Charleston Rent Averages 38.25 in 1940 Census
The U S bureau of census reports Charleston city rent averaged 38.25 dollars monthly in 1940 with the metropolitan district at 20.72 dollars. Of 34,100 occupied units in the metro area 40 percent were owner-occupied and of 17,950 city units 30 percent were owner-occupied. Inside the city 35.9 percent lacked private baths or needed major repairs while 48.86 percent of owner occupied homes were mortgaged.
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Charleston
U. S. Bureau of Census
Bureau
Legion Urges State Guard Re Formed
Charleston Legionaires urged Gov Neely to convene a special session to create a state guard. At an overflow meeting Commander Lee Ray Smith said it was the largest in John Brawley post 20 history as veterans signed cards willing for duty at any hour. The plan would mobilize ex service men to replace national guardsmen and confront fifth column activity and sabotage during Axis Zeiten. Governor Neely said no immediate plans existed.
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Charleston
Neely
Church Events Attended by Local Guild and Pageants Planned
Local church groups hosted events at the Goshorn home on Jackson street and at the church. A Christmas program featured a story The First Christmas by Mrs C O Geensee and songs by Mesdames Lowe and Cantebury with organ by Mrs Hanna. A pageant The White Gifts is planned at 1001 Washington Street with a goodwill offering. A Christmas pageant Night in the Hills of Judea will be presented at Grace Methodist on December 25. A service to support church debt is set for Mt Calvary Baptist with speakers and choir. The Grayce Philamnen Bible class held a covered dish dinner and plans Christmas donations to crippled children in city hospitals. A prayer service for armed forces began at St Matthew's Episcopal.
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Mesdames H. M. Goshorn
M. Bucklin
E. H. Nutter
G. O. Frame
Harry Cooper
Howard Canterbury, Jr
Goshorn
Jackson Street
Margaret Lowe
Boyd Memorial Christian Church
D. L. Brooks
C. O. Geensee
Mesdames C. Orat
Relpo B. Ziegler
C. H. Tully
F. W. Campbell
G. W. McEwen
Perry Overstreet
Paul L. Neal
CC. Pruden
B. R. Smith
C. D. Fultz
Leon Miller
Fred P. Casdorph
Boosters
C. Oral Lowe
Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist Church
Washington Street
Moses Newsome
Hills of
Judea
Grace Methodist Church
North Charleston
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Rh. C. Cannon
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Charles E. Walker
Kanawha City Baptist Church
Victor Quartet
Happy Four
Grayce Philamnen
Baptist Temple
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
South Hille
Harry S. Longley
Doctor Says Slayer Simming Insanity in West Union
West Union December report on Harvey Shields murder trial shows defense arguing insanity after he killed his wife Ruby with a shotgun on July 1 1940, six months after release from Weston State Hospital. Doctors testified they questioned Shields sanity and observed acting. A hospital attendant testified Shields was chained at night and windows showed attempts to escape.
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West Union
Harvey G. Saidlds
Clyde Claynor
Shields
Ajcil Tucker
Seven West Virginians Killed in Japanese Attack
The War Department list adds seven West Virginians killed in the Pearl Harbor attack, naming Corp. Claude J. Bryant Summersville Pt. Robert L. Hult Jr. Wheeling and Pvt. Russell P. Videloff Mahan Fayette County. Home front alerts widen, tires and tubes banned until Dec 22. Brig. Gen Pierer and State Police urge enforcement and reporting to Washington. Emergency vehicle readiness questioned as only 43,631 of 66,690 Homefront questionnaires returned.
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War Department
Claude J. Bryant
Summersville
Robert L. Hult, Jr
Wheeling
Russell P. Videloff
Mahan
Fayette County
Carleton C. Pierer
West Virginia
John W Bosworth
Price Administrator
Washington
Ernest J. Bailey
Nut
Bailey
Marines Tour West Virginia Recruiting Operation
1st Sgt. Leon W. Little announced Marine recruiting tips now operate in West Virginia with eight sub stations. Sub-station staffs will visit nearly every community in the state within the next few weeks to promote enlistment.
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Tne Marine Corps
West Virginia
Leon W. Little
Charlestin
Flashes of Life In These U.S. Flashes of Life In These U.S.
