Local Church Hosts Youth Meet With War Conditions
The local Church of God hosts a youth conference on Wednesday December 27 with host church leaders guiding events. Additional meetings are planned for Oak Hill December 28 and Charleston on December dates. The theme is We Face A New World with Let’s Do Something About It as the slogan. The program includes worship, welcome by host pastor, a Youth Caravan address, sessions on personality career courtship evangelism and scriptural materials, a play, moving pictures of Jerusalem and Damascus, and a sermon by Betty Adams.
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Ednesday
Shusrehs of God
Oak Hill
Charleston
Welch
Prince
Pas
Edgar Smi
John Fawcett
Bill Watson
Mary Fawcett
Ivy Sleeth
Wingate
Betty Adams
Maurice Johnson
Bland Street WSCS Holds Regular Meeting in Hamilton Hall
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Bland Street Methodist met Wednesday in Hamilton Hall. Mrs. J E Wagner’s circle led the program with piano “Silent Night,” devotion by Mrs. Murrell Helm, and a “Christmas in Settlement times” presentation by Mrs. E C Giles. An executive WSCS meeting is set for December 27 at the church. The next regular meeting will be the first Wednesday in January.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Bland Street Methodist Church
Hamilton Hall
J. E. Wagner
M. H. Nichison
Murrell Helm
Settlement Times
E. c. Giles
WSCS
Janary
Christmas Pageant At Immanuel Lutheran Church Town
The Miracle of Christmas, an annual Yuletide pageant by Immanuel Lutheran Church primary department children and juniors, will be presented this evening at 7 30 at the church.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Society editor discharged from St Luke's Ital eye case
Miss Goldie Perry Sunset News society editor is discharged from St Luke's Ital after eye infection treatment. Cadet Ken Greiser of Augusta Military academy Staunton VA visits holidays with mother Mrs. T. E. Baker Tuafield VA.
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Goldie Perry
Sunset News
St. Luke's Ital
Huntt Mattox
Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter
N. H
H. B. Mattox
East River Avenue
W. Hi
Rudy
Kate
Paducah
Mattox
Do You Love Lobster Clamor at Jimmy's Blue Field
A lively note invites diners to order at Jimmy's Restaurant in Blue Field with seafood direct from the sea, promising fresh deliveries and clam loving patrons.
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Jimmy's
Bluefield
Christmas Music in Numerous Churches Sunday
Multiple Virginia churches schedule cantatas carols and sacred pieces for Sunday worship and vesper services. Midway Christian Westminster Bland Street First Christian Calvary Baptist Grace Methodist Trinity Methodist plan programs featuring choirs solos and instrumental works under directors Mrs. Laike Mrs. Webb Mrs. Graves Mrs. Lilly and others with offerings of Christmas anthems and cantatas.
Sudden Incident Public Invitation Noted
A brief public notice announces a sudden incident titled You and extends a cordial invitation to attend or participate as requested. The text emphasizes courtesy and invites community members to engage with the event or proceedings.
Births in Bland and Portsmouth Families
Mr and Mrs W J Goins of Bland Virginia report a daughter born December 18 at St hospital. Mr and Mrs Carl Bradley of Portsmouth Virginia announce a daughter born yesterday at Bluefield sanitarium. Mr Bradley is employed by the Norfolk Navy yard.
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W. J. Goins
Bland, Va
St. Luke's Hospital
Carl Bradley
Portsmouth
Bluefield Sanitarium
Bradley
Norfolk Navy Yard
Pilot Lazear shoots down ME-109 after Silver Star win
1st Lt. Earl R. Lazear Jr of Bluefield earns a U S Army Air Forces Silver Star for gallantry and soon after downed an ME-109 over England at 20 000 feet. He chased the enemy solo after comms failure, scoring hits at 5000 feet and witnessing the plane crash. He also holds the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters for sustained combat over Germany.
