Auto Industry Sees Strong 1940 Despite Wartime Uncertainty
Detroit reports 1940 will be one of the auto industry’s best years with output above 4.6 million vehicles and wholesale value near 2.7 billion dollars. Production was boosted by war prep uncertainty, and a large vehicle reserve formed early year, later easing as demand rose. Orders exceed 1 billion for tanks engines and parts as 1941 models debut with longer lower wider bodies and greater visibility.
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Detroit
Christmas activities fill Bartley church lineup
In Bartley West Virginia the Woman's Society of Christian Service met for worship led by Rev Lotspeich and planned a New Year's banquet for January 7. The church school staged a Christmas pageant and Santa distributed treats. Local families and teachers were noted in fellowship gatherings and community events through the week.
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Bartley
W Va
Woman's Society Christian Service
C. E. Stieblitz
Delbert Delp
O. E. Spence
George Steele
Mr. Lotspeich
Christmas Arrests And Shootings Rock War WV Jail
War West Virginia officers report Christmas overtime as jail fills with drunks and disorderly inmates. A Bartley man shot another before turning the gun on himself. both are hospitalized. Other arrests include a bar bill dispute and two wounding cases near Saegor and Lex. A still operation is raided with a couple taken to jail while search continues.
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War
W. Va
Tate Hagerman
Bartley
Dorie Davidson
Hagerman
Welch
Ted
Jr. E
Jessie L. Thompson
Squire W. D. Liddle
Gleason Reece
Walter
Earl Johnson
Saeger
Yukon Lodge to Host Turkey Supper for All Members
Yukon Lodge No 349 LO OF OF War plans a turkey supper at their hall over War theatre tomorrow night inviting all members and extending invitations to the Rebecca lodge. Santa Claus visited Mr and Mrs Jess T Cameron of Excel sior and left a fine baby boy Christmas afternoon. Mother and son are getting along fine.
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Yukon
Rebecca Lodge
Santa Claus
Jess T. Cameron
Excelsior
A. L. Moses
Taeger
James Walker
Willams Pooa
Woman Badly Injured When Horse Fell Near War
Mrs Willie Maggard of War sustained a broken left arm after a fall from a horse near her home. She was taken to a hospital in Welch for treatment. No 6 mine closed at Carter Coal Co in Coalwood as drift mouth shut and workers reassigned.
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Willie Maggard
Welch
Carter Coal Company
Coalwood
Death of 5 year old Bobby Joe Salvers
Bobby Joe Salvers of Raysal died in Welch hospital on Christmas morning after a short illness. Survived by his parents Carnell and (name) Salvers, two brothers Charles and Lewis, and sister Phyliss. Funeral details not provided.
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Bobby Joe Salvers
Carnell Salvers
Raysal
Welch Hospital
Charles
Lewis
Phyliss
Holiday visits and family news across surrounding towns
Local notices list numerous Christmas visits with relatives in Kentucky North Carolina Virginia and Florida. Families mentioned include Walker Creed Dyer Neece Gates Young Thornton Law Carlock Detmore and Phillips among others with travel and holiday gatherings noted. Mary Florence Parke remains ill at home in William Poca and others are away for the holidays in Grantville and Grantsville.
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J. L. Blackburn
Kentucky
Ruth Folden
Caretta
Emma Beavers
George Dyer
Lucille Dyer
Carlyn
Johnson
Dean Neece
Billy
Kenucky
Byron Gates
Mr. Gates
J. W. Gates
A. C
Billy Young
W.T. Blacksburg
A. C. Young
Excelsior
J. L. Thornton
Jimmie and
Jacky Mae
Miami
Florida
Mildred Law
Ernest Law
William Poca
Frank Carlock
Grundy
Lucille and
Junior
Amonate
Lawrence Phillips
Julia Kennessey
Miss Taylor
Grantsville
W. Va
Christmas Socials and News From Hartwell W Va
Hartwell W Va resident Gradden Higgins hosts a party with dancing and games. A Church of God Christmas program delights youths and ends with treats and exchanges. A large Bingo night at Clyde Meade home features friends from Weber City and nearby towns. Navy veteran Don Evans visits from Brooklyn as 600 reservists and the Arkansas battle cruiser figure in a wartime tale.
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Hartwell
W. Va
Gradden Higgins
Church of God
Clyde Meade
Helen
Hazel
Beulah Meade
Weber City
Louise Minton
Beatrice Gent
Margaret Walker
Edith Meade
Kadie Carooch
Eugene Carson
Keith Blevins
Nic Carooch
Willard Gent
Zeke Cain
Pinky Higgins
Don Evans
U On
Brooklyn’ S
Evans
U. S. Arkansas
Melrose
Brooklyn
Gullions Return Home After Holidays Visit
Bluewell West Virginia report says Mr and Mrs Charlie Gullion and Cecil Gullion returned to Bristol Tennessee after visiting families J M Gullion Jerry Tabor and Buford Tabor. Pupils return to school January 2. Perry is described as an alcoholic drink from pears in France and England.
