Slightly More Meat Sighted Under OPA Ration Revisions
The OPA reports meat arriving in stores in greater quantities yet shortage remains acute in many areas. Margarine costs rise, canned fish price up two to three points per pound, cheese values trimmed to curb spoilage, and fat pork cuts see one to two point increases. Improved distribution is linked to increased interstate shipments and a stronger anti black market drive.
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Goa
Pericdy
OPA
Connally Explains UN Charter In SenateRemarks
Senator Connally urged swift two thirds approval of the 8,000 word United Nations charter saying allied nations must work through a new 11 member security council. He stressed veto rights of the five permanent members and that peace hinges on unity among the great powers.
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San Francisco
Senate
Security Council
United Tes
Great Britain
Russia
China
Texas
United Nations
Public Utilities and Gas Lines Reach Large Totals in Ohio Valley
The report lists numerous utilities and gas and oil firms with large valued amounts across Ohio Valley regions. Major entries include North Virginia Power at 2 050 000 and Monongahela West Penn gas at 14 000 000, with other lines from Atlantic aid to Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas totaling substantial sums.
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Pittsburg
Eirton
Electric Companyanda
North Virginia Power
Tomacht and Power
West Virginia Power
Keeling Electric
Atlantic Aid
Godfrew L. Cabot
Carnegie
Cumberland d Allegheny
Eureka Line
Huntingtonvelopment
Manuacturers Light and Heat
Monongahela
West Penn
Pittsburgh and
West Virginia
South Penn
Kellys Creek
Northwestern
Nicholas
Fay
FASTEETH improves grip of dentures on plates
FASTEETH is an alkaline denture powder that keeps upper and lower plates in place so they do not slide or rock. It has no gummy taste or lingering sour feeling and claims to eliminate plate odor for a cleaner mouth.
Rites Today For Richlands Mortician
Funeral services for William Palmer 83 a leading Virginia mortician will be held this afternoon at 5 at his Richlands home. The Rev John Dunn and the Rev A B Crocker will conduct. Interment is in Monte Vista Vista Park mausoleum. Survived by wife Evelyn Lee son James Palmer a grandson and two sisters.
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Virginia
Richlands
John Dunn
Princeton
A. B. Crocker
Richlands Lodge
Evelyn Lee
James Palmer
Tommy
J. E Baylor
Lake Parme Tyllen
Abingdon
Monte Vista
C. E. Kirby, Jr
Charleston
C. E. Kirby
Highland Avenue
W. R. Houck
Monte Vista Park
Bluefield
Anita Dawn
Ethel Hendricks
Maybeury
J. R. Hendricks
General Machine Corporation
Regional Water and Telegraph Firms Valued At Millions
A listing shows multiple water utilities and communication companies with valuations ranging from hundreds of thousands to several million dollars. Key figures include Beckley Water Co at 550000, Huntington Water Corp at 2375000, Morgantown Water at 650000, and Western Union at 5250000, among others in cities like Pittsburgh Cincinnati Wheeling and Bluefield.
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Ette and Greenbrier
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Western Maryland
Wheeling
American Telephone Legraph
Bluefield
Western Union
Beckley Water Company
Huntington Water Corp
Morgantown Water Company
Moundsville Water Comny
Mountain State Ater Company
Pure Water Company
Weirton Improvement Company
West Vitespheson Service Company
Falls Mills Dam Voted Top Recreation Spot by Angler
An avid visitor praises Falls Mills Dam as a premier regional recreation site noting its beauty and potential as a regional center. Local boosters credit the dam’s revival to early leaders and scientific efforts to remove lily pads, a project that nearly tripled initial cost. To cover lifeguard staffing for Sundays and holidays, the Falls Mills club hikes swimming fees to 30 cents for youths and 50 cents for those over 12.
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Falls Mills
Canada
Paris Mills
Ieeeen
Stephen Dam
Juvenile Held in Auto Theft Case in Bluefield
A Bluefield juvenile was arrested by police on a charge of stealing an automobile from Rev. H. H. Mauch of 1312 Highland Avenue. The youth admitted choosing the car and buying the gasoline. the vehicle was recovered near Walton and College avenues after it stopped. He is held for juvenile authorities.
