Ashford Soldiers to Be Guests of City Residents
Ta tentative plans to bring wounded soldiers from General hospital White Sulphur Springs to Ashford as guests of residents for February 11 to 14. Kiwanis chairman James Harris urged Bluefield residents to volunteer hosts, with Joe Cofer collecting names and housing capacity. New committee members were named to expand the guest program to a monthly effort open to all city residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Hospital
White Sulphur Springs
James Harris
Kiwanis Club
Bluefields
Kiwanis Tree
Joe Cofer
Bluefield
W. Va
Harris
Max Matz
J. E. Hatcher
D.C. Duncan
E. R. Lee
John D. Rodman
Criston Harris
West Virginia Political Candidacy Filings Highlight 1944 Race
Continue coverage lists candidates and filings for state offices in West Virginia. Holt of Weston heads a spending inquiry committee. Ballard of Monroeville seeks attorney general seat. Lilly of Charleston seeks delegate-at-large. Bouchere and Townsend file forKanawha circuit judges. other nominees and party officials announced across the state with multiple districts and caucus roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Secretary of State
McPeek
Paden City
Wetzel County
Holt
Weston
West Virginia
Sherman Ballard
Peterstown
House of Delegates
Monroe County
Ira J. Partlow
Welch
Ballard
Marshall College
Wash and Lee
Lewis Ballard
A. A
Abe) Lilly
Charleston
Chicago
Julian F. Bouchere
Hillis Townsend
13Th Circuit
Kanawha County
Arnold M. Vickers
Montgomery
Henry K. Higginbotham
Elkins
20Th
A. J
Jack” Rayburn
Chapmanville
Senate
Sam Silverstein
Frank M. Tuckwiller
Lewisburg
Casey M. Jones Hinton
Hinton
James F. Wade
Buckhannon
Richard E. Davis
Morgantown
Gordon P. Fought
Wheeling
Orton R. Karickhoff
Spencer
Joe Yoho
Moundsville
Charles H. Newkirk
Hegesville
Abe Forsythe
Huntington
W. D. McClung
C. E. Boone
Ronceverte
D. J. Steiner
Follansbee
Hilda Judd
Charles Town
Deaths and Funerals for Charles H Murphy
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 for Charles H Murphy 47 who died January 29 in a Richlands hospital from injuries in a January 26 Page Coal mine accident. He was mine foreman at Page Coal and Coke company Page Va and formerly from Quinwood W Va. Survived by widow and several children. interment Woodlawn. Active and honorary pallbearers named with church service led by three ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Murphy
Richlands
Page
Murphy
McDowell County
Page Coal and Coke Company
Quinwood
W. Va
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Rock
Frank Barlow
Bluefield
E. Stanley
Jaeger
U. S. Navy
Elsie Murphy
Landgraff
Maxine
Joyce Ann
Donald Ray
T. A. Murphy
Elbert
Our Brothers
R. B
McComa
Woodlawn
Willard
Abbs Valley
H. C. Thomas
Bill Carneal
George Supcoe
Bill Byrd
A. P. Carter
Allen Hash
C. B. Blackwell
M. Ferrell
Jim Welch
L. V. Presley
Everett White
Abe Lawrence
Dorothy Freeman
Lucille Harman
Louise Ferrell
Madeline Murphy
Lucille Murphy
Sally Carneal
Betty Lou McGinnis
Verna Bennett
Beatrice Atkins
Katherine Sulie
Marie Shelton
Frances Freeman
Pearle Stevenson
Funeral services for Grover C. Kiser Held in Cleveland Va
Grover C. Kiser age 53 found dead in his room at the Commercial hotel Monday. Funeral services set for 2 p m today in Cleveland Virginia with interment at Counts Cemetery. He was born December 31, 1888, son of James Have Kiser and Elizabeth Jane Couch, a Norfolk and Western employee since 1922. Survived by two sisters and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover C. Kiser
Commercial Hotel
Cleveland
Counts
Mercer Funeral Home
Kiser
Nora Ashbrook
James Have Kiser
Elizabeth Jane Couch
Russell County
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Funeral services set for B R Bodenhamer in Bluefield
