Prison bus guard Ketchum killed during escape incident
Marshall student Phillip Ketchum, 24, a guard on a penitentiary bus, was shot in the back and killed as convicts attempted an escape. Other prisoners on the bus included Fowler Inge Williams and men from Raleigh Mercer Kanawha Wood counties. Ketchum, son of Warden M E Ketchum, had been with the penitentiary six months and planned to join the army before failing a physical. He survived by his family in Wayne.
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Ketchum
Metz
Nou
Gibson
Prteemers
Martinsburg
Glendale
Marshall County
Kanawha County
Glendale Prison Road
Sissonville
Charleston
Fowler
Kanawha
Whitten
Wetzel
Inge
Williams
Raleigh County
Curtis Smitherman
Nathaniel
Bus) Taylor
Henry Cebus
Charles Crawford
Phillip Wagoner
Joe Massey
John Riddle
Lord Adams Staples
Lando Raines
Jesse Webb
Robert Roberts
Mercer County
James W. Allen
Thomas Gray
Giles Withrow
Frank Withrow
Earl Robbins
Dave Covington
Ashley Keene
Leon Lewis
Charles Cecil Powler
Wood County
Nelson Reed
Jesse Avon Bowen
David Frank Kiger
Marshall
Tington
W. Va
Philip Ketchum
Proctor
Moundsville State Penitentiary
Marshall College
M. E. Ketchum
Wayne
Chad W. Ketchum
U. S
Ss' Homer
Harriett Ketchum
Evangelist Boothby Appeals to Uphold Scriptures
Evangelist L Boothby told a large Tabernacle audience that lives must bend to the word of God and that tempering belief will not endure. He urged all faith be founded on holy scriptures to ensure the platform of truth remains solid as the Evans campaign progresses.
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Evangelist
Evangelist — L. Boothby
Tabernacle
Avenue
Evans
Deaths and Funeral for Albert Savo
Albert Savo 50 died Tuesday morning in Abbs Valley. Services will be held there at 2 p m Saturday, Rev Father J A McNulty officiating. Burial will be in Wood Lawn cemetery. A native of Poland he came to America at 17 and served in the American Expeditionary Force 1914 to 1918. He was employed by Pocahontas Fuel Co at Boissevain and was unmarried.
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Albert Savo Fanera
Albert Savo
Abbs Valley
J. A. McNulty
Woodlawn Cemetery
Savo
Poland
America
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Boissevain
Service for Martyrs Faithful to God Church Event
A prayer service begins at 7 30 p m led by Mr Man se at a local church. The fragment notes ages of martyrs and dedication to faith in God.
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Ave A
Mr. Manse
Engineers and workers die in river bridge accident
Survivors were rushed to Hartford hospitals after a river incident during construction of a Connecticut bridge. The list of known dead includes W James Ward Waterford Conn Joseph Napoleon Morin Lewiston Me Leon P Volinger West Hatfield Frank E Place Hartford Jerome R McClain Oakland Calif Nicholas Logan New York City and William R Lipsey Flushing N Y.
Back to the War Rails From Narrow Gauge Lines
Denver report notes that rails from Colorado narrow gauge mining lines were imported from England. Many lines have been abandoned and after years the rails are being shipped back to England for armaments.
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Denver
Colo
Tye
Colorado
England
German drive halts Soviets as oil gateway battles rage
German forces claim success in southern fighting while the Red Army struggles to retake ground around the Caucasus oil corridor. A German officer boasted of elastic defense as Soviet wave after wave was repelled. Reports say Soviet casualties and a damaged 12,000 ton troopship Stalin sparked wider sea losses involving German and Italian units.
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Linar
Taganrog
Caucasian
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Kremlin
Stalin
Mail Bags Found From 1852 Stolen Postal Load
In Philadelphia attic at 316 South 12th Street three canvas mail pouches dated 1852 were found by renovators at the D. I. and Mrs. James Hough residence. The bags contain letters, wax seals, stamps, and items of historical interest including a draft for 250 dollars and several checks. Chief Postal Inspector John W. Johnston notes a lengthy search of old records is needed to uncover the robbery details.
