Good Will Tour to Be Guests of Board of Trade
Oak Hill hosts the Huntington chamber of commerce good will tour on October 8 with 50 to 60 visitors riding from Mb Hope for an 8:45 program. Col J H Long and Mayor Martin V Chapman lead the party touring 13 towns including Wayne, Williamson, Matewan, Welch, Pineville, Beckley and Beckley to Fayette county. Local hosts plan talks on city history and resources with Oak Hill organizer H B Clower and Rotary figures assisting.
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Register
Oak Hill
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce
Mb Hope
Huntington Chamber
Cabell County
Wayne
Williamson
Matewan
Tagger
Welch
Pineville
Maltens
Beckley
Fayette County
Col. J. H. Long
Martin V. Chapman
Huntington
H. B. Clower
P. E. Prillaman
Rotary Club
S. Donnelly
Rotary
C. R. Hill
W. 5S. Rosenheim
Oak Hill Committee
Postoffice Sites Planned for Four WV Towns
Washington AP reports the post office department seeks sites for four new post offices in West Virginia. Lewisburg Marlinton St Marys and Fayetteville each priced at 70000 dollars. A site for the Holidays Core office was chosen at 115000 dollars. Funds come from a 60 million emergency public buildings appropriation approved by Congress.
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Associated Press
Washington
Post Office Department
West Virginia
Lewisburg
Marlinton
St.Marys
Fayetteville
District of Columbia
Congress
Mt Hope Women at White Oak Club
Mt Hope residents gathered for a ladies day at the White Oak Country Club with activities in golf in the morning and bridge in the afternoon. Attendees included Mrs John Porter Mrs Flora Hastings Mrs George Siems Mrs S C Higgins with guest Mrs W E Evans of Portsmouth Ohio and others such as Mrs Louise Gray Mrs Clarence Figgatt Mrs Robert Lilly and Miss Clara Gregg of Zanesville Ohio.
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Mt. Hope
White Oak Country‘ Club
John Porter
Flora Hastings
George Siems
S.C. Higgins
W. E. Evans
Portsmouth
Ohio
Louise Gray
Clarence Figgatt
Robert Lilly
W. C. Thompson
F. P. Hicklin
W. H. Darnall
C. E. Clapper and Guest
Clara Gregg
Zanesville
Main Street in Glen Jean Fixed
Glen Jean resurfacing work is underway with Amazite applied to a rock base by WPA workers. The project aims to improve Main Street infrastructure in Glen Jean and provide paving restoration. Public works officials expect completion timelines to follow WPA labor schedules.
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Glen Jean
Sta
WPA
Fayette Miner Builds Noted Ocean Liner Model
Oak Hill reporter notes a miner crafted a detailed model of a modern ocean liner, displayed 300 miles inland in Bill Smith’s pool room. The hand built ship features spars shrouds and ratlines, radio antennae, and a functioning lighting system powered by a local line.
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Reglater
Oak Hill
Seaboard
Bill Smith
Oak Hill mother notes school parade and math focus
Mrs. Ella Christian, a longtime Oak Hill resident, watches the annual back to school parade from her porch with her dog the Christian dog, praising the students and reflecting on education. She notes the need for stronger arithmetic emphasis for student success, citing her four daughters and two grandchildren educated in local schools.
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Py Register
Oak Hill
Ella Christian
Oak Hilmentary
Christian
Church Council Dinner Held at Local Fellowship Event
The Women’s council of the Christian church hosted a fellowship dinner at the church. Mrs. John Craver, newly elected president, led devotional services and the meeting. Attending were Mrs. C. M. Brown, Maude Roby, Garnett Bennett, Luther Bolen, Charles Yates, Tom Ramey, Rufus Beverley, Sam Ward, A. W. Warren, S. E. Dunkley, John Lattie, Ruth Collins, Rachel Ramey, Juanita Jordan, and Mrs. W. E. Evans of Portsmouth Ohio. The council plans to meet again September 23.
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Register
Hope
Women's Council of the Christian Church
John Craver
W. E. Evans
Portsmouth
Ohio
C. M. Brown
Maude Roby
Garnett Bennett
Luther Bolen
Charles Yates
Tom Ramey
Rufus Beverley
Sam Ward
A. W. Warren
S. E. Dunkley
John Lattie
Ruth Collins
Rachel Ramey
Juanita Jordan
Fayette County Coal Operations Signal Winter Approach
The seasonal upturn in the coal business appears definite with cold weather near. Mining firms report steady operations as New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal work at Minden Layland and Kaymoor. In Thurmond coal movements approach wartime totals with nearly all crews employed.
