Fayetteville reports County Clerk J Alfred Taylor Jr and deputies Karl K Warden and J W Buchanan among Fayette county officials attending the Proctor funeral at Clifftop on Thursday afternoon.
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Fayetteville
J. Alfred Taylor, Jr
Karl K. Warden
J. W. Buchanan
Fayette County
Proctor
Road widening work finished near Oak Hill town
State road forces completed widening to 40 feet of the Red Star cut off from the Oak Hill Beckley road to Loup Creek road. Crews now work on the old Scarbro secondary road. Grading of south side secondary roads has been practically completed, officials said.
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Oak Hill
State Road
Red Star
Oak Hill-Beckley
Loup Creek
Scarbro
Oak Hill Driver in Critical Condition After Finger Injury
June 6 report states W. R. Martin, a local truck driver, remains in critical condition from blood poisoning after a splinter was removed from his finger. Hospital officials say his condition is serious but stable, with no further complications reported.
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Oak Hill
W. R. Martin
Oak Hill Man Suffering Blood Poisoning
William R. Martin of Oak Hill is in critical condition at Oak Hill hospital with blood poisoning. Attendants report his condition has improved slightly.
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Oak Hill
William R. Martin
Oak Hill Hospital
Two Miners Hurt by Fall of Slate In State Mine
Marvin Davis of Carlisle and another miner from Dothan were seriously injured in a slate fall yesterday. Hospital attaches said both were recovering today.
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Marvin Davis
Carlisle
Dothan
Orchestra to Go on the Air From Charleston Farm Hour
Oak Hill reports Fayetteville district to broadcast next Friday night as Bill Neudek leads Sunset Ramblers for Charleston station farm hour program. It marks the first entire district orchestra to be aired live on the capital city station.
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Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Bill Neudek
Sunset Ramblers
Charleston
Capital City
Shotgun Charge Kills S A Hume in West Virginia
A shell fired from a shotgun killed S A Hume, 43, at Lowell near Hinton, after a groundhog hunt ended when the gun discharged. In a separate blast at a Pounding Mills quarry, 35 tons of dynamite exploded, ripping loose 173000 tons of rock with no rock landing beyond 200 feet.
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Hinton
W. Va
S. A. Hume
Lowell
Here
Hume
Seven Accepted By State Guard
Mt Hope reports seven men accepted for enlistment in Company A, 150th Infantry of the West Virginia National Guard. New enlistees are Robert F. Eliott Herm an E. Nelson Hobart A. Scott Kermit T. Worrell Leslie H. Moreton Lyle L. Ramsey Charles JH Tyter. Sergeants and corporals to be named soon. The unit plans to enter a team in the National Rifle matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, Aug 24 to Sep 12, and to compete at Camp Dawson, WV, Aug 18-22.
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Mt. Hope
150Th Infantry
West Virginia National Board
E. Mek
Hardesty
Robert F. Eliott
Herlman E. Nelson
Hobart A. Scott
Kermit T. Worrell
Leslie H. Moreton
Lyle L. Ramsey
Charles JH. Tyter
Camp Perry
Ohio
West Virginia
Camp Dawson
Abnormally large lake coal shipments reported by White Oak official
W E Tissue of White Oak Coal company said lake ports have received heavier coal deliveries since May 3. Inland demand fell short of operators' expectations, while tidewater demand from utilities remained steady. A trade journal showed 71 carloads dumped at the Superior Duluth docks in the first 22 days of 1935 matched in the first eight days after May 3 for 1936.
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Mt. Hope
W. E. Tissue
White Oak Coal Company
Tissue
Superior-Duluth
Lake Superior
Shackelford 4-H County Leader Named in Fayetteville
The Caldwell County 4-H announces Charles Shackleford as the new county 4-H club leader. He is a former Edmond principal and Lookout resident, appointed by J. H. Miller. Shackleford has five years as a club leader, including Quinnimont and Edmond, and presides over the county leaders association.
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Fayetteville
Charles Shackleford
Edmond
Jeader
J. H. Miller
County” Board of Education
West Virginia University
Shackleford
Quinnimont
Edmond. He Is the President of the County Leaders’ Association
Leaders’ Association
Miller
Mrs. A W Schreath Plans Western Tour
Mrs A W Schreath of Oak Hill, recently released from Huntington hospital after months of treatment, plans a six week western tour with her parents Mr and Mrs W H Kein of Elkins. They will visit a relative in Napa Idaho.
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Oak Hill
A. W. Schreath
Huntington
West
Fayette Calves Move to Kentucky Nursery Farm
Nine fall calves from Cherry Lane dairy of William James were transported to J. K. James’s Greenup county Kentucky farm. The Kentucky nursery will rear Fayette farm’s young stock for growth and development.
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Oak Hill
Cherry Lane
William James
J. K. James
Greenup County
Kentucky
Fayette
Couple To Visit Courtship Scene In Virginia Tour
Oak Hill residents Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Keller plan a two week trip visiting Monterey and Radford Virginia to revisit their courtship sites. Keller is a merchant and his wife an art instructor at Oak Hill High School they first met in Oak Hill two years ago and courted at an art colony in Monterey.
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Oak Hill
T. A. Keller
Monterey
Radford
Keller
Oak Hill High School
Aly
Epperly Student Home for Summer Holiday
Cadet William Ray David Jr of Epperly returns to Raleigh County for summer break from Riverside Military Academy Riverside Georgia. He earned a varsity football letter and was promoted to private first class in the corps.
