Board Receives Fund Requests for State Institutions
The West Virginia state board of public works heard recommendations to reconvert the abandoned Old Sweet Springs sanitarium near Union into a home for the aged and infirm with a request for 306000 to operate it for two years. Other items include dorm and academic needs at St. Marys training school for mentally defective children and increases for Barboursville and other state hospitals. The board also hears funding requests from Marshall College President John D. Williams for college improvements and veteran programs, and from West Virginia Industrial Union Council President John B. Easton for labor relations courses. The board will meet to consider budgets and hear a report from the state education association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Old Sweet Springs
Union
State Board of Public Works
Joseph Z. Terrell
Board of Control
Ap Ceeteterian
Terrell
St. Mary's
Barboursville
Estone State Hospital
John D. Williams
Marshall College
Nens
John B. Easton
West Virginia Industrial Union Council
West Virginia
State Education Association
Japanese Fall Back In Burma Sector
Chinese high command reports Japanese retreat toward Wanting as Burma road into China is cut. Artillery duels began three days ago near Mans region with a high position captured 12 miles north of Wanting. Allied troops enter Katha and Naba without serious opposition near Mandalay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Wanting
Burma
China
Manes
Re River
Ceindein
Sheanyin
Katha
Irrawaddy River
Mandalay
Naba
High Command
University of South Carolina appoints new president
Columbia December 13 University of South Carolina today announced by the board of trustees the selection of Admiral Smith, 61, a native of North Carolina, as the new president. Smith, a 1906 Naval Academy graduate and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumnus, succeeds the late E. J. Rion McKissick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Oe
South Carolina
Admiral Smith
8. C
US. Naval Academy
Renssalaer Polytechic Institute
Troy
Ee J. Rion McKissick
Chicago Grain Markets End Week With Mixed Wheat Gains
Chicago wheat futures edged up while other grains weakened. Cash grain quotes show No 4 yellow corn at 1.09 to 1.10 and No 2 yellow at 1.02 to 1.05 per bushel. oats No 4 white heavy and timothy and clover prices listed for feed use.
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Chicago
Wife seeks missing soldier Jennings from Bluefield area
Mrs. Ruby Morrison of Bluefield West Virginia appeals for help locating the address and first name of a young service member named Jennings. Jennings is believed to be from near Bluefield and in Company B 318th Infantry in France. Morrison's husband is missing in action, and she asks parents relatives or friends of any Jennings in the area to contact her after 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Morrison
Elk. View
W. Va
Jennings
View
Clenden
Plue
Morrison
France
Bluefield
Co. B. 318Th Infantry A. P. O
Ruby
Deaths and Funerals at Monte Vista and Local Cemeteries
Funeral services for Mrs. M. L. Mustard will be held at 1 30 this afternoon at 727 Heatherwood Road with Rev. J. M. Telm presiding. Burial follows at Monte Vista Park Cemetery with pallbearers and friends of the family serving. Services for W. C. Cox will be at his St church home with interment at Monte Vista Park if weather allows. Rosie Velotz of Sandlick died at Bluefield Sanitarium at 6 yesterday morning born October 10 1891. She is survived by her husband Antoni Velotz. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 at the Sandlick home by Father Carr with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Mustard
Heatherwood Road
J. M. Telm
Monte Vista Park
William Graham
William Mustard
Robert Gsheffey
Turk Ciee Lewis Reiland
Harry Flower
W. C. Cox
Ee Ticiarith Terment
Rosie Velotz
Sandlick
Bluefield Sanitarium
Poland
Wand
Antoni Velotz
Father Carr
Priasen
Woodlawn
Ceme
Executives Club Dinner Speaker Announced
Frank McKenzie, president of the Executive club, announced that tonight’s dinner at 6:30 at the West Virginian Rate hotel will feature a renowned guest speaker. The guest is described as one of the most outstanding names and writers of his type to visit Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McKenzie
West
Bluefield Post 9 to Hold Monthly Meeting Tonight
Bluefield Post No. 9 will meet at 8 o clock tonight at the Legion hall according to an announcement by Post Commander James E F Mann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Post 9
Bluefield
The
Legion
James EF. Mann
Americans Clean Up Pacific Skirmishes Continue Air Attacks
Allied forces report air actions across the Pacific with Marine Corsair fighters shooting down five attackers, Liberator bombers striking Luzon targets, and attacks on Mindoro shores. Patrols hit Sandakan docks and oil facilities, while strikes at Tarakan and Kendari target refineries, oil tanks, and airstrips.
