Irish Mountain a Lasting Slice of Old Ireland Near Richmond
A hillside cluster named Irish Mountain near Richmond hosts families with surnames like McCarty Hurley and Dillon. A wooden Catholic church and cemetery dating from about 1877 serve as a religious anchor for descendants of Irish laborers who settled after the Civil War. Many residents still practice Catholic faith and attend Mass in nearby towns when roads allow. in winter they endure isolation.
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Oconnors
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Yorks
Dillons
Sahara
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County Kerry
County Cork
Sons of Ireland
Joan Connor
Connor
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Hinton To
Prince
Ireland
C&o
Covington
Hinton
Beckley
Lewisburg
John Quinlan
Wiliam Dillon
Becker
MacMinniven
WVU Extension to Offer Night Courses at Beckley Junior High
West Virginia University's Extension Service will run three two hour night courses this fall at Beckley Junior High School for Beckley area students. Acting Director Ernie B. McCue announced the plan with registration set 7 to 9 p m next Tuesday. Courses target upperclass and graduate students and may count toward degrees or certification with tuition 10 per semester hour for graduates and 8 for undergraduates.
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West Virginia University
Beckley Area
Beckley Junior High School
Ernie B. McCue
James W. Wright
C. D. Munson
Raleigh County Board of Education
Hinton High School
Lewisburg
Toothman
Lewisburg High School
Oak Hill
Oak Hill High School
Prohibition Trouble Pressures Madras India
Prohibition offenses rise in Madras province with 5581 total cases in July across 25 districts. Illicit distilling dominates, while smuggling via French Indian settlements and tea chest concealment draw government blame for public apathy and revenue loss. A legislator proposes dropping prohibition. A separate Moscow report notes a late meteorite fall in the Urals, fragments scattered over 150 square kilometers and weights up to forty kilograms.
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Associated Press
Madras
India
Kurnool
Use Yuvaraja
Pithapttamn
Russia
Moscow
Urals
Rotating Floodlights Aimed at Saving Power in Rome
A new flood light system tested at a Rome rail yard station uses rapid rotation to produce even illumination and claims power savings up to 40 percent. Inventor Gulielmo Riccomagne developed the device after years focused on open space lighting. Ed Washington died this morning at his home on South Fayette Street. funeral plans pending.
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Associated Press
Rome
Gulielmo Riccomagne
Ed Washington
South Fayette Street
Bills for Street Work Are Ready at City Hall
City Hall has ready certificate bills for seven streets just paved. Names include Whitestick Street Larew Avenue Ridge Avenue Beckley Avenue and Pike Street. Owners may pay now with no interest for 30 days then six percent per year. Call the recorder's office for amounts.
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City Hall
William Larew
Whitestick Street
Larew
Ridge Avenue
Beckley Avenue
Pike Street
Laren
City Recorder’s Office
Paving Bids Open for 38 Beckley Streets This Saturday
Beckley city work advances as 60 streets have been paved under two contracts. A third contract worth 200 000 to 250 000 will be bid at 10 a m on Saturday with Vecellio and Grogan Company expected to complete the second contract this week if weather cooperates. Several new streets are finished and opened including Laren Bibb Allen Willow Moor Rice Meadows Graham Huffman James and East West Hill Streets.
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Phil H. Wilson
Wilson
Vecellio and Grogan Company
Laren Street
Bibb Avenue
Allen Avenue
Willow Lane
Moor Avenue
Rice Street
Meadows Street
Graham Street
Huffman Sttreet
James Street
East
West Hill
Dorcas Avenue
Jennings Street
Hull, Jackson
First Streets
General Store Alley
Edgewood Drive
East Prince Street
Johnstown Road
Prince Street
Joe Bettina
Bettina
Court of Appeals Opens Tomorrow in Charleston
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals begins its fall term in Charleston with at least 46 cases through September 27. Among the notable items is the dispute over supplemental pensions for retired West Virginia University instructors, with State Auditor Edgar B. Sims summoned to justify his stance on approving further payments.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Som
Supreme Court
West Virginia University
Edgar B. Sims
Old Fez School Ends Tradition
In Fez Morocco Karaouyine University, older than Paris Sorbonne, shows change under rector Si Mohammed el Fassi. Forty more girls study there for first time. total students rise to 1,800 from 600 after the war. Faculty grows to 9 from 30. library has about 20 000 volumes. plans for a university city.
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Associated Press
Fez
Morocco
Karaouyine University
Paris Sorbonne
Mohammed el Fehri
Kairouan
Tunisia
Karaou
Bandits Target Tourists In Italy During Holy Year
A wave of street crime in Italy includes purse snatching and car break ins as tourists fear the Holy Year pilgrimage. Police under Interior Minister Mario Scelba struggle to curb thefts while editorialists warn the crime spree could mar religious observances. A separate Prague report notes Czech printing plans to publish Stalin works to arm workers.
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Fhe
Associated Press
ROMF
Mario Scelba
Czecus
Stalin
Prague
FASTBETH Comfort Aid Promotes Fresh Breath
Arany drug store advertises FASTBETH with aim to ease discomfort and improve taste and feel of toothpaste and dental plates. It claims alkaline formula neutralizes odor and freshens breath upon use.
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Tata
Arany Drug Store
Albright Rites Slated for Ohio Funeral Details
Mrs. Oliver Albright 39 of Chester in Hancock County died last night in Beckley Hospital. Funeral services at Arner Funeral Home East Liverpool with burial in Locust Cemetery Chester. Survived by husband Carl and two sons Carl John Jr and James Austin. Also six brothers and four sisters. Body to Steubenville for burial. Also Navy cruise note: Charles W Bragg fireman aboard USS Brownson on extended Mediterranean cruise.
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Arner Funeral Home
Liverpool
Ohio
Oliver Albright
Chester
Hancock County
Beckley
Locust
Heckley
Glen Daniel
James A
Olie Albright
Methodist Church
Carl
Carl John, Jr
James Austin Albright
Willam
Robert
Howard
Harry
Edward
Allen Debee
Gladys Smith
Eva Howell
Ruth Cement
Helen Wykle
Caffee Funeral
Steubenville
Charles W. Bragg
Abraham
Brownson
Mediterranean
County Group to Form Boat Club Tonight
Raleigh County boating fans plan a meeting at Lestie's Diner on North Kanawha Street at 7 p.m. to form a boat club Donald Houchins organizer invites all interested J C Alair story president of Mercer County Boat Club and Summers County members expected to attend Club aims to schedule outings and join a national boat organization with competition among the three groups anticipated after formation
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Raleigh County
Iwill
P.m
Lestlie
North Kanawha
Donald Houchins
Houchins
J.C. Alaistory
Mercer County Boat Club
Summers County Club
Summers
Mercer County
Reds Sentence Three On Safety Charges
In the Urals at Miass a quarry chief received three years, a shift foreman two years, and a safety engineer a 1500 ruble fine for safety violations. The Trud newspaper noted negligence caused workers to toil in dangerous conditions.
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Reds
Associated Press
Moscow
Trude
Urals
Miass
Trad
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