Coal Industry Control Urged By Operator Leader
Oak Hill June 18 S C Higgins secretary of the Coal Operators association told Rotarians Tuesday the association will favor legislation toward stabilization. He urged dropping government control prejudice for national efficiency and backed creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission to stabilize railroad rates and end cut throat competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
S. C. Higgins
Coal Operators Association
Rotarians
Interstate Commerce Commissions
Coal industry seeks self control and price stabilization
Higgins warns that without self control the coal sector risks government regulation like the Interstate Commerce Commission. He cites unethical trade, price cutting, wage declines, and dumping affecting miners, merchants, and manufacturers. He supports the Guffey Act if it stabilizes prices and profits, warns of losses and job losses without control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
New River
Church District Conference Closes in Fayetteville
The Fayetteville district conference of the Methodist Episcopal church ended last night after a successful session. Local host Rev. M Homer Cummings presided. Churches represented spanned from St. Albans to Covington Virginia.
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Fayetteville
Charleston
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
M. Homer Cummings
St. Albans
Covington
Capudine Promises Quick Pain Relief Advert
The ad promotes Capudine as fast acting relief for headache neuralgic and other pains. It stresses Capudine is a liquid with ready to act ingredients and does not contain opiates. Approved by physicians and druggists, sold in 60c 30c and 10c sizes at all drug stores.
Four Fayette Couples to Wed Fayetteville
Four Fayette couples continued seeking marriage licenses this week. Ray Brooks and Lara Mitchell. Donald Harrah and Violet Goins. Leo Jarrell and Rose Ann Marsho. John Puckett and Thelma Epperly, all from nearby towns. Ruth Clark, the license clerk, noted no late penalties or plates being installed after business hours despite threats.
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Fayetteville
Ray Brooks
Luther Brooks
Gatewood
Ansted
Lara Mitchell
Charlie Mitchell
Donald Harrah
Violet Goins
Backus
Leo C. Jarrell
Rose Ann Marsho
Smithers
John Puckett
Lansing
Thelma Epperly
Ruth Clark
Mine Institute To Study Machine
Mine Institute in Mt Hope will study coal mining equipment and the coal mine cutting machine. The New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute meets at 7 30 tonight in the Mountainair hotel with W W Sloane of Goodman Manufacturing Co Chicago as speaker and C O Gallaher presiding. Continuous entertainment and refreshments.
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Mt. Hope
New River and Winding Gulf
C. O. Gallaher
Beckley
Institute
Wood contract gives work to 14 at McKell Coal and Coke
Thurmond June 18 A three fold contract to get out mine tim bers posts and lumber for the Mc Kell Coal and Coke company provides employment for six men at Boxey's camp and for eight more in a nearby woods camp. At Boxey's the crew operates John Suttle's portable sawmill moved there recently from Red Star and is in charge of Suttle's brother Tom. Suttle is bossing the woods crew and truckers who are getting out sawlogs.
Two Birthday Parties Marked By Local Celebrations
Gatewood, June 18. Two birthday parties enlivened the week here. A weiner roast at the upper schoolhouse honored Georgia Tolbert on Tuesday, hosted by Mrs Mary Tolbert, and a house party for John Carlin on Wednesday hosted by Mrs William Carlin.
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Gatewood
Mary Tolbert
Georgia
William Carlin
John
J C Hurt Named Head of Fayette Republicans
Fayetteville June 18 Fayette county Republicans appoint J C Hurt former coal operators field representative as new chairman for the 1936 campaign. The committee names M L Wickline to run for justice of the peace to replace Evertt Wingrove who won the primary after dying. Officers include Dr D E Smallridge vice chairman Frank Love secretary Guy D Brown assistant secretary Claude R Hill treasurer and other committee members with one absence noted.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
J. C. Hurt
M. L. Wickline
Gatewood
Justice of the Peace
Everett Wingrove
C. R. Hill
Oak Hill
George S. Bishop
Summerlee
John F. Dean
Helen Winston
Falls
J. A. Kincaid
Julia V. Wilkerson
Kanawha
H. O. Legg
George C. Fox
Mountain Cove
R. L. Hash
Kessler
Nuttall
E. E. Smith
Sewell Mountain
Garden club hears shrubs at Oak Hill meeting
Oak Hill Garden club held a Tuesday session at 2 p m at J E Lewis home. Dr H A Duncan Jr delivered a talk on native shrubs during the meeting.
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Oak Hill
Glen Jean Vets Wait for Bonus Bonds
Glen Jean June 18 reports show few bonus bonds distributed. Postmaster Charles Ash notes only six of thirteen bonds issued Monday were claimed and only one of three issued Tuesday was taken.
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Glen Jean
Charles Ash
Morning Rain Douses Oak Hill Drought Struggle
A brief shower moved through Oak Hill around 20 minutes early as a thunderstorm cooled the area and settled dust. It did little to ease drought conditions for farmers and gardeners, with potatoes and other crops showing surface growth but poor root moisture.
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Oak Hill
Fayette Man To Wed Home Girl In Fayetteville Revelry
Fayetteville notices a Minden man Ben Rilat son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rilat Jr returning from Chicago after seeking fortune. He has secured a license to wed Miss Adele Rogers daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers of Minden. The couple plans marriage soon marking a homecoming wedding tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Minden
Horace Greely
Chicago
Ben Rilat
Ben Rilat, Jr
Adele Rogers
John Rogers
Bo-Peep Bugler Teaches Guardsmen A Recall Lesson
June 18 story recounts Tom Claypool, a Bugler in Co A 150th Infantry National Guard, being asked to sound recall at drill. He blew the call and troops kept moving, prompting Captain E. McK Hardesty to question where the soldiers were as the bugler went out to fetch them.
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Mr. Hope
Tom Claypool
Co. A
150Th Infantry
National Guard
Bo-Peep
Mother Goose
E. McK. Hardesty
Claypool
Panama
Recall Sends Troops Back to Armory
A speaker declared recall as troops retreated to the armory. In a separate note, Paul Squee chbearns was jailed in New York for peddling frozen custard with 10,000 bacilli per cubic centimeter and 91 percent butter fat deficiency.
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Paul Squeechbearns
New York
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Sherbrook Distributing Company
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DR. Powers
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Okla
Associated Press
Fayette
Calvert
Heart of Tropical Jungle
Guiana
Amazon “Rain Forest
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Tila
Calvert -Maryland Distilling Co., Inc
N. Y
Calvert’s
Calvert's
Garden Club
S.S.S
SSS. Co
Schlitz Brewer's
U. S
Schlitz
Dos. ScHitz Brewing Company
Milwaukee
Wise
B. Co
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Pittsburgh
Private
Julius Kessler Distilling Co., Inc
Lexington Avenue, N. Y
Lilly Ice and Bottling Works
Pemberton, W. VA
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