Club Observes 25th Anniversary in Bluefield Banquet
The Kiwanis club marked its twenty fifth anniversary with a banquet in Bluefield WVa. George P Crockett served as president and officers were elected including P J Alexander treasurer W Anderson and Jack H Wright secretary. Notables Pruett and Miss Minnie Weaver attended with musical interludes by local groups and soloists.
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Yuefield
George P. Crockett
P J. Alexander
W. Anderson
Jack H. Wright
Frank P. Early
Anderson
W. A. Panky
Pankey
H. B.tts
Henry Kendrick
Beth Easley
G. W. Hetherington
Hetherington
J. F. Willis
Willis
Charles A. Pearson
Mavis Davis
Lewis H
Thorn School Quartet
Princeton
Joyce Pendleton
James B. Wooldride
Reiland
Alice Blue Grown
Frank N. Gans
Beckley
Cave
W. Oris Barton
Kiwanis
Pruett
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Minnie Weaver
Quota Club
J. Thompson
William I. Munsey
Robert T. Peters
J. 5. Dudley, Jr
J.P. Gills
Yamashita Not Guilty Motions Rejected in War Trials
A wartime trial report states Lt. Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita’s motions for a not guilty verdict were rejected today. The defense argued the case had stalled since October while Yamashita testified in a 45 minute speech denying orders for atrocities in the Philippines.
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Yamashita
Menile, Gai
A Tomozaki Yamashita
Sregren
Philippines
Bette Davis Marries William Grant Sherry in Riverside
In Riverside California Bette Davis 37 wed William Grant Sherry an artist seven years younger in a ceremony at a historic inn She walked the aisle with her new stepfather Robert Wood Palmer of Boston who wed Davis's mother in Palm Springs last week The actress was attended by friend Seymour Fox of Laguna and looked nervous before the cameras
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Riverside
Calif
Bette Davis
William Gms Sherry
Historic On Inn
Robert Wood- Palmer
Boston
Bette
Palm Springs
Miss Davis
Seymour Fox
Laguna
Winter storm paralyzes West Virginia roads in snow and sleet
Heavy pre winter gale blankets mountains with 13 inches of snow on Point Mountain and one foot on Sewell Mountain. Sleet and freezing temperatures make Route 15 and Route 39 travel nearly impossible as the storm continues in Webster and surrounding counties. Authorities urge motorists to stay off affected highways.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Point Mountain
Webster County
Route 15
Road Commission
Richwood
Mull Point
West Vi
Sewell Mountain
Deaths and funerals in local area four listings
SGT. MELVIN H. Sumpter served three years in Europe with the 26th field hospital and died while awaiting transport home. MRS. MINNIE AUSTIN 61 died at Blues. sanitarium from complications. survived by husband, children, sisters, brothers, and 21 grandchildren. services in Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church, burial at Woodlawn. MRS. OLLIE GROSECLOSE 74 died Friday. services at her Boissevain home with burial in a nearby cemetery. survivors include H A Groseclose and Mrs S P Lucas.
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Melvin H. Aeelvin
Sumpter
26Th Field Hospital
France
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Sergeant Bemgee
Apperson
Grace A. Harman
Minnie Austin
T. G. Austin
McComas
Blues
Austin
Vada Penn
Montcalm
A. @. Huffman
Sidney
Ohio
Ruby Thompson
Dewey David Huffman
Richard Huffman
Raypeen
RFD
Blue
Lou Bailey
Rock
Orville Sparks
Bud Huffman
North Carolina
Walter
Robert Huffman
Wylie Huffman
Bluefield
Montcalm Pentecostal Holliness
Sandey
R. Hager
Hamlet
Co. W. Blanchard
Woodlawn
Ollie Groseclose
Boissevain
E. M. Richey
H. A. Groseclose
8. P. Lucas
Flower
Tani
Obituary for Wanda Annette Smith of West Graham Virginia
Wanda Annette Smith 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs John E Smith of West Graham Virginia died yesterday at 1 30 am in Bluefield sanitarium after two weeks with a heart condition born April 20 1926 in West Graham she attended Graham High School majorette and earned school honors She worked at Neels Grocery then as an operator since May survived by her parents a brother Henry Arnold Smith US Army stationed on Guam funeral plans pending with burial at family home of grandparents in West Graham also noted the death of Mrs Shir ley M Brown and service at her Richmond Virginia home G W Waddell of near Tazewell Virginia died last night at Bluefield sanitarium body to Wagner Hawkins funeral home Bluefield Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Smith
Wanda Anette Smith
John E. Smith
West Graham
Iiuefeld Vanitarium
Miss Smith
Ethel A. Tibbs
Graham High School
Eged
Ernest Bertokt
Pocahontas
Neel'’s
Henry Arnold Smith
United States Army
Guam
Mercer Funeral Home
John H. Blackwell
Virginia
Untitled Labor Conference Ends Without Framework for Disputes
President Truman's labor management conference adjourned in Washington without machinery to settle postwar labor disputes. Readers noted progress toward industrial peace, but no agreement on wages or collective bargaining was reached. The report mentions workers returning to work at Simmons Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Simmons Company
Kenosha
Wis
Washington
Truman
Labor Management
Unified Policy Continues With Labor Group Bargaining
The article discusses continued Unified Policy talks with four labor groups working to harmonize conclusions. It urges Americans to focus on domestic policy and unify leadership within their own ranks. A stray line about a potato and knives appears, unrelated to the main report.