In Petersburg Indiana on December 12 church women asked William A. Benjamin for funds to repair their church He declined offering only corn He sent them to a cornfield where eight women, a team of horses and a wagon husked a load of corn sold it at market and used the money for church repairs
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Petersburg
Init
Alford Methodist Church
William A. Benjamin
Women motor corps aids soldiers on Virginia return trips
Richmond dispatch reports that the women's motor corps of the volunteer service bureau made over twenty trips to bring soldiers back to army posts in Virginia during a recent night. Captain Merritt Ruddeck said only one task was refused, to return a private to his camp in Shepherd, Texas.
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Richmond
A. Nee
Women's Motor Corps
Volunteer Service Bureau
Virginia
Merritt Ruddeck
Shepherd
Tex
Severe winter outlook tied to goose bone color study
Long Range Forecast from Junction City Kansas predicts really severe winter weather arriving between January 15 and lingering into spring. Scientist L. S. Sargent links this to the colorings found in his Thanksgiving goose breastbones, suggesting a revealing omen in their hues.
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Junction City
Kas
L. S. Sargent
Rotary Vow Ignites Alaska Beard Growing Campaign
In Kodiak Alaska Rotary members pledge to grow beards as a festive protest tied to the postponement of a general practice office opening. The irregular note mentions December dates and hints at a symbolic act linked to Japan, with unclear hours and garbled lines.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Rotary Club
Ict
Japan
West Virginia servicemen listed in war reports
Serve With U. S. Armed Forces. These service men are additional West Virginians reported in war service. Left to right top Paul Frederick Gladwell son of E A Gladwell 309 B Duffy Fort Russell Bryan nephew of R S Webb St Albans road William D Stump son of E L Stump Plus Bottom William J Richardson Jr son of W J Richardson Charleston RFD 1 and John Anthony son of P F Anthony Villa vote 46.
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West
Mustard gas and new steel helmet reported in Pacific war
The Malay Peninsula reports the possible use of mustard gas by Japanese air forces in World War II. Descriptions cover a new American steel helmet and its lighter weight, plus camouflage attire of troops.
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Barefamt
Pers Insula
Notes of National and Chaplin Report in Wartime Eyes
Fragmented notes describe Chaplin and helmet imagery, German and French fronts, and mentions of medical services. References to F500, 2100 dentists, nurses, and 87,000 men departing hint at wartime mobilization and medical support. The text is garbled but centers on wartime era scenes and logistics.
St Albans social groups and church event notes
A local St Albans gathering hosted by Mrs H R Leighty featured several attendees led by Mrs Cormick with a long list of names including Van Baren, Helen Barr, Bernard Cot trell, and others. A Philathea Bliss group at First Baptist, with co host Mrs Clyde Thornton, drew many attendees. The Double Foursome club began new activities at Knox avenue in Ordnance Park, with Cicero named as press and Sollinger as secretary. Mrs Mary Bullington, recently ill, shows slight improvement at home on Fourth Avenue. Army recruit studies at Fort Bragg, North Carolina reportedly find Negrons see better in dim light than white men.
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Jarret
Gin Sant
Sooke Teas
St Albans
Kanha Terre
H.R. Leighty
Hansford Sehuel
Gir Seaur Thon
Cormick
Mesdames
van Baren
Helen Barr
Bernard Cottrell
William Cicero
Knox Avenue
Ordnance Park
Cicero
John Sollinger
Leonard Carr
John Dpelschlzger
Reva Kirk
Fort Brage
N.C
Braxton Cattleman's Body Found in Creek
A coroner's jury in Braxton County found cattleman Dekeoevk died of unknown causes after his body was found in a creek near a filling station operated by Nay Sizemore. Officers and local residents reported the body had been in the water about two days, with no suspects or clear motive identified.
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Sutton
Tee
Ph Tha
Nay Sizemore
Santee
Cowlburg Altar Society Plans Christmas Decorations
Cowlburg Altar Society met Thursday night at Myre and Me Griw's home in Coalburg to discuss decorating the church for Christmas. Present were Mesdames Ine Fay Kenneth Dehnsm James Maroney Steve Maroney Harry Matheney Willan Nubier Baker and the Misses Genevieve Fairy and Mary Burke.