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Meres
Ormoc
Marine Corsair
Manila
Cavite
Luzon
Mindoro Island
Philippines
Borneo
Sandakan
Tarakan
Kendari
Tiworo
Cerlebes Island
Lesser Sundas
New Guinea
New Britain
New Ireland
Local Church Meetings and Anniversary Services
Cycle 2 of the John Stewart Methodist church will not meet today and will resume next Thursday at 3 30 p m at the church. The Mount Zion Baptist Senior Missionary and Reading Circle meet at Mrs Bettie Cawthorne 222 Fairfax Street this afternoon. The fourth anniversary services for Rev Ora Brown at Union Baptist begin Sunday morning and close Monday evening with services.
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John Stewart Methodist Church
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Bettie Cawthorne
Fairfax Street
Ora Brown
Union Baptist Church
Community Sing At Ramsey School Auditorium
Ramsey school auditorium overflowed as Mrs. B Louise Jones urged Christmas spirit over greed and led the crowd through a program by choral groups directed by Mrs. Gwendolyn Higginbotham Miss A Wilkins Elizabeth Shelton and Mrs. Alice Watkins. Guest soloist Henry Fortune impressed with a rich voice and Community Home officers thanked all groups for a successful season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey School
Nua! Carolina
B. Louise Jones
Redfield State College
Gwendolyn Higginbotham
A. Wilkins
Elizabeth Shelton
Alice Watkins
W. O. Moore
Henry Fortune
Funeral for Mrs Hattie Lor Held at Sinkford Parlor
The funeral for Mrs Hattie Lor of Bluefield Virginia is set for this afternoon at 2 o clock at Sinkford Undertaker Parlor with Reverend J O Wade of Bluefield Virginia presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattielor
Bluefield
Sinkford
J. O. Wade
Bluefeld
Mary Stately 54 Dies in Roseville Virginia
Mrs. Mary Stately aged 54 died at her Roseville home. She leaves a daughter Mrs Beatrice Smith of Pocahontas and two sons Clarence Stately of Roseville and Claude B Stately of Columbus Ohio. Funeral Friday at 1 30 at Pocahontas Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Bryant Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stately
Roseville
Beatrice Smith
Pocahontas
Clarence Stately
Claude B Stately
Columbus
Ohio
Pocahontas U Funeral Home
Bryant Come
Rites Today For E R Burks
Funeral services for Ernest Rucker Burks 62 president of Bluefield Hardware will be held this afternoon at Hawkins funeral home. Burks died suddenly of a heart attack at his home 2616 Stand Road and had been in his office earlier that day. He was widely known in Bluefield and the surrounding area and survived by wife Doll May two sons E R Burks Jr Portland Me and S L J Burks in the 9th Air Corps Belgium as well as a brother and two sisters. Burial details follow in Monte Vista Park with active pallbearers and employee flower bears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Rucker Burks
Bluefield Hardware Company
Hawkins Funeral Home
Mr. Burks
Norfolk and Western
Portland
T Chriss Episcopal Church
Eastor Ore
First Baptist Church
Caanmeres
Monte Vista Park
Burks
Stand Road
Bluefield
Histh
Norman Crawford
Bedford
W. A. Almond
Suffolk
Bluefield Hardware
Virginia
Tazewel
Ripefield
Tazewell
Doll May
8. D. May
E. R. Burks, Jr
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Set. L. J. Burks
9Th Air Corps
Belgium
Charles Burks
Ettile
Tenn
W. #. Dillard
8. L. Stroud
Athens
Tazewell Baptist Church
Bluefield Masonic Order
Bluefield Rotary Club
C. A Lilly
G . Wagner
Roy Fields
L. D. Mattox
H. A. Cahill
Arthur B. Bailey
Attorney Moves to Dismiss Chaplin Paternity Suit
Charles Chaplin’s lawyers seek dismissal of Joan Berry’s paternity suit just before trial and jury selection after failing to bring a New York witness. Attorney Charles E. Millikan asks the court to hear a special defense claiming the parties have entered into another prosecution of the case.
