Bevin Urges Reds to Seek Peace and Talks Advance
British foreign secretary Bevin urged the Soviet government to pursue peace and resume four power talks on June 15. He argued for a federation of German states with international control for the Ruhr and Saar, denied any British American bloc, and pressed the Paris conference to avoid one party rule as a path to lasting peace.
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Bevin
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Vin
Britain
France
Ruhr
Feamen
Vets Trained For USES Office Work
Twenty one World War II veterans including one former WAC train at state USES headquarters in Charleston to serve as interviewers for ex servicemen issues. D M Trice Jr leads the induction with analysts Neal A Daugherty and Louise Hopson.
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Charleston
W. Va
WAC
United States Employment Service
D. M. Trice, Jr
Neal A. Daugherty
Louise Hopson
A. Creel Harrah
Parkersburg
William J. Loy
Moundsville
Wiliam A. Kafer
Weston
Frederick Hall
Norman L. Winkler
Huntington
Clarence White
Reeves B. Pulton
Logan
Clarence Hanson
Beckley
Pred Parker
Bluefield
Oscar A. Duff
Welch
Otis EB. Garrison
Hinton
Karl D. Massey
Lewisburg
Elva Cook
Montgomery
Morgan W. Cochran
Elkins
Willis Vandestouwe
Morgantown
Fair
Dororthy Dix on Welcoming a 15 Year Old Waif
Dear Miss Dix guides readers through two scenarios the first about taking in a 15 year old girl amid gossip and risk to family life the second praising second marriages while noting limits. The column frames care with caution and empathy, weighing danger against compassion.
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Miss DIX
Chile
Louis Jourdan
Hollywood
Selznick
England
Strike Cuts West Virginia Wages By 20 Million Dollars
West Virginia April wages paid to workers covered by workmen compensation fell by about 20 million dollars due to the April coal miners strike. Total wages dropped to 47.34 million from March and 1945 April levels, with employment numbers falling to 282,791. Coal industry pay led declines, while steel and chemical wages also decreased. May fatalities rose slightly with 17 deaths, leaving five widows and 13 children under 16.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
E. B. Pennybacker
O. P. Frame
March
Iheustry
West Virginia Vets Urged to Obtain Education Certificates
VA official urges veterans to apply for GI bill education forms in Huntington and at coal and coke building 318 Federal Street to avoid delays. Nearly 5 000 WV veterans have applied to study, with schools increasingly requiring eligibility certificates before admission.
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West Virginia
R. N. Snodgrass
Veterans Administration
Snodgrass
Coal and Coke
Federal Street
Econ
Chief of Vocational Rehabilitation and Education Division
Huntington
Nonoffi- Administra
Ciates
Be Good to Your Eyes Eye Care Tips
Practical advice on protecting and improving eye health for daily wearers. Emphasizes lighting, blinking, rest, eye washes, sunglasses, and consulting an eye physician. Mentions Patricia Lindsay leaflet L-6 and a mail request for a copy.
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Patricia Lindsay
P.O. Box
Station G
New York
N. Y
State Osteopathic Group To Meet Here
Dr Harold Cudden of Logan was elected president of the West Virginia Osteopathic association at the close of the annual convention in Charleston. The 1947 convention will be in Bluefield with officers Theron Titus Martinsburg president Robert Coda Morgantown vice president Guy E Morris Clarksburg secretary treasurer and trustees George Eoff Wellsburg Harwood James Beckley and others.
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Charleston
W. Va
Harold Cudden
Logan
West Virginia Osteopathic Association
Alex Trefz
Weston
Bluefield
Theron Titus
Martinsburg
Robert Coda
Morgantown
Guy E. Morris
Clarksburg
Local Police Secure Ammunition Supply With New Reloading Machine
Chief Arnold G. Porterfield announced the police department has solved ammunition concerns by purchasing a reloading machine. The unit enables reloading old shells with new primers and slugs, using an attachment to mold the new components.
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Arnold G. Porterfield
Garden Club To Meet Thursday Morning
The Bluefield Garden club will meet Thursday morning at 10 30 at the home of Mrs. R V Shanklin on Country club hill. Members are asked to bring a plant for the plant and flower arrangements.
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Bluefield Garden Club
R. V. Shanklin
Country Club Hill
Reverend Tiffany to Lead Street Methodist Tonight
The Rev. C. W. Tiffany pastor of Street Methodist Church will speak at 8 tonight with music by the senior choir. The public is invited to attend.
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C. W. Tiffany
Street Methodist Church
Seventeen Men Depart For Army Examinations
A group of seventeen men including two veterans left for army examination duties. The list of those departing includes Robert and Harrold L Boissevain Ernest H Culterson Dan E Armstrong Elmer Mullins and Pineville among others.
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U.S
Robert
Harrold L
Boissevain
Ernest H. Culterson
Bluefield
Dan E. Armstrong
Pocahontas
Elmer Mullins
Pineville
Legion Posts To Award Trophy For Police Marksman
Frank Bond of the Riley-West post No. 134 says Bluefield Legion posts will furnish a trophy for the best marksman on the Bluefield police force. A field day will decide the top shooter this month with several medals and a loving cup to be engraved for the winner. The victor gains the cup if defeated at a regular meet.
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Frank Bond
Riley-West Post
Legi
Legions
Bluefield
Local Names Listed for Virginia Figures in Wasteful Ledger
Virginia names appear in a fragmentary list: Edward L. Martin Kimball E A Royster Vivian James E Harris Welch Wallis I Morgan. The OCR shows a roster of individuals tied to a regional document.
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