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM at Mercer Funeral Home for B R Bodenhamer formerly of Bluefield who died in Portsmouth. The Rev C G Eastwood and Rev Douglas Bailey will officiate before burial at Monte Vista cemetery. He is survived by two brothers three sisters and his wife Elizabeth. Pallbearers are named. He worked in the stone crushing business in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Funeral Home
B. R. Bodenhamer
Blue
Portsmouth
Bluefield
C. G. Eastwood
Trinity Methodist Church
Douglas Bailey
Monte Vista Cemetery
Bodenhamer
Thomasville
N. C
Elizabeth Bodenhamer
Co. M
G. L. Bodenhamer
Charleston Man L. L. Green Dies at Pinecrest
L. L. Green of Charleston died Monday night at Pinecrest Hospital Beckley after years of ill health. Born in Boone county he was a nephew of Mrs. P. D. Bratton. He leaves six sons four in service three daughters mother Mrs. A. J. Green and brothers G. P. Green and Hersey Green of Charleston two sisters Mrs. Frank Verlie Thomas Akron Ohio and Mrs. Frank Tripp coalfields away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Green
Charleston
Pinecrest
Beckley
P. D. Bratton
Mr. Green
Boone County
A. J. Green
G. P. Green
Hersey Green
Frank Verlie Thomas
Akron
Ohio
Frank Tripp
Obituary list from Page mines Virginia
Juries received a week ago at Page mines Page Virginia. He is survived by his widow and three children Flo Betty Jo and Dobie Sue and brother Wheeler Stump Freeborn Kentucky three half brothers Lawrence Ray and David Coleman Kentucky three sisters Mrs Mertie Coleman Huntington Mrs Lou Ann Robinson Baltimore Mrs Eunice Gooslin McCarr Kentucky two half sisters Ella May and Juanita Stump Freeborn Kentucky father James Stump Freeborn Kentucky. The body will be returned to the father's home at Freeborn Kentucky for funeral services and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Mines
Page
Flo
Betty Jo
Dobie Sue
Wheeler Stump
Freeborn
Lawrence
Ray
David
Coleman, Ky
Mertie Coleman
Huntington
Lou Ann Robinson
Baltimore
Eunice Gooslin
McCarr
Ella May
Juanita Stump
James Stump
Polio Fund Reports Rise From Dances and Theatres
Proceeds from the Granada and State theatres and several campus and club dances added to the infantile paralysis fund totaling 275 and 240.16 dollars respectively. The University club square dance Elks West Virginian and Teen Age events raised notable sums, plus a Tag day by Sub Delts Savoy and Elite clubs brought in 480 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Club
Fairview School
Annie D. Woolwine
Savoy
Woolwine
Harry Holmes
Veterans Reunited in Pacific Warfront Muster
Brigadier Generals A. V. Arnold and Joseph L. Ready lead artillery and forward echelon duties as veterans of Attu and Kiska appear again in a shared naval theater. The piece notes the recurring fleet, transport, and ship presence and the need for highly trained troops amid limited supplies, with crews repeatedly facing similar missions toward Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attu
A. V. Arnold
Collinsville
Conn
Joseph L. Ready
Oakland
Maine
Kiska
Pacific
Tokyo
Ball urges Republicans to draft Harold Stassen for president
Senator Ball of Minnesota urged Republicans on CBS to draft Harold E. Stassen as the party’s presidential candidate. Ball described Stassen, a former Minnesota governor and navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific, as offering a clear program to tackle domestic and foreign issues and warned against bitterness and anti movements. Stassen has entered Nebraska’s preferential primary and backs international cooperation to prevent future wars and postwar reconversion at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ball
Minn
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
CBS
Stassen -No
Southwest Pacific
Stassen
Nebraska
Death of William H. Vandyke 94 in Buchannan County