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Los Angeles
Charles Chaplin
Joan Berry
Charles E. Millikan
New York
Three File Claims With State Court
Three Marshall county residents filed claims with the state court of claims seeking 6000 in damages for injuries from a highway accident last August. Robert Ragase seeks 4000, Clarence Frown 1500, and Mary Alice Emerick. Ragase says a dump truck used in road work struck his automobile on state route 2 between Moundsville and McMechen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Marshall County
State Court of Claims
Road Commission and
Board of Control
Robert Ragase
Clarence Frown
Mary Alice Emerick
Ragase
Prison Labor Division
State Road Commission
Moundsville
McMechen
Egg and butter prices hold firm in mid-December market
Chicago notes firm butter and eggs with no changes in price levels. Eggs see steady quotations for extras through dirties while New York wholesale data confirms firm whites and pullets at reported ranges amid overall price ceilings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Midwestern
Welch News Reports Snow Closures and Street Clearing
McDowell county schools remain closed as the county sun states snow conditions. The road commission works with Welch and the city to clear streets. Mayor Gail T Carter urges property owners to clean sidewalks per ordinance. A new Condidated Bus service starts Welch to Maybeury with first trip at 3 15. Town clock stopped by snow and repaired earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
County Sun
Re Road Commission
Welch
Gail T. Carter
Maybeury
Pvt Johnston Killed In Action In Italy
Pvt Johnston Killed In Action Private Johnston 23 son of Mrs Rex Bruner Asco was killed in action in Italy war department reported to his mother He entered service Sept 13 1943 with basic training at Camp Wheeler Ga He went overseas this year He was born March 1 1922 and attended school in Davy He is survived by his mother stepfather Rex Bruner and half brother Howard Bruner of Asco a brother Johnston of Welch and two sisters Miss Audrey Johnston of Welch and Mrs Coens J Bievins of Ry
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Pvt
Carless
Johnston, Jr
Rex Bruner
Asco
Italy
War Department
Johnston
Camp Wheeler
Wes
Privaohnston
Anawan
Atterdea
Davy
Welch
Howard Bruner
A Johnston
Audrey Johnston
Coens J. Bievins
Mrs Sally Mason Dies In Kentucky
Mrs Sally Mason of Frankfort Kentucky died Tuesday after illness. Her husband Mr Mason and Mrs Page had kept vigil for a month. Funeral services were held in Frankfort and she was shipped to Staunton Virginia for burial at 7 o clock this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rianamm Sowell
Mce Sewer National Bank
Frankfort
Selectees To Go To Center Today
Two contingents of selectees proceed to the center today with one group from board 1 and another from board 2. The move marks a coordinated advancement in the program as officials confirm locations and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center
Board 1
Stores Extend Hours for Christmas Rush
Secretary Shrout of the aaah of commerce announced that starting Monday at 1B, stores will stay open later at night to handle the Christmas rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrout
Aaah of Commerce
Pemerees
Buses Back On Schedule Amid Disorderly Storm Disruptions
Greyhound officials said buses remained tied up with no service in or out of Bluefield today amid a severe storm. Street cars partially resumed between Bluefield and Princeton with limited routes, while utilities and mines reported outages and reduced operations. Gas supplies were cut to nonessential domestic users to sustain war production and civil services, as weather and snow kept roads closed.
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Greyhound Bus
Theer
Greyhound
Bluefield
Nceton
East End School
Princeton Avenue
Gers
Western Union
Bluefields
Norfolk and Western
Huntington
Princeton
Prince
Matt
Tri-City Traction Company
Bluefiled
Associated Press
Wytheville
Lynchburg
Salem
Highway Department
Hightown
Highland County
Pann Scott
Leecoun
Postponed Meet at First Baptist Church
The Men's Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church will not meet Friday as scheduled and will announce new details. A note mentions renaming of the English language in a Japanese Malayan area and a broader regional language shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men's Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church
Priday
Foreign Service Changes Hint at New diplomatic Links
The report notes Hallett Johnson to fill the Costa Rica embassy vacancy after Fay Desportes death and suggests potential reshuffles under the new secretary of state. Speculation points to replacements in Russia and Britain, with Harriman and Winant discussed, and Hopkins as a possible cabinet move. Jefferson Caffery and Alexander Kirk remain stationed in Paris and Rome.
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Armour
Costa Rica
Fay Desportes
Hallett Johnson
Foreign Service
State Department
White House
Russia
Britain
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
John G. Winant
London
Winant
Perkins
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Churchill
Jefferson Caffery
Alexander C. Kirk
France
Italy
Steinhardt
Turkey
Dardanelles
West Virginia snowstorm paralyzes transport and mining areas
Statewide blizzards dump 20 to 36 inches of snow with 8 to 18 inch valleys. Rail and bus service halt while coal mines in Raleigh and Fayette counties idle. Pickens records state’s deepest snow, Bluefield notes 29 inches. one fatality reported in Dehue. Milk deliveries disrupted as Beckley suppliers struggle to reach customers.
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New River
Raleigh
Fayette
Pocahontas Field
Bluefield
West Virginia
Huntington
Fost Wilkerson
Alex
Dehue
Logan Coun
Dolph
Pickens
Tri-City Traction Company
Princeton
Beckley
Greenbrier
Monroe
Schlossberg's Jewelry and Bags Offer Holiday Selections
Pearls, locks, diamonds and bridal sets headline Schlossberg's gift options with price ranges from $4.95 up to $1,250. Rose Carol at 302 Bland St promotes hundreds of handbags and a wide range of materials from morocco to plastics priced $2.95 to $25, plus costume jewelry and fur accessories for Christmas gifting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland St
Snowbound Virginia roads disrupt transport and mail
Ice and heavy snow paralysed northern Panhandle and many counties. Beckley bus service ceased while trains stopped short of destinations. mail service recovered after a Mallet locomotive was reset near the station. Many primary roads opened. secondary routes remain closed with treacherous conditions on Route 60 and Route 220 near Hot Springs.
