Mercer County Bar Association Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
James H. Martin of Bluefield was chosen president of the Mercer County Bar Association at yesterday's meeting, with Ajax T. Smith of Princeton as first vice president and Lt. Page Woolridge and George L. Sutherland in other key posts. A banquet followed at the University Club with Walter W. Ross as toastmaster. Judge Jo N. Kenna was to deliver the principal address but could not attend.
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James Harold Martin
Bluefield
Mercer County Bar Association
University Club
Raleigh Street
Ajax T. Smith
Princeton
Page Woolridge
Eer Cee
Ieorgie L. " Sutherland
Jerome Katz
Association
Walter W. Ross
Armed Services
William Kell
U.S. Army
George Eg i
Uv. Army
Historians recall pivotal army setback in North Africa
Historians describe the initial German advances and Allied countermeasures in a North African battle. American forces faced strong German roadblocks that forced supply routes wide, then breached an encircled force to shift the strategic balance. Bas Borgne is cited as a memorable point.
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Bastogne
Sleet and Rain Complicate State Roads Watch
Weather reports show sleet and rain causing slick highways across the state. Marion and areas east and north report sleet with about an inch of snow, while southwestern regions near Marion improve to rain and clearer roads. The highway department warns drivers to stay cautious as sand and chemicals are in use and the fleet works to treat the routes.
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Bedford
Buchanan
Staunton
Roanoke
F. A. Davis
Highway Department
Founder of Mother's Day Nearly Penniless and Blind
Philadelphia orphans court records reveal Anna Jarvis 83 founder of Mother's Day is nearly penniless and almost blind. A $700 estate left by her brother Claude Jarvis in 1926 has dwindled due to poor administration with assets reported as an $18 balance. She is now a guest at a West Chester sanitarium.
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Philadelphia
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia Orphans’ Court
Claude
Jarvis
West Chester
A Real Treat at Jimmy's Sizzling Charcoal-Broiled Steaks
Jimmy's offers charcoal broiled steaks hot and flavorful. Try one today at Pat Restaurant Bhie with a bold smoky finish and satisfying tenderness.
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Pat
Bradley's Dress and Coat Sale Offers Deep Reductions
Local advertisement lists Bradley's sale items including dresses coats hats and jewelry with low prices and large size ranges. The flyer notes new inventory at First Federal Loan Association and Bradley's price racks with discounts on suits and coats and multiple reduced fashion items.
General M Auliffe Vision Aided Bastogne Stand In WWII
The article recalls General McAuliffe guiding the 101st Airborne in Bastogne as German forces pressed the Ardennes drive. Major General Maxwell D. Taylor arrives from Washington and reinforces the division. Fort Monroe, Virginia, contributed to the Moselle river campaign around Metz and the city’s capture.
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Washington, dC
Taylor
Marshal Kar
France
Bastogne
McAuliffe
101St Airborne
Leroy Irwin Stafford
Fort Monroe
Moselle
Metz
West Virginia University ties to famed WWII general
Morgantown residents recall Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAulif fe a West Virginia University student in 1917 18 before his West Point appointment. The 46 year old commander led many West Virginians in the 101st airborne division at Bastogne where his infamous nuts reply became a war legend. Coal communities in Monongalia and Marion counties counted dozens among the 101st troops.
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W. Va
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Bastogne
West Virginia University
McAuliffe
West Point Military Academy
America
West
Family relieved as Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor safe at last
Arlington, December 29. The Taylor family says they are enormously relieved by news of Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, who left Christmas Eve to rejoin the 101st airborne and was later found to be safe after the division was reported trapped at Base Belgium. Mrs. Taylor notes she did not know where he was headed and her sons Jack and Tommy are thrilled by the update.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
101St Airborne Division
Base
Belgium
War Department
Wartime Broadcasts Aim to Undermine Japanese Morale
The OWI described new stations as key in expanding psychological warfare to damage Japanese morale at home and said broadcasting units would aid sabotage by inhabitants of Japanese-held lands.
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Japan
OWI
Ex Sailors In Navy Radio Plot Delayed Execution
Ex sailors involved in a chaotic incident at Foley Alabama where two youths clipped each other’s hair and delayed an execution by 30 minutes due to malfunctioning clippers. They were AWOL from a nearby station at the time of the crime on November 13. The report notes the 1 475 mile Big Inch pipeline operates daily with limited details.
