Truman Urges FEPC Funds and Floor Action
President Truman urged immediate passage of FEPC legislation and funds. He criticized stalled bills in the House Rules Committee and pressed for the measure to be sent to the floor to prevent continued employment discrimination based on race or creed during postwar reconversion and beyond.
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House Appropriations Committee
FEPC
Sabatha
Ace House Rules Committee
House
Roosevelt
Truman
Merchant Marine Seeks Volunteers for Apprentice Seamen
Victory in Europe doubles the wartime output of the Merchant Marine and demands ships to Japan and the Pacific. The Maritime Service calls men ages 17 to 18 and 26 to 45 with three and a half years schooling to volunteer for merchant duty. Training starts soon at the U S Maritime Service enrolling office Room 502 City- County Building Pittsburgh open daily except Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm.
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Europe
Japan
Pacific
Maritime Service
Area service men honor roll and promotions listed
Indiantown Gap Pa Sergeant J Overstreet receives Good Conduct Medal after service since May 1943. George A Lawson of Maybeury earns armorer course diploma at Camp Knox. Cpl George F Martin of Vivian earns medal at Muroc. Gilbert of Bluefield awarded Bronze Star with Third Infantry Division in France. James E Law promoted to first sergeant at Eighth Air Force base. Battery B 542nd Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion receives Germany Campaign Battle Participation Star. Cpl William Bee and Bluefield listed. Sgt Frank F Grubb Jr cooks at General Hospital in England. Sergeant Orke joined Army April 1942 trained at Camp Barkeley.
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Indiantown Gap
J. Overstreet
Olive R. Overstreet
Athens
Pmeneee Gap
Overstreet
Camp Pickett
MPROC
George F. Martin
Charles Martin
Route 17
Vivian
Army
Muroc Army Airfield
Hammerfield
Fresno
Calif
Fourth Airforce Base
Seventh Army
Germ Gilbert
Bluefield
France
Phyllis 8. Gilbert
Frederick Street
Eighth Air Force
England
James E. Law
Atis
Hattie M. Hes
Fifteenth Army
VN Nence
Moenarch
Germany
Belgium
Xxiii Corps
Cpl
Williare Bee
New York City
Gaffey
Fifteenth United States Army
Leonard T. Gerow
Frank F Grubb Jr
West Graham
Galen States Army General Hospital
Mess Hall
Orke
Camp Barkeley
Tex
Grubb Returns with 204 Vehicle Shipment From Battlefields
Grubb of West Graham completes her fiftieth voyage to supply lines tied to Normandy and Europe operations. The 204 convoy brings back airplane motors trucks tires and equipment for repair as Allied transport needs evolve with casualties and POW evacuations.
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Normandy
Europe
England
Colored Registrants Leave For Induction
William McKinley Alexander led the Mercer county selective service Group No 1 as three colored registrants left for final induction. Mark Brooks and Henry Ward Austin also departed after a 21 day furlough to be sworn in at Huntington and assigned to active duty. Burial for William Thomas is set at New Morning Star Baptist Church with funeral at 1 30 pm Thursday. He leaves a wife, two sons in France, and a daughter. Burial at Grove Cemetery follows service.
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William McKinley Alexander
Mercer County
William Thomas
New Morning Star Baptist Church
J. Monroe
W. A Pittard
Josephine Wilburn
Pvt
Earnest Wilburn
France
Henry Wilburn
Esther Jones
Grove Cemetery
Missionary Society Meets at Scott Street Baptist Church
The Missionary Society of the Scott Street Baptist church will hold a 6 o'clock afternoon meeting at the church. The third annual Bible and Prayer conference opens Friday morning at Saint Matthews United Holy Church. Alexander Graham Bell tried to persuade Mark Twain to invest 500 dollars in his telephone invention but Twain loaned the money to a friend who went bankrupt three days later.
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The
Missionary Society of the
Scott Street Baptist Church
Saint Matthews United Holy Church
Alexander Graham Bell
Mark Twain
West Graham Methodist Church
E. E. Bryant
John Blackwell
Missionary Program At Church Led By Guild
The Service Guild of the Pis Methods church will conduct regular services this evening at 8 o'clock. A special missionary program features Rev. C O Perrall Thom speaking on the American public. The WSCS invites the public and extends a special invitation to members.
