Property tax ruling on benevolent groups in Huntington
The decision centers on whether real estate owned by benevolent and educational organizations can be taxed when used for private profit. The court held exemptions apply only to immediate charitable use, not when property is leased for private profit. A related case on a Wheeling auto-streetcar collision saw mixed verdicts, with a new trial ordered for the transit company.
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Cage
Cabell County
W. M. Mertin
A. J. Wilkinson
The
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Home Endowment Board
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
Huntington
Era
Prichard
County Court
Wood County
Wheeling
Florence Wilson
Co-Operative, Transit Co
Wheelsing
T. C. Staats
West Virginia University gets new board member
Gov. M. M. Neely filled the third vacancy on the revamped West Virginia University board of governors by naming Mrs. Virginia Brennan of Wheeling for the first district to succeed Austin V. Wood who resigned in disagreement with governor policies. The West Virginia Coal Association voiced approval of ongoing reforms while the association’s telegram praised Dr. Charles B. Lawall for keeping the university nationally recognized. The reshaped seven member board, five appointed since May 31, plans to meet Monday to consider replacing Lawall and possibly other faculty, including Dean R. P. Davis.
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Board of Governors
West Virginia University
M. M. Neely
West Virginia Coal Assoc
Morgantown
Neely
Virginia Brennan
Wheeling
Austin V. Wood
Wood
L. Ebersore Gaines
Fayetteville
Tea Association
Charles &. Lawall
Lawall
R. P.davis
Roy Yoke
Parkersburg
Intermal Revenue
Fred B. Deem
Clarksburg
Thelma Shaw
Fairmont
Robert, Pritchard
Weston
Gaines
West Virginia
School of Mines
Arthur Koontz
Col. H.C. Greer
Robert Pritchard
Saipan assault pushes toward Charan Kanoa amid heavy resistance
Allied forces on Saipan pressed the attack after landing beaches at Charan Kanoa and Agingan Point. Admiral Nimitz, in a communique, said two Japanese divisions defend Saipan as American troops advance nearly half a mile through palm fields amid mortar and artillery fire.
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U. S
Charan-Kanoa
Saipan
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Saipan Wedy
Tokyo Radio
Agingan Point
Tokyo
Marshal Islands
Truk
Japan
Central Pacific
Marianas
Americans Press Forward at St Sauveur Front
American forces moved into St Sauveur at noon amid house to house fighting after crossing the Douve and pushing toward Cherbourg. Allied ships bombarded Carentan and Isigny while British forces silenced a battery near Benerville. King George VI visited the Normandy front as adverse weather limited air activity.
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Whitehead
Douve
Montebourg
Cherbourg
St. Sauveur
U. S
Quineville
Carentan
Texas
Nevada
Arkansas
Isigny
Ramillies
Normandy
Benerville
Deauville
Caen
King
Nelson
le Havre
King George VI
Bernard 1B
Montgomery
Arethusa
France
Penin
Tsula Snti
Normandy Invasion Update From Bayeux to Caumont
Reported progress shows American troops breaching German lines near Bayeux St Lo and holding Quineville as weather worsens. Front line divisions 709th Teith and 382d mauled. German dug in behind Sinepe river. Carentan and Caumont see fierce combat with no clear gains as Allied forces push east toward Villers Bocage.
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Bayeux-St. Lo
St. Lo
Eisenhower
Normandy
Quineville
Cherbourg
Sinepe River
Carentan
Omar N. Bradley
Caumont
Villers Bocage
War Loan chairmen report flexibility on E bond co-ownership
State War Finance headquarters clarified the rules for series E bonds, permitting higher holdings when registered as co-owners. The ruling allows allocating total holdings among co-owners so no single person exceeds 5,000 in maturity value. Chairman dE McDavid notes retail workers report customer confusion over $5,000 limits.
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State War Finance
de. McDavid
Berlin Bombed Continued from Page 1
Allied air units bombed Berlin and Slovakia and hit five oil refineries near Vienna. Bombers crossed Czechoslovak territory for the first time, while daylight raids against French objectives faced overcast skies. American fighters strafed railroads and trucks south of the Normandy beachhead. A Canadian Spitfire downed a Messerschmitt near a new base. De Dante, famed Italian poet, is best known for the Divina Commedia, likely written around 1307.
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Slovakia
Vienna
Cachoslovak
Normandy
Cowboy Taylor Widens Lead In Idaho Senate Race
In Boise on June 16 Glen H. Taylor widened his Democratic senatorial nomination lead over incumbent D Worth Clark in Idaho. Unofficial returns from 774 precincts gave Clark 10 324 votes and Taylor 10 479, a plurality of 138 after a slim margin in earlier days. Taylor supports international cooperation and labor friendly policies while Clark often opposed Roosevelt sponsored measures.