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Foley
Ala
Bramwell Man Held In Jail On Rape And Attempted Killing
Claude Howington, 24, of Bramwell, was arrestedThursday by Bramwell police on charges of rape and attempted murder. He is held in Princeton jail awaiting a preliminary hearing,said McKinley Stacey Bramwell chief of police. A woman he attacked filed charges after Howington went to her home and threatened her family. Howington recently discharged from the army. Preliminary hearing set for day.
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Claude Howington
Bramwell
Princeton
McKinley Stacey
Howington
Simmons
Stacey
Japan Sets New Blackout Rule After 5 PM
The Japanese cabinet approved a blackout measure alerting air raid sirens in homes after 5 p m Radio Tokyo reported Friday night. Razing of buildings to provide air raid shelters is underway near Kure on Honshu island with warnings against taking lumber from sites labeled as aiding the enemy.
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U S Protests Nazi Shooting Of Yank Prisoners Of War
The United States protests Germany over the execution of American POWs near Malmedy Belgium. State Department cites reports that about 130 captured soldiers were shot after being disarmed and lined up, with only 15 survivors. Officials say the act violates modern wartime conduct and international law.
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Washington
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Germany
State Department
Department of State
Malmedy
Belgium
Rman Tank Corps
Pfc Merillc Merilic Killed in Action in France
Pfc Merilic 26 son of Mr and Mrs Domenick Merilic of Davy was killed in action in France on November 28. He enlisted April 10 1941 spent time in Panama Canal Zone and Peru before joining European theatre. Survived by parents two sisters four brothers and a wife in service.
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Domenick Merilic
Davy
France
War Department
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Pic
Merillo
Panama Canal Zone
Peru
L. H. Moore
J. C. Musser
N. R. Duffy
Gladys Merilic
Salem
Charles L. Regan
Alexander, Va
Pete
Baltimore
Two Local Beer Dealers Penalized Under OPA Rules
Jimmy Blamis of the Green Grill and Pete Davanges of Everybody's Lunch were each fined $500 for overcharges in beer sales. The penalties mark the sixth and seventh OPA cases by the rice panel since Oct. 3, with total fines totaling $14,083.16.
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Jimmy Blamis
Cena
The
Green Grill
Pete Davanges
Everybody's Lunch
Rice Panel
Rites Today For Daniel Roberts
Funeral services for Daniel Roberts 83 of Kroll Litz are set for 1 p m today at the family home. Burial will follow in Trap Fork cemetery on Panther Creek. He died Thursday night at a daughter’s home from infirmities of old age. Survived by wife Vicle and multiple children including Tilda Nancy Nora Nora Gibson Cra yy and five sons O Orbin Orlin Roberts among others.
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Daniel Roberts
Kroll-Litz
Zona Lester
Calvin Whitt
Panther
Trap Fork
Panther Creek
Vicle Roberts
Tilda
Ancy
Zola Lester
Kroll Litz
Nora Gibson
Clear Fork
Cra Yy
Saeger
O. V.rts
Marianna
Willie Roberts
Wade Roberts
Logan County
Lennon Roberts
Elkton
Orbin Roberts
Kroli-Litz
Welch Stores To Observe New Year Holiday Closures
Welch stores will be closed all day Monday to observe the New Year holiday. Grocery sections may close at noon, though details were not finalized. Roy B., secretary of the Welch division of commerce, announced the observance.
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Welch
Roy B
Welch Division
We Reer of of Commerce
Shrout
Stolen 1935 Pontiac Reported in Tazewell Virginia
A black 1935 two-door Pontiac sedan with Virginia dealer tags D 2-089 was reported stolen in Tazewell Virginia on Thursday, per Bluefield Police Department records.
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Tazewell
Bluefield
Virginia
Mexican Senate Grants War Powers to Avila Camacho
The senate authorized President Avila Camacho to deploy Mexican troops to battle fronts as needed to aid Allied victory. The measure specifically covers the 201st aviation squadron of 300 members in Greenville Texas awaiting its war flag on January 20 after combat training.
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Senate
Avila Camacho
Greenville
Tex
Congress
Germany
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Panama Cabinet Resigns Amid Political Upheaval
President Richardo Adolfo de la Guardia’s cabinet resigns as political turmoil grips Panama. Maj. Gen. Ralph G. Meyer orders full alert for U.S. forces in the Canal Zone to keep personnel out of Panamanian jurisdiction while leaders plan the next step. An unofficial report cites plans for a government junta including de la Guardia Arias and Domingo.
