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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1940

Page

3

Women Cooler Than Menfolk In Air Conditioning Study

New York reports that women’s limbs and trunk measure cooler than men’s, while arms are notably cooler, a finding presented by Prof. C. P. Yaglou of Harvard. He notes clothing weight shifts could reconcile comfort differences, urging higher indoor temps in summer and lower in winter to avoid abrupt changes.

New York American Industrial Hygiene Association Today C. P. Yaglou Harvard School of Public Health Yaglou

Allied bombs strike Cologne and surrounding areas

German radio reports incendiary bombs hit Cologne damaging apartment houses with no injuries. A shed and stable burned in Wesseling while Bonn and nearby villages were also bombed. An English bomber crew of four was shot down by anti aircraft fire at Aachen.

Berlin Cologne Wesseling Aachen Bonn

Two Black Men Sentenced for Fatal Stabbings and Shooting

Logan report states 38 year old Dude Cantlow received 5 to 15 years for the December stabbing death of Edgar Johnston in Lorado. Louis Thomas, 37, was given a similar term yesterday for the fatal shooting of James Harmon in Omar.

Property Transfers Filed in County Clerk Office

Yesterday’s transfers list Genevieve K Minsker and Lu sise Minsker Mendenhall and Arthur H Blekeslee with lot 18 block B Riverview South Charleston plus E J Mallory to A C and Edith Johnson at Trace Fork Davis Creek Jefferson district. Dunbar Improvement Co to A B Gay lots 19 and 20 block 12 Dunbar The Dominion Corp to a1.

Genevieve K. Minsker Lusille Minsker Mendenhall Arthur H. Blekeslee Riverview Addition South Charleston E J. Mallory A. C Edith Johnson Trace Fork Davis Creek Jefferson District Dunbar Improvement Company A. B. Gay Dunbar the Dominion Corporation

Real estate transfers and conveyances across Union and Malden districts

A series of property transfers listed for Union and Malden districts including June Week ceremony notes and various transactions. Names include B Branscome H Withrow J B Branscome Carl McClure Sam Lopinsky Ralph Rucker M J Bailey Curtis Bailey Colonial Building and Loan association William Pauley Harold Baynes W Spradling Eric French and others conveying lots blocks and acres across Farmingdale Spring Hill Dunbar Malden and London Garfield districts with several trustees and spouses involved.

B. Branscome Farmingdale Union District Anton Jurcak PF. H. Withrow Spring Hill T Sam Lopinsky Ralph Rucker Kelly Clen Denin Grant Tate Albert S. Tate M. J. Bailey Curtis Bailey West Dunbar Dunbar Colonial Building and Loan Association William Everett Pauley C. C. Murphy Harold W. Baynes Woodland Terrace London Garfield Corporation William Nelson Cannell Malden Charles E. Boing Ff.s. Hall Tract Union

Refugee-Jammed Liner to Reach New York Monday

The liner Manhattan carrying 1,914 Americans from Europe radioed that she would reach New York Monday afternoon instead of Tuesday. U S lines said Gibraltar contraband authorities allowed passage without the customary search delay.

New York Manhattan Europe U.S Gibraltar

Permit for Meetings Of Sect Is Cancelled

Mayor Maury Maverick cancelled the permit for Jehovah Witnesses to hold meetings July 24 to 28 in the Municipal auditorium. He cited political motives behind granting the permit and noted the dates include primary election day.

San Antonio Tex INS Maury Maverick Maverick

Ex Cabell County Assessor Dies in Huntington

Former Cabell County Assessor C C Leap aged 64 who served from 1918 to 1924 died today in Huntington. He leaves a wife and three children. Brother W Arch Leap is a Cabell County Court member.

Huntington

Noted Surgeon Killed in Flanders

London reports the death of Lawrence O Shaughnessy a Harley Street heart surgeon serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Flanders He was renowned for heart operation innovations and a grafting method said to strengthen elderly tissue His death follows a string of losses among field officers and notable connections among titled families and military ranks.

London Lawrence O'Shaughnessy Harley Street Flanders Royal Army Medical Corps O'Shaughnessy

Hatch Bill Assailed as Threat to Rights, State Powers

A formal minority report by eight members of the house judiciary committee charges the Hatch clean politics bill would lead toward totalitarianism and voids constitutional protections and state sovereignty. The senate passed the measure earlier.

Washington INSI House Judiciary Committee Senate

Australia rounds up aliens in Sydney after May sweep

A large number of aliens, mostly Germans, were rounded up in Sydney in May. The bill extends the present ban on political activity by federal employees to all state and local employees paid wholly or in part by federal funds.

Sydney Australia House Judiciary Committee

Cripps Named British Ambassador to Moscow

London reports at midnight that King George VI approved Sir Stafford Cripps as Britain's ambassador to Moscow.

Moscow London Foreign Office George VI Stafford Cripps

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