OPA Suspends Two Filling Stations in Gas Ration Move
Chief Hearing Commissioner Fred S. Glover Jr announces suspensions for two filling stations and a warning for a third at OPA hearings held in the Peoples Building. Annie Simmons of Circleville is barred from obtaining gasoline for any car until January 1, 1944 after transferring four gallons for a coupon valid for three. John Moss of Beckley faces a 30 day suspension for selling gasoline for loose T coupons and using gasoline without proper exchanges. R C Farrell of Smithers gets a seven day suspension after admitting accepting a loose T coupon. OPA amends a prior decree affecting Wun-Der Shoe Co in Parkersburg and related stores, removing some shops from suspension while sustaining others. new evidence cites no violation at two stores. The report notes the American soldier’s average coffee ration remains about 40 cups a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Glover, Jr
OPA
Peoples
Annie Simmons
Circleville
Pendleton County
Ming
Simmons
John Moss
Beckley
R. C. Farrell
Smithers
Hie Rt Yon
Wun-Der Shoe Co. Inc
Parkersburg
Maxine Shoe
Clarksburg
Parkerseburg
Marietta
King Named Director By National Grocers
George W. King of Charleston was reelected to the board of directors of the National Association of Retail Grocers at a Chicago meeting. Officers were reelected and an inflation control program for wartime food distribution was approved, proposing processor price baselines, distributor margins, and ceiling prices for cost of living commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. King
Charleston
National Association of Retail Grocers
Chicago
OPA
Wife's Speeding Costs Husband's B Book Action
Gasoline panel of the Kanawha war price and rationing board No. 307-3-10 suspended the A book for Vernon William Roberts of 704 Butler St until Oct. 15 after his wife was cited for speeding at Arnoldsburg on an unauthorized trip. Several others, including James Dotson and Leonard Tang, had their A book renewals revoked or suspended for speeding and war speed violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha War Price and Rationing Board
Vernon Willam Roberts
Butler St
James Dotson
Leonard William Tang
Sissonville
Frastus Douglas
Belle
Earl E. Jarrett
Route 5
Charleston
ADL
Hall Suspends Sentence and Places Man on Probation
The Charleston Gazette reports Judge Cyrus W. Hall suspended a jail term and placed Hendren of Nitro on probation after a guilty plea to petit larceny. Doh Catalina of Charleston had a six month jail sentence suspended and was placed on probation for three years after a jury conviction for operating a gambling establishment. The case involved penalties tied to wartime price controls and related statutory provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Charleston Gazette
Renick
Eugene Hendren
OPA
Hendren
Doh Catalina
Charleston
Cyrus W. Hall
Catalina
Three Couples File For Marriage Licenses
Applicants appeared at the county clerk office seeking licenses. Ervin James Bell of 1015 Smith Street and Anna May of Charleston filed together. Armie Clendenin and Betty Marie Panages of 507 Slack Street also applied, as did Henry Moon and Bessie Bennett of Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Clerk's Office
Ervin James Bell
Smith St
Anna May
Charleston
Armie Clendenin
Betty Marie Panages
Slack St
Henry Moon
Bessie Bennett
Ward
Bankruptcy Petition Filed by Gora Boggess of Spencer
Guy Gora Boggess drilling contractor and oil producer filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition yesterday in district federal court listing liabilities of 44 411.09 and assets of 35 246.09 in Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Gora Boggess
Spencer
Jense
Navy Ensign Cowgill and Lt Lettright Commissioned
Ensign Ralph R. Cowgill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cowgill of Belvis Park, St Albans, and his wife Deane Adkins, has been commissioned as an aviator in the U S Navy and assigned to the Pacific theater after training in Pensacola. Lieutenant Hilly Y Lettright, son of Mrs Mae Lott of Winfield, received his pilot wings at Lubbock Field and is assigned to the ferrying command at Long Beach California. In Mexico City, 22 pounds of confiscated marihuana were burned at the penitentiary prompting special precautions to curb smoke exposure to convicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph R. Cowgill
Eft
U. S. Navy
Cownsill
Naval Aviation Training Center
Pensacola
Fla
Lewis Cowgill
Belvis Park
St. Albans
pDeane Adkins
C. S. Jones
Bigley Av
Hilly Y. Lettright
Mae Lott
Winfield
Air Corps
Lubbock Field
Tex
Ferrying Command
Long Beach
Cal
Mexico City
Four West Virginians Wounded in Aleutians
Four West Virginia soldiers were wounded in action in the Aleutians among 303 Americans listed. The injured include Pvt William Lilly of Flat Top, Pfc William H Marshall of Wayne, Pfc Edward E Massey of Shrewsbury, and Pvt Virgil Woody of Henlawson, with their mothers named in this report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleutian
Wiliam Lilly
Leslie P, LH
Flat Top
William H. Marshall
Sidney Mareshall
Wayne
Edward E. Massey
Helen le Massey
Shrewsbury
Virgil Woody
Annie B. Woody
Henlawson
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King
National Grocers
Capitol & Quarrier Sis
Willie Heh
Whelein
Maghesia
Magnesia
U.S. P
Espotabs
Sgeibh Quality
Gripgauze
Absorbine, JR
Doan’s Pills
Cuticura
Wheles
Woray
Hudson Fashionette
Gaby
SKOL
Norwich
Samoa
Polaroid Day
Bali
Barbara Lane
Ascsice
Wrisley
Dan
United Cross Tooth Brush
Colgate Dental Cream
Colpate
Ian
Willie Whelan
Oz Ie Bei
Aleutians
Carton
D. Bean & Sons
Canton
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