Registration Meeting On Home Guard Plan In Local Hotel
A registration meeting for a guard service proposed by Southern Pioneer Post Ladies Auxiliary No 578 VFW is set for 8 tonight in the upper room of Jimmy's Restaurant. Congressman John Kee will address national defense and the home guard plan. James P H Lambert VFW local post commander says overseas veterans are urged to attend regardless of VFW membership. the event is open to all and refreshments will be served. a reception committee from the post will welcome visitors and families. interest suggests a guard unit could form soon.
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Southern Pioneer Post Ladies Auxiliary
Jimmy's
John Kee
Dewith
Home Guards
Kee
United States
James P. H. Lambert
FP W
Home Guard
Unite Ladies Auxiliary
W. P. Hawkins I. L. Ownbey
City and Coalfield Items
Community notices and local ads feature piano tuning by Harry Hafien in Roanoke, printing services by Telegraph Commercial Printing Co, and a legions meeting at the American Legion home. Retail promos highlight Bradley's clothing sale with dresses, hats, and gift items available in various sizes and styles.
Veterans to Attend Williamson Meeting in Motorcade
A large group of veterans from Bluefield will motorcade to Williamson for a district meeting. The procession forms at the Virginian hotel and heads to the Mingo County Memorial building where district officials will convene. Mes G. Taylor of Princeton leads as district commander with Mrs Hazel Headson of Wilson presiding.
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Reign Wars
Bluefield
Williamson
Organizain
Virginian Hotel
Ies
Mingounty Memorial Building
Russell G.mes G. Taylor
Princeton
Hazel Headson
Wimson
Chicago Market Notes and Treasury Progress Report
Chicago trade reports hogs steady with top at 6.25 and cattle and lambs firm. buyers show strength in heavy weights. Treasury data from Washington shows December receipts at about 21.35 million and expenditures near 23.0 million with gross debt around 44.29 billion and gold assets at 21.84 billion.
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Rams
Bee
Bombing Raids Hit Mannheim and French Ports
British air crews attacked Mannheim, a key German inland port and chemical center, striking a power station and docks on the Rhine. Bombs also hit Calais Boulogne Etaples and other western German airfields, with one raider reported lost and fires and heavy explosions in Mannheim.
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London
Mannheim
Air Ministry
Rhine
Germany
Calais
Boulogne
Etaples
Baltimore Livestock Market Report Dec 12
Cattle total 925 head with steer prices steady to firm from 9.00 to 10.80 for 950 to 1150 lb cattle. some loads at 11.50 for 1231 lb cattle. Heifers scarce. beef cows steady to strong. cutters and canners steady to weak. Hogs 1,100 head steady. sheep 300 head steady to near, top lambs down. ewes and wethers 10.25 to 10.50. Overall market varied by grade with limited high quality beef and dairy kinds.
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Chicago
Baltimore
U. S. Dept
Registration Bill Approved and Transportation Reform Discussed
A committee endorsed a permanent voter registration plan to cover all elections with a 12 week pre August 1942 rollout and monthly updates. It also recommended shifting precinct hours to 7:30 pm and penalties up to 1000 dollars. A school transportation formula would limit free rides to those within two miles of a school and adjust funding based on miles, fuel, and terrain. A proposed state board of claims would hear damages against the state, with three attorney members and no appeal except to the legislature.
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Secretary of State
Board of School Finance
Merrill M. Flood
Princeton University
Board of
School Finance
State Board of Claims
George A. Shipman
Duke University
Senate
Board of Public Works
Flood
Shipman
John F. Sly
C. C. Williams
Clyde E. Colson
E. C. Dickinson
West Virginia University
Marshal Badoglio Opposed Campaign in Greece
Il Regime Fascistan editor Farinacci reports Marshal Pietro Badoglio, who resigned as Italian chief of staff, told friends he opposed the Greece campaign and that more divisions were needed than available. The piece blames the political command, not Mussolini, and accuses Badoglio of taking on the undertaking without reservations.
