Huge Gasoline Store Burned in France to Starve Invaders
In New York dated June 14, reports say eleven million gallons of American gasoline at a Standard Oil refinery between Le Havre and Rouen were destroyed by French authorities to prevent capture. The plant produced about 1,000,000 gallons daily and held roughly eleven days of output. German forces advanced toward Rouen and Le Havre.
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New York
Germany
Paris
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Standard Oil
le Havre
Rouen
France
Liquid Oxygen Bomb Test Prolongs Flight Time
Baltimore engineer Lester P. Barlow conducted another test of his liquid oxygen bomb called Glimite in competition with TNT. A five pound charge was detonated in a pit under an iron lid. the lid rose and stayed aloft 5.5 seconds, compared with 4.8 seconds for TNT. Congressional military experts offered cautious noncommittal remarks on the results.
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Washington
Lester P. Barlow
Baltimore
Barlow
Congressional
Lawrence W Tedrow to receive BS in petroleum engineering
Lawrence W. Tedrow of 1624 Mc Clung Street will receive the bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering at today’s commencement exercises at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Lawrence W. Tedrow
McClung Street
University of Pittsburgh
Dunbar Socials Host Surprise Birthday and Club Gatherings
Mrs Annie Melton and Mrs Leonard Carte led a surprise birthday party for sister Mrs Lawrence Melton of Margaret Street with many relatives and neighbors attending. Sew What club hosted a Friday eve gathering at Ray H Stephens home with several attendees. Alpha K sorority held an overnight party and breakfast hike with a list of young women. Mr R S Layden of Charleston and Mr Glen Armstrong of Kanawha City visited C H Cole for Sunday dinner.
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Annie Melton
Leonard Carte
Lawrence Melton
Margaret Street
Henry Stanley
Luther Hill
Theodore French
Arnie Melton
Paul Young
Sherwood Stafford
Ronnie Lucas
Martin Evans
Ray H. Stephens
Carl Cavender
Frank Sayre
Morgan Lee
Guy Davdson
Herschel Barnett
John Trent
Carl Householder
Carol Cavender
R. S. Layden
Charleston
Glen Armstrong
Kanawha City
C. H. Cole
Property Transfers Filed at Clerk's Office
Yesterday the clerk listed numerous transfers including Char E Payne and Oliver A Filler with wife Jot 20 section 1 Acres subdivision. E M Middleton to Viola Marie Thompson Jot 7 block 31 Hans ford. Mentie Crist to E M Chambers and Myrl Chambers Snyder lot 4 Daniel Pittman estate Malden district. Greenville Hensley and wife to Grate D Shea lots 13 and 14 black Q section 1 Highlawn addition St Albans. Young Torpedo company to W L Paxton lot Clendenin. Abbie Heslop and husband to Lora Vaninder jot 8 block M section 1 Hightawn addition St Albans. A D Hanson to Jersey B Hanson lot Snow Hollow Maiden lariet. H C Geary and wife to Annie Browning part lot 5 Carnes addition Clendenin. Arlena Hicks et al to Hattie E Clark lot Bream street Charleston. Kanawha Banking and Trust company et al to John W Thomas et al lot 6 block 51 Kanawha City. Kanawha City company to Aubrey W Love lot 5 block a4 Kanawha boulevard. D L Thaxton and wife to Myrlie N Spencer lot Tyler creek Union district. H L White and wife to Howard R Aliis lot 16 block C Connell
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Mentie Crist
E. M. Chambers
Myrl Chambers Snyder
Daniel Pittman
Malden
Greenvell
Hensley
Grate D. Shea
Highlawn
St. Albans
Young Torpedo Company
W. L. Paxton
Clendenin
Abbie Heslop
Lora
Vanelinder
Hightawn
Charleston Auxiliary Circles Plan Meetings and Social Updates
S Charleston News Circle B will meet at 1 36 a m with Mrs Paul Alspaugh as chair and Mrs Robert Wright of Rosemont Avenue host. Circle D led by Mrs G M Gill meets at 8 00 a m with Mrs Thayer Douglas of 409 Central Avenue. Lane 5 Anderson Auxiliary No 27 reports a Monday session at Mrs John W Fox’s Kanawha Heights home. Mrs I S Dauben presided. delegates to Los Angeles encampment Aug 25 30 named. The Jefferson Farm Woman’s Club to meet with Miss Helen Conningham at Bevil Friday 1 30 p m. Personal notes list returns from state camp at Spring Hill, visits to Morgan Town and Beckley, births and guests among Kanawha Heights residents.
