Arms Stocks Rise in Mixed New York Session
Prospects of wartime aid lifted some gains as steel aircraft and specialty issues rose in the forenoon though closes were modest. Volume fell to about 70 000 shares with leaders including U S Steel Bethlehem United Aircraft American Tel and Westinghouse while Chrysler US Rubber Santa Fe and Standard Oil lagged.
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New York
Con ‘Stor
Emery Defense
U.S. Steel
Bethlehim
Douglass Ateccatt
United Aircraft
Anaceeli
American Telephony du Mint
Westinghouse
Allied Chemical
N. Yw Siding
Electric Boat
Texas Corporation
Sears Roebuck
Chrysler
Rubber
Santa Fe
Souther Vific
Standard Oil
N. J
Kennecott
UW. S. Gypsum
Edisons
Montgomery Wail
Aluminum of America
Mead Johnson
Gulf Oil
Humbie Gi
Sherwin Williams
Pittsburgh Plate
Nelson Crist Dies After Operation At 39
Nelson Crist, 39, farmer of Clifty, died Thursday night after surgery at Montgomery hospital. His funeral services will be held at Clifty Methodist church with Rev. RO White officiating. Survivors include his wife Louise Crist, one daughter Erniston, three sons Harald Robert and Melee Jr., his father W S Crist of Clifty, three sisters Ollie Crookshank Mary Wilson Verna Propps, and brothers Russell of Charleston and William of Chitty. The body is at Dodd mortuary Fayetteville.
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Nelson Crist
RO. White
Clifty Methodist Church
Farmer
Clifty
Wu Montgomery Hospital
Wallace
Crist
Ollie Crookshank
Mary Wilson
Hico
Verna Propps
Jenky
Russell Crist
Charleston
William Crist
Chhy
Bonds Forge Ahead After Week's Setback
New York May 31 bonds rose after the Belgian surrender shock eased. U S governments finished mixed with slight gains or losses and corporate and foreign loans moved 1 to 2 points higher as traders filed about 4.33 million in face value transactions.
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New York
U. S
Live Stock Market Report From Chicago in May 2011
The article provides a volatile livestock market snapshot with varied prices for calves steers bulls and hogs. It notes steady demand and mixed quotes across cattle and hog classes alongside regional price ranges and weights.
Foreign Exchange Market Report From New York
Foreign exchange notes from New York show British pound and Canadian dollar trading amid fluctuating rates. The dollar strengthens slightly against Canadian currencies while Great Britain experiences varied rates. figures include interbank quotes and weekly summaries.
Obituary notices and funeral deaths span Charleston area
The list records multiple obituaries and services from Charleston and nearby areas. It notes death details for Earl Johnson 37 of Glasgow Mrs Grace Simmons 47 in an auto crash and Ramsey infant Bernard Eugene Haid Ramsey six weeks old, plus John Donohue J. D. Donohue and J M Perkins with service details and survivors including spouses children and siblings.
Pittsburgh Produce Prices and Market Steady for Fresh Goods
Associated Press dispatch from Pittsburgh on May 31 reports steady demand for produce with varied prices across shipments. Rates shown include No 1 basket varieties, Rome Beauties and Bliss tomatoes, MaineGreen, Alabama Bliss, and Florida items, with general cheese and poultry markets unchanged.
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Associated Presai
Pittsburgh
Milne Green Mountains
Florida Bliss
South Cavolinn
Alabsina Bliss
Maine
New York Poultry Market Prices and Dairy Section Summary
Market report on poultry and dairy products from New York with price ranges for fancy and medium grades, butter and cheese figures, and related commodity indices. Includes Dow Jones market averages and utility shares as furnished by Walter C. Harey & Co.
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New York
Laney
Madwrstortt
Melunis
Watts
Iidy
Walter C. Harey & Co
Industrie
Paymaster for C and O Dies in Huntington
Huntington May 3 Paymaster Fenxo G Burruss 64 general pay master for the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad died at a hospital tonight eight days after a heart attack Physicians said his health had been poor for two years The funeral will be held Monday at Richmond Va his former home Burruss had been connected with the railroad for 40 years He was born at Rutherton Wax in 1872 and educated by public schools archives.