William H. Vandyke of Grassy Creek, born May 16 1850 in Garden Creek, died at home Monday at 11 00 after months of ill health. He married Lucinda Webb 72 years ago and was a prominent farmer and citizen. Survived by 8 children 36 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Funeral at Grassy Creek this afternoon at 1 with Rev Raleigh Compton Raven in charge. burial nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Vandyke
Buchanan County
Grassy Creek
Garden Creek
Lucinda Webb
Hillsville
Rachel Fletcher
Deskins
Charlotte Boyd
Rising Sun
Dollie Griffith
Fredericktown
Ohio
Sarah Ramples
Honaker
H. L. Findyke
Vandyke Va
D. C. Vandyke
Pedau
N. G
Dwe
Princeton
On Grassy Creek
Raleigh Compton
Raven
Gasoline Dealers Urged To Refuse Improper Coupons
West Virginia OPA officials urged gasoline dealers to reject improperly endorsed ration coupons to curb black market activity. Thomas J. Schofield warned that endorsements lacking license numbers and registration data could debit distributor ration accounts and cost filling stations inventory. Meetings across six districts were scheduled from February 3 to 24 in Elkins Wheeling Huntington Bluefield and Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Thomas J. Schofield
Walter M. Elswick
Toose
Schofield
West Virginia Petroleum Association
Incude
Elkins
Wheeling
Huntington
Bluefield
Marines Portend Final Defeat of Japan in Pacific Push
Washington reports Roosevelt said Allied operations aim for total destruction of Japanese forces with a drive on Tokyo. Veterans from Gilberts and Attu lead Marshalls incursion under Spruance, Turner, and Smith. Mitscher and Hoover oversee supporting land and air attacks across central Pacific islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Tokyo
Gilberts
Attu
Aleutians
Marshalls
R. A. Spruance
Central Pacific
Richmond K. Turner
Solomons
Holland M. Smith
Corlett
Fourth Marines
Schmidt
Pacific
March Mitscher
Kewalaleit
Maloelap
Wotje
Jaluit
Eniwetok
Wake Island
John D. E
John H. Hoover
Roosevelt outlines war aims in Far East push toward Tokyo
President Roosevelt stated American operations in the Marshall Islands aim for total defeat of Japan and a drive on Tokyo. He described allied advances from Burma and Malaya and reassured Asia that American troops serve to defeat Japan and preserve freedoms, urging confidence at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Marshall Islands
Tokyo
Burma
Malaya
Far East
India
Asia
Japan
Marshalls
Jitterbugs Await WLB Decision On Making Of Records
Jitterbugs and music fans await a war labor board ruling on phonograph record production. The decision will resolve the dispute between record makers and the American Federation of Musicians. In 1948 about 100 million records were produced, mostly from a music bank of orchestrations before the 1942 ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
War Labor Board
American Federation of Musicians
Music Bank
James C. Petrillo
Musicians Union
Local Man Awaits Hearing In Court
James B. Walker of this city is to appear before Magistrate W. W. McNeal this morning at 10 for a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses from W. S. Sutherland of the Drake hotel. Walker was arrested last week, lodged in the city jail, and released on bond Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Walker
W. W. McNeal
W. S. Sutherland
Drake Hotel
McNeal
Walker
City and Coalfield Items Piano Tuning Visit
Harry Haffen of Roanoke will be in town at least one week every month to tune pianos. Contact via West Virginian hotel or write P O Box 2455 Roanoke Va for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Haffen
Roanoke
Darden Calls for Ballot Printing and Nominee Certification Rules
The proposal urges printing names at least 75 days before the general election. It suggests changing statutes to require certification of all primary or convention nominees within five days after the primary or convention, with at least 80 days before election. Independent candidates should file 90 days before election.
