Payrolls Near Million-Dollar Mark for 17 Rail Mines in Ohio
In Athens and Perry Counties 17 larger rail mines employ about 2,500 workers with payrolls nearing one million dollars for the two weeks ending last payday. Production rises as wages and wartime demand press coal output, with stripping operations expanding in the Nelsonville York and York Township areas. Local operators report no coal shortages and anticipate continued wage- and price-related tensions amid war economy pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Bartlett
Messenger
Gonville
Athens
Perry
Atlon
Dist
Athens County
Dover & Land Co
Ebon
York Township
Nelsonville
Mer Company
Sebring
Wood
Dy Valley
Rend-Mar Company
Opera
Drakesvnty County
Sidwell Broth
Straitsville
Postwar Highway Plans For Athens County Are Outlined
State Highway Division official Charles A. Ferguson describes postwar program aims for Athens County and Ohio including widening and straightening roads, eliminating grade crossings, relocating highways, and reducing hazards. He notes wartime constraints and emphasis on wearing surfaces and maintenance amid heavy wartime traffic and coal region needs. The plan stresses local coordination, farm assistance, and city village aid for parks streets and highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Ferguson
Marietta
Athens County
Ohio
Ferguson
Highway Department
Wartime construction rules upheld by War Production Board
Washington action board says rigid rules on building construction, renovation, and repairs stay in force until the war ends. Chairman I. M. Nelson notes consideration of relaxations was discussed but rejected by the full panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Watction Board
Id M. Nelson
Best Coffee Cake Maker Debate Sparks Local Interest
A fragmented report notes a contest over the best coffee cake with references to John Robin a corps officer and a young medical officer. The text mentions a woman and Oklahoma but lacks clear details or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colo
John Robin
Robin
Rector Conducts Sunday Chats at Red Lion Pub in Chatham
The Rev J McCulloch rector of Chatham says pubs are ideal for sharing viewpoints with a tolerant audience. He recently spoke at the Red Lion on a Sunday night and plans to continue these weekly sessions answering religious questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham, Eng
England
Chatham
J. McCulloch
Red Lion
Carbon Hill Chair Plant Eyes 1944 Gross Over Quarter Million
The Wright High-Chair Division of the Nelsonville Electric and Manufacturing Co located at Carbon Hill expects more than 250000 dollars in gross sales in 1944. The plant, remodeling in Carbon Hill, operates a 200 chairs a day capacity with 36 workers including 18 women. The chair features a removable tray and folds compactly for camp and car use. Patents pending and five dealers to display at January shows in Chicago and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon Hill
Nelsonville
Wright
Nelsonville Electric & Manufacturing Co
Clifford Hawk
10.C.F
Chicago
New York City
West Virginia
Tennessee
M. H. Doolittle
J. G. Johnston
Clifford
Seaside City Digging Tunnel for Air Raid Shelter
In a Southeast coast port England a massive chalk cave tunnel beneath the city provides shelter for about 2000 residents who sleep in bunks along the tunnel walls. The mile long passage connects to an unused railroad tunnel and was carved from chalk rock to shield the town from air raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
War Swollen Paychecks Boost Bank Clearings 1943
War swollen paychecks and remittances to arms producers lifted bank clearings for 24 leading U S cities to about $434.63 billion in 1943, up from $374.997 billion in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Fun En Route pocket booklet eases long voyages
The National Recreation Association released a pocket edition for sailors and soldiers featuring 57 amusements designed for travel. The 34 page booklet uses only coins pencils matches cards or toothpicks for brain teasers tricks and stunts and is handy on ships trains planes and submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Recreation Association
Army
Navy
Mexico Still At War With Axis Despite War Imports
Mexico received imports from Japan and Germany in 1943 despite wartime status. The statistics bureau says two tons of trinkets worth 575000 and a ton of German goods valued at 196000 were bought in peacetime and were in transit before Mexico joined the war in June 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Japan
Germany
Government Statistical Bureau
Home on the Range Coyotes Howl Amid War Demand
Santa Fe New Mexico ranchers face more coyote problems as war jobs drain trappers. State Game Warden Elliott Barker notes coyotes are rising and relies on limited trappers. Coyote pelts fetch eight dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Elliott Barker
Armed Services
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Office of War Infor
Irondale Coal Co
Carbon
Inc
Millfield
Rendville
Dock Coal Co
Dry Dock
Dy Valley Coal Co
Nelson
Black Diamond Coal Co
Manhattan Coal Co
Chauncey
Manhattan Co
Crookeville
ad-Essex
Shawneeking Valley Mining Co
Kimly
National Banking Association
Athens, Ohio
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Apeicey
Fighting Forces of America
America
Oakley and
Oakley
Public
Nelsonville, Ohio
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