Beedle Smith Faces Tough Role as Ike's Chief of Staff
Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, known as Beedle, is praised by Eisenhower as one of four potential great chiefs of staff. Smith serves as secretary to the combined chiefs of staff and oversees intricate operations, earning Churchill’s admiration as a bulldog for his blunt, decisive style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Walter Bedell
Beedle” Smith
Dwight D
Ike
Eisenhower
Beedle
Gen
Marshall
Combined
Chiefs of Staff
Army General Staff
Smith
Europe
Gen. Smith
West Point
France
Marne
Chateau Thierry
European
Churchill
Italy
Scotland
London
Cirt
Supreme Command
Samrith
Mary Eleanor Cline
Washington
Kimball Community Notes Include Birthday Party and Navy Rank
Mrs Organ led a July missionary circle meeting at her Kimball home with Mrs Jones absent. George Jones hosted Glen’s ninth birthday party with family and friends and gifts. Thomas Scott, son of Mr and Mrs S A Scott, earned chief petty officer rank in the U S Navy after seven years service, now stationed overseas with wife Beatrice Nance and their daughter in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Aug
T. E. Organ
M. J. Jones
Jink Jones
Glen
Eddie
Richie Larese
Billy Lackey
Johnny Magtini
Edward Mosko
John Lee Anderson
Jackie Knea
Sammy Joe Ametri
Glen Jones
Thomas Scott
A. Scott
U. S. Navy
Scott
Navy
Beatrice Nance
Vivian
New York
Guests of Mr and Mrs John Grego Host Listerners from Beckley and Florida
Mr and Mrs John Grego entertained over the weekend guests Horace Bennett of Florida Pasquale and Verduce and sisters Mary Geneva and Joan Verduce of Beckley. Bennet and Verduce are pianist and vocalist who have been studying in Chicago and will return there in September.
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John Grego
Horace Bennett
Florida
Pasquale
Verduce
Mary Geneva
Joan Verduce
Beckley
Bennet
Chicago
Class Meets The Young Adult Bible Class
The Houston Methodist church hosts a Young Adult Bible class gathering, inviting members to study scripture together and discuss faith topics in a communal setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Houston Methodist Church
Watermelon Feast Marks Regular Meeting at J Will Bailey Home
The orchard gathering included Mrs. C. R. Jewell leading worship and Bible lesson, Mrs. J. Will Bailey presenting a talk on The Bible in Education, and Rev. L. E. Crowson giving the closing prayer. Dale Blevins led business in the absence of the class president. A buffet supper is set for August 16 in the church dining room to honor the wives of service men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Will Bailey
C. R. Jewell
L. E. Crowson
Dale Blevins
Travis Parsons
Akerses of Foster Falls Welcome Daughter Shirley Louise
Mr and Mrs S B Akers of Foster Falls Virginia announce the birth of a daughter born July 27 at home. The child is named Shirley Louise. Mrs Akers is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Garland Ashworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Akers
Foster Falls
Shirley Louise
Akers
Garland Ashworth
Community Notices of Weekend Travel and Visits
Akron couple and relatives visit Bluefield Roanoke and Princeton scenes cited. Local families rearrange living spaces move into new apartments while service members travel between Norfolk Fort Jackson and England. Small gatherings include guests, relatives, and friends from Beckley Williamson Kimball Roanoke and Marlington.
Worth West Virginia Birth Announcements and Meeting Change
Worth West Virginia announces the birth of Peggy Joan to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Thomas a six pound daughter born Friday morning at home. Pfc James D Green and Mrs Green announce a son Teddy Clinton born July 28 at the home of Mrs Green’s parents. The father is stationed in France. The Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet Friday evening at Mrs J D Brown's home not Mrs Fender's as previously planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
J. D. Brown
Fender
Colorado Springs
Colo
F. E. Fender
Bluefield Sanitarium
James Ritter
Rolfe
Paul Dalton
Longacre
P. W. Dalton
Richard Walthall
Dickie
Princeton
Camp Houston counsellors and area visitors listed
The article lists several local residents and visitors. It notes R. E. Chewning visiting Roanoke on Monday, and various family visits and travels among households in Rural Retreat, Appalalia, Akron, Charleston, Washington, and other nearby towns. Several illnesses and medical visits are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Houston
R. E. Chewning
Roanoke
S. A. Scott
Charleston
Z. T. Phillips
Phillips
L. C. Lucas
Lucas
Wirt Marshall
Marshall
Akron
Ohio
Leon
Edgar Cook
Appalachia
J. R. Cook
Louise Ashworth
Omar
Garland Ashworth
Vivian Meadows
Washington, D. C
Margaret
Virginia Meadows
Virginia
Washington
Ereta
Joy Ellen Parsons
Travis Parsons
Stevens Clinic
Nicolas Appert’s 1810 Food Preservation Discovery
French chef Nicolas Appert in 1810 found that food could be preserved by proper heating and hermetically sealing containers, pioneering canning methods and extending shelf life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicolas Appert
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W. B. Smith
DMC
Taylor’s
Princeton Ave
Jimmy Roberts
Elizabeth Ann
the Roberts
A. R. Marshall
Bluefield
S. G. Wright
Frank Smith
Camp Campbell
King - Casewell
Glen Ritchey
Glen, Jr
Boissevain
Rs. E. M. Ritchey
Lazelle Surrat
Wash Damon
John Clark Leedy
Norfolk
John G. Leedy
C. A. Hensley
Helen
Jim
W. E. Booth
Betty
Shirley Wood
Joe Knea Yeoman
Raymon Kestner
England
Sally Poage
Marlington
W. Va
E. N. Watson
Ellena Mrie
Barbara Jean
Sylvatus
H. L. Gray
Williamson
Charles
Mrs
Eddie Lee Cooke
Richard Weiser
Goodwin's Ferry
Eddie Lee
E. E. Cooke
Jimmy Parrish
Jean
Violet Ashworth
J. M. Price
Sol Kaufman
Baltimore
Doris Lee Belcher
Gertrude Crute
H. J. Crute
Fortunato Grego
Mary Virginia
Joan
J. E. Brown
Bel Air
Grego
Pfc
Bryant W. Brown
Fort Jackson
S. C
Betty Booth
Evelyn Elliott
Parkersburg
Miss Booth
Federal St
Dial
John T. Sheets
Elizabethton
Tenn
Roberta Biggs
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Bottom Creek
Nancy Dudley
Frances Davidson
Cherokee
Rolfe Store
Eloise Bowles
James Givens
John
Montgomery Ward
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Commercial Bark Member
Bluefield, W. VA
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