Hope Natural Gas Gains 4694 Acres in Raleigh County
The Hope Natural Gas company of Clarksburg acquired oil and gas rights on 4694.48 acres in Raleigh County across Trap Hill Marsh Fork and Town districts. The deal includes 22 leases listing former owners such as L H Clark Ruth Crody McKinley Land Co Amanda Lively George W Bright and others. Drilling has begun with Godfrey Cabot interests reporting a Tam s Mountain well producing close to 3 million cu ft daily.
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Hope Natural Gas Company
Clarksburg
Raleigh
Jeases
Harry Anderson
Trap Hill
Marsh Fork
Godfrey, L. Cabot
Tams Mountain
L. H. Clark
Marsh Fork Creek
Ruth Crody
L. Hi. Clark
Gus Mankin
Dingess Creek
Amanda Lively
George W. Bright
J. W. Martin
Daniel
Soak Creek
L. W. Worley
Breckenridge Creek
McKinley Land Company
Lewisburg
Paint Creek
Kelly Farmer
Lee Snuffer
Stevens Branch
Thomas Farmer
HG. Farmer
Q. C. Daniel
March Fork Creek
F. L. Daniel
Laura J. Snuffer
Dingess Run
Milton .Snuffer
Lola Hawley
A. Lucas
W. H. Trump
Spankers Branch
Swedish Star Haegg Runs Fast in Hanover Practice
Swedish distance ace Gunder Haegg ran a fast mile against Don Burnham on Dartmouth's cinder track in Hanover. He asked that timers' results not be released, and appeared to exert himself little despite the rapid pace.
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Hanover
N. H
Gunder Haegg
Dartmouth
Don Burnham
Taxpayers Saved Three Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Six By Board
The Raleigh county board of education saved 3426.42 by paying bills on time to secure prompt payment discounts. G G Greene chief clerk notes some items carried five percent discounts while others two percent. The board issued over 1100 checks monthly and saved 75.75 by competitive bidding on salary payments. Coupon books from manufacturers saved 72 on typewriter ribbons.
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Raleigh
Greene
Property Lost in Scorched Earth Report Due Aug 31 1943
Grover C. Hedvick announces that U S citizens with property in foreign countries must file Form TRE 500 reporting ownership as of May 31 and any war related damage or seizure between Jan 1 1938 and May 31 1943. Reports due Aug 31 1943 to the Federal Reserve Bank Richmond.
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Grover C. Hedvick
Raleigh County Bank
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
Virginia
June Heat Records Seen In Beckley Weather Report
Weather observer L A Mauck reported Beckley reached 90 degrees on Friday and 89 on Saturday with a high of 89 for the year on Friday. The Friday night low was 62, one degree cooler than the previous night, and yesterday’s precipitation measured .16 inches, falling within about ten minutes.
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Beckley
L. A. Mauck
Mauck
Board Grants Pay Boost To Workers
The regional war labor board granted Fairmont Aluminum employees a four cent per hour wage increase retroactive to January 4, with 300 workers represented by CIO Local 1. The union had sought eight cents plus night shift bonuses. the board added three cents for second shift and five cents for third shift. The decision followed a tri state panel’s unanimous recommendation after a May 6 hearing in Morgantown. A separate demand by United Mine Workers Local 12 610 for Monsanto Chemical at Nitro for 15 cents per hour was denied.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Regional War Labor Board
Fairmont Aluminum Company
W.L.B
Aluminum Workers of America
C.I.0
Rex M. Smith
Morgantown
C.F. Israel
Clarksburg
Fred A. Degier
United Mine Workers
District 50
Monsanto Chemical Company
Nitro
Markets stay steady as cattle and hogs edge signals
Market report notes general trading flow with local processors limited by quotas. Cattle prices show steady to higher for old silage and strong bid for 730 lb breeders. calves and hogs steady with slight week-to-week gains for barrows and sows. Sheep and lambs mixed, with lambs steady to higher on top weights. Grain pits rise on fears of higher ceilings and wartime subsidies. American bombers wear armor in Europe, reports London.
