West Virginia to pay overdue child compensation to 77 kids
State officials announced 2000 is owed to 77 children whose accounts were closed or misrecorded due to bookkeeping errors. Auditor Heaberlin said payments, from a few dollars to 350 each, total about 32000 and will be released once parties are located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workmen's Compensation Department
West Virginia
C. L. Heaberlin
Heaberlin
Tment
Heabertin
Department
Leaberlin
Kkeeping
Kanawha City plant workers top charity drive total
At Lib bey-Owens-Ford Glass Kanawha City plant, workers predict a record charity drive total after two days with $6,097 already raised and nearly all solicited employees contributing. Military notices include several West Virginia reservists called to active duty and aviation cadet applicants from Charleston area. A bulletin board display by Johnny Goodman highlights patriotic spirit as more soldiers depart for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha City
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Kanawha County
County Democrat Chiefs To Open Election Drive
The Kanawha county Democratic executive committee will meet at the call of Chairman Grover C. Robertson tonight to select election officials for the Aug. 4 primary. The group aims to organize the off year campaign, with a 6:30 dinner before the business session at the Daniel Boone hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
Democratic Executive Committee
Grover C. Robertson
Daniel Boone Hotel
Municipal Corporation Purchases Tax-Delinquent Real Estate
Atlantic Municipal Corporation and other parties are referenced in tax delinquency sales in Kanawha County. Details note sale of properties at sheriff's sale for delinquent taxes on various dates, with redemption rights and amounts due to redeem by law. Documents cite clerk, heirs, and purchasers with listed amounts and publication references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Gunn
Guan
Modoy
Calhoun County Bank
Sias
Atlantic
Orperalion
Sandy Districe
Kanawha County
Seine
Monde Uit
Anid Atlentic
Sinat
Caten
Paul E. Werele
Wass Mirgis
Bhiury
Keira
Atimatic Municipal Corporation
Tse Portean
Aaria Ck
Zanawhe
A. M. Zac
A. M. Balk
Atlantic Ro- Boipal Corporation
A. McComas Narnburger
Albans
Rar
Atlantic Municipal Corporation
Soltown
J. M. Hamrick
Mra
Eine
Devisees
Xsaigna
Bansens
TOTAL
Trolley Rails on Bigley Avenue Began Removal
WPA workers yesterday began removing street car rails from Bigley avenue as part of the national steel salvage project. Washington street is now lined, with the state road department maintaining both streets. Several city avenues are slated for the same treatment under the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigley Avenue
WPA
National Steel Salvage Project
Washington Street
State Road Department
Church Circle Met At Mrs White Home In Maryland Ave
Humphries Memorial Methodist Church Circle No 1 met at the Maryland avenue home of Mrs S R White Monday. Mrs C O Greenlee led the lesson. The Opithian Sunday School class at First Nazarene plans officer elections at a steak fry Friday in Kanawha State Park. Members meet at the church at 6 30 p m Rev A J Frank is teacher with Mrs Lottie Haynes as assistant and Eva Mae Ransom as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert BR. Barton, Jr
Jane
R. R. Barton
Park Drive
James D. Ezell
B. R. Ezell
Valley Road
Advanced
Stockton Field
Cal
Barton
Kanawha College
Ezell
West Virginia University
Charleston High School
West
Humphries Memorial Methodist Church
S. R. White
Maryland Avenue
C. O. Greenlee
First Church of the Nazarene
Kanawha State Park
A. J. Frank
Lottie Haynes
Eva Mae Ransom
Drug Editor Predicts Record Year Ahead
Dan Rennick editorial director of Drug Topics forecast a record year for American druggists at the West Virginia Pharmaceutical association convention. He urged tougher competition, a focus on women, expansion by rural pharmacists, and a shift toward cosmetics as key consumer appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Dan Rennick
Drug Topics
West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
Rennick
Municipal Union Backs CIO Leader Philip Murray
