Three Cold Weather Menace Urges Speedy Work
Oak Hill accelerates construction on three Main street projects to beat impending freeze. J C Pat Hamilton aims to finish concrete work on a new superservice station with a cold storage basement before freeze up. Hill Brothers push the $65 000 post office building beside the New River Banking and Trust Co. to meet the deadline.
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Register
Oak Hill
Main Street
Lewis
J. C
Pat” Hamilton
Hill Brothers
J. S. Lewis
J. S. Lewis Jr
J. Edward Lewis
New River Banking and Trust Company
Central Avenue
Rippetoe MacQueen
Hamilton Superservice
Beckley
Charleston
Led Boy Brigade at Minnesota Grid Practice
Andy Aram, Minnesota's great half, led the boy brigade that dogged the footsteps of the Gopher squad. Guards ejected the slightly built youngster from practice, but finally gave up. Aram now fits the gap of the 1936 team amid embarrassed fans.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Andy Aram
Minnesota
Boy Brigade
Aram
Italian process yields wool from sour milk gains trend
Milan reports artificial wool made from sour milk gains attention across Europe as a successful Italian production method spreads. A Polish group has bought rights to introduce the process in Poland and production will start within six months.
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Associated Press
Milan
Europe
Poland
Blakes Enjoying Southern Summer
Oak Hill Words reports Mr and Mrs Bud Blake and children former Beckley residents are enjoying Tampa Florida climate. Bud Blake plans to settle in Tampa and run a tourist camp near the city. Mrs John Blake stays with a sister and went south due to her son’s car ailment.
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Register
Oak Hill
Tampa
Fla
Bud Blake
Beckley
John Blake
Denny Ray
Cit
Textile Union Outlines Washington Demands at Celanese Plant
Francis J. Gorman vice president of the United Textile Workers outlines the union stance for Cumberland Maryland Celanese plant settlement. The proposal seeks union recognition for collective bargaining, non-discrimination for union members, and immediate meetings with accredited union committees to negotiate seniority wages hours and working conditions.
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Associated Press
Washington
United Textile Workers of America
Cumberland, Md
Celanese Corporation of America
Francis J. Gorman
Gorman
Labor Department
Celanese Corporation
Onions Escape Drought Boosting Early Winter Supply
Washington reports drought did not harm onion crops. Home economics experts say onions can be used in many dishes and even as pie in emergencies. They estimate the late crop at about 12,000,000 sacks of 100 pounds each and expect prices to stay low through early winter.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wrong Car Wrong Party Tops Chapman Kas Ed Arnold
Democratic leader here and former state official mistook another automobile for his own and drove away. His embarrassment at the mix up was eclipsed by the chagrin of discovering he was driving a car that advertised Republican candidates.
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Associated Press
Chapman
Kas
Ed Arnold
Walpole bets against Edward marrying Mrs Simpson
English writer Hugh Walpole said he is not a gambler yet would welcome a large wager that King Edward will not wed Mrs. Wally Simpson. He described Edward as high strung and enjoying activity while praising Mrs. Simpson as amusing and handsome and noted they have been great friends for some time.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Hugh Walpole
Edward
Wally Simpson
Walpole
Mayfair Hostesses Embrace Kitchen Craft For Royal Taste
The King's table turns toward Mrs Wallis Simpson as London society notes her cooking, bringing a kitchen to the drawing room. Mayfair hostesses race to replicate royal flavors with homemade ice cream and continental dishes amid coronation preparations. Iced tea and champagne ham trends spread as domestic recipes revive Victorian favorites and American methods influence menus.
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London
Mrs. Simpson
Driver Absolved In Fatal Crash Near McDonald Pa
A coroner's jury absolved Frank Zwald of Emporium Pa of manslaughter in a CCC truck wreck that killed four World War I veterans and seriously injured 14 others near McDonald Pa They were returning from Armistice Day events when the truck missed a curve and overturned in a stream, leading to the ruling and pending release.
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Associated Press
McDonald
CCC
Frank Zwald
Emporium
James B. Jones
Washington County
Zwale
Justice of the
William D. Smith
Canonsburg
Frankfort Springs
Roosevelt Tops Landon by 177 498 in West Virginia Returns
Complete unofficial returns from the November 3 election show Roosevelt with a landslide in West Virginia. Roosevelt receives 499,819 votes to Alf Landon’s 32231, totaling 735,855 ballots cast with Hoover at 330,731. Other statewide races list large majorities for Holt, Neely, and Trent among the Democratic slate.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Senate
Charles E. Lively
Roosevelt
Landon
Hoover
Homer A. Holt
Summers H. Sharp
Holt
Sharp
M. M. Neely
Hugh Ike Shott
Shott
O'Brien
Conley
Trent
Shumaker
Sims
Johnson
Talbott
Ellison
Meadows
Hill
Commissioner of Agriculture
McLaughlin
Hall
Supreme Court
Fox
Riley
Woods
Litz
Medicine Consumption Up in England and Wales
Minister Sir Kingsley Wood reported a rise in prescriptions across England and Wales over twelve years from 38,200,000 to 62,400,000. He attributed the overall increase largely to the growth of the bottle habit during a conference of the National Association of Insurance Committees in Bournemouth.