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Associateurreuss
Baltimore
W. FP
Associated Press
Chicago
Chester Davis
Senate
Sunday Evening Driving Time Noted In May Accident Report
Charleston reports Sunday evening 7 to 8 pm as the peak danger period for auto and pedestrian incidents. May data show 11 of 76 accidents then, 15–24 year olds most affected with eight fatalities and 35 injuries. drivers aged 32–44 involved most, with males predominating. Weather: 46 accidents in clear conditions, 52 in daylight, most drivers and pedestrians appeared normal. Lieutenant W. Malcolm Lilly transferred to Miami Beach after service in the Southeast AAF unit. born from Woodrow Wilson High School and Virginia Tech. commissioned June 2.
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W. Malcolm Lilly
Lilly
Southern Pines
North Carolina
Miami Beach
Florida
Fifth District
A.A.F.T.C
8.C
Armed Service
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Fort Washington
Maryland
Fort George Wright
Spokane
Washington
Air Force
Woodrow Wilson High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Virginia
Associated Press
Charleston
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Eight Land Transfers Recorded in County Deeds
Real estate deeds filed at the county clerk show eight transfers. William Thornsby to Maudie Farle Garretson covers 3.2 acres on Pines Creek in Baby Farms addition. C. F. Smith to Pearl Ruth Cottuts $235 and 286 in Prosperity. Carl Pittman to O. A. Bowyer includes part of the John W. Davis home tract on Maple Fork in Town district. A. Bowyer to L. B. Elder shares more of the same tract. D. W. Anderson to Margretta Scott includes three lots on Caldwell street Beckley. J. H. Lilly Land company to J. L. Armstrong joins Dickinson Truck Farms in Town district for $340. J. B. Lee to L. A. Lee secures 0.25 acre on Tommy's Creek Slab Fork district for $700. Arthur Kendall to McMillan Land and Finance company secures lot 222 in Mid-City addition to Beckley. A Kansas City observer, G. S. Perry, lent candy to workers after his marriage, then urged them to buy their own.
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William Thornsby
Maudie Farle Garretson
Pines Creek
Baby Farms
C. F. Smith
Pearl Ruth Cottuts
Carl Pittman
O. A. Bowyer
John W. Davis
Maple Fork
A. Bowyer
L. B. Elder
D. W. Anderson
Margretta Scott
Caldwell Street
Beckley
J. H. Lilly Land Company
J. L. Armstrong
Loining
Dickinson
J.B. Lee
L. A. Lee
Tommy's Creek
Slab Fork
Arthur Kendall
McMillan Land and Finance Company
Economy meals set under OPA price ceiling on dining cars
The Associated Press reports that most railroad dining cars will offer economy meals with caps of 85 cents for breakfast 1.00 for lunch and 1.10 for dinner starting July. The ceiling applies to meals sold on dining cars and to train butchers prices, reflecting official rates between February and April. Extras like appetizers and desserts are removed. Sergeant Latane Ware visiting from Camp Forrest Tennessee returns for an 11 day furlough. Maxwell Hill Baptist Church licenses A B Dew to preach.
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Associated Press
Washington
Office of Price Administration
O.P.A
Ware
Latane Ware
North
Kanawha Street
Burwell Ware
Camp Forrest
Tennessee
West Virginia on aviation map through sloped rollout
Governor M M Neely told West Virginia University officials that building aviation facilities will cost a "pretty penny" but yield rewards. He toured a $70,000 classroom hangar site and urged a Charleston airport and expanded aeronautical programs to fuel a statewide aviation expansion.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia
M. M. Neely
West Virginia University
Neely
Charleston
Beaver Man Sets Record In Razor Blade Collection
Beaver resident James Pizer turned in 625 razor blades at the G C Murphy Co center on Main Street Beckley. He said 206 double edged and 339 single edged blades filled a candy box, many unused or discarded by his son Carry Pitzer, a staff sergeant in the Army Medical Corps. He called it a hobby and proof of what can be achieved by collecting.
