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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1944
Page
8
In Peters, West Virginia, a stranded group found warmth at a small lunch room without electricity or phones as a fierce blizzard halted traffic. Drivers, a pilot family, and road crews waited for the roadcat to reopen, sharing stories and coffee while the night wore on.
Washington reports new tire plants will be built to meet army demand. Hiland G. Batcheller says tires are the critical war need and emergency steps aim to raise output toward 700,000 tires by year end. Location decisions hinge on labor availability.
Frank Morgan known as Tall Tales meets one of his largest fabrications challenges tonight at 8 on Maxwell House Coffee Time. Cass Daley and emcee Robert Young stage his misadventures with a worn out automobile.
Abbott and Costello host a postwar night at station WHIS with Connie Haines Freddie Rich orchestra and a program lineup including Dinah Shore and The Drone Show. The schedule features NBC World News Roundup, Mirth and Madness, and a long list of music variety segments from 5:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. with multiple hosts, sponsors, and guest stars.
The listing shows NBC programming with Abbott and Costello at 10 and 39 hours the Brone Show with Rudy the P G Company segment and News at 11 and 12. It also notes Music of the New World and a sign off at 12 06.
Corrections by networks delay program changes. The lineup includes serials, news blocks, musical variety shows, and commentaries with schedules from 5 PM to 1 AM. Notable items feature Terry Allen and the Sisters, Captain Midnight, Tom Mix repeats, Dick Tracy, and Lone Star broadcasts.
Veterans Affairs officials met at the West Virginia hotel to organize a local veterans service committee to coordinate activities of agencies serving veterans. Attendees included Lila Taylor, Guy Biggs, C. E. Frazee, D. W. Prampton, James Mann, and Helen B. Adkins. Final officers to be elected at the next meeting with additional representatives to join.
Charleston's Ahepa chapter urges Washington to halt the Greek British fighting in Athens and call for end to the conflict. Andrew A. Raptis, chairman, says the resolution was sent to President Roosevelt Secretary of State Stetinius and Senators Kilgore Revercomb.
A Canadian railway reports 11,652,920 passengers from January through April 1944, a figure exceeding its total passenger count for the entire year 1940. The record highlights wartime travel demand and shifting transportation patterns during 1944.
The Beaver Pond district recorded 32 deaths in November 1944, one less than November 1943, with 55 births this year down from 61 in 1943. Male white 11, female white 10, male colored 6, female colored 5. 16 resident deaths. The article also notes prior totals and resident birth figures. The remainder discusses a youth center planned by Graham town officials with community leaders and setup details.
The Sixth War Loan drive ends Saturday at 8 PM. Organizations must have bonds registered with Secretary C. L. Shuttlebarger for counts. R. L. Longworth urges participants to watch Friday's big announcement and keep selling to earn votes for E and G or F bonds.
Rapid progress is reported on the opening of the Youth center for the town's young people by the Rev. O'Ferrall Thompson. The project aims to provide activities and support for local youth in Matthews.
The meeting of the WSCS scheduled for today has been postponed until further notice.
The Degree of Pocahontas and Seneca Council 11 will meet at 7:30 PM for officer elections. The Young Adults class gathering at Mrs. Arthur Hendricks’s home Friday evening is canceled.
Fort Wayne officer Lt John Belton Jee USMSR was killed in an air collision near Atlantic Field North Carolina. The other pilot survived. Sparling's widow and mother in Fort Wayne are listed with addresses. Names of the other plane’s crew were not available.
A three jurist committee formed to draft a law regulating political party activities announced it would survey with interest all views on the Argentine political press and related activities in Buenos Aires.
A new national committee appointed by Argentina's military government aims to restore constitutional government. It invites proposals from individuals and organizations to craft a statute aligned with general public opinion.
American aviator Eugene Ely achieved the first airplane takeoff from a ship deck in 1910 marking a landmark in naval aviation. The feat demonstrated aircraft carrier potential and reshaped military flight concepts for future navy operations.
A vivid breakfast scene invites readers to imagine rising for a stack of fluffy pancakes at Jimmy's Restaurant. Butter and syrup gleam while a cup of Jimmy's famous coffee steams, creating a welcoming aroma and sense of comfort.
A local 17 year old has applied for enlistment in the U S navy and Homer D Willis of Roderfield West Virginia was enlisted on November 12 at Huntington according to Carl Porath local navy recruiting station officer. Gordon D Hylton of Cranberry West Virginia also applied for enlistment.
Joseph D. Nunan Jr. announces Congress moved the final date for filing estimated income tax declarations to January 15 1945 for farmers who deferred last April 15 others who filed 1944 declarations seeking amended estimates and those owing the final 1944 estimated tax. If a taxpayer files the 1944 return and pays by January 15 the return serves as both return and declaration and no 1944 declaration is needed. If the final 1944 return is filed by January 15 and tax paid the final payment is not required.
A summary of tax changes sets January 15 as the due date for final 1944 income tax payments and the 1944 return, while 1945 declarations remain due March 15. Those who do not file the 1944 final return by January 15 must file by March 15.
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