Year End Stock Rally Extends Market Gains in New York
Buying outweighed selling as the year end session produced a brisk broad market. Dealings totaled 892,100 shares, the largest Saturday volume since November 9 with many issues up fractions to around 2 points led by Bethlehem, American Can, Johns Manville, Owens Illinois Glass, U S Gypsum, Sears Roebuck, Phelps Dodge and Sloss Sheffield.
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Bethlehem
American Can
Johns Manville
Owens Illinois Glass
U. S
Gypsum
Sears Roebuck
Phelps Dodge
Sloss Sheffield
U. S. Steel
Great Northern
Santa Fe
Douglas
Union Carbide
Lockhead
American Smelting
Westinghouse
Baltimore Livestock Cattle Prices Trimmed Despite Higher Steers
Baltimore stock trades show steers up to 25 higher than Friday, most 900 to 1250 pounds priced 9.00 to 10.75. Heifers mostly 25 higher with occasional fat cows around 5.50. Odd lots of calves and dairy cows noted, with dairy cows seeing minor declines in limited offerings.
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U. 8 S. Dept
Real Estate Transfers in Princeton and Bluefield
Real estate transfers include 83 Princeton Bank and Trust Co to Bowling lot 12 part of lot 11 C R McNutt property Kirk Street Princeton $2800 J W Hop king and wife to Cecil H McReynolds lot 6 section 3 Fairfield Heights Bluefield $75 George P Stovall and J S Kahle trustee to B W Dillon two lots on Union Street Bluefield $5
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Pophele
Bowling
C. R. McNutt
Kirk Street
Princeton
J. W. Hopking
Cecil H. McReynolds
Fairfield Heights
Bluefield
George P. Stovall
Kahle
B. W. Dillon
Union Street
Business Location In Wyoming County Coal Field For Sale
One of the best business locations in the new Wyoming county coal field is for sale or trade for other real estate. The site can be leased. The owner plans to enter other lines and seeks a bargain. Write J. C. eador Oceana W Va.
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Notice to heirs on Mercer County tax sale redemption
West Virginia notice to Dillard and unknown heirs that 50 by 150 foot Holly Plat land in Mercer County sold for delinquent taxes by the Mercer County Sheriff on December 11 1939. G S Miller purchaser. deed to issue after March 26 1941 unless the property is redeemed. Redemption total listed as 14.63 dollars. Clerk Bowling signs the notice at Mercer County Court December 1940.
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Lewis N. Dillard
Hetra
S. Miller
Renal
Holly Platock
Mercer
Mercer County
Miller
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Clery
Mercer County Court
Barometer Reaches New Peak in November Industrial Activity
The Barometer shows industrial activity advancing in November amid heavy backlogs and capacity operations linked to the defense program, marking a new high during the current upturn.
Market quotations for cattle hogs and lambs
Vealers unchanged from Friday. Hogs steady to good and choice 180-240 lbs at 7.35 to 7.60, 160-180 lbs at 7.25, 250-300 lbs at 7.05, packing sow prices up to 6.30. Fat lambs higher 10.90 to 11.25. sheep and calves quoted with none noted.
Bonds trend higher in fastest Saturday trade in over a year
Diversified buying lifted the bond market on a brisk Saturday session led by rails and utilities. U S government and foreign dollar loans showed less unanimity with mixed gains and losses amid a turnover of 6.96 million dollars, the largest since September 1939, versus 4.30 million a week earlier.
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Treasuries
Pittsburgh Produce Prices as of December 28
U S and Pa Dept of Agriculture report slow produce demand in Pittsburgh. Apples steady with several varieties and prices listed per bushel or 100-lb sacks. Maine and Idaho spud prices shown for Russet Burbanks and Russet Rural varieties with 15-lb sacks noted.