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Cowlburg
15 Persons Appointed For Civilian Defense
Thirteen men and women were named assistant coordinators of civilian defense under the Charleston mayor yesterday. The list includes Chief A. Tully, Chief Meine, Health Commissioner Carlson, Nurse Cathleen Davis, Robert Price, Lt. Dane Aerfeld, Lloyd Wildman, Harold Neff, Pike H. Owgu, Chief Frank Clark, Fisher, Robert Childees, Joe Bert ham, and Mike Hearne among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Echo
Dawsom
Bach
Publi
Woo A. Tully
Police
Meine
Tire
F. B. Carlson
Cathleen Davis
Robert Price
1St Aid
T. M. Dane Aerfeld
Lloyd Wildman
Harold
Neff
R. Motain
Pg Pike H.owgu
Frank Clark
Fisher
S. Robert Childees
Ford
Joe K. Bertham
Signal Alam
Mike Hearne
Teyer Patra
Legion Auxiliary Unit Discusses Defense Duties
A Legion auxiliary gathering at Gay Hill in Noe srather Ww focuses on defense duties and veteran support. Members and guests, including Miss Mare Pitt Gay, discuss gifts and meals provided to veterans, with several baskets of treats and phage de their fenstes noted as part of the community effort.
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Fir Cuthper Srdcgt
mic-Manawha Uy
Ameren
Kasi Ketan
Melome
Ais
Cep
Dhe
Veterans Besaital
Gay Hill
Noe
Mare Pitt Gay
Duiner Wee
Mechanics Wanted in Army Air Corps Recruitment Drive
West Virginia recruiting district adjutant Lt Edmund C Stane Jr said the Army Air Corps seeks 550 mechanics in the Fifth Corps area. Applicants must be 18 to 25 years old and meet basic qualifications for military service.
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Fifth Corps
Army Air Corps
Edmund C. Stane
West Virginia
Property Transfers Across Regions and Districts Noted
A garbled list of property transfers shows multiple individuals and couples changing holdings in areas including Ravensaynod, Ravenswood, Virginia Heights, St Albans, Union District, South Charleston, and Glasgow. Names such as Leonel Th Wolken, Nickels, Rachel Peck, Aubrey Peck, Josephing Fleming, Helen Comstock, Lacy, Toby Yeishmman, Bruce Pell, Garvey William Thompkings, Dorothy K. Jarrett, Cecil Hoy Mead, and H Kemp Marion appear amid numerous lot and tract descriptions.
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Garant Po Hallae
Verte
Beyer Caimpaty
Ravensaynod
Leonel
Adeltines
Virginia Heights
St. Albans
Nickels
Flanknell
Dark Avenue
Rachel Peck
Aubrey Pechin
Ta TV
Gillenwiters
Wilh
Lds
Spring Hill
Josephing Fleming
Francis Ramsey
Lottie Riverstew
Helen Comstock
Tr Reiiha Bo Holz
T Acres
Link
Molen Farkas
Farkas
Lot Papers Hollow
Taundon
Union
Bow
Lacy
Toby Yeishmman
Fair Lawn
Arthur Pell
Canelton
Bruce Pell
Glasgow
Adelition A
Garvey William Thompkings
Merton J. Young
South Park
Dorothy K. Jarrett
Cecil Hoy Mead
Elk District
Akus
Bowles
Hanna
George By Howie
Milden
H. Kemp Marion
Flo. Lamb
Securiy Bank and Trust Company
Orchard Street
Hickam Field Alert Six Days Before Raid
Philadelphia Bee reports a letter from Pvt. Jack Feldman of Hickam Field Hawaii describing the alert six days before the Japanese attack. He notes he has a 43 automatic and is on guard duty since last Monday, with a pencil note dated December 5 1941 and mentions ship schedules to the coast being discounted.
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Philadelphia
Bee
Jack H. Feldminn
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Jerley
Feldman
Benjamin Feldman
Kgin Field
Sike
Tm Naw
State May Purchase Pt Pleasant Bridge
The state road commission weighs a compromise to buy the Silver bridge at Point Pleasant for 1,050,000, saving about 145,000 versus the city’s 1,150,000 bond plan. Road Commissioner Ernest L. Bailey says final decision rests with the governor as the panel visits the site and the commission adopts a cooperation resolution for the war program detailing federal use of prison labor.
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State Road Commission
Point Pleasant
Advisory Road Commission
Ernest L. Bailey
Bailey
Anderson guilty in Miley slaying in Kentucky golf star
A Lexington jury after more than 24 hours of deliberation found 36 year old Robert H Anderson guilty of murdering 27 year old Kon Miley, a noted golf star, and recommended the death penalty as punishment.
Dunbar Legion Post Plans Civilian Defense Alarm Meeting
Which Smith Thompson Post 29 American Legion announced a civilian defense rally in Dunbar. Reserve officers veterans and other interested citizens are invited to attend the event scheduled for 7:30.
