Job Placements Rise in West Virginia May
West Virginia DES offices placed 4,001 people in non agricultural jobs in May, the best month since May 1951, a 40 percent gain from April and 555 more than May 1960. Openings reached 4,423 in May 1951, while unemployment benefits totaled 2,474,072 for May, down from April but up 38 percent versus May 1960. First five months of 1961 disbursed 16,467,945 in benefits, up 5,640,742 from last year.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security
Clement R. Bassett
Bassett
DES
Department
State Board Deadlocks Over C and O Assessment
West Virginia State Board of Public Works split 2 to 2 on whether to assess the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway at 117.5 million dollars for the next fiscal year. Supporters kept the figure, while others urged a half million dollar cut. debate delayed to Tuesday.
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Charleston
State Board of Public Works
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
C&o
West Virginia
C. Howard Hardesty Jr
John Kelly
Denzil L. Gainer
Joe F. Burdett
Agriculture
John Johnson
Barron
C. Donald Robertson
Rex Smith
United Fuel Gas Co
Crater
Electric Power
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
New COLONAID laxative promises three way relief
A vintage advertisement claims aging colon muscles cause constipation and introduces COLONAID as a three way solution. It touts moisturizing dry waste, rebulking to tone muscles, and triggering lower colon reflexes for overnight relief, noting safety for expectant mothers and no nutrient interference.
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Colonaid
Coronato
Coronaip
Coronaio
Victim Killed by Power Line in Marion Case
The Virginia Supreme Court upheld a $10,000 judgment for Appalachian Power Co. and Home and Auto Supply Co. in the electrocution of Gilbert David Heath, 42, who touched a power line while working on a two story structure. Heath ignored warnings and gloves that could have protected him, court said, and his negligence proximate cause bars recovery. Smyth County Circuit Court suit originated the appeal.
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Richmond, Va
State Supreme Court
Marion
Gilbert David Heath
Appalachian Power Co
Home and Auto Supply Inc
Appalachian
Home and Auto Supply Co
Heath
Smyth County Circuit Court
Harrison Calls for Special Consultant for Urban Issues
Harrison Jr says appointing a city planning expert as governor’s consultant would link the administration with urban areas, improve cooperation with localities, and address problems in heavily populated communities amid curbed industrial activity. He spoke to a Kiwanis club in Richmond, Virginia, as he seeks the Democratic nomination for governor.
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Richmond
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Kiwanis Club
Board Takes Time For An Apple Break
West Virginia Board of Public Works paused utility valuation talks for an apple break. Carroll Miller of Martinsburg presented gifts of apple products to Gov. Barron and other board members.
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
Gov. Barron
Carroll Miller
Martinsburg
The
West Virginia Horticulture Association
WV Traffic Deaths Recount at 132 This Year
Charleston State Police report West Virginia highway deaths through Monday at 132, down from 135 a year earlier, noting ongoing roadway fatality trend.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Government Trustbusters May Start Action Against GE
Government lawyers weigh court action to divest General Electric as part of a consent decree over a price fixing bid rigging case. GE balks at signing while others like Westinghouse and Allis-Chalmers face the decree. divestiture would set a precedent in price fixing remedies.
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General Electric
New York
General Electric Co
Lee Loevinger
The
Wall Street Journal
Westinghouse Electric Co
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Corp
Federal Pacific Electric Co
Lt.e. Circcuit Breaker Co
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AP Business News
Washington, D.C
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