Mart Snaps Open but Trade Is Dull
New York June 2 The stock market opened with a snap but quickly faded as volume dried up. Turnover reached 770 000 shares versus 780 000 yesterday while the Associated Press average held at 396 for 69 issues. Industrials slipped slightly while utilities rose and rails were unchanged. Major gainers included Chrysler Studebaker American Telephone and Twentieth Century Fox. losers featured GE du Pont General Mills and Montgomery Ward among others. Bond trading bogged down with mixed results as late selling cooled the rally.
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New York
Rome
Associated Press
Industral Group
Chrysler
Studebaker
Goodrich
Sears Rosbuck
J. T. Case
Douglas Aircraft
American Telephone
Commonwealth & Southern
American Smelting
Allied Chemical
Eco
Southern Railwaay
United Air Lines
Twentieth Century-Fox
Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Montgomery Ward
International Hervester
Schenley
Columbia Gas
International Telephone
Kennecott Copper
General Electric
du Pont
American Woolen
Central
Atlantic Coast Ling
Standard Olpe
International Papers
U. S. Treasury
Rey Duling Installed As Logan Legion Chief
Logan June 21 Rev HB Duling installed as commander of Ha Johnson Post No. 77 American Legion at the new Legion home in Peskins Addition. Other officers named include Caleb White first vice commander Tom Moore vice commander Will Halloway finance officer Rostoe Leonard Americanization officer. district commander Benne and Post Commander-elect Odis Adams attended along with Sgt at Arms D Wake of Gunther McNeety Nowlan Post No 19. Ceremony followed by installation remarks and attendees from local units.
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Logan
HB. Buling
Ha Johnson
American Legion
New Legion
Peskins Addition
Caleb White
First View
Tom Moore
Will Halloway
Rostoe Leonard
Prejy HO Benne
Fifth District
The
Odis Adams
Wake
Gunther McNeety Nowlan
Cipter
Theft of Watch and Ox Roast to Fund New Club House
City police hunted three men after a woman was robbed of her wrist watch near the New York Central bridge over Elk River. The watch valued at 45 dollars was torn from her arm as two men restrained her. a third held the weapon. In a separate theft, 124 dollars of hand painted dishes vanished from a truck in front of W F Peters. Meanwhile, Nitro hosts its first free ox roast on July 2, with fiddlers, square dancing, booths, a baseball game, a fiddlers contest, and craft contests for prizes. The event, sponsored by the Nitro Junior Chamber, aims to raise funds for a community club house. entry details and contest rules were announced by Bob Spence, Tom Town fed, and Townsend. The all day affair is open to residents of Putnam and Kanawha counties.
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Elk River
Nettie Summers
Pine St
New York Central
W. F. Peters
Virginia St
Peters
Nitta
Nitra Junior Chamber R of Commerce
Aly Hark Club
Bob Spence
Stamper Motor
Tom Town
Tead
Townsong
Bakers
Townsend
Jaycees
Tvan Hunter
Putnam
Kanawha
Supreme Court Reverses Coal Land Lease ruling
The Supreme Court voided a Nicholas County coal land lease decree involving 11,000 acres held by three owners, ordering partition of the entire tract and return to lower court for proper allocation. The case concerned Gauley-Eagle Coal and Coke Co and associates including Dickinson Blair Jr and Berthy Jr.
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Supreme Court
Nicholas County
John TL. Dickinson
Charleston
J. Blair, Jr
J. M. Berthy, Jr
Berthy
Blair
Gauley-Eagle Coal and Coke Co
Dickinson
Insurance Firm Seeks $168 Claim Against Guard
The Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. of Columbus asked the Court of Claims yesterday for a $168 judgment against the West Virginia National Guard. The company contends that a car owned by Mrs. Barbara Hinchman of Beverly Randolph County was struck by a National Guard jeep in February, and the claim seeks damages to her vehicle.
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Farm Bureau Mutual Autormobile Insurance Co
Columbus
Court of Claims
West Virginia National Guar
Barbara Hinchman
Beverley Randolph County
National Guard
Hinchman
Ohio
House Group Calls Pegler on Unions
Washington report notes House Labor subcommittee plans to subpoena Westbrook Pegler on July 7 at 9:30 a.m. as part of an inquiry into democratic or undemocratic practices in unions. Subcommittee chair Rep. Jacobs says the action aims to gather information despite a personal feud and mentions related AFL Pressmen’s Union ties.
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Washington
Westbrook Fegler
House Labor
Jacobs
Thelr
Transac
Pegler
AFL
AFL, Pressmen’s Union
George Berry
Peg-waigler
Dunbar City Council Confirms New Members
Dunbar city council confirms three new members to take office July. J. C. Kessell represents the d ward, J. D. Payne serves the id ward, and B. M. Le Hickman is reelected from the 1st Ward. The votes followed Monday night’s council meeting at the Dunbar civic center.
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J. C. Kessell
J. D. Payne
BM. le Hickman
Dunbar City Council
Dunbar Cite Ecumeil
Trout Hatchery Damaged by Petersburg Flood Loss
The Conservation Commission reported a flash flood at Petersburg last weekend caused about 16400 in damage to the trout hatchery. Director C F McClintic said roughly 85000 fish perished along with property and equipment valued at 15000, while fish swept away by the Potomac River reach 3500 in value.
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the Conservation Commission
Petersburg
C.F. McClintic
South
Potomac River
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Our & Ae Greham Co
Bure Oil
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