Elks Memorial Service Honors Hartley Sanders Jr
Memorial service for Hartley Sanders Jr with Rev George Burke delivering invocations and a full roll call by secretary C A Hollik ers. Members listed include W I Herring R H Carstens and others as memorial committee. ushers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field Lodge
Hartley Sanders
E. J. Ule
Schubert
Harry Sanders
Auld Lang Syne
W. I. Herring
R. H. Carstens
Mold Rice
R. Harrison
W__ Rogers
G . C. Fetcher
E. H. Bay
J. M. and
M. Marshall
W. F P. Cook
W. M. Eryone L. Brown
Mylius
Arrington
Roberton
Harry Tiller
Pfc Elmer Saddler Reported Safe After Death Notice
Pfc Elmer E Saddler U S Marine Corps husband of Mrs Elmer E l er of Princeton was listed safe by the Navy department. The Navy also announced three West Virginia sailors were killed in action Orville Lee McGinnis Seaman class Mrs Via Pauline Innis Wickham Ira McGinnis Beckley The remainder mentions woolen care washing guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer E. Saddler
U. S. Marine Corps
Elmer E.ler
Princeton
Navy Department
West Virginia
Orville Lee McGinnis
Ja Pauline Innis
Wickham
Ira McGinnis
Beckley
Deaths Henry R Starling Funeral Held at 2
Henry R. Starling 42 of Luther Street died Saturday afternoon at St Luke's hospital. Funeral services were held at 2 this afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs James A Starling 822 Lyndale Avenue with Rev H H Mauck of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed at Wood Jones. Honorary pallbearers included A W Nixon Jr J W Hopkins N C Stanley J N Henderson J N Croye Otis E Reid Dr T E Vass Dr E W Horton French Dix C G Babbitt and C E Neal. Friends were asked to be at the home at 2 with cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R. Starling
Luther Street
St. Luke's Hospital
James A. Starling
Lyndale Avenue
H. H. Mauck
Calvary Baptist Church
Wood- Jones
Thomas
Carl Hendrickson
A. W. Nikon
Dan Carroll
A. W. Nixon, Jr
J. W. Hopkins
N. C. Stanley
J. N. Henderson
J. N. Croye
Otis E. Reid
T. E. Vass
E. W. Horton
French Dix
C. G. Babbitt
C. E. Neal
Funeral notices from Falls Mills and Bluefield
Funeral services for H C Sadler of Falls Mills Va will be held at 2:30 pm at Falls Mills Methodist Church. He died Sunday at his home aged 46. Survivors include his mother and several siblings with pallbearers named. Separately prominent Virginia pharmacist James Heiskell McNeer Jr died yesterday in Bluefield Va with services at the First Methodist Church and burial at Maple Hill Cemetery. Mrs Annie Bell Trivett 49 Bluefield Va died yesterday at Bluefield Sanitarium. Her survivors include husband William Coy Trivett and children and siblings with services at 2:30 pm Wednesday at Bluefield Christian Church and burial at Woodlawn Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Heiskell McNeer, Jr
Virginia
Annie Trivett
Annie Bell Trivett
William Coy Trivett
Onley Avenue
Bluefield
Bluefield Sanitarium
Lucille Trivett
Willie Mae Trivett
Lee Pickett
Vivian
Clyde Harrell
Bluefeld
James H. Trivett
U.S. Army
Vernie Pruett
U. S.S. Army
France
Ray Pruett
J.C. Spurlin
Eee Hill Cemetery
Obituary: W W Putman 59 Bluefield Va
W W Putman 59 of Bluefield Virginia died at Bluefield sanitarium Sunday at 1 30 p m He is survived by his sister Mrs H C Brooks of Bluefield with whom he lived The body was sent from Wagner Hawkins funeral home Bluefield to Hambrick funeral home Staunton Virginia for services today Burial will be in the family plot Thorn Rose cemetery Staunton Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Putman
W W. Putman
Bluefield
Bluefield Sanitarium
H. C. Brooks
Grove Street
Wagner-Hawkins
Hambrick
Staunton
Thorn Rose Cemetery
Aliens Held Under 1940 Act and U S Citizenship Eligibility
The article notes that among nearly 5,000,000 aliens registered under the Alien Registration Act of 1940 only a portion were eligible for U S citizenship. It discusses eligibility criteria and potential implications for naturalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aately
Public Service Commission to Hear Motor Carrier Case
Notice of a motor carrier hearing in M. C. Case No. 300 on December 12, 1944 at 9:30 p.m. in Charleston West Virginia. The Public Service Commission will hear evidence about restrictions on transportation of passengers by bus between Princeton and Bluefield via U S Routes 19 and 2. Bus Lines Inc Bluefield WV may appear to object or offer exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C
Capital Building
Charleston
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
