Deaths and funeral services for John Nash 76
Funeral services are set for tomorrow afternoon for John Nash 76 who died yesterday at 4 AM at his daughter Mrs. Roy Abshire 504 Clark Street. He leaves sons Scott Emory and Jim Nash in California and Mack Nash in Bluefield and daughters Mrs Roy Abshire and Mrs Helen Hartley plus brothers and sisters. Burial at Walnut Grove cemetery after services at the Abshire home conducted by Rev Wallace Hager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nash
Roy Abshire
Clark Street
Nash
Tazewell County
Bluefield
Scott
Emory
Jim Nash
California
Mack Nash
Helen Hartley
Spencer
Frank
George
Henry
Bill Nash
Chester
Norfolk
Daisy Crawford
Cora McGee
Radford
W. P. Palmer
Calvary Baptist Church
Abshire
Wallace Hager
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Walnut Grove
Sweden Blames Soviet Airmen for Stockholm Bombing
The Swedish radio blamed a Soviet plane for the Stockholm area bombing last night but said Russian airmen did not intend to hit targets. Authorities suggested the pilots were disoriented and may have dropped part of their bomb load after losing bearings. The Soviet reply from Moscow denied involvement in the Stockholm area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tonight
Stockholm
Federal Communications Commission
Moscow
Soviet denies bombing Stockholm area in latest claim
Moscow says Russian planes did a mass raid on Turku Finland Tuesday night bombing military installations there and asserts no aircraft were in the Stockholm region or dropped bombs there, despite foreign press reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stockholm
Turku
Abo
Helsinki
Moscow
Finland
Funkhouser: No debt to any clique if elected governor
West Virginia candidate Funkhouser said he would owe loyalty only to West Virginians if elected governor and would serve with dedication to the Republican party. Judge Howell M. Tanner accompanied him on a city visit as he held open house at his West Virginian rooms from 7:30 to 11 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funkhouser
West Virginia
Aoven
Howell M. Tanner
Charles Town
West Virginian
Soviet forces menace Pskov to city’s north
Soviet units were reported about 25 miles away near Pskov where four railroads and two highways converge. The army faced difficult marsh and forest terrain with no gains reported by Moscow in recent days. To the south in Ukraine the Black Sea ports Nikolaev and Kherson came under pressure as Red Army pushed after reoccupying Krivoi Rog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pskov
Moscow
Ukraine
Black Sea
Nikolaev
Kherson
Red Army
Krivoi
Army Takes Over Los Angeles Water And Power Plant
Acting under a presidential order the army assumed control of the municipal water and power department in Los Angeles and about 2500 AFL Electrical Workers voted to end a nine day strike. Repairs were begun to restore service to 160 small war plants and 125000 homes and businesses. Col Rufus W Putnam directed operations with H A Van Norman continuing management. The army will stay until settlements between management and labor are reached. The union sought a wage rise plus retroactive amounts or a flat increase for low earners while the city offered a smaller raise. Major repairs will be done by army personnel if needed to restore full service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Army
Municipal Department of Water and Power
AFL Electrical Workers Union
Interrup Service
Rufus W. Putnam
Army Engineers
Department
War Department
H. A van Norman
Water and Power Commission
Empire
Putnam
Somervell
Ee Aan
Battleship Richelieu and Allied Fleet Engage
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden reports on battleship Richelieu and allied fleet actions, detailing February 33 developments and the combined naval effort amid ongoing wartime operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richelieu
Anthony Eden
Death of J. E. Thornton long-time Bluefield resident
