Survey for New State 5 Women’s Prison Begun
West Virginia moves to build a new women’s prison with a survey of county infirmaries for conversion. Board of control directs Warden M E Ketchum of the Moundaville state jail to assess sites while a post war budget includes 192000 for prison construction. Plans consider abandoning Alderson and Monree counties though no site chosen.
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Board of Control
West Virginia
Presiddent
A. Z. Terrell
Yestern T
Terrell
M. E. Ketchum
Mate
Moundaville
Alderson
Monree
State Agencies Coordinate Polio Fight Plans
Representatives from state health, public welfare, and the state chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis met to coordinate efforts for the summer to avoid overlapping work in combating infantile paralysis.
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Pla
State ‘Health Department
Department of I [Public Assistance
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Tennessee Gas Co Loses Tax Action in WV Court
The Tennessee Gas and Transmission Co. lost a bid to block the state board of public works from taxing it as a public service. Circuit Judge Julian F. Bouchelie refused the writ and the company plans an appeal to the state supreme court. The firm operates a 1,200 mile natural gas line from Corpus Christi to the Hope Natural Gas Cornwell area and faced a tentative $986,000 assessment this year.
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Charleston
Tennessee Gas Co
Tennessee Gas and Transmission Co
State Board of Public Works
Julian F. Bouchelie
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Corpus Christi
Tex
Hope Natural Gas Company
Cornwell
Clendenin
Board of Public Works
West Virginia
Ladies groups plan activities in St Albans church
An all day meeting of the Ladies of the First Baptist church will be held Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Herbert Rimmer in Highland. A special business run will be held during the afternoon. The Sunshine Sewing club will meet Friday at 8 p.m. with Mrs. Charles Carnes at her home for Fourth Ave. Mrs. Daniel Morrison will enter books for boys and the Knit at Suite Sewing club meets day at 8 p.m. at her home on Books suitable for boys from seven are being organized. or telephone the doze work Fy.
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First Baptist Church
Herbert Rimmer
Highlawn
Sunshine Sewing Club
P.m
Charles Carnes
Daniel Morrison
Suiten Sewing Club
Comdort Coal River
Ean ‘Rares
Peraces
Charleston
Home Makers Rural club meets at Mrs Wiseman’s home
An all day meeting of the Home Makers Rural club will be held Thursday at the home of Mrs. Virginis Wiseman on Route 66. Mrs. Roy B. Reeve Jr. who has spent the past few months with her husband in Murray Kentucky is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. T Weavers at their home 1906 Kanehawa Terrace. Her husband has entered the University of Georgia at Athens for pre flight training and she will join him there later. Oren Vernon Brooks is spending time with his mother Mrs Brooks at her home in Orange Wi after a few days visit with relatives and friends here. Bill Zerkle, student at Episcopal High School Alexandria Virginia arrived Sunday evening to spend the summer vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs C H Zerkle at their home on Eighth Ave. Sarah Sanesa who is being organ and piano music at Rollina College Winter Park Florida arrived Saturday to spend the summer with her parents Mr and Mrs L S Coleman at their home on Eighth Ave.
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Homemakers Rural Club
Virginis Wiseman
Roy B. Revee, Jr
Murray
T Weyers
Kanewha
Ter
University of Georgia At
Athens
Oren Vernon Brooks
Ooks
Highway
Rome
Orange
Bill Zerkle
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
C. H. Zerkle
Sarah Sanesa
Rollina College
Winter Park
Fla
Suit Settled for Thirteen Thousand Dollars in 75000 Case
Georgia Dell Lanham of Charleston sued Clarence Herndon of Herndon Wholesale Connections and Thomas Harold Buckislew of Charleston for 75000 damages claiming permanent injuries after a truck owned by Herndon and driven by Burkalew struck her at the intersection of Main and Washington Streets. Both legs were fractured. The circuit court notation shows settlement for 13000.
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Georgia Dell Lanham
Charleston
Clarence Herndon
Herndon
Thomas Harold Buckislew
Burkalew Pe
Washington St. W
Canning Centers Receive Special Allocation
State supervisor John M. Lowe says centers get 21,600 and funding to run through another canning season. The plan covers food processing at centers with a small charge. funds would not be available after July 1 for the food production war training program.
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Lowe
John M. Lowe
Board 1 Inducts Local Residents for Armed Service
The Eaewhe County Selective Service Board No 1 announced yesterday that James A. Cuthbertean and Lacy J. Hairston have been accepted for service in the armed forces.
