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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1941

Page

2

Ozark Teacher Guilty in Flogging Case

CAMDENTON Mo June 19 A jury convict ed Aldythea Keeth a 26 year old Ozark teacher of common assault for her part in the flogging of 23 year old Max Caldwell The circuit judge fined her 100000 and set July 23 for a motion for a new trial Keeth testified she struck Caldwell only a few light lashes after fearing Dr Robert Murrell would shoot her Dr Murrell held a pistol while Hilda Rhoads engaged Caldwell in the Osage Beach cabin assault case pending further trial

Camdenton Ozark Aldythea Keeth Max Caldwell C. H. Jackson Caldwell Robert Murrell Eldon Kéeth Hilda Rhoads Osage Dr. Murrell Miss Rhoads E Tharge

British Push Toward Damascus Amid Coastal Battles

British and Allied forces edge toward Damascus as fighting rages along the Mediterranean coast from Sidon to near Beirut. Vichy French defenses around Mezze and Merj Ayoum face sustained pressure while the desert front back in position after an early strike.

Damascus Merj- Ayoum Palestine Sir Henry Maitland Wilson Syria Lebanon Cairo Jerusalem Mezze Jebel Kalb RAF Beirut Sidon Meri Ayoum Mer} Ayoum

British tax plan reshapes corporate levies and profits

The defense revenue program proposes higher excess profits taxes on corporations with rates up to 60 percent and a special 30 percent tax on armament contracts. Individual taxes would rise and retroactive levies apply from January 1, 1941, with excises effective upon enactment.

Charleston Gazette Palestine Man and Wife Merj Ayoum Doughten

Mattress fire causes slight damage on Summers Street

A small blaze in a room on 16 Summers Street caused minor damage at about 9 15 last night. Regular air service now connects Shanghai and Japan.

Summers Street Shanghai China Japan

Hong Kypo Centenary Week Marked Quietly

Hong Kypo China observes its centenary week with a church service and a special stamps issue. The planned carnival celebration is postponed until after the war.

Hong Kypo China

Strike Over In-Laws Sparks Sit-Down Saga and a Legal Notice

A family's move ends a protest as Katherine Fromm signals the strike against the Stanford household will succeed. Police had halted Stanford’s sit down after crowds gathered and traffic halted, then a dummy protest arrangement appeared at the scene. A separate legal notice announces the sale of land in Kanawha County West Virginia under a 1939 trust deed. The sale, to be cash, is set for 100 A M on Saturday June 28 1941 at the Kanawha County Courthouse in Charleston. Trustee is R E McCabe.

Fort Wayne Ind Walter Stanford WPA Stanford Davenport Emmett ‘Thaxton Lana Thaxton R. E. McCabe Dee Kanawha County West Virginia Buckeye Savings and Load Company Court House Wea Virginia Vine Street Charleston West Virgins Vine Siegi Loch No Glenwood City of Charleston Hall Street Glenwood Addiction Kanawha River Binet Emmett Thaxton Lona Thaxton Eimer Mary Thaxton Gerd McCabe

Notice to Creditors of Clarence Morris Estate

Creditors and executors are notified to present claims against the estate of Clarence Morris, deceased, verified and with vouchers, at the office of Charles P. McCare, Commissioner of Accounts, 206 Security Building Charleston Kanawha County West Virginia, by December 26, 1941, or be barred from benefits. Beneficiaries must attend to protect interests. Given under hand June 18 1941.

Clarence Morris Morria Charleston Kanawha County West Virginia Dune Charles P. McCare County of Kanawha

Drastic Income Tax Rates Boost Okayed

Treasury plans to raise revenue by instituting a 11 percent surtax on the first tax able dollar. Officials estimate the measure will bring in about 1.0557 billion dollars, with an additional 304.6 million from the new taxes. Taxpayers expect to pay 5.94 dollars under the proposed scheme versus 44 cents now.

Treasury

Births and a Rio de Janeiro stabbing noted

A son named Russell Weston was born to Lieut and Mrs George R Pyle of Malden Monday at McMillan hospital. Mrs Pyle is the former Ruth Weston of Morgantown. A son was born in Kanawha Valley hospital Wednesday to Mr and Mrs Hiram G Williamson of Kanawha Village. In Rio de Janeiro a man stabbed Mancel P da Silva with scissors during a quarrel and then died, but Mancel was not seriously wounded.

Russell Weston George R. Pyle Malden McMillan Hospital Kanawha Valley Hospital Hiram G. Williamson Kanawha Village Rio de Janeiro Brazil Manoel F. Pereira Mancel P. da Silva Mancel

Listerine Fights Germs Behind Hair and Scalp Cure

A historical ad copy touts Listerine as a cooling antiseptic that kills germs linked to infectious dandruff. It mentions a battle against the “strange battle bacillus” called Pity and claims vast germ elimination.

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