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James Pizer
Beaver
G. C. Murphy Company
Beckley
Pitzer
Carry Pitzer
Army Medical Corps
Breckenridge
Kentucky
Market Recovery Week as Steels and Motors Waver
New York reports a solid recovery week with most stocks higher despite profit taking on leaders. Steels and motors fluctuated after a modest opening while light selling eased. The 60 stock average rose 0.2 to 51.7, its best since June 6 1939, marking a fifth straight upturn and a weekly gain of 1.2 points. Trade totaled 553,400 shares with top yearly gains for Sears Roebuck, J C Penney, International Harvester, Willys-Overland, Eastman Kodak, Johns-Manville, Westinghouse, Allied Chemical, and several others while U S Steel and General Motors weighed. Bond loans attracted buying with Wabash, Missouri Pacific, Frisco, and others seeing fractions to about a point moves. Transactions totaled 85,930,000 face value.
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Associated Press
New York
Axton-Fisher “A
American Cyanimd “B
American Gas and Carrier Corp
Wabash
Missouri Pacific
J. Louis Southwestern
Frisco
Central
Rock Island
Chicago & North Western
Heck with You Letter To Ration Board From Barron County
A Barron county ration board in Wisconsin received a letter from a man praising his supplies while denying need for rationed sugar. He states he has 600 pounds of sugar left, meat twice daily, ample butter, two new tires, and excess gas, concluding with a rebuke to the ration board.
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Associated Press
Rice Lake
Wis
Barron County
Doris Duke Works Without Pay In Tropical Disease Study
Doris Duke Cromwell aged 30, heir to the Duke estate, is working as a research assistant at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. she is unpaid, seeking to solve tropical diseases under Dr Harold W Brown, dean of public health. She lives at the Carolina Inn and may continue her university work for some time. Her residence in Hawaii and Shangrila estate preceded the war.
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Associaich Press
Chapel Hill
N. C
Doris Duke Cromwell
James B. Duke
James H. R. Cromwell
Canada
Harold W. Brown
School of Public Health
University of North Carolina
Brown
Cromwell
Carolina Inn
Mutiny Reported Among Six German Submarine Crews
Norwegian sources say six German submarine crews in Norway mutinied and refused to rejoin their boats. Officers and men were reportedly sent to Akershus prison in Oslo. The tale recalls October 1918 mutinies in the German fleet as morale weakened amid wartime strain.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Norway
Oslo
Akershus
Trondheim
Soviet Russia
Ott Ciliax
English Channel
Ward Returns To Clerk's Job In Beckley
John C. Ward resumed deputy circuit clerk duties in Van Hunter's office in Beckley after a trial as auditor for Elk Horn Coal in Kentucky. He joined the circuit clerk's office on December 15, 1932, took a six month leave, and returned after ten days away. Ward serves as a Baltiah county delegate whose term ends December 1, 1944.
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John C. Ward
van Hunter
Charleston
Ward
Hunter
Elk Horn Coal Corporation
Kentucky
Beckley
House of Delegates
Baltiah
Peterson's Ointment advertised for eczema relief
An old advertisement promises relief for itching eczema and related skin blemishes with Peterson's Ointment at 35 cents. It claims one application may please and offers a money refund if not satisfied, and notes use for itching feet and cracks between toes.
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Peterson
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Hope Natural Gas
Ray Atherton
U. S
Denmark
Division of European Affairs
State Department
Roosevelt
Heaven
Guy Lombardo
Ballantine Beer & Ale
CBS
Board
Europe
London
Freddie Reckless
Stanley Show Ground
G. 8. Perry
Kansas City
Maxwell Hill
R. A
Ray
Harpers
The
Practical Welding School
South Kanawha St
East Beckley
Beaver Man
Doris Duke
North Africa
Eczema
May
Mccreery Street
Baby
Purina
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Prince Street
Beckley, W. VA
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