Jed D Currey’s Eighty Fifth Birthday Noted In Pruniy Town
Mr Jed D Currey celebrated his eighty fifth birthday Tuesday June 22 at his home in Pruniy town. Health concerns kept the observance quiet though many friends and relatives visited. Born February 22 1858 in Boothcreek district he is son of Nathan Currey and Elizabeth Dunham Currey. He has lived in Taylor county most of his life and farmed for years. The couple marked their golden wedding five years ago.
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Jed D. Currey
Pruniytown
Currey
Mr. Currey
Jor
Boothcreek
Nathan Currey
Elizabeth Dunham Currey
Mrs. Currey
Russell Butcher Honored At Farewell Marine Dinner
Russell Butcher, departing Thursday for active duty with the United States Marine Corps, was guest of honor at a farewell dinner hosted by his mother Mrs. Bessie Butcher of 608 Ora Street. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Junior Dadisman with Donna Jean and David Lawson, Loretta Jones and son Bobby of Baltimore, Bonnie Jean Butcher, and Ann Newham.
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Russell Butcher
United States Marine Corp
Bessie Butcher
Ora Street
Junior Dadisman
Donna Jean
David Lawson
Loretta Jones
Bobby
Baltimore
Bonnie Jean Butcher
Ann Newham
Parkview Church Class Hosts Weiner Roast at Weaver Home
The Gold Star Workers Sunday school class of Parkview Nazarene Church held its monthly meeting as a weiner roast at Mabel Weaver’s home in Lucretia. Attendees included Earl Countryman, Charles Isner, William Glover, Joe Jones, Carl Kirkpatrick, Rev. Floyd Williams, John Grimes, and Georgia Ludwick, with Howard Smith of Parkersburg as a guest.
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Gold Star Workers
The
Nazarene ‘Church of
Parkview
Mabel Weaver
Lucretia
Earl Countryman
Charles Isner
William Glover
Joe Jones
Carl Kirkpatrick
Floyd Williams
John Grimes
Georgia Ludwick
Howard Smith
Parkersburg
Friends Surprise Flora Losh On Her Birthday
Mrs Gladys Losh hosted a surprise weiner roast last evening honoring her daughter Flora Lee Losh on her birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs O J Losh and families, Mrs Oda Cole and family, Mr and Mrs Robert Bradford and family, Mrs Rosa Grimm and family, Charles Poole, and Leonard McKinney.
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O. J. Losh
Oda Cole
Robert Bradford
Rosa Grimm
Charles Poole
Lennard McKinney
Gladys Losh
Flora Lee
Miss Betty Fisher Leaves for Washington and Philadelphia
Miss Betty Fisher daughter of Mrs. Gaurhea Fisher of 408 Maple Avenue left Friday for Washington D C and Philadelphia accompanied by Mrs. S T Dibsdale of Philadelphia. Fisher will visit her sister Alfreda, work in Washington and attend the Franklin School of Science and Art in Philadelphia starting July 6. House guest notices include Miss Betty Willugmas and Miss Leo Fisher of Gassars staying with Miss Williams on Main Street and their Virginia Wesleyan College ties are noted.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Betty Fisher
Gaurhea Fisher
Maple Avenue
D. C
T. Dibsdale
Miss Fisher
Alfreda
Franklin School of Science
V and Art
Betty Willugmas
Leo Fisher
Gassars
Miss Williams
Main Street
Williams
Virginia Wesleyan College
Annon
Poena production and bombing tactics argued in BEW charts
Discussion notes that selective bombing of remote factory plants can paralyze supply with fewer easily repaired targets. Emphasizes economic weaknesses and the potential to strike essential production sites through out-of-the-way plants, highlighting strategic considerations.
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D. C
BEW
Shafer reunion set at Bird's Creek in Preston county
The annual Shafer reunion will be held on Monday July 5 at Bird's Creek Preston county with Mrs Anna Knotts serving as secretary. The notice also mentions transportation and discusses BEW’s claimed use of economic espionage charts to monitor enemies and influence wartime strategy.
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Bird's Creek
Preston County
Anna Knotts
BEW
Europe
Germany
Labor act debate fuels war production nerves
Labor circles denounce the act as unrealistic for handling spontaneous wildcat strikes and consider urgent attempts to notify the government of strike threats. Discussion covers NLRB capability, War Labor Board participation by unionists, and who may judge cases under the new disbarment rules. The piece also notes mine seizure authority and 60 day return provisions once normal production resumes.
