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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
13
Troop Fetes Sponsor Madison American Legion post with a chicken dinner at 7 tonight in Foster school Hise.
Hollywood report says Joan Bennett is eager to star again for director Fritz Lang in Confirm or Deny after Man Hunt. She begins next month, plays a newspaper woman, with story by Wales and Fuller adapted by Jo Swerling. Walter Pidgeon praised her Man Hunt performance.
Pope Pius XX praised Fordham University on its 100th anniversary, hoping future graduates face troublous times with courage and conviction. The pontiff spoke at an anniversary dinner, highlighting the university’s role in preparing students for global challenges ahead.
Kanawha county selective service board No. ? lists thirty registrants for induc tion at Huntington on June 28. The group includes two volunteers Calvin O. Craig Malden and Calvin L. Hancock Plus and many others with home towns and addresses across the county. Altogether the county’s seven boards register about 1,500 men turning 21 since last October.
Indianapolis June 39 Indicted by a federal grand jury Aivil Lee Christian Tennessee native charged with giving false affidavit to his draft board He claimed four dependents and helped each child with five and later 25 cents The grand jury found this alleged largesse insufficient to meet legal standards for legitimate support of the children
John D Rockefeller Jr contributed 50000 dollars to United China Relief as announced by the Greater New York committee. The gift pushed New York’s total past 300000 dollars and the nationwide total beyond 1060000 dollars with a goal of five million dollars.
Seven candidates are to be initiated at a special meeting of the Tiskewah Chapter No 45 Order of Eastern Star at 8 p.m. at the Shrine Mosque. Mrs J L Mayer is worthy matron. After initiation, motion pictures of the International Eastern Star temple in Washington DC will be shown by Miss Elizabeth Jane Steckel. Refreshments will be served.
In Buenos Aires on June 19 officials publicized an alleged anti democratic conspiracy planned for July 9 Independence Day. Critica claimed Nazi organizers in Argentina would purge officers and officials failing to embrace totalitarian ideals. Authorities say 36 000 members of anti democratic groups are under tight surveillance. The Empire gold mine at Grass Valley California has produced for 92 years.
The plan aims to centralize the roster of Charleston area barber shops to maintain price levels at 65 cents for haircuts and 35 cents for shaves. J. Z. Lloyd of Washington D. C., fifth vice president of the Journeymen Barbers' Union, assists local officials from Montgomery to Nitro on activities.
Union leader John T. Harrison announced that about 95 percent of Kanawha river area shops will post new prices Monday morning. Children’s haircuts drop to 50 cents under the new schedule with Saturdays at 5 cents. Harrison noted 10 shops joined the union last week, and the note mentions 460 kinds and 4 woodpeckers in the world.
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