Coal Mines Work Saturday To Meet Five Day Week
Miners in the New River and Winding Gulf fields will work tomorrow to complete a five day week after Thanksgiving holiday. This marks the fourth mine operating this week and follows Armistice Day as a holiday. Payrolls will be large as East Gulf Lillybrook and Mead plan paydays on Saturday and many companies pay on the first and sixteenth.
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New River
Winding Gulf Coal
Fayette
Raleigh
United States
Hal M. Scott
Whading Gulf Operators Association
East Gulf
Lillybrook
Mead
Stonecoal
Coast-to-coast rider seeks photo with New York mayor
A Texas rancher, Dan Stewart, near 71, rode a cross continental trip to prove his staying power. He rode from Long Beach California to New York, hoping for a mayoral photo opportunity for his ten children. He plans to eat and care for his horse, while pondering what comes next.
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New York
Texas
Long Beach
Cal
Inmates Install New Stove at County Jail Before Thanksgiving
By The Associated Press Moundsville inmates at the county jail rallied to set a new stove, a heavy range that replaced one jail officials said had fallen apart, in operation ahead of Thanksgiving.
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Associated Press
Moundsville
Hunt Licenses Issued Surge in Grafton County
Grafton County Clerk Frank Bennett announced 2,348 hunting licenses issued this year, well above last year, generating 3,728 dollars in revenue for the county.
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Associated Press
Grafton
Frank Bennett
Negro Red Cross Members Sought in Raleigh County
Dr. A. D. Belton and Mrs. R. J. Howard are tasked to enroll colored Red Cross members in Raleigh County. John Anderson, chairman, said they led last year's roll call and anticipate a larger enrollment this year.
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A. D. Belton
R. J. Howard
Raleigh County
Red Cross
John Anderson
Anderson
Special Session Not Yet Doomed
Governor Kump warned that a special legislative session on unemployment compensation is not certain, saying he will decide only after reviewing the proposed bill. He has asked the joint committee chairman for a copy of the bill, noting it may resemble the version prepared by technical aides. The remark recalls his June call for an extraordinary session to align with the federal unemployment statute.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Kump
Joint Legislative Committee
Sailors claim sea cooking beats land meals in voyage wisdom
Corpus Christi report quotes Bernard Southcage, able seaman, who boasts ship cooks excel in scrambling frying and baking. He says life at sea yields superior doughnuts with cornmeal and pies from canned spinach, and advises if a wife cant cook then join the navy.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Tex
Bernard Southcage
Southcake
Secret Service Operator Guards Roosevelts South American Tour
Washington President Roosevelt’s South American peace trip brings new burdens for Col. E. W. Starling, head of the White House Secret Service. He travels ahead to arrange protection, and after flawless campaign work in the U.S. he now faces negotiations with foreign authorities in Buenos Aires. In America his word governs local police and officials.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Col. E. W. Starling
Starling
White House
Secret Service
Buenos Aires
America
Lindner Death Halts Mine Run
Funeral services were held for Alfred H. Lindner 58 who was found dead at the mine incline. Lindner had worked nearly 20 years at Long Branch and had just returned to work after a long asthma illness. Fellow miners paused work upon news of his death.
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Register
Long Branch
Alfred H. Lindner
Henry McGraw
Lindner
Minister Has 500th Funeral
Oak Hill Reverend C. S. Donnelly, a Baptist minister, preached his five hundredth funeral sermon on Thanksgiving at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Fewell in Rock Lick for ten month old Arthur E. Fewell, who died Saturday of colitis. Burial followed in Bays cemetery. Donnelly has served as pastor for 14 years and maintains a complete record of funerals conducted.
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Register
Oak Hill
C. S. Donnelly
H. G. Fewell
Rock Lick
Arthur E
Bays Cemetery
Donnelly
Watkins Rock-A-Water Tablets Claim Diet Aid
Customers are offered Rock-A-Water tablets with a promise to reduce ten pounds in fifteen days. a thirty day treatment is advertised at two thousand dollars with a guarantee to lose fat without dieting. The message markets a weight loss product with bold claims and a specific price.
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Watkins
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