$50 000 Claim Heads Docket at State Court of Claims
A docket of 30 cases opens at the January term of the state court of claims with a $50 000 claim against the state road commission for expense of removing slides on U S Route 60 near Cedar Grove. Hatfield Construction seeks reimbursement for extra yardage after road improvements completed December 1937. Also on the docket are claims by J C Richards and Ray Johnston Jr for school fire injuries and locker hazards, plus claims against the board of control and the tax department. The term opens January 12 and aims to conclude by February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
Kanawha County
State Court of Claims
R. E. Hatfield
Hatfield Construction Company
Charleston
Cedar Grove
Hatfield
Lively
Senate
Charles Lively
State Board of Education
J. C. Richards
Calhoun County
Ray Johnston, Jr
Logan County
Read Office
Road Commission
Board of Control
State Tax Department
Journal Cuts Size for Stonewall Jackson High School
The Stonewall Jackson high school student newspaper Journal announces an immediate size reduction from seven to five columns to conserve paper. The editorial staff stated the change will slim the paper while preserving content.
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Stonewall Jackson High School
Orer
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Christmas Wedding Plans And A Mysterious Stay
Connie Dawson, a broadcaster bound for Newfoundland, frets over a planned Christmas marriage to Jerry Marsh as she navigates a bustling New York City. A chance sighting of Pat Patterson sparks questions about loyalties while a hotel desk clerk reveals Pat checked out, leaving Connie uneasy about who she can trust and what awaits amid holiday hustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Dawson
St. John's
Newfoundland
New York Press Bureau
Anna
Connie
Jerry Marsh
Britain
Jerry
New York
J. J. Fattereon
Skippy
Pat
Carmie
Mel
Aake
Mr. Higgins
Bureau
New ‘York
City Hall
Derry Marsh
Lave
Janet Gregg
Pat Patterson
Avalon
Manhattan
Fifth Avenue
J. J. Patterson
Constance Dawson
Gazette Carrier Sells $500 Defense Bond
Arthur King a 16 year old Woodrow Wilson high student sold a $500 defense bond to a subscriber, part of a country drive to bolster bonds. A maid described a young man in Room 4457 as sick and heartsick, seen with Connie, amid a damaged hotel scene and a newspaper photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Carrier
Arthur King
Julius Singleton
Gazette
Woodrow Wilson High School
Frame Street
White Sulphur Springs Hosts 159 German Hungarian Aliens
White Sulphur Springs Mayor Perry defends the internment of 159 German and Hungarian aliens as a temporary wartime measure. Government officials and locals say the town will host the diplomats and newsmen at a resort hotel while awaiting exchange arrangements, with troopers guarding the group and some guests canceling bookings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
William Perry
Washington
Perry
Lewisburg
Greenbrier
H. Charles Sprakes
State Department
Randolph Hock
White
Sulphur Springs
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Government For
National Defense
Music Box
Smithers, W. Va
Eruit Cakes
California
Texas
Epuas
Madame Sane
Causa
Atrick
Fas
Betr
Frankefort Distillerias, Inc
Louisville & Baltimore
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