Princeton
Blue
Mercer County
U. 8
CON Date Bus Lines, Inc
Bluefield
Auction Sale of Bluefield Dwelling Under WV Court Decree
Public auction offered for a six room frame dwelling and lot on Reservoir Street Bluefield West Virginia. Property formerly owned by Evan and conveyed by deed dated October 12 1926. Terms include one third cash and balance in equal installments. Special Commissioner DeJarnette and Clerk Nolts preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismaroun
West Virginia
Circuit Court
Mercer County
Maren
Edna May Kiehl
Albert Levy
Noine
Reservoir Street
Bluefield
Vaid
Evan
John Pearman
West
Dejarnette
Landon T. Reynolds
H. BE. DeJarnette
Landon Pf. Nolds
Screening Cities Advance Near Saar Front Gained Ground
Allied forces pushed up on the left flank advancing a mile or more across several sectors east of the Saar. Volksberg fell 12 miles south of the border while advances neared the Saar river midway between Saarlautern and Sarre. The 26th division moved toward Keskastel nine miles south of Sarrebourg as Venlo bridgehead was cleared in a heavy assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saar
Seventh Army
Volksberg
Sarre
Saare Union
Keskastel
Sarrennes
Associated Press
Wes Gallagher
Ruhr
Miles C Dempsey
Venlo
War Department reports 51 West Virginia casualties
Washington December 4 51 West Virginia soldiers were listed as wounded in action in the European theater. Names include Harry Huff Ken Huff Robert Lilly Clinford Randolph Astor West Paul White and others with home towns such as Bluefield Princeton Hinton Roderfield Saxon Glen White Maybeury Crump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Virginia
Harry M. Huff
Ken Huff
Calavenue
Bluefield
Tech
W. Johnson
Rosie A. Johnson
Princeton
Robert L. Lilly
Cora L. Lilly
Hinton
Clinford L. Randolph
Garnett L. Randolph
Roderfield
Astor
Local Board Members Attend Conference in Beckley
WL Thornton chairman of Mercer county selective service and James E. Mann H L. Dickason plus Mrs Blanche Gooch attended a regional meeting of board members and clerks in Beckley West Virginia. The gathering aimed to study veteran selective service return processes with Kg. Gen Carlton C. Pierce state director Lt Col H C Cox Capt Roger W Scott and Lt Col Omar participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WL. Thornton
Mercer County
Selective Service
James E. Mann
H. L. Dickason
T Board
Blanche Gooch
West Virginia
Beckley
Carlton C. Pierce
H. C. Cox
Roger W. Scott
Omar
National Selective Service Headquarters
State Selective Service Headquarters
Chevrolet Sedan Reported Stolen
Fred Roland of RFD No. 1 in Bluefield reported to local police that a black 1938 Chevrolet sedan with Virginia license 223-114 was stolen from Princeton Avenue. He said the glass in both right windows was broken and the windows were boarded up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Roland
RFD No
Bluefield
Virginia
Princeton Avenue
Roland
Lad Injured On Icefalls In Horsepen Va
Carol Myers reports her ten year old son Lad Myers fell on ice around 8 pm injuring his right leg. He was brought to Bluefield hospital for treatment about 11 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Myers
Her Myers
Horsepen
Bluefield
Slate Fall Injures Goodwill Miner Hubert Carver
Hubert Carver, 38, of Goodwill, was slightly hurt by a slate fall in the mine yesterday. He was taken to Bluefield sanitarium where officials say his back injury is not serious and he remains under treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Carver
Goodwill
Bluefield Sanitarium
Attaches
Welch Court Disposes 14 Appeal Cases in Session
Court opened by Jas Thomas disposed of fourteen appeal cases on yesterday's docket. Only one favored plaintiff C ont Combs vs Ernest with a $50 judgment after an altercation. Several cases were continued dismissed or set for Dec 14 with others passed temporarily or postponed. Sixteen cases remain on today's docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas Thomas
C. Ont Combs
Ernest
Felix
A. N. Harris and Company
Paul Shuputs
Frank
Jean Giampocaro
Nassar
Demurrer
William Chambers
Hatfield Motor Company
Nick Gemrose
John Freed
Pfc Morgan Wounded in Action Near Metz
Pfc Stanley Morgan son of Mr and Mrs O E Morgan was lightly wounded in action on November 18 in the Metz area. A Welch high school 1942 graduate he studied at V P I and Carnegie Tech before enlisting in 1943. He trained at Fort Benning and Indiantown Gap before overseas duty. his older brother Seldon serves in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Morgan
