State Licenses Issued At High Daily Rate In 1942 43
The Associated Press reports Charleston that licenses for automobiles are issued at 1000 daily while the road commission maintains a expected 35 percent drop in total 1942 43 registrations from last year. Native owned cars going into storage after June 30 offset by war workers and contractors. Plates began May 10 with same numbers issued to prior holders. No refunds after 30 days and some plates remain in envelopes. G Corey motor vehicle registrar notes multi car owners often register only one vehicle and store others to save tires.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Road Commission
Sabe G. Corey
Negroes Asked To Maintain Prices In Raleigh County
Charles V. Carr from the Fifth Regional Civilian Defense Office urged Raleigh County merchants to enforce the new price ceiling. The May 18 schedule requires posted ceiling and sale prices, with books visible to customers by July 1.
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Raleigh County
Charles V. Carr
Cleveland
Carr
MISS FANNIE TO RETIRE FROM MARSHALL COLLEGE
Miss Francis C. Burdiss known as Iss Fannie will retire as geography professor at Marshall College after a faculty tenure of 38 years and a total teaching career spanning 50 years. She is longtime to thousands of students and former students.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Francis C. Burdiss
Iss Fannie
Marshall College
County Asked To Adopt 20 Youths
Raleigh County plans to sponsor twenty English children through the Save A Child drive, organizing an Adoption Committee and publicizing a $1,200 county goal as part of a $25,000 War Chest effort for wartime child welfare. The meeting at Beckley Hotel included officers E M Ashworth and Miss Margaret Sullivan with committee members and Roy Johnson.
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Raleigh County
England
Margaret Sullivan
E. M. Ashworth
S. Paris Bell
Virginia Gill
E. D. Armstrong
Harold Gelfman
R. L. Reardin
Helen Lewis
R. H. Magee
E. L. Grose
J. M. Helm
B. H. Hopkins
Sullivan
Parting Is Sweet Kansas City Divorce Suit
Mrs. Pearl Faye Ashton Brown files for divorce in Kansas City seeking restoration of her sugar ration book and other legal relief. The petition outlines her requests and the grounds for the dissolution of marriage.
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Kansas City
Kas
Pearl Faye Ashton Brown
Charleston official blocks purchase of Japanese azaleas
State purchasing Director J. Buhl Shahan announced the department will not approve buying any item bearing Japan or enemy names. He rejected a requisition for six Japanese azaleas, citing economy and patriotic reasons. He added the odor of origin in the name makes them unusable except as garbage.
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Charleston — State
J. Buhl Shahan
Japan
Government Subsidies for New England Coal Urged
Washington senators pressed for quick action on a bill to expand the RFC borrowing power by 5.006 billion and authorize subsidies to hold price ceilings. Senator Brown said the measure would subsidize coffee imports and coal shipments to New England, with RFC funds used to support oil bearing crops and soon wool.
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New England Coal
Associated Press
Washington
R.F.C
Brown
D.-Mich
Senate
New England
Commodity Credit Corporation
Leon Henderson
R.P.C
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
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Kaneohe
Hawaii
Miss Fannie
Save the Children Organization
Uncle Sam
Nion
Heber St. Foot of Main
Beckley
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Raleigh
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Mabscott
MT. Hope
Mullens
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