Memorial for Chester Pierce Follows Bluefield Business Leader
Chester Pierce of Bluefield Virginia died at 4 a.m. in Bluefield sanitarium after a cerebral thrombosis. Born Sept. 5 1879 in Bath County Kentucky he moved to Bluefield in 1907 and led Graham Bluefield Planing Mill, served as VP of the chamber of commerce and Kiwanis president. Funeral at 4 p.m. at the Pierce home with interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. Rev J S Jones officiating. Pallbearers named. Survived by widow Mabel Garinger and a half sister. a son Frank Pierce had died in 1939. Pierce was a prominent civic figure in both Bluefields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Bluefield Sanitarium
Blue‘id
Viray Avenue
Maple Hill Cemetery
West Graham
J. 8 Jones
Presbyterian Church
Bluefield
Mr. Pierce
Luther Bates
Wryser
Carl Creasy
Hudson Afford Roland Toy
M. Dove
Sexton
Eddie Steele
Harold Clench
Bath County
Kentucky
Chester Pierce
William
Rachel Bhront Pierce
Mabel Garinger
Wilkes Barre
Clifford Hobbs
Liogonier
Indiana
Frank Pierce
Ashland
Evs Planing Mill Company
Graham
West Virginia Bermen's Association
Virginia Association
Business ‘S Club
Legion
Bluefields
Ndt
Allied Forces Carry Panettelleria Invasion Success Claim
Report says British units landed with no losses as 50 to 60 Nazi dive bombers attacked. Allies claim destroying most attackers while American fighters repelled the raid. Prisoner tallies exceed 10 000 with unofficial estimates up to 15 000. Pantelleria shown as a staging move to secure the straits toward Sicily.
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Iran
Pankerin
Tunisia
Pantelleria
Sicily
Lampedusa
Volunteers Needed To Process and Mail Ration Books
The Office of Price Administration in Charleston urges 225 volunteers to process and mail 000 ration books next week aiming to increase distribution by 50 percent. District director Carl Frasure says reaching the goal could double the number of books issued in the center’s first week. Ministers plan to appeal to Charlestonians tomorrow for donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Office of Price Administration State Mail Center
OPA
Carl Frasure
Frasure Tadeh
Deaths and funerals in Bland and Russell counties
Obituaries report James W Yates of Shawsville died at 65 with funeral at Methodist church. Paul William White of Raven dies in Richlands and is buried in Hawkins cemetery. B N Mustard Bland county farmer dies at 67 with pending arrangements. Mrs Scott Litton of Lebanon honored posthumously with extensive tributes and survivors listed.
Funeral Services for Abbie P F Douthat at Grace Methodist
Funeral services are set for this afternoon at 4 o clock in Grace Methodist Church for Abbie P F Douthat who died Friday at his home 713 Carolina avenue Pathae of anes in the lap W H Douthat of Pearisburg Va and his wife Miss Virginia Fry. He was grandson of Rev Jacob Douthat of Giles county and Absalom Fry who was sheriff of Giles county for many active pallbearers include Bert Phillips J L Albright George Woods Frank Morgan George Fowler M H Burton Charles McHaffa Bradley Wassum A M Wilburn and John Shelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie PF. Douthat
Grace Methodist Church
Mr. Douthat
Carolina Avenue
Pathae
W.H Douthat
Pearisburg
Virginia Fry
Jacob Douthat
Giles County
Absalom Fry
Bert Phillips
J. L. Albright
George Woods
Frank Morgan
George Fowler
M. H. Burton
Charles McHaffa
Bradley Wassum
A. M. Wilburn
John Shelton
West Virginia book mail program reach details emerge
The effort will feature OPA and OCD speakers in city theaters to promote the program. About 231,200 books were mailed in the first week, roughly 11 percent of the total distribution aimed at about 2,000,000 West Virginians.
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OPA
OCD
West
Two U S subs sink enemy ships in Pacific drive
The navy reports 169 Japanese ships sunk by American submarines in the Pacific, with 27 probably sunk and 44 damaged. Amberjack and Grampus, fleet-type submarines built by Electric Boat at New London, launched 1942 and 1941 respectively, are described by tonnage length armament and speed.
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Ping
Pacific
Electric Boat Company
New London
Conn
Grampus
Senators Split Over Connally-Harness Anti-Strike Bill
The senate approved the Connally-Harness anti strike measure by 55 to 22. Key lawmakers including Pepper and Connally defended the cooling off period while Davis and others argued the bill adds little to security or war production. Voting records show Byrd McKellar Radcliffe Stewart for and Revercomb for the measure with Glass not recorded.
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Mittee
Connally
D. Tex
Senate
Washington
Virginia
West Virginia
Byrd
McKellar
Radcliffe
Stewart
Ball
Kilgore
Glass
Miners dispute wage claims and fines in West Virginia walkout
United Mine Workers local Longacre No 1113 declares $1.50 portal to portal pay insufficient for travel time. Local president John Howard says many miners spend 11 to 12 hours per shift. Local will work Monday with company assurance that $1 a day fines for the June 15 walkout will not be imposed unless required by the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Longacre
Harewood
Lime Solvay
John Howard
Howard
Martin
Brown
Curb on Layaway and Will Call for Shoes Amid Ration Rules
The Office of Price Administration tightens footwear holds under amendment 11. Shoes on will call or layaway must be paid with ration currency before the current stamp expires, or be moved back to stock. Special orders are not held until completion. the stamp due is the one valid when completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
U S Should Adopt Postwar Attitude Says Lions Speaker
Alexander T. Wells of New York urged 600 delegates at the Lions clubs District 22 meeting in Wilmington to adopt and publicize the postwar attitude now. He called for definite postwar planning to ensure Americans act and corps of soldiers did not die in vain.
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Wilmington
Del
United States
Alexander T. Wells
New York
Lions International
Wells
Lions Clubs
District 22
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Flag Day Program to Honor the Flag at Ramsey Auditorium
Bluefield Elks Lodge 269 organizes Flag Day exercises at Ramsey auditorium tomorrow at 8 pm with Judge F Morton Wagner as speaker. Drum and Bugle corps provide music. Miss Marion Smith and Henry Fortune sing. Howard Jarrett presents flag history. prayer by Rev BE W Hughes. presentation of certificates to Mercer county selective service members by Courtney Tanner of the American Legion.
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Bluefield Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Ramsey Auditorium
F. Morton Wagner
Marion Smith
Henry Fortune
Bluefield
James Elmer Brown
Howard Jarrett
W. Hughes
Mercer County Selective Service
William L. Thornton
James E. Mann
Henry L. Dickason
Courtney Tanner
American Legion
Bugle Corps
Drum and Bugle Corps
BE. W. Hughes Ebbus
Henry Fortune James Elmer Brown
Howard M. Jarrett
269
Lodge
Pennington
Air Corps
Lodge of Elks
Loyal Order of Moose
Knights of Columbus
Bland Street Methodist Church
Daughters of America
Boy Scouts of America
Red Men's Lodge
The
Bluefield Council
Navy League of the United States
United American Mechanics
Christ Episcopal Church
Uni Spanish War Veterans
Girl's Roe
Eightieth Division Association
American Jon
American Red