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NLRB
War Labor Board
WLB
AFL
CIO
Electrical Workers’ Union
Miners Walkout Surges Across States With 250000 Plus
A large scale strike expands as more than 20,000 join the walkout, led by Ickes, the War Labor Board, and the UMW policy committee under John L. Lewis. In Pennsylvania idle miners reach about 142,000 to 200,000, while a back to work movement begins in central Pennsylvania with modest gains. Some locals at Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company vote to return, signaling potential 80 percent revival in pits.
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Ickes
War Labor Board
Policy Committee
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Ernest and Lucerne
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Miners Set to Strike Over WLB Decisions
On Monday union leaders predicted widespread walkouts as locals vote to back a strike against the War Labor Board for rejected wage demands. West Virginia reports over 500 of 600 mines operating with 10 to 90 percent absenteeism. Ohio shows about 15 percent on duty. Meetings were planned nationwide to decide if the stoppage would continue Monday morning.
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John Ghizzoni
International Board and Policy Committee
War Labor Board
West Virginia
Ghizzoni
Congress
Roosevelt
New Gasoline Strain Tests Ration Limits Across Seaboard
The daily supply of about 300000 gallons risks upsetting the rationing balance after A B C and T cuts and driving bans. OPA may seek more eastbound supply but a PWA spokesperson says no more gas is available. Ickes notes civilian allocations will inconvenience millions and hurt business while military needs push stockpiles for next winter.
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OPA
Ickes
East
The
Petroleum Administration For War
Seaboard
Germans Begin Wunumuen Bombardment and Allied Air Offensive
German forces renew attacks from multiple fronts as U S Flying Fortresses and RAF bombers strike Messina Olbia and the Ruhr region. Allied aircrews claim dozens of enemy planes downed while Nazi propaganda denounces American actions. Invasion jitters and Soviet battles fill the rest of the update.
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Wunumuen
U.S
Messina
Sicily
RAF Willingtons
Olbia
Sardinia
Europe
The
Reich
Norway
Berlin
Syria
Balkans
Russia
Hitler
Orel
Karelian
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
Kolombangaria Island
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Miners Back At Christopher No 3. Kanawha Idle Hundreds Ready
STATE MINERS return to Christopher No 3 operation with 500 idle yesterday. About 1,000 miners at eight Kanawha county operations may resume today as management and United Mine Workers expect production to start Monday. In Beckley area about 2,000 idle across several scattered operations. UMW district 29 head. Buy Jewelry The Gift that Lasts SKAGGS & COMPANY Your Jeweler.
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Christopher No. 3
Kanawha County
Management
United Mine Workers
Beckley
UMW District 29
Miners Return Hope After Weekend Walkout Ends
Officials report Island Creek three mines reopen and West Virginia Coal and Coke expects all seven to resume. Anxious mass meetings planned tomorrow as union leaders urge resuming work. About 10,000 idle yesterday amid high absenteeism. Logan field 10 percent to 2 percent, Monongalia 10 to 30 percent, one Osage operation at 70 percent as Sunday meetings set in Williamson War Eagle Smithers Whitesville Logan.
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Island Creek Coal Company
West Virginia Coal and Coke Company
UMW
John L. Lewis
Ickes
Logan
Monongalia County
Christopher Coal Company
Osage
Williamson
War Eagle
Smithers
Whitesville
Scott's Run Union
Monongalia
Allied Air Operations Over Africa and Sicily
Allied planes conducted coastal strikes damaging a medium merchant vessel and bombed Messina area sites. Twenty enemy aircraft were destroyed. three Allied planes are listed missing. Italian communique reports 18 Allied planes shot down and one submarine failure to return.
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Messina
Rome
Associated Press
Reggio Calabria
San Nicandro
Adriatic
Vizzini
Catania
Sicily
Congress Overrides Roosevelt Veto On Wartime Strike Law
Fresh strikes by 20000 miners trigger a presidential veto on a wartime strike law. Congress swiftly overrides to punish instigators with fines and imprisonment, empowers the War Labor Board, and orders witness attendance. The move marks a sharp rebuff to the president amid wage and labor disputes.
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Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Senate
House
War Labor Board
WLB
Justice Department
Lewis
NMW
Sharp
Supreme Court
Beauty Salon Ad At Atlas Realty Pittsburgh Pa
High calibre clientele sought for a modern beauty salon with low operating costs and strong prices. Two live operators could run the bankable business with payback under one year. Price sacrificed. Contact Atlas Realty, 784th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 788-630-724.