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United States
Philadelphia
D. I
James Hough
South 12Th Street
Franklin Pierce
New York
Millard Fillmore
John W. Johnston
Daniel Webster
Yale
Webster
United Ordnance Department
New York City
Petersburg
Salinas Battles Submarine Attack During Convoy Encounter
The 16 800 ton Salinas engaged a submarine with deck guns after a tanker damage incident. The Navy reported possible damage to the sub from a counterattack but did not confirm the extent. Hours later the submarine reappeared near the Salinas with escorting warships. depth charges were dropped and results were unknown.
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Salinas
Navy Department
Salinas Ish
Pioneer journalist recalls four wars and travels wide
Native Texan reporter arrives in Bluefield from Omaha after addressing a large audience. He covered Ethiopia during Haile Selassie era, the Spanish Civil War, and the early Japanese invasion of China. Radio WHIS will broadcast part of his Knickerbocker talk at 8:30 from the hotel banquet room.
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Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Mussolini
Spain
Far East
China
Texas
Bluefield
Omaha
WHIS
Knickerbocker
Viscose Employees Vote on Proposed Contract Change
Sixteen union workers at American Viscose in Wilmington vote this week on whether to extend the current contract beyond March 1, 1942, or accept increases offered by the company. M P Allen says the vote covers keeping the existing terms or adopting the extended agreement. Textile Workers of America CIO leaders and company executives reached the agreement on the proposed changes.
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Wilmington
Del
American Viscose Corporation
M. Allen
Allen
Textile Workers of America, Cio
Knights Templar Conclave In Bluefield Tonight
Bluefield Commandery No. 19 holds regular conclave this evening at 7 30 in the Masonic Temple with annual inspection. Sir Knights in full uniform will attend and a banquet precedes at 6 30. visiting Sir Knights welcome led by Commander Louis D Wilmore and Recorder M F Thompson.
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Knights Templar
Bluefield Commandery No
Masonic Temple
Louis D. Wilmore
M. F. Thompson
Union Leaders Vote Plan Implies Plant Changes
Allen said changes were proposed after a month and declined to discuss details. He noted local union leaders would oversee the vote at plants in Marcus Hook Pennsylvania Lewiston Meadville W Va Nitro Roanoke and Front Royal Virginia.
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Allen
Marcus Hook
Lewiston
Meadeville
W. Va
Nitro
Roanoke
Front Royal
Shipyards Strike Reported Settled
Washington reports settlement of a two day strike at Pusey and Jones shipyards in Wilmington Delaware affecting 2500 workers. Terms await union ratification. Workers walked out over union shop concessions and wage related demands. Production valued at 22.6 million dollars for U S maritime commission halted.
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Washington
Labor Department
Pusey and Jones
Wilmington
Del
CIO Industrial Marine and Shipbuilding Workers Union
Management
L. F. Rye
Justments
Reclan
Amientin
James
Rye
Andrew G. Spiegelhalter
Corporation
E.S.T
U. S
Was
Woman Files Florida Divorce Over Cruelty Allegations
A Florida woman seeks a divorce on grounds of cruelty claiming her husband twisted her nose causing great pain and anguish and leaving it swollen for many days.
Home-Mixed Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
A household tip extols a simple cough syrup recipe using granulated sugar, water, and Pinex from a druggist. The ad claims the mixture is easy for children to take, yields a pint, lasts long, never spoils, and provides fast relief from coughs and irritated airways.
VEW Officer To Visit Local Post
West Virginia Veterans of Wars of the United States department commander A Wilgus will pay an official visit to Southern Pioneer Post No 578 at 8 o'clock tonight. The event marks his first official visit to the local post as department commander after prior Bluefield attendances.
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A. Wilgus
Af Ar
West Virginia
Veterans of Wars of the United
Nazis Strengthen Frontier Forces Near Turkey
European advices report Germany steps up military measures along the Turkish frontier. Signs point toward Svilengrad on Bulgaria's border as part of a tightening posture. The piece also notes the U S will possess the world's largest and most modern tank fleet within about a year.
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Eacha Veel
Ers
Associated Press
Germany
Svilengrad
Bulgaria
U. S
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Harry Haffen
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Phone
Calterephone Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
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Wes
Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi Cole
Pepsi Cole Company
Long Istone City
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Princeton
You and
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