Plastics Loom in Auto Field
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia June 5 1940 A Detroit engineer George W Walker tells the Society of Automobile Engineers that plastics will replace many metal parts in future cars without weakening safety He notes plastics can reduce paint needs lower weight and may replace glass and zinc in some components The talk comes as zinc shortages push substitution while aircraft experience influences auto design and the convention wraps up tomorrow.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
George W. Walker
Detroit
Society of Automobile Engineers
Walker
Aet
Omas A. Bissell
Body of Holden Man Is Found in His Room
Don Thompson Sr., 56, former Island Creek Coal chief electrician, was found dead in his Holden room. A shotgun with one discharge lay nearby. family members said he...
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Holden Man
Logan
W. Va
Don Thompson, Sr
Island Creek Coal Company
Holden
Miner Dies After Ill Health Resignation
The subject had been in ill health and resigned his position with the coal concern on January 1. He is survived by his widow and seven children including Dawson Jr a store manager and Mrs Monroe Long a Logan County teacher.
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Dawson, Jr
Island Creek
Monroe Long
Logan County
Employment Service Posts 3 708 Workers in May
Charleston West Virginia June 5 The state employment service placed 3 708 workers in May an increase of about 700 from a year earlier Supervisor Richard R Zoeckler announced. The agency reported 17 188 placements from January to June 1 this year with the Charleston office leading at 556 Wheeling 420 Bluefield 311 Clarksburg 302 and Huntington 301. England's first daylight saving bill was introduced in 1908 but did not take effect until May.
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Charleston
W. Va
State
Richard R. Zoeckler
Zoeckler
Wheeling
Bluefield
Clarksburg
Huntington
England
Meetings and notices from local churches and groups
The Junior Usher board at John Stewart church meets this evening at 6 at the parsonage on Bland street. Mount Zion Senior sewing circle gathers this afternoon at 5 30 at Mrs Nellie eo home. Philiatha Bible class sponsors hay ride to Rock leaving Genoa avenue at 7 15. Roy Scott Post of the American Legion meets at John Stewart Methodist church tonight at 7 30. Ladies auxiliary to the Association of Railway Trainmen meets at 6 at the Carolina Community Home on Bland street. Children in Scott Baptist churchs day exercises meet at 4 this afternoon. Mrs C P Morrison of Allen street is called to Columbus Ohio due to the death of her brother in law Elder Roscoe Stephenson.
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John Stewart Church
Bland Street
Mount Zion
Nellie Eo
Philiatha Bible Class
Scott Street Baptist Church
Rock
Ate
Genoa Avenue
Roy Scott Post
American Legion
John Stewart Methodist Church
Association of Railway Trainmen
Carolina
Scott Baptist Church
C. P. Morrison
Allen Street
Columbus
Ohio
Roscoe Stephenson
Home and Garden Club Meets Tonight for Contests
The Home and Garden club gathers at 7 30 this evening at Mrs Janie Henike’s Jones street home. Members are asked to join and participate in the contests sponsored by the group.
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Home and Garden Club
Janie Henike
Jones Street
Youth Training Visit by NYA Agent at Genoa High
Mrs Thelma Coleman field agent of the National Youth Administration for West Virginia visits Genoa Senior High School to meet graduates and other out of school youth aged 16 to 24 for NYA vocational training opportunities. The event targets youth 18 to 24 but 16 to 24 may attend. Both boys and girls invited.
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Richard A. Brown
Thelma Coleman
National Youth Administration For
West Virginia
Genoa
NYA
Indictment Padding Cases Move to Intermediates
In Charleston West Virginia on June 5 an attempt to invalidate accessory charges against four of nine indicted in a payroll padding inquiry is set for tomorrow before Intermediate Judge D Jackson Savage. A demurrer to charges against Speaker Malcolm Arnold Clerk J R Aliff and assistants White and Tracy was filed May 20. grounds withheld pending arguments tomorrow. All trials in the 24 indictment case have been continued to the intermediate court term beginning.
