Relief levies mandated for general relief funding
Charleston August 8 The Tax Commissioner George P Alderson notified county courts they must provide the statutory 15 percent of their levies for general relief before budgets are approved He said he will enforce the policy noting a $300000 decline in contributions over four years Public records show county contributions dropped from about $1100000 in 1937 to $793000 in 1940 Last year 16 counties reportedly failed to meet the 15 percent requirement and four gave nothing A lesser amount may be approved if full figures would seriously impair county functions.
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Charleston
George P. Alderson
Alderson
Public Assistance Department
Methodist Youth Meet At Wesleyan College Buckhannon Start Tomorrow
Approximately 350 young people and adult leaders are expected for the second annual Point Youth Conference at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon. Executive Secretary Harvey Foster announced today. A vesper service and winter morrow evening will open the sessions, which run until August 16.
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Charleston
Point
West ‘Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Harvey Foster
Woman Delivers Life Sentence Then Reduces It
Ruth White initially sought life imprisonment for her husband Norman after he was accused of assault. The magistrate allowed the sentence to be pronounced, but Mrs White later had it reduced to three months, then to 30 days in the city jail after further deliberation.
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Baltimord
Meyer Reamer
Southern Police Court
Ruth White
Norman
Fifth Corps Sets Record for Air Cadets Recruit
Fifth Corps area recruiting offices enlisted 328 flying cadets in July a new record exceeding 297 the prior high in 1940. Six army aviation cadet examining boards operate in Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Fort Hayes
Fifth Corps
Army Aviation Cadet
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Teacher Pension Board Studies Applications
Charleston August 8 The state teacher retirement board met for the second time since its organization to consider more than one hundred applications for pensions under the 1941 act. The board also reviewed salary computations for about 130 former teachers receiving pensions under a plan superseded by the new system.
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Charleston
Strand Theatre Presents The Face Behind the Mask Film
Peter Lorre stars as Janos Staby in The Face Behind the Mask at Strand Theatre. Evelyn Keyes Don Beddoe George E. Stone John Tyrrell and Stanley Brown also feature in a thriller about an immigrant scarred by a tragic accident who struggles to find work. A petty thief tempts him toward crime as he seeks money for a plastic surgery. The plot follows a reporter and his bride amid murder, a fifth column, and kidnapping as they navigate danger and suspense under director Phil Rosen.
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Peter Lorre
Strand
Columbia
Evelyn Keyes
Don Beddoe
George E. Stone
John Tyrrell
Stanley Brown
Janos Staby
Lorre
Dinky
George B. Stone
Fifth Column
Phil Rosen
Jean Parker
Wallace Ford
Jed Prouty
Betty Compson
Dorothy Lee
Evelyn Knapp
Roar of the Press Opens at Opera House Tonight
The Monongram comedy drama Roar of the Press starring Jean Parker and Wallace Ford opens at the Opera House tonight. The fast moving entertainment package promises lively visuals and sharp dialogue for local film fans.
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Jean Parker
Wallace Ford
Berkeley County Sees 11 Percent Rise in Employment
Martinsburg August 8. The Berkeley County chamber of commerce reports an 11 percent rise in employment over the past year after surveying 30 industries. August 1 figures show 6,208 workers, up from 5,589 on August 30, 1940.
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Martinsburg
Berkeley County
Chamber of Commerce
Germans Deny Russians Raid Berlin in Conflicting Reports
Berlin was claimed to have been raided by air for the 80th time, with German officials suggesting British planes while the RAF denied targeting Berlin. The piece also mentions uncertainty over which air force conducted the raid and notes political reaction, including talk of possible Russian involvement and missteps by the RAF.
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Berlin
RAF
RAF launches air raids across Boulogne and beyond
British planes ferried bombs across the Channel on the anniversary of the Battle of Britain, attacking targets including Boulogne, Danish and northern French air bases, and Dutch coast shipping. Berlin reports of a Berlin raid were denied by British sources, while guesses link it to Russian planes. The RAF suffered losses of 10 aircraft to six German, with German claims of 24 British lost.
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Denmark
France
Berlin
Red
English Channel
Britain
Luftwaffe
RAF
United States
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