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Bluewell
W. Va
Charlie Gullion
Cecil Gullion
Bristol
Tenn
J. M. Gullion
Jerry Tabor
Tazewell
Buford Tabor
John Palmer
Hemphill
Fox
France
England
Beury to chair 1941 Southern Appalachian Exhibit in Bluefield
William Beury of Algoma has accepted the general chairmanship for the 1941 Southern Appalachian Industrial Exhibit to be held in Bluefield next August. Appointments were made at the Pocahontas Electrical and Mechanics Institute annual meeting.
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William Beury
Algoma
Algoma Coal and Coke Company
Bluefield
Beury
Pocaho Electrical and Mechanics Institute
Appalachian Electric Power Company
H. C. Faust
United Pocahontas Coal Company
Vivian
Abe Lawrence
McComas
Cooper
B. B. Housman
Pocahontas District Earns Chance at 1929 Coal Record
Production in the Pocahontas district neared the 1929 all time high with 29,338,104 tons by December 21. Operators faced holidays and open weather as two more working days remained to possibly surpass the 29,934,165 ton 1929 total. Weekly output averaged 575,061 tons, higher than last year’s 471,282.
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Pocahontas
Lishes
Pocahontas Operators Association
Neven
Pocahontas District
Christmas Rush and New Apartment Tales
A family tours a townhouse with a furnace and laundry, recalling past homes from a flood zone in China to a store above a shop. They discuss space, trains, and noise as Valerie resists the move while Jerry and others react with mixed feelings about the new living arrangement.
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Martha
Hugh
China
Mary
Shanghai
Dadd
Connelly
Valerie
Valerie Rejects Cramped Life in Fight Over House
In a tense scene Valerie rejects a planned marriage and a cramped dwelling. Dr. Connelly and Mary argue for family stability while Jerry resists control, vows to find his own way, and plans to move out with Valerie. The conversation ends as the couple contemplates independence. Salmon note adds a dated aside about longevity.
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Val
Mary
Lemon Juice Recipe for Rheumatic Pain Relief
A home remedy suggests mixing Au Ex Compound with a quart of water and the juice of four lemons. Take two tablespoons twice daily for quick relief, often within 48 hours. If not better, return the empty package for a money back guarantee, with Ru-Ex sold by Goodykoonts and drug stores.
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Goodykoonts
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David J. Wilkie
Associated Press Automotive Editor
Richard Kirk
W. W. Bourne
W. H. Henritze
Ich
C. E. Sue
Marjorie Conklin
Lotspeich
Santa Claus Sepe
Baptist Church
C. E. Steblitz
W. L. Pollock
A. T. Littleton
Lillian
Wanda
Page
William Bourne
Billie Mae
Princeton
Reece
Holden
K. G. McCallister
McCallister
M. E
St. Louis
Harold Knopp
Elouise
Nena Colae
Elva Dyer
Ward Belft Nashville
Ruby Dyer
Excelsior Junior School
George G. Smith
Cecilia Bucko
Mary Ruth Hinkle
Eader
John E. Fawcett
Berwind
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Vermont
Cho Cy
Ctrcle
Calvary Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Missionary Society
J. T. Linkous
ar-Excels
Miss Hill
Jackie Walker
Berea College
Berea
Harold Walker
Madelyne Tolley
Richlands
Helen Jewell
Zenith Blevins
Lutheree
Jewell Rage
Thursay
Everette McCoy
U. S Army
Clyde Lockhart
Zenith
Keither Blevins
Laust Neely
Ape Sul- Eo Springs
Ccc Ca
Raymond Neal
Pineville
Beulah
Hazel Meade
Wes Klum
William Onat Head
Pocahontas E. and M. Institute
Norfolk and Western Railway
Hardy Street
Peter White Coal Company
Isaban
McDowell County
Bluefield Coal Men
Armour Sizer
New York
Flat Top Puel Company
J. W. Scruggs
Richmond
Mr. Scruggs
Bluefield Coal and Coke Company
Pocahontas Fuel Company
O. L. Alexander
H. R. Hawthorne
Paul Jenkins
Monongahela
Allen Cucula
Lynchburg
W. E. E. Koepler
Pocahontas Operations Association
Alexanderia
Pat Carey
Shenandoah
J. C. Carey
Raven Coals Inc
Hill Creek
Herbert Markle
American and Electric Company
Markle
American Gas and Electric Dcces
Marianna Coal Company
Wyoming County
No. 2
Tipple
Red Jacket Jr., Coal Company
William C.snyder
Keeeley Institute
West
Washington Street
Greensboro, N.C
Jerry
Dr. Connelly
Mother
Federal Deposit Insurance Geopposites
the Commercial Bank
Bluefield, W. VA
America
Aon
CMT
Lasalle
Barrow- “Stowers Co., Inc
Chevrolet Bldg
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