Senate approves six appointees in late session clash
The Senate approved six reorganized State Department nominations including Joseph C. Grew as secretary of state and four assistants amid GOP and Progressive opposition. Votes indicated some nominees faced sharp dissent over policy alignment with President Roosevelt. final adjournment of the Seventy-Eighth Congress was delayed.
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Washington
Senate
State Department
Roosevelt
Joseph C. Grew
Alicans Secretay
Nelson Reshefeller
Julius C. Holmes
Ett
Ok Hloe Eisenhower
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Aiken
Vermont
Lawger
North Dakota
California
House of Morgan
O'Mahoney
Rockefeller
Ibald Macleish
Clayton
Pepper
Schlossberg's and Bradley's Holiday Gift Listings
City and Coalfield Items advertise jewelry including pearls, lockets, diamonds, bridal sets at Schlossberg's with prices from $4.95 to $1,250. Bradley's showcases dresses, coats, scarves, evening wear, furs, perfumes, quilts, robes, sweaters, and gift items in a broad array, urging shoppers to visit for women’s fashion and accessories.
Nagoya Raid Seen From Saipan Invasion Air Blitz
Allied bomber forces from Saipan hit Nagoya on Honshu with more than one hundred Superfortresses. Large fires and black smoke rose over the Kokuki air craft factory as fires spread along Hankow’s waterfront in China. Reports note substantial incendiary drops and no B 20 losses, with Tokyo claiming several Superforts shot down.
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Uge
Hankow
Yangtze River
Associated Press
Charles A. Grumich
Szechwan Province
China
Nagoya
Honshu
Saipan
Japan
Hanae Ae
Tokyo
Neely Names 14 Colonels to Honorary WV Staff
West Virginia Governor M M Neely announces 14 colonels on his honorary staff including Larry Allen AP correspondent and veteran of Italian and German prison camps. Others listed include AP chief Max Fullerton and editors from Fairmont Times Wheeling News Register and Morgantown Herald Dispatch. A supplemental list may follow before Neely retires January 15.
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Charleston
W. Va
M. M. Neely
West Virginia
Larry Allen
Associated Preas
Neely
Allen
United States
Cherry River Navy
Spud
Richwood
Max Fullerton
Associated Press
Austin Tootes
Ned) Smith
The
Fairmont Times
Walter L
Bill) Hart
Morgancaideer
Unting Herald Dispatch
Malcolm T. Brice
Wheeling News Register
Craig Shaw
Moundsville Echo
Harry Williams
United S Bowerd Beer Wreet
J. P. Plattenburg
New Cumberland
Hancock Courrier
C. W. Marsh
Grenville Democrat
Ma. George Spencer
Fairmont
Tazewell County Schools Close Early for Christmas Break
All high schools in Tazewell county except Pocahontas closed yesterday and will stay shut until January 1 as announced by Superintendent A S Greever. Pocahontas will close for one or two days more before the Christmas holiday. small schools may extend to year-end according to transportation constraints. Schools to reopen January 1.
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Tazewell County
Pocahontas High
A. S. Greever
Pocahontas High School
Greever
Uear
Thompson Son Reported Missing Then Found Safe
John M. Thompson of Thompson's Valley Virginia was listed missing in action on the Italian front by the War Department. A letter dated four days later stated he was safe and with his unit, easing the family’s worry over the status of the son of Mr and Mrs William E Thompson.
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John M. Thompson
William E. Thompson
Thompson's Valley
Thompson
War Department
Diaper Delivery Driver Receives Postponement Ruling
Weber, 41, won a postponement of his traffic violation case after his employer said he drives a diaper delivery truck and cannot be spared from work. Also noted, American women spend 594 million dollars annually on cosmetics and toilet preparations.
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New York
Weber
Bombsight Firm Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
New York reports Carl L. Norden Inc makers of the famed Norden bombsights were indicted along with H Barth Ward E Marvelle and Corrigan Wells in two cases charging conspiracy to fix contracts and conceal interests in the production control work. Norden himself was not charged. Officials said Norden had no ongoing ties with the firms.
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New York
Carl L. Norden, Inc
Norden
H. Barth
Ward E. Marvelle
Fire Survey Company
Corrigan
Oland Wells
Navy Cmrd
John D. Corrigan
Err
Robert H. Wells
Wate
Sys
Carl L. Norden
U.S
Navy
Wells
Corporation of Corrigan
Norden Company
Eee
Attract
Inert
Indict J
Navy Commission
Grand Jury
Justice Department
Senate War Investigating Committee
Washington
Congress Enacts Massive War-Time Appropriations Decline
The 8th Congress approved about 57 billion for the biennium with 14 billion for war efforts, but farm money fell from 115 billion last year to roughly 67 billion this year. The curtailment marks the first steep cut since the war began, with another drop expected in 1945.
