Jim Shott Chosen GOP State Chairman At 1944 Convention
Parkersburg chosen as site for the 1944 West Virginia Republican state convention to be held July 22. Jim H. Shott of Bluefield elected chairman. H. E. Clovis of Parkersburg named vice chair, with Mrs. Chauncey Hinerman as associate chair and other officers elected. Delegates to be selected by June 22 with 959 total delegates and a state platform to be drafted by a 15 member committee.
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Parkersburg
Dawson
Charleston
W. Va
Republican State
Jim H. Shott
Bluefield
Supreme Court
Short
Robert H. C. Kay
Leston
Chapman
Walter & Hallanan
Henry D. Hatfield
Huntington
Cara Ebert
D. Boone Dawson
Earleston
Phil Conley
Rgeney Fleming
Edgar ©. Lawson
John T. Simms
Bartow Jones
Kenneth Shaffer
Ernest Thompson
Clarksburg
J. S Butts
Beckiey
Leon Miller
Welch
Capt
Kanawha
Cabell
Ohio
Wood
McDowell
Rial
Hatfield
West Virginia Aims High in Fifth War Loan Drive
State War Finance Chairman A C Spurr voiced confidence as West Virginia targets its all time quota of 8100000 for the fifth war loan campaign opening June 12 and running to July 8. The state seeks top position in prior performance with about 6 million dollars in new bonds and notes across series E and other issues.
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Charleston
W Va
West Virginia
A. C. Spurr
Orr
Spurr
Women Voters Outnumber Men in Voting Age Population
Census bureau estimates as of January 1 show women over 21 exceed men by about 600,000 in voting age. Details compare total 44,662,555 women and 44,043,669 men with 7,860,000 men in the armed forces. prior 1940 totals and potential 1944 voting scenarios are noted by Director J C Capt. Illinois leads in historical turnout with 53.4 percent.
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Washington
J. C. Capt
Illinois
Indiana
Delaware
Colorado
Missouri
Nevada
Ohio
South Dakota
Iowa
New Hampshire
Kansas
New Jersey
California
Massachussets
West Virginia bankers elect new president and officers
The West Virginia Bankers Association elected George Ward as president, replacing George Moore. Edgar Trout became first vice president, Eugene R. Ward second vice president, Jim Ed Wagner treasurer, and Franks N. Gans named secretary, with other officers from Clarksburg Wheeling Welch and Bluefield. The meeting also noted expected rise in bank deposits in the postwar period.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Bankers Association
George Ward
Marcus Nadler
New York University
Ward
Charleston National Bank
George Moore
Eens
Edgar Trout
Citizens National Bank of Martinsburg
Eugene R. Ward
Williamson
First National Bank
Jim Ed Wagner
Commercial Bank of Bluefield
Frank N. Gans
Beckley
J. B. Derwacher
Huntington
Association
Trust Division
R. A. Yarbrough
Bluefield
John C. Timberlake
Clarksburg
L.C. Horter
Wheeling
J. W. Howard
Welch
Americans Lane On 2 More Fortos In Schouten Group
American forces landed unopposed Friday on Owi and Woendi in the Schouten islands off north Dutch New Guinea. Australian troops also landed on Karkar north of Madang as part of rapid Pacific offensives. Japanese raids on Biak were checked, with seven of 15 bombers shot down, and a counterattack reported dispersed with heavy losses. A navy search plane in the Truk raid damaged three vessels and set fires on several targets.
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Biak
Truk
New Guinea
Schouten Group
North Dutch New Guinea
Owi
Woendi Islands
Schouten
Karkar Island
Madang
British New Guinea
Schouten Island
Philippines
Bosnek
Mokmer
Caroline
Puluwat
Timor
Washington
Truk Island
South Pacific
Navy
Elow
Eten Islands
Dublon
Eten
U S Blacklists Finnish Firms Over War Alliances
Washington June 3 The United States blacklisted 84 Finnish firms including two led by Helsinki cabinet members as it presses Finland to break its alliance with Germany. The list includes Bruno Procope, cousin of Finnish minister Hjalmar J Procope. The foreign minister Henrick Ramsay and defense minister Gen Rudolf Walden are named in the operation.
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Washington
United States
Finland
Germany
Helsinki
Bruno Procope
Hjalmar J. Procope
Oer
Henrick Ramsay
Rudolf Walden
Vichy Hints Rome Could Be Abandoned
The Vichy radio implied tonight that Germany might abandon Rome without a fight during the Italian battle review. The commentator warned that Rome's abandonment by the Germans would itself be a significant consequence.
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London
Vichy
Rome
Italy
Allied Bombers Pound Nazis Behind Rome In Coastal Raids
Allied air forces blasted Nazi coastal defenses south of Rome and along Pas de Calais in a double assault from Britain and Russian bases. Nearly 2,500 planes dropped thousands of tons of explosives with minimal losses, signaling heavy pressure on Hitler's western border ahead of possible landings.
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London
Europe
U.S
U. S
France
Pas de Calais
Hitler
West Wall
Allied Expeditionary Air Force
Low Countries
Britain
Ickes Restores Soft Coal Mines In Utah
Secretary Harold L. Ickes ended federal control of soft coal mines in Utah returning about 17 large companies and over 3 million tons annually to private ownership. The move follows a wage agreement between United Mine Workers and operators in district No. 20.
