Gideons Convene in Charleston West Virginia State Convention
The Gideons International and Christ Caramerezzi Men’s association plan the West Virginia state convention in Charleston June 21 22 at the Dan Lee Boone hotel. J M Hickman of Charleston presides with attendees from Virginia and Ohio. Events include sessions elections a banquet and Bible presentations to schools in Kanawha County.
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Gideons International
Christ- Caramerezzi Men's Association
Wil
West Virginia
J. M. Hickman
Charleston
State
Virginia
Ohio
Awha
Gideon Society
Army
Navy
W. D. Framapton
Huntington
O. F. Wheat
Nighttime RAF raids push into English Channel area
British squadrons roared over the southeast district and straits of Dover as night fighters and anti-aircraft units engaged. Two German fighters were shot down and a third raider headed for the French coast as explosions rocked the Dover coast and observers noted pursuit from the channel to France.
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Straits of Dover
Dover
Channel
Royal Air Force
France
Disguised Germans Filter Into Syria Amid Rioting in Baghdad
News agency reports disguised Germans entering Syria posing as Jewish refugees with luggage bearing a J mark. Three Bei rut hotels reserved for German use. British occupation of Mosul praised though Baghdad rioting sparks martial law talk. Egypt fears frontline war stance and cabinet reform. Unclear cause of Baghdad unrest. possible food shortage or anti-European sentiment.
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Syria
Beirut
Mosul
Mediterranean
Baghdad
Iraq
Britain
Egypt
Cairo
Und
Middle East
Near East
Anthony Eden
Church Events and Vereins Gatherings Highlight Local Page
Numerous church groups schedule events today and tomorrow. Lydia Robson Presbyterian choir gives sacred music at 8 15 p m in the chapel with soloists Jo Ann Shaffer Pauline Robson Jo Brancs and Mary Peck among performers. Community chapel Tyler Mountain hosts a class toast for the Pals class at Beatrice Withrow’s home. St Pauls Lutheran Latires Aid society meets at 2 p m with hostesses planned. Good Cheer Bible class at Christ Methodist holds annual banquet and installs officers with Mrs Thomas W Skuce presiding. Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid meets at 2 30 p m at Mrs A B Trose’s Edgewood home. Virginia Asher Bible class marks 19th birthday with a social gathering at Mrs William Swann’s Duffy street home. Womans auxiliary executive board meets at 1 30 p m at Bream Memorial church. First Baptist Ladies Aid plans 8 30 p m meeting at Mrs William Beamer’s 1118 12 Lee street. L A Rice leads devotional.
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Lydia Robson Presbyterian Church
Bettie Lee Williams
Jo Ann Shaffer
Pauline Robson
Jo Brancs
Mary Peck
Eleanor Bruster
Barbara Bailey
Good Cheer Bible
Christ Methodist Church
Charleston
Richard E. Hyde
J. R. Shreve
Reginald Burress
W. Hesson
Paul Oleisr
John W. MeLford
Mesdames P. Jones
Harvey Furbee
David P. Smith
Greer
M. H. Stark
Clyde B. Hutson
C. T. Miller
J. N. Arnold
Glenn Cash
Elizabeth Estill
Courtney
L. G. Thompson
Edgar Bamillon
J. P. Easley
Alfred H. Clark
Edwin Norman
John Kramer
Georgia Brown
Stacy Jennings
Betty Cook
Lenora McFerland
Anna Margaret Cartlidge
Onie Burden
William Swann
Duffy Street
Virginia Asher
Mary Peebles Brown
Minnie Smith
Margaret Hardbarger
Mary McDonald
J. M. Baker
Frank Peebles
E. L. Gabbert
J. M. Shule
L. 2. Woodell
Frances Key
Mabel Fisher
Jessie Linville
Anna Dettmar
Cora Hudson
Mary Roberts
Christine Gallagher
Anna
Women's Auxiliary
Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church
Willimeet
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Baptist Church
Wall
William Beamer
Lee Street
L. A. Rice
Churches and War Will Be Discussed
Mrs Charles K Greene of Manchester England will speak on conditions in British churches and their mission fields at Boyd Memorial Christian church at 3 pm today She was a fraternal delegate of the Churches of Christ in Britain at the International Convention of Disciples of Christ held recently in St Louis Mrs Greene and her two sons Nigel four and Jeremy one are guests of Dr and Mrs John P Sala of West Point Va
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Charles K. Greene
Manchester
England
Boyd Memorial Christian Church
Greene
Churches of Christ
Britain
Disciples of Christ
St. Louis
Dakar Victor Joins Secret Vichy Talks
The report notes a steady decline in relations with Britain as France under Vichy moves toward a European autarchy uniting Europe and Africa. A Brenner pass meeting between Hitler and Mussolini shapes plans for the next war phase, while Gen. Maxime Weygand remains in position for consultations with Petain.