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Raleigh County
William Ray David, Jr
Epperly
Riverside Military Academy
Riverside
David
Oak Hill Man Is Horse Fancier
Fayette county notes two top turf fans Mr and Mrs B D Carter of Oak Hill Their brother Jack Carter operates eight horses on the race circuit He spends much of each year following the races Hell Image one of his mounts finished sixth in the last Kentucky Derby The Carters were in the stands to see him outdistanced.
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Oak Hill
Fayette County
B. D. Carter
Jack Carter
Hell Image
Market Report Shows Strong Wool Crop from Fayette County
Farmers Market reports a wool harvest of about four thousand pounds from 69 Fayette County farms shipped Thursday from Lookout. County Agent J. Haynes Miller says prices were excellent with clear medium wool at 38 cents per pound and rejects at 31.5 cents. Rejected wool accounted for 8.7 percent of the shipment due to cotting matting or other imperfection.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Lookout
J. Haynes Miller
Fayette Delegates Set for Jackson's Mill Volunteers Conference
Fayette county delegates to the state 4 H club camp at Jackson's Mill June 8 to 13 include Snow Bobbitt Oak Hill Clifton Dotson Long Branch Mrs J R Wilson Quinnimont Oliver Amick Corliss Mrs Maude Campbell Clifty Julia Fodor Minden Mrs D M Cloyd Mrs Roy Jones Beard's Fork H B Carden Ansted Mrs Maggie Cline Fayetteville Mrs Margaret Robbins Kimberly Mable Wauhop Quinnimont Sybil Jones Edmund Holly Kessler Hico Mrs Myrtle Davis Long Branch Eva Txent and Mathalda Dietz Gauley Bridge H F Frazier Charles Shackleford Mrs Rachel Thomas and J H Miller all of Fayetteville Miller is county agricultural agent and Mrs Thomas is home demonstration agent.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Volunteers
Jackson's Mill
Will Bet Snow Bobbitt
Oak Hill
Clifton Dotson
Long Branch
H. B. Carden
Ansted
Maggie Cline
Margaret Robbins
Kimberly
Mable Wauhop
Quinnimont
Sybil Jones
Edmund
Holly Kessler
Hico
Myrtle Davis
Eva Txent
Mathalda Dietz
Gauley Bridge
H. F. Frazier
Charles Shackleford
Rachel Thomas
J. H. Miller
Miller
Thomas
Subscription Dance in Fayetteville Amid Youth Attendance
A subscription dance for young people will be held at the Fayetteville High School auditorium. Miss Evelyn Ford, daughter of Mr and Mrs P D Ford of Oak Hill, is visiting friends in Mullens.
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Fayetteville
Fayetteville High School
Evelyn Ford
P. D. Ford
Oakill
Mullens
Beer ventures end for Oak Hill proprietress after six months
Oak Hill resident Aftiss Mary Ross plans not to renew her beer license after six months of retailing beer. The abstainer recalls wild patrons, fears of fights, and law enforcement gaps near Cres crest Mills. Proceeds will help her parents buy a new home on the Needie's Fye farm. The Springfield Savings Bank purchased Crescent Mills village for $50,000.
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Oak Hill
Aftiss
Mary Ross
Mary
Salem
Miss Ross
Tronpgers
The
Springfield
Mass
Five Cent Savings Bank
Crescent Mills
Two Seek Oak Hill Postmaster Examinations
Oak Hill residents C. A. Kincaid a plumbing contractor and store manager, and Howard Mahan an employee of the state tax department, have filed for postmaster examinations. Mahan moved to Oak Hill about 18 months ago and is brother of Fayetteville attorney Charles Mahan.
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Oak Hill
C. A. Kincaid
Howard Mahan
Kincaid
Mahan
State Tax Department
Charles Mahan
Fayetteville
Schedule Change Aids Mail Service Between Mt Hope and East
Hope June 6 changing the schedule of Chey sake and Ohio train 137 the Loup Creel train May 27 has improved mail service between this city and the east. The train now leaves Mt Hope at 5 09 p m approximately an hour later than formerly but permitting mail connection with east bound number six on the railroad main line during delivery in most cases the following morning.
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ME. Hope
Mt. Hope
City Council Proposes To Halve Delinquent Assessments
Oak Hill June 6 city council offers to cut in half the accumulated interest on all delinquent paying assessments paid before July 1. The offer also applies to notes securing indebtedness as city recorder Hayes notes future programs depend on collecting old accounts. A Chicago crime survey shows bandits and burglars now prefer Tuesday over Saturdays.
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Oak Hill
W. R. Hayes
Chicago
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Beckley Theatre
D. L. McElroy
University Mining Extension Department
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ECOLA
Fayette Lady
Dorothy Morrison
Mr. Lavender
State Guard
Jacek Carter
Derby
Jackson
Beer Business Disgusting To
Oak Hill Proprietress
Rip Rcnige
Helen Gimasy Sweet
Wes Ayster
Ellery Queen
Ank
He Mnofeman
Dana GE
Ragland's Electric CO
J. T
Fayette Town
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Rainelle, W. Va
Evan
Lucky Clark
Clarence
Naa
AN May Robson
George Barbier
James Stewart
Hobart Cavanaugh
Clarence Brown
Matro-Goldwyn
Chester Morris
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