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Rome
Roberto Farinacci
Il Regime Fascistan
Pietro Badoglio
Greece
Mussolini
Badoglio
Farinacci
Albania
Ohio miner recalls Nelms disaster at Cadiz hearing
Cadiz Ohio December 12 The sole surviving witness William Ramsey safety director at Nelms mine described a roaring wind and gas surge that dragged him and left him fighting toward entombed workers. He said brattice cloth blew into the room and he was overcome by gas after entering room 13 where the blast occurred. Ramsey testified 40 minutes before the blast there was no gas during an inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
Nelms
William Ramsey
State Department of Industrial Relations
Ramsey
Secon
Louis Sedgmer
Forman
Airport Improvement Program Planned Across U S Hawaii Alaska
A 40 million dollar airport construction and improvement program was announced to focus on takeoff and landing facilities at 200 sites in the continental United States Hawaii and Alaska. Administered by the Civil Aeronautics Administration the program is labeled necessary to national defense and will emphasize actual landing facilities and related work.
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Washington
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Congress
National Defense
Secretaries of War, Navy and Commerce
Donald H. Connolly
Civil Aeronautics
Connolly
Bowl pairings teased by scoring echoes and odds
Whitney Martin argues pieced bowl matchups mirror a bank statement rather than true strength. He notes Stanford and Nebraska, Fordham and Texas Aggies, Boston College and Tennessee, Georgetown and Mississippi State show similar point totals, but cautions schedules and conditions skew comparisons.
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New York
Stanford
Nebraska
Fordham
Texas Aggies
Boston College
Tennessee
Georgetown
Mississippi State
Boston
Centre
Idaho
St. Anselm
Manhattan
Tennesse
Mercer
Chattanooga
Southwestern
Redskins
Bears
Southern Half Grabs the All Star Glory
Southern West Virginia players dominate the 1940 Negro all state football team announced by A. P. Hamblin. First team includes Emmett Brown Elkhorn Lawrence Scott Kimball Clarence Kink Gary Eward Wickliffe Mt. Hope Johnny Collins Excelsior George Dickerson Gary Lewis Johnson Gary Hubert Smith Elkhorn James Shelton Gary Joseph Brown London Robert Turner Morgantown. Second team lists Philip Brown Huntington Charles Shields Mt. Hope James Lee Huntington Ernest McNeil Morganton Percy Loveless London William Penn Gary Thomas Booker Beckley Charles Starks Charleston Edward Mickey Beckley Thaddeus Gordon Fairmont William Murrell Gary.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
A. P. Hamblin
the Athletic Union
Monon
Morgantown
Douglass
Huntington
Stratton
Beckley
Gary
Emmett Brown
Elkhorn
Lawrence Scott
Kimball
Clarence Kink
Eward Wickliffe
Mt. Hope
Johnny Collins
Excelsior
George Dickerson
Lewis Johnson
Hubert Smith
James Shelton
Joseph Brown
London
Robert Turner
Philip Brown
Charles Shields
James Lee
Ernest McNeil
Percy Loveless
William Penn
Thomas Booker
Charles Starks
Edward Mickey
Thaddeus Gordon
Fairmont
William Murrell
Kentucky Cage Band Whips West Virginia U 46 34
The Kentucky Wildcats opened their basketball season with a 46 to 34 victory over West Virginia in Lexington before 2,500 fans. Carl Staker Jim King and Keith Farnsley sparked a 12 0 run to break a 12 12 tie and build a 34 20 halftime lead as WVU battled back in the second half without injured center Rudy Baric and with starters Kalmar and Ruch fouling out.
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Lexington
University of Kentucky Wildcats
West Virginia
Kentuckians
Kentucky
Carl Staker
Jim King
Keith Farnsley
Wildcats
Mountaineers
Rudy Baric
Ohio State
Columbus
West
British advance mops up Italian pockets along Libyan coast
British forces push against remaining Italian-held pockets along the 85 mile Libyan coast with units striking toward Libya while the Mediterranean fleet shells Salum and Bardia. The Royal Air Force drops tons of bombs on Salum road and outposts as captives include generals Gallina Pescatore and Mazzari.
