War Relief Fund Surpasses 25950 With Latest Gifts
The Sunday War Chest baseball game between the County League All-Stars and the Raleigh Clippers pushed the relief drive past 25950.28 dollars, with 1466.51 added today. Plan is to disburse 15000 to Army Relief and allocate funds to Navy Relief Save the Children Greek War Relief War Prisoners and other needs. |
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County League All-Stars
Raleigh Clippers
War Chest Office
A. J. Truman
War Charities
Truman
E. D. Armstrong
E. H. Shriver
Army
Navy
Save the Children Federation
General Stores
W. T. Grant, Co
A. G. Bowles
W. F. Pomputius
W. C. Covey
Lena Graham
W. M. Riley
S. S. Dupuy
R. C. Henderson
Chrisie Stover
Cliff Lemon
Bernard Corker
Mercantile Board Committee
E. Bibb
K G. Li
Highway Robbery Rising in London
London reports show 85 cases of robbery or assault with intent to rob in the first six months of 1942, up from 75 in the same period in 1941. Home Secretary Herbert Morrison told Parliament there is no grounds for alarm and credited Londoners with wartime resilience despite blackout conditions.
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Associated Press
London
Herbert Morrison
Home Secretary
Home Security
Commons
105 Petitions for Citizenship Up for Hearing
Deputy Circuit Clerk John Ward announced hearings in circuit court on Friday, July 31 for 105 petitions for citizenship. Many petitioners have jobs in defense industries and need certificates of citizenship to qualify. About 30 petitioners are enemy aliens and cannot receive certificates at this time. The last hearing was June 13, 1941. A naturalization examiner will be in the clerk’s office the week of July 27 to file about 35 new petitions from the Cincinnati Justice Department cases.
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John Ward
Circuit Court
Ward
Circuit Clerk’s
United Nations
Circuit Clerk
Department of Justice
Cincinnati
Notice to Creditors and Beneficiaries of George Lanchester
Legal notice to creditors and beneficiaries of the George Lanchester estate in Raleigh County West Virginia. Creditors must file verified claims with the examiner by January 25 1943 to avoid losing all rights. Beneficiaries must appear to protect their interests at the Beckley office of M L Painter commissioner of accounts.
Fiduciary Notice to Creditors of Robert Reed Estate
All persons with claims against the Estate of Robert Reed deceased must file them verified in Raleigh County West Virginia by January 25 1943 or be excluded from benefits. The notice is issued by Ben H Ashworth Commissioner of Accounts Raleigh County WV dated July 30.
Notice of Estate of K. E. Surlaugh Deceased
Ciaries of the estate of K. E. Surbaugh, deceased, are ordered to exhibit all due claims with vouchers verified to the commissioner at his Beckley West Virginia office by January 25, 1943. Failure to file may bar participation in estate benefits. All beneficiaries must be present to protect their interests. The matter is addressed to Ben H. Ashworth, Commissioner.
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K. E. Surbaugh
Beckley
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Ben H. Ashworth
Charleston Baptist Church Trustees Plan Oil Lease
Trustees of Charleston Baptist Church will, after August 3, 1942, lease to Godfrey L. Cabot Inc. an oil and gas tract totaling 609 acres in Raleigh County near Jenney's Gap. Church holds a 150/468 undivided interest in four parcels, 392.56 acres mineral only, terms in church secretary’s office.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Raleigh County
Jenney’s Gap
Frederick L. Thomas
J. A. Glenn
A. M. Straughan
D. P. Weaver
T. E. Drape
Trustees of Charleston Baptist Church
Baptist Temple
Quintier Transportation seeks passenger carrier certificate
Public Service Commission of West Virginia will hold a motor carrier hearing on July 31, 1942 at 10 a.m. in Charleston to consider Fred Quintier doing business as Quintier Transportation Company for routes Beckley to McAlpin and Stotesbury via Route 16 and Route 30, and Beckley to Slab Fork via Route 16 and Route 34 in Raleigh County, with objections welcome.
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Capitol
Charleston
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
Beckley
McAlpin
Stotesbury
Slab Fork
Raleigh
Fred Quintier
Quintier Transportation Company
Crab Orchard
W. Va
Homeowners Ignore Oil Famine Warning in East
A survey of 750 fuel dealers from New England to Maryland shows oil burning homes in the eastern states have largely ignored government urges to switch to coal. Average conversions per dealer are 2.9 with 2.3 coal grate purchases. nine exchanges for information per dealer. About 1,250,000 oil burning homes exist. 500 large dealers warn customers they cannot meet full oil demand. Dealers say consumers await direct government action detailing winter supply prospects.
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Associated Press
York
New England
Maryland
Worker at Kaiser yard buoys war bonds with weekly shares
In Vancouver Wa Kaiser shipyard, one worker earning 46.15 weekly signed for 37.50 in war bonds. He explains the math choosing bonds over army pay, noting he would be paid 21 a month in service, leaving 33 by bonds, and cites a brother on Bataan.
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Vancouver
Wash
Kaiser Shipyard
Bataan
Demand for Miner's Friend crosses coal field borders
The popular Miner's Friend is praised across communities as a relief for miners and families. Advertisers claim it helps with constipation and digestion, warning of symptoms and urging use with precautionary directions. If unavailable, readers are told to write Gohen Drug, Beckley, W. Va.
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Rch
Ménez
Gohen
Beckley
W. Va
Union switches to CIO after Lewis-Murray split
Huntington union members of True Blue Lodge UMW Chemical Division voted to withdraw from the United Mine Workers and seek a CIO charter. The local consists of Standard Ultramarine Company employees.
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Associated Press Huntington
C.I.0
Lewis-Murray
True Blue Lodge
United Mine Workers( Chemical Division
U.M.W
Standard Ultramarine Company
Dunham resigns from Logan county tire board
Ir Leland H Dunham of Atlanta Illinois quit his post on the Logan county tire rationing board. He had been traveling from his home to Lincoln twice weekly for meetings but was denied when he applied to the state board for new tires as his worn tires could not be replaced.
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Lincoln, Ir
Leland H. Dunham
Atlanta
Ill
Logan County
Dunham
Lincoln
State Board
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American Institute of Laundering
George Lanchester
M. L. Painter
Robert Reed
Beenie
Charleston Baptist Church
San Francisco
Marine Corps
Tropics
James Roosevelt
Armours
Helen
Armours Star
Armour’s Star Sausages
U.S. Maces UL
Roa
de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
Harold R. Stark
European
Sheik Hafiz Wahba
Saudi Arabia
Admiral Stark
Central Press
UMW
Lal
Bacon
Ayers
Gane
Oakwood Avenue
Kanawha St
Kanawha St. Beckley
Oak Hill
Beaver
Lester
Rhodell
Sunkist
Doz. Sane
Ius
C&e
Vivo
Maxwell House Coffee
North Kanawha Street
Kanawha Street
Beckley Rhodell
Fame Tomato Juice
Cans
South Oakwood Ave
Beckley Beaver
Lester Oak Hill
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