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Charleston
W. Va
D. Jackson Savage
Malcolm Arnold
House of Delegates
J. R. Aliff
Dell White
E. H. Tracy
License Plates in Fairmont Paint Bailey Dilemma in West Virginia Politics
Ned Smith's Good Morning column argues rising demand for distinctive license numbers tests Road Commissioner Ernest Bailey amid WV political shifts. The piece mocks plate distribution as potential gubernatorial stepping stone and imagines 550 special plates with unique numbers to ease the process while noting conflicts at filling stations.
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Fairmont Times
Ned Smith
Good Morning
Ernest Bailey
Bailey
Smith
West Virginia
Indictment defects cited in accessory charges case
The speaker faces six other indictments for grand larceny and Arnold is named as an accessory in five bills. Lester Perry, Logan county Democratic leader, is accused of fee and grand larceny, along with Arnold’s wife, a brother, a sister-in-law, and Perry’s sister-in-law. A memorandum argues accessory charges should be in separate indictments or tied to principal charges and that current indictments do not properly charge accessories.
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Arnold
Lester
Bus) Perry
Logan County
Fee
Perry
National Forests Purchasing Ordered
The national forest reservation commission authorized buying 64,696 acres in 23 states for addition to national forests costing 247,930 dollars. Key purchases include Virginia and West Virginia George Washington unit 1,437 acres 4,466 dollars Virginia Jefferson 1,770 acres 4,686 dollars West Virginia Mohongahela 186 acres 772 dollars Tennessee Cherokee 7,625 acres 25,066 dollars.
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Washington
National Forest Reservation Commission
Virginia
West Virginia
George Washington
Jefferson
Mohongahela
Tennessee
Du Pont Dealer Offers Low Paint Prices Near You
Local du Pont dealer advertises discounted paint prices inviting homeowners to save by painting now. Limited stock and seasonal boosts implied, urging immediate shopper action.
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du Pont
Vitamin A deficiency blurs headlights for night drivers
Scientists report that lacking vitamin A makes headlights appear as a huge white blur to drivers at night, reducing visibility and safety on the road. This finding highlights the importance of adequate nutrition for visual function and night driving.
Griffin Callahan to Receive BA Degree at William and Mary
Griffin Clay Callahan son of Griffin E Callahan of 1101 Heatherwood Road will receive a bachelor of arts degree from William and Mary College at the commencement in Williamsburg Virginia on June 9 He is a member of the varsity track team the Chapel choir the Men s Glee club the Varsity club vice president of Eta Sigma Phi and a member of Sigma Pi
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Griffin Clay Callahan
Griffin E. Callahan
Heatherwood Road
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Callahan
Eta Sigma Phi
Sigma Pi
Funds Allotted for City Improvements in West Virginia
Huntington will receive 67089 for construction and improvement of streets and Fairmont 2319 for installation of a sanitary sewer extension in the Westfield area.
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Huntington
W. Va
Logan
Fairmont
Westfield
Local Court Budget Items Show Small Increases
A Marion County court plans a $799 expenditure while another agency proposes $26 151 in funding. The report notes these figures amid a wider fiscal discussion.
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Tion
Agan
Marion County Court
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Meet of Automotive Engineers
U. S
Singapore
Employment Service
Wonder
St. Albans
J. A. McDorman
Albemarle Street
News of the Colored People
W. Tiffany
OZ Hun
J. D. Anderson
Yom Siok, Otto Paivcanion
Bill Wysong
Bill
Ernest
Byron Randolph
National Forests Purchasing
Dupont
Griffin Callahan
Tieton
VOGUE
Federal ST
Mauri Rose
Floyd Davis
Indianapolis
Firestone
Speedway
Firestone Convoy Tires
Liberal
Safti-Sured
Richard Crooks
Margaret Specks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein
MN. B. C
Red
Commerce ST
Home & Auto Supply Stores
Bluefield, W. VA
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