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Congress
Whittaker Attending Military Training Course in Texas
Lt. Charles Raymond Whittaker of 1607 Bluefield Avenue is at the Antonio Texas aviation cadet center for a two week standard ization course in military training. After completion students return to their former stations in the AAF Training Command to serve as training specialists in their field.
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Antonio
Texas
Aviation Cadet Center
Charles Raymond Whittaker
Bluefield Avenue
AAF Training Command
Thornton Campbell Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
Ward and Mrs. T W Campbell announce the promotion of their son Thornton Campbell to lieutenant colonel in the Army Air Forces. Lt. Col. Campbell is serving abroad with the air forces.
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Thornton Campbell
Ward
T. W. Campbell
Wa Hall
Campbell
Army Air Forces
Permit Granted To Employ Servicemen For Christmas Traffic
The Office of Defense Transportation district headquarters announces permits allowing trucking concerns and terminal operators to hire servicemen to speed Christmas freight. District Manager A E Teagan says the authority runs through January 15 1945 and applies when civilians are unavailable, with voluntary employment only during off duty periods.
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Charleston
W. Va
Office of Defense Transportation
A. E. Teagan
Teagan
McDowell Roads Declared Most Dangerous Amid Siege
McDowell County roads were reported as dangerous during a present siege with rumors of roadblocks. Snow fell lightly as crews placed cinders at hazardous spots on primary and secondary routes. McDowell schools closed and not reopening until January 2.
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McDowell County
Condi
Prrnent
Hurley
Charkeston
Welch
Logan
Ketter
Gary
Presumed Dead Navy Warrant Officer Kovach
Joseph Kovach son of Mrs Rosa Sike of Caretta is listed as presumed dead after Liscome Bay torpedoing. Enlisted Sept 2 1941 he served as a warrant officer in the U S Navy and had a brother in the air forces in France. Navy Secretary James Forrestal sent a letter of sympathy to Mrs Sike.
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Rosa Sike
Caretta
U. S. Navy
Department
Young Kovach
Liscombe Bay
Bert Islands
Pacific
Johnny Kovach
France
Anna Musser Welch
Ee Bielin Pickel
Wilming
Sike
Navy
James Forrestal
U S Coal and Coke Chief Visits Welch and Gary
Harry M. Moses president of U S Coal and Coke and U S Steel subsidiaries visited Gary and Welch yesterday. He forecast a cooler steel and coal business after the war and rejected a pessimistic view some businessmen held. Moses, now a Pittsburgh resident, previously led Gary operations.
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Harry M. Moses
U. S. Coal and Coke Company
U. S. Steel Corporation
Gary
Welch
Moses
Pittburgh
U. S. Coal and Company
Thorpe Resident Nell C. Riggins Dies in Welch Hospital
Nell Cox Riggins 47 wife of James T. Riggins of Thorpe died Monday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. Born October 14, 1897 in Ashe County North Carolina she is survived by her husband her mother Mrs. Alice Weaver and a son Thomas Edward Riggins in the U. S. Army.
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Nell Cox Riggins
James T. Riggins
Thorpe
Welch
Mrs Riggins
Ashe County
N. C
Alice Weaver
Thomas Edward Riggins
U. S. Army
Rites For Asco Mine Victim Charlie Sparks
Charlie Sparks 59 of Asco was killed in a slate mine fall while operating a wagon mine with his three sons. He is survived by his mother and other relatives. Rites set for the family in the local area with service details to follow.
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Charlie Sparks
Asco
Widow Lydia Sparks Family of Princeton Resident
The Princeton widow Lydia Sparks and her children Ralph Ray Carmel Arnold, and daughter Mrs Ethel Cantrell reside in Davy. Surviving siblings include Mrs Mary Lusk of Baileysville and Mrs Lizzie of Elkton Md, brothers Ben Sparks of Raysal and Bill Justice. A M Justice of Princeton. Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at the church, led by Rev R E Brookman, burial in Justice cemetery near Asco.
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Lydia Sparks
Ralph
Ray
Carmel
Arnold
Davy
Ethel Cantrell
Mary Lusk
Baileysville
Lizzie
Elkton
Pelt Ben Sparks
Raysal
Bill Justice
A. M. Justice
R. E. Brookman
Justice
Asco
Roderfield Woman Succumbs In Welch
Mrs. Mattie J. Dowell, 87, of Roderfield, died yesterday morning in a Welch hospital after a long illness. A Missionary Baptist Church member, she leaves four sons including Lee Stamper of Prank Pa. Funeral arrangements were tentatively set for Thursday.
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Mattie J. Yesterday
Roderfield
Welch Hospital
Dowell County
Missionary Baptist Church of
Lee Stamper
Mrs Amanda Hill Dies At War Home
Mrs Amanda Hill 40 wife of a Hill of War died Monday at the residence. Death was due to unspecified causes. She is survived by her husband and children Delores Betty Jane Cecil Roy Hill Marie Edith Virgil Hicks Ida Louise and Dena. The marriage ceremony with Rev Byrd Mitchell was planned but date not decided.
