West Virginia to get 73 new airports and 12 upgrades
The postwar civil aeronautics plan seeks 73 new airports and 12 existing fields improved in West Virginia at about 1 billion dollars. Major funds include 4.18 million for the Kanawha near Charleston and numerous allocations to towns such as Beckley Martinsburg Morgantown Wheeling and Parkersburg for varying class improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar
Congress
Civil Aeronautics Administration
West Virginia
Kanawha
Charleston
Conference on the cost of living in wartime at Bluefield State
William H. Robi a Washington DC education specialist from the Office of Price Administration will deliver the principal address at Bluefield State College today at 10 am. Mayor Snyder will give the morning greeting and H L Dicka will offer greetings. Aaron e principal Hancock elementary will lead a discussion on consumer education and inflation causes and effects. A film It Can Done will be shown at 12 45 with a final panel at 1 30 in ha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Robi
Office of Price Ministration
Washington, D. C
Bluefeld State College
Bluefield
Arterhall
WC. Snyder
H. L. Dicka
Aaron E
Hancock Eletary Shoo
Lewis 1
Bonomi to Form Another Cabinet in Italy
Rome reports Crown Prince Umberto has entrusted Trance Bonomi with forming a new government after his resignation. Bonomi plans talks with six trial parties to assemble a cabinet. He notes three parties back him and three oppose, with some outside coalition unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mberto
Bonomi
Remier
Anther
Liberals
Ristian Democrats
Labourocrats
Actionists
Eee
Sudden Death of Mrs G G DeHart Reported at Roanoke
Friends learned yesterday of the sudden death of Mrs. G G DeHart at her Roanoke home. Her sister Mrs W L Bingham, formerly of Bluefield, is mentioned. Funeral services are set for today though detailed arrangements were not yet available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. DeHart
Roanoke
Funeral services for Mrs H Price at 3 30 on Friday
Funeral services for Mrs H Price 79 who died at 635 College avenue at midnight Wednesday follow a two and one half year illness. The Rev Cecil Cook will officiate assisted by the pastor of First Presbyterian. Burial in Oakwood cemetery. Survivors include daughter Beulah Price son James Price two sisters and several grandchildren. Also funeral for John Drosick 78 of Potahontas area to be held at St Elizabeths Catholic church Pocahontas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Price
College Avenue
Cecil Cook
First Baptist Church
Harman Ramsey
First Presbyterian Church
Oakwood
W. Edricks
Robert Chandler
Ean Lentz
Edward Campbell
Campbell
C. R. Winters
Price
Rocky Mount
Pranklin County
Tazewell
Mollie T. Webb
Princeme
Beulah T. Price
Flat Top National Bank
James M. Price
M. Blackburn
Nannie I. Price
Roanoke
Beitty
Kitty
Arshall
John Drosick
Potahontas
Abba Valley
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Pocahontas
Father As
Father O'Keefe
Princeton
Woodlawn Cemetery
Dennen
I. McCaine
Kecina
Wilbur
John Skewes
John Fort
Drosick
Bishop
Ann Drosick
Harold DeHaven
McComas
New York
N. Y
Calvin Belcher
Jenkin Jones
Ammar Dismissed as Court Clears West Virginia Case
Huntington judge Moore dismissed a charge against the Ammar brothers for a non wilful apparel ceiling violation. Clyde Hall Wilbur Conner and William Roger Martin received prison terms up to six months for selling beer without a federal license. Other sentences covered forged checks and stolen auto transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Lgal
Moore
Clyde Hall
Wilbur Conner
William Roger Martin
Mingo County
OPA
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
Najeeb
Saleen
Kaleem Ammar
John H. Crooks, Jr
Point Pleasant Bridge
U.S. Engineers Office
Samuel Kirk
Matewan
Treasury Department
Joe Elmer Huff
Logan
Frank Carter
Lincoln County
House Groups Vote 17 To 7 To Freeze Social Security Tax
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a freeze on the social security tax by a 17 to 7 vote. Administration leaders expect a presidential veto and warn the tax would rise from 1 to 2 percent on January 1. A bipartisan plan seeks to tie the freeze to wartime extension bills in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
West Virginia airport plan eyed under postwar program
Frank McKenzie of the Regional Aeronautics committee says a postwar CA A plan aims to build 73 new airports in West Virginia with Elgood selected as the site for a class three or larger airport near Bluefield. Smaller feeder airports would link to the Elgood port, with costs around 1.74 million dollars and long term employment and aviation development urged for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
