Bluefield Coal Show Set For Centennial
West Virginia marks its 100th anniversary with the 16th Bluefield Coal Show from May 22 to 24. C. W. Connor Jr. chairs the event, joined by James B. Wooldridge Jr. and J. W. Pero for Pioneer Miners Reunion. Norfolk and Western Station hosts over two miles of exhibits and coal industry highlights.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
C. W. Connor Jr
United States Steel Mines
Gary
James B. Wooldridge Jr
Smokeless Operators Association
Pioneer Miners
J. W. Pero
Pocahontas Coal Company
United States
Pocahontas Electrical and Mechanical Institute
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Mullens Miners Included in Pulmonary Study
The U S Public Health Service will study coal miners in Mullens with about 400 medical examinations for comparison to soft coal workers. Begun Jan 28 at Winding Gulf No 4 mine East Gulf, the effort covers Southern West Virginia and nearby Appalachia with Beckley as HQ.
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Mullens
U.S. Public Health Service
Robert C. Byrd
W. Clark Cooper
PHS Division of Occupational Health
Winding Gulf Coal Co
East Gulf
Cooper
Byrd
Beckley
West Virginia
Appalachian
Raleigh County Health Center
Beckley Memorial Hospital
United Mine Workers of America
Joseph W. Weiss
Thelmon Walden
Leighton Farley
Sophia
Ross Daniel Jr
Kenner Brooks
Wanna F. Ratcliff
Erik Neumann
Occupational Health Research and Training Facility
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fayette Senior James Jones Named to All-State Band
Fayetteville High School senior James Jones earned a high audition score in Charleston and will join the West Virginia All-State Band for events March 21 23 in Charleston He has six years in the Fayetteville band serves as band president and participates in French Club Student Council and 4 H Club He has attended multiple area and county festivals and held various leadership roles in school and community groups.
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Fayetteville
ANS
James Jones
Charleston
West Virginia
Jones
J. W. Jones
Windsor Lane
James
Fayetteville Methodist Church
Chancel
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Fayette County Clerk’s Mother Spends Extended Panama Canal Leave
Mrs. I. S. Tully, former Fayette County circuit clerk, is vacationing in Ft. Amador in the Panama Canal Zone. She Visits with her son Robert L. Tully, a Naval commander, his wife, and family during an extended stay.
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Canal Zone
Fayetteville
Rns
I. S. Tully
Fayette County
Ft. Amador
Panama Canal Zone
Robert L. Tully
Motel rooms exceed hotels in United States says Quality Courts head
John Lacock president of Quality Courts Inc asserts there are more motel rooms than hotel rooms in the United States. The claim comes from the UPI report noting the non profit organization's findings.
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United Press International
United States
John Lacock
Quality Courts Inc
Edith Roberts Returns Home From Spencer Hospital
Mrs Edith Roberts has returned to her home after visiting her husband Aubrey Roberts at a Spencer hospital. Mrs Mamie Parker has been confined to her home because of illness. Visiting this week was her son Minor Parker of Morristown New Jersey. Russel Armstrong of Pacifica California is reported seriously ill in a California hospital. Armstrong formerly of Kingston is a brother of Mrs Ray Gwinn of Mount Hope.
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Mount Hope
Edith Roberts
Aubrey Roberts
Spencer Hospital
Mamie Parker
Minor Parker
Morristown
N.J
Russel Armstrong
Pacifica
Cal
California
Armstrong
Kingston
Ray Gwinn
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Randel O. Bond
Jack J. Adams
H. Edward Steele
Bluefield Supply and Risk Equipment Company
Fayette
Mt. Hope
Valley Drive
Corner City Ave
Yaya
Vicks Vatronol
I. Vicks
Ben Gay
Maalox
KOTEX
Tampax
Bayer Aspirin
Stanback
Gillette Super Blue Blades
Mennen
Unicaps
Alberto Culver
Absorbine JR
Norforms
Cepacol
Cohen's
Cohen
Bexel
Bonne Bell
Chantilly
U. S
Sentinel
Manhattan
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