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Huntington
Probation Violations Yield Prison Terms in Federal Court
Federal Judge George W. McClintic imposed a four year sentence in Atlanta federal prison on Jesse Adam Garnes of Charleston for probation violation after a prior plea on auto theft. Earlier, Joe Davenport received two years in the Petershutz Way Penitentiary after pleading guilty to breaking into a boxcar in interstate shipment and a Florida capture following April indictments.
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Atlanta
Jesse Adam Garnes
Charleston
George W. McClintic
Offi P
Joe Davenport
Petershutz, Way
Florida
Birth Announced for Child of Mr. and Mrs. Cooper
Mr and Mrs Philip Cooper of Chesapeste announce the birth of a son named Gerald Wayne on Wednesday.
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Philip Cooper
Chesapeste
Gerald Wayne
Grandview Study Club Meets at Deyis Home
Mrs Olaf Kala led a reading of Richard Byrd's Alone at the Grandview Study club gathering held Wednesday evening at Mrs Robert H. Deyis residence in North Charleston. Present were Mesdames W. N. Chambers Albert W. E. Patiley and Fred.
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Olaf Kala
Richard Byrd
Grandview Study Club
Robert H. Deyis
North
Charleston
Mesdames & |Vis
W. N. Chambers
Albert W. E. Patiley
Fred
Capone Mob Controls Blocked in Chicago Union Case
A temporary injunction blocked Capone syndicate members from withdrawing Chicago Bartenders Union funds and restrains ousting union members. Judge George Fred Rush issued the order after charges a union officer collaborates with Capone allies to seize control of the union and its finances, which total about 259000 annually. George McLane, longtime business agent, his brother and brother in law claimed threats by identified Capone gang members. The injunction halts fund access and protects McLane’s duties.
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Chicago
INS
Capone Syndicate
Chicago Bartenders Union
George Fred Rush
Capone
George McLane
T He Union
Michael
William Salvatore
British Destroyers Sunk in Norwegian Waters
The British Admiralty announced the sinking of the 4200 ton destroyer Curlew and the loss of 111 crew aboard the destroyer Glowworm, both in Norwegian waters. Four Curlew officers and five men were lost. Glowworm casualties included 107 sailors, seven officers, and three Maltese. A tanker Telena was shelled by a German submarine and towed into Vigo harbor.
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Wondon
INS
Iiiralty
Norewegian
Admiralty
Rom
Madrid
Reuters
Vigo Harbor
Church and mission events fill Kanawha City area
The Kanawha City Baptist Men’s Brotherhood meets at 5 p m Monday with several speakers. Mrs J G Lavender hosts the Longacre Mission circle meeting with numerous attendees. C C Thompson of Lanark Church of Christ opens pan denominational meetings at C J Hill’s Spring Hill home with services Sundays at 10 30 am and 7 30 pm. Rev Glenn Maxwell, Brazil missionary, will speak at First Presbyterian at 11 am tomorrow. Mrs Maxwell accompanies him due to her health. Watson Street, a Davidson College graduate and Presbyterian seminary student, arrives in Charleston to serve as summer assistant pastor under Rev Wallace M Alston. He has led Presbyterian youth work and attended the World Christian Youth conference in Amsterdam. A dance for St John’s Episcopal youth is tonight at the parish house. Rev B E Ewing of the Anti-Saloon League speaks tomorrow at Marcus Memorial Methodist. Three services are slated tomorrow at Hissom Holiness Campground with special music by the Gospel Sacred string band of Ashland Kentucky. Rev Earl G Hissom leads, with Pee Wilbur Saulton at 2:30 and Rev James C Fisher at 2:45. Evangelistic meetings begin June 6 with Rev Harry Black of Los Angeles in charge. A Sunday school rally is set for Alum Creek Church of the Nazarene, with Sullivan members from Huntington providing music and Rev Sullivan preaching.
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Glenn Maxwell
Brazil
Tres Covacors
First Presbyterian Church
Maxwell
Watson Street
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Louisville
Charlestan
Wallace M. Alston
Street
Davidson College
Davidson
N.C
Seminary
Presbyterian Young People's
Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Amsterdam
Holland
Hissom
Earl G. Hissom
Gospel Sarred
Astland
Pee Wilbur Saulton
James C. Fisher
Harry Black
Los Angeles
Calif
West Virginia Elks elect Hearne president in Charleston
M K Hearne, Charleston department store executive and past exalted ruler, was elected president of the West Virginia State Elks association at its 32nd annual reunion in Charleston. Parkersburg was named 1941 convention city. Officers include Don Fleming of Parkersburg and Dr O L Cook of Grafton. The day featured reports, a luncheon, a cocktail party, and an open house. A hospital visit and memorial service closed the program.