Logan local 339 CIO State, County and Municipal Workers adopted a resolution expressing confidence in Philip Murray and condemning attacks on him and other officers and members as aiding Hitler. The resolution calls for labor unity to win the war, backs a western front, supports Roosevelt's seven point program, and prosecutes fifth columnists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Gallo
Logan
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Hitler
Mur
Roosevelt
First Aid Class Opens at Kanawha Presbyterian Church
Gordon M. Hamil of the Red Cross first aid committee announced a standard first aid course opening today at 7 p.m. at Kanawha Presbyterian Church. Enrollment is limited to 40 with two weeks of continuous attendance. Classes meet Monday Wednesday and Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. Instructors are Miss Elizabeth Cramer and Miss Mildred Hadden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha Presbyterian Church
Gordon M. Hamil
Red Cross First Aid Committee
Elizabeth Cramer
Mildred Hadden
Sugar Never Ending: Two Months To Repay Error
A Kanawha County plan cuts excess sugar penalties after a June error. A state sugar rationing officer explains that a special board at Charleston High School will deduct from a two month supply rather than a single month, easing hardship for industrial and institutional users. Also, numerous birth announcements from Charleston General hospital and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
Office of Price Administration
Kanawha
Charleston High School
William DeMuth
Registeritz
B. T. Mitchell
41St Street
Gust
McMillan Hospital
FBI School to Study Prostitution Problem
Two speakers were added to the quarterly FBI police conference in Charleston to discuss venereal disease control and prostitution laws. Dr. Leon Saler and Hugh Gregory will present as part of the program at 10 a.m. Capt. W. Ray of the West Virginia state police will discuss civil defense law. The item also notes several recent births at St Francis hospital in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Charleston City Council
BR. J. Unteemer
Huntington Field Division
Leon &. Saler
Hugh Gregory
Saler
State Health Department
Bureau of Venereal Diseases
Gregory
Office of Defense, Welfare and Protection
Robert Brown
Charles
Roane Street
W. Ray
West Virginia
St.police
Irene Manning Missing in Desert Near Gallup New Mexico
Hollywood star Irene Manning is missing ten miles east of Gallup New Mexico while filming Desert Song. Location manager Frank Mattison reported the disappearance as a sand storm heightened apprehension. Manning arrived with the Warner Brothers unit two days ago to shoot outdoor scenes with Dennis Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
N. M
INS
Irene Manning
Hollywood
Frank Mattison
Warner Brothers
Miss Manning
Bob Fender
Fender
Dennis Morgan
Charleston Defense Equipment Sought
Executive Director Frank Clark plans a foray to obtain civilian protection equipment from the federal government for Charleston. He will seek aid for auxiliary fire and police materiel, with OCD officials preparing 1942 43 budgets and first assessing federal aid availability. Volunteers have borne most OCD program costs to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Frank Clark
Cleveland
OCD
Kanawha Villay
Clark
YWCA Camping Week Ends At Camp John Laing
The YWCA closed its two week camping period at Camp John Laing in Comfort on Sunday. Fifty five girls participated in swimming boating crafts sports hikes and other events with offerings in music dramatics sketching first aid hygiene nutrition and junior lifesaving. Camp directed by Miss Isabel McIntosh with counselors Eloise Bowyer Christine Walker Acacia Crowell Margaret Quinn Reva Forman and Elizabeth Shannon. Ursula Wheeler served as dietitian and Mae Hamer as nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Christian Association
Camp John Laing
Comfort
Isabel McIntosh
Eloise Bowyer
Christine Walker
Acacia Crowell
Margaret Quinn
Reva Forman
Elizabeth Shannon
Ursula Wheeler
Mae Hamer
Miner Bennie Stone Dies After Slate Fall at Sharon