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Associated Press
Bournemouth
England
Britain
Kingsley Wood
Wales
National Association of Insurance Committees
Fayette Hunters Bring Home Six Deer
Twenty four members of the Fayette Fishing and Hunting club returned from Bath county Virginia with six deer caught in a week long hunt. The six hunters bagging deer were Walter Cheek Ernest Thomas Deck Davis J K Litchner Fred Harless and Edward Harless. Cheek reported deer plentiful in Bath county.
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Register
Mr. Hope
Fayette Fishing and Hunting Club
Bath County
Walter Cheek
Ernest Thomas
Deck Davis
J. K. Litchner
Fred Harless
Edward Harless
Cheek
The Mules Get The Last Bray
Shortages of horses and mules loom for farmers next January as breeding declined from 1925 to 1933. Atlanta horse and mule dealers report rising demand and prices with auction rings busy. total value of horses and male stock rose from 1935 to 1936 per the U.S. bureau of animal husbandry.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Old Dobbin
Horse and Mule Association
Arizona
Nevada
U. S. Bureau of Husbandry
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Jungle Reclaims Minden Highway Story in WPA Work Reversal
Oak Hill residents describe Old Minden road as a rocky verge where sobriety slips, with the highway now overrun by jungle growth after WPA crews redirected the route under state road supervision two weeks ago.
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Register
Oak Hill
Minden
WPA
State Road Department
Rock Lick Miner Injured In Mine Fall
Oak Hill hospital treats Oak Hill McKinney Harmon 89 with injuries to left leg and face after a fall at Rock Lick mine where he worked. Harmon's left ankle also broken. Clifford Stinnett 35 of Sanger admitted for shoulder injuries after being pinned under a wall and a mine car in Prudence operation of the New River company.
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Register
Oak Hill
Lynch Promotes Social Security Plus Insurance Plan
J. T. Lynch advertises Social Security Plus and Metropolitan Life Insurance, promising long term contentment. Includes contact at 913 Barr Building, Beckley.
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Barr
Beckley
Mysterious grass sickness hits Edinburgh horses
In Edinburgh Scotland farmers report grass sickness causing serious losses to horses. The disease is described as nervous, leading to coma and proving fatal in about ninety percent of cases. Authorities note it attacks only horses and remains mysterious.
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Associated Press
Edinburgh
Scotland
Creomulsion Ad Promises Quick Cough Relief
A vintage full page style advertisement touts Creomulsion as a guaranteed cure for coughs chest colds and bronchial irritation. It claims the medicine acts at the root of the trouble aiding nature to loosen expel germs and promises pharmacist guaranteed satisfaction with refund if not satisfied after the first bottle.
Trio Held for Robbery Attempt in Fayetteville
Fayetteville reporters say three men Roy Wiggins of Dewitt Gilbert Payne 19 and Willie Nutter were jailed on charges of breaking into a company store at Newlyn and attempting to steal a carload of groceries and cigarettes. A train frightened them off after door glass was shattered by the impact. A local boy fired a rifle during the escape. Payne and Wiggins were arrested at home and Nutter was nabbed by Deputy Sheriff Robert Godsey.
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Fayetteville
Newlyn
Roy Wiggins
Dewitt
Gilbert Payne
Willie Nutter
Thomas Boy
Payne and
Wiggins
Robert Godsey
Nutter
Most Aged Tree May Survive Cut In Australia
Dr. A D Herbert of the University of Queensland along with 200 volunteers is fighting to save Great Grandfather Peter a palm believed to be 15 000 years old on Tambourine Mountain Queensland. The ancient tree was felled by an unknown vandal but remained alive when discovered.
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Associated Press
Brisbane
Australia
A. D. Herbert
University of Queensland
Peter
Tambourine Mountain
Queensland
Federal plan opens 14 CCC camps for soil work in Kentucky
The federal government has established fourteen Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Kentucky to focus on soil conservation projects. The program places crews under CCC oversight to combat erosion, restore land, and promote farm stability across the state.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Kentucky
New Vendol Medicine Debuts At Watkins Drug
Hundreds visit Watkins Drug Store to receive free Vendol trial bottles amid high interest. Ads trumpet Vendol as a new root and alka line remedy claiming quick relief from constipation, indigestion, and liver issues, noting widespread use in other cities and urging patrons to learn how it helps people.
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Watkins Drug Store
Huntington
Clarksbug
Charleston
Beckley
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C. T. Lidikay
Bryan Untiecht
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Colorado
House of Representatives
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