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U. S
UNRA Plans Rapid Relief Teams for Germany After Breakthroughs
United Nations relief chief Herbert Lehman said he signed an agreement with General Eisenhower to deploy over 2,000 experts with Allied forces to aid displaced persons in Germany as fronts break through. He estimated 9,000,000 displaced in Germany and 12,000,000 to 15,000,000 uprooted across Europe, with UNRRA missions planned in Norway the Netherlands France and Hamburg.
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Lehman
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Amburg
UNRRA
Gasoline Shortage Clamps Norfolk Traffic During Holidays
Norfolk Virginia reports a persistent gasoline shortage at Christmas as filling stations restrict sales and motorists struggle to obtain fuel. Cars sit idle in garages while buyers search for scarce supplies, signaling continued supply difficulties into the holiday period.
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Norfolk
Army Officers and Ward's Stores Operated in Seven Cities
Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Byron and staff ran Montgomery Ward properties in seven cities for the government. Sewell Avery, Ward's chairman, was inChicago headquarters as action on seizures and court petitions continued. Union leaders pressed for a labor contract and possible negotiations with army or Ward officials.
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Joseph W. Byron
Montgomery Ward and Company
Sewell Avery
Ward
General Byron
Fed
L.livan
Janey
Comcourt
Hugh B. Cox
Byron
Daniel L. Boland
CIO United Retail, Wholesale
Boland
Samuel Wolchok
Leonard Levy
Henry B. Anderson
Wolchok
Army
Britain Assembles Two Fleets To Help Knock Out The Japs
London reports the British navy is forming two major fleets with boosted carrier power to aid the Americans in delivering decisive blows to Japan in the Pacific during 1945. Official year end disclosure confirms strengthened force projections.
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Britain
London
Pacific
Royal Navy Eyes Indian Ocean Campaign Amid Pacific Carrier Strategy
The year ends with a shift of focus from the western seas to the Indian Ocean where two powerful fleets are forming. Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser leads the British carrier fleet under U S command while Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Power heads the East Indies station pushing Japan toward Singapore.
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Bruce Fraser
East Indies
Arthur Powers
Indian Ocean
Singapore
Fraser
U. S
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Nazis Brace as Rundstedt Presses Center of Belgian Bulge
Allied reports say Rundstedt still holds power at the bulge center and may strike again before yielding. German forces struggle to feed their bulk, facing Patton’s Third Army in the south and Hodges’ First Army in the north as a winter offensive stalls. Bastogne holds firm, with the 101st Airborne and adjacent divisions blocking seven highways and a key rail line toward Sedan.
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Bastogne
U. S.S. First Army
101St Airborne
Nineth
Tenth Armored Division
Sedan
Wilson Elevated To Field Marshal
London reports Gen. Sir Henry Bailland has been named field marshal as new head of the British joint staff mission in Washington. The War Office announced the elevation following his service as former supreme allied commander in the Mediterranean and successor to the late Field Marshal Sir John Dill at the American capital. Corn coconuts sugar hemp and tobacco are grown in quantity in the Philippines.
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London
Henry Bailland
Joint Staff
Washington
War Office
Wilson
Mediterranean
John Dill
Trio Held For Armed Robbery In Welch Welcher County Arrests
Three suspects, James L. Conlon 20, Ivor Livingston B. 26, and a 17 year old juvenile, were arrested in Welch for an armed robbery at a Maine station. They allegedly held a station attendant at gunpoint and fled with $12 after filling a car at a local station. The trio, linked to a California transfer and Mather Field, were held for a preliminary hearing in Princeton.
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Welch A
Mercer County
James L. Conlon
Ivor Livingston
Chattanooga
Tenn
Maine
Simmons
R. White
C. B. Dye
Tom Harrison
Mather Field
Mercer
McKinley Stacey
Bramwell
Christian
Stacey
Welch
Princeton
Agistrate C. C. Elmore
Pinceton
Berlin Battles Epidemic Threat in Ruined Districts
Stockholm reports Berlin's municipal authorities fight epidemic threat amid ruins. Mayor Steeg calls the ruined sections a constant danger while health authorities have so far managed effectively.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Geman
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
Steeg
Jimmy's Most Mous Restaurant in the Two Virginias Celebrates
A promotional note invites patrons to dine and celebrate with special holiday surprises. It promises unlimited variety with a diverse menu at Jimmy's, described as the region's standout restaurant across the two Virginias.
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Jimmy
Virginias
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