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Eaewhe
County Selective Service Board No
James A. Cuthbertean
Lacy J. Hairston
Otley Miner Injured in Eskdale Mine Accident
Otley resident Mim. Miared Buseell Summers, 30, sustained a spine injury in a mine accident at Eskdale yesterday and was listed in fair condition last night at Charleston General Hospital.
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Otley
Mim
Miared Buseell Summers
Eskdale
Charleston General Dhoapita
Paper Drive Collects 80 Tons Despite Truck Shortage
The Charleston Junior Chamber Commerce announced a Sunday collection of about 30 tons of waste paper and a carload of tin cans totaling 80 tons. About 20 of 76 promised trucks failed to appear, limiting reach in several areas amid heavy rain, yet salvage work proceeded.
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Apear
Charleston Junior Chamber
Aurmittey Inar
War Production Board relaxes limits on new facilities
The War Production Board allows increased installation of new facilities by telephone and telegraph firms with no prior appeal for most builds. Buildings face no priority bans as vacuum cleaners resume production given material shortages. The move raises unrated construction to $25,000 per project and lifts earlier $10,000 caps, pending wartime needs.
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Weenlmiton
War Production Board
WPB
Office of War
Washington
WPA
Road survey planned at Sattes Bridge in St Albans
The road commission will conduct an origin-destination survey at the north end of Sattes bridge in St Albans starting at 4 p m tomorrow and continuing for 24 hours. The Planning Division aims to determine the best location for a second bridge in the area.
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SRC
Sattes Bridge
Road Commission
Planning
St. Albans
McDonald Draft Petition Denied by Federal Judge
Federal Judge Ben Moore dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by William Dennis McDonald 18 of Berkeley County seeking release from induction. The petition argued improper reclassification from 2‑C agricultural deferment to 1A and cited Tydings amendment claims. McDonald reported for induction June 4 after appeals failed. he claimed full farm employment on his father James E. McDonald’s orchard and farm.
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William Dennis McDonald
Berkeley County
Ben Moore
James E. McDonald
Moore
Philip K. Winslow
U. S. Induction
Huntington
McDonald
Tydings
Bond Entertainment Postponed to Today
Rain yesterday forced postponement of the first in a series of mobile entertainment units sponsored by the Kanawha County War Finance Committee. Officials said last night the program scheduled for yesterday should be combined with today’s entertainment. Entertainers appearing from new to 1 p.m. today Mantrer and Dunbar Streets include Shober and Haber, xylophone duet, and Denzel O’Dell, magician. Speakers for the program aimed at spurring war bond sales in Charleston will be E. J. Gene McDonough and Ted Perkins.
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Kanawha County War Finance
New York War Fund Official to Speak Here
Stewart F Hancock of Syracuse president of New York United War Fund Inc will be the principal speaker at a work institute of the Community Funds of West Virginia and State War Fund area chairmen to be held July 9 and 10 at the Daniel Boone hotel The announcement was made yesterday by Buford C Tynes Huntington State War Fund chairman and Charles A Lawson of Clarkeburg president of the State Community Funds.
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Stewart F. Hancock
Syracuse
New York United War Fund, Inc
Community Funds of
West Virginia
State War Fund
Daniel Boone Hotel
Buford C. Tynes
Huntington
Charles A. Lawson
Clarkeburg
Unds
Telling Friends About ORTONA
A set of readers share their satisfaction with Drtona medicine and feel compelled to tell friends about its benefits. Many users report positive results and recommend the product to others.
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Ortona
Ortona Laxative Promises Relief and Recital Comes
From suffering comes grateful thanks as Ortona laxative relief is touted for digestive distress in Charleston area. Piano pupils of Mrs. J F Grace will perform Thursday at 7 pm at the Chelyana Methodist church, showing public support for Ortona trial.
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Ortona
Charleston
Constantion
Grace Neuritis
Chelyan
Methodist Church
Ae Lshel
Lopen
Cee
Betty Louws Davis
Betty Wilson
Gloria Lee Murrill
Norma Jean Samples
Anwela Justice
Alice Lee Grace
Lepore Justice
Dawn Hope Hiler
Louise Kraft
Betty Jo Stone
Garnet Hendricks
Ardith Lou Stanley
Rosemary King
Aurelia Ann Myers
Shirley Ann Hatfield
Patricks Hendricks
Jo Ann Crawford
Jeannie Smith
Rosetta Williamson
Willa Hemmings
Malcolm Combs
Joe
John Alli
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