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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1940

Page

2

Taylor County Levy Estimates For 1940 Tax Rates

Taylor County Board of Education met August 6 1940 to estimate levy needs for Flemington and Grafton districts and Taylor County schools. The submissions show bonded debt, sinking funds, and interest with specific rates per class of property and totals for each district, alongside County Court levy figures and anticipated delinquent taxes.

Board OF Education West Virginia Taylor Taylor County Paul P. Warden J. Lee Evans Gus J. Lambert Percy W. Robinson Arthur G.yates THE Grafton W. VA Flemington E.G. Kuhn Grafton Independent Appr State of H. A. Poe C.3. Barrett D. I. Bayley Circuit Court Ed C. St. Clair Said County Court ST. Clair Clerk County Court ENE Enrezures Telephone & Telegraph Board of Education General Hauling Sseis & Express Epa Jie AL Transportation Xian Iary Palo Tipotal Sania County Ag Ag

Black widow bites rise across United States and remedies

The black widow spider is spreading in the United States with reports from California to the southern states. Activity peaks August to October and bites may mimic appendicitis or other emergencies. Treatment options include morphine for pain calcium salts in the veins and baths to ease shock.

United States Calfornia Lnter D'Amour Oregon Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Missouri Inois Clendening Atlantic States Santa Chura California My House

Recent Brazil diamond find shocks heatwave world

Rows of garbled lines mention a 183 carat diamond discovery in Brazil amid heat, plus odd phrases about a Chinaman and Ah Choo. Other items touch on French commodity prices rising and peculiar headlines about Paris readers. Mentions of baseball league dig days and a Southern inventor with a silent clock appear in jumble.

Brazil

Early Report Expected From House Committee On Mine Bill

Chairman Smith of the House Mines and Mining Committee said a sub committee’s hearings on a federal mine inspection bill should produce a report within the next week. Upon receipt, a full committee meeting would be held to adopt a position on the legislation.

Washington Smith D.-W.va House Mines and Mining Committee

Gross Sales Tax Yield Far Above Previous Year

Charleston reports July sales tax collections rose sharply. July total reached 1,685,998.73 dollars, 63,429.87 dollars above 1939, with August update crediting payments that push the year-over-year rise to about 600,000 dollars. Ernest H. Gilbert notes the higher figures reflect increased related payments.

Charleston Ernest H. Gilbert Gilbert

Radio Convention Heard FCC Chief Ply at NAB San Francisco

James L Ply, director of the Federal Communications Commission, listened to speakers during the National Association of Broadcasters convention in San Francisco. The day focused on rising demands from the Association of Campos over royalty issues.

Federal Communications Commission James L. Ply National Association of ‘Broadcasters San Francisco Association of Campos Ger Royalty

Telephone courtesy at Grafton Bank building

The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company advises courtesy in dialing and waiting etiquette at the Ot[her] Bank & Trust building area, noting quiet tones and patience when using public phones and corridors.

The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Grafton Bank & Trust Telephone

Lend-lease Expansion Aims to Stabilize Hemisphere Trade

The United States pushes a $100,000,000 expansion of the Export-Import Bank to finance loans to South and Central American nations as part of an economic defense program. Jesse Jones testified that risks from revolutions or debt renunciations are outweighed by the need to secure essential markets, with Secretary Hull calling the move vital to hemispheric stability and long-range commodity planning.

United States Congress Jesse Jones House Banking Committee Hull inter-American Committee

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