Area Coal Output Slightly Higher
Coal production in the Winding Gulf and New River fields rose last week while the year over year gain in accumulated tonnage fell. Winding Gulf weekly output reached 230,134 tons, up 8.5 percent from last year, though down 663 tons from the prior week. New River grew 1 percent versus 1946 but slipped 9,620 tons from two weeks ago. Accumulated totals show Winding Gulf at 7,731,835 tons, up 17.4 percent from 1946, and New River at 8,142,777 tons, 14.9 percent higher than 1946, with Pocahontas at 21,408,953 tons, 11.9 percent ahead.
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Winding Gulf
New River
Riding Gulf
Pocahontas
Daniels Sophia 4 H Clubs Have Exhibits
Fall exhibits were held this week by the Daniels and Sophia 4 H Clubs. Clarence Wooten Raleigh County 4 H agent reported Daniels had six garden projects two fattening pig and one turkey raising project. Howard Kauff of Glen Morgan had 62 tur Lev s in his project one of two in the county. Sophia's club exhibited 15 completed garden and pig fattening projects.
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Daniels and
Sophia 4-H
Clarence Wooten
Raleigh County
4-H
Daniels
Howard Kauff
Glen Morgan
Wooten
Sophia's Club
Oak Hill Woman's Club Plans Weeklong Rummage Sale
The Oak Hill Woman's Club will hold a rummage sale next week. The sale runs throughout the week at the King Coal Chevrolet Garage on Main Street, serving as the club's fundraiser.
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Register
Oak Hill
Woman's Club of
King Coal Chevrolet
Main Street
College Planning Four Courses Locally
Concord College offers four prospective extension courses for Raleigh County teachers. Initiatives led by James B. Deck seek input from principals on interest and enrollment numbers. Courses listed include Sociology The Family Geographical Influences in American History The Political Party and American and European History.
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Concord College
Raleigh County
James B. Deck
Deck
Boston woman defends Betty Grable from typewriter label
A Boston woman protested a studio remark calling Betty Grable “a typewriter” in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim. She argues that early typists were respectfully addressed, citing the Offord Dictionary to prove the term’s historical usage.
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Betty Grable
Miss Pilgrim
Peach glass reflection innovation for rosy room glow
Scientists develop peach colored plate glass for home mirrors reflecting a rosy glow into interiors. Extension work planned at Oak Hill elementary school building Monday at 7 pm by Dean P H Renton of the West Virginia Institute of Technology, Montgomery.
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Oak Hill
Dean P H. Renton
The
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomeery
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