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U. S
Dept
Pennsylvania
Cortlands
Northern Spies
New York
Baldwins
McIntosh
Maine
Wheat Prices Rise Amid Weeklong Grain Gain
Chicago wheat moved up about a cent or more a bushel to near three week highs on buying tied to securities strength and demand from consumers. The week net advance was 2 to almost 3 cents with May at 87% and July at 81 4. Corn edged up a fraction, oats up, soybeans higher, rye and lard also higher.
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Bland Kiwanians Plan Dinner and Dance at Bastian CCC
Bland county Kiwanis plans a ladies night banquet and dance at the Bastian CCC camp on Tuesday evening December 31. Rev. C. G. Gunn of Bluefield will speak at 6 30 PM. Bluefield Kiwanis members are expected to attend and the Bland club will install new officers January 7 with J H Gollehon retiring and Thomas Mallory incoming.
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Young kidnappers sent to reformatories in Ohio and West Virginia
In Huntington West Virginia on December 28 a federal judge sentenced three high school age youths to five to ten years in a federal reformatory in Chillicothe Ohio for kidnapping Durse Wilson of Cincinnati. Sam de Long Jr 17 ringleader received 10 years Azel Wyatt 17 seven years and Edward Williams 16 five years. They were arrested in Huntington and Pittsburgh after abducting Wilson who was forced to drive them to Huntington and involved in robbery of two filling stations before being released unharmed near Milton.
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Chillicothe
Harry E. Watkins
Durse Wilson
Cincinnati
Sam de Long
Wilson
Azel Wyatt
Edward Williams
de Long
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rdute
Pittsburgh
Chesapeake
East Huntington
Milton
WV Medical Societies to Convene for State Association Plans
Charleston officials report presidents and secretaries of County Medical societies will convene in Charleston January 18 to study proposals for the West Virginia State Medical Association convention next July. The state council is set to meet January 16, two days earlier.
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Tate Medical Association
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Genoa Band Mothers Club Social Noted For New Year’s Eve
The Genoa Band Mothers club hosts a social Tuesday night December 31 starting at 8 o’clock with public invitation. Mrs. Mabel Watkins serves as club president, and survivors of Moses Gillespie Sr include John Gillespie of Roanoke Virginia Mary George Moses and Jeff Gillespie of this city and Aaron Gillespie of Bluefield Virginia. Elder Eugene Patterson of the Midway Church of Christ in Tazewell announces a January 1 observance of the emancipation proclamation at 730 p.m. in his church with Prof. Charles G. Thompson as guest speaker and music from the church choir and Holy Choral club. Public invited.
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Roanoke
Mary George
Moses
Jeff Gillespie
Aaron Gillespie
Bluefield
Moses Gillespie
Eugene Patterson
Midway Church of Christ, Colored
Tazewell
Charles G. Thompson
Jones Street School
W. Va
Genoa High School
Bluefield State Teachers College
Holy Choral Club
Silver Star Club Meets at Homes Across City
The Silver Star club of John Stewart Methodist church held meetings at multiple homes this month, with a final gathering at Mr. and Mrs. George Free’s residence. Doris Sinkford led a program of numbers and songs, praising director Mrs. S. E. Green who urged early doctor visits for illness. Refreshments were served by Lillian Parker, Lorraine Brown and Virginia Thompson.
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Reese Street
Letitia Johnson
Jones Street
Virginia Thompson
George Free
Doris Sinkford
Jane
Stanley Sinkford
Elaine Watkins
Sonny Perry
Brown
S. E. Green
John Stewart Church
Green
Lillian Parker
Lorraine Brown
York Masonic Officers Elected For Ensuing Year
Stockholders met at the Masonic hall and elected Prof. G. S. Miller president James P D Gardner vice president Gladys Simpson Gray secretary George W. Dean treasurer and directors Dr A A Staples Mrs Erma Mitchell English Tennessee Trigg C H Kirtley J T Redmond. Out of town members present included Dean Beckley residents and other guests.