Yoke Reminds on Filing Narcotic Stamp Applications
F Roy Yoke, collector of Internal Revenue, urges doctors, drug stores, and hospitals to file narcotic stamp applications by June 30 1943. Payments must be cash, certified check, or money order. Applications for liquor beer oleomargarine amusements gaming devices bowling alleys billiard parlors and pool table stamps mailed to records must be filed by July 31 1943. Capital stock tax returns for year ended June 30 1943 due by July 31 1943.
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F. Roy Yoke
Inforjnal Revenue
Senate Overrides Roosevelt Veto On Subsidy Plan
The Senate, 56 to 25, overrode Roosevelt's eighth veto since 1933 after a rapid vote following the president's message. House action mirrored the Senate's decision with a nine vote margin, as Democrats and Republicans split, 114 to 130 against the president while 67 Democrats, 37 Republicans and four minor party members upheld him. CIO head Philip Murray urged lawmakers in an open letter criticizing the veto.
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House
Roosevelt
Senate
Hill
Alabama
CIO
Philip Murray
Congress
Notice of Dissolution of Rosemont Coal Company
The Rosemont Coal Company a West Virginia corporation dissolved by stockholders meeting on June 26 1942 the resolution to discontinue business surrender charter and corporate franchises to the state was adopted and notice published for two weeks in Taylor County West Virginia. The Secretary of State issued a dissolution certificate on June 24 1943. Dated June 26 1943 and July 3.
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Rosemont Coal Company
West, Virginia
West Virginia
Secretary of State of
Taylor County
In Appreciation for Dessie Kinsey Kinsey Family Note
The Kinsey family thanks friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during illness and after the death of wife and mother Dessie Kinsey. They especially acknowledge Rev Lois Luzader Rev Richardson and G T Bartlett and staff and the R T B Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church for support. Truman M Kinsey and children.
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Dessie Kinsey
Lois Luzader
Richardson
G. T. Bartlett
R. T
First Baptist Church
Buckskin Frontier boosts Broadway stars in Dixie Theatre film
Dixie Broadway draws on Broadway talent for Buckskin Frontier at the Dixie Theatre in a United Artists release. Jane Wyatt stars, Lee J Cobb plays the pioneer empire builder father, and Albert Dekker portrays the romantic Gideon alongside Richard Dix. Wyatt, a former New York socialite, is a seasoned stage actress, Cobb is known for The Moon Is Down and served in the Navy, and Dekker shifted from psychiatry to film after early theater work.
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Broadway
Hollywood
Dixie Theatre
United Artists
Jane Wyatt
Lee J. Cobb
Albert Dekker
Richard Dix
New York
John Steinbach
Cobb
U. S. Navy
Harry Sherman
Ann Arbor
Dekker
Lee Cobb
West
Idaho Debuts At Opera House With Roy Rogers
Republic presents Idaho a big budget western starring Roy Rogers, opening Sunday at the Opera House. The film blends western thrills with romance, beautiful photography, and acclaimed music by The Sons of the Pioneers and The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir.
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Roy Rogers
Virginia Grey
Idaho
Opera House Theatre
Republic
Sons of the Pioneers
Boys of
Robert Mitchell
They Got Me Covered Opens With Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour
Hilarity runs high at the Strand Theatre as Samuel Goldwyn presents They Got Me Covered starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. A zany foreign correspondent plots romance after a mistaken war report, delivering a fast paced comedy with an uproarious ending.
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Strana
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Hope
DIE
New York
Lamour
Washington
Eral
Russia
Axis Spy Thriller Upsets Hope in Humorous Film
A newspaperman hero investigates Axis spy activities, hires an informant who is murdered, and a kidnapped girl triggers a tense chase. Axis agents trap the hero and plot to discredit him, leading to a wild, funny finale with Hope and Lamor.
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Tapo
Hope
Miss Lamour
Rene
Meat Dealers Forecast Sharp City Shortage Amid Price Controls
Beef shortage fears rise as a meeting of dealers plans actions likely to close half of city markets. Kotal blames OPA price ceilings for slashing margins, driving feeders from business and reducing beef by 20 percent. In Cleveland, George Bubel warns of shortages lasting a month or more as 650 dealers weigh closing. Cincinnati reports 15 slaughterhouses shuttered with demand tightening across about 1,000 shops.
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Margets
Kotal
OPA
Cleveland
George Bubel
City Meat Dealers Association
Association
Cincinnati
Buy Diamonds with Confidence at Skaggs and Company Your Jeweler
Skaggs and Company promotes trusted diamond buying with clear pricing and a focus on quality. The jeweler emphasizes expert guidance, certified stones, and a long-standing reputation for customer satisfaction.
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Skaggs & Company
Classified Rates Notice for Sentinel Advertisements
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Sentinel
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