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Lip D. L. Shltsbury
Diha Aideolmorth
Dunbar
Smith-Thompson Post
American Legion
Waiting Japanese talks in Washington for home return
In Washington a Tokyo olive branch envoy Saburo Kurusu and Axis ambassadors Nomura Colonna along with the German charge d affaires Thomsen remain in embassies awaiting permission to leave. They are housed and able to receive goods but cannot circulate or contact outside. The pace of arranging U S embassy staffs' return from Tokyo Rome and Berlin will determine the timeline for departure and possibly Christmas stay.
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Washington
Dec
Tokyo
Saburo Kurusu
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Kichisabura Nomura
Italy
Prince Colonna
Hans Thomsen
U.S
Rome
Berlin
State Department
Obituary for Ogle M France of Miami Kane War
Ogle M France 43 of Miami Kanawha county died at home. Left widow Martha a daughter Irene and son Buford. Survived by parents E M and his wife and sister Mrs Gallet Gibson of Acme plus brothers Lea of Onley and Arlie of Charleston. Services set for 2 pm tomorrow at Acme Methodist Church with Rev Q T King officiating Pryor mortuary East Bank handles arrangements.
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Ogle M. France Ogte
AL France
Miami
Kanawha County
Martha
Irene
Buford
E. M. France
Gallet Gibson
Acme
Lea
Onley
Arlie
Charleston
Acne Methodist Church
Q. T. King
Pryor Mortuary
East Bank
Red
Warrior Cemetery
Alderson Inmates Display Patriotism And War Work
Miss Helen Heironomous, superintendent at Alderson federal reformatory for women, told Rotarians that inmates are showing strong patriotism and are devoting spare time to Red Cross war work. She noted the population decline links to better employment prospects and economic conditions, and cited reduced warcotic, liquor law, and fraud convictions. Inmates study crafts to aid self sufficiency after release.
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Federal Reformatory For Women
Alderson
Helen Heironomous
Red Cross
Heironomous
Ruffner Hotel
Misa Hejronomous
Slight food price rise reported in West Virginia
The average market basket of three basic foods rose just eight tenths of a percent in West Virginia in early November as meats eased and fruits and vegetables increased. Butter and head lettuce fell while flour rose four percent and eggs jumped ten percent.
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West Virginia
Agriculture Department
Consumers Research Division
Quota Executive Board Plans Christmas Dinner
The Charleston Quota club executive board met at McKee's cafeteria and planned the annual Christmas dinner for 7 p m next Wednesday at the Ruffner hotel. Speaker will be H L Cox a chemist with Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp South Charleston. Attendees included Mesdames Verna Carter Thelma Hughes Haye G Evans Edith Butts Katheryne Droullard and Miss Effie Bishop Edith Landacre.
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Charleston Quota Club
McKee’s
Ruffner
H. L Cox
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
South Charleston
Mesdames Verna Carter
Thelma Hughes
Haye G. Evans
Edith Butts
Katheryne Droullard
Effie Bishop
Edith Landacre
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Legion Urges State Guard
Madame Bane
Patrick A 'Ates
U. S
Soleiers
He Danek East Indies
Tay
Nefease
Chaplin
St. Albans News
J. H Dunlap
Philathea Bliss
Clyde Thornton
Sarah McCamas
Caroline Craig
Lenna Byrd
Alice Higginbotham
Mesdames CR Wade
H. D. Bryan
H. H. McDowell
T. R. Adkins
W. Hund
M. E. Robertson
C. R. Pullin
Foster Lambert
Arnald Winter
Bert Wright
Pat O'Neil
Leslie Parkins
L. Brothers
Elizabeth Wondrum
G. TD. Good
Clarence Smith
B. O. Armstrong
H. E. Craig
J. D. Winter
OA. Watson
L. G. Lankford
N R. Renonad
Clarence Short
J. L. Hamre
F. P. Holstein
Elin McClue
C. J. Wren
Hobart Young
E. M. Spencer
Robert Melton
Mary Buliington
Fourth Avenue
Braxton
Denk Mallolaur
Alair Soviety
Pvt
Mrart Harels
Fort Bragg
Alma Harrig
Cabin Creek
Legion Auiliary
State
Pt. Pleasant Bridge
Anderson
Miley
Dunhar
J. G
Richard Beverly Hughes
Perkers- Fare
William E. Hughes
State Liquor Toture
David Egan
Rotary
Quota Executive Board
Levin’s
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