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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1944
Page
7
West Virginia war finance groups launch a clean-up drive to ensure credit for all bond sales in the sixth war loan period. State Chairman A C Spurr describes a two headed effort to push dollars into series E F and G bonds and to guarantee timely reporting by issuing agents.
Classified notice from Bluefield Daily Telegraph advertising a room in a house for sale or rent in Routh, Bluefield area. Includes contact details and terms for potential buyers or tenants.
Spurr explained that $300,000 in E bonds were lost to the state in the fifth war loan due to a sales rewriting tag and warned that repetition could cost the state its E quota in the current campaign.
In Belgian operations near Stavelot Lt Leon Kent of Los Angeles led an anti aircraft battery that knocked out five German tanks including a King Tiger in two to three hours. Pvt Albert Darago of Parkville Maryland and Pic Roland Seamon of Clarksville West Virginia helped finish two Panthers with improvised bazookas after a short fight. The unit used a 90 millimeter gun and rifle grenades when infantry withdrew, then pulled back under pressure from enemy machine guns.
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration lowers January tire quotas for civilians by 200000, from 2000000 to 1800000, to support invasion forces. January small truck and bus tires drop to 216000 from 280000, heavy truck and bus tires fall to 110000, while 100000 priority applications remain backlog. Recapping facilities will be fully used as boards face high demand and delays.
Second Lt. George W. Stokes of Coopers and the 467th bombardment group based in England earned the Air Medal for meritorious aerial combat over Germany and occupied Europe. He served as a B-24 Liberator bomber pilot and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Berry Stokes. He entered the army on September 11, 1942 after studying at Vanderbilt University.
Phoenix Arizona December 25 federal agents report 25 German POWs escaped Papago park camp near Phoenix. Five have been recaptured. Names and language abilities listed including many speak English French or Danish.
Chinese high command reports a series of knife attacks on Japanese supply lines northeast and northwest of Kweilin in Kwangsi province. Operations targeted Chuanhsien and positions north of Hengyang along the Canton-Hankow railway, with Japanese casualties and supplies seized.
The missing persons bureau issued a nine state alarm for Jane N. Hildreth of Baltimore Maryland. Heldreth an executive in Charlottesville Virginia, said to be Williams. She disappeared December 19 two days after returning home from the Northampton School for Girls in Northampton Massachusetts. She left a note to her mother saying no one will ever see me again. Police described her as five feet two inches tall with brown hair and brown eyes.
Delegates from United Mine Workers locals in district 31 will meet in Fairmont January 13 to select a scale committee. The district may send three members to the international scale committee for the Appalachian wage conference in New York, tied to the producers contract expiration March 31.
Washington December 25 The War Department announced recruiting for the Women's Army Corps will continue in 1945 with emphasis on qualified hospital technicians. There is an acute need for medical and surgical technicians and women with other special skills are also sought.
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