Letter Outlines Lumber Black Market Amid Controls
A Washington dispatch reproduces a letter from the executive secretary of a southern retail lumber dealers association detailing a nationwide black market in lumber and related materials. The letter cites inflated prices, enforcement failures by CPA and CPA, and illicit trips transporting corn, hay, peaches, and grapefruit to exploit ceiling prices, harming small mills and honest dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South
CPA
Seattle
Miami
Flo
Portland
Maine
San Antonio
Texas
Chew
Grapefr
New Orleans
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ming
St. Louis
Treasury Department
OPA
Innisfail Intrigues and Fitzgerald Family Tensions
I, Cereelim Hart, visit Innisfail to help Cousin Ellen with the Fitzgerald household. Beatrice Harrington and Colin Fitzgerald host a lively gathering, while Mark objects to the raucous party and the nurse urges quiet for a sick relative. Ellen defends social cheer as the chaos grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
Tao
Fitzgerald Brothers
Fitzgerald
Colin
Mark
Charlotte
Cereelim Hart
Innisfail
Beatrice
Colin Fitzgerald
Harringtons
Beatice Harrington
Saine
Ark
Uncompromising Prospect of Litvinov’s Exit
The article notes Maxim Litvinov’s dismissal as deputy foreign minister in a tense postwar climate. It depicts his long effort to foster Western alliances and the Soviet shift toward a harsher, uncompromising policy. The piece warns the world and Russia alike may lose a stabilizing dialectic in international relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Maxim Litvinov
New York
Paris
Litvinov
Kremlin
Moscow
Council of Ministers
Investment in the Future Prompts Urgent Call for Education Reform
A 1940s style survey highlights that over two million children miss schooling and 16 million are barely literate in the United States. It cites high costs, unequal access, and the link between democracy and education, urging greater investment to improve future prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
John K. Norton
American Council On Education
Eugene S. Lawler
National Education Association
Hest
British Bees to Palestine Trigger Immigration Debate
Peter Edson notes a British plan allowing 1216 Southern aristocracy women to enter Palestine to boost food output. The move, tied to the Zionist Agency, faces mixed reactions despite Foreign Office claims of policy continuity. Bees will travel to Rehovot via London with screening at the entry.
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Oy Douglas Larsen
Washington
Palestine
British Foreign Office
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Foreign Office
Pas Majestis
D.A.R
America
Alabama
Louisiana
Rehovot
London
Families Reunite and News From Athens Area
Community notes from Winten and Athens cover reunions. Miss Ruth Eberle hosts a bridge shower. Joe Bardin of Athens, former Ben Bernie's orchestra member, heads to New York rehearsals. Local families Smiley Roberts enjoy two week Devil’s Lake vacation. long list of attendees at a gathering in Wilkesville.
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Jean Rauch
Riage
Ralph
Ruth Eberle
Mes
Chester Cook
Nelsonville
Joe Bardin
Athens
Ben Bernie
New York City
William F. Smiley
J. B. Roberts
Devil's Lake, Mich
Reedsville Personal Notices Highlight Local Travels and Weddings
Reedsville residents share family news including births and anniversaries. Richard Cowdery welcomes a Parkersburg hospital birth. Lou Mixer and family relocate near Parkersburg while Robe ser serves at Fort Knox. Kibble wedding and reception mark August 17 amid local visitors and families. Notables travel to Virginia and Columbus for visits and ceremonies.
Watson reunion set at Howell's Grove near Coolville
COOLVILLE The Watson reunion will be held on Howell's Grove near Coolville on Sunday Sept 1. A picnic dinner will be served at noon. Bring table service. All friends and relatives are cordial.
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Coolville
Watson
Howell's Grove
May Won Scheele
John Sheets
Canonsbury
Otto Goodwin
Bridgeport
W. Va
F. W. Chapman
Russell Doucherty
Great Smoky Mountains
Shenandoah National Park
Skyline Drive
Natural Bridge
Ray Chevalier
John Palmer
Mary
Robert Palmer
Pau Palmer
East Liverpool
Guy Davis
Akron
Paul Ashby
Amarillo
Tex
Gertion Hickman
C. A. Selby
Athens
Buford Findling
Washington, D. C
Oscar Findling
R. S. Henderson
Evansville
Ind
Yvonne
James Connally
Building Razed In Point Pleasant After Sale
In Point Pleasant the large frame building at First and Main recently sold to a Huntington contractor by Miss Florence Alex Fander has been torn down. Lumber salvaged from the site will be used in new construction down-river. The contractor reportedly named 500 per thousand feet for cypress ceiling lumber.