West Virginia
Congress
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Frank McKenzie
Regional Aeronautics Committee
State Road Commission of
Elgood
McKenzie
Sttee
R. T. Phelps
C. L. Handley
State Road Commission
District 10
Bluefield
Elgood Airport
Balck Takes Command of Nazi West Front Unit
Gen Hermann Balck 50, an armored force veteran, assumed command of the German army group on the southern sector of the western front. Balck had served on the western, Italian, and Russian fronts, including leading a Nazi armored army in April 1944. Berlin recently announced he would head the western army group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Hermann Balck
Armored Force
Balck
Berlin
Prosecution Rests Case In Quantico Murder Charge
Weston West Virginia November 30. Linn Maple Brannon prosecuting attorney elect has filed for a rehearing with the state supreme court. Brannon says election not complete until successful candidates are notified. Supreme court held he could not hold the office for not qualifying on time. Brannon says he has not yet been notified of his election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
W. Va
Linn Maple
Brannon
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Black Zipper Bag Stolen From Car
W Zory reports a black zipper bag stolen from his automobile on Blard Street. The bag contained an order book and advertising supplies for Best Food. Damages include loss of items and potential business records. Police in Bluefield are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Zory
Maryland Avenue
Bluefield
Blard Street
Zory
Local Area Men in U S Service Transferred for Training
Five area servicemen from Camp Atterbury Indiana have been moved to Camp Fannin Texas for basic training. They include Chester A Burke Eveline Burke Hig Street Stone VA Pvt William M Stump and others with ties to Princeton Bluefield and Lamar. Armand Ernest visits Tazewell family after 32 months in the southwest Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Camp Fannin
Texas
U. S. Army
Chester A. Burke
Eveline Burke
Hig’ St Stone
William M. Stump
Fred E. Bailey
Gladys V. Bailey
Mercer Street
Princeton
Herman M. Siple
Rosa K. Siple
Madison Street
Bluefield
Robert H. Coon
Bishop & Co
Princeton Avenue
Albert L. Taylor
Bessie Coles
Douglas Minor
Henrietta Minor
Lamar
Camp Plauche
Nazi Dead Found and Allied Pressure on Rhine Front
AP dispatch reports Nazi dead found near Hagenau as German forces resist at the Siegfried Rhine line under pressure. Swiss sources claim French troops reach the Rhine north of Basel, threatening riverside German withdrawals into Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagenaw
Thoburn Wiant
Siegfried-Rhine Line
Rhine
Basel
Switzerland
Senate Opposition To Flood Control Bill Collapses
Washington November 30. Senate opposition to the billion dollar flood control bill collapsed as Senator Murray agreed to withhold his Missouri Valley Authority amendment. He demanded time tomorrow to outline his support for delaying passage and the House measure neared passage after rejecting his amendment to deny Army engineers jurisdiction over water conservation for western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Murray
Mont
Missouri Valley Authority
Army Engineers
Neswen
Widripped
Tn Ainenament
Thenessee Valley
Irish Blue Shirt Organizer Dies in Dublin
Irish news reports Gen Eoin O Duffy aged 52 died in Dublin. He organized a fascist patterned blue shirt movement and led an Irish volunteers brigade in the Spanish Civil War fighting for General Franco against the republicans. His force left Spain in 1937 without notable distinctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Eoin
Owen) O'Duffy
O'Duffy
Britain
Francisco Franco
Ince
Spain
General De Gaulle Arrives In Russia
Gen Charles de Gaulle arrives in Russia by plane at Baku after a Moscow radio report. He will meet Premier Stalin to discuss postwar Germany fate and a Franco Soviet pact. Topics include collective security regional Europe and Rhineland status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles de Gaulle
Russia
Moscow
Stalin
Germany
Baku
Stalingrad
Europe
Rhineland
France
Rhine
Senator Kilgore Ill At Home
Senator Kilgore of West Virginia remained at his home with a cold. Capitol physician George W. Calver said Kilgore saw him yesterday and was advised a few days rest. Aides said he expects to return to his office the first of next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kilgore
W. Va
George W. Calver
Capitol
Winter storm bites east with gale and heavy snow
