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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1944
Page
9
War department telegrams notify North Tazewell and Bluefield families that several area servicemen are missing in action or killed in action in Europe. Names include Tech Sgt John Vance Jr and First Lt Robert O’Brien with ties to Pulaski and Anawalt, plus Pvt James Cokalis and Pvt Robert West Jr among others from Welch and Bluefield.
Local servicemen and relatives are mentioned with news of furloughs, postings, and may be stationed locations. Carl Harold visits Beeson during a 15 day furlough from Camp Barkley Texas. First Lieut. Mark A. Blevins, son of Pocahontas Virg., promoted and serving as a B24 bomber pilot in Italy after high school graduation.
A plastic material that expands to 30 times its size in 10 minutes has been developed. It is lightweight and offers strong insulation, with potential peace-time applications across various industries.
The Falls Mills area women group chaired by Mrs. L D Bailey held a Service Men's Club gathering with 81 uniformed guests from 12 states. Donations included cash gifts and a large amount of donated food items prepared by many members and their families. London raid shelters housed up to 160000 people during 1940 German air attacks.
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor tentatively accepts an invitation to speak at the 41st annual state convention opening in Charleston West Virginia on August 5.
In Clarksburg on September 28 Thomas Cairns president of the State Federation of Labor said Green accepted to address a three day gathering. If he cannot attend a representative will speak. Two international union presidents will join from Carpenters and Joiners Indianapolis and International Machinists Washington. About 300 delegates from unions across the state expected.
Two Huntington soldiers Cpl. Donald R. Rigney and Cpl. Leo W. Shields share a string of coincidences from school days in Huntington to training at Fort Thomas Ky and Camp Hood Texas. They slept in the same racks at Camp Rucker Ala and were furloughed together before transfers to Fort Riley Kan. They embarked for England awaiting combat orders. Rigney did one thing alone he got married.
Domei reports in Tokyo that a new tabloid named Boku Shumbun will educate the public on precautions against future air raids. The broadcast was monitored by U S government observers in New York.
The War Department announced 70 West Virginians wounded in action across the Asiatic European Mediterranean and Southwest Pacific theaters. Names include Pvt Donald E Addison Pfc Robert C Blevins Pvt Jess Z Franklin Pfc Elza R Wiseman and families notified in July of wartime injuries.
A general strike in Helsinger Denmark protested the killing of Otto Bulow a Danish globe trotter and artist by German armed forces. The strike claimed Bulow was shot by Nazis in revenge for an informer purge. About 11 000 Allied aircraft supported Normandy landings in operations reported by Danish press.
The Women's Army Corps and Air Service Command announce a plan offering eligible women in Ohio West Virginia Indiana and Kentucky enlistment for service with the Army Air Forces Pacific overseas air service command at Oakland California Basic training will be at Fort Des Moines Iowa with direct assignment to Patterson Field Ohio then indoctrination into air service command operations and eventual reassignment to bases near San Francisco Bay. The Pacific area option lets enlistees select stations within this theater. The Air Service Command serves as the supply and maintenance arm of the Army Air Forces Further details are available at WAC recruiting offices in Bluefield The first automobile double deck bus was imported from France and shown in New York in 1906.
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