Mining Extension Classes Enter Eleventh Year in State
Mining extension classes mark their 11th year in the New River and Winding Gulf districts this fall. Since 1920 about 2500 miners have enrolled across eight districts. Kilsythe hosted a 1923 record 158 students. Current enrollments total 153 in five classes with subjects covering mine gases safety lamps ventilation fires and explosions.
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New River
Winding Gulf
Adam Crawford
The
State University
Crawford
L. C. Hutson
Maryland Bureau of Mines
R. H. McGee
Mine Safety Appliances Company
Hobart Watson
Kilsythe
Glen Jean
McKell Coal and Coke Company
Cunard
Summerlee
Beckley
Tams
Cranberry
Blood Hounds Trail Man Who Started Fire
David H. Radford, upon returning here, becomes the focus of a police chase as investigators close in on the man accused of starting the fire. authorities, including state investigators, staged a search in Staunton, Virginia, following a series of arson-related leads.
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Blood Hounds
Associated Press
Staunton, Va
David H. Radford
Durbin man’s dogs locate arson suspect Ivy Arbogast
Durbin, West Virginia, bloodhounds owned by W. Radford helped locate Ivy Arbogast, jailed in Marlinton on a forest fire charge. Arbogast admitted starting a fire Saturday that burned over 15 acres after claims of being given drinks by men who promised to provide fireworks to fight it. National Forest Supervisor Woods assisted Elkins deputies Crowley and Ranger Gardiner.
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Durbin
W. Va
Ivy Arbogast
West Virginia
Radford
National Forest
Woods
Elkins
Crowley
Gardiner
Arbogast
Marlinton
Home heating costs lower with proper humidity
Holland Institute of Thermology in Michigan says winter heating costs drop when home air is properly humidified. Engineers note that adequate humidity allows comfort at 72 degrees or less, reducing the need for higher temperatures and saving fuel. They advocate vapor air type humidifiers with steady water supply and high evaporating capacity.
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Holland Institute of Thermology
Holland
Michigan
Institute
Bank Statement Shows Local Lending and Depositor Risk
An explainer uses a hypothetical bank statement to illustrate how capital, surplus, and local loans support a town. It argues depositors should fund local loans to sustain community business, warns of bank runs, and explains why bankers shift funds to big-city deposits during panic.
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France
New York Harbor
Atlantic Ocean
Beckley
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B. H. James
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
C. M. Peck
Tosh
Sophia
Jesse Lucas
Mt. Carmel
Supreme Court of Illinois
Lewisburg
A. M
Hinton
Jumping Branch
Shady Spring Glen
Hedrick
Raleigh
Gulf Transportation CO
Beckley, W. VA
Eear
Beckley Bankers Association
Beckley Bank
Kroger Foods and Prices
Turkeys
Oysters Pt
Cans
del Monte Or Country Club
Country Club
Embassy
Kroger
Brazil
Pillsbury
Country Club Pt
Coffee Country Club
Peas Country Club
C. C
Maraschino
Pineapple
del Monte
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