News of J. E. Thornton's death February 18 in Long Beach California follows a life spent in Bluefield Northfork Willowton Lerena and Northfork merchant ventures with Thornton Bros. Born January 30 1872 in Willowton he moved to California in 1909 after a varied career with his brothers and the N and W Railway He leaves a widow Florence Bell three children two grandchildren one sister Mrs T S Johnson and brother J T Thornton cremation performed in Long Beach
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Thornton
J. T. Thornton
Bluefield
Northfork
Long Beach
Calif
Mr. Thornton
Willowton
R. E. Thornton
Lerena
N. and W. Railway Company
Thornton Brothers
Thornton Bros
First National Bank
California
Leaviig Bluefield
Florence Bell
Crossville
Tenn
T. S. Johnson
Britton
Okla
J. T
Mrs D Conley of Rocky Gap VA Dies at 68
Mrs D E Conley 68 of Rocky Gap Virginia died yesterday afternoon at home. Wife of D E Conley a prominent county businessman. Survived by four children E G Conley Lamar Conley and Mrs Gle Hare all of Rocky Gap and Mrs R P Stafford and White Gate Virginia, two brothers and one sister. Funeral services will be held today at 1 PM at Honaker chapel with burial in Boyd cemetery Penvir Giles County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Conley
Rocky Gap
D. E. Conley
E. G. Conley
Lamar Conley
Gle. Hare
R. P. Stafford
White Gate
Fone
Honaker Chapel
Boyd Cemetery
Penvir
Giles County
Obituary notices for Mrs. Alcesta Tabor and Mrs. Elizabeth Vance
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Alcesta Tabor 80 of Princeton after a stroke at Bluefield sanitarium. She leaves eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren, with funeral plans pending in Princeton. Also announced is the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Vance, former Bluefield resident, in Charleston after years of illness. burial set for Monte Vista cemetery Friday at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Vance
Elizabeth McIihany Vance
Bluefield
Charleston
Vance
J. M. McAhaney
Frank Eskut Sr. Dies After Mine Accident in Pocahontas
Frank Eskut Sr. 69 of Pocahontas Virginia died from injuries sustained in a slate fall in a mine Monday afternoon. Born in Hungary June 8 1874 he came to the United States in 1905 settling in Steelton Pennsylvania before moving to Pocahontas in 1967. He married Katherine Sabodosh in 1900 and is survived by his wife and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Eskut
Pocahontas
Hungary
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mr. Eskut
Kathrine Sabodosh
United States
Steelton
Poca- Hets
Obituary: Pocahontas Resident Service at St. Elizabeth's
Twelve grandchildren survive in this obituary for a Pocahontas resident. Funeral service set for 10 a m Friday at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. The deceased served in the war in Germany and honored by family names including Cpl Steve Posser and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pean
Cpl
Steve Posse
Ger- Mechael
U. S. Navy
Paul
Oly
Fazekos
Cleveland
Sines Goosby
Charenton
Ss. C
Ae Ee
Detroit
Tinten
Juvay
Pocahontas
Joe
Erie
John
Ohio
Prank, Jr
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Woodlawn
T E Brewster Dies En Route To Work
Edgar Brewster 59 of War died Tuesday from a heart ailment while on the way to work. Born 1885 in Newhall he was a son of the late Andy and Mary Jane Brewster. Survived by widow Fannie and two daughters Mary Jenkins and Carman Brewster of War. Also survived by brothers H and Marion of War Jack of Newhall and sisters Hettie Booth Viola Brewster of North Tazewell and Bertha Asbury of New Jersey. Funeral at 2 PM from the home with burial in Horsepen Cemetery near Cove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Brewster
Brewster
Newhall
Andy
Mary Jane Brewster
Fannie Brewster
Mary Jenkins
Carman Brewah
H., Brewster
Marion
Jack Brewster
Hettie Booth
Viola Brewster
North Tazewell
Bertha Asbury
New Jersey
Horsepen
Cove
Funeral Services For Jim Davis Held In Bertha