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Register
Mr. Hope
New River
Poccahontas Consolidated Coal Company
Minden
Layland
Kaymoor
Thurmond
Creek Widening To Stop Floods
Hope-A project to widen and lower Loup creek in the city as a flood-control measure is under consideration. City Manager W. H. Boone cites last spring’s overflow that damaged lower sections and created unsanitary conditions. He notes funding constraints and the potential impact on a sewer disposal system amid WPA aid discussions.
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Hope
Loup Creek
W. H., Boone
WPA
Miss Ganneau Sings At Mt Hope Today
Miss Wilda Ganneau will sing at the morning service at the Presbyterian church. She performs The Lord is my light by Leitter. Ganneau, visiting Beckley with her mother, plans to return to Europe in October.
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Register
Mt Hope
Wilda Ganneau
Presbyterian Church
Lord
Leitter
Edmiston and Blizzard to speak at Beckley section meet
Third district congressman Mr Hope-Andrew Edmiston and United Mine Workers vice president William Blizzard will speak at the Beckley sectional safety meet on September 19 at R M I park. The program, opened by Robert Lilly, includes prize awards by N P Rhinehart and a large turnout of first aid teams with numerous committees listed for reception and entertainment.
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Hope
Andrew Edmiston
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers
Beckley
R. M. I. Park
Robert Lilly
New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute
Robert Winston
F. F. Dixon
Price Hill Colliery Company
J. C H. Carter
Beckley U
M. W
C. Higgins
New River Operators Association
Hal M.scott
Winding Gulf Operators Association
N. P. Rhinehart
State Mines Department
E. E. Shriver
Raleigh
J. S. Mason
Oak Hill
Hobart Watson
Mt. Hope
Adam Crawford
P. K. MecMurrer
Charleston
Hall M. Scott
J. T. Evans
BE. E. Bibb
JT. A. Cunningham
H. A. Sloan
Walter Muir
P. B. Earwood
Everett Sayre
George A. Mahler
L. H. Davis
R. D. Watts
S. C. Higgins
W. H. Ballava
R. J. Burmeister
Edward Graff
Andrew H. Smith
P.M. Snyder Jr
P. C. Graney
E. E. Bibb
J. A. Cunningham
George W. Bright
G. R. Spindler
E. Minter
W. C. Griffith
Charles Hodel
Ted McNowell
J. Raiford Watkins
J. Alfred Taylor Jr
Roy H. Johnson
W. E. Tissue
R. H. Morris
J. V. Summers
J B Gibson Reported Better After Hospital Admission
J B Gibson store manager for the New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal company was rushed to Oak Hill hospital Friday with acute appendicitis. Attendants said the appendix was leaking but had not ruptured upon arrival and he is reported doing well today.
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By Register
Minden
Oak Hill Hospital
J. B. Gibson
NewRiver and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company
City Receives WPA Recreation Plan Boost
Alt. Hope reported the city leads in a WPA recreation program with Miss Baulah Shorter and Mr. Hope Post No 1038 American Legion aiding. Miss Nell McAlexander, daughter of a local banker, directs the project, with the Legion donating club rooms on Main Street as headquarters, sustaining nine months despite limited equipment.
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Register
Alt. Hope
Clean-Up System in Oak Hill to Begin Monday
Walter Oak Hill reports Oak Hill will start a city wide garbage collection Monday morning mirroring Mt Hope. City Manager W H Boone says initial complaints faded and the new system will clear streets, alleys and dumps.
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Oak Hill
Register
Walter Oak Hill
Mt. Hope
W. H. Boone
Boosie de
Local service rates and tax plans noted in brief
In Oak Hill opposition to a proposed system emerged from independent trucking firms who argued Mrs Helen Graff, a widow with two children, and her driver would pay a junk and transfer license of 135 dollars while a B license costs 25 dollars. A separate item notes Hawaiian children learning tapa cloth pounding. California's 1938 spring pig crop rose 27 percent from 1935.
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Oak Hill
Helen Graff
California
Warn 45 year olds about fat and health
An old advertisement warns readers aged 45 to 50 about weight and longevity, urging safe fat reduction. It promotes Kruschen Salts as a daily laxative aid and promises easier elimination and better well being with minimal cost.
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