Beckley Poised to Benefit as Coal Tourists Visit
Beckley lost a chance to host sixty Chicago steel and coal leaders touring Southern West Virginia under Holly Stover. A Virginian Railroad wreck delayed their Beckley stop, but reports say the party's enthusiasm at various mines and fields foretells long term business ties. Beckley is expected to rise as the coal center of the region.
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Beckley
Chicago Steel and
West Virginia
Holly Stover
Raleigh
Teachers Pension Bill Sparks Raleigh County Meeting
At a Raleigh County teachers meeting resolutions were adopted opposing Senate Bill 187 which would require budgets to include teachers pensions funded by up to one cent per hundred dollars of assessed district value. The bill would let districts assess participating teachers, a point critics say burdens long serving educators with inadequate pay. The article contrasts pension debates with praise for a Lou Tellegen stage production, noting audience expectations clashed with high quality drama.
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Senate
Raleigh County
Godbey
Boards of Education
Boards of Education of
Lou Tellegen
Beckley Theatre rift shows Beckley ungrateful stance
Lou Tellegen presents evidence suggesting Beckley lacked appreciation for the Beckley Theatre, highlighting tensions between the performer and the venue. The material points to a strained relationship and divergent views on recognition and support.
Postwar Business Outlook After Election Fallout
The piece reflects on Governor Cox’s Beckley warning of business stagnation if the League of Nations was rejected and notes the first announcement of a new coal contract for the coming year, signaling economic activity amid political uncertainty.
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Cox
Beckley
League of Nations
World business revival urged to avert mine wage disaster
The piece argues April 1 price fixes below production cost threaten small mine operators who rely on wages. It cites Daniel Willard of the BY & Q railroad as saying revival of business, not wage cuts, is needed. It calls for world conditions and an international effort to make war impossible and boost world credit to benefit commerce and democracy.
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Daniel Willard
BY & QO
Association
Alliance
League
Ohio Journal quips on Congress' limited time to act
The Ohio Journal notes that even if the next Congress proves capable it will have little opportunity to enact major changes, focusing instead on cleaning up after the current session and its unfinished business.
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Ohio State Journal
Spring Opening Promotes New York Made Fashion
The HUB announces spring and early summer wear in fresh colors and fabrics sourced from New York and eastern markets. Their buyer, fresh from New York City, reports eased pocketbooks and varied toy and apparel collections in colors like Harding blue and Honeydew. Visit their departments to become a HUB patron.
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New York
New York City
Harding
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Ralph G. Hess
American Press Association
Beckley Theatre
ORLD
Heber Street
Beckley, W. Va
C. C. Lambert
Winding Gulf
W. Va
McCreery Court
Dodge
Studebaker
Ford
B. O. Houchins
Catholic Church
Co. LE. Herberlin, Beckley
Armleder
Fayette Co
Barker Lumber CO
Charleston
Sophia
W.va
J. E. Kessler
Ramp
Sylvia
Hargrove
City of Beckley
H. C. Hargrove
M. D
Oakland
Pellini
Call Rhodes Electric & Machine Works
Dawson
Grassy Meadows
Johnson Roads
Monroe County
Alderson
Leef Bros
Richard Snuffer
South Kanawha
W. A. Stanley
Post Beckley
Plymouth
K. M. Jarrell
Lilly Land Company
Town
GEO
Gilliam, Sullivan, W. Va
O. B. Johnson
Lilly
Lana Company
Alfred Lilly
Sprague
Psi
Western Union Telegraph Company
Mary Thompson
Sullivan
Mabscott
J. B Kirk
J. B. Kirk
Iety
Jersey
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