Carbide Man Shot. Wife Held After Home Incident
John McCutcheon, 40, a Carbide and Carbons employee, was critically wounded by a gunshot at his Dunbar line home. Mrs. McCutcheon was held. she says she fired at a woman found with her husband, then struck the woman who fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCutcheon
Carbide and Carin Chemicals Corporation
Dunbar Line
Staats Hospital
Postes
McCutcheon
William Karr
Moite
Pierce and McClung Promoted to Corporals in State Police
State Police Supt John W Bosworth announced promotions effective July 1. Trooper 5S Le Pierce becomes corporal in charge of the supply department while H A McClung also becomes corporal after a transfer from the criminal identification bureau to assist in preparing a new department order book. Serzt E C Holmboe in Elkins oversees construction of a new company headquarters and Trooper C C McGraw moved from Beckley to assist Pierce in supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Pierce
H. A. McClung
John W. Bos
Beckley
Pierce
Jap Ship Avoids Panama Canal Fear of Relations
The Japanese steamer Arabia Maru, with castor beans, entered Bahia Brazil fearing to pass the Panama Canal due to strained Japanese American relations. Meanwhile US production reached about 1,400 military aircraft in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Bahia
Brazil
INS
United States
Toy Plant Office Help Entitled to Unemployment Benefits
About 10 office workers at Louis Mark and Company toy plant near Glen Dale qualify for job insurance during a strike. Some 800 workers are disqualified for taking part in the labor dispute, including more than 700 CIO members and about 50 AFL die workers. The plant, south of Wheeling, was closed March 28 to May 13 while state conciliators brokered a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Mark and Company
Glen Dale
Unemployment Compensation Department
G. C. Robertson
CIO
AFL
Board of Review
Wheeling
Presbyterian defense service to hire director
Dr. Daniel T. Caldwell of Peters burg Virginia was elected full time director by the defense service council of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. He will get up to 6000 dollars from the John Buley Campbell foundation of Atlanta to lead the program among Presbyterian men in military services and families, starting July 1. June 29 aims to raise 100000 dollars in synods churches. North Carolina synod declines participation. The council is led by Dr. Ben R. Lacy with Dr. R. C. Long as finance chair. other members include Wade Boggs J. B. Overmyer and William V. Gardner. The article adds notes on West Point superintendents and China training engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Daniel T. Caldwell
Second Presbyterian Church
Petersburg
Defense Service Council
Presbyterian Church
U.S
Johen Buley Campbell
Synod of
Wade Boggs
Shraveport
R. L. McCaslin
Memphis
J. B. Overmyer
Charleston
W. Va
William V. Gardner
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Testimony Opens on Damage From Marmet Dam Construction
Commissioner Melvin Church opened hearings in district federal court on claims by Kellys Creek Colliery and Kellys Creek Northwestern railroad alleging property damage from Marmet dam work. Plaintiffs described damage to the river tipple at Cedar Grove after a 13 inch rise in the Kanawha river pool level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Church
Court of Claims
Kelly's Creek Colliery Company
Kelly’s Creek Northwestern Railroad
Marmet
Cedar Grove
Kanawha
General Marshall Fingerprinted for Army ID Card
Gen George C Marshall army chief of staff was fingerprinted today at Fort Myer Virginia for a new army identification card. Pvt William Burkey of Houston Pa acted as fingerprint expert and supplied the general’s card number 15209.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
George C. Marshall
Army
Ft. Myer
William Burkey
Houstom
Pvt
Burkey
War Department
Ladies of the GAR Elect New Officers
Nie Barham of Charleston attended as part of the local Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic meeting where Mrs. Lucy Price was elected president Mrs. Ethel Rose of McMechen won senior vice president and Mrs. Josephine Stutler of Grafton was chosen junior vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Grand Army of the Republic
60Th
Joseph M. Low
GAR
William Satew
Parkersburg
Woman's Reserve Corps
Kathryn Phares
Cora Thompson
Charleston
Anthony Lee
Grace O'Brien
Huntington
Mattie Hunter
Effie Rauscher
Wheeling
Hazel Hazel
Mary Brown
McMechen
Enzie Poush
Elsie Tillis
Minnie Prince
Nie Barham
Ladies of the Gar
Lucy Price
Ethel Rose
Josephine Stutler
Grafton
Young Presbyterians Plan For Conferences
The young peoples council of the Presbyterian synod met with Mrs. George H. Best to finalize plans for conferences at Lewisburg and Bluefield Virginia next week. Members include Dr. W. By Sullivan of Huntington Ralph Ritchie president Suzanne McWhorter of Lewisburg Elizabeth Basne of Ronceverte and Ann Hope Taylor of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People's Council of
The
Presbyterian Synod
George H. Best
Lewisburg
Bluefield
W. By Sullivan
Huntington
Ralph Ritchie
Suzanne McWhorter
Elizabeth Basne
Ronceverte
Ann Hope Taylor
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Pierce and McClung
G. G. Simmons
Naval Training Station
Norfolk, Va
Ernest Simmons
Smithers
Elliott’s
Reet
Uae
He Ful EY Ensemble
NTA
Elliott “Son Jewelers
Aa Arte
Toy Plant
Robertson
J.B. Overmyer
China
Barbara Bennett
Charlestonians
Hollywood
Addison
Jack) Randall
Ensenada
California
Miss Bennett
Morton Downey
Downey
Randall
Guaymas
Minon
Sieeter
Erty
Amneceet
Lakes Michigan
Eris
Huron
Georgian Bay
Green Bay
Malsroom
Detroit
Hale
Chicago
Mackinar
Madam Bane
Marcy
Rowte South End
Failick ‘Street Bridge
St Albans
Spring
DuPont
Paint & Glass Co
Gale Bt
Army Chief of Staff
Huntington, Katherine Glenn and
Kenneth
Lea Eeading
Young Presbyterians
Distillers Corporation
New York
CINE
Ford
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