Funeral services will be held in Bertha Virginia for Jim Davis aged sixty seven who died Tuesday at the home of his son Edgar Davis in Coalwood. The body will be taken to the home of his daughter Mrs. Ethel Pauley in Jacksons Ferry. He was born in Bertha and is survived by two sons Edgar and Carlysle of Coalwood and five daughters Mrs. Pauley Mrs Willie Isaac of Galax Virginia Mrs Thelma Barnes of Maryland Mrs Myrtle Pauley of Jacksons Ferry and Mrs Hazel Wright of Pulaski Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcesta Tabor
Princeton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Dc. F. Tabor
Mec- Comas
Tabor
Spanishburg
Anderson Bowling
Baptist Church At
Camp Creek
C. C. Tabor
Matoaka
J. C. T. Huntington
L. K. Tabor
C. F. Tabor
McComas
Leona Brockel
Nell Bishop
Logan
Della Smith
Abraham
Lizze Karnes
A. K. Bowling
Isaac Bowling
Pettry
Bertha
Jim Davis
Edgar Davis
Coalwood
Ethel Pauley
Jackson’s Ferry
Davis
Edgar and
Carlysle
Pauley
Willie Isaac
Galax
Thelma Barnes
Maryland
Arthur Justice Arrested on Shooting Charge
Arthur Justice, sought for the Sunday night shooting of Kath erine Webb in Raysal, was arrested at Grundy Virginia announced by McDowell County Prosecuting Attorney Jack Marinari. Webb, 25, was shot in the chest while she tried to stop her stepfather Jim Webb from beating her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Justice
Katherine Webb
Raysal
Grundy
Jack Marinari
McDowell
Miss Webb
Justice
Jim Webb
Auer Withdraws As Candidate For State Senate
W R Keyser publisher of the Welch Daily News reports that L M Auer of War State withdrew yesterday leaving William Billy Mitchell unopposed for the Sixth District state senate nomination. Pauley of Taeger challenges Mitchell for Democratic renomination. Auer filed Feb 2 and notified the secretary of state he is no longer a candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Keyser
Welch Daily News
L. M. Auer
William “Billy” Mitchell
Harry R. Pauley
Taeger
Auer
Secretary of State
VFW Helps Veterans Get Discharge Pay At Local Booth
Painter-Porroni Post No 1021 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars has arranged with the Carter hotel service booth to assist ex service men in securing discharge pay under federal law. The booth provides application blanks and asks applicants to bring their discharge papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Carter Hotel
Board Sends 72 Men For Exams
Selective service board No. 2 at War dispatched 72 colored men to the Huntington Induction Station for pre induction physical examinations. This was the board’s last call for colored men this month. 60 white men are to report tomorrow to transfer to Huntington. Those passing the exams will return home to await active duty not less than 21 days from the examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board No. 2
Huntington
War Board
Welch Legion Meets Tonight in Memorial Building
Members of McDowell Post No 8 American Legion gather for their regular meeting at 8 o clock in the Memorial building. A confidential war film Baptism of Fire will be shown by arrangement with the war department.
Boards Ordered To Go Easy On Inducting Miners
West Virginia draft boards were instructed to go easy on induction of coal miners until May 1. The order directs serious consideration of miner deferments and notes no class deferment exists, with each case to be decided individually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State Selective Service Headquarters
National Headquarters
West Virginia
Carleton C. Pierce
Pierce
Saipan and nearby bases in the Pacific War context
A World War II recap notes Saipan and Tinian as key bases near Tokyo, possible Japanese fleet presence, and the role of Saipan as a staging area. It cites Eniwetok and Kwajalein atolls, Japanese garrisons, and new Allied advances with light casualties in Kwajalein and Eniwetok.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Mariana Islands
Saipan
Tinian
Carolines
Marshalls
South
Southwest Pacific
Eniwetok
Engebi
Eniwetok Atoll
Parry
Germans Suffer Heavy Losses at Cassino Beachhead
Reported fighting near Cassino continues with German casualties described as the Italians campaign’s heaviest. An American battalion counted about 500 German dead near Carroceto as the sea approach remained essential to the fight.
