Social life and local notices in Pienics area
A chronology of social events and community notes from Hope West Virginia includes picnics to Scarbro and Beckley, church revivals at Mackdonald M and M Church, family visits to Pax Branch and Glen Jean, a fatal accident involving Herbert Williams, and ongoing civic activities with ministers and Red Cross nurse Margaret Harrison. The report lists numerous families, travelers, and locals attending gatherings and church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Triplett
XN. P. Rhinehart
Tom
George
E. E. Morris
Beaver
Will Honaker
Virginia Hoke
Edith Jones
Schley
Scarbro
M. & Church
Joseph Elliot
Kilsyth
Vivien Jones
Frenehettt Vielor
Allie Snyder
Macdonald
Beckley
AL B. Bailey
Donald
Hi |Friends
Win. Koone
Montgomery
H. Anvil
Charlie Lewis
Mullens
F. Bailey
C. W. Owens
Tunica
B. Ebbert
Washington, D. C
W. S. Measey
Fayetteville
Charlote Kehm
Cincinnati
C. Ma. Brown
Summiebee
French Lucas
H. Manbing
JG. Ridinger
Roanoke
Willie Gray
Huntington
Margaret Harrison
Red Cross
O. E
Masonic Hall
Second Creek
Ladies’ Aid of the
Baptist ‘Church
Tl. H. Garter
New River
Hichmond
Virginia
New River Hotel
Six Hundred Men in West Virginia Mine Extension Classes
Six hundred miners enroll in night schools run by the Mining Extension Department at West Virginia University. The program expands to thirty-two classes across districts, aiding preparation for Mine Foreman and Fire Boss exams and improving safety. In Beckley district two years of study are underway, with several other districts in second year. Classes meet weekly, lasting about 32 to 34 weeks, with instructors named for each district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mining Extension Department
West Virginia University
Beckley
Morgantows
Mising Extension Departmn
Cear
New River
Pocahontas
Gael
A. C. Gallon
Mining Extension
C. K. Brown
Diays
Minden
Mariscoll
Skelton
Raleigh
Helen
Fire
Berkley
Inent
E. Criswell
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Charksburg
Mount Clare
Carolina
Shinnston
Adam Crawford
Eccles
Sun
Scarbro
Kilsyth
Glen Jean
L. C. Hutson
Logan
Ethel
Lundale
Ifolden
Yotyn
Omar
P.Q. Klaus
Kanawha
Col.linsdale
Livingston
Sharon
Kingston
Milburn
Thomas M. Queer
Poenlontas
Coalwood
Excelsion
Eckman
North Fork
Vivian
Wm. Nortis, Jr
German Gur firmans unveil triple barvelled airgun
A German firm claims a new electrically operated triple barrel machine gun weighing about twenty booths can fire 2000 bullets per minute in a circle. The three barrels may be operated by a gunner on land a half mile away.
State Police Hold Logan County Line
West Virginia State Police and volunteers reinforced Logan county as part of a broad effort to curb a violent armed movement threatening the region. Capt. J. R. Brockus led Company B from Mingo county in Blair Mountain actions, with several attackers killed or wounded. Col. Jackson Arnold announced plans to recruit to four companies and organize detachments with a training school at Kanawha City to deter future riots and armed demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Volunteers Aid Company
State Police
Orenel
Logan County
Mingo County
Kanawha
Boone
J. R. Brockus
Logan
Blair
Shirples
Brockus
Sharples
Cant
Blair Mountain
Overseas Service
Argonne
France
Beackus
Jackson Arnold
Noreton
White
Ethel
Cal. Arnold
Col
Arnold
Kenova
J3luefeld
Pecklay
Raleigh
Fayette
Greenbrier
Summer
Monroe
Mareer
Lincoln
Wyoming
Kanawha City
One Thousand Deer In Webster County
Webster county game protector El Hambrick said last week that more than 1000 head of deer exist in local herds and that within five years the Cherry Williams and Gauley rivers regions could be filled with deer. He warned that without protection these herds would be wiped out in a few hunting seasons, but with preservation they could rapidly increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster County
Cherry
Williams
Gauley Rivers
el Hambrick
Sutton
Hambrick
Fur prices rise for hunters and trappers this season
Price of furs hunters and trappers are assured of a better price for furs this season than they received last season. Prime mink skins quoted at 89, skunk 2.35, coon 5, red fox 36, gray fox 48, muskrat 1.10.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Hope
W. Va
Heath
John’ Ferguson
Pax Branch
Men of the Kin
Oak Hill
Alfred Davis
Wells
Charles Holt
Charleston
Overseas Veterans Firm
Satis
Dickinson St
Charleston, W. Va
Elite Laundry CO
Reeldey Drug Company
P. G. Hedrick & Co
Mabscott, W. Va
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