Taylor County Prepares Fifth War Loan Drive Start
Taylor County officials announce the Fifth War Loan Drive from June 12 to July 8 with a regional quota of 431000. Subscriptions total 329000 and corporations 102000. The county previously met strong shares in April and led state efforts, led by Chairman C J Fleming who urges a massive volunteer sales campaign and rapid mobilization of Series E F and G bonds.
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C. J. Fleming
Taylor County
Hancock
Taylor
Benno
Fleming
Treasury Department
Rationing Roundup Sets Glove Prices For War Work
The Office of Price Administration announces May 16 for manufacturers and wholesalers and June 6 for retailers set ceiling prices on 130 styles of work gloves used in war and farm work. Retailers must mark prices on each pair, aiding consumer checks. average increases range from one to six cents per pair with specific 8 ounce gloves from 17 to 21 cents and 12 ounce from 21 to 26 cents. The missive also includes unrelated notes on gemstones and savings securities and a standard patriotic call.
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Col‘ton
Jersey
Office of Price Administration
State High School Boys Begin Track and Field Carnival
Charleston hosts the 27th West Virginia state track carnival at Laidley Field with over 200 entrants from 20 teams. Notables include Bullet Bob Wright aiming for the individual point trophy, Leland Petit breaking the 100 yard dash mark, and contenders like Wayne Florence Beckley Harold Rife Jr Huntington. Charleston seeks its second straight team title amid strong pursuers.
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Charleston
West Virgnia
Laidley Field
Charleton
Bob" Wright
Bob
Wright
Wayne Florence
Harold Rife, Jr
Beckley
Leland Petit
Huntington Sas
Mrs Leila Bolliger Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Leila McKay Bolliger 52 of 138 Latrobe street died last evening at 8 from a cerebral hemorrhage. Wife of Fred J. Bolliger proprietor of a local restaurant, she was born April 25 1892 in Ohio and survived by her husband two sons Roy Merrill and Merrill Bolliger in Grafton, Harry and Lee in the Navy, and brothers William and Carl Merrill and sisters Carne Parrish and Laura Wicks. Funeral services pending word from the Navy.
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Leila McKay Bolliger
Latrobe Street
Fred J. Bolliger
Baptist
Cchurch
Ohio
William
Margaret Teenagle Merrill
Roy
Merrill Bolliger
Grafton
Harry
Lee Bolliger
United States Navy
Carl N. Merrill
Akron
Carne Parrish
Clarksburg
Laura Wicks
Creston
W. Va
Navy
Gift Is More Appreciated Than Jewelry Skages and Co
A brief note emphasizes that thoughtful gifts often mean more than jewelry. Skages and Co promotes gift ideas and seasonal selections, highlighting value and sentiment over material cost. The item reads like a small ad or notice from a department store showcasing gift options.
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Skages & Co
Moran Catches Record Length Trout At Dam
J W Powell county game protector reports several good catches this trout season with Roy Moran claiming the largest. Moran caught a 12 inch trout and a 16 inch channel cat was noted. Lawrence Farmer Hall reported a limit catch last Sunday with undersized fish released. About 200 channel cats released in the dam. High waters hindered fishing but record searches were anticipated over the weekend.
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J. W. Powell
Roy Moran
Moran
Lawrence "Farmer" Hall
WLB approval contested by Southern operators over travel time pay
Southern operators led by Edward R. Burke challenge the wage stabilization board's duty to ensure miners are paid for travel time and question the WLB's authority to allow voluntary travel time pay under wage stabilization and court rulings. The board, in a 10 to 2 vote, upheld the terms of the policy. Two of the four industry members dissented but agreed to the $40 back pay provision.
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WLB
Southern
Edward R. Burke
Card of Thanks for Catherine Louise Wittman Kinsler
Expressing sincere gratitude for the helpful acts during illness and death of wife and mother Mrs. Catherine Louise Wittman Kinsler. Special thanks to neighbors, those who contributed cars, pallbearers, and to Rev. E. F. K. Roof and Harold Hama for consolation and comfort.
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Catherine Louise Wittman Kinsler
E. F. K. Roof
Harold Hama
Awards Given at St Augustine Pupil Recognition
In a pre graduation service at the St Augustine school Lynn Stephens and Kathryn Bernardine Dorse received the Citizen's Medal from Tarlock Rasmussen for courage character service companionship and scholarship. The program featured God Bless America recitations a flag origin sketch and The Star Spangled Banner.
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St. Augustine
Lynn Stephens
Kathryn Bernardine Dorse
Tarlock Rasmussen
American Legion
Rasmussen
Shrine Meeting May 23 in Wheeling Cancelled
Willian E Hart announced that the Ocris Teme Shrine meeting in Wheeling scheduled for May 23 was cancelled due to the guest speaker's sudden illness Imperial Potentate Marley E MacKenzie. Several local attendees had planned to attend and must cancel their plans.
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Wheeling
Willian. E. Hart
Ocris Teme
Immerial Potentate
Marley E. MacKenzie
Communist attacks on Churchill and Italin unity stance
A fragmented wartime wire item references Communist criticism of Churchill and Italin leaders while pledging steadfast unity with allies. The report notes a drive toward national unity and mentions more than half a million naval dependents now receiving family allowance benefits.
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Tor Churchill
Italin
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