The weather service warned of a strong east coast gale and rising temperatures in the west. Snow and rain spread across New York and New England while the Midwest faced subzero to near zero readings and heavy snowfall further north. Roads froze and crews battled slick conditions as temperatures varied from single digits to near 40 in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachians
East Coast
Chicago Weather Bureau
Midwest
New
Gaylord
Mich
Lower Peninsula
Iowa
Wren
Chicago Bureau
Rockies
Ashington
Oregon
California
Temperature Plummets to 18 Degrees in Bluefield
Between six in the morning and midnight the Bluefield thermometer fell from 30 to 18 degrees. Snow began Wednesday evening and continued through the day, covering streets in white. The Norfolk and Western thermometer read 24 degrees at noon and stayed there, then dropped again to 18 by midnight, the season’s lowest reading so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western
Quantico Employee Confesses to Double Murder
Fredericksburg Virginia November 30 Cecil Lewis Pritchett fifty nine has confessed to the shotgun killings of James Brown sixty one and Marion Gayle forty four near Brown's Snell home in Spotsylvania county. Two empty shell parts were found in a stove and a cap bearing Pritchett’s work ID at Quantico was located nearby. Brown’s wife said the trio planned to hunt together. Pritchett is jailed and will face murder charges. no motive given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Commonwealth
Ross
Gibson
Cecil Lewis Pritchett
James Brown
Marion Gayle
Brown
Snell
Spotsylvania County
M. L. Blaydes
Pritchett
Quantico
Fordham to award Nimitz honorary degree
Fordham University will award Admiral Chester Nimitz an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. The ceremony follows a field mass on December 7 at the naval post in Honolulu, announced by Rev Father Robert I Gannon S J president of the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chester Nimitz
Fordham University
Naval Post
Honolulu
Robert I. Gannon
University
Franco Sends 107 Guards to Andorra in Standoff
Paris reports Generalissimo Francisco Franco sent 107 Spanish civil guards to Andorra to balance a French force of equal size. Gen. De Gaulle had placed troops there as a preventive winter measure. France matched the force with 150 cartridges per man according to Paris Presse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Francisco Franco
Andorra
de Gaulle
Paris Presse
Knights Templar Conclave Meets in Bluefield Tonight
Knights Templar regular conclave of Bluefield Commandery No. 19 convenes Friday at 7:30 p.m. Visiting Sir Knights welcomed by Commander R. E. Shipwash and M. recorder M. Thompson. Also advertised is a Bluefield handbag sale featuring Rose-Carol gifts and Susan Gale slip items with prices from 1.95 to 29.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Commandery No
R. E. Shipwash
F. Thompson
M. Recorder
Bluefield
Bland St. A
Susan Gale
Glamorous Costume Jewelry Weekend Specials Offer
A Colonial Theater area shop promotes a glamorous collection of costume jewelry with weekend specials on diamonds and accessories. Genuine English Moroco Zipper bill folds and barrettes are highlighted along with elaborate displays. Read Sunday Telegraph for more Christmas suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theater
Naturalization Ceremony Grants 61 Applicants
Sixty-one foreign-born residents received final naturalization papers in circuit court with Judge Thomas H Ss. Curd presiding and Circuit Clerk Alex D. Cyphers administering the oath. A brief program by D A R Colonel Andrew Donnally chapter and Rev Don R. Brandon followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H Ss. Curd
Alex D. Cyphers
Joan Rush
Elbert
United States
Charlies Rosari Mirabile
Andrew Donnally
Don R. Brandon
A. N. Harris
W. G. Williamson
Meri Falgiani
Wareline
Union Service Set in Welch on January 28
An annual union church service concluding the United Church Enlistment will be held in Welch on Sunday January 28. Welch Ministerial association announced the date after a recent meeting. The Christian leadership training course is planned for March 4 9 with Rev D M Dorsey as dean and Rev Andrew B Jones noting Bishop H St George Tucker of the Episcopal church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
Welch Ministerial Association
D. M. Dorsey
Andrew B. Jones
Episcopal
H. St. George Tucker
Epis
Clergy Plan Winter Union Service and Welch Concert
A committee was named to promote interest in a spring concert in Welch by a nationally famous orchestra. The group will organize the event and coordinate guest speakers with Rev Father Vincent Siavinas as chairman along with Revs Dorsey and Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copal Church
