Lipstick and Rouge Colors May Be Limited
The Office of Defense Transportation bans sightseeing and charter bus services from June 1 to reserve rubber for war use. Exemptions cover armed forces, school travel, religious services, and essential workers. The action aligns with a War Production Board survey to curb cosmetics supplies to save glycerine and other materials. Officials warn rationing of 15 major items, including sugar and tires, is likely within a year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
O.D.T
Eastman
War Production Board
Government weighs universal gasoline rationing plan
The War Production Board and offices of defense transportation study nationwide gasoline curtailment to save rubber. July 1 eyed for starting coupon based rationing in the East and Pacific Northwest, with Oregon and Washington moving to a half-supply scheme in June. Roosevelt notes possible local oil-area exemptions but supports broader cuts to conserve rubber for war needs.
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War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Harold L. Ickes
Leon Henderson
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Pacific Northwest
District of Columbia
Oregon
Washington
W.P.B
Roosevelt
Robert Allen
Petroleum Office
House
Seaboard States
Ickes’ Petroleum Organization
State urges canning strawberries without sugar
Charleston reports the 1942 strawberry crop prompts a sugarless canning method. Wash berries, pack solidly in clean jars, seal partly, then process in hot water ten minutes. The move follows sugar rationing and aims to reduce waste as prices stay low due to weak consumer demand. Officials cite widespread household adoption and a memo from U S Bureau of Home Economics with additional sugar-saving tips.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Department of Agriculture
J. B. McLaughlin
Emerson Gregory
Sutton
Gregory
Charleton
Huntington
West Virginia
McLaughlin
O.P.A
Leon Henderson
W. D. Click
Cabell County
Agriculture Marketing Administration
U. S. Bureau of Home Economics
Plans to reroute pipelines to boost eastbound oil flow
Steps were under way to relocate existing pipelines to increase eastward flow by 200000 barrels per day. Under rationing expansions it was deemed motor fuel would remain for essential vehicle use. The East’s major rationing challenge was setting individual motorist entitlements.
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East
Woman named Marshall College student body president
Maxine Prockter of Huntington becomes the first woman elected president of the Marshall College student body succeeding Harry Price of Danville. The vote was held yesterday with Prockter touted as a trailblazer for female leadership on campus.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Marshall College
Maxine Prockter
Harry Price
Danville
Blood or Fines: Huntington Traffic Court Experiment
Judge John G. Hudson in Huntington started a blood versus fine system for traffic violators. Of 30 defendants, four donated blood, one Marshall College coed would knit a sweater for a soldier, and the rest paid fines from 5.75 to 29.75 dollars. One youth shivered at the blood option.
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Associated Press
Huntington
John G. Hudson
Marshall College
Malta Island Farms Size Report Reveals 10 000 Four-Acre Holdings
Statistics show about 10,000 farms on Malta island with an average size near four acres each, illustrating a dense smallholder pattern. The data underscore a landscape of numerous tiny plots, concentrated near urban centers, shaping agricultural use and land value dynamics.
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Island of
Malta
Families Receive Blast Checks After Osage Mine Disaster
Charleston reports seven families of men killed in the Christopher Coal Company No 3 mine explosion nine days ago at Osage have been mailed compensation checks. Commissioner C L Heaberlin said more checks for other survivors of the 56 victims will follow as field reports on claims are completed. To meet immediate needs, early checks were issued before the usual monthly mailing, with regular payments starting July 1.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Christopher Coal Company
Osage
C. L. Heaberlin
Heaberlin
Mud Cat of 51 Pounds Hooks Trot-Line Catch
H J Meeks of Parkersburg and George Crowder hauled in a 51 pound mud cat from the Little Kanawha River. The line seemed stuck at first as the fish drew near, nearly upsetting their boat before the catfish surfaced. Its head measured ten inches wide and six and a half inches between the eyes.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
H. J. Meeks
Kanawha
George Crowder
To Release Flow Of Do This Every Morning for 30 Days
An advertisement urges starting tomorrow to take Kruschen Salts daily for 80 days. A dime glass of water or tea before breakfast is advised, claiming relief from headaches, sluggish bowels, and bilious digestion due to bile flow issues. Available at Kay's Cut Rate Drug. Money back guarantee.
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Kay
Fats Tied To Recovery From Mental Illness Says Study
Boston report to the American Psychiatric Association notes fats including lipoids acids and cholesterol help build body fat and relate to recovery in mental health. Study of 142 cases found higher blood fats in those who recovered and lower fats in those who did not. Pyknic body types correlated with higher fats and greater recuperative capacity.
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Edwin F. Gildea
Evelyn B. Man
Yale University
Confederate Dies At Age 100 In West Virginia
George Washington Slonaker last surviving Confederate veteran of Hampshire County West Virginia died at his Capon Bridge home nearly a month short of his 101st birthday He was 100 and had celebrated his birthday on April 27 He served in Company F 38th Virginia regiment attached to Stonewall Jackson units and lived through the Civil War era pridefully recounting his service
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Associated Press
Winchester
George Washington Slonaker
Hampshire County
W. Va
Capon Bridge
Stonaker
38Rd Virginia Regiment
Civil War era foot cavalry veteran obituary note
A Civil War veteran known for his service with the famous foot cavalry lived a long farming life. He is survived by three sons and three daughters.
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Foot
Backache and leg pains may signal kidney trouble
Warns that persistent backache and leg pains can indicate kidney or bladder issues. Describes kidneys as waste filters and promotes Dean's Pills as a remedy used by millions for over 40 years.
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Nature
Dean
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