West Virginia fund balance hits record carryover
Charleston June 21 acting budget director A M Bailey said the states general fund will show a July 1 cash balance of 4 394 000 the largest carry over in state history and an actual budgetary surplus of 170 000 The surplus results from funds allocated but not yet spent for a state wide institutional building program and other budgeted funds Bailey called the figures conservative and warned against relying on war time revenues He noted that revenues for the year total about 36 5 million with expenditures around 34 836 000 and a 2 73 million carry from last year helping push the July 1 balance to 4 394 089
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Charleston
W. Va
A M. Bailey
Tony
Bailey
Bluefield Youths Enter State Safe Driving Contest
A Bluefield boy and girl along with two area youths will compete in West Virginia's state safe driving contest at Clarksburg on July 1. Representing Bluefield are Helen Warden and Charles Gunn Jr. with Joseph Marsh Jr. of Athens and Charles Groseclose of Jaeger as other local participants. The top 48 from each state and the District of Columbia advance to the national finals at Dearborn Michigan where 98 finalists receive university scholarships with first prize of 5,000 dollars and second 2,000 dollars.
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Bluefield
Clarksburg
Helen “Sis” Warden
Union Street
Charles G. Gunn, Jr
Stowers Street
Joseph F. Marsh, Jr
Athens
Charles Edward Groseclose
Jaeger
Dearborn
Mich
Sta
District of Columbia
Stention
Lack of College Credits No Bar To Air Training
At Randolph Field Texas the number of cadets with no college credits entering flight training has risen from 3.6 percent of class 39 B in July 1938 to 9.91 percent of class 41 H, started mid June, showing education gaps no longer block air corps entry. Officers note more Americans pursue flight training despite incomplete transcripts.
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Randolph Field
Texas
West Point of the Air
U. S. Army Air Corps
Yodeler Cowboy Must Hide Gun On Way To Studio
A 12 year old boy yodeler in New York wore a cowboy outfit for a radio program but was stopped by police while carrying a pear handled dummy six shooter. He now keeps the gun in his guitar case until reaching the studio as officers and bystanders watched.
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New York
Olivia Gantoro
The Four Aces bridge system guide on lead and finesse
The article outlines a contract bridge method describing how often to surrender the lead to build a trick, how many leads let opponents cash spades, and how to maximize club tricks by finessing for the Queen of clubs or even when losing to the ten. It notes a quick planning pace and offers a pocket outline of the system from The Four Aces.
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The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Four Aces
Care Daily Telegraph
First Ladies Of Army And Navy Offer Humble Support
Washington reports on Gener al Eisenhower’s wife Mrs E C Marshall and Admiral Harold Stark’s wife Mrs Stark. Both women provide calm homes and practical help for their husbands amid demanding duties at Fort Benning and the Naval Observatory. They share housekeeping skills, family life, and memories of early married life while hosting receptions and managing households with grace.
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NEA
Armed Services
Army
Navy
E C. Marshall
Haro Stark
Baltimore
Marshall
Wtow
Fort Meyer
Naval Observatory
Massachusetts Ave. Hill
Orient
Fort Myer
Fleet
Mrs. Marshall
Kentucky
Stratford-On-A
Air forced circulation cures hay faster in Ohio
Columbus, June 21. Ohio State University expert G R Shier reports forced air circulation through hay in the mow speeds curing. Four to five hours of sun light dries about 80 percent of moisture, after which hay is ventilated through special flues. The practice is experimental and may take one or two years before broad guidance is published.
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Columbus
Ohio
G. R. Shier
Ohio State University
Shier
Stamp Size Letters For British Fighters In Middle East
Cairo reports British forces in the Middle East are sending mail stamped as postage letters to save weight. Fifty thousand letters, previously heavy, are photographed and packed into tiny containers to reduce bulk on long sea voyages. Critics say the format shortens messages while others defend the concise writing.
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Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
Hail Hail and Hail The Gang's All Here Act Described
In Emporia Kansas on June 21 a crew of five men hired by the chief attempted to remean traffic lanes. They explained they liked music with their
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Emporia
Kan
Reae
First Step in Notrump Play Plans for Winning Contracts
A South declarer in three no trump must count tricks before leading. The article uses a hand where eight tricks are available and examines how many more are needed, then explores how to gain a crucial extra diamond trick while noting opponents’ potential counterplay and misreads.
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St. Louis
South
North
West
al Gp
WPA Projects To Be Discontinued In West Virginia
Huntington's WPA chief Alderson announced July employment quotas would drop from 26 867 to 22 000 in the state. Some road and municipal works would be halted while other projects may finish where started. He noted supervisory limits, non certified workers, and county wide cuts, with funds tied to federal progress and a 936 390 000 federal appropriation awaiting action.
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Huntington
W. Va
J. N. Alderson
West Virginia
WPA
Alderson
House
Youthful Burglar Sleeps on His Job
A 11x-year-old youth broke into a Lexington grocery at night and took a raincoat cheese and candy. He hid in the basement to work up courage but fell asleep until staff found him, the police calling it a morale issue rather than material destruction.
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Lexington
Charles Henry
Mto
Belgium Rebuilding Under Military Restarted Traffic Rules
Reopening limited monetary traffic in Belgium with military permission as rehabilitation projects proceed. Brussels sees street redesigns removing bombed landmarks and rebuilding along modern lines. Antwerp expands to suburbs with belt modernization and new zoning for Dun Kirk ruins sets postwar plan. Three US presidents with Dutch ancestry noted: Van Buren, Roosevelt, Franklin.
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Belgium
France
Brussels
Antwerp
Dunkirk
United States
Martin van Buren
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Vigilante actions and political turmoil in occupied Belgium
A Brussels page one report details vigilante attacks targeting groups labeled Jews, Free Masons, and old Belgian politicians as the German occupation reshapes civil life. It notes Thelismar’s public humiliation and rising anti-democracy sentiment tied to the Rexist faction, with broader implications for unemployment, reconstruction, and canal project ties to Germany.
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Smogeard
Brussels
Germany
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