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Tennessee Trigg
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J. T. Redmond
Funeral for Mrs. Eliza Crabtree in Kimball West Virginia
Mrs. Eliza beth Crabtree 68 died at home Tuesday night from heart ailment and related complications. Funeral held Thursday at Houston Methodist church with Rev J P Byrd officiating. She was a Russell county Virginia native, lived 29 years in Eckman and Kimball and is survived by two sons Flem Hicks and Charles Crabtree, two brothers Tom and George Hicks. interment in Woodlawn cemetery.
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Eckman and
Houston Church
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McComas
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Tom
George Hicks
Richlands
Woodlawn Cemetery
First Quarterly Conference for Kimball Superior Charge
The Kimball Superior charge held its first quarterly meeting at the Superior church Friday evening. Rev. J P. Byrd led a brief worship, and Rev. C G Eastwood preached the sermon. Eastwood presided over the conference with B C Hylton as secretary, and reports from church work and the Woman's Societies were shared. The pastor announced a new Sunday school near the Girl Scout Camp Houston with services to be held at the Rockhouse schoolhouse pending education board permission. The art session will be held at Kimball.
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J P. Byrd
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Bluefield
Eastwood
B. C. Hylton
Woman's Societies of Christian Service
Houston
Rockhouse School
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Christmas Pollyanna Party Held by Mrs Bryant Circle
Mrs J E Bryant hosted a missionary circle Christmas Pollyanna gathering in Norwood with games, holly decor, and a lighted tree. Gifts were exchanged and Poliyan names revealed. The group meets January 2 at 2 30 p.m. hosted by Mrs Kenneth Meadows.
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Norwood
Pauline Bryant
Poliyan
Kenneth Meadows
A. J. Lawson
B. D. Trent
Elza Marshall
Monroe Parsons
Betty Fenner
B. C. Lackey
C. H. Walls
George Leedy
L. K. Cruise
Ida Shorter
T. E. Organ
Mike Borosky
T. J. Eads
Clifford Goodwin
Billy Lackey
Laddie Goodwin
Mary Lou Borosky
Ruth Lindsey
Houchins Host Christmas Bridge Party At Home
Dr. and Mrs. P. W. Houchins entertained with a Christmas themed bridge party. High score prizes went to Miss Ruth Payne for ladies and Frank Hudgins for men. Refreshments followed for a long list of guests including Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cowell Powhatan and others.
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Ruth Payne
Frank Hudgins
Joe Cowell
Powhatan
J. Max Dawson
Harry David
Paul K. Jackson
A. D. Shaw
Johnny Newman
T. C. Salmon
J. 3. Grogan
Margaret Cochran
Lucile Foster
Pauline Lanne
A. P. Wood
William McFarland
Guy Clevenger
Christmas Party Programs at Houston Church
The Houston church held its annual Christmas programs last Sunday. The morning featured a medley of carols, a scripture reading from Matthew 2, prayers by J. Will Bailey, and performances by children with poems and songs accompanied by Miss Helen Ashworth and Mrs. M. T. Jones.
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Matthew
C. W. Harris
J. Will Bailey
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Helen Ashworth
Bethlehem
Elsie Akers
Ellen Marie Watson
Cecil Byrd
M. T. Jones
Local Christmas Guests and Birth Announced in Glen Lyn
Jack Pender of Larboro North Carolina visited his uncle M. P. Lawrence over the holidays. Dinner guests included Mrs. Annie Davidson and the Thigpen family. A birth is announced for December 26, a daughter born to Patrick Lawrence Grimes of Brooklyn, previously Sara Turner of Glen Lyn.
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W. A. Thigpen
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C. K. Thigpen
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Lee Thigpen
Clarence Davidson
Rogersville
Tenn
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Elmore
Leesburg
Harman
Patrick Lawrence Grimes
Brooklyn
Grimes
Sara Turner
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Glen Lyn
Finland Extends Military Service to Two Years
The Finnish conscription period was extended to two years from 1941 to 1945. Previously Finnish men were required to serve only one year in the army.
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