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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1931
Page
6
A Beckley column muses on honey dew anecdotes linked to Coleridge and Kubla Khan, notes local Lilly family reunion plans for Flat Top with an estimated 26 820 attendees, and humorously discusses timekeeping obsessions in town, including clocks, calls, and whistles.
Fifty first aid teams from New River and Winding Gulf coal fields are set to compete in the third annual safety meet at Mt Hope on Saturday July 4. Robert Lilly, district mine inspector and meet director, expects 6 000 to 7 000 attendees with support from local chambers of commerce and coal companies. West Virginia officials including state mine chief Robert L Lambie are anticipated to attend. The program starts at 12 30 with a box luncheon and speeches by E Lawall WVU and J W Sullivan WV coal secretary, plus a vaudeville act. Teams will be judged until about 5 or 6 pm.
The Fairmont Coal Operators Association files a protest with Clarksburg City Council opposing any ordinance banning bituminous coal for domestic fuel to curb the so called smoke evil. They argue automatic stokers can fix local offenders and warn against government actions worsening employment woes in Northern and Central West Virginia.
Minneapolis granted a franchise to the Kanawha Mississippi Coal Company of West Virginia to operate the municipal dock, prompting Debates on coal delivery reforms. Ernest M. Merrill, head of the Great Kanawha Valley Improvement Association, hailed lower costs and improved coal quality, while the mayor reportedly withheld signature over monopoly concerns. The venture envisions barges to the northwest, with a one-year prep window and a 48,000 ton minimum target.
West Virginia coal production fell to 122,249,767 tons in 1930 from 139,297,964 tons in 1929. A total of 584 coal companies operated 866 mines across 35 counties, with six counties producing 65 percent of the year’s output. Island Creek, Consolidation, and West Virginia Coal & Coke led the firms, collectively contributing over 16 million tons.
A vintage tobacco ad urges readers to protect the Adam's Apple the larynx and voice box by choosing Lucky Strike. It touts the Singe exclusive toasting process that purportedly removes irritants from raw tobacco and claims these irritants are sold to chemical manufacturers.
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