Increase in Equipment Sales Cuts Mining Costs, Long Says
J B Long, president of The Long Co. in Oak Hill, reports coal production costs down due to higher mining machinery sales and broader conveyor use. He cites rising 1948–54 equipment sales, new mobile conveyor head, Longloader loading machines, piggyback conveyors, portable conveyor pans, and a Long transporter improving efficiency and speed in room and face operations.
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Long
Oak Hill
J. B. Long
Long Co
New River and Winding Gulf Electrical, Mechanical, and Mining Institute
Lodg
New River
Winding Gulf
Meeting to Open Legion Campaign in Fayetteville
Fayettville post 149 of the American Legion kicks off its 1956 membership drive at 7 30 p m November 21 at the Legion Home. Commander F J Morris cites a goal to exceed 1955's 325 members under the slogan Its great to be an American Legionnaire. All WW I WW II and Korean War veterans with honorable service are invited to join.
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Fayetteville
Rnl
LaFayette
American Legion
McDowell Rites Set Wednesday
Funeral services for C. G. McDowell 75 Oak Hill will be at 11:30 a m Wednesday in the Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill. Dr C G Eastwood and Rev T S Bostic will officiate Burial will be in Woodmere Cemetery Huntington He died Monday at the home of his daughter Mrs J E Lewis Jr Oak Hill after two years illness Survived by two brothers two sons and three grandchildren He was a member of First Presbyterian Church Huntington Oak Hill Masonic Lodge 120 Sewell Chapter 24 Thurmond Mount Hope Commandry and Beni Kedem Shrine Charleston
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Oak Hill
RNS
C. G. McDowell
Thomas Funeral Home
C. G. Eastwood
T. S. Bostic
Woodmere
Huntington
McDowell
J. E. Lewis Jr
First Presbyterian Church of
Masonic Lodge
Sewell
Thurmond
Mount Hope Commandry
Charleston
Second Creek
Monroe County
Lso
George W. McDowell
Caldwell
N. Hayes McDowell
Charles McDowell
Detroit
George M. McDowell
Burbank
Calif
Three Couples Seek Licenses to Wed in Fayette County
Fayette County Clerk records show three marriage license applications. Thomas E Harrah 19 and Linda Gay Blake 18 of Oak Hill. John D Keeney 41 and Mabel Hendricks Dick ens 34 of Marting. Tommy Plasha 18 and Jo Ann Davidson 18 of Scar bro.
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Fayetteville
RNL
Fayette County
Accident Victim Hospitalized After Mullens Collision
Trevor V. Goode, 56, of Bud, Virginia, a Virginian Railway engineer, received head, arm, and knee cuts and bruises when his 1952 sedan crashed Saturday night near Saint John's Catholic Church in Mullens. His car went over a Guyandotte Avenue embankment and landed on its top. Paul Viers, Mullens attorney, in a 1955 vehicle traveling opposite direction, was unhurt. Patrolmen Sisk and Reynolds investigated.
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Goode
Paul Viers
Mullens
Guyandotte Ave
Saint John’s Catholic Church
Safety Council To Hear Olzer On Mine Explosion
The Fayette Council of the Holmes Safety Association will meet at City Hall at 7 30 p m Wednesday Julius C Olzer chief of the West Virginia Department of Mines will speak on the Jamison No 9 mine explosion.
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Safety Council
Olzer
Oak Hill
RNS
Fayette
The
Holmes Safety Association
City Hall
Julius C. Olzer
West Virginia
Public relations officer visits Beckley Memorial Hospital
Harold W. Ward of the United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund toured Beckley Memorial Hospital on Monday. Ward's office is in Washington, D. C.
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Harold W. Ward
United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Ward
Washington, D. C
Traffic mishap yields no fatalities or charges
Scene recorded no deaths or serious injuries and investigators did not pursue causes or file charges. Sisk stated authorities did not pursue particulars to establish fault against either driver.
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Sisk
46 Mine Accidents Listed in Wyoming
Forty six lost time mishaps were reported in September at the ten member mines of the Wyoming Council of the Holmes Safety Association. The month ranked second for the year in mishaps and totaled 486,417 man hours with a 94.57 frequency rate. Tralee mine of Allied Chemical group I won the banner with six incidents. Pocahontas Fuel Co. Mann mine led Group I in incidents and hours. American Coal Co. Deerfield mine topped Group II with two incidents. Other mines across groups reported varying counts and rates, illustrating the regional safety standings.
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Pineville
Wyoming
Holmes Safety Association
Tralee
Somet-Solvay
Allied Chemical & Dye Corp
Acci
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Itmann Mine
American Coal Co
Deerfield
Marianna
Island Creek Coal Co
Maben
Gulf Mining Co
Red Jacket Coal Corp
Black Eagle Mine
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Brule Smokeless Coal Co
Otsego
Stephenson
Buckeye Coal & Coke Co
Gaston
Slab Fork Coal Co
Herndon
Premier Pocahontas Coal Co
Laurel Garden Club Names Committees for Christmas Party
Mullens West Virginia report shows Laurel Garden Club appointing committees for the December 12 Christmas dinner and gift exchange at Mrs. Harry Mounts home. Appointments cover menu place and program decorations and lighting plans, yearbook preparation, and regional meeting participation with members attending Richwood on Nov. 8.
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E. E. Lampton
J. W. Arthur
Harry Woods
Roger Pritchett
Sam Foglesong
G. D. Conner
Robert Woods
Harry Mounts
Appalachian Council
Richwood
Ralph Mitchell
Carroll Worrell
S. P. Pearis
John D. Farmer
Ray Bowling
Steele
Laurena Spillers Garden Club
Buren Toler
J. A. Neal
Carl Moran
Governor calls Nov. 30 special session on education amendment
Gov. Stanley called a special session of the General Assembly for November 30 to amend the Virginia Constitution by removing the prohibition on using public funds for private schooling. The Gray Commission recommended this change along with a broad program to let localities plan their own public education paths.
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Richmond
Stanley
General Assembly
Gray Commission On Public Education
Virginia
Gov. Stanley
Laundry Rating promises ample hot water for washers
Laundry Rating offers a method to choose gas water heaters by calculating gallons per hour of hot water for your automatic washer. It is endorsed by Ellen H Richards Institute and Good Housekeeping Institute and promoted nationwide with pamphlets from gas companies and dealers.
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Ellen H. Richards Institute
Pennsylvania State University
Good Housekeeping Institute
America
Gas power saves on heating and drying costs
The notice extols gas as fastest for water heating and thrifty for drying clothes. It claims an automatic gas clothes dryer can run for a penny per load and notes gas installations cost less than other dryer types.
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Long Firm
J. H. Hurley
North American Coal and Dock Co
E. Morgan Massey
Royalty Smokeless Coal Co
UMW Hospital
Garden Club
Raymond Wells
Club
Mounts
Harley Christian
R. Ph
Kay
Neville St
Fayetteville Federal Savings and Loan Association
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Utilities
Ekcompany
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