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Amanda Hill
Hill of
Welch Briefs Jack Arson Injury at Welch High
Welch reports Jack Arson, a Welch high school basketball player, was injured and taken to a hospital with officials saying he will remain there for a few days.
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Jack Arson
Welch
Japanese forces pushed back on Leyte as Yamashita line folds
The 77th Inland Division forced remnants from the Yamashita line near Ormoc as U S forces advance along the Palanas river. Japanese divisions 26 and 38 suffer heavy losses south and north of Ormoc. An emergency airfield at Valencia changes hands to American use. The Leyte tally reports 1,484 more Japanese dead found Monday.
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Ormoc
Palanas
Valencia
MacArthur
Suzuki
Leyte
Nubbins Hoffman On The Way Home
The Cheyenne Wyoming child Nubbins Hoffman, 3, leaves Mercy hospital for home after a Dec 7 operation deemed successful by a Denver urologist. Parents Mr and Mrs Marshall Hoffman kept Christmas hopes alive as he improves and returns home earlier than expected.
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Denver
Nubbins Hoffman
Mercy Hospital
Cheyenne
Wyo
Marshall Hoffman
Atlantic Charter framing echoes in Roosevelt and Churchill claims
The article recalls debates over the Atlantic Charter during 1940 41 with President Roosevelt noting the charter was never signed as a standalone document and that a radio released statement in August 1941 listed Roosevelt and Churchill as signatories while suggesting it was a press release rather than the charter itself.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Augusta
Sumner Welles
Stephen Early
Snowbound West Virginia Roads Restrict Bus Service
Buses resumed cautious routes after a second major snowstorm as road crews urged motorists to stay off ice covered roads. Schools across several counties closed for Christmas holidays, with Mercer and nearby counties delaying reopenings into early January.
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West Virginia
Mercer County
Atlantic Greyhound
West Virginia Transportation
Virginia Transportation
Logan-Williamson
Charleston
Grafton-Wheeling
Mannington
Panhandle
Weather Freeze Chains West Virginia Roads and School Closures
Central West Virginia reports keep primary highways passable but dangerous. Roane County Schools suspend operations through January 1 under Superintendent L D Moore due to severe weather. Pennsylvania Central Airlines begins Morgantown Pitts Birmingham service, with the Morgantown airport plowed and ready after snow.
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West Virginia
Road Commission
Roane County
L. D. D. Moore
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Morgantown
Greeks fortify as prisoners flee Averoff stronghold
About 475 captives at Averoff fled during a siege by British troops. Imperial garrison personnel and some prisoners evacuated as a second force attacked RAF HQ at Kifissia near Athens. Noncombatant RAF clerks and base officers held off the besiegers.
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Averoff
Minsottete
Setish
RAF
Kifissia
Athens
Doughboys Hold Crozet as German Forces Break Through
In Crozet Virginia a small Allied force evacuated wounded personnel and lost no time retaking the town from German units driving in captured American vehicles. American soldiers and tank destroyers then engaged more German tanks as fighting continued nearby, with the town firmly in American hands. Additional local actions south of Crozet reportedly knocked out several German tanks in the area.
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Crozet
Jean
Reds Close Arc Around Kassa in Slovakia Advance
Soviet communique reports a wide advance across southern Slovakia and northern Hungary with thrusts up to eight miles from earlier lines. Red Army forces push toward Kassa and along a broad front from east to west, amid dense forests and partisan activity.
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Hrechoslovak
Kassa
Slovakia
Hungary
Moscow
Allies plan large scale fragmentation bombs on rail junctions
Reported Allied plans include dropping 2,000 tons of fragmentation bombs on rail lines and junctions to hinder German advances as weather limits air operations. British Typhoons attacked enemy convoys west of Stavelot while US Thunderbolts targeted columns near Zolpich and Monscha. German air force pressed its assault in support of the offensive with fuel consumption rising to 630,000 gallons weekly.
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Beni
Gerd von Rudstedt
Stavelot
Reich
Malmedy
Thunderbolts
Zolpich
Monscha
Visedt
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Former Virginia Assemblyman Dies at 86 in Northampton County
Colonel Pitzhugh Pitch 86 a descendant of Pa Henry and longtime sergeant at arms in the Virginia House died at his home Sylvan Scene in Northampton County He served from 1926 and was elected again in 1944 His funeral will be held at Red Bank Church with interment at the family plot at Scene
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William Bullitt
Pa Henry
Virginia
Northampton County
Bullitt
Capitol
Pitzhugh
Pureral Oe
Oh Cotagstaff
Red Bank List
Fashions in the United States an A to Z overview
A brief look at trends in American dress and apparel, outlining shifts in style, fabric choices, and consumer tastes shaping wardrobes across the nation.
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