Concord College 68th Commencement Honors Wide Roster
Concord College held its 68th commencement on Friday morning May 28 with drums color guard air corps trainees and graduates processing from the Woman's Building to the auditorium. The ceremony honored a long list of graduates with many seniors to receive degrees later in summer and speakers included Chris Rossey and State Teachers College Jersey City NJ addressing the class on pushing back the world. Seniors named include Betty Groves ik Lindley Ella waste Bernece Peck Mildred Tomlinson and many others with notable awards for Eileen Godsey Richardson Irene Lilly and intramural cup recipients Alpha Sigma Tau Delta Sigma Epsilon. Capts J H McGrathlin and J Frank Marsh spoke and diplomas were presented by Dean David Kirby and Kent Marsh.
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Concord States College
Air Corp
Aee
Saeeree An Wee Bose
Betty Groves
Ik Lindley
Ella “Waste Bernece Peck
Mildred
Margery Hess
Sarah Ruth Holland
Elizabeth Lawrence
Ruth Pearman McKnight
Aileen Lucy Peery
Leon Parkins
Talma Christine Perkins
Mary Jack Pine
Abbientia
James Bernard Amentrout
Julian Edward Ballard
Arthur Paul Callahan
Robert Counts Cofer
William Donald Crews
Roy Lee Hill
Benjamin Harrison Reed, Jr
Sam Vitor Romeo
Eileen Godsey Richardson
Irene Lilly
Alpha Sigma Tauty
Women's Athletic Association
Delta Sigma Epsilon
Chris Rossey
State Teachers College
Jerseyy
N. J
W. C. Cook
Concord
West Virginia Board of Control
Eunice
Eens
Assembly
Ella Relvers
Eileen Richardson
Iss Holyroyd
Weber
J. H
Pete) McGrathlin
United States Marine Corps
Solomon A
J. Frank Marsh
David Kirby
Kent Marsh
Allied Air Bombardments Hit Italy and Sardinia
A Cairo communique describes Lib erator bombers from the Middle East Command hitting Foggia and nearby targets with explicit ground strikes. The North African air force pressed the siege on Sardinia and Pantelleria while losses were modest on both sides.
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Foggia
Middle East
Sardinia
Axis
Italy
Canites i
Naples
Daily Doings Of Area Men In U S Service
Bluefield and surrounding area men are noted for wartime service. Jack Beckett listed wounded in action in Europe. Homer W. Bailey Jr. moved from Fort Thomas to Darnall General Hospital in Danville. Naval cadet Truman Calhoun transfers to Pensacola after primary flight training. Calhoun began at Athens Pre-Flight School and Lambert Field, with wings and commission to follow. Cadets Troy and Sowers enter Maxwell Field preparatory to flight training. Paul Parks stationed in Hawaii with U S Army infantry. Colonel Myer and Captain Weil visit Bluefield. Helmandollar promoted to private first class and enrolled at Keesler Liberator school.
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Homer W. Bailey, Jr
Bluefield
Fort Thomas
Darnall General Hospital
Danville
Naval
Truman Douglas Calhoun
Allen Calhoun
Amonate
A Air Station
Pensacola
Naval Air Station
Lam = Field
St. Louis
Gadet Calhoun
Athens
Lambert Field
Calhoun
Naval Reserve
Marine Corps Reserve
W. Va
Richlands
Army Air Forces
Maxwell Field
Ala
Army Air Center
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Army Air Forces
Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center
Lee Troy
East River Avenue
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Jackson Arthur Hammond
Elbert Jackson Sowers
King College
Bristol
Richmond
Pvt
Claibourne G. Helmandollar
John 8. Helmandollar
Rollins Street
Keesler Pield
Destructive air raids hit Naples targets and ships
In Naples air raids destroyed several areas, sank a 320-foot merchant vessel, set a 10-foot tanker ablaze, and hit the city roundhouse and locomotive repair shop. Two old storage tanks also exploded, causing significant damage to infrastructure.
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Naples
Miners Idle as Washington Talks Hold Up Coal Work
Miners in the Pocahontas field remained idle as talks in Washington continued. Managers awaited instructions. 194000 tons were loaded in Bluefield area, with absenteeism 14 to 18 percent. Officials pledged protection for workers returning to mines.
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Pocahontas
John L. Lewis
Keystone
Tse
Washington
Bluefield
Ewell J. Lytton
Solid Fuels Administration
Miners Walk Out in Kentucky as UMWA Talks Continue
Early today more than 800 miners walked out across southeastern Kentucky. An official from district 5 warned that every mine would close at midnight without word from the UMWA international board. UMWA President John L. Lewis left the conference hotel and pledged a return later as key committee members awaited guidance.
