New State Disposal System At Cranberry Carl’s
The national coal commission will function in all matters except those blocked by the Supreme Court Guffey act ruling. Charles W. Shinnamon, diss trict traffic manager, says at least 28 operators from northern West Virginia, producing over 10,000,000 tons annually, will attend the general operators conference in Washington Thursday. The meeting, called by Charles O’Neill of eastern Pennsylvania, aims to discuss pending industrial stabilization legislation in Congress.
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Carl
National Coal Commission
Supreme Court
Charles W. Shinnamon
Disstrict
West Virginia
Washington
Charles O'Neill
Pennsylvania
Congress
New Cranberry Washery and Refuse Plant Contract
The New River company has a contract to install a new refuse disposal system at Cranberry. The package includes a 100-ton steel storage bin, a 42 by 100 inch steel apron conveyor, and a 2,500 foot automatic self dumping aerial tramway. An engineering firm from New York will install the tramway, designed to operate automatically, with two 1.5 inch tramway cables on pivoted towers. A 600 foot dumping span serves 20 years of mine refuse, marking the fourth such aerial system by the same firm at New River mines including Summerlee Lochgelly and Sprague. A Lewellyn water jig coal washer at Cranberry is finished and in operation, with housing near completion, and two delegations of coal buyers have inspected its output.
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New River Company
Cranberry
New York
Summerlee
Lochgelly
Sprague
Cranberry Mine
Lillybrook Ladies Host Handkerchief Shower in Honor of Nesmith
Mrs Lonnie Linkous entertained the Ladies auxiliary with a handkerchief shower for Miss Jennie Nesmith and Mrs H P Davis at her home in Lillybrook W Va A salad course followed for a long list of guests including H F Winner E W Knight James Green M F Rubin W M Riley Lee Brogan Lacy Wood W J Jackson R L Davis Harry P Davis Lacy Cole George D Ritchie Fred Cole Clarence Miles J R Craver Claud Linkous Clarence Hedges and Mrs White of Beckley Bessie Garbett and the hostess. Bridge party hosted by Mr and Mrs R L Davis with guests including the Davis bridge club and others with a salad course served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Linkous
Jennie Nesmith
H. P. Davis
H. F. Winner
E. W. Knight
James Green
M. F. Rubin
W. M. Riley
Lee Brogan
Lacy Wood
W. J. Jackson
R. L. Davis
Harry P. Davis
Lacy Cole
George D. Ritchie
Fred Cole
Clarence Miles
J. R. Craver
Claud Linkous
Clarence Hedges
White
Beckley
Bessie Garbett
Linkous
Beulah Mae McKinney
Russell McKinney
Mullens
Minnie Lee Ward
Renee Wood
Arthur White
Ada Belle
Mary Ellen
Frank Bedwell
Edwight
Earl Walker
Amigo
Charles McKinney
F. W. Knight
Betty
Elsworth
Joan Williams
Sturday
Renee
Malens
Beckley Saturay
Hobart Shelton
Minnie Lee Word
Allen Hurley
Billy
Kentucky
Garvin Rubin
G. L. Brogan
Edward
W. O. Eppling
R. FE. Williams
Willis Branch
Neal Norcross
Earl Roles
Gladys McClarety
Maggie Lusher
Lucy Ewing
Jack Grey
Hawks Nest
Vincent Edwards
Crab Orchard
Johnny McDorman
New York
Ballard McDorman
Jack Gray
Helen
Helen Davis
Baren Shumate
Dc. W. Broyles
Besaco
Lillybrook
Douglas Bryant
W. H. Bryant
Mount Hope
Farsell
Oran
Velmer McKinney
Basin
C. O. Coal Dependence Drives Revenue Figure
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad shows soft coal accounted for about 83 percent of freight tonnage and 74 percent of freight revenue in the latest bond prospectus. Westward movement dominated, with 51,488,050 tons to various docks and destinations, while 255 active bituminous mines were served as of April 10, 1936, including connections with Virginian Railway Co. and New York Central RR.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Newport News
Lake Cargo
Toledo
Virginian Ry. Co
New York Central RR
Local Social News from Mullens and Beckley
Many residents and guests visit relatives and friends across Mullens Beckley and nearby towns. Miss Beulah Mae McKinney and Russell McKinney of Mullens stay with relatives the Wood family. A crowd attends the Lillybrook school program as eighth graders receive diplomas and certificates. Local shoppers and visitors are seen in Beckley and surrounding communities.
