Wage Increases, Union Pact for Ohio River Dock Workers
Wage boosts of 80 cents to $1.20 daily plus $20 vacation pay were announced by Vice President William Blizzard of United Mine Workers district 17. The contract covers loading dock workers at Huntington and other points and towboat crews on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Negotiations continue for about 200 more men at Campbell's Creek and Raymond City coal companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
William Blizzard
United
Mine Workers District 17
Menton Boats
Blizard
Ohio River Company
Sidiary
West Virginia Coal and Coke Company
Blizzard
Island Creek, Fuel, and Transportation Company
Thesland Creek Coal‘ Company
Huntington
Sinnati
Kanawha
Campbell's Creek
Coal Company
Raymond
City ‘Coal Company
Wounded Putney Man Dies in Charleston Hospital
Dewey Milam, 21, died yesterday afternoon at a Charleston hospital from a gunshot wound to the stomach received May 25. Neighbor William Tuell, 26, was held to the grand jury on a major charge after a hearing before a justice of the peace. M. M. Stone of Riverview, Malden district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Milam
Putney
Charleston
William Tuell
Milam
Justice of the Peace
M. M. Stone
Riverview
Malden
Liggett Honored at West Virginia Company Dinner
Liggett state field supervisor for Personal Finance Co honored at a dinner at the Daniel Boone hotel. Officials and employees of branches in West Virginia attended. Liggett named superintendent for Ohio and Kentucky and will depart soon for new duties. J L Kight Charleston branch manager led the event with about 65 attendees. Also noted are railroads distributing many time tables and firms with Kanawha river docks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. G. Liggett
Daniel Boone Hotel
West Virginia
Liggett
Ohio
Kentucky
J. L. Kight
Charleston
Veterans Open Sessions at State Convention of War Veterans
About 300 delegates attend the Spanish American War Veterans state convention opening in Ruffner hotel. C A Plaster and Mrs Madelyn Jon preside. a tea for visiting members follows registration with Mrs Bess Harrison Inez Sammons and Plaster in charge. Joint memorial services occur in the hotel with Plaster presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruffner Hotel
C. A. Plaster
Madelyn Jon
Wheeling
Bess’ Harrison
Inez Sammons
Jun
Ruffner Ballroom
Banking filings show two voluntary bankruptcies in district court
The district court recorded two voluntary bankruptcy petitions. Henry Albert Strickland of Blue Creek lists liabilities of 545 and assets of 20. Samuel Alexander Harrison of Poca lists liabilities of 1,580.03 and assets of 151.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Albert Strickland
Blue Ereek
Samuel Alexander Harrison
Poca
Mrs. Francis J. Brooke Injured in Auto Crash
Mrs Francis J Brooke a former city resident suffered serious injuries in a auto accident while traveling from Abingdon Virginia to St Louis Missouri She is in a St Louis hospital with her son and husband a former Ruffner Memorial Church pastor accompanying her The couple planned to visit Mrs John D Price on Kanawha Avenue but could not name the date due to the crash
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Brooke
Abingdon
St. Louis Mo
St. Louis
Ruffner Memorial Church
Brookes
John D. Price
Kanawha Avenue
Girls EDA Mo Chapter Formed at Morgantown
Officers of Charleston Assembly No. 1 formed an Order of Rainbow for Girls in Morgantown last night. Mrs. Nan B. Jarrell, Mrs. Nena B. Hildebrand, and Miss Thelma Hildebrand led the organizing group, with a long list of young participants named. A bomb shelter is being built at the Vatican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Kathleen White
Dorothy Johnson
Joan Anderson
Mary Hob Croft
Mary Rose Osborne
Lois Crumbaker
Helen Hurt
Frances Love
Lois Coates
Jean Dickson
Alberta Doyle
Evelyn Motley
Beily ‘Gates
Regina Smolder
Acacia Crowell
Jane ‘McCandless
Joan Kraus
Betty Barker
Edith Clanady
Cornelia Jones
Louise Sprague
Vatican
Rainbow advisers installed at Chelyan chapter ceremonies
Chelyan Rainbow Advisers installed Mrs. Lillian Peay and Miss Dorothy Martin of Belle as past worthy matron and worthy adviser at Chelyan Masonic temple ceremonies. The Chelyan Eastern Star chapter sponsors the junior chapter with Mrs. Louise Brown worthy matron and John Campbell worthy patron. George W. Clark assisted by Nena Hildebrand inducted the Chelyan assembly and numerous officers and members were initiated and installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Peay
Jeff
Chelyan
Order of Rainbow
Dorothy Martin
Belle
Wworthy
Chelyah Masonic Temple
Chelyan Orde
Eastern
Star
Louise Brown
Johm Campbell
OES
Clendenin Assembly
George W.clark
Order of Rainbow of
Ohio
Nena Hildebrand
Chelyan Assembly
Final dividend checks mailed for Morgantown bank receivership
Morgantown in June reports final dividend payments from the closed Second National Bank of Morgantown. Receiver John H. Hoffman said the distribution of 74 7 percent brings the total deposits repaid to most creditors, including Thornton, B W Wilshire, Carl Evans, David Smith Srant Ferrell, John Campbell and Herbert Hall. The chapter meets on the first and third Tuesday each month at 7:30 p m at Chelyan Masonic temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Second National
Bank of Morgantown
John H. Hoffman
Thornton
B. W. Wilshire
Carl Evans
David’ Smith
Srant ‘Ferrell
John
Campbell
Herbert Hall
Chelyan Masonic Temple
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UMW
United States
Semet-Selway Corporation
Kelley's Creek Collieries Company
Kanawha River
Geed
National
Eid
Norge
Norge Neghe
Shelby
Harold Helmick
150Th Infantry
Camp Shelby
Miss
Winnie Helmick
Garvin Avenue
Veterans
F. J. Brooke Hurt
Eda Mo
Chelyan Rainbow Advisers
Barbara Comfort
Patricia Anne Donley
Pansey Creasey
Helen Amburgey
Mae June Hall
Dorothy Dellinger
Betty Jean Allen
Billie Ann Childers
Doris Marie Morgan
Betty Jane Johnson
Jacqueline Thornton
Janet Garrison
Mareline Stephens
Betty Lou McGraw
Ruth Jarrell
Ormia A.wills
Vera Bosher
Lenora Howery
Colleen Gilliand
Ruby Basher
Belva Bridges
Geraldine Thornton
Glenna Bailey
Grace Basher
Faith Joyce Wolfe
Hased
Frances‘ Rucker
Mesdames Alice Wilshire
Minnie Evans
Edna Slater
Eugenia Smith
Erma Calvert
Jennie Millisor
Adeline
Morgantown Bank
Emerald
Cohen Drug CO
Ady
DR. A. Levit
Aity Tia
Charleston Optical CO
Ford
Piers Bil As
Road Atree
Ocean Front
Virginia Beach
Virginia
Corinnel. Mosby, Mor
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