Concord College 68th Commencement Honors Graduates
Concord College held its 68th commencement with 65 graduates and eight in absentia degrees. Notable honorees included magna cum laude recipients Margaret Godsey Richardson Fern Champe McGraw and Thelma Mae Sechrist. The ceremony featured a military escort by air corps trainees and a program by the college choir and instrumentalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord States College
Air Corps
Kathryn Lee Thomasson
Evelyn Porter Thompson
Ethel Hazel Wall
Alvin Clyde Young
Elizabeth Walton Young
Geraldine Bailey
James Priddy Bailey
Helen Elizabeth Bernard
Frances Christine Cooper
Frances Galati
Mary Lucille Goode
Mary Ethelyn Gray
Margery Hess
Sarah Ruth Holland
Elizabeth Lawrence
Ruth Pearman McKnight
Aileen Lucy Peery
Leon Parkins
Talma Christine Perkins
Mary Jack Pine
Nora Louise Sneed
Janis Marie Trent
Kermit Escus White
Elizabeth Ann Woddy
James Bernard Amentrout
Julian Edward Ballard
Arthur Paul Callahan
Robert Counts Cofer
William Donald Crews
Roy Lee Hill
Benjamin Harrison Reed, Jr
Sam V.tor Romeo
Eileen Godsey Richardson
Irene Lilly
Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
Women's Athletic Association
Delta Sigma Epsilon
Chris C. Rossey
State Teachers College
Jersey City
N. J
W. C. Cook
Concord
West Virginia Board of Control
Eunice
Ella Nash
Handel
Redeemer
Ella Holroyd
Eileen Richardson
Holyroyd
Weber
J. H
Pete) McGlothlin
United States Marine Corps
Solomon Island
J. Frank Marsh
David Kirby
Marsh
Allied air raids hammer Naples and airfields across Europe
An Allied air offensive reports heavy bombing of Naples including an aircraft factory and oil depot. Liberator bombers struck Foggia and other Italian airfields, destroying ground targets while losses were minimal for the Allies. North Africa operations press Sardinia Pantelleria bombardments with few Allied casualties.
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L Cairo
Foggia
Middle East Command
North African Air Force
Sardinia
Pantelleria
Axis
Italy
Naples
Cairo
Tas
Daily Doings Of Area Men In U S Service
Local men are noted for military service actions. Jack Beckett of Bluefield is listed among eleven wounded in action in Europe. Homer W Bailey Jr from Bluefield has been moved to Darnall General Hospital in Danville Kentucky. Truman Calhoun of Amone Virginia, naval cadet, transferred to Pensacola after completing primary training at Lambert Field St Louis. Cadets from Bluefield and Richlands report to Maxwell Field Alabama for pilot training. Cadet Fred Lee Troy and Cadet Elbert Jackson Sowers began pre flight at Maxwell May 1. Lieutenant Paul W Parks stationed in Hawaii with the infantry. Col Paul W Myer and Capt George Weil Jr visited Bluefield. Pvt Claibourne Helmandollar promoted to private first class and enrolled in B 24 Liberator training at Keesler Field.
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Homer W. Bailey, Jr
Bluefield
Fort Thomas
Darnall General Hospital
Danville
Naval Aviation
Truman Douglas Calhoun
Allen Calhoun
Amonate
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Calhoun
Naval
Athens
Naval Reserve
Marine Corps Reserve
W. Va
Richlands
Army Air Forces
Maxwell Field
Ala
Army Air Center
Nashville
Fred Lee Troy
East River Avenue
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Jackson Arthur Hammond
Elbert Jackson Sowers
King College
Bristol
Richmond
Pvt
Claibourne G. Helmandollar
John 8S. Helmandollar
Rollins Street
Keesler Field
Naples Fortresses Sink Vessel and Fire Tanker in Attacks
In Naples air raids destroyed several areas including a 320 foot merchant vessel sunk by Fortresses. A 10 foot tanker was set afire while the roundhouse and locomotive repair shop were hit. Two oil storage tanks exploded in the city.
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Naples
Miners Idle as Washington Delays on Mining Deal
In the Pocahontas field miners stayed idle awaiting Washington instructions as regional offices manned by company union and military liaison officers prepared for possible government control. Beckley workers prepared for possible news while Bluefield’s protection plan remained in effect and loading ran near normal at 194000 tons.
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Fairmont
Dan Cronin
Washington
Beckley
Gout Camporee Dates Scheduled
The Bluefield district Boy Scouts of America will hold the Camporee and Scout-O-Ramp at the municipal stadium on June 10 11 and 12. Troops check in at 10 am Thursday with multiple events including a campfire program Scout-O Ramp and various competitions lasting through Saturday morning. Eight events are planned with scoring and a concluding ceremony.
