Edmiston Sees Further Delay in Mt Hope Post Office
Oak Hill June 12 Congress man Andrew Edmiston said a start on the new $85 000 Mt Hope post office is unlikely for six weeks. He will not announce the postmaster before leaving Washington. incumbent Mrs Gertrude Smith is not a candidate. He noted Beckley and Mt Hope airport projects will be available for WPA as of July 1 and that appropriations will be allocated by Hopkins and Ickes. Condemnation will be needed to clear a clouded title owned by Senator Lewis and Frank Butler. Plans are drawn and wage scale approved. Weston and McKendree WPA financing continues. Edmiston and his wife will attend a WPA gathering, then events in Jackson's Mill and Poland Springs Me.
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Gertrude Smith
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Harry Hopkins
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Frank Butler
Lewis
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Charles Mahan
Fayetteville
George S. Neale
U. S
Huntington
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Federal
Department of Labor
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State Hospital
McKendree
Ann Bland
Jackson's Mill
Washington
Poland Springs
National Editorial Association
Weston Democrat
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Ex Premier Forms Bottling Firm for Local Water
Former prime minister Laval announces creation of a company to bottle Chateldon spring water in his hometown. He touts the water as beneficial for the itch and says it pairs well with whisky in promotional notes for the new venture.
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Ratldne
Pierre Laval
Chateldon
Laval
Daily Crossword Puzzle 14 15 16 Answer to previous puzzle
The page presents a large themed crossword with clues spanning across and down. Entries include a reef in the Gulf of Mexico, a low mood, famous U and between two tennis players, an Eskimo cut, and many more. The grid and clue list appear fragmented, but readers are invited to solve as usual.
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Gulf of
Mexico
Ex-Miner Builds 45-Cow Farm in Fayette Community Oak Hill
William James, formerly an miner, develops a 45 cow dairy in Oak Hill Fayette community. A modern barn, milking machines, and a 70 ton silo support production headed by James with son Tom handling distribution and Mrs James overseeing milk house and specialty milks. Output includes whole milk sold locally, cream for chocolate milk, and two grades of special milk for the ill and undernourished. Jerseys Guernseys and a few Holsteins predominate in the herd.
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Oak Hill
William James
A. W. Burdette
Tom James
James Place
Crete
Wolf Creek
James
Kentucky
Fayetteville
Milkhouse
Jerseys
Guernseys
Party Platform Promise on Tariffs Monopolies and Budget
The text outlines a party stance to repeal the reciprocal trade agreement law, restore a flexible tariff with a broader tariff commission, aggressively enforce criminal and civil laws against monopolies, enact further measures to prevent private monopoly, and balance the budget by cutting expenditures rather than raising taxes, using revenue powers for funding not punishment. It emphasizes stopping uncontrolled spending and limiting fiscal folly.
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Tariff Commission
United States
Houston Noise Ordinance Targets Roadside Noise
Houston city officials, echoing New York City, enacted an anti noise ordinance. Violations carry a $20 fine for actions like honking for curb service and playing radios or musical instruments too loudly. The measure aims to curb traffic disturbance and maintain neighborhood calm.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
New York City
Oak Hill Miner recalls a century of coal wage growth
Walter Hearn recounts a life in mining from 35 cents per 10 hour day in 1898 to about six dollars for a day’s work. He drifted through Dunloop, Paint Creek, Price Hill, Willis Branch, and McKell camps, endured a Gulf injury, ran a Mt. Hope store, operated Meadow Fork, then returned to McKell at Oswald before taking 60 days off to build a home near Fayetteville Road.