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Libya
Admiralty
Salum
Bardia
Libyan
Egypt
Salum Road
Sebastiano Gallina
Pescatore
Mazzari
Comanche Indians Enlisted for Signal Corps Training
Oklahoma City reports the War Department plans to enlist about 30 Comanche Indians to train in signal corps work. The group, chosen for fluency in their tongue and lack of written language, will be sent to Atlanta for training in telephone and radio transmission.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
A. C. Monahan
Indian Service
War Department
Signal Corps
W. J. Becker
Becker
Cameron Agricultural College
Lawton
Okla
Army
Atlanta
Rayon and cotton goods markets steady as defense orders rise
In New York on December 12 1944 the rayon goods market stayed active and firm while cotton goods trade focused on covering heavy industrial and sheeting numbers amid expanding government defense orders. Woolen mills face month long delays in civilian shipments and expect several months of intensified production to restore balance.
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New York
Pitt de-emphasized football to focus on fun and stability
Pitt remains content with reduced football emphasis as James Hagan notes a finer team spirit and lingering profit from nonconference games. The Panthers consider Big Ten ties, with Major Griffith’s talks and four Big Ten opponents in next year’s schedule, hinting at a western conference future.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Panthers
James
Whitney) Hagan
Pitt
Hagan
John B
Jock) Sutherland
Charley Bowser
Sutherland
John Weber
Ohio State
John L. Griffith
Fordham
West
Solon Attacks CIO Over Defense Plan Strategy
Solon states the CIO is delaying defense planning as a vice president drew Voorhis' sharp criticism. Voorhis recalls Hillman testifying before the CIO convention that national defense is labor’s top priority and urges support for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
Drew Voorhis
Voorhis
Hillman
America
MaecLOUD WINS Tri-State Purse at Charles Town
Maecloud a six year old mare wins the tri state purse at one eighth mile in Charles Town wva leading from start to finish. Stand In fades to second with Hot Man third as Jokey Rocco Sisto guides Maecloud to a three dollar sixty mutuel return.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Hot Man
Maccloud
Jokey Rocco Sisto
Easter Holiday
Stand
Maecloud
Reprimand for AWOL Defendant at Liquor Conspiracy Trial
A defendant who wandered from the liquor conspiracy trial in Huntington is reprimanded by Federal Judge Harry E. Watkins. Lonnie E. Caudill claimed illness and left for a breath of fresh air, and was detained by police. Witness Mamie Brown linked several defendants to liquor purchases, while Larkins testified buying moonshine for resale.
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Huntington
W. Va
Harry E. Watkins
Lonnie E. Caudill
Proctorville
Watkins
U.S
John W. Hereford
Lawrence County
Boyd County
Mamie Brown
James
Lindsey Corn
Eugene Bailey
Lonnie Stewart
Walter White
Dave Larkins
Larkins
Sixth Ave
Hereford
Leroy Gates
Ohio River
Local firm expands sport clothes dept in Bluefield
Ted Steiner reports rising interest in indoor and outdoor sports with growing demand for uniforms as basketball season starts. National Army Store, at 308 Princeton Ave, notes brisk orders and low prices. hunting, bowling, and boot gear drive activity for men women and youths.
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Ted Steiner
National Army
Bluefield
Princeton Ave
Adv
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Alverseas
Harry Hafien
Roanoke
Brand Road
Poanoke Va
General Printing and Engraving Telegraph Commercial Printing Company
Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
Bland St
Legion
American Legion
Irom & Bugle Corps
Bradleys
Bradley's
Bradley
THE
Treasury
Midlands
England
Eton
Bristol Guild Hall
Assize Court
Lonon
Baltimore Livestock
Penas Phyd
Uieuly
Marshal Bagdolio
Ohio
U. S
Whitney Martin
ALL Star Glory
Walter Brennan
Fred Stone
Doris Davenport
William Wyler
United Artists
Marlene Dietrich
Don
Red Ryder
Barry
Mickey Mouse Cartoon
Mr.hatt-Kessler
Solon
Tri-State
George Tobias Lucile T
Airbanks Amis
Concord College
Juggler of
Notre Dame
Coo I
Kessler
Julius Kessler Distilling Co., Incorporated
Baltimers, Md
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
Logal Firm
National Army Store
Florsheim
Srides
Princeton Avenue
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