Hotelmen Debate Use of Due Bills at Southern Meeting
White Sulphur Springs June 26 The 33rd annual Southern Hotel association opened with a debate on due bill advertising. Walter S. Jackson of Cleveland warned such tie ups are a Frankenstein evil, while William W. Faw of Asheville defended them as essential to promotion. S N Myers presided, with officers to be elected Saturday. Sweden opens Europe’s second rock wool plant.
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Southern Hotel Association
Walter S. Jackson
Cleveland
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Jackson
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
William W. Faw
Asheville
N.J
American Hotel Association
S. N. Myers
Concord
N. C
Charleston Newsroom Wins Suit Against City
The Charleston Newsroom prevailed in a $10,000 damage suit against Mt. Vernon Dairy Products, with a jury awarding the full amount to plaintiff Wes O Shaw. The case involved alleged malicious prosecution over an embezzlement indictment from 1939, with witnesses testifying on both sides about probable cause and false statements.
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Wes O. Shaw
Charleston
Mt. Vernon
Shaw
Claude Deaver
Out
More Housing Funds Asked by President in 1941
The president urged early congressional action on a proposed 300 million housing program to add 125000 dwellings beyond prior allocations. He warned that defense needs and rapid plant expansion may create shortages and even tent cities, with allocations left to defense directors.
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Charleston Gazette
Congress
Defense
Nec
Reich Victory Feared As Direct U S Threat
Reich victory feared as direct U S threat analyzes German aims to crush Russian forces centered from Brest-Litovsk to Moscow. Center success could let Germany flank west of the Volga. delays depend on weather, Siberian front, and Trans-Siberian rail security amid Soviet and Axis strengths.
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Reich
U.S
Russia
Moscow
Kiev
Brest-Litovsk
Soviet Union
Edupentzetgd Hussia
Bailie States
Senh
Odessa
Volga River
Germany
Besseratia
Nieces
Volga
Siberia
trans-Siberian
Trans-Baikal
Bering Straits
Alaska
Upe
Washington
Forres
Finland
Slovakia
Rumania
Far East
Japan
Chinaampaign
Dutch East Indie
Ruma
Prices Scheduled To Be Fixed Next Week
Officials discuss proposed price fixing reforms and lower tariffs as study proceeds. They describe current methods as cumbersome and harsh and favor simpler direct legislation. No bill drafted yet, though information has been gathered for submission to the President.
Defense Industry Aptitude Tests Reveal Worker Traits
A Cleveland driven program by Thompson Products uses Kopas tests to screen applicants for defense plants. The 48 question test gauges ambition, drive, and adherence to orders through choices on leisure time activities, such as hunting, cards, and window shopping, to predict on the job performance and ability to work without close supervision.
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Defense Industries
Cleveland Grant
Thompson Prod Ucts
Joseph S. Kopas
Fenn College
Cleveland
Kopas
Personality Tests for Applicants in a Magazine Scene
The excerpt outlines a two part assessment for job applicants. The first half asks about preferences from many activities such as reading detective stories or studying blue prints and designing or building a boat. The second part asks how he reacts to repeating tasks, punctuality, and social interactions while mixed with foreigners and during practical jokes. It also notes a test of how the applicant appears to others via interactions with people.
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Greenbrier
Sweden
Europe
S. Charleston
City Rum
Leo Milligan
Glendale Avenue
Harry Henderson
Remond Ross
W. R. Covert
Mesdames T. P. Phillips
H. A. Richards
Newton C. West
Carl Holley
Orland Carte
Mike Spadafore
Ruggles King
EB R. Milligan
Holley Engle
Winston Yeager
Harald Eisel
Donald Lay
L. Baker
McCandless
Dy Tay Milligan
Roy Tale
Misses Maywood Milligan
Kate Shaffer
Mary Burruss
Riverside Drive
F. K. Jarrell
Alice Boyle
Margie Vie
Donna Via
Audrey Lee Owens
Freda Nauman
Mrr
A.J. Tanner
Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh
K. R. Helms
Barbara Kessler
John Kessler
Racine, O
Virginia Fitzgerald
Shepherd Avenue
St Aloysius Academy
New Lexington
G. T
Mt. Vernon Dairy
Forest Circle
Besse van Buren
Harry van Buren
South Charleston
Frome Bartow
Fla
Margaret V. Swan
Herbert Jarrett
Mrs. America
Westinghouse
America
Betsy Rosz
C. J. Morrison
Virginia St
Oleo
Poland
Lowlands
France
Balkans
30Th Parallel
Norway
Archengel
North Africa
England
Africa
Channel
North Sea
Atlantic
Astline
U. S
Shoe Store
Lee St
Elmer A. Jones
Roosevelt
Buick
General Motors
Hugh Stewart Motors, Inc
Dial
Charleston, W. Va
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