Ofo
O. E Morgan
Metz
War Department
Welch High School
Morgan
V.P.I
Army
Carnegie Tech
Pittsburgh
Fort Benning
Indiantown Gap
Seldon
Signal Corps
Pacific
Accident Cuts Water For Welch Homes And Businesses
A broken fire plug knocked down by a Sunday night auto left 55 homes and three business buildings in Welch without water. Harry Lambert of Pineville was arrested. the Water Service Company sought damages. A city court hearing for Lambert and related charges was postponed until Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Harry Lambert
Pineville
Johnny Collins
West Virginia Water Service Gupan
Lambert
Hobart E. Payne
Funeral Services Set For Hemphill Mine Victim Jess Worthington
Funeral services will be held this afternoon for 88 year old Jess Worthington of Hemphill killed in a mine accident Friday. Interment follows at Roderfield cemetery. Worthington was a general mine foreman for Kingston Poca Coal Co. Surviving are his wife Sadie Sanders, seven children, mother Essie Worthington, two brothers John and Willard, and four sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Worthington
Hemphill
Davy Methodist Church
Roderfield
Worthington
Kingston-Pocahontas Coal Company
Twin Branch
Essie Carshall Worthington
Charlie Worthington
Davy
Sadie Sanders
Robert
Alfred
Charles
Jessie
Louise
Ruby Gene
Raymond
John A. Worthington
U. S. Army
San Francisco
Calif
Willard Worthington
Wyoming
W. Va
Mable Spence
Ward
Effie Worthington
Baltimore
Charles Stephenson
Neel Evans
Bartley
Rites Set For Charles C Foster Of Landgraff
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Wingfield Baptist Church Landgraff for Charles Clarence Foster 59 who died yesterday in a Bluefield hospital after illness. Burial follows in Oakgrove cemetery. Survived by widow Georgia Foster and children including James of Wash- ington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Clarence Foster
Landgraff
Bluefield
Wingfield Baptist Church
Oakgrove
Georgia Foster
James
Wash
Notable Families Listed Among U S Army Personnel in New Guinea
Fragmentary text lists Mrs Hathaway Wiles and Mrs Mary Holland of Landgraff and Switchback, Mrs Drusilla Redd of Keystone, Pvt Quill Foster with the U S Army in New Guinea. Mentions brothers and sisters Matilda Wilson and Quill Foster of Gary, Ed Todd of Orth Corstinas and Kent of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
D. C
Hathaway Wiles
Mary Holland
Landgraff
Leska
Switchback
Drusilla Redd
Keystone
Quill Foster
US. Army
New Guinea
Matilda Wilson
Gary
Todd
Orth Corstinas
Kent
Services Set For Crumpler Woman
Services will be held at the Crumpler resident at 2 oclock Wednesday November 29. The Rev Looney of the ate church will preside. Burial will follow at Belcher Mountain Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Hospital
Looney
Ate Church
Belcher Mountain
Grandma's Mutton Suet Chest Rub Goes Modern
A nostalgic tale of a grandmother’s home cold remedy using mutton suet, now marketed as Penetro with added ingredients. The ad claims three benefits: carrying medication into the skin, relieving muscular tightness and congestion, and loosening phlegm to ease coughing, urging mothers to buyPenetro at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
America
Naval recruiters in Welch interview WAVES leaders and radio branch
Bluefield navy recruiting station travelers L R Black and R O Newcomb visit the Welch Post Office today to interview applicants for WAVES the leaders and radio technician branch. They will also interview 17 year old youths seeking enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Black
R. O. Newcomb
Bluefield
Welch
Navy
Welch Post Office
WAVES
Jury Indicts Accused Slayer in Va Farmhouse Deaths
Cecil L. Prichett 59 a Quantico marine base worker was indicted by a Spotsylvania circuit court special grand jury on murder charges in the deaths of James Brown 61 and Marion Gayle 44 who lived near Snell. They were found shot near Brown’s house and the date of his trial will be set by Circuit Judge Leon M. Diazile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Predericksburg
Cecil L. Prichett
Quantico Marine Base
Spotsylvania Courty
Spotsylvania
James Brown
Marion Gayle
Snell
Brown
Pritchett
Leon M. Dazile
Commonwealth
Ross G. Gibson
Gibson
Schoolmaster's Club Holds Meet At Beaver