Help in Solving Puzzles Correct Names List
A compact list of surnames and given names appears as a candidate names set for solving puzzles. The compilation includes Meadows Borden Brand Archer Vance Stone Woods Brown Young Baker Mankin Stevenson Tory Anne Speare Lilly Ballard Fulton Washington Godbey House Nesbit Archer Brady Acord Sweeney Garden Snuffer Clay Hubbard Steel Logan Bow Cook Willame Littleton Calloway Bryson Paxton Riffe Pettry Barton Talley Farmer Armstrong King Dickens Butler Bailey Shrewsbury Bencer McGinnnis Canady Glass Davis Maynor Green Addison Howe Seaman Thompson Spangler Love Richmond Redden Stover Key Beans Alexander Phipps Bair Curtis Griffith Prince Clark Cole Smith Moss Henderson Stanley Flood Wood Hunter Knight Shumate Covey Waters Frankston Bear Agnew Trump Pack Applegate Blaine Burton Good Bender Straight Tell Campbell Aul Frame Miller Farley Apple Wagner Cowl Maxwell Horner Runner Woodruff Keys Weiss Snook List Fisher Fields Fish Green Clark att Sailor Harper Beane Piper Kirk Handlan Bowman Black Workman Scott Black Church Wheat Hobbs.
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Meadows Borden Brand Archer Vance Stone Woods Brown Young Baker
Mankin Stevenson Tory Anne Speare
Lilly Ballard Fulton Washington Godbey House
Nesbit Archer Brady Acord
Riffe Pettry
Barton Talley Farmer
Armstrong King Dickens Butler Bailey Shrewsbury
Bencer McGinnnis
Canady Glass Davis Maynor Green
Addison Howe Seaman
Thompson Spangler Love Richmond Redden Stover
Key Beans
Alexander Phipps Bair Curtis Griffith Prince Clark Cole Smith Moss Henderson
Stanley Flood Wood Hunter Knight
Shumate
Covey Waters
Frankston Bear Agnew
Trump Pack
Applegate
Blaine Burton Good Bender Straight Tell Campbell
Aul Frame Miller Farley Apple Wagner Cowl
Maxwell Horner
Runner Woodruff Keys Weiss Snook
Fisher Fields
Clark Att Sailor Harper Beane Piper Kirk Handlan Bowman Black Workman
Scott Black Church Wheat Hobbs
Cash prizes offered for paper carriers winners listed
A lottery style notice announces 73 cash prizes with top awards of 150, 50, and 25 dollars. It specifies carrier rewards of 2 dollars for each prize and 30 dollars total to the carrier delivering papers to the first three prize recipients, plus a 15 dollar first prize, 10 dollar second prize, and 5 dollar third prize to the deliverer.
Local visitors and personalities frequent Beckley area
Anne of Lego and Mrs J R Craver with son Jackie shopped in Beckley. John Lee Gray of Helen visited in the home of af Lee Shelton. Mr and Mrs E E Williams of Lamar visited the Knight home. George Riley of Florida staying with his parents W M Riley. Harry Ingale of Odd called Friday. Marie French of Ghent visited Saturday. Tennis Halstead and wife visited Beckley Sunday. Morgantown meet on October 17 won department of mines approval. Safety Director P D McMurrer said the 1935 meet restricted to mine teams.
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Anne
Lego
J. R. Craver
Jackie
Beckley
John Lee Gray
Helen
Af Lee Shelton
E. E. Williams
Lamar
E. W. Knight
George Riley
Florida
W. M. Riley
Harry Ingale
Odd
Marie French
Ghent
Tennis Halstead
Morgantown
Department of Mines
P. D. McMurrer
Industrial teams in state meet collide in safety drive
In Charleston on May 26 officials proposed that industrial safety-first squads from mines and factories compete at the state meet. The Associated Press notes the push to raise safety standards through organized team competition and public presence.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Mine Institute
Federal Reserve Life Insurance Co Insolvent in Kansas City
Federal District Judge John C Pollock declared the Federal Reserve Life Insurance company insolvent after finding wrongful management. Receiver William R Baker, former Kansas insurance commissioner, took charge after stockholder W W Holloway filed the application. The firm organized in 1919 with 100000 capital stock.