Bennie Stone 22, a miner from Ronda, died after injuries from a slate fall at Wyatt Coal Co in Sharon. Survived by mother Mrs. Preston Stone four brothers James Granville Edward and Preston Stone Jr and grandfather Ben Wills of Acme. Body at Pryor mortuary East Bark services tomorrow at 4 30 p m Rhonda Assembly of God church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyatt Coal Company
Sharon
Bennie Stone
Ronda
Preston Stone
James
Granville
Edward
Ben Wills
Acme
Pryor Mortuary
East Bark
Rhonda
Assembly of God Church
Five Pounds of Scrap Rubber Drive Rallies West Virginia
J C King state chairman calls for a final salvage appeal urging West Virginia families to meet a five pound per capita quota for scrap rubber. Officials estimate Kanawha County will contribute about one tenth of statewide goals as transport delays push collections into next week with the drive ending June 30. One cent a pound paid at filling stations provides a small incentive for junior family members to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. King
Petroleum Industry Committee
Gtve
Roosevelt
Exci
West Virginia
Kanawhe County
King
Wallace Bias Elected President of State FOP Association
Wallace Bias, serving his second term as president of the local Fraternal Order of Police, was elected president of the state association during the convention at Parkersburg police headquarters. Sgt. Fred Hammack was named district vice president and trustee, with Huntington Police Chief Leslie Swann as vice president and other officers and trustees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pairniman Wallace Bias
Fraternal Order of Police
Parkersburg
Bias
Charleston
Fred Hammack
Leslie Swann
Huntington
W. M. Oney
Williamson
E. Y. Satterfield
Harry Farris
James Stanley
W. J. Trail
Beckley
George Palidang
Clarksburg
Hatfield Elected President of Union League Republican Club
Ewell W. Hatfield, insurance agent, was chosen president at the Union League Republican club annual reorganizational meeting in city hall, succeeding Nathan S. Poffenbarger. Officers named include Charles Anderson and William Perry as vice presidents, Bobby Grant Raisbeck as secretary, and Ray Hope as treasurer, with an executive committee listing several members. A policy outline meeting is scheduled for July 7 to plan club participation in upcoming elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewell W. Hatfield
Union League Republican Club
Nathan S. Poffenbarger
W. Hayes Pettty
Young Republican League
Charles Anderson
William Perry
Bobby Grant Raijsbeck
Ray Hope
Poffenbarger
Cyrus Gadd
P. G. Meador
James Conley
C. Robert Jarrett
Emerson Latisbucy
Fettry
Guy Massey
Clet Sayre
Henry Butts
George Schmidt
Raisbeck
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John Edwin Cobb, Jr
Kanawha Avenue
Army
Cobb
Field Artillery
John McLean Adkins
Wheeling
Paul Homer Keister
Morgantown
John Edward Stephenson
Simms Hallanan
Walter S. Hallana
Miami, Fla
Floyd C. Gerwig, Jr
Forest Avenue
South Charleston
Thomas Frederick Hill
Alley
Ireland
Corp
Charles B. Neal
Bertha Neal
Burnwell
Pvt
Dennis C. Dunlap
Robert Dunlap
Olcott
Charles Ellis King, Jr
Norfolk, Va
Herbert C. Jones
Donnally Street
Fort Knox, Ky
Camp Paltz
Johnny Goodman
Gazette
Jay Ga
Libbey-Owens-Ford Workers
Paul —Kweeale
St Kenewha County
Witghte
Nyene
Paul EB. Wheels
West ‘Virginia
Paul E. Wesble
County
Sepawds County
Wear
Bigley
Muscatel
Municipal Union
Grscars & Industrial Stores
Ralph L. Gifford
Cedar Grove
Charleston General Hospital
George B. Wisenberry
Fourth Avenue
Charleston General Hos
Edward J. Hall
Kimberly Slender
E. B. Chandler
Dominic Trocino
Frank H. Fidler, Jr
Dunbar
Mountain State Memorial Hospital
Fidler
Leo Lamb
Fairmont
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Paul Gerhardt
Smith Road
Kawha Valley Hospital
John B. Douglas
Jackson Street
S Francis Hospital
R. A. Ralston
Beech Avenue
St. Francis ‘Hospital
Flora Connetley
Main Street
St. Francis Hospital
Russell Blizzard
MacCorkle Avenue
F. C. Mertz
C. E. Davis
Red Oak Street
YWCA
West Va
Core Uie
Monte Caising Wine CO
IHC
Covington
Kentucky
Drs. Collins & Collins
Optometrists Medical Arte
Madame Ban
Wallace
FOP
Union League
G. O.P
E. W. Hatfield
Dr. Scholl
Ghorres
Atone
Art
Coal Mountain
ANCO
Galveston
Texan
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