Martinique Club sponsors weekly dance at South Charleston
The Martinique club will sponsor another of its weekly dances at the South Charleston Recreation Center tomorrow night from until 11 p.m. Nearly 125 people attended last week's event. The Brigadiers will play. Orchestra members include Bill Smith Frank Cox Russell Davis Paul Lambert Saul Brown Joan Slaughter Bob Doolittle Phil Kinsey and Jules Monin.
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Martinique Club
South Charleston Recreation Center
Brigadiers
Bill Smith
Frank Cox
Russell Davis
Paul Lambert
Saul Brown
Joan Slaughter
Bob Doolittle
Phil Kinsey
Jules Monin
Strike in Roanoke Slows Work on Cabin Creek Plant
A strike of about 20 employees from Richardson and Whelan Roanoke slowed work yesterday on an addition to the Appalachian Electric Power Company generating plant at Cabin Creek. AFL building trades council spokesmen said the strikers charged discrimination toward some employees.
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Richardson and Whelan
Roanoke
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Cabin Creek
AFL Building Trades Council
Kanawha war fund drive gains broad backing
A 50 plus executive group from Kanawha County industrial firms utilities and campaign leaders pledged unanimous support for a consolidated war fund drive to begin next Monday at War Fund headquarters 901 Virginia Street. A special Mother's committee was formed to solicit in residential areas with Mrs. R P De Van Jr chairing assisted by Mrs. Jo N Kenna.
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Kan
Kanawha County
Consolidated War Fund
Paign
Kanawha County War Fund
Virginia Street
Ernest L. Michie
N. R. Barge and Rail Coal Mines, Inc
Charles E. Hodges
Joe Bekenstein
War Fund
Jackson D. Altizer
Robert S. Spilman, Jr
Roger Cree
W. Va
William Beck
Linde Air Products Company
Herderson Peebles
Third Law
O. W. van Petten
Columbian Carbon Company
Oscar Nelson
United Carbon Company
Dr. Doherty, Jr
EB L duPont de Nemours and Company
Henry Cox
The
Carbide and Carton Chemicals Corporation
F. L. Current
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Company
F. H. Hill
Ameri
Can Viscose Corporation
F. F. Hyre
Dunbar Glass Company
Fourth Row
Thomas C. Blair
West Va. Water Service Company
W. W. Miller
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Hatfield-Campbell Creek Coal Company
W. F. Ficklen
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Julian Murrin
American Viscoseorporation
C. W. Martin
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
James Martin
Wyatt Coal Company
G. F. Hayes
Nitro Pencil Company
Fifth Row
J. P. Chenoweth
United Fuel Gas Company
Harry Wallace, Jr
Ernst Habicht
E. J. duPont de Nemours and Company
Lee Marmet
Marmet Coal Company
West
R. P. de van, Jr
Jo N. Kenna
War effects seen in April tax receipts rise and fall
State tax department reports April consumer sales taxes totaling 904546.85 and gasoline levy 713190.88, reflecting wartime trends. The February high marks and quarterly payment schedules explain anomalies, with April business tax 950035.21 for March 1942 and prior monthly records cited.
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State
Gas Tax Revenue Dips Reflect Rationing and Car Use
Officials report that the latest gasoline tax yield dropped to a new low since January 1940 as rationing in select counties and reduced automobile use continue to affect revenue. The trend underscores wartime fuel controls and shifting travel patterns.
Beer tax receipts rise but show year over year dip
The report shows beer barrel tax receipts totaling $86 682 604 last month, up from $75 927 46 in the prior month but lower than $87 409 51 in May 1941. It contrasts collections of $712 180 88 with $940 412 19 in the comparable 1941 period and $786 884 30 in April on March business.
Edsel Ford Daughter Engaged to Yale Man
The engagement of Josephine Clay Ford to Walter Buhl Ford II was announced by Mr. and Mrs. Edsel Bryant Ford. No wedding date is set. The couple, not related, live in Grosse Pointe. Miss Ford is 19 and attended Chatham Hall and Hewitt's School. Ford is 22, a Yale senior, and has enlisted in the naval reserve expected for active duty after graduation in February 1943.
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Detroit
Josephine Clay Ford
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Walter Buhl Ford II
Edsel Bryant Ford
Grosse Point
Miss Ford
Chatham Hall
Chatham
Miss Hewitt
New York City
Ford
Funeral Directors name new leaders at annual convention
The State Funeral Directors Association elevated N. Howard Rogers of Keyser to the presidency at its 48th annual convention in Parkersburg. Howard Brown of Martinsburg steps down. Joseph Ford of Fairmont elected first vice president, Joseph Bonsall of Charleston second, William Bartlett of St. Albans third, and Stanley Vaughan of Parkersburg secretary treasurer. The convention ends tomorrow.
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Parkersburg
State Funeral Directors Association
N. Howard Rogers
Keyser
Howard Brown
Martinsburg
Joseph Ford
Fairmont
Joseph Bonsall
Charleston
William Bartlett
St. Albans
Stanley Vaughan
West Hamlin Man Enters State Senate Contest
West Hamlin resident Henderson filed with the secretary of state as a Democratic candidate for the state senate in the Tih district covering Boone Lincoln and Logan counties. Miner Thomas Lavender, 63, of Kingston, had his right leg amputated after a mining accident at Charleston General Hospital. his condition was reported fair.
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West Hamlin
Senate
Bethel
Henderson
Secretary of State
Tih
Boone, Lincoln
Logan Counties
Thomas Lavender
Kingston
Charleston General Hospital
Emerald Oil Ad Promises Quick Pain Relief
A bold local advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil and Gant worth as a powerful penetrant. The copy claims rapid easing of burning soreness and tiredness, with no staining and economical price. It promises money back if not satisfied with relief and encourages readers to ask their druggist for the product.
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Moone
Emerald
Tecely
Ady
Trent Asks Use of Schools For Gasoline Rationing
State Superintendent W. W. Trent asked eight counties to use schools for registration for permanent gasoline rationing on July 1 2 and 3. Counties named include Hardy Grant Pendleton Mineral Morgan Jefferson Berkeley and Hampshire.
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Trent
W. W. Trent
West Virginia
Hardy
Grant
Pendleton
Mineral
Morgan
Jefferson
Berkeley
Hampshire
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U. S. War Bonds
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Yale
United States Department of Agriculture
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