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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1944
Page
7
The state agriculture department received a request from a Gassaway farmer to sell his property in Mathison County. He asked that a Market Bulletin notice read that on the farm is a house almost rotted down. The department considered the unusual ad request today.
Mayor Dawson designated the 10th anniversary of Charleston's incorporation as not publicly observed due to wartime conditions. Historian Ray Bird Cook uncovered the charter date as December 19, 1794, with Charleston automatically chartered under West Virginia law. The city plans observance at a future peaceful time. Tuberculosis remains a leading cause of death for ages 15 to 24, claiming 30,000 lives annually.
J Shirley Ross of Charleston failed to prove an $80 debt owed by Governor Neely in a two year litigation. A jury absolved Neely of the obligation after ~30 minutes of deliberation. Ross claimed the money covered special expenses from fact finding for the governor at the state library while based in Huntington. Neely testified he did not request Ross’s services or promise payment. The case had earlier ended in a deadlock at the previous trial.
In a 1844 Gazette passage, Emil recounts shop thefts during busy hours including a customer who walked away with a table. He recalls a sneaky man who tried stealing a tablecloth but was stopped and forced to return the cloth. The tale highlights the difficulty of preventing theft in rush periods.
In a radio talk on disarmament and policy, comments critique U.S. handling of resistance movements and urge humility toward authority. Kenny reports California opposition to a treaty granting Mexico 1.2 million cubic feet of Colorado River water annually, enabling Baja California irrigation and transforming desert lands near the border.
Stettinius questions Will Clayton's role while Kenny cites Anderson Clayton and Co as holding a $1,000,000 bank line of credit for operations in Mexico. The discussion covers Clayton's stance on treaties, suggesting he will focus on economic matters in the department. The exchange leaves Kenny unconvinced about treaty revisions with Mexico.
Kenny plans to seek a direct talk with President Roosevelt to push ratification. If that fails, he intends to press Senate action and continue the fight in Congress.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn Dec 10 Sarah the catbird with one good wing began her annual winter journey to Florida today Sparks Walker a Chattanooga naturalist who has tended Sarah for two months placed the injured bird in a special crate aboard a commercial airline bound for Miami where she will be released
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