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Eighth Air Force
England
Earl R. Lazear Jr
Earl R. Lazear Sr
Bluefield
Lazear
Germany
West Virginia Soldiers Reported Wounded in Action
The War Department announced 37 additional West Virginia soldiers wounded in the Mediterranean and European theaters. Next of kin were advised and statuses may have changed. the release lists names, residences, and family relations for each wounded service member.
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Washington
War Department
West Virginia
Department
Mediterranean
Pic
Robert D. Arnold
Florence Arnold
Sabraton
Car Jobes
Virginia
Jones
Littleton
William G. Leake
Bernadette C. Leake
Ramey
Woodrow R. Myers
Hevanne Myers
Marian
John W Robertson
Beulah B. Robertson
Quinwood
Marshall A. Shires
Cecil . Shires
Cent
Clement
Opal Greathouse
Zent
Clyde L. Jarrell
Eva Jarrell
Madison
Howard Fontaine, Jr
Adam Gins
Morgantown
BE. Jones
Jessie Jones
Joseph
Pineville
Leslie P. Jones
Grover
Peterstown
Leroy K Kelley
Kathree Little
Bias Lon
Clarksburg
Tabor
Fannie E. Tabor
Sissonville
Hoyt C. Taylor
Myrtle Taylor
Pfc
Shepman C. Thomas
Hookersville
Navy Recruiting Station Ranks Second in State Enlistments
The Bluefield Navy Recruiting station, one of seven in West Virginia, holds second place in state voluntary enlistments for December. It reports WAVES enlistments and acceptance of applicants for radio technicians training, with Clarksburg leading all stations.
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Bluefield Navy
Huntington
Clarksburg
Bailey receives Air Medal for combat service in Italy
Sgt James L Bailey 19 son of Mr and Mrs D W Bailey Route 1 Bluefield is an aerial gunner aboard a B 17 in the Mediterranean theater based in southern Italy. He earns the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters for meritorious achievement after more than 44 combat missions. A Princeton High School graduate, he enlisted Sept 15 1943 and trained at Harlingen Texas and Drew Field Florida before overseas service.
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Italy
S-Set
James L Bailey
D W. Bailey
Route 1
Bluefield
Mediterranean
Princeton High School
Army Air Forces
Harliween Tex
Drew Field
Fla
Radio Schedule Rundown From NBC and CBS Lineup
A dense listing of NBC and CBS program times and titles for a day, featuring news, music, drama, and variety shows. Notable items include The Grand Ole Opry, Orchestras of America, Hollywood Open House, and Vanguard broadcasts with announcers and sponsors interwoven across late afternoon to prime time slots.
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NBC
Grantland Rice
NBC_Rhythms
the Baxter
Cole
NBC News
NBC —News
Kenny Baker Variety Show and Radio Lineup
Readable items show Kenny Baker and multiple musical and dramatic programs including early Frank Sinatra news cast and Boston Symphony feature. Listings include Detroit Symphony, Five Minutes News Period, National Barn Dance, Saturday Hit Parade Orchestra, The FBI in Peace and War, and Chicago’s Theater of the Air.
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Kenny Baker
Dbs Amertts
Dlu
Frank Sin
Arthur Haleth
Boston Symphony
Bdlu
Detroit
Symphony
Nbe
Cbs ——. Inc
Schedule fragments from Grand Ole Opry radio listing
Unclear OCR shows radio schedule with times 10:30 and 16:45. Mentions Grand Ole Opry via radio, Man Called X, Marshall, variety and news, dance jamboree, and an orchestra. Details are fragmentary and not fully legible.
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Marshall
Biu
Local Post Office Hours Arranged
The general delivery window and the stamp and reel window will be open until 6 o clock tonight. The post office will be closed on Monday for Christmas and will resume normal hours on Friday.
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Bird. Mall
Freeda
Diplodocus Feasted On Huge Daily Diet
Scientists estimate the ancient dinosaur Diplodocus reached about 100 feet in length and required a daily intake near 700 pounds of plant matter to sustain its massive size.
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