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Washington
The
Inter
Harold L. Ickes
Utah
Ickes
United Mine Workers
Southern Producers Association
Soldier Dies in England Tank Explosion
Tech. Sgt. Henry E. Hall died in England on May 4 from injuries in a tank explosion during Army training. He was 19. His wife was notified by the War Department. his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jons reside on East River Mountain.
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Tech
Henry E. Hall
England
War Department
Army
Johns
East River
Moun
Six Injured In Auto Crash At Ebenezer Church
Six people were injured when a car rear ended a parked vehicle on the Tazewell highway near Ebenezer church about 10 30 last night. The Snell car occupants included Grat Snell Willie Snell and their son Harry Roberts Snell with cuts and burns. Mrs James Dawson and Mrs C A Thompson also suffered injuries. Six were treated at Bluefield Sanitarium with four released after treatment. See Page 2.
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Ebenezer Church
Tazewell
Grat Snell
Tip Top
Willie Snell
Harry Roberts Snell
James Dawson
Snell
Aonne Seeershompson
Lucille Thompson
C. A. Thompson
Bluefield Sanitarium
Thomp
Erroneous AP Teletype Flash Sparks Public Alarm
A new female AP teletype operator in London sent an unauthorized test flash that incorrectly announced an invasion. The message was immediately killed after editors were alerted in New York and London. Operator Joan Ellis said she misread a torn tape and transmitted the erroneous Russian communique draft. Millions of Americans heard the false flash before it was halted.
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London
Associated Press London
Pong Oe
SS Aenarten
New York
Bend
Joan Ellis
Allies vow to spare Rome’s civilians and monuments
Allied command warns Nazi forces that Rome must be kept free from armed troops or face decisive action to eject them. Pope Pius and Vatican City cited, with pledges to protect cultural and religious sites as Rome nears liberation. Cardinals urge sparing Rome from war’s theatre.
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Naples
Rome
Pius
United Nations
Free
Romes
Natons
Italy
United States
Vatican City
Fugitive Surrenders to Begin Prison Term in West Virginia
Cicero Lewis, 45, who evaded capture for years while posing as a family man and farmer, turned himself in at Moundsville to serve the remaining nine years of a McDowell County second degree murder sentence. He had escaped on April 24, 1930, after seven months of confinement.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Werden
H. Cottle
West
Virginia
Maly
Cicero Lewis
McDowell County
Lewis
Cottle
Sulfa Drug Effectiveness Reported at Farragut
A symposium in Farragut Idaho on sulfadiazine doses shows the drug slowed and reversed a surge in sickness at the naval training center last winter. The finding supports daily administration to curb outbreaks.
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Farragut
Idaho
Naval Training Center
Howard Hylton Killed In Action
Howard Lee Hylton 25 was killed in action on May 7. his mother Mrs L D Hylton of 721 Hardy street was informed by the war department. born 1919 in Bluefield he trained at Fort Knox and in maneuvers areas. survived by his mother stepfather a half brother in India grandmother and relations. no death details given.
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Howard Lee Hylton
L. D
Hardy Street
War Department
Technician Hylton
Bluefield
Army
Fort Knox
Armored Division
Clarence T. Williams
Air Corps
India
A. B. Hylton
J. Walter Lester
Carter Street
Harvey A. Hylton
Franklin Street
Southern revolt worries leaders
Democratic leaders watch Mississippi for a barometer of the cotton belt revolt threatening the party's unity in the upcoming election. Mississippi Democrats meet to name a 20 member delegation to the national convention and debate whether to remain uninstructed on the fourth term and to bear a white supremacy banner.
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Washington
Mississippi
South
Texas
South Carolina
Ey A. Wallace
Roosevelt
West Virginians Missing In Action War Update
The War Department reports one West Virginia soldier killed in action in Europe, five captured as prisoners, and nine missing. Identified missing include Captain Charles H. Feller Mullens Pfe Guy Coleman War Eagle Mingo County Tech Set Holley L. Moore Isaban McDowell County and Private Lonnie R. (name cut).
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Washington
War Department
West Virginia
Charles H. Feller
Genevieve W. Feller
Mullens
Pfe
Guy Coleman
Maude Coleman
War Eagle
Mingo County
Tech
Set
Holley L. Moore
Nazi Reports of Full Retreat Near Rome
Allied forces push south of Rome as German defenses crumble along the Alban hills and near Valmontone. Edward Kennedy of Associated Press cites German withdrawal with pockets of resistance, Rome within hours of liberation as Fifth Army and American and British troops close in on the Via Casilina and Appian Way.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Naples
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Kennedy
Sts Peter's
Bern
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Alban Hill
Berlin
Eighth
Via
Casilina
Valmontone
African Hills
Colli Laziali
Fifth
Alban Hills
Seacoast
Velletri
Reds Repulse German Stabs Near Stanca Hill
London reports German forces launch fifth day of attacks for a strategic hill near Stanca north of Iasi in Romania. Soviet radio says Reds repelled each thrust inflicting heavy losses, wiping out a regiment of infantry and several armored vehicles amid ongoing air combat.
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London
Stanca
Iasi
Romania
Moscow
Mece Supoo
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Dix
Ebenezer
Pontiff
Howard Hylton
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