WPA approves Collins high school addition plan
Board members signed resolutions assuring WPA authorities that work on Collins high school would start before January 11, 1937. After voting to accept a federal allotment of 8550 plus the board’s 10450, they set deadlines for substantial progress by April 11, 1937 and completion by January 11, 1938. Architect W L Martens was hired to prepare plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
WPA
Collins High School
Ml, O'Neale
W. R. Fugitt
W. L. Martens
Charleston
Coleman Back in County Jail After Spider Web Fight
Aubrey Coleman returns to the county jail scene of a recent fight at the Spider Web beer garden. He had argued with companions, fights with them, and the proprietor intervened bringing police. The proprietor was later arrested for drunkenness and Coleman faced assault charges in a warrant sworn by Toler before Justice Sam Lilly.
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Aubrey Coleman
Young Coleman
Coleman
Coteman
Toler
Justice of the Peace
Sam Lilly
Squire Lilly
Equipment Installation Causes Power Shut-Down
Beckley residents will lose electricity for 20 minutes today from 12 30 p m to 12 50 p m as Appalachian Electric Power crews install a new automatic substation on Beaver avenue. A temporary substation in use weeks ago will be discontinued. officials say the outage will not exceed the 20 minute window.
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Beckley
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Beaver Avenue
H. C. Sessions
Power Company
John Wade Bell Dies in Quinwood
Funeral services for John Wade Bell 62 who died of heart disease will be held at N Lewisburg Presbyterian Church with Rev Ben Roler officiating. Bell a Goshen Virginia native led interior smokeless coal operations in Quinwood and served as general manager of Interior Smokeless Coal Co He was a member of the Ep1scopal church Ma sonic Lodge and a Charleston Shriner Surviving are his widow Mary Bell his parents Mr and Mrs J W Bell two sisters Mrs H A DeLashnutt Mrs J E Thrift a son J Wade Bell Jr and two daughters Mrs Elizabeth Seas and Sue Lou Bell
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John Wade Bell
Lewisburg Presbyterian Church
Ben Roler
Bell
Goshen
Interior Smokeless Coal Company
Quinwood
Episcopal Church
Lewisburg
Masonic Lodge
Charleston
Mary Bell
J. W. Bells
H. A. DeLashnutt
Dallas
Texas
J. E
Thrift
Sapulpa
Okla
J. Wade Bell, Jr
Elizabeth
Seas
Marmet
Sue Lou Bell
Transfer of Trooper Kincaid to Fayetteville post
Trooper Otis Kincaid, stationed at the Beckley post, is transferred to the Fayetteville detachment. He is replaced by Trooper Jeraldine Starkey from the Fairmont company, who will assume Kincaid’s duties as company clerk.
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Otis Kincaid
Beckley
Fayetteville
Jeraldine Starkey
Fairmont Company
Kincaid
Pastor to Speak at Clear Fork High Armistice Day
The Rev. C. W. Pindar will address Clear Fork high school students Wednesday in the Armistice Day hour program. John Morrison of the Whitesville American Legion Post 75 will introduce him. The Glee Club under Mrs. C. Waide McClure will sing war songs.
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C. W. Pindar
Clear Fork High School
Cecil Cooke
John Morrison
American Legion Post 75
Whitesville
Glee Club
C. Waide 'McClure
Early Morning Sermon On Air Sparks Sprague Revival
The Rev. F. L. Shannon led a Sprague revival today drawing extra men to worship as outdoor speakers broadcast Rev. F. M. Dick’s sermons for two and a half weeks. Dick received a generous offering and, departing, a dog was shipped to his North Carolina home.
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F. L. Shannon
Sprague
F. M. Dick
Mr. Dick
North Carolina
Huntsmen Given Licenses Here
County huntsmen are $25 poorer today but happier. Twenty-two of them have district hunting rights for a month and one, state wide.
Smithing Trade Yet Profitable
Raymond Barrick, a 44 year old smith from Shinnston, says he prospers in his trade. He shod between 6 000 and 7 000 horses last year and worked on about 2 000 at barns, sharpening tools for miners and performing other smithing tasks. Barrick has followed the trade since age ten, beginning in a Sistersville shop, with a best time of nine minutes to shoe a horse at a fair.
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Associated Press
Shinnston
Raymond Barrick
Smith
Barrick
Sistersville
Two Candidates Go Free in County Offices Race
PE H Wilson Republican was the sole candidate for county surveyor and filed no election day expenses. J J Richmond Democrat won Richmond district magistrate with no expenses, while Hugh Brooks Democrat of Glen Daniel spent $4. Attorney Hugh A Dunn filed for divorce in circuit clerk's office between Mabel L Bowling Blair and James F Blair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PE. H. Wilson
Scott Free
J. J. Richmond
Richmond
Hugh Brooks
Glen Daniel
Hugh A. Dunn
Circuit Clerk’s
Mabel L. Bowling Blair
James F. Blair
Clear Fork high school manners and clubs outlined
A Raleigh county feature on Clear Fork high school describes the manners club with Emily Post as queen and other groups such as the style club domestic science and glee club. It notes bus students miss club periods, a large gym, and calls for separate indoor playrooms lockers uniforms and additional domestic science and manual training courses.
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Clear Fork High School
Emily Post
Cecil D. Cooke
Bayou Tigers Open 1920 Season With Doubleheader Scoring
The Bayou Tigers in 1920 opened their season with a doubleheader against two smaller teams. The A team scored 115 points in one afternoon while Jefferson and Louisiana Normal were shut out 0-0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State
West Coast
Bayou Tigers
Jefferson
Louisiana Normal
Pontiac Dominates 1937 Low-Priced Car Market
The article promotes Pontine Six and Might highlighting Pontiac as the bigger, better value with advanced features and economical performance for 1937. It emphasizes improved facilities and a silver streaked image, inviting readers to drop in and compare the car firsthand.
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America
Pontiac
Home Motor Company
Pontine
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Brotherhood OF Man
Raleigh County
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Main Street
Lewis
Neville Street
Post Office
Beckley, W. Va
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Clear Fork River
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