Choten
Welch
Vincent Siavinas
Dorsey
Jones
Two Area Students Named in Who's Who in American Colleges
McDowell county students Jack Evans of Crumpler engineering and Grace Ann Keyser of Welch journalism at West Virginia University have been nominated for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
West Virginia Universe
Jack Evans
Crumpler
Grace Ann Keyser
Welch
OPA Begins Check On Beer Prices
The price panel of the war rationing board has started cracking down on beer retailers overcharging certain classes of beer. Several have been called before the panel and fined. more cases will be heard. Penalties include triple the overcharge and possible license revocation for the duration, with federal penalties up to a $5,000 fine and two years in prison if cases go to district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Rationing Board
Office of Price Administration
Federal District Court
Fire destroys house and damages nearby apartment in Welch
A fire in Welch's Woodmont section yesterday afternoon destroyed a one frame dwelling at 173 Oak Street, home of Mrs. Wallie Henderson, and damaged one side of a three story apartment owned by Fleming A. Jones Jr. Much of the Senate and personal belongings were saved from the apartment building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmont
Welch
Wallie Henderson
Oak Street
Fleming A. Jones, Jr
Light Snow Covers McDowell County Trails Thin Thermal Shock
A light blanket of snow fell on McDowell County yesterday with a sharp drop in temperature. By morning the mountain tops were covered, but much of the snow melted as the day progressed. Official readings at 8 o clock reached 3 degrees, one above zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Meningitis Fatal To Isaban Child
Billy Lockhart aged 18 months son of Mr and Mrs Grover Lockhart of Isaban died Wednesday in a Welch hospital from spinal meningitis. Funeral arrangements will be held this evening with burial at Short Pole cemetery. Surviving are the parents and two brothers Eugene 9 and Del. The islands of Luzon Panay and Cebu have principal lines in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Lockhart
Grover Lockhart
Isaban
Welch Hospital
Short Pole
Eugene
Del
US Navy reports Peleliu combat losses and inland actions
Washington dispatch details from Admiral Nimitz on Peleliu Island fighting between Oct 20 and Nov 26, with 92 Americans killed and 622 wounded. It notes Japanese resistance in cave fortifications, a bomber strike on Iapen and Tinian with minimal damage, and repeated air campaigns against Japanese bases across the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peleliu
Palaus
Fe Navy
Chester W. Nimitz
Aaipen
Tinian
Marianas
Wake Island
Hahe Jima
Bonins
Rota
Marshalle
Virginia Soldiers Reported Wounded in Europe
A government war list releases names of Virginia servicemen wounded in action in Europe. Among those listed are Privates Sandy Baskette, Freeland, Buskell, and Ralph Farley, all reported wounded in France in August and hospitalized in England or France. The report notes next of kin details for several servicemen including Mrs. Beulah Henderson and Mrs. Dora Buskill from Richlands, with connections to North Tazewell and Weeh Lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co North
Buskill
Dora Buskill
Richlands
France
Ralph Farley
North Tazewell
England
Postmasters Named for Virginia and North Carolina Motto
Washington November 30 senate confirmed Virginia postmasters Silas F. H. Herndon Eliza B Kennedy Jill Ridge Marvin R French Lillias L Martin The North Carolina motto Esse Quam Videri meaning to be rather than to seem is quoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Virginia
Silas F. H. Herndon
Eliza B. Kennedy
Jell Ridge
Marvin R. French
Lillias L. Martin
Toms
North Carolina
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Amherstdale
Beckley
Berkeley
Berwind
Bloomery
Elizabeth
Elkins
Eskdale
Grantsville
Lin
Harris
Hinton
Lass
Holden
Oundsville
Mount Hope
News
Neeterland
Ow Martinsville
Itro
Omar
Otter
Clay County
Parkersburg
Parsons
Ovemen
Red Jacket
Wheeling
Completon
White Yy Springs
Widen.lass
Williamson Lass
H. L. Price
Ammar
CAA
U. S
Pvt
Armand
Ernest
D. T. Ernest
Oilie Smith
Bland Street
O. O. Wolfe
Southwest Pacific
Irish Blue Shirt
General de Gaulle
Cape
Nimitz
Franco
Knights Templar
Rose-Carol
Bland St
Anderson
Anderson Construction Company
Princeton Ave
Giles St
DIAL
McDowell Area
Luzon
Panay
Cebu
Philippines
Freeman’s Wholesale and Retail
U.S
Johnson's
Maxwell House
Miss Virginia
Freeman's
Bland and Corner
Mcculloch Ave
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