Sentences for gas rationing violators in West Virginia court
In U S district court southern district of West Virginia two more defendants pled guilty to gasoline rationing violations. Mary Lee Clifton of Welch drew 90 days in federal prison, Felix Bailey of Welch 60 days, with Bailey’s sentence postponed to July 3. Jackson Rakes of Hemphill and his wife Edith Inez Rakes faced related pleas and trial. Powell of Huntington and Carlson of Decatur were sentenced to three years in Atlanta for related charges. Other indictments and pleas covered selective service act violations, liquor tax acts, conspiracy to violate banking laws, and escape attempts at Alderson reformatory. Court proceedings continued with multiple deferrals and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lee Clifton
Welch
Alderson
Moore
Every
Armed Services
U. 8. District Court of
Southern District of West Virginia
Federal
Felix Bailey
Pocahontas County
T Bailey
Clifton
Jackson Rakes
Hemphill
Edith Inez Rakes
Atlanta
Powell
Howard Denton Carlson
Decatur
Carlson
Fred Burgess
Logan County
U. S. District Court
Bluefield
Albert Clyde Eagles
Clay County
Alfonzo Turner
Leslie
Federal Institution
Ashland
Fred Henry Summers
Mary L. Surbaugh
Lawn
Summers County
Russell Surbaugh
John R. Thompson
Peterstown
John Henry Hansbarger
First National Bank
J. A. Bailey
Baileysville
Wyoming County
Bailey
Raymond Williams
Iu. D. Feuchtenberger Bakery
Ills
Feuchtenberger
Lillie Lawrence
Carl S. Mullens
Luther Cecil Scott
Isaac Jer. Scott
Mullens
Mrs. Lawrence
Barbara Christine Goddard
Margaret Louise Rogers
North Carolina
Patricia Kucz
Vena Margaret Rhodes
Miss Rogers
Alderson Reformatory
Owen Muncy
McDowell County
John E. Keeney
Payette Station
Fayette County
Raymond Theodore Kelley
Hawk's Nest
Fayette Unly
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hinton
Russell
L. L. Ashworth
Calvin Matthews
Hatchery output drops as 1943 figures loom over current year
The report shows 17 percent below the corresponding month last year and May chicks 33 percent under May 1943. Eggs set last May were 48 percent of the settings that month, with bookings of chicks far below 1943 and many hatcheries in the state either closed or nearing closure for the season.
Order Of Brith Sholem Names New Officers
Atlantic City June 26 Reuben Caplan of Baltimore elected chief deputy grand master of the order of Brith Sholem at its 42nd annual convention. Harry Bernstein of Norfolk and Baltimore residents Harry B. Wolf Oscar W. Zenitz Sol A. Bogart named to top deputy posts. The group covers Virginia Maryland and DC and backed UN relief proposal to set refugee camps in the United States for European escapees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Reuben Caplan
Baltimore
Order of Brith Sholem
Harry Bernstein
Norfolk
Harry B. Wolf, Jr
Oscar W. Zenitz
Sol A. Bogart
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Service
United States
Partlow rules on advertisements on voter registration
Acting Attorney General Ira J. Partlow said counties lack authority to spend funds on newspaper ads about voter registration for 1944 elections. He noted the absentee voting law does not require publicity and cited two ads as examples under review for county contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Ira J. Partlow
Partlow
George P. Alderson
Alderson
Allied bombers strike Vienna area and targets in Hungary
Allied heavy and medium bombers blasted refineries railyards and an aircraft plant around Vienna with good results. Capt Samuel G Brown 27 Tulsa Okla tops American score in the Mediterranean as German fighters fall to Mustang fire. Budapest attacked as weather aided rocket bombardments in southern England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Une
Vienna
Schwacht
Winterhafen
Loubon
Filoridsdorfer
Kornenberg
Moosbierbaum
Schwachtan
Ploridsdorfer
Samuel G. Brown
Tulsa
Okla
Europe
Cherbourg
France
Traly
Budapest
England
John Stewart Circle 3 Meeting At Church Tonight
Circle 3 of the John Stewart will meet at the church tonight at 8 o clock. The Church of God in Christ on Levis street Princeton is celebrating this week the seventh anniversary of the pastorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stewart
Church of God In Christ
Levis Street
Princeton
Decrease Reported In Chicks Hatched
Cooperative Crop Reporting service reports January May declines in chicks hatched and eggs set by commercial hatcheries. The January March period held steady with 1943 levels, while hatchings fell in April and May, signaling reduced production compared with last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Dynamometers Measure Motor Power and Operating Demand
Dynamometers are devices used to measure motor power and indicate how much energy is required to operate a machine.
Chinese Front Buckles Under Grim Japanese Assault
The high command reports a grave attack along the Canton-Hankow line aiming to split China with Hengshan and Hengyang under pressure. Yuhsien falls 45 miles northeast of Hengyan as Japanese forces widen the Hu Nan front with heavy troop deployments and advances toward Tanshin. The Chinese claim to have driven back a main column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton-Hankow
China
Hengshan Sa Ay
Hengyang
Yuhsien
Hunan Vince
Siang
Tanshin
Local church speakers announced for week of services
Tonight at 3 o clock Rev Govger of Mt Hope speaks with Rev Golden of Princeton Wednesday night. Thursday night Rev Gibson speaks. Misses Lizzie Brown and Laverta Cunningham sponsor a variety Friday night. Everyone is invited to attend these services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Gibson
Govger
Mt. Hope
Golden
Princeton
Gibson
Lizzie Brown
Laverta Cunningham
Colored Personal Notes From Roanoke Visit
Mrs. Mary Thompson and daughters Iha and Mrs Ju nila Harris return from Roanoke Virginia after attending the funeral of sister and aunt Lula Woody. Mr and Mrs William Ward of Cleveland Ohio are visiting Mr and Mrs Harvey Sterfield on Brown Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Thompson
Iha
Junila Harris
Roanoke
Lula Woody
William Ward
Cleveland
Ohio
Harvey Sterfield
Brown Street
Chinese Hold Ground In Hengyang Sector Fighting
Chinese troops held their ground in bitter fighting around Hengyang as air attacks were unleashed in the Hengyang rail junction area and other parts of Hunan province. Little position change was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hengyang
Chungking
Hunan
West Virginia Official Cancels Chicago Visit for Tornado Area
An unnamed official canceled a trip to attend the publican convention in Chicago to visit the tornado stricken section of West Virginia, as stated by his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
W. Va
Chicag
West Virginia
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Pinkham
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