Invasion Opens New Phase in Pacific War
Describes the Marshall Islands battle as a potential turning point in World War II, noting its possible impact on allied Pacific and Indian Ocean plans and warning that full strategic significance awaits final battle results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Pacific
China and
Indian Ocean
The
Marshalls
Marshall Islands
FCC Studies Plan Record Broadcasts
The FCC considers a rule to require every radio program broadcast over a regional or national network to be recorded by the originating station for one year. Public comment will be invited before final action. Local non network programs would be exempt to avoid hardship on small stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
Keystone Elects City Officers At Polls Thursday
Polls open early as Keystone voters choose mayor recorder and councilmen. Democratic slate lists E. W. Dye for mayor 8. F. Robertson for recorder and H. H. Callaway Sidney L Christie Wilmer Patterson James Craig and W. H. Rogers for council. Republican slate names R. E. Mitchell for mayor J. J. Stuart for recorder and Evoie Conner Sam Wade Toney Kuffner G. M. Beavers Ray Hatfield for council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
Recorder
E. W. Dye
F. Robertson
H. H. Callaway
Sidney L Christie
Wilmer Patterson
James Craig
W. H. Rogers
R. E. Mitchell
J. J. Stuart
Evoie Conner
Sam Wade
Republican Rally at Northfork High School Set Thursday
A large Republican rally is planned for the Northfork high school building on Thursday evening February 3 at 7 30. McDowell county Young Republican Club president A J Pete Ballard says all Republicans, old and young, colored and white, are invited along with candidates and leaders from Northfork and Elkhorn districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northfork
A. J
Pete” Ballard
McDowell County
Young Republican Club
Elkhorn
March of Dimes drive nets funds from Welch theatres
Audiences in Welch two theatres gave 929.72 for infantile paralysis during the January 24 to 30 March of Dimes week. Collections in both houses were led by Welch High School students under Miss La Nell Agee. Half the funds stay in McDowell county to aid crippled children. The drive ran in 16,000 theatres nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Theatres
Welch High School
Burns Fatal to Bishop Child Near Capels
One year old Phyllis Jean Bishop died after severe burns suffered when her clothing ignited near a stove. She died at a Welch hospital shortly after admission. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Pearis Bishop and siblings Raymond Sylvia and Frances Ann. Funeral service held at Roderfield church with interment in a nearby cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
Phyllis Jean Bishop
Pearis Bishop
Capels
Welch
Phyllis
Raymond
Sylvia
Frances Ann
Roderfield
Funeral Services for D L Auvil Held Today
Funeral services for Danie Lawrence Auvil 68 prominent Mc Dowell attorney were held at 2 p m at the Iaeger Methodist church. The Rev Dean Neece and Rev J M Wysor conducted the rites with interment in Roderfield cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danie Lawrence Auvil
Iaeger
McDowell County
Methodist
Auvil
Dean Neece
J. M. Wysor
Berwind
Roderfield
Rites For Daily News Janitor Held Today
Funeral services for I. A. Lilly a 56 year old janitor at the Welch Daily News will be conducted at 2 PM today at Court Street Methodist church Welch. Interment will follow in Boarf ield cemetery Lilly died Saturday afternoon of a heart attack after more than 15 years of service at the Welch paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A
Lilly
Court Street Methodist Church
Welch
Boaerfield
Welch Daily News
Felts Held To Grand Jury On Accident Charge
Audrey Felts, 17, waived preliminary hearing when arraigned before Justice of the Peace W R Lockhart on a manslaughter charge. He was ordered held for grand jury action. The manslaughter charges stem from an accident incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felts
Audrey Felts
Big Four
Justice of the Peace
W. R Lockhart
Death of James Lonnie Wilson Sparks Auto Crash Inquiry
A member of the U. S. merchant marine was linked to the death of 18 year old James Lonnie Wilson of Big Four after an automobile allegedly driven by a youth named Felts plunged over an embankment. The crash happened January 16 between Stevens Clinic hospital and Maitland on route 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Merchant Marine
James Lonnie Wilson
Big Four
Stevens Clinic Hospital
Maitland
Eight Fined On Gambling Charges at Hemphill
Eight men were arraigned before Justice W R Lockhart in Welch after a raid on Pop's Cozy Corner in Hemphill. Owner Adolph Bary fined 100 dollars plus costs for operating a gambling house. Jack Levins fined 50 dollars. six others fined 10 dollars each for participating. Names given include Homer Snow Harry Preach Sam Hammonds Clarence Goodson William Hendrick and Ralph Huffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
W. R. Lockhart
Welch
Pop
Hemphill
Adolph Bary
Jack Levins
Homer Snow Harry Preach
Sam Hammonds
Clarence Goodson
William Hendrick
Ralph Huffman
Soviet republic reforms discussed in Moscow session
