Mighty Miner to debut at Mountain State Forest Festival
The Mighty Miner coal undercutting machine, claimed the fastest in its class, will appear at Elkins festival Thursday through Saturday. Festival director-general Richard E. Shepherd announced it is the first public West Virginia showing, with Shallway Corp. of Connellsville, Pa. as the manufacturer. The machine, approved by the Department of Mines, weighs 365 pounds and uses a 21-2-5 hp motor. It cuts a kerf 4 feet 3 inches deep and undercuts at 18-22 feet per hour, with two-man crews expected to average about 20 tons per 8-hour shift.
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NAACP Brief Received in Raleigh County School Case
Beckley attorney Fletcher W. Mann, counsel for the Raleigh County Board of Education, received copies of the NAACP brief defending charges that officials did not meet the 1956 voluntary desegregation pledge. Judge John A. Field Jr. ordered briefs after August conferences. Mann has until October 15 to file an answer to the NAACP briefs submitted by Brown.
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Fletcher W. Mann
Raleigh County Board of Education
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Supreme Court
John A. Field Jr
Beckley Chambers
Mann
Brown
Four B 4-H Officers Elected at Harper Heights Club
Yvonne Moore and Dorothy Evans will serve as president and vice president of the Four B 4-H Club of Harper Heights for the current school year. Loretta Johnson is secretary, Jesse Lawson treasurer, Sharon Moore news reporter, and Carlos Smith song leader. Eleven new members joined, bringing total membership to 27. Club leader is Hazel M. Garland and sponsor is J. E. Elliot.
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Yvonne Moore
Dorothy Evans
Harper Heights
Loretta Johnson
Jesse Lawson
Sharon Moore
Carlos Smith
Hazel M. Garland
J. E. Elliot
Barboursville Man Charged In Wreck
Donald L. Fitzgerald, 26, of Barboursville, posted a $133 cash bond for release on drunk driving and destruction of property charges. He drove a car owned by Kelly P. Fitzgerald and struck a parked car on South Fayette Street about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, then rammed a brick post at Ebenezer Baptist Church causing about $700 damage.
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Donald L. Fitzgerald
Barboursville
Fitzgerald
Kelly P. Fitzgerald
Hinton
South Fayette Street
Lonnie E. Shrewsbury
Ebenezer Baptist Church
NOW YOU KNOW By United Press International
Only five species of monkeys are equipped to swing by their tails, while others lack the prehensile adaptation, according to Natural History magazine.
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United Press International
Natural History Magazine
Octogenarian Recovering From Fourth Operation
Mrs Walter Breedlove 88 Clear Fork recuperates from major emergency surgery at Raleigh General Hospital. This is her fourth operation since turning 80, yet she remains upbeat about returning home to cooking and housework. Her 97-year-old husband visited, marking a happy reunion after five days apart. Authorities urge Raleigh County voters to register by noon Saturday for the November 6 General Election and offer extended hours Wednesday and Thursday until 8 p.m.
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Walter
Minnie) Breedlove
Clear Fork
Raleigh General Hospital
Raleigh General Hosital
Mrs. Breedlove
Walter Breedlove
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