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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1940
Page
14
Captain Bray of the West Virginia recruiting district reported that June enlistments in the district area including Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia rose to 3 558, 378 more than the previous year. The article notes the area as a leading source of recruits for the U S army.
Capt Olt announced a mobile recruiting detachment will cover rural communities in the state four days a week beginning in the eastern section. Sergt Quay Adtington and Corp areasion Parsnhr will contact major civil organizations as part of the drive. June quota for Charleston office was 7 with 162 applications to date.
Carbondale will see Betty Jean Nutter wed George W. Dent in a ceremony recorded as taking place on December 23 in Greenup Kentucky. Dramatized by religious shifts in Libya, Moslems there are transforming from shepherds to farmers. Two South Charleston men, H B Deardarts and W W Withrow, suffered severe burns in a Carbine and Carbon Chemicals plant explosion and were improving at Charlestor hospitals. The incident's cause remains undetermined and occurred in a main production unit.
Lieut Col Theron G Methven told Lions Club members that citizen indifference left the nation with a cheap defense program. He cited neglect by both civilians and service members in the past. Roland A Hinckley announced a ladies night social at the Elis club next Friday in place of the Thursday luncheon.
West Virginia crop prospects were reported as generally good by the crop reporting service based on a June 1 ruling. Yields are expected to be 10 to 7 percent higher than last year with pears at 95,000 bushels up 70 percent and peaches at 514,000 bushels up 64 percent. Apples projected at 7 percent of normal, corn oats rye and all tame hay favored, winter wheat near 1939 yield, barley down.
Dr Roy Bowles was issued a building permit by Building Inspector G B Hendricks for an 841 Edgewood drive dwelling and garage. Estimated cost 8000. Other permits include Sam Bass alterations at 413 Beauregard street 3000 A J Humphreys repairs at multiple Humphreys court dwellings 225 each Mrs Mary M Bates alterations 209 Greenbrier street 250 H M Bishop alterations 303 Florida street 250 S D Todd repairs 522 Mary street 150.
President Roosevelt sent the nomination for Char C. Dulone Jr. to be Postmaster at Whitesville West Virginia on June 20. The White House notice names Whitesville as the location and Dulone as the nominee.
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