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Circle B
First Presbyterian Church
Paul Alspaugh
Robert 8. Wright
Rosemont Avenue
Carl Mullins
Circle D
G. M. Gill
Thayer Douglas
Central Avenue
C. W. Rupe
Jefferson Farm
Chich
Helen Conningham
Bevil
J. M. Bailey
Spring Hill
Lost River
Leland Shriver
Morgan Town
Helen Bernice Dia
Huntington
D.E. Craig
Edwin Rumbaush
Kanawha Heights
Phyllis June
Keyser
Yaple
Bowyer
G. H. Bryant
Quincy Street
Bryant
Vida Freese
LaGrange, al
Kate McClure
Arthur, Il
Interim Committee Examines Expert Views On Registration Costs
University officials from West Virginia and Princeton discussed permanent registration and school transportation costs at the legislature's interim committee session. Senate President William LaFon and Speaker James Kay Thomas led the 13 member group as Dr. Julian Cohen and Dr. Mertil Flood presented notes guiding future appropriations and a related study. The committee planned to resume hearings at 10 am.
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University
Senate
William LaFon
Carl Frasure
Julian Cohen
West Virginia University Political Science Department
Mertil Flood
Princeton University
James Kay Thomas
House of Delegates
FDR weighing three year midshipman training plan
Senator Walsh reported that President Roosevelt may shorten the Annapolis midshipmen program from four to three years under existing law. The remark comes as Walsh, chair of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, cites potential presidential authority to speed graduation.
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Washington
Sen
Walsh
D.-Mass
Roosevelt
Annapolis
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Capitol Visitors List From State Capitol Delivers Names
Visitors at the state capitol yesterday included Dr Merrill M Flood and Robert Singleton of Princeton New Jersey Ezra Foley Williamson H P Carey Jr Chicago Wilbert H Norton Huntington Thomas Hoone Fayetteville Judge Harley M Kilgore Beckley Bonn Brown Dr A M Fredlock Oliver Danvils and John Caplinger all of Etkins
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State Capitol
Merrill M. Flood
Robert Singleton
Princeton
N. J
Ezra Foley
Williamson
H. P. Carey, Jr
Chicago
Wilbert H. Norton
Huntington
Thomas Hoone
Fayetteville
Harley M. Kilgore
Beckley
Bonn Brown
A. M. Fredlock
Oliver €. Danvils
John §. Caplinger
Etkins
St Albans Social Circles Plan Events In September
St Helena guild at St Mark's Episcopal sponsors a benefit bridge party at the home of Mr and Mrs Cherry Sharp on Highlawn terrace. Shirley Rose remains a patient in Dunn hospital South Charleston. Founders day luncheon by Thursday Literary club postponed to September. St Albans junior women host dinner at Wren's Nest on Coal River. Covers include Mr and Mrs Knight Sturm Ellis Waddell Mayor Osborne Curry. Stitch and Chatter sewing club to luncheon at Wren's Nest on Coal River. Mrs J B Hines to host circle No 3 of the Methodist church on 8 street tomorrow evening.
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St. Helena Guild
St. Mark's
St. Albans
Wren's Nest
Coal River
Ben Knight
Shelby Sturm
Bradley Ellis
Robert Waddell
Bert Mayor
Clarence Osborne
Ralph Curry
Stitch and Chatter Sewing Club
Wren's
Nestom Coal River
J. B. Hines
Circle No
Methodist
Wheeling Lowest Bonded Debt Among Medium Cities
The National Municipal League reported Wheeling West Virginia had the third lowest bonded debt among cities 50 000 to 100 000 in 1939 with 42 2 million. Saginaw Michigan stood at 840 000 and Lansina Michigan at 870 000 in the same category while American cities over 300 000 trimmed about 88 million from gross bonded debt in 1939 continuing a decline since 1936. Total bonded indebtedness of 220 cities over 30 000 population was about 8 467 139 000. Danish and Norwegian occupation shrinks Scandinavian traffic through the Panama Canal.
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New York
National Municipal League
Wheeling
W. Va
Saginaw
Mich
Lansina
League
Denmark
Norway
Panama Canal
69 Years on One Job at Greenbrier Ends in Retirement
White Sulphur Springs June 11 Arthur James, age about 87, retires after 69 years at the Greenbrier hotel begun as a 1871 busboy. He and his wife Alice, 91, will move to a Virginia farm near Lexington where he was born into slavery. He ends his long service as a steward at the Greenbrier.
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Arthur James
Virginia
James
Alice
Lexington
Greenbrier Poal
Logan Trackman Shot In Mallory Coal Area
Logan Trackman William Gibson, 31, a trackman for Mallory Coal, remained in critical condition from gunshot wounds. He told officers three unidentified men inflicted the wounds as he was going home from work this morning.
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Logan
William Gibson
Mallory Coal Company
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