Parking Building Land Obtained For City Project
The city completed a final settlement for land owned by W A and Brown for a parking building to be erected on Federal Street between Scott Street and Edward Terrace. A check for 133.20 was issued to cover abandoned car recovery. Original park funding totaled 12 132.25 with additional land purchases exceeding 100. The project proceeds despite work not starting until spring.
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W. A
Brown
Mercer “County
Aay M. Brown
Ned
Er G. Scott
Federal Street
Scott Street
Edward Terrace
Howard resigns from committee post during mayor's administration
Welch News reports Howard resigns from a city committee under Mayor Beno as Carter steps in to study possible meat projects. The article notes Howard oversaw municipal improvements including street parking projects with a list of officials such as William Mitchell J C Hansbarger Leon Polen Samuel Polen Joe Mirabile L E Rogers Meyer Bell and Keyser.
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Yee
Beno Aes
Carter
Powers
Welch
Howard
William Mitchell
J. C. Hansbarger
Leon P
Samuel Polen
Joe Mirabile
L. E. Rogers
Meyer Bell
Keyser
Funeral Services For Martino Lanzi Set
Funeral services for Martino Lanzi will be held Sunday at Sacred Heart Catholic church, following a Thursday death. The Rosary is planned for 7 30 p m this evening. Active pallbearers include Veneri, Amici, Novelli, Zanella, Marino, Mariotti, Allegreni, and Zande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanai
Sacred Heart Catholic
Jim Lanzi
Inic Veneri
Amedeo Amici
Cenzo Novelli
A. Zanella
Mike Marino
Virgillio Mariotti
Joe Allegreni
Zandro Zande
Jury Deliberates In $25,000 Beckley Case
Raleigh county circuit court jurors, after hours of deliberation, were excused until tomorrow in the $25,000 damage suit of Van Hunter against Beckley newspapers corporation. Hunter claims malicious persecution over access to the praecipe book. the defense accuses public censorship and hindering reporters access to records.
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Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh
van Hunter
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
Hunter
New York Times
Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston Gazette
Thornhill
Newspaper Corporation
State Supreme Court
W. Maxwell
Maxwell
Charles Hodel
Corporation
Harrison County
Parley Adjourns Amid Wage Fight Over UAW Demands
Discussion on wage proposals ends with a voice vote defeat as Murray criticizes the move linked to the United Automobile Workers and General Motors strike. Green notes the injection of the wage issue and multiple advocates for higher wages declare their stance. Report mentions progress on producing colored aluminum keys and benefits reaching up to 0,000 in cases.
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Murray
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
Green
America
Rites For Elkhorn Man To Be Held Sunday
Andrew Yakubih 51 of Elkhorn died Thursday night after illness of several weeks. He worked for Crozer Coal and Company in Elkhorn and was born in Czechoslovakia, arriving in 1912. Rites set for 9 am Sunday at Marys Russian Orthodox Church. burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. He is survived by a brother and sister and other family members.
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Andrew Yakubih
Elkhorn
Yakubih
Crozer Coal and Company
Czechoslovakia
Woodlawn
Europe
Four Deer Season Checking Stations Named in McDowell County
W Harve Cline designates four deer season checking stations in McDowell County for December 3 and 4 named as Justice of the Peace E B Cline at Ineger Frankie’s Two Way Filling Station Roderfield Don Hastings Drug Store Davy and the Welch Daily News office Welch.
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McDowell County
W. Harve Cline
Office of Justice of the Peace E
Cline
Ineger
Frankie's
Roderfield
Don Hastings
Davy
Welch Daily News
Welch
Welch Briefs Ager of Welch Daily News Patient in Stevens Clinic
Keyser entered the hospital Thursday night for a possible surgery. The Welch Daily News brief notes the patient is at Stevens Clinic for evaluation.
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Ager
Welch Daily News
Stevens Clinic
Tal
Keyser
Welch physician Dr. Counts improves at home
Dr. Ralph Counts a Welch physician has been ill with pneumonia at his Virginia Avenue home since Sunday. His condition was reported as much improved yesterday.
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Ralph Counts
Welch
Virginia Avenue
Chinese factions trade accusations amid civil strife in China
Reports from Chungking describe both sides accusing the other of foreign backing. Nationalists say Japanese artillery and puppet forces assist communists around Kweisui and Miyun while communists claim large Japanese reinforcements threaten Kehoi. Moscow confirms continued Russian presence in Manchuria as the war spreads.
