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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1943
Page
2
The Office of Price Administration announced a 20 cent per quart increase in blended whisky to take effect June 24 due to higher costs of imported neutral spirits. Distillers are busy producing alcohol for war needs, limiting available stock of straight whiskies. Fritz Kuhn Paroled To Be Interned by U S
Ernie Pyle visits Leopoldville in the Belgian Congo, noting a modern city with 50,000 residents, shipyards, parks, and European amenities. He observes a calm war distance, available goods, and a largely native labor force, with American troops recently reduced and a two and a half ton truck as his transport.
Rabbi Samuel Cooper of B'nai Jacob synagogue was chosen as the West Virginia delegate to the American Jewish conference. The convention city will be announced soon with Rabbi George Lieberman of Wheeling as runner up in the election.
Rationing at a Glance outlines current Blue stamps K L AM for processed foods and Red stamps J K L M status all good. Coffee Stamp 24 one pound through June 30. Sugar Stamps 15 16 five pounds canning sugar. Shoes Stamp 38 one pair through October 31. No. 6 stamps for fuel up to July 21 with county exceptions. renewal forms mailed.
The Charleston Young Men's Christian Association announced 178 boys enrolled for Camp John Laing in Comfort. Two sessions run June 28 to July 12 and July 12 to July 25, with additional sessions July 24 to Aug 6 and Aug 9 to Aug 23. General Sec. Robert Boothe expects total enrollment around 264 by season end.
The state agriculture department reported a Pennsylvanian paid a record $10,000 to the Morlunda Farms family near Lewisburg for Morlunda Lan Dominion, a pure-bred Hereford bull. B. Yancey of Dogwood Hills Farm, Harrisburg, is the buyer. The two-year-old, undefeated as a calf and reserve champion at the 1942 Maryland state fair, was described as the top bull price east of the Ohio River in 25 years. Morlunda Lan Dominion lineage includes Lorena's Dominion and Blanco Leiston.
The newspaper industry advisory committee urged a further five percent cut in newsprint use by American newspapers with exemptions for small papers. WPB director Bitner said the cut takes effect July 1 and inventories should fall from 75 to 50 days. The prior December plan aimed for ten percent, but actual reductions were about five.
State Fire Marshal Robert H. Kidd said last month saw thirty eight fires in West Virginia cause 162046 in damages, down 1709 from May 1942. Unknown origin fires caused 107,522. 12 investigations were suspicious, with incidents in Mingo, Ohio and Preston counties, Cabell, Mercer, Raleigh, and Kanawha counties. Two arson indictments were returned in Ohio county.
Pvt. B. W. Richardson of Quick is among 140 U.S. soldiers reported killed in action in the North American area yesterday, highlighting wartime losses from West Virginia.
The Clarksburg Coal Corp with offices in Clarksburg and main works in Clark district of Harrison county was chartered yesterday by the secretary of State. The $5,000 capital was incorporated by Charles Ilesh Pearl Ilesh and Charles E Compton in Harrison county.
The public service commission announced a hearing for June 24 on the Glendale Walter Co sale and transfer of its plant and facilities to the town of Glendale in Marshall County.
At a Charleston club luncheon yesterday 4 attendees heard former Gov Homer Holt and Col Frank Everest discuss wartime angles. Holt tied statehood anniversary to historic divisions cured by rail and road links, Everest reported Allied gains and improved air power, while Lt Col Jack Shanklin attended as guest of his father. The session ran 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. with indoctrination for new officers led by William G. Thompson, district governor-elect, to take over July 1.
The Charleston club secretary clarified that the position is not the assembly secretary. No invitation was received and no host city was chosen for the M4 district conference. The decision will be made later.
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