Delegates including Eustace Paleckis endorsed a plan to extend new rights to 16 republics as part of constitutional reforms. Molotov linked the move to wartime strength and the broader victory of the Soviet Union, noting changes to the 1936 constitution. Stalin received the loudest ovation as Harriman watched from the diplomatic boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
Eustace Paleckis
Supreme Soviet
Molotov
Soviet Union
Us.s.r
Central Committee
Communist Party
Kremlin
Marshal Stalin
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Air raids on Rabaul and targets near Vunakanau
In midday action near Rabaul the Lakunai fighter base was pounded and left smoke covered after a raid the prior day. 2 to 5 of 25 interceptors were shot down. Liberators attacked Vunakanau as dusk fell with dive bombers and torpedo bombers striking shipping. one vessel about 500 feet long was sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabaul
Lakunai
Vunakanau
Dauntless
Roosevelt may veto tax bill as conferees close in
The article notes FDR may refuse to sign the new tax bill, citing past vetoes and net revenue reductions from proposed levies. It reports conferees reached agreement but final drafting could delay action to Thursday or Friday, with potential delays before reaching the White House. It also mentions an 86.4 percent rise in juvenile delinquency in Canada during the war period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
White House
Canada
Daily Doings Of Area Men In U S Service
Pfc Glenn W Workman son of Mrs C E Workman of 201 Tazewell street has landed overseas in the Pacific area. He joined the U S marine corps in 1943 and trained at San Diego and Camp Pendleton. Previously he worked for Hercules Powder in Ford Jeff VA for two years. Dr William Minor Deyerle a first lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps completed training at Carlisle Barracks and will be stationed at Billings General Hospital Indianapolis until orders. Pvt Marvin K Nester, son of Mr and Mrs John Nester of Jewell Ridge VA, assigned to RAF training command radio school at Sioux Falls SD for radio operator mechanic training, a 1942 Richlands HS graduate who worked for Jewell Ridge Coal. Ralph N Moore son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd E Moore of Bluefield has finished 11 weeks at US Navy pre flight school at Chapel Hill NC and is in primary flight training at Peru Indiana. Jome Moore attended Beaver HS and Springfield College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn W. Workman
C. E. Workman
Tazewel Street
Pacific
Pfc
Workman
U. S. Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Camp Pendleton
Hercules Powder Company
Ford Je Va
William Minor Deyerle
Marvin K. Nester
John Nester
Jewell Ridge Va
RAF Training Command
Sioux Falls Army, Air Field
Sioux Falls
Pvt
Nester
Richlands High School
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
Ralph N. Moore
Lloyd E. Moore
Bluefield
U.S. Navy
Chapel Hill
N. C
Peru
Ind
Jome
Moore
Beaver High Schoo
Springfield College
Soviets Drive To Capture Key Baltic Rail Hub
Soviet forces broke through toward Luga and captured rail junctions around Batetskaya, Toroshina, and Kingisepp as German counter-attacks failed. Western front units pressed near Novosokolniki while retreating Germans acknowledged withdrawals from areas north and south of Ukraine. Berlin outlets warned of a Europe-wide struggle as Kingisepp fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luga
Toroshina
Batetskaya
Vitebsk
Second Baltic Front
Markian M. Popov
Novosokolniki
Lake Ilmen
Gulf of Finland
White Russia
Kirovograd
Belaya Tserkov
Dnepropetrovsk
Nikopol
Ukraine
Berlin
Kurt Dittmar
Baltic Countries
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Oepathian
Europe
Kingisepp
Bible Teacher Delivers Rotary Luncheon Talk
Miss Catherine Walker city schools teacher and principal speaker at the Rotary Club weekly luncheon at the West Virginian hotel spoke on teaching the bible in schools. She praised Bible lessons and highlighted public cooperation, with Lt. William Deverle and S. J. Evans among visitors and F. S. Armistead presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Walker
Rotary Club
West Virginian Hotel
Walker
S. J. Evans
Princeton
William M. Dev
Durocher criticizes training plan and Army camp tour
Commissioner Kapesaw M Landis and DDT officials faced criticism for barring spring training in the south this year. After touring army camps, Lippy Durocher said the southern training would boost morale and support for servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kapesaw M. Landis
DDT
Do We Have to Die The Voice of Two Worlds Promises Mind Power System
A Los Angeles explorer titled The Voice of Two Worlds promotes a Tibet sourced mind power system. He claims awakening latent mental and bodily powers can yield health, strength, courage, and success, offering a free 9 000 word treatise from the Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles for prompt readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Tibet
Land
Institute of Mentalphysics
South Hobart Blvd
Dept
Calif
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Bob Kyle
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Sutton
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Glenville
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