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Ickes
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ezra van J’orn
Nien
Lewis
Kentucky
Nemacolin
District 5
UMWA
International Board
Southeastern Kentucky
UMW
London Air Raid Warning and Brief Barrage
An air raid warning sounded in London shortly before 2 a.m. today and gunfire was heard. A relentless barrage struck the city center with at least one enemy plane overhead. The all-clear followed within half an hour and no incidents were reported.
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London
Classified Page Teems With Ads And Local Notices
Roanoke and Bluefield notices advertise piano tuners and Royal Arch Masons meeting at 7:30 PM with officer elections and degree work. Local lumber firm promotes ready to build chicken houses with 12 month outstanding financing.
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Royal Arch Masons
Bluefield
R. D. Payne
Bailey Lumber Company
Large crowds attend Memorial Day services in Mercer county
Memorial Day events drew thousands at Monte Vista Park cemetery in Mercer county with American Legion Post No. 9 and its auxiliary leading the ceremony. Resthaven cemetery in Princeton also held services under Princeton American Legion post. The day featured vocal selections, a drum and bugle corps performance, and a floral tribute to Dave Warden. The Bluefield Home Guard participated, and clergy delivered sermons at Bland Street Methodist church.
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Mercer County
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
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
Helm
Bluefield Company
West Virginia Home Guard
Dave Warden
Drum and Bugle Corps
Home Guard
Warden
T. Courtney Tanner
Bluefield Post No. 9
Claude F. Davis
The
Legion Auxiliary
Miners Quietly Halt Work In Pittsburgh District
Soft coal miners in Pittsburgh district 5 and district 4 halted work after orders from United Mine Workers saying no work tomorrow due to stalled contract talks. Isolated stoppages affected Isabella and Nemacolin Buck mines and several H. C. Prick Coke mines with over 2,000 workers, while Kentucky’s Big Sandy region also shut down as 12,000 miners stayed away. No disorder reported in Pittsburgh. Kentucky union officials and operators offered no comment.
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Harlan County
George Ward
Harlan County Coal Operators Association
Perry-Hazard
Western Kentucky
Perry Field
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
William Hargest
District 5
Washington
Company
Isabella
Weirton Steel Company
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Union
Connellsville
Filbert
Ronco
Ralph, Palmer
Harlan
Kentucky
Big Sandy
Southeastern Kentucky
Diggins
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Municipalities To Ballot Today In West Virginia
West Virginia towns prepare for biennial elections to choose mayors and city officials. turnout expected light with several municipalities canceling ballots due to no candidates or incumbents staying. Cities listed include Buckhannon Clay Payetteville Glenville Harpers Ferry Hundred Jane Lew Kingwood Monongah Morgantown Moundsville Pine Grove Romney Terra Alta Webster Springs Worthington.
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Pairview
Farmington
Marion County
Littleton
Wetvel County
Flatwoods
Braxton
Row
Buckhannon
Clay
Payetteville
Glenville
Harpers Ferry
Hundred
Jane Lew
Kingwood
Monongah
Morgantown
Moundsville
Pine Grove
Romney
Terra Alta
Webster Springs
Worthington
French leaders form first assembly of new government
Rene Massign and Andre Philip General Catroux join De Gaulle in a conference that becomes France's first governing assembly. Observers note the executive committee lacks a clear plan for its fall, but expect mechanisms to handle crises.
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Rene Massign
Andre Philip General Catroux
de Gaule
Giraud
France
Navy May Delay Induction of Fathers Amid Looser Standards
Washington reports the navy will slightly lower physical requirements delaying the induction of men who would have been rejected. Secretary Knox advised only a small cut in eyesight standards, with August as the rough start for general induction. McNutt warned the pool of eligible men could expand by further lowering standards, raising draft age, or increasing the maximum induction age. He noted that by end of 1943 only about 22 of 100 able bodied fathers remain deferred for dependency.
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Washington
Navy
Dra
McNutt
Reliab
Knox
Navy Department
Army
French Cabinet Shuffles as Safety Valve in Politics
The passage notes that cabinet reshuffles in France have long served as a safety valve, confining disruptions to the cabinet while the rest of government and the nation proceed normally. It characterizes this as a traditional trait of French cabinets.
Miners Likely to Skip Night Shifts in Buchanan Field
Rumors say miners in the Buchanan field may refuse to report for night shifts. Reports from last night suggest the conference to settle the dispute at Washington could take a full day to get all mines back to operation.
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Buchanan
Washington
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