The Schoolmaster's club met last night at Beaver High School for dinner served by the cafeteria committee. About 25 members and 25 guests attended. A trio sang and a reading was given. Ray Power, director of the state vocational rehabilitation department, spoke on the vocational rehabilitation program. Members are teachers from junior and senior high schools and larger elementary schools under J.S. Bobbitt, assistant superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver High School
Mary Anne Stahler
Nancy O'Keeffe
Susan Burnett
Charlene Ballangee
Ray Power
State Vocational Rehabilitation Deat
Card of Thanks and Obituary Notice
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy during illness and death of Mrs. Mary E. Dickerson of 225 Jones Street. Special thanks to Lena McDaniels Indiana Cosby and Dr. T T Lewis. Grandchildren sign. Also notes Jones Street P T A meeting date changed to December 12. Mrs Mary E Dickerson died Monday at 1 05 AM. funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena McDaniels
Indiana Cosby
T. T. Lewis
G. H. Sinkford
George Redd
Mary E. Dickerson
Jones Street
Urban Retail Roundup and Club Notice from Bluefield
Royal Arch Masons Bluefield chapter No. 20 meets tonight at 7 30 with visitors invited. Bradley's department store features coats at 10 95, fur scarfs, sweaters and gifts, including 100 percent wool options and a selection of robes and jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arch Masons
Bluefield Chapter No
R. D. Payne
New Non-Ration Shoes May Use Pigskin Leather
The Office of Price Administration outlines authorization for non-rationed shoes using pigskin known as pig strip or bacon rind a wartime development. Production will be limited and marked with a quota number and the word non-rationed. Potential output could reach 12 to 15 million pairs if material is allocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Camera Stolen From Car On Edwards Terrace
W. G. Wagoner reports his vehicle at 1718 College Avenue was entered on Edwards Terrace between 9:30 AM and 4 PM yesterday. A German-made camera was stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Wagoner
College Avenue
Bluefield
Edwards Terrace
Stettinius reshapes leadership in postwar departments
The text describes Stettinius assigning Texas and economic duties to himself while MacLeish handles cultural and public relations and Rockefeller Latin American relations. Three assistant secretaries Berle Breckinridge and Howland resign. Berle and Breckinridge were offered ambassadorships to Brazil and Cuba respectively but reportedly declined, awaiting further consideration on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
MacLeish
Rockefeller
Ee Berle
Breckinridge
G. Howland
Berle
Brazil
Lonemy
Cuba
Chicago
Garage apartment destroyed by fire near Burton
A one room garage apartment at 211 Burton owned by Clara Baker and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Tate and their three children was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The total loss to the building was estimated at 700 dollars with 1300 dollars to the apartment and 100 dollars damage to the adjacent home. Firemen, called about 10 30, reported a three year old crying inside but all family members escaped uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Tate
Clara Baker
Cying
Starter and hub caps stolen from 1938 Chevrolet
A 1938 Chevrolet was robbed on Raleigh street Sunday with a starter and two hub caps taken. The incident was reported to the Bluefield Police Department by an informant named Jack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Street
Bluefield
Jack
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Pfc
Elmer Saddler
William
Rice, Inc
L Atlants
N. Y
Wat OM Tit
Ars
Isle St. George
Rosac
Eer
Meier's Wine Cellars, Inc
Slverton & Sandusky
Ohio
Wrneyards
George
H. C. Sadler
Falls Mills
Falls Mills Methodist Church
Simpkins
Mr. Sadler
C. A. Sadler
W. W. Sadler
Adler
Mea Mills
Raleigh Sadler
M D. Stewart
Norfok
E. M. Jones
Granger Sadler
Anawalt
Bill Pizer
Jake Staples
Marion Harry
Lee Ruph
Buster Ones
Pa Paul Nily
James H. McNeer, JR
J. B. Huff
England
Fred W. Johnson
R. L. Johnson
Frince
John FP. Wolfe
Noir Gon
Chevrolet
Lad
Rae
Schoolmaster’s Club
News of the Colored People Co. W. Tiffany
DIAL
Jones Street P.T. A
Red Cross
Bland Street
Brathan
Hattie Carnegie
Bradley's
Bradley
Olsen
Universal Picture
Certy
Frances Rafferty
Gwu Wills
Noan Geery
Herery O'Neill
Ray Collins
William &. Lipman
Grant Garrett
Marry Ruskin
Willham &. Upman
Roy del Ruth
Orville O. Dull
Stettinius
Mor
Donal O'Connor
MR. Big
Robert Paige
Bond
Titty Ein
Walter Slezak
Lucile Watson Bay
F.obbert Taylor
Waterloo Bridge
Ura
Poe Hd
Bari
Ets
Curt Bois
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