Time Near for Decisive Action Against Axis Powers
Secretary Stimson said the period of decisive action is at hand as nearly half of the army is in action or poised for new offensives. He noted 3,657,000 soldiers are deployed outside the United States with over half overseas, and naval strength totals 3,277,000 with 1,566,600 afloat or on foreign duty as of April. He cited plans guiding troop movements and the prioritization of shipping for army and air forces. Casualties in Italy through May 27 totaled 55,150 with 9,686 killed and 36,910 wounded.
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Washington
Stimson
Continental
United States
En Tire Navy
Coast Guard
Germany
U. S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dr D W Jemison to Speak at Mount Zion Tonight
Dr D W Jemison president of the National Baptist convention will speak at Mount Zion Baptist Church tonight at 7 30 as the West Virginia State Convention list commissioner board session continues. The meeting began Thursday morning and will close with a banquet tonight. Special Sermon Sunday Rev E T Brown pastor of Scotts Street Baptist will preach the annual Thanksgiving sermon for the Odd Fellows at Bluestone Baptist Church Sunday at 11 o clock.
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D. W. Jemison
National Baptist Convention, U. S. A. Inc
Mount Zion Baptist Church
West Virne
E. T. Brown
Scotts Street Baptist Church
Odd Fellows
Bluestone Baptist Church
Training School Annual Meeting Closes at Stewart Church
The two day session of the W C and Training School will close tonight at John Stewart church with a pageant directed by Mrs. Maggie.
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W. C
John Stewart Church
Maggie
Roy Scott Post Meeting Tonight at Mercer Street Club Rooms
The Roy Scott post of the American Legion will meet at the club rooms on Mercer Street tonight. Members are urged to attend as discussions on upcoming events and community service are planned.
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Roy Scott Post
The
American Legion
Mercer Street
Walter L Shortts Jr Patient at Providence Hospital
Walter L Shortts Jr of 314 Ross Street is hospitalized at Providence Hospital after undergoing an appendicitis operation.
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Walter Lewis Shortts, Jr
Ross St
Providence Hospital
Germans Set Up Puppet Bulgarian Government
Berlin announced a new Bulgarian cabinet headed by Ivan Bagrianoff as premier and foreign minister in a move described as Bulgaria under German control. Reports say German forces have poured into Bulgaria and assumed command of the Bulgarian army after the fall of the Bosilov government.
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London
Hungary
Ivan Bagrianoff
Berlin
Transocean
Associated Press
Bosilov
Bulgaria
Logan Councilman Resigns to Join Police Force
Logan West Virginia June 1 1A Town councilman Clifton C Curry resigns to become a Logan police patrolman A successor will be named at the next council meeting June 12
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Logan
W. Va
Police Department
Clifton C. Curry
West Virginia War Business Peak Seen Passing
West Virginia chambers of commerce say war business may be peaking as April banks show a drop in checking activity, minor yet notable. Debts to individuals fall while coal energy output remains high. natural gas and hardwood production shift trends, with wages rising and miners averaging $240 in March despite absenteeism.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Dunbar
Martinsburg
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Point Pleasant
Wheeling and Williamson
Elkins
Fairmont
Logan
Montgomery Moundsville
Parkersburg
Piedmont
Princeton
Spencer
U. S
Tennessee
Chamber
Ilinois
Inodiana
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Cooking Dishes Of Plastic Announced
New thermoplastic from Monsanto Chemical Company enables boiling water use and sterilization of surgical instruments. Six years of development yielded a plastic that withstands boiling temperatures and even sulfuric acid in tests.
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New York
Monsanto Chemical Company
Democrats Seek To Prevent Meet Of Committee
Charleston June 1. Common Pleas Judge Charles Ritchie was asked by three parties to enjoin a Kanawha county Democratic executive committee meeting set for tomorrow night to elect new officers. Petitioners allege newly elected members cannot be certified due to recounts. Opponents say the meeting was called with knowledge certification could not occur and aim to let the old committee elect officers. The dispute is described as political and court action is contested.
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Charleston
W. Va
Common Pleas
Charles Ritchie
Rty
Kanawha County
Democratic Executive Committee
Nelle Deford
William Garnett
W. R. N.iteau
Malden
Jackson Savage
G. C. Robertson
Luther Carson
John T. Copenhater
T. C. Townsend Savage
Robertson
Townsend
Ritchie
Court of Equity
Six Area Men Leave For Final Navy Physical
Porath in charge of the local navy recruiting station announced that six area men left for Huntington for final physical examination before enlisting in the U S Navy. One applicant remained. Names include Robert Hansel Bolen of Rhodel, George Terdik of Bluefield Virginia, and Raymond Warren of Rhodel.
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Car
Porath
Huntington
U. S. Navy
Robert Hansel Bolen
Rhodel
George Terdik
Bluefield
Raymond Warren
Military Enlistment Applications From Four Men Noted
Four men have submitted enlistment applications including Junior Brown of Princeton Ben Oscar Meadows of Brampvell Basil Eugene Keffer of Princeton James W Regal of Stanaford.
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Junior Brown
Princeton
Ben Oscar Meadows
Brampvell
Basil Eugene Keffer
James W. Regal
Stanaford
Man Waives Preliminary On Felonious Assault Charge
Raymond Preeland of Bland street, colored 35, yesterday waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate W. W McNeal on a felonious assault charge. He posted 500 dollars bond for a grand jury appearance next month after being accused of slashing his wife with a knife late Monday night.
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Raymond Preeland
Bland Street
W. W McNeal
Grand Jury of Criminal Court
Preeland
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Herbert
Higginbotham
Tire Service
Stockman Tire Service
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