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Chungking
Kweisui
Suiyuan
Inner Mongolia
Miyun
Peiping-Jehol
Peiping
Kehoi
Hopeiince
Shihkiachwang
Manchuria
Moscow
Wrenath
Atom Expert Sparks Senatorial Goose Bumps in Hearings
Nobel laureate Dr Irving Langmuir warned the Senate Atomic Energy Committee that a nation could face destruction if atomic weapons proliferate. In four days of hearings he said doubling bomb numbers offers little protection and predicted strikes could erase Washington and Detroit if production falters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Irving Langmair
General Electric
Detroit
Senate Delays Vote on UNO Policy Amendment
The Senate postponed a decision on Donnell's amendment and the UNO bill amid a recess call. Leaders indicated enough votes exist to defeat the measure later, while other changes proceed. Wheeler proposes presidential congressional notification before any armed force use under UNO policy.
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Ala
Donnell
Senate
Wheeler
D-Mont
Congress
UNO
Discharge score cut for doctors and dentists
The War Department announced a reduction of the discharge score for doctors and dentists from 80 to 70 effective immediately, releasing about 15 000 physicians and 5 000 dentists. Eligibility time factor now 42 months of honorable service, with any doctor or dentist age 48 eligible for release. applies to medical corps officers with limited exceptions.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Pearl Harbor
Ladies Suits And Topcoats At City And Coalfield
A sale notice from Shaman's 406 Princeton Ave Bluefield WV offers black gabardine topcoats at 20.75 and ladies rayon suits size 10 to 20 priced 28.80 to 49.75. Bradley's advertises lace trimmed slips and blouses in light shades. Colonial Jewelers and Colonial Theater building feature a one year anniversary message from Les and Jack. Daily Telegraph plans a tomorrow message.
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Sma
Rae
Shaman's
Princeton Ave
Bluefield
W. Va
Colonial
Colonial Theater
Daily Telegraph
Les
Jack
Itland
Gentral
Desperate cry for nuclear arms restraint and world security
A gray haired scholar warns of a looming twenty year crisis for mankind unless nations unite to harness nuclear fission for peaceful use. He urges readiness to use atomic bombs if necessary to deter threats, lamenting a shift from colonial patterns toward weaponized energy.
Items Stolen From Roy Scott Post Rooms
Police report theft at the Roy Scott American Legion on North Mercer street. A revolver was taken from a car and a lock broken as intruders escaped by rope from the hall. About $10, plus a Springfield army rifle, seven cigarette cartons, and liquor portions were reported missing. G H Wyatt Jr reported a .32-20 Colt revolver missing from his car. Albert Johnson reported breaking of his garage lock and a theft about 3 am. other details incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Scott Post
American Legion
North Mercer Street
Bluefield
Legion
Hall
Springfield Army
G. H. Wyatt, Jr
Walton Avenue
Albert Johnson
Bath Street
Prosecution Aims at 100 Japanese War Crimes
Joseph B. Keenan announced at a news conference that about 100 Japanese individuals face indictments for major war crimes between July 1937 and Pearl Harbor. He said none of the charges against Emperor Hirohito are decided. Trials would be before an international tribunal with members named by interested nations and General MacArthur.
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Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
Erne Hirohito
Mena
Pearl Harbor
General MacArthur
Four River Projects Approved By House
Four West Virginia river projects were approved by the House in a wartime to peacetime funding shift. The package totals about 122 million dollars for navigation and flood control, urged by Truman and army engineers. Targets include Bluestone Dam on the New River near Hinton at 3 million, plus 500 thousand for Parkersburg and 500 thousand for Elkins.
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West
Truman
Army
West Virginia
Bluestone
New River
Hinton
Parkersburg
Elkins
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William Grant
Sherry
Iurant
Shirley M. Brown
College Avenue
Richmond
A. B. Wharton
Lola Wharton Heisler
John Albert Heisler, III
Shirley M. Wn
Oeces Wharton Heisler
Shirley M Brown
Nancy Wharton Brown
G. W. Waddell
Tazewell
Bluefield Sanitarium
Wagner-Hawkins
Uss Boise
le Havre
Aiken My
Antwerp
Levi Woodbury
Marseilles
Taliom
12Th Armored
Newport News
Isaac Sharpless
St. Albans
Maria
Combat
Ordnance Heavy Automotive
Ordnance Heavy
New York
Bardstown Vic
Southampton
Phono Reconnaissance
Ineer
Newburn
Lee
W. Wooster
Victory
Field Artillery Battalion
Patrick Whalen
Oran
Novarchos Knoudouritis
Robert Lowery
Ant
William Dobson
North Africa
Theodoric
Casablanca
Newton D. Baker
Motor Ambulance Company
Welch News
Martino Lanzi
Toms Place
Squire, W. VA
J. R. Redwine and
Delmar Conn
Welch Briefs
Atom
Bradley
Bradley's
World Securit
The
Montgomery
Ward & CO
Vivene Artists’ Sales Department
Vivene Art Studios
Law & Commerce Building
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