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Point Pleasant
First
Main Sts
Huntington P
Florence Alex Fander
Morrison Visit Highlights Family Ties in Huntington
Mrs F A Morrison of Hickory Chapel spent Monday in Huntington with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Harry White. She was joined by her son Ercell Morrison and by Mr and Mrs Fred Smith of St Petersburg Fla visiting at the Morrison home along with Misses Freda and Delores Morrison.
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Wil Gillogly
Tom Dibble
Beverly Ann Glaze
Carl Taylor
Anna David
Turner
Albany
Owen Kennedy
J. R. Morton
Ter Ward
Jackie
Air
Frank Strong
Athens
CE. Stout
Frank Nelson
Nina
Elaine Steele
Dexter
Frank Vale
R. Vale
Dyesville
Clair Nelson
Kearney Ogdin
Janet
Langsville
Mirs
James Nicholson
Rutland
Dawson
Lost Creek
W. Va
Alamie Vale
Martin
W. E. Bigons
Big
George van Zant
Margaret Couxhenour
Helen van Zant
Cheshire
Jacrett Bobo
Bertha Dennen
William Sout
Dailey
Clyde and Claxton
Furvall Pierce
Radekin
Gekin
Avanell
J. R. Osdin
Ora Nelson
Mittie Ogdin
Albert Caster
Albert
Eolin
Barbara
Ronald
Ben Caster
George Lowther
Clara Shenfield
Lioyd Woods
Bohoy Bowen
Wayne Hoy
Sinleaind
Everett
Waiter Hol
John Rawing
Carpenter
Viela Green Boho
New York
MerriE's
Point Pleasant
F. A Morrison
Hickory Chapel
Huntington
Harry White
Ercell Morrison
Fred Smith
St. Petersburg
Fla
Morrison
Fredai
Delores Morrison
Questions and Answers on Oldest Society and Drownings
A quiz item states the oldest medical society in the United States is the American Psychiatric Association founded 101 years ago. Another question asks which Scandinavian commonwealth is largest with Sweden noted as larger than Norway or Denmark and one sixth larger than California. It also cites the National Safety Council reporting 1,000 drownings monthly beginning in May.
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United States
American Psychiatric’ Association
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
California
National Safety Council
Matthews reunion and social notes from Vinton highlight gatherings
The Vinton Social Notes report multiple local gatherings and visits. Attendees include Everett Evans, Ewing family, Emma Matthews, Hashs, Harmon, Sherritt family, and several others visiting relatives, with picnics at Ash Cave and civic park milestones. Additional items mention ex-Vinton Motor Co. staff moving to Columbus and local property purchases, plus church attendance and weekend trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Matthews
Circleville
Everett Evans
Playford Ewing
Brown
Emma Matthews
Circle Eagle
Hubert Hash
Robert Ralph
Hayward Harmon
William Miller
Middleport
Elmer Sherritt
Elmer
Joan
Dorothy Andriend
Norman Martin
Ash Cave
Jimmy Woolridge
Veto Cape
Woodrow Hardy
Filbert
W. Va
Hayse Ward
Marion
Anna Ward
Lawrence Woolridge
Glenn Perry
Akron
Mary Caldwell
G. W. Woolridge
Betty
Bobby Baker
Donald Wilcox
Columbus
Clem Wilcox
Johnny
Don Bauer
Tackie
Cincinnati
Jack ‘Bauer
Jackie
Vinton Baptist Church
Robert Dietrick
Bullard Runyon
McVeigh
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National Dispatch
Peter Edson
Douglas Larsen
Deterson
Winten
Athens County
Harry B Beckley
Athens County Fair
Clarence Ward
Valley Farms
Carl H. Beasley
Grandview Heights
Russell H. Rupp
Cleveland
Reedsville
Cowdery
Parkersburg
Lou Mixer
Lee Wallace
T-Sgt. Robe Ser
Fr. Knox
Herbert L.burg
Don Landon
Nashville
Fenn
W. H. Shumyas
Feorma
Herbert Williams
George Buckley Feft
Virginia
Ernest Ruth
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Bert Mr
A. C. Stout
George Shields
Bethel, Jr
Garth Smith
Long Bottom
J. M. Smith
L. B
Kibble
H. E. Kibble
Marine Corps
Howard Baker
S. A. Grandon
Coolville Social News
By Galbraith
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