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Kansas City, Kas
Federal District
John C. Pollock
Federal Reserve Life Insurance Company
William R. Baker
Kansas Commissioner of Insurance
Pollock
W. W. Holloway
Kansas City
Hard Cap Saves Life Of Miner At Oakwood Mine
Peter Solick, a coal loader at Oakwood mine of the New River company, was struck on the head by a 16 pound rock while repairing a track. The rock fell ten feet, cracking his cap lamp and shield, yet he was unharmed owing to his protective cap. Safety director Edgar Graff praised miners wearing caps and hard toed shoes, noting all Oakwood workers use protective gear. Superintendent R. P. Nicholls oversees the mine.
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Peter Solick
Oakwood
New River Company
Edgar Graff
Safety Department
New River
Winding Gulf
Graff
R. P. Nicholls
First Aid Meet At Scarbro Park Set For June 13
J M McCauley of New River mines announced the seventeenth annual first aid meet will be held at Scarbro park on Saturday June 13. The event draws 3000 to 5000 employees and guests and is free to the public with contests for eleven white and ten colored teams. Cash prizes, amplifiers, and a 50‑piece New River employees band will accompany the program.
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J. M. McCauley
New River Company
Mount Hope
Scarbro — Park
United States
C. W. Dillon
Fayetteville
West Virginia
E. H. Graff
S. W. Price
Robert Lilly
West Virginia Department of Mines
N. P. Rhinehart
Department of Mines of
Arthur Cook
Stock Boosted to 300000 Par Value Ten Dollars
A stock issue was boosted to a total of 300000 dollars with shares valued at ten dollars each, increasing the par value per share accordingly.
Strange accusation fuels Los Angeles divorce suit
In a heated divorce case in Los Angeles 85 year old rancher David Crookshank accuses his 78 year old wife Anna of intimate relations with 21 year old Thaddeus Pickens. Anna denies the charges as the dispute unfolds with the three principals named in court.
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Los Angeles
David C. Crookshank
David Crookshank
Anna
Thaddeus Pickens
Fairmont Coal District Intact Restructuring Planned
In Fairmont West Virginia on May 26 the Organization of bituminous coal producers district three remained intact as board members voted to continue activities on a minimum scale. Chairman W Clark Dobbie announced most employees would receive notices effective June 1 while district headquarters would stay open. The move followed Comptroller General John F Me...
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Associated Press
Fairmont
W. Va
W. Clark Dobbie
Dobbie
John F. Me
Barrick Divorce Suit Filed by Martha Ellen Barrick
C. C. Sanders attorney for the plaintiff filed notice of suit for divorce in the circuit clerk office yesterday in the case of Martha Ellen Barrick against William Robert Barrick.
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C. C. Sanders
Circuit Clerk’s Office
Martha Ellen Barrick
William Robert Barrick
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Lillybrook, W. Va
Mrs. Linkous
J. T. Lynch Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Bair Bldg
Philo Vance
C. F
The
Pete Solick
Scarbro
Claudette Colbert
Oklahoma State Prison
Ralph Crabtree
Antlers
Okla
Crabtree
Fiorenza
Charles C. Nott. JR
van Swearingen
John Fiorenza
Henry Klauber Olfense
Nancy Titterton
Anna Crookshank
Victoria Swartwout
Richard Henry Swartwout
Bradley E. Geist
Clarence H. Geist
Philadelphia
Fairmont Coal District
Foster
Beckley Theatre Block
Yric
Colleen
Dick Powell
Ruby Keeler
Unit Vaudeville Revue
Stan Lawson
Helen Board
Tapping Toes
Bee
Haydock & Haydock
Ruth Morgan
Gloria Smiley
Ken Chamberlain
Florence Drake
Kearse
Warren Hull
Joe Cawthorn
Tee Love
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