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M. K Hearne
Charleston
North
Cecil Bond
Bluefield
South
George W. Osgoot
Huntington
Sound
Roy CG
Heinlein
Sisters
Russel Kessel
Blue Room
Boat Club
Gill and Schadle
Houston
Tour Hospital
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
F Elks
Quarrier Street Club Rooms
Commanders
Helen Cox Schrader
President Roosevelt seeks one dollar year experts for federal agencies
President Roosevelt asked Congress to authorize government chiefs to hire top authorities at one dollar per year during the emergency. He told Speaker Bankhead the move would let agencies obtain expert advice or services from leading specialists. In a supplemental budget, he requested 1,660,000 dollars for Navy and War Department building additions to support rapid defense development in Washington.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Speaker Bankhead
Federal Works Agency
Navy Department
War Department
District of Columbia
Budget Bureau
Washington
Cause of East Bank Boiler Blast Sought
Inspectors at the Cabin Creek power plant began examining the boiler involved in the Wednesday blast. Four workers were injured with two in serious condition at McMillan Hospital and two held for treatment of burns. officials expect an early next week report on the blast cause.
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Appalachian Electric Power Company
Cabin Creek
D. E. Johnson
Hast Bank
Ww. P. Stewart
Marmet
McMillan Hospital
W. B. Gatewood
C. Patterson
Johnson
Stewart
Check Transactions Rise in Charleston Banks in 1940 Week
A Charleston Clearing House report shows weekly check transactions totaling $10,484,352 in Charleston banks, up 96.02 percent from the prior year. A. D. Dickey notes year to date totals of $254,058,950, up 14.64 percent over 1939.
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Charleston
A. D. Dickey
Charleston Clearing House Association
Readers Challenge Test Your Knowledge Qs And Answers
Readers can mail questions to the Gazette Home Service Bureau in Washington DC for answers and stamps. A test lists ten items from radium discovery to proverbs with inquiries on science history and language.
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Gazette
Home Service
OLR
Thirteenth Street
Washington, D.C
Arrival of U S Liner President Roosevelt Sparks Galway Guard Action
A strong cordon of civic guards and dock police surrounded the customs enclosure in Galway as 960 Americans awaited the arrival of the U S liner President Roosevelt. The guards were posted during the luggage examination period amid a State Department warning to leave Europe’s war zone, creating tense scenes at the dock.
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Galway
Ireland
State Department
Europe
U. S
Roosevelt
West Virginia Sealed Bids Sought For Road Projects
The State Road Commission of West Virginia invites sealed proposals for multiple federal and state aid road projects across Berkeley Jefferson Greenbrier Hampshire Mineral Grant and Morgan counties. Proposals close June 11 1940 with certified checks required. bids opened publicly after.
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State Road Commission of
West Virginia
Charleston
Ten o'Gork
Berkeley County
Irwond
Jefferson County
Layne H. Ford
W. Va
State Employment Service
Mere Minsburg
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Virginia
Ling Road
John G. Hemrick
Lewisburg
W.va
Feders
Hampshire County
Romney-Mineral County
Ineral
Frank Maury
Keyser
W. Sa
Ronmey-Frenchburg
Frank Mauzy
We We
Agars
Charles Town
Mechanicstown
Fes Asphal
Bayne H. Ford
Mortinburg
Linecole
Logan
Chepmanville
Lincoln County
Geo H. Gunnae
Blanager
Buntingtas
Henry DB. Moore
Lowan
W. Co
Blackshire Bridge
Méurion County
Alta Oe Jet
Strader Phares
Klanaker
W. VI
Fairmont
Mineral County
Ph Ashby-Hampshire County
Prank Matz Sr
Sinte Employment Service
Reyser
Morgin Couty
Berkeley
Jayne H. Ford
Mare
Workeo
Public Roads Administration
Hamill
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