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Dakar
Victor
Vichy
Britain
Great Britain
Wan
Brenner Pass
DuPont Plans Expansion at Belle Plant and Virginia Nylon Facility
DuPont officials disclosed a 2200 worker expansion at the Belle synthetic ammonia plant as part of a large southern investment. The plan includes a Martinsville Virginia nylon plant and is described as the company’s biggest southern undertaking this year. The Belle project is tied to national defense needs with an 8240 million southwide outlay and a total southern investment exceeding 210 million dollars under Mason and Dixon line limits.
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du Pont
Belle
Wilmington
Bell
Martinsville
Treasury Drops Excess Profits Levy Plan in Tax Reform
The treasury will not use its excess profits levy as a base for the bill. The plan could have raised 750 million dollars in excess profits. current law yields about 40 million. A floor stock tax may be imposed with new excises to curb hoarding, targeting liquor, autos, tobacco, cosmetics, gasoline, oil, soda, candy, and more, but excluding amusements and long distance services. The committee may lower exemptions and study surtax proposals for high earners, with potential rates affecting individuals earning over 800 dollars and families earning over 2000 dollars. Chairman Doughton signaled final action on the corporate tax rise and surtaxes is forthcoming.
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Treasury
Reservists Freed For Industrial Work
Seven reserve officers of the state were relieved from active army duty and reassigned to the war department reserve pool to shift manpower into industrial work. Col. George W. Price noted the change, with engineers among those released. Names listed include Lieuts John W. Ayers Jr Horace A. Hott Michael J. Lach Herbert A. Stuewe Paul F. Cunningham Ernest W. Button and Herbert N. Johnson from Charleston Nitro Huttonsville Morgantown.
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Army
War Department
George W. Price
West Virginia
Police Lodge Honors Commissioner Wilson
Capital City lodges held a session in the city hall gym honoring newly appointed police civil service commissioner L L Wilson an auto mobile sales executive. Refreshments were served with guests including Mayor Dawson Police Chief W A Tully and C Wesley Martin who has resigned from the civil service board.
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Capital City
F. C.P
Police Civil Service
L. L. Wilson
Dawson
W. A. Tully
C. Wesley Martin
Civil Service Board
Playgrounds to Open This Summer in Charleston
Charleston to expand summer playground program facing a $3,700 budget gap. The park and playground commission seeks $2,500 more with $600 on hand and a potential $600 from city savings. Donations from Moose Lodge and Eagles bolster efforts as civic groups pledge support. Ten sites, eight white and two colored, will use school properties with trained supervisors planned. Open June 18 through August 22.
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Charleston
Cheirman J. Wesley A. Fones
Henderson L. Peebles
Park and Playground Commission
Dawson
Feebles
Playground Commission
Moose Lodge
Eagles
County Board of Education
Jones
Dykstra Attacked as All-Out Labor Buster in Mediation Row
The mediation board faces pressure as both sides clash over wage asks and union terms. The CIO demands a union shop and pay hikes while the board proposes about 7 percent increases with varying brackets, prompting talks amid a looming strike deadline. About 800,000 rail workers seek higher minimums, with Cleveland plant workers involved in a broader dispute.
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Chicago
B. M. Jewel
AFL Railroad
Mediation Board
Cleveland
Aluminum Company of America
Sec. Perkins
Paul Broderlel
CIO National Association of Die Casting Workers
Navy to Acquire Sixty Five More Merchant Ships
Secretary Knox touted a rapid shipbuilding program as America expands its fleet with 65 additional merchant ships and two new battleships. He claimed the two latest super-dreadnoughts surpass the Bismarck in power with a third planned for January and heavier armor and sinking capability.
Near East tensions rise as new cabinet looms and Syria fears
Reports say Egypt may form a stronger national cabinet to cope with war crises after a resignation. Britain mounts air raids against Axis targets from Tunisia to Beirut while declaring Syria occupied by Germany and Italy. Prisoner tallies rise as East Africa and Abyssinia battles continue, with Italians and British forces trading blows and vessels damaged in the Mediterranean theater.