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H. H. Mauch
Highland Ave
Walton
College Avenues
Virginia Side Church Services Continue
Evangelistic meetings at Memorial Baptist Church Bluefield Virginia continue through next week. Rev Ernest Amesay Religion delivers messages as nightly song services start at 7 45 p m with music directed by Rev Herman H Mauch.
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Bluefield
Ernest
Amessay
Herman H. Mauch
Abingdon Livestock Market Report
Abingdon livestock totals 1 200 head with varied class prices. Lambs show higher values with choice at 15.85 and 16.25 per head, medium around 12.90, and cull at 8.75. Sheep good and choice slaughter around 6.90 with med at 3.50. Cattle include steers 11.40 to 13.30 and cows 6.70 to 11. Bulls reach 12.00 to 13.30. Hogs average 14.55 for 120 lb plus and sows 13.80.
Child Killed In Bicycle Accident Near Maybeury
Everett Lee Treolo age 15 son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Treolo of near Maybeury was killed when his bicycle toppled from a bus and his head struck the pavement. Cooper O H Thompson of the Northfork state police said Treolo held onto the back of the bus and was pulled until he let go. The bus company learned of the tragedy after notification. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Snowville Virginia with interment there.
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Charles A. Treolo
Neaa
Maybeury
Cooper O. H. Thompson
Northfork State Police
Texas Farmer
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Everett Lee
Notifield
Tomorow
Snowville
Powhatan Girl Drowns At Goshen Falls Va
Patsy Ruth Winters daughter of Mr and Mrs E Win6 was a tenth grade student at Powhatan High School She fell from a rock into the water while visiting relatives at Goshen Falls near Lexin ton Va Efforts to rescue her were unsuccessful and the body was recovered Funeral services were to be held at 1 o clock this afternoon from the Upland Methodist Church with the Rev D S Wyrick conducting Interment would be in Woodlawn Cemetery
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Officers Raid Still In Bull Creek Section
Officers raid the Bull Creek area uncovering an illegal moonshine setup. Constable Clarence Bishop and deputies arrested Christine Bailey 38 Mohawk after seizing a 50 gallon still, 125 gallons of mash, four gallons of molasses and a bag of chop.
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Christine Bailey
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Clarence Bishop
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Capels Resident Dies After Lengthy Illness
Domenic Pugliesi 60, Capels resident, died Wednesday night in a Welch hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Italy on November 24, 1884, he was a son of the late Carmelo and ______ Pugliesi. Survived by widow Maria and five children Dominica, is Carmela, Santa, and Carmela, all in Italy. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. at Co. J las Mortuary chapel conducted by Rev. Father Cornelius Diehl.
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Maria Pugliesi
Dominica
Carmela
Santa
Co. J.las Mortuary Chapel
Cornelius Diehl
Roder
Jaeger Railroad Man Injured In Accident
Harold Copley of Jaeger a Norfolk and Western railway employee was injured yesterday morning in an accident at Kyle and taken to Bluefield Sanitarium. His left leg was broken and another employee also hurt in the wreck though not hospitalized.
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Jaeger
Norfolk and Western Railway
Kyle
Bluefield
Copley
Richmond Audit Shows Alcohol Sales Jump in 1945 Quarter
Net sales for alcohol control rose 67.33 percent in the three months ended March 31 1945 to 14 114 421 72 from 8 434 853 40 in 1944. Net profits climbed to 2 762 015 96 from 1 891 609 97 while industrial meats fell to 99 896 50. Inventory checks in 28 stores matched office records. a separate note lists Oriental Rugs by G S Hagar at 05 Pedera Street.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control
J. Gordon Bennett
State Auditor of Public Accounts
Cen General Office
Meg
Total Bond Sales Breaks Previous Mark
Wash June 28 The broke all records for bond drives today reaching 21 639 000 000 The high mark was 21 ost 000 in the 6th war loan last winter Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau announcing the achievement tonight said is a vote of confidence in our fighting men He also exhorted that war bond volunteers will not let down in their efforts until this campaign is over We still need every dollar that can be subscribed by individuals for E bonds if we are to make the success this campaign one that will match the victories being won by our men overseas
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Morgenthau
Safety Upgrades Touted at Mercer Mines
Officials noted recent visits to the Pinnacle north and south mines in Allegheny and Mercer counties with 245 workers producing 848 tons daily, and the Virginia B mine at Giotto employing 26 workers producing about 150 tons daily. Recommendations included ventilating system improvements, safer haulage, safety footwear, and a broad safety program.
