West Virginia Paid Vets $3.914 Million in August
Discharged veterans received 3,914,035 in readjustment allowance payments in August in West Virginia, compared with 4,192,869 the prior month. Davis noted total readjustment payments issued reach 1,612,775 decks totaling 32,210,410 to date, with civilian jobless benefits of 758,713 in August. The department's balance stood at 59,433,802.28 on August 31, down from 69,868,767.73 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Cabel S. Davis
Davis
Burglar Breaks In As Rice Trails Ring Scene In Kansas City
Ronald Quinn awoke and found a missing $52 and opened window. His wife, barefoot, felt a tacky floor as burglar escaped, leaving about two pounds of rice scattered to delay pursuit.
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Kansas City
Ronald Quinn
Quinns
Weather Station To Move Sunday In Parkersburg
The U S Weather Bureau Station, after 48 years in the old federal courthouse, will move to the new Parkersburg Wood County Airport. Washington approved the shift pending suitable quarters at the new field to be dedicated Sunday. County official Ramsey will meet with weather bureau officials to discuss facilities, while the attempt to move the West Virginia Climatic Center to Charleston failed despite pressure.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
U. S
Weather Bureau
Federal
Wood County
Victor F. Horn
Washington
Robert D. Remsey
Ramsey
West Virginia
Charleston
Ohio River District
Muskingum I River
Sugar black market exposed in Huntington shortages spur illicit trade
Area price control board reported a sugar black market centered in the Huntington city market area with dealers offering 35 cents a pound and five minute delivery. OPA agents investigated three cases and forwarded findings to enforcement.
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Uy Fre
Associated Press
Huntington
Area Price Control Board
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Dorothy Purdy Starts 44H Club Agent Training
Fayetteville Miss Dorothy Purdy of McComas is enrolled in 44H club agent training by Miss Clifton Dotson at the farm bureau office. Martina Patterson, who recently completed similar training, is assigned as club agent in Jackson County.
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Register
Fayetteville
Dorothy Purdy
McComas
Clifton Dotson
Farm Bureau
Martina Patterson
Jackson County
No U S Money To Be Used For Slav Factory
UNRRA acting director general Maj. Gen. Lowell W. Rooks said a Mexican funded medical glass factory to Yugoslavia will not harm the U S glass industry. The plant valued at 300000 will be overseen by Mexican experts with US purchases limited to unobtainable parts, and no U S funds will support the project. The facility will produce medical glassware for Yugoslavia’s health needs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lowell W. Rooks
UNRRA
Yugoslavia
Mexico
United States
Rooks
Advisory Labor Board Named for this Area
Cleveland hosts an eight member advisory committee with equal labor union and management representation. It covers Ohio Indiana Michigan West Virginia and Kentucky as Region Three of seven regions to decentralize dispute settling. Edgar L. Warren directs the conciliation service and urges immediate panel selection of impartial arbitrators.
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Aagsociaiwd Ure
Cleveland
Federal
Conciliation Service
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
West Virginia
Kentucky
Edgar L. Warren
Washington
AFL
C10
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Warren
Puerto Rico Bound Governor Pinero Heads to Inauguration
Newly appointed Puerto Rico governor Jesus T. Pinero leaves Washington for his San Juan inauguration. He is the first native-born Puerto Rico governor. Interior Secretary Julius A. Krug accompanies him and will speak at the ceremonies.
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Puerto Rico
Jesus T. Pinero
Washington
Planetar San Juan
Pinero
Julius A. Krug
Five New Polio Cases Reported In West Virginia
Five poliomyelitis cases were reported in West Virginia last week mirroring the prior period. The State Health Department said the year totals now reach 41 with 33 cases recorded by the same point a year ago. Counties reporting new cases were none in all, including Brooks Cabell Mason Ohio and Putnam. A court approved name changes for brothers William and James Moneymaker who now use William M Houston and James M Marshall citing a professional insult.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virgina
State Health Department
Brooks
Cabell
Mason
Ohio
Putnam
Los Angeles
William and
James Moneymaker
William M. Houston
James M. Marshall
Moneymaker
Forse Racing
West Virginians Inc reports 23000 scholarship fund total
West Virginians Inc announced the scholarship fund started last February has grown to 23000. Secretary Sam Pinion cited 6000 in new collections and 900 memberships during a two week drive. The largest donor was Freeport Coal Co with 1000, per President R Hugh Jarvis.
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Surganiwwwn
West Virginians, Inc
Friends of the State University
Sam Pinion
Heaid
Freeport Coal Company
R. Hugh Jarvis
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Western Union Training Center
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