Four Killed In Coal Mine Blast Near Kimball
Four men died and 141 were injured in a deep Carswell mine explosion at Koppers Coal near Kimball West Virginia. Fifteen men were trapped. twelve were hospitalized in Welch and two escaped with minor burns. Foreman Carl Michem, 43, said a spark from a cable likely ignited dust or gas underground two miles deep.
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Welch
W. Va
Carswell
Koppers Coal Company
Kimball
Carl Michem
Higher Taxes For National Defense
Spokane dispatch reports retiring National Wool Growers Association president C B Warsaw of Del Rio Texas urges higher taxes to fund the defense program. He warns members to face sacrifices, maintain loyalty to government, and prepare financially for postwar readjustment while pledging full cooperation.
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Spokane
Wash
National Wool Growers Association
C. B. Warsaw
del Rio
Texas
Medical Officer Named for New Mexico
Santa Fe New Mexico announces Captain Walter Stevenson of El Paso has been assigned as state medical officer at New Mexico state selective service headquarters. He replaces Major George T. Colvard of Deming, now at Fort Bliss Texas with the 200th Coast Artillery. Dr Stevenson was practicing in El Paso before active service order.
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Santa FE
N. M
Walter Stevenson
el Paso
New Mexico
Selective Service
George T. Colvard
Deming
Fort Bliss
Tex
200Th Coast Artillery
Stevenson
Army
Anderson's Home Grown Celery Ad Talk Promises Best Quality
A brief notice promotes Anderson's celery claiming top quality home grown produce. It emphasizes superior flavor and freshness with a concise sales hook suitable for a local shopper audience. The date 11-28 is noted as a reference point for the ad.
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Anderson
Cottonwood Ladies Aid Society Meets For Annual Lunch
The Cottonwood Ladies Aid Society gathered Thursday January sixteen for its yearly covered dish luncheon at Mrs. E. P. Malone Sr. home. Mrs. Ernest Malone Sr. opened the meeting after a devotional led by Mrs. D. A. Bradley on Using Our Talents from Matthew twenty five. Officers elected for the year include Secretary Larry Kneedler Assistant Secretary Fred Chambers Treasurer I P Johnson. Committee assignments were announced with Mrs. Bradley heading Flower and Mrs. G G Golden leading Building along with Clarence Pearson I P Johnson and Mrs. Tom Terry. The group closed by joining hands and singing Blest Be The Tie That Binds.
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D. A. Bradley
Cottonwood Ladies Aid Society
E. P. Malone
Ernest Malone Sr
Matthews
Fred Chambers
Community Notes and Local Arrivals In February
The February meeting will meet at the home of Mrs. Larry Kneedler Thursday after noon February 20 at 2 p m. Terry Jane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Gray, has been seriously ill but is much better. A D Hill Sr had a serious operation in El Paso and was brought home two weeks ago, then taken back in bad condition. Mr. and Mrs. J O Moore visited Mrs. Moore's parents and left for Tennessee, accompanied by her father visiting relatives there. Kelsey Funk, once seriously spurned, is improving at Memorial hospital in Artesia. Everett O Bannon hosted Mr. and Mrs. Ted Best of Carlsbad Friday night. State Representative Jess I Funk and wife spent weeks in Santa Fe and visited Cottonwood relatives over the weekend, returning Sunday. Monroe Howard transacted business and visited friends in Carlsbad last week. Mrs. Clayborn Buckner nee Oneta Worley of Carlsbad is visiting her parents. Mr. Buckner has joined the national guard and left for El Paso for training.
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Larry Kneedler
Terry Jane
Orval Gray
A.D. Hill Sr
el Paso
Tex
Cottonwood
Mrs. Moore
Mrs. Jetton
Tennessee
Kelsey Funk
Memorial Hospital
Artesia
Everett O’bannon
Ted Best
Carlsbad
Nesday
Clayborn Buckner
Oneta Worley
H. V. Worley
Buckner
National Guard
el Paso Texas
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Cottonwood News
Santa Fe Scout
Pacific Coast
Kansas City
Chicago
Fred Harvey
B. F. Rose
Roswell, N. M
H. C. Vincent
Amarillo
Morgenthau
Roswell Insurance & Surety CO
Roswell Bldg. & Loan
J. O. Moore
Jess I. Funk
Monroe Howard
Rayon ‘Taffeta
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