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Eere Ae Service Guild
Pis. Methods Church
C. O'Perrall Thom
WSCS
Leta Mae Anderson Graduates At Marion College
Mr and Mrs R C Anderson attend graduation of Leta Mae Anderson at Marion College in Marion Virginia where Leta Mae served. Bluefield war price and rationing board to close to public June 7 for canning sugar issuance. Circle meetings of First Methodist WSCS noted with hosts and times.
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R. C. Anderson
Highland Avenues
Marion
Marion College
Leta Mae Anderson
Bluefield
The
First Methodist
WSCS
Blanche McCall
Pearle Hale
W. J. Crockett
L. W. Bates
Samantha Gremore
Highland Avenue
W. Va
Still a mystery how quinine cures malaria
Quinine derived from chinchona bark has treated malaria for over 300 years yet science remains unsure how the drug works in the human body.
Test Petroleum Jelly For Diaper Rash And Chafing
A brief note suggests trying petroleum jelly for diaper rash and chafing. The guidance mentions a 5c price point and refers to a triple size option. No formal product details or endorsements are provided.
Tazewell County Seeks Support for Bond Drive
The Women’s division of Tazewell County war savings staff reports strong progress after house-to-house canvassing for the seventh war loan. On June 6 the D Day anniversary at the Valley is noted, with events at Clinch motion theaters and a bond premiere planned. Ward’s displays a 12 inch Willys jeep replica as a bonds trophy.
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Tazewell
Valley
Clinch” Motion Re
Willys-Overland
Ward's
Two wind tunnels built for peace speed tests
Two wind tunnels capable of developing air speeds four times as fast as sound have been created for use by the Army Ordnance Research and Development Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The text notes the all time gasoline consumption record of 16,628,880,000 gallons in 1931.
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Army Ordnance Reseach and Development Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
America
Navy adjusts mustering-out pay rules for service abroad
Lt. Comdr. W Hey, USNR, Fifth Naval District Readjustment Officer, explains new Navy Department rules granting a third $100 mustering-out payment to veterans who served outside the continental limits and were discharged or released, with eligibility based on over 60 days of service and honorable conditions. Applications go to the Mustering-Out Pay division, BuPers, Washington 25, D. C. Include discharge certificate and a statement of eligibility.
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Continental
Comndr. W. Hey
USNR
Fifth Naval District
Comdr
Heys
U of Naval Personnel
Navy Department
Washington
D. C
Heyl
United States
Period of Service Definitions For Mustering Out Payment
The document defines the period of service for mustering out payments. It includes afloat or aerial service beyond the three mile limit, travel status, service in U S territories or foreign countries including Canada and Mexico, and travel between parts of a state. It excludes state-to-state travel within the continental United States from counting as outside the continent limits for payment purposes.
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Canada
Mexico
United States
Gyroscopes Outpace Human Pilot In Course Keeping
A study finds EB precision gyroscopes maintain preset courses more accurately than human pilots. The comparison tested response times and drift under identical conditions, indicating potential for improved automated navigation in aerospace systems.
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Lee
News of Area Service
Port Knox
George A. Lawson
Maybeury
Buoopsneo
Cecil B. ‘DeMille
iSignez Cross
Fredric
Elissa
Claudette
Charles Laughton
Paramount
Grubb
West
Graham
News of the Colored People
W. Thomas Wilburn
Virginia Side News
Scouts of
Virginia
Warner Hit
Howard Hawks
Esther Irene Graham
School OF
Monticello
Staten Island Pier
New York
First Army
Tazewell County
Vengence
Peggy Ryan
Jack Oakie
Ann Blyth
Community Sing — News
Tox
Wiese
Alta
Hollywood
Jack Gillette
Cecil Campbell
Roy Least
P.M
For Children
Navy
Kool Aid
Shamar
Montiel
Ramsey Auditorium
Bro
Charley
Daisy Mae
Beckley
WBRW
Welch
Nola
Welch, W. VA
Hamilton Theatre
Noa
Fae
Hamilton
Thur
Berwind
Newhall Theatre
Newhall
Amonste
Amonate
Bishop Theatre
Bishop
Valley Theatre
Jewell Valley
English Theatre
English
Yukon Theatre
Yukon
Little Theatre
BIG Pictures
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