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Boise
Idaho
Glen H. Taylor
D. Worth Clark
Taylor
Clark
Sen
Roosevelt
Frederick Warren Dies After Heart Attack at 42
Frederick Howard Warren, 42, a representative of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co and son of the late William H. Warren, died unexpectedly at his mother's home on Quarrier Street after bronchial pneumonia and a heart attack at 7 30 p.m. He had lived in Richmond for 20 years prior to moving to Charleston in 1990. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. James Hatch of Charleston. The body is at Simpson Mortuary.
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Frederick Warren
Frederick Howard Warren
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
William H. Warren
Wyatt Coal Co
Quarrier St
Charleston
Richmond
James Hatch
Simpson Mortuary
Giant Bomber Raids Japan Highlighted by Early Success
The four engine bombers faced light resistance as they targeted Yawata's steel mills near Tokyo. One aircraft was missing and two were lost to accidents while crews on returning planes reported no casualties. Brig Gen Wolfe and Gen Stratemeyer witnessed the launch of the second phase of Japan's air war as Maj Donald Humphrey signaled the first bomb drop with the code word Betty. The mission, led by Brig Gen Laverne Saunders, aimed to cripple iron and steel facilities using B 29s that flew from western China built airfields manned by hundreds of Chinese civilians.
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Washington
Japan
Kenneth B. Wolfe
20Th Air Force
Wolfe
George B. Stratemeyer
Southeast Asia
Donald Humphrey
Postville
Betty
Yawata
James Garcia
Weirton
W. Va
20Th Bomber Command
Garcia
Thomas E. Millsop
Weirton Steel Co
Stratemeyer
Tokyo
Laverne
Blondie
Calais
Pas-de-Calais
France
Fleeing Nazis Give Up Rome Amid Fire and Demolitions
Article notes German forces retreat from Rome under heavier Allied artillery fire with some demoli tions. It mentions the Turcoman division at Grosseto and hard fighting, plus Nazis using anti tank guns as artillery in a bid to slow the American advance. The piece also references Baseball scores and League of Nations origins with brief scientific notes on water steam expansion and air density.
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Rome
Grosseto
Robot Planes Debut Invasion Weapon From Calais
A British parliamentary briefing describes pilotless bomb planes used near Britain. Reports detail their size, speed, and explosive payload, with launches from Pas-de-Calais and uncertain control methods. The attack pattern suggests coordinated groups and rapid destruction targets.
Allies Question Robot Guided by Radio Weighs Bomber Threat
Allied experts doubt the pilotless German bombers from Calais area are radio controlled. some say they are gyros guided rocket gliders with pre-set range. Wind, launch site, and counter measures loom as nations assess if this is new or familiar technology.
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Sy Janes J
Strebig
Anseined
Baster
Washington
England
Calais Area
United Nations
Fragmentary note on long term military defense plan
The fragment argues that a sustained attack would demand enormous material and labor resources, implying limitations on prolonged offensives and the need for heavy commitment to counter such threats. It emphasizes operational scale and logistical challenges rather than detailing specific strategies or actors.
Finnish Envoys Ordered Out of the United States
The State Department expelled Finnish minister Hjalmar J. Procope and three counsellors plus their families for activities deemed inimical to U S interests. Police surveillance will continue until they depart, with transport and safe conduct arranged over weeks. Voting machines were first used in England.
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United States
Finland
Hjalmar J. Procope
Legation
T. O. Vahervuori
Urho Toivola
Risto So Janko
State Department
Southern Coal Men Endorse Jewell Ridge Withdrawal
Southern Coal Producers Association announces Jewell Ridge withdrawal as of June 15 and agrees to pursue the case to final court decision. Union and company commit to close cooperation, wage equalization, and the supplemental wage agreement. Miners will work July 1-10 as usual and receive $50 extra. Association spans six southern states with major tonnage in West Virginia.
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Southern Coal Men
Asheville
N. C
Burke
Jewell Ridge
Associaton
Lewis
Union
Southern Coal Producers’ Assn
Southern’ Association
West Virginia
B-29 Viewed Continued in the United Nations Role
The article considers how a United Nations backed by a single nation or coalition might respond to German rearmament. It cites the B-29 as the best tool for rapid force demonstration over threat areas, arguing swift action could deter potential aggressors. Speed is emphasized as crucial to discourage war makers, likening force presence to crime prevention by a neighborhood cop.
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League
United Nations
Germany
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