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Cassino
Carroceto
TAZEWELL GOP NAMES DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS
Tazewell Virginia February 23 Special delegates and alternates from Tazewell county were chosen at a mass meeting February 19 to attend the Ninth congressional district convention in Bristol February 26 and the state convention in Roanoke April 15. The slate includes T. A. Osborne, Mrs. A. B. Hendricks, George Gillespie and many others. Delegates were ordered to vote as a unit on county matters and to back J Powell Royall for national convention delegate in Chicago June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Tazewell County
Conpeesmene
Bristol
Roanoke
Republican Party
Court House
T. A. Osborne
A. B. Hendricks
George Gillespie
J. K. Peters
Mollie Martin
C. E. Ringstaff
S. T.sparks
A. N. McGlothlin
Emily Vandyke
Grat M. Steele
John F. Hill
Lydie Patrick
John Bandy
Dora Puckett
James Bailey
Doris Allison
John C. Gillespie
J. W. Bowen
T. D. Owens
Virginia Side Man Dies Suddenly
TI. V. Pearcy 56 of Bluefield Virginia died suddenly of a heart attack yesterday afternoon around 4 in A. B. Hares poolroom on Stewart street. Nine witnesses including the proprietor testified to a collapse during a pool game. Pearcy had been in ill health and had not worked for six months. He is survived by his widow Nannie Neal a son Oscar Lee Pearcy and Ralph Hale. He was born in Franklin County and had long residence in Bluefield Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TI. V. Pearcy
Bluefield
A. B. Hare
Stewart Street
W. W. McNeal
Pearcy
McNeal
Nannie Neal
William Neal
Oscar Lee Pearcy
Ralph Hale
Franklin County
Ne. Va
Pvt Lotito Wounded in Italy In Letter Home
Pvt Nicholas Lotito son of Steve Lotito of Pocahontas is wounded in Italy, infantryman reported by letter. He says feet injuries on February 2 and hospital care ongoing. He has served since summer, trained at Camp Croft, and went overseas in December. his brother Tony coaches at Bluefield College and four brothers serve in various U S forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Lotito
Steve Lotito
Pocahontas
Italy
Pvt
Lotito
Camp Croft
D. C
Tony Lotito
Bluefield College
Pacific
Navy
Atlantic
Air Corps
Fort Benning
German Raid Aims London After Heavy Barrage
German raiders blasted Britain with about 175 bombers reportedly reaching London. Air defences, flares, and searchlights illuminated the night as homes in London and a south coast town suffered damage and casualties. A family of five was buried in debris but survived after parents freed them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAF
Britain
London
Peace talks stall amid Finland Russia dispute and trade talks
Negotiations for peace face snags as Russia is said to demand garrison rights in Finnish towns and to push into northern Finland to remove German divisions. Finland and Germany resume trade talks on February 18 despite Hull’s January 31 ultimatum. Helsinki reports finance minister Vaino Tanner warns that if any proposals fail, Finland will continue to fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Finland
Eduard Dietl
U. S
Cordell Hull
Germany
Helsinki
Stockholmstidningen Today
Vaino Tanner
Social Democratic
Rabbi Feinstein speaks on mutual respect at B N A I Brith meeting
Rabbi Abraham Feinstein of the Jewish Chautauqua in Chattanooga Tenn spoke at the B N A I Brith gathering on Commerce Street urging education to build mutual respect among America’s diverse groups. He is among 30 Chautauqua rabbis touring American colleges and addressed Bluefield State College students. A du Pont film honoring farmers in the war effort was shown at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Feinstein
Chautauqua
Chattanooga
Tenn
Commerce Street
Rabbi Feinstein
Bluefield State College
Barkley Accuses Roosevelt of Veto Pressures and Resigns
Senate Majority Leader Barkley denounces the president for alleged inaccurate statements and an assault on Congress. He urges an override of the veto on the tax measure, defends his record, and resigns, prompting a caucus and house debate on succession and potential re-election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Barkley
Betwen
House
Rep. McCormack
Massachusetts
Rep
Doughton
Alben
Capitol
Senate
Asault
Congress of the United States
Wallace
Murdock
Utah
Kentuckian
Roosevelt
Roosewr
United States
