Eleven Registration Sites Designated for June Thirtieth
Taylor county selects 18 to 20 year olds for the fifth selective service registration on June 30. Chairman Beavers says fewer sites are needed than in prior rounds as most will not be called for army duty under current law. Local and outlying registration points are listed with headquarters noted in Grafton.
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Taylor County
Selective Service
William A. Beavers
War Department
Grafton
Chevrolet
West Grafton
West Main Street
Civilian Defense Council Meets Tonight in Taylor County
The Taylor County Civilian Defense Council calls a special meeting at 8 pm at the Moose Home. All division, zone, and sector leaders and their assistants must attend as final plans for Friday night’s county wide blackout will be set and last minute instructions distributed.
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Taylor County
Moose Home
H. C. Compton, Jr
Card of Thanks for Prudence Brown’s Family
The family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness after the death of Prudence Brown. Special thanks to Rev. E. C. Zinn the choir those who provided flowers car use and others who aided in many ways. God’s blessings to all. Harvey H. Brown Mrs. Russell Shaffer Mrs. Claude McDaniel.
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Prudence Brown
E. C. Zinn
Harvey H. Brown
Russell Shaffer
Claude McDaniel
Railroad Man Offers Help In Wartime Travel Strain
A Baltimore and Ohio railroad spokesman urges civilian travelers to plan ahead and cooperate with wartime needs. He notes unprecedented passenger demand for Pullman and coach space, advises early arrangements, advance ticketing, and round trips to save money while the line serves major cities including New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh Cleveland Toledo Detroit Chicago Cincinnati Louisville St Louis and many intermediates.
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Uncle Sam
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washinglton
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Beckley Newsman Dies At Marine Hospital
J Raiford Watkins editor of the Beckley Raleigh Register died at the Marine hospital in Parris Island North Carolina after a relapse from illness. He was 37 and had been Associated Press correspondent in Charleston from 1934 to 1936. He suffered a heart attack in February and went to Beaufort Georgia to rest three months ago. He was moved to the Marine hospital after a relapse two weeks ago. Buy defense stamps.
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Beckley
J. Raiford Watkins
Beckley Raleigh Register
Marine Hospital
Parris Island
N.C
Watkins
Associated Press
Charleston
Beaufort
Young Woman Injured In Automobile Crash
Miss Pauline Stevens of Hazel Atlas was slightly hurt when the car she rode in struck a curb on West Main Street at 12 31 a m. It sheared off a light pole and was heavily damaged. Driver Adolphus A Bragg said he briefly took his eyes off the road. Stevens was taken to Grafton City hospital for a cut lip and a cut knee.
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Pauline Stevens
Emnpaye
Hazel- Atlas
West Main Street
Adolphus A. Bragg
Former Clarksburg Man Named State OPA Agent
Charleston June 16 The State OPA Administrator Carl M Frasure announced the appointment of S Key Dickinson of Charleston as personnel director for the West Virginia office Dickinson for the last five years has been administrative assistant for the U S Employment Service office in Charleston He came to Charleston from Clarksburg in 1935 as assistant state director of the NA and served until 1937 Frasure said Dickinsons appointment was effective June 1 22 The people of Belgium speak two languages French in the southern areas Flemish in the orth
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Charleston
Carl M. Frasure
S. Key Dickinson
West Virginia
Dickinson
U.S. Employment Service Office
Clarksburg
Frasure
War factory strike grows at Marietta plant
Attorney Jason T. Weissenberger said operations at the Marietta manufacturing plant were further curtailed with about 35 percent of nearly 2900 workers on the job, down from 50 percent the day before. AFL intermediary L. J. Callinan noted the federation accepted Charles F. Sattler’s offer to mediate. Belgium’s factory workforce dwarfs its farm labor force.
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Point Pleasant
Jason T. Weissenberger
Torney
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Weissenberger
C. ©. Weissenberger
L. J. Callinan
Charleston
AFL Weekly
Federation
Charles J. F. Sattler
Callinan
Plan Would Double U S Navy Sea Power
The House Naval Committee approved an 8.55 billion plan to vastly expand the fleet by building aircraft carriers and related ships. It envisions 500000 tons of carriers, cruisers, and destroyers, with keels to be laid immediately, while abandoning five proposed 60000 ton battleships to focus on air power.
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Washington
United States
House Naval Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Ellender
D-La
Brewster
R-Me
Maine
Police Chief Praises Public Aid For Parades
Captain Earl C. DeMoss, chief of police, expressed great appreciation for the cooperation shown by local residents and visitors during the May 30 and Flag Day parades. He thanked all who helped the department handle both events smoothly.
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Earl C. DeMoss
DeMoss
Fine Imposed as Man Placed Under Bond by Judge
Arraigned before Justice C P Lucas Ray Bolyard of near Grafton was fined 10 and costs for drunkenness and placed under a one year peace bond not to create disturbances. Bolyard, arrested on a warrant, paid the fine and posted a satisfactory bond to gain release.
