Gauley Tisdale says river dumped in city pipes
Gauley Bridge residents fear water contamination after health officials declare Gauley Bridge water dangerous and possibly to blame for typhoid. Tests show sewage polluted river water entering mains. Road signs to warn travelers are ordered as the town faces lingering silicosis notoriety from Hawks Nest tunnel history.
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Register
Gauley Bridge
State Health Department
E. S. Tisdale
Road Commission
Health Department
Marcantonio
New York
Congress
New York City
Dennis and Rhinehart Company
Charlottesville
Gauley Bridgettes
Ohio Industry Booms With New Republic Steel Mill
Ohio industry shows signs of brisk growth as Republic Steel plans a $15,000,000 Cleveland mill with hot and cold rolling capacities totaling up to 95,000 tons monthly. Akron sees increased rubber plant output and Firestone buys a Memphis plant to expand southern sales. Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass offers a $50 Christmas bonus and a second $50 mid vacation bonus to eligible Toledo workers.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
Akron
Toledo Glass
Ohio
Republic
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Memphis
Tenn
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Toledo
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Parkersburg
W. Va
Charleston
Shreveport
Ottawa, Il
Dry Goods Body Leaves Chamber in New York
The National Retail Dry Goods association resigns from the U S Chamber of Commerce stating inadequate representation on the board and councils. It represents about 35 billion dollars in annual retail distribution and cites lack of voice in chamber governance. Also noted is an agreement affecting Screen Artists Guild members Boris Karloff Edward G Robinson and Edward Everett Horton being admitted to a program or group connected to the guild.
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Associated Press
New York
National Retail Dry Goods Association
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Screen Artists’ Guild of the
United States
Boris Karloff
Edward G. Robinson
Edward Everett Horton
Daughters Hear Music Program at Oak Hill Chapter
Oak Hill Oak Hill chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy held its monthly meeting featuring a vocal program by Mrs H H O Neale of Oak Hill and Professor Caesar Ronconi of Beckley with a piano solo by Jane Carol Estes. Papers on Recollections of a Rebel surgeon Selections on the South and The Generals were read by club members. About 15 members attended with Miss Leona Johnson and Mrs Hattie G Biggs as hostesses.
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Register
Oak Hill
United Daughters of the Confederacy
H. H. O’neale
Caesar Ronconi
Beckley
Jane Carol Estes
C. A. Gooch
R. F. Singer
Harry Birt
Leona Johnson
Hattie G. Biggs
Hunters Bring Three Big Bucks From Virginia Hunt
Oak Hill and Fayette county hunters returned from a Virginia deer hunt with two eight point bucks a three point buck and two wild turkeys The Wester Creek Hunting club 2700 acre preserve stock includes about 200 deer 50 bucks and 150 does Members O S Brown Les Crandall Bob Payne F W Schroath T W Webb Charles Lochtefeld and others from Gaultney Bridge Chelyan Madison Charleston participated and Brown Crandall each took an eight point buck Payne a three point buck while Schroath Webb and Lochtefeld claimed wild turkeys
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Register
Oak Hill
Fayette, Boone and Kanawha County
Virginia
al Schroath
J. W. Bary
George Love
Fayetteville
O. S. Brown
Les Crandall
Bob Payne
Harvey Lane
T. W. Webb
George Wiseman
Gaulty Bridge
W. R. Hayes
Harry Surface
Chelyan
William Turner
Marmet
Elwood Priestly
Madison
F. W. Scroath
Charles Lochtefeld
Charleston
Wester Creek
F. W. Schroath
P.T.A Elects New Officers at Sun Grades School
The Sun Grades Parent Teacher Association elected new officers at a recent meeting with Mrs. R. R. Christian named president. Joining her are vice president Mrs. Milford McClung, secretary and treasurer Mrs. Mary Cook, and H. F. Frazier, Fayette County schools superintendent, who spoke on reading and pupil health.
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Register
Sun
R. R. Christian
Parent Teacher Association of the
Sun Grades
Milford McClung
Mary Cook
H. F. Frazier
Fayette County
Group Back From Virginia Visit
Oak Hill Mr and Mrs J P Johnson returned home Monday night from a visit in Riley Virginia. They brought their parents who reside there and who had been visiting here. They returned via the Sky Line Drive along the Blue Ridge.
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Register
Oak Hill
J. P. Johnson
Riley
Virginia
Blue Ridge
Oak Hill Women to Visit Beckley for Thanksgiving Dinner
Two prominent Oak Hill women will dine in Beckley for Thanksgiving. Mrs Hattie D Biggs will share the meal with Mr and Mrs C C Ballard and family while Mrs C A Gooch and her husband Dr Gooch will dine with their son Mr and Mrs Harry May in Raleigh County's Beckley community.
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Register
Oak Hill
Beckley
Hattie D. Biggs
C. C. Ballard
C. A. Gooch
Dr. Gooch
Harry May
Raleigh
Actress Kay Hughes to wed Durward Graybill openly
Hollywood couple Kay Hughes and Durward Graybill filed notice of intention to wed. Graybill said they will marry at home in front of everyone on Saturday, ending their secret marriage attempts.
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Kay Hughes
Durward Graybill
Associated Press
Hollywood
Graybill
Lawyerless Man Gels Jail Term In Federal Trial
Elkins W Van George Lilly of Fairmont the first defendant to go on trial declared he needed no attorney but would defend himself against untaxed liquor charges. He failed to convince the jury and received a 12 month sentence in Taylor county jail. Frank Ault and Ernest W Evans pleaded guilty to operating a liquor still Ault got 12 months Evans six.
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Associated Press
Elkins
W. van George W. Lilly
Fairmont
Taylor County
Frank Ault
Ernest W. Evans
Ault
Evans
Mrs Murdoch Recounts Kansas Visit To Ossawatomie Field
Mrs Ted Murdoch returns home after a Kansas trip visiting Ossawatomie battlefield associated with John Brown who earned the nickname Ossawatomie John Brown. A 1935 fog event at MIT involved calcium chloride spray.
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Register
Oak Hill
Ted Murdoch
Kansas
Ossa
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Four McKeesport Teens Missing After Runaway Incident
Parents report four high school students Bes sie Moore 15 Charles Lepsch 16 John Moore 17 and Magdalene Curtis 14 missing since Thursday. A postcard indicates they are in Wheeling, warning not to inquire further.
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Associated Press
McKeesport
Bessie Moore
Charles Lepsch
John Moore
Magdalene Curtis
Wheeling
J F Claypool Seriously Ill In Willow Oak Hill
J F Claypool is confined to bed for about two years and in serious condition at his home due to enlargement of the heart.
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Wiitow Oak Hill
J. F. Claypool
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