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Walter Hearn
Hearn
Dunloop
Turkey Knob
Upper Loup Creek
Paint Creek
Price Hill
White Oak Fuel Company
Sam Dixon
Willis Branch
Herberton
McKell Coal and Coke Company
Gulf
W. E. Diggins
Mt. Hope
Old Meadow Fork
James Gray
Richmond
Meadow Fork
McKell Company
Oswald
Fayetteville
Oak Hill News Briefs on Graduations and Visits
Oak Hill notes include William Herndon and Ellen Howell set to marry Saturday. Janet Davis returns to Concord State Teachers College for summer. Zella Bishop attends West Virginia University summer session. Mary Ross and Anne Sobrosky visit Charleston. Robert Dew and A J Tyree visit Glen Robbins. Marie West visits Ohio. Garnett Woods and Frank Williams announce December marriage. Dr Thomas Johnson's balloon flight from Swarthmore tracked six miles then lost. NRA dissolution impact cited as 55 percent more working permits issued to children in seven months.
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Robert Herndon
W. R. Herndon
Colege
William Herndon
Ellen Howell
Janet Davis
Scarbro
Concord State Teachers College
Zella_ Bishop
Oak Hill High School
West Virginia University
M. E. Harvitt
Mt. Hope
Beckley Hospital
Harry Wasserkrug
A. A. Schroath
West
Mary Ross
Anne Sobrosky
Charleston
Robert Dew
A. J. Tyree
Glen Robbins
Noisy Nuisances Cited In Quiet Hours Ordinance
Text lists offenses during night hours including loud crowing of chickens dogs barking rattling trucks hawking popcorn or peanuts in loud voices and other noises deemed unnecessary or detrimental to health or life by the ordinance. The quoted provisions specify disturbances as grounds for enforcement.
Wyatt Sumner 105 yearns to get out and see things
Wyatt Sumner, 105, a former farmer and lumberman born January 20, 1832, in Floyd County Virginia, lives on the Fayette county farm. He recalls the battle of Lookout Mountain and served with the 54th Virginia infantry in the Civil War. His daughter, Mrs. Lucy Crouch, sought county subsidy for a visit and Sumner hopes his son may arrange a trip. He expresses restlessness and a wish to see more of the world, citing diminishing sight and hearing.
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Wyatt Sumner
Fayette County
Sumner
Floyd County
Virginia
54Th
Virginia Infantry
Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
Sugar Creek
Lucy Crouch
Meadow Fork
James
Crouch
Joe
Knox Named as Landon Backed by Delegates in Cleveland
Delegates heard Governor Landon announce support for a gold expressed currency and potential state led minimum wage laws as the Republican platform was adopted. Col Frank Knox of Illinois was highlighted for vice presidency amid talk of drafting Senator Arthur Vandenberg. Hoover objected to gold omission via telegram, which was not read to the convention. Senator Borah left Cleveland without revealing plans or details of the telegram.
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Col
Frank Knox
Illinois
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Knox
Vandenberg
Borah
Hoover
California
Senator Borah
Idaho
Cleveland
Funeral services held for Mrs Anna Yost of Raleigh
Mrs. Anna Yost of Raleigh died Wednesday night in a local hospital from pneumonia. Funeral services were set for two o clock in the Raleigh community church with burial by Foster undertakers at Sunset Cemetery. She is survived by her husband Otis Yost her mother Mrs Avis Dennis Beckley three brothers Albert Dennis Ruel Dennis and John Dennis Jr all of Beckley and three sisters Mrs B B Price Barrett Mrs Blanche Dennis and Mary Frances Dennis, Beckley.
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Anna Yost
Raleigh
Foster Undertakers
Sunset Cemetery
Yost
Otis Yost
Avis Dennis
Man About Manhattan Air Hostess Helen Thayer
New York June 12. Air hostess Helen Thayer on big TWA routes from New York to Chicago and San Francisco. She is 21 to 26 and a registered nurse, disciplined and calm in emergencies. Based on West 46 Terrace, she logs 110 air hours monthly and shares an apartment with two other hostesses. The job involves serving passengers and meals, not constant drama.
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George Tucker
New York
Airhostess
Chicago
San Francisco
America
Helen Thayer
Helen
TWA
Kansas City
West 46 Terrace
Nova Scotia mine collapse fuels new film project
A recent cave in at a re opened Nova Scotia gold mine and the rescue of three entombed workers inspires a forthcoming movie.
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