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Beckley
Panhandle
Wheeling
Mason
Summers
Cil
Staunton
Rockbridge
Covington
Hot Springs
Traffic Restriction Describes One Way Up Mountain Route
The note states one way traffic applies on the mountain road east of Warm Springs on Route 39, guiding motorists to proceed upward in a single direction. The instruction implies limited access for safety on the steep route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warm Springs
Warm ' S
Major Snowstorm Strikes United States Dead Toll Rises
A sweeping blizzard left 67 dead in Ohio with 15 and Colorado Missouri New York each tallying five. Snow crews opened main highways while most rural roads stayed blocked. A B&O train was freed after being stranded near Charleston West Virginia while eastern roads remained hazardous and schools closed in eastern Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Colorado
Missouri
New York
West Virginia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Charleston
W. Va
Washington, D. C
Kentucky
Army Fights War Shortage and Illicit Tobacco Trades
Col Fred C Foy says Ike Eisenhower ordered strict action to cap losses at under 10 percent after pilfering and nefarious sales. Army personnel selling to civilians become a court martial offense as packs fetch 2 to 3 dollars in Paris. Kolodny and Inbn warn 30 percent of supply goes overseas and civilian demand rises 15 percent yearly while hoarding grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Foy
Army Service Forces
Ike Eisenhower
Paris
Joseph Kolodny
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
Paul M. Inbn
Amercan Tobacco Company
Kolodny
Bombers raid Tokyo region as seas of fires loom
The report notes B 29s from Saipan bases striking Tokyo Yokohama area and other targets southwest of the capital with significant bombing near a city of 1 300 000 amid a storm. Hansell praised successful landings despite zero visibility while Hatsudoki plant contributes to bomber and fighter production.
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Hansell
Hatsudoki
Saipan
Sky Mammoths
Japan
Tokyo
FCC
Tokyo-Yokohama
Nafoya
Shikoku Island
Korea
Moroline Hair Tonic Promises Sleek Groomed Look
A wartime era ad promotes Moroline Hair Tonic to tame unruly hair and add lustre. The product claims to keep hair flat and neat with a larre bottle priced at 25 cents and sold everywhere.
Senators Question State Appointments in Closed Session
Washington date not given senators delayed final action on six state department nominees. Guffey pressed for answers about a report on Spain and the Spanish civil war while Dunn and Rockefeller faced questions. Archibald MacLeish and Julius Holmes also figured in discussion as Connally noted scheduling uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Guffey
D-Pa
Aement
Claude Bowers
Madrid
Pennsylvania
Ce Ee
Roosevelt
Connally D
James C. Dunn
Dunn
Connally
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Will L. Clayton
Senator Clark
D-Mo
Archibald MacLeish
MacLeish
Clayton MacLeish
Yanks Extend Push Through German Border Areas
The article notes American forces pressed the Roer crossing at Schophoven while German resistance remained strong there. Third Army crossed the Blies near Habkorchen and faced Siegfried line outposts. Seventh Army tank-supported advance reached near Haguenau and Seltz, with bridge destruction hindering progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roer
First Army
Tor
Schophoven
Duren
Third Army
Germany
Sarregue
Blies
Habkorchen
Emines
Debate on Allied Invasions and Allied Nations Justice
Brooks asserts that spirited debate over German and allied invasions is marred by civil war rhetoric. He argues Russia and Britain seek supremacy and warns small nations lose hope for justice from the United Nations. He calls for an explanation of American position, program, and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Britain
Brooks
United Nations
Ameren
Nagoya Fire Hazard Threatens Port Arthur Districts
The passage notes Nagoya as a major fire hazard in the Kwan tung peninsula near Port Arthur. It cites over 300,000 highly inflammable buildings and describes vast factory zones along the waterfront and suburbs housing most of Japan's aircraft and plane parts plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darien
Kwantung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Nagoya
Nippon
Japan
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Old Sweet Spring
South Carolina U
Chicago Grain
W. L. Mustard
Ww. Co. Cox
Executives Club
News of the Colored People
W. Tiffany
DIAL
Taylor Rites
E. R. Burks
Hawkins
Ernest R. Burks
Chaplin
Welch News
Pvt. Johnston
Sally Mason
U.S.S.R
Mongolia
Itangkui
Iloyang
Chenghsien
Palembang
Singapore
Hankow
JoKay Ayama
Koreay
Laoyao
Sasebo
Shanghai
A Mukden
Formosa
Heito
Yawata
iDierre
Nagasaki
Celebes Sea
Celebes
Bonin
Marianas IS
Caroline Islands
Palau
Pacific Ocean
20Th Air Force
Mukden
Manchuria
Schlossberg
Schlossberg’s
Amon
Duffey
Carter
Nature
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