Imperial Ice Cream declares 2 percent dividend
The Imperial Ice Cream Company held a directors meeting and announced a 2 percent dividend on preferred stock payable December 15 to stockholders of record December 30 1940. The note highlights expansion, new plants, increased capacity at Fairmont Clarksburg Harrisonburg and Wheeling markets, plus broader operations across West Virginia and neighboring states.
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Imperial Ice Cream Company
Glarksburg
Fairmont
Logan and Williamson
W. Va
Harrisonburg
Clarksburg
Imperial
Imperial Organization
West Virginia
Ohio
Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Imperial Company
Philippi PTA Meets Dec 1 For Get Together
Philippi public schools parents teachers association plans a December 16 gathering at 7 30 pm in the high school gym with Aldine Poling as captain and a program of stunts games and unheard of affairs. Charles Carder family to furnish music and several locals pledge to provide fun. Also notes Barbour County Farm Bureau annual meeting and various local club activities including Kiwanis and Mothers Tea at Philippi High School with mothers and freshmen girls event.
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Philippi
J. Blackburn Ware
Rey
C. J. Tate
Allen Dyer
Harry Huff
Mia
Len
Geo
Woodford
Wilson
Lee J. Sandrid
Carder
Farm Bureau
Barbour County
Carl B. Harvey
A. L. Proudfoot
L. G. Zinn
Barker
J. W. Dadisman
Valley
A. G. Hathaway
Cove
S. M. Lohr
Glade
R. W. Schoonover
Elk
Roy Calihan
Philipps
C. A
Dyer
Pleasant
B. E. Cole
Union
D. W. Teter
D. P. Baughman
State
Defeated plans re submitted in constitution commission report
A year long study by the state constitution commission urged tax reforms and a hard fiscal path including a one cent state levy, classification of intangibles, and new county tax offices. It proposed a short ballot, statewide offices elected, larger power for the governor, and a statewide summary court plan, with many changes to judiciary and local government.
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Conley
Jnow
County Board of Tax Supervisors
State Supreme Court
Justices of the Peace
Conservators of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
Rght
State
Supreme Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Supreme Cour
Thit
Eee
Tax plan urges broader property classification in West Virginia
The commission discussed proposals to classify property, especially real estate, for taxation by value with exemptions for agricultural personal property and household goods up to 200 dollars. Aimed to curb extravagance, the report urged economy and modernized tax methods while noting local burdens and calls for reform. Continued tomorrow.
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Commission
T. ©. Townsend
West Virginia Taxpayers’ Association
Young Germany Parade Routed by Crowd at Subway Station
The main body of marchers in Young Germany was halted when the crowd overwhelmed ticket-collectors and tried to return to the theater by subway. Police directed trains through the station to ease the situation.
Demonstration Crowds Theaters Amid Profit from Scalpers
The protest appeared mainly to flood cinemas where the film played, with ticket scalpers earning substantial profits as crowds gathered and demand spiked.
Person Can Be In Says C E Hill Safety Agent
Charles E Hill general safety agent of the New York Central railroad declares a railway train the safest place in the United States. He notes passenger deaths fell from 250 in 1918 to 114 in 1929 and that 78 of last year s fatalities were from causes beyond railroads control. He adds railroads carried nearly nine hundred million passengers last year. A separate item reports thieves stole a hot stove in Hammond Indiana.
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Chicago
Charles E. Hill
New York Central Railroad
United States
American Railway Association
Hill
Preliminary meeting invited state officials and officials
A preliminary continuation from page one notes the mining and statewide policy will be effective. Invitations to attend a meeting were sent to Colonel Arthur Woods, chairman of the federal employment committee, and former Governor Howard M, chairman of the state drought committee, among others.
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Arethur Woods
Thirteen Overcome by Ammonia Gas in City
Cleveland dispatch reports thirteen people overcome by ammonia gas in a downtown state area. City ambulances were dispatched to the scene as more individuals were reported affected and treated by responders.
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Cleveland
Appreciation Note to Neighbor Friends
A brief thanks to friends and kid neighbors for kindness shown during illness and family sorrow following the serious illness of Ida Shaw Proudfoot, with remembrance of Adolphus Shaw.
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Adolphus Shaw
Ida’ Shaw Proudfoot
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J. Co. Penney Cco., Inc
Westain Street
Ice Cream Company
Philippipta
Barbour County Farm Bureau
Odee Mae-Poling
Barbour County Court
County Court
Women Help Causes
Broaddus Womens’ Club
First Baptist Church
Red Cross
Broaddus College
Kiwanis Club
Nixon's
H. D. Lowry
Karl J. Myers
C. O. Philipis
H. B. Grant
Rev. C.C. Lambert
H. S. Haller
W. W. Trent
M. M. Strader
H. N. Ward
H. M. Crawford
E. B. Shaffer
Philippi High School
Forrest B. Poling
Thomas Bolyard
Bridge
J. H. Yager
Delta Deck Bridge Club
Main Street
Club
Margaret Yager
Lillie Kittle
L. H. Tater
B. G. Scott
J. C. Boggess
Constitution Commission
Justices' of the Peace
Qamenaggy
Grafton Printing Co
Latroby St
Wm. Archdeacon Co
Young Germany
C.E. Hill
Hammond
Ind
Cook County
West Virginia Business College
T. B. Cain
iLife
Werstre
Blueville
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