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Fromtier Hussei Sirry
Egypt
Ministry of Finance
Syria
Germany
Italy
Tunisia
Africa
East Africa
Red Sea
Tripoli
London Daily Express
Suez
Salam
Farouk
Siriy Pasha
Wafd
Tunisa
Beirut
RAF
Benghazi
Debarvzh
Patriol
Ante Mare
Tobruk
Slot Machines Confiscated in City Raid
Four slot machines were confiscated in a noon raid led by Cant. Ry Fi Jarrett and two patrolmen at John Via’s place on Washington street cast. Via was released on $27 bail for appearance next Thursday.
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Cant. Ry Fi Jarrett
John Via
In Bisck of Washington Street
Via
Navy Seals Plan Air Supported Sea Warfare Shift
The Navy Secretary said the US leads in sea air combat and will fight warships with airplanes in a new way. He cited use of bombers with precise bombsights and dive bombers as the future, praising rapid construction pace as demonstrated by the South Dakota launch and upcoming commission. North Carolina and Washington were recently commissioned, totaling three in a year.
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Navy
Heavy
Knox
U.S. S
South Dakota
Philadelphia
North Carolina
Washington
Births Across Several Homes Reported
Multiple families announce newborns detailing names and birthplaces including Darlene Sue Terhune at Kanawha Valley hospital and a daughter born to Lieut R E Gray at Mountain State hospital. Also notes a son born to Durard Poe of Belle and other region births with hospital locations in Charleston General and St. Francis hospitals.
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Gordon Custer
Kanawha Avenue
J. E. Price
Roosevelt
McMillan Hospital
Gilbert Terhune
Lewis Street
Darlene Sue
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Terhune
Lillian Christine Allen
C. Allen
Mountain State Hospital
R. E. Gray
Sixth Avenue
Gray
Camp Shelby
Miss
H. J. Estep
St Albans
St. Francis Hospital
Charleston General Hospital
M. B. Hall
Third Avenue
Robert TH. Tucker
Poca
H. J. Eslep
Durard Poe
Belle
Newman Butcher
Widen
Eagles to Donate 300 Dollars to Playground Fund
Charleston aerie No. 519 Fraternal Order of Eagles voted to donate 300 dollars to Charleston Playgrounds for summer operations. Chairman Andrew Kennedys said approval by the grand aerie is expected. The action followed the installation of officers where Harry L. Paxton became worthy president.
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Charleston Aerie No
Order of Eagles
Charleston
Andrew Kennedys
Eagles
Harry L. Paxton
Moose
Miners Trapped By Flood Waters Near Brownsville
In Brownsville Pennsylvania a cloudburst flooded the Monongahela River, trapping an undetermined number of miners in a Republic Steel mine. One worker, a Black man, is believed to have died when a rope broke while rescuers hauled him to safety. others were brought out as waters rose and flooded nearby homes in West Brownsville.
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Brownsville
Republic Steel Corporation
Monongahela
West
Recital by Students Of Schultze Tonight at Galperin Hall
Public recital by Henri Schultze studio students at Galperin auditorium at 8:16 tonight revises the earlier June 12 date. Graduates are Reva Selettz and William Turner. The program features Wedding Music by Jensen, Ballade by Burgmuller, The Marionette, Rondo Mozart, and multiple pieces by Bohm, Haydn, Grieg, Beethov en, Saint Saens, and De Falla among others.
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Henri Schultze
Galperin
Reva Sc+ Tete
Willam Turner
Jensen
Hetty Agsten
Dolores Levine
Burgmuller
Elmer Selby
Iarenghi
Barbara Bond
Mozart
Elod
Borowski
Barbara O'Connor
Scherzo
Saint Saens
Marion Agsten
Fire Dance
de Falla
Betty Agsten
Sele Liszt
World's Tonic praised by user in Virginia ad notices
An elderly man William Wyatt Sr of Welch Virginia testifies to World’s Tonic relieving constipation stomach upset belching and indigestion attacks. He notes improved digestion appetite and energy and urges purchase at Cohen's and multiple drug stores across the region.
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William Wyatt Sr
Superior
Welch
Cohen's
Othewee
Virginia World’s Tonic
ST. Albane Monecomuey
Temple
Blair Drug Store
Reed-Baker Drug Cranne Peete Nen
Cedar Glove College Drug Store
el Deisetere
Gedar Greve
Ston Moors’ Drug Store
Gauley Bridde Lon
Nomery Brug Gog
Cadin Creek
Careah Bran ‘Bruax-Trner Coat Co
Madison
Euntee Phey, Fayette Dry
Caelyan Mamet Whitssy Tha Be
BR. Hayes Co
E.R, Hayes Co
Whitesvite Drug
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