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Pinnacle North and South
American Coal ¢ Co
Allegheny County
Mercer County
Virginia B
Virginia B Coal Co
Giotto
McComas
Allem
Whiskey and gin rations doubled in West Virginia
The West Virginia liquor control commission announced that July rations will be doubled. July 1 purchases allow two fifths of whiskey with coupons 20 21 in civilian books and A B in service books, and two fifths of gin with coupons 22 23 in civilian books and C D in service books. The commission will also keep five whiskey brands and one gin brand on the free list.
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Charleston
W. Va
The
Liquor Control Commission
West Virginia
Funeral Services Set For Victim Of Fires
Middlesboro Ky June a PI Funeral services are scheduled in Somerset for J M Red Roberts who died from burns after a fire swept through part of the Cumberland hotel. Roberts a former CenTre College Praying Colonels football star from 1921. His widow was seriously injured in the blaze which Roberts managed. Services set for 2 30 p m at First Baptist church Somerset.
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Somerset
J. M
Red” Roberts
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Roberts
First Baptist Church
Misguided play at Port Benning ends with miscalculation
A quirky war era snippet shows a soldier miscounting points by two, prompting a dash to discharging papers and a civilian outfit exchange sign near the army bank. Cpl Martin Fowsowitz of Brewster, New York lists sale items on a sign: a Harris tweed suit white shirt plaid tie shoes and a spring straw hat.
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Martin O. Fosowitz
Brewster, N. Y
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Two Thefts and Break-Ins Reported in Bluefield
Bluefield police filed reports of two thefts, three break-ins, and a purse snatching. Items stolen include jewelry from Schiloss Here store on Princeton Avenue, a billfold seized from Wesley Cole Sr., and a red black bicycle plus a wheel and tire from different owners.
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Princeton Avenue
Wesley Cole, Sr
Everett Harrison
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Wilbur J. Phillips
Wilkes- Barre
Scott Street
Nickelodeon
Virginia Plans 93 Million for 540 Miles of Highways
Richmond Va June 28 The state highway department outlined a three year program to spend 93 million dollars on construction and improvement of 540 miles of highways after wartime material restrictions end An additional 11 million annually for maintenance including five million for the primary system is projected Employment may exceed 15 000 during the period Highlighted projects include a 700000 bridge over the New River at Radford and a new bridge over the Clinch River at Blackford plus reconstructions on U S 220 U S 19 and Virginia 4.
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State Highway Department
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Highway Department
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Norfolk and Western
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Blackford
Virginia 4
Understanding Causes of Engine Overheating
The article lists several overheating causes including grease on the cylinder block carbon buildup in cylinders and dirt in the cooling system. It emphasizes mechanical cleanliness and proper maintenance to prevent heat buildup and potential engine damage.
House Votes on OPA Amendment Compromise
The House Senate compromise on the OPA amendment removes the secretary of agriculture’s power to void past food orders and bars any control over rationing. It preserves veto power over new food price orders but eliminates review of all past orders within 90 days.
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House-Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Truman Calls Continued: President Seeks Quiet Birthday Minutes
President Truman spent a busy day visiting the Federal Building, the university, and his barber as he marked his wedding anniversary. He greeted supporters, listened to law lectures, and noted the crowd seeking jobs as he hoped for a smoother term. Speculation swirled about his pick for secretary of state with James Byrnes as a possible candidate.
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Jacobson Joy
Rts
Federal Building
Frank Spina
Local Child Injured After Being Struck by Car
Five year old Mason Noel of 209 Tyler Street sustained facial contusions and lacerations after running into Rogers Street and being hit by a car driven by Mrs. J. E. Buckley at about 5 PM yesterday. Police report indicate he chased a dropped item from a plane. He was hospitalized for treatment.
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Tyler Street
Spient
Bluefield
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