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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1940

Page

4

Business Turns To Home Front New York In Economic Shift

The piece notes a turning point as American industry pulls toward the home front amid rising defense demands and easing Wall Street tension. Steel and tin rise, retail sells shirts, and forecasts hint at a late fall boom. Washington readies sinews of war with bids and shipments, including 3,000 aircraft in the 1941 budget.

New York Europe Wall Street Industriat Eoommeniiy Secuhis Mirke Frank Aderm Siill Washington Act Steel Navy Department

Church Social Notes From Camp On Lake Chawera

Church events feature the Frazier Bible class at the Dye camp with guests including James Ray Frazier Reymond Patterson and many others. An all day meeting is planned at Cooper's Creek tabernacle with speakers Rev Earl G Hissom and Rev A L Baldridge alongside Sullivan string band performances and a basket lunch. The St Mark's Methodist Woman's Missionary society meets at 2 50 pm Thursday with Frances Hammock hosting and bicycle party plans for next Friday night.

Delbert Dye Mayme Huff Frazier Bible Church of God Lake Chawera Messrs James Ray Frazier Reymond Patterson J. L. O'Conner Harry Lang R. R. McColum Herbert Murray C. Tate Hl, Chapman DB. L. Rutherford Anna Bradley Paul Belcher Bessie Brady Roosevelt Tate Minnie Tate Jack Brady Mildred Weeks Vilkie Johnson Pauline Murray Verona Lilly Betty Lee Brady Anna Jane Rutherford Dorothy Ne Nabelle Swickeron Ind Geraldine Tate Dorothy Lee Dyes Virainin Long Peggy Carter Victor Johnson Thomas Baker Douglas Dalton Clarence Darnell, Jr Aaron Long Dale Long Harold Brady Dale Fox E. E Johnson Ovid Shin Old Time Religion Tabernacle Cooper's Creek Earl G. Hissom Charleston A. L. Baldridge Sciotoville Sullivan String Band Huntington Woman's Missionary Society of Frances Hammock Gardner Avenue Loyal Daughters Emmanuel Baptist Church Frances

Winners in Weekly Snapshot Contest Announced

McGraw and Jobie Hammack named winners in the Weekly Snapshot Contest. Boyd Memorial Christian Church held its first pick of the year at the Union Camp yesterday with H A Pierce, dean of the church school, serving as chair of arrangements.

Boyd Memorial Christian Chure Sunday School Unionion H. A. Pierce Church School

Sales tax receipts near 1937 peak in April report

Consumers tax collections for April totaled 852941.07, the highest for that month since 1937, announced by roner Ernest K. James yesterday. The April figure was about 70000 higher than April 1939's 523151.16, while March collections reached 786780.27 aided by quarterly payments from smaller executors.

Roner Ernest K. James

Memorial Service for Capitol City Council Members

A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a m today conducted by Capitol City council No 221 Junior Order of United American Median at the Mountain Mission in memory of the group's deceased members.

Capitol City Council No. 221

Right Here at Home Truss Specialist in Charleston

Dr Potterfield P D, a twenty five year veteran in truss fitting, offers demonstrations of rupture fixing pads and instruments at 3 anital Street daily from 9. Fittings are guaranteed 100 percent and offered without charge or obligation. Call 24 021 for details.

Charleston Potterfield Anital Street P.D Joral Tilver Rurzeon P. D Potsterfield Ady

Aetna 4 H Club Meets At Kanawha Two Mile

Members present were Boather Adkins Vivian Hughes Genevieve Adkins William Adkins Bergan Taylor Betty Youne Reece Tucker Trene Samuels Imogene Bailes Bonnie Hughes and other names listed as the Aetna 4 H Club meets at Kanawha Two Mile with M P Skeen noted as a leader or sponsor in the fragmentary report.

Jeader Boather Adkins Vivian Hughes Genevieve Adkins William Adkins Bergan Aetna Ka- Taylor Betty Youne Reece

White House Building Erected in Washington

Bailey, Phyllis Young, Charlene Hughes, Henry Balser and Margaret Young are named in a reference noting the White House was the f baphe building erected in Washington.

Brl Bailey Phyllis Young Charlene Hughes Henry Balser Margaret Young White House F Baphe Washington

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