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Municipal Stadium
Bluefield
Boy Scouts of America
J. C. Acuff
Britain
Miners Walk Out In Southeast Kentucky District
More than 800 miners abandoned Southeastern Kentucky pits as day shifts failed to report to Nemacolin and all district 5 mines faced midnight closure without word from the United Mine Workers International Board. UMW President John L. Lewis exited a hotel conference, promising a return later, while policy committee members waited for a call to meet on short notice.
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Ickes
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ezra van Horn
Horn
van Horn
Lewis
Kentucky
Nemacolin
District 5
UMWA
s _ international board
Southeastern Kentucky
UMW
Dya
Isabella
Weirton Steel Company
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Union
Connellsville
Filbert
Ronco
Ralph, Palmer
Bridgeport
H. C. Frick Coke Company
U. S. Steel
Diggins
United Mine Workers Union
Washington
Classified listings invite sales and services in town
City and Coalfield Items present ads for goods for sale and wanted to buy. Piano tuning services offered by Harry Haffen of Roanoke with contact options. Royal Arch Masons Bluefield chapter No 20 meets for officer elections and degree work. Bailey Lumber advertises chicken houses with plan approvals and twelve month financing.
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Harry Haffen
Roanoke
P. O
Royal Arch Masons
Bluefield
R. D. Payne
Memorial Day crowds fill Mercer county cemeteries
Large crowds gathered in Mercer county for Memorial Day services at Monte Vista Park cemetery Bluefield and Resthaven Princeton with the American Legion and Auxiliary leading tributes. The day featured a floral tribute to Dave Warden, an address by Rev C G Gunn, and performances by the Drum and Bugle corps. Separate services were held at Bland Street Methodist church and West Virginia Home Guard participation noted.
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Mercer County
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Bluefield Post No. 9
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
Resthaven Cemetery
Princeton
Princeton American Legion Post
Monte Vista Cemetery
American Legion and Auxiliary
Bluefield
C. G. Gunn
Westminster Presbyterian Church
West Virginia
Bland Street Methodist Church
Mr. Helm
Bluefield Company
West Virginia Home Guard
Dave Warden
Drum and Bugle Corps
Home Guard
Warden
T. Courtney Tanner
Claude F. Davis
The
Legion Auxiliary
Miners Halt Work In Pennsylvania and Kentucky
Pittsburgh districts report cancellations as United Mine Workers order no work while contract talks pause. In Pennsylvania two large captive mines suspend operations affecting over two thousand workers. Kentucky Big Sandy mines shut down 12 000 miners amid stalled negotiations.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
William Hargest
Washington
Harlan
Kentucky
Big Sandy
West Virginia Municipalities Ballot For Biennial Elections
West Virginia towns begin biennial elections with over 130 municipalities voting for mayors and officials. Some communities cancel elections amid no candidates or satisfaction with current leaders, including Fairview Farmington Littleton Flatwoods. Ballots set for Buckhannon Clay Fayetteville Glenville Harpers Ferry Hundred Jane Lew Kingwood Monongah Morgantown Moundsville Pine Grove Romney Terra Alta Webster Springs Worthington.
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Fairview
Farmington
Marion County
Littleton
Wettzel
Flatwoods
Braxton
Buckhannon
Clay
Fayetteville
Glenville
Harpers Ferry
Hundred
Jane Lew
Kingwood
Monongah
Morgantown
Moundsville
Pine Grove
Romney
Terra Alta
Webster Springs
Worthington
CALL FOR FATHERS MAY BE DELAYED
Washington reports McNutt said navy lowered physical standards slightly delaying induction of fathers. Induction about Aug 1 depends on rejections, with 50 percent over past reports. If pace continues, eligibility pool may need lowering or age changes. only a delay is expected for family men.
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Washington
Navy
McNutt
Knox
Navy Department
Army
Crisis as Safety Valve in French Cabinets
The view, not humorous nor cynical, notes the crisis as a safety valve in French politics. Cabinet shuffles often confine disruptions to the cabinet, allowing the rest of government and country to carry on as usual.
Miners Face Delays as Work Stoppage Rumors Spread
Rumors in the Buchanan field claim miners will not report for night shifts. Reported last night that even if the conference settles in Washington, a full day is needed to bring all mines back to work.
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Buchanan
Washington
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Concord College
Institution
France
U. S
Jack Beckett
Silas Beckett
War Department
Paul W. Parks
G. W. Parks
Augusta Street
Hawaii
Infantry
United States Army
Paul W. Myer
West Virginia State Guard
George Weil, Jr
Charleston
Pocahontas
Keystone
Ewell J. Lytton
Solid Fuels Administration
War Labor Board
London
Bailey Lumber Company
Dodge
Amola Steel
Pam
Meale
Harlan County
George Ward
Harlan County Coal Operators Association
Perry-Hazard
Western Kentucky
Perry Field
Ih Umw
Progressive News Union
Denver
Harold H. Knott
Bituminous
United States
Alaska
West
Ginaud
Rene Massigli
Andre Philip
George Catroux
de Gaulie
Giraud
St Joseph
Aler
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