Beckley Chamber Dinner Links Holt Hodges December 9
Governor Homer A Holt and State Senate President Charles E Hodges will attend the Beckley chamber of commerce dinner on December 9 with George W Bright and W A James preparing the program. The meeting place is undecided as churches submit menus to help choose a location around 6 p m. J O Freeman chairs the entertainment committee.
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Homer A. Holt
State Senate
Charles E. Hodges
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
George W. Bright
W. A. James
Hodges
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Bright
J. O. Freeman
Rotary Club to Elect Officers in Pineville Meeting
The newly organized Pineville Rotary Club will elect officers at tonight’s courthouse meeting. A charter petition was presented to District Governor Roy Waugh after sufficient applicants were secured. Sponsored by Welch Rotary Club leaders Paul Jones and Rev Don Dorsey, the group aims to be Pineville’s first men’s civic organization with strong town center goals. Members listed include T G Morgan and Dr H C Blakely among others.
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Register
Pineville
Rotary Club
Roy Waugh
Paul Jones
Don Dorsey
Welch Rotary Club
T—G—Morgan
H C. Blakely
Clem Wylie
L. B. Shinesbury
Fred H. Shannon
Good Stove Can Kill With Gas
Dr. Leslie J. Todd of Marshall College warns that any gas stove can emit deadly carbon monoxide in unventilated rooms. He notes carbon monoxide is odorless, detection difficult, and urges proper ventilation and never locking yourself in a room with a flame.
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Associated Press
Leslie J. Todd
Marshall College
Dr. Todd
Methodists Near Unity Vote Across Branches
Nashville reports Armistice Day voting shows about 90 percent in favor of unifying the three Methodist branches. Conference tallies include Memphis 179 92 for, Central Texas 305 9 for, South Carolina 141 70, Little Rock 198 1, Oklahoma 315 3, North Mississippi 117 125 against, total 6075 for and 966 against. Arizona undecided. Fort Wayne bishops announce acceptance of unification plan with 10 375 ministers for and 1 277 opposed. lay votes 6844 for and 585 opposed, representing about 6 million U S members and 40 foreign nations.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Memphis
Central Texas
South Carolina
Little Rock
Oklahoma
North Mississippi
Arizona
Union
Fort Wayne
Ind
Board of Bishops
The
Methodist Protestant Church
J. M. Arters
Bangor
General Conference
United States
Jobless Census Starts November Sixteen
The unemployment census will begin in Beckley on November 16 and 17 with blanks mailed from Washington. John D. Biggers explains the census aims to reflect national unemployment quickly through 31 million homes. Unemployed individuals should return blanks by midnight November 20 to avoid duplication. Mayors of 16 000 cities urged to cooperate. data will cover extent, geography, age, qualifications, and industries most aiding revival.
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Beckley
Washington
Joe L. Smith
John D. Biggers
Biggers
United States
Post-Office Department
China credited with early paper making invention
China receives credit for the invention of the first paper making process. Early Chinese paper was produced from bamboo and old fishing nets, illustrating foundational methods in papermaking history.
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China
France Produces Wine Enough to Float 165 Battleships
A historical note states that France annually yields wine in quantities sufficient to float 165 full-sized battleships, illustrating the vast scale of its viticulture and export potential during the era.
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France
Apples Arrive for Raleigh Relief Clients
A carload of Virginia grown Apple varieties Roman Beauty and York Imperial has reached the Raleigh county public assistance office for distribution to relief clients. Commodities officer H. C. Houchins says the Linden Virginia fruit is diameter two and a half inches or larger and that the average relief family will receive 48 pounds. Clients who normally obtain commodities from Beckley or Mabscott merchants must go to the Piney avenue office Monday to receive apples. others will pick up at their usual merchant on the dates shown on their cards.
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Virginia
Roman Beauty
York Imperial
Raleigh County
Houchins
Coal Mining Towns Linger On After Mineral Is Gone
Rhode Island describes Lego Pickshin and Princewick as enduring Stonecoal towns despite mines being worked out years ago. Lego hosts Stoco High School and is leased by Lillybrook Coal with company tenants. Pickshin, leased by C. H. Mead Coal, features Mead and East Gulf ownership and a notable double-ended highway garage once highlighted by Ripley.
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Register
Rhodell
Pickshin
Lego
Princewick
Stoco High School
Lillybrook Coal Com
C. H. Mead Coal Company
Mead Company
East Gulf and Mead
Robert L. Ripley
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