Roanoke Piano Tuning Visit By Harry Haffen
Roanoke piano tuner Harry Haffen plans monthly town calls lasting at least one week. Residents may contact him via the West Virginian hotel or P O Box 2455 Roanoke Va. Fretwell's advertises boys overalls in multiple fabrics from $1.58 to $2.98 for sizes 2 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Haffen
Roanoke
West Virginian Hotel
P. O
Inginghams
Denin
Seersucker
Fretwell’s
Willkie Mocked as Celestial Nomad in Senate Clash
Senator Barkley denounced the president’s $10 billion revenue plan as figures “normal people cannot understand.” He likened Wendell Willkie to a Halley’s comet blazing across the sky and mocked the administration’s use of huge numbers. The speech framed Willkie as an unclear, fantastical figure driving policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Willkie
Barkley
Willkie
Halley
Allied Air Strikes Hit Rabaul and Surrounding Seas
Allied planes bomb Lakunai and Rapopo airdromes near Rabaul, with no Japanese air interception, suggesting fuel shortages amid a blockade. Mitchell Medium bombers sink two transports and an escort vessel off Kavieng, while about 1,900 enemy barges have been sunk in three weeks, disrupting supply routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabaul
New Britain
Adm
William F. Halsey
Solomons
Mitchell
Cape Matanalem
Kavieng
New Ireland
MacArthur
OWI seeks 450 men for urgent overseas mission
The Office of War Information announced a vital need for 450 men for an important overseas mission amid imminent military operations. The roles include 100 newsmen, 60 radio engineers, 30 radio announcers, writers and producers, 20 editors and photographers, 150 language specialists, 58 publication staff, and 20 Morse code operators. Most will be sent abroad within weeks. others will replace US personnel abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of War Information
OWI
America
Theft of 193 Packard Convertible Reported by Local Woman
Miss Caroline Woods of 1430 Whitethorn street reports to police that a 193 model Packard convertible coupe was stolen from in front of the Peery building between 5 and 8 o'clock last night. She had parked it at a church supper around 5 o'clock and returned to find the car gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Woods
Whitethorn Street
Peery
Miss Woods
Barkley Critics Roiling Roosevelt Veto Sparks WV reactions
Charleston West Virginia February 23 Democrats react to Senate Majority Leader Barkleys denunciation of President Roosevelts veto message. Kilgore says he is astounded by Barkleys resignation and will vote to sustain the veto while others express distress and offer cautious comments.
Kilgore Responds to Barkley Resignation in Welch
U S Senator Harley M Kilgore expresses shock at Senator Barkleys resignation as majority leader and says he would vote to sustain a presidential veto of the new federal tax bill Kilgore tours four counties in Democratic party affairs with Hanna Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Senate
Barkley
Roosevelt
Sengore
D-W. Va
Kilgore
Kentucky
Futher
Welch
Homer W. Hanna
U.S
Harley M. Kilgore
Wva
Sen. Barkley
Typhoid Vaccination Clinics Planned for Flood Areas
Health officials list typhoid vaccination clinics across Tazewell and neighboring counties due to flood conditions. Clinics run from January 23 to February 28 at North Tazewell colored and white schools, Cedar Bluff, Raven, Graham high school, Richlands, and Rivermont schools with three follow up sessions. Three doses required for full immunity with weekly renewals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Bundy
Tazewell-Buc
Tazewell County
North Tazwell Colored School
Cedar Bluff
Raven School
North Tazewell White
Bluefield
Graham High School
Richlands
Rivermont
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Sweden
Paget
Welch News
T. E. Brewster
Him Davis
VFW
Welch Briefs
Tanoag Harbor
China
Tokyo
Kwajalein Atoll
Hoe
Kwajalein
Nimitz
Atoll
Marianas
Mitchscher
Guam
Truk
GOP
Virginia
New Gedford
Mass
Boston
Salem
Portland, Mo
Rockland
Chica i
Detroit, Mich
Cincinnati
Norfolk, Va
Baltimore, Md
New Bedford
Portland
Pocahontas Fuel Company (Incorporated
Broadway
New York City
F .C. Radke
Democratic Progressive League of Neraska
Roberts. Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerr
Telegraph Commercial
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