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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
10
The War Production Board's Clarksburg district office reported for the week ending May 25 five subcontracts totaling 238,525 dollars by the Smaller War Plants Corp. One subcontract was 192,000 dollars.
M W Smith of Westinghouse Electric foresees gas turbine propulsion powering planes locomotives and possibly electric drives between turbine and propellers. He notes developments in rail and army tank stabilization and anticipates advances in television reception synthetic rubber production and electrostatic cleaning across factories and homes.
A wage dispute involving 175 members of United Brick & Clay Workers Union Seal 1250 CIO and two WV firms will be heard at the Federal building by a tripartite panel appointed by the National War Labor Board. The panel includes representatives from West Virginia Engineering Co and local labor unions with a regional hearing in Cleveland for final action.
Morgantown on June 21 reports 5200 rural West Virginia families will receive patriotic war service emblems. Certificates honor food production roles with a blue V, signed by Secretary Wickard and local war board chairmen, based on 1943 production pledges.
Building Inspector George B. Hendricks announced permit issuance totaling 2.20. Includes P D Fisher repairs to a frame dwelling 628 Braxton Ave 650 National Bank of Commerce repairs 1120 22 Lee St 500 John J Brumley estate alterations 308 Kanawha Blvd W 400 Libbey Owens Ford Glass Co construction of a frame garage 5540 Virginia Ave 200 Marty Frizzell repairs to frame dwelling 1984 Jackson St 200 Arthur Eckerson repairs in trate dwelling 215 Morris St 125 Herman C Sullivan repairs a porch 212 Clendenin St 60 Howard Ferguson construction of chicken house S 35 Wilson Way River View addition 31 Jah D Brumley estate addition to frame garage 208 Kanawha Blvd W 20 Lula Miller addition to frame dwelling 515 Shetton alley 15.
The Huntington district office announced that the Smaller War Plants Corp. placed a prime contract valued at 26400 dollars with Dickerson Lumber Co. of Huntington. This was the only prime contract placed in the Huntington district for the week ending.
Ladies of Maine No 317 LOOM vote on officers this evening at 7. Mrs Farl Fink senior regent asks all standing committee chairmen to have animal reports ready. Mrs FB Upton hosted the Friendship group at her Main Street home with Mesdames Roberts, Eary, Williams, Fink, Grane, and Maat present.
The St Albans Farm Women's club met yesterday with the topic Repairing for Victory. Demonstrations covered repairing iron cords puttying windsays and cleaning burners. Present were Mesdames Dyer Sr Wilson M Wilson Price Gordon Morris Price Cooper Davis Gordon Price Rant Trice Patsy G and others.
Property transfers recorded include Chester K Menenbaum and others selling parcels in Glenwood, South Elan, and Kanawha City. Jeannie Williams to Theresa Bee and others in Hensford Adda. Romeo Colt and partners to Jaron Trenkle et al with land in Landon area. Gore to Virginia Bush in Meadow Brook Elite. Edythe Allen to Gordon Nelson in Kanawha City. other deeds tied to Tackett's Creek Jefferson District and Union, with special commissioner Finurnay involved in a limited interest transfer.
Nathan Gottlieb a 67 year old Brooklyn grocer spotted a fake nickel offered for a cupcake. He chased the scam pair, grabbed the cake and cane, and police later arrested Wellington Wilson a 2 year old Negro. Magistrate Charles Solomon praised the grocer for his actions.
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