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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1941
Page
5
Payrolls in southern West Virginia fields soared to a record on Saturday as mines operated near full capacity under higher wages. With about 28,000 Pocahontas district miners and weekly production above 700,000 tons, payrolls potentially topped two and a quarter million dollars in the district alone.
John D Battle executive secretary of the National Coal Association briefs the House Ways and Means Committee urging equitable treatment for companies recovering from past losses. He cites bituminous coal miners facing deficits and calls for excess profits taxes only on true earnings with fair returns and allowances for expansion amid price stabilization efforts.
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Beury of Al oma Coal and Coke could not attend due to coal industry duties but holds many state honors at the traps. Pauli Conrades of Merchants Coal and Ice in St. Louis and three staff visited the field in the past week. John Atwater of New York, president of American Coal and Mill Creek Coal and Coke, was in the county recently. Pennsylvania leads in church buildings.
Miss Beatrice Gent daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Gent celebrated her fifteenth birthday with a party at home on Monday night Friends attending included Madelyne Tolley Merle Fox Pauline Davis Nadine Davis Louise Minton Ruby Blevins Dora Lee Webb Christine Gibson Vida Miller Pauline Buffalo Sally Harriston and the honoree The gathering featured games dancing and refreshments Also noted were local wartime correspondents veterans and community notices including questionnaire distributions and regional travel updates.
Bailey Virginia reports Miss Lillian Tabor visiting Roanoke this week. Miss Margaret Norton and Ray Melcher of Roanoke spent Monday visiting Mrs. Alex French. Miss Mary E. French RN returned to Washington after a week with her mother. Mrs. T. L. Burress learned Thursday of her brother Charlie Caldwell's death in Charleston. Mrs. F. K. Karr remains a patient at Bluefield sanitarium, condition improving.
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