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Justice of the Peace
C. P. Lucas
Ray Bolyard
Grafton
Bolyard
Female lures Dan the monk in carnival caper
Union City report recounts Danny the monkey escaping a carnival, living in a coal pocket through winter, and finally being lured into a cage by Ronald D. Baker using a female monkey named Susie. Danny is captured and returned to the road.
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Union City
Conn
Danny
Simian
Ronald D. Baker
Baker
Susie
Viola
Beckley Coach Enlisted for Officer Training School
Beckley June 16 Jerome Van Meter longtime Beckley High head coach receives orders to report at Huntington June 27 for induction into the volunteer officers training school after twenty years coaching with a .700 victory percentage. He has served as past president of the State Coaches association and coached at Beckley since 1929 after seven years at Point Pleasant.
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Beckley
Jerome van Meter
Beckley High School
Huntington
Volunteer Officers Training School
van Meterss
State Coaches Association
Point Pleasant
Senators seek new rubber control agency in nation
A group of senators led by Chairman Gillette plans to introduce legislation in the Senate to create a powerful new agency to direct the government rubber program. The move follows discussions with White House officials and a closed session in which a tentative draft was reviewed, aiming to ensure surplus grain use and farm products are directed under a centralized wartime rubber plan.
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Washington
Gillette
D-Ia
Senate
White House
Norris
Legal Notice on and After Tuesday June 16 1942
On and after Tuesday June 16 1942 the undersigned will not be responsible for any debts contracted by any person other than the US McVICKER. The notice limits liability and assigns responsibility to the named party.
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Ae US McVicker
Another Ship Sunk in Gulf Port Disaster Claims Crew
June 16 Gulf coast port reports the loss of eleven seamen and four gun crewmen when a United States merchant ship was torpedoed twice in the early hours. Five crew and 25 seamen were saved after eight hours in the water. The gun crew fired on a nearby light, possibly a submarine, as the vessel burned from incendiary torpedoes. Names Thomas C. Harris Jr. of Richmond, Va., and Edward Oppenheimer of Long Island City, N. Y., were later recovered. six others were found unidentifiable.
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Gulf Coast
United States
Gulf
Inner
Eighth Naval District Headquarters
Navy
Thomas C. Harris
Richmond
Edward Oppenheimer
Long Island City
Pat
Appalachian Power to buy Point Pleasant system in $379,000 deal
The Public Service Commission said it will approve Appalachian Electric Power Company’s purchase of the Point Pleasant Light and Water distribution system for 379000 dollars. The change is expected to cut consumer bills by about 34700 dollars annually, with the sale approved and transfer to follow in coming days.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Point Pleasant Light and Water Company
E. B. Pennybacker
W. Fitzhugh Ficklen
Appalachian
Scrap Rubber Drive Is Success in State
Representatives of oil companies overseeing West Virginia scrap rubber collection met to hear encouraging reports. Committee Chairman J. C. King of Standard Oil announced final organizing steps would be taken at the meeting to cover counties lacking completed collection setups. Oil company reps form the committee for collecting scrap rubber turning it over to filling stations statewide.
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Charleston
West Virginia
J. C. King
Race Track Purses To Include U. S. War Bonds
PARKERSBURG June 16 War bonds and stamps will be used to pay purses and jockeys at Charles Town race track during its extended 16 day season. F Yoke said $100 of each purse will be in bonds and jockeys will receive part of their fees in stamps or bonds with track employees also paid in stamps and bonds.
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Parkersburg
F. Yoke
Charles Town
Big Lottery Indicted In One Of Nation's Largest Schemes
DETROIT June 16 The US District Attorney J C Lehr says 63 residents of the United States Cuba and Panama were indicted for conspiring in a wide reaching international lottery run from Havana Cuba A companion indictment accuses 16 people of mail fraud Involved with the Cuban lottery Postal Inspector Ernest Mansfield who led the two year probe says the scheme promised 650000 in prizes but only 32500 was paid to winners.
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Detroit
J. C. Lehr
United States
Cuba
Panama
Republic
Lotter Lehr
Ernest A. O'Brien
Ernest Mansfield
Jacksonville
Havana
Mansfield
Chinese Toll Heaviest as Japs Press On Near Rail Line
CHUNGKING June 16 The Chinese high command said Japanese forces advanced in Bastat province while Chinese units exacted heavy tolls to close a pincer on the Chekiang Kiangsi railway. A communique noted Kwangweng 36 miles inside Kiangsi was abandoned after an all night battle with Japanese thrusts west along the line. Casualties exceeded 1,000. An army spokesman said the gap between invading columns had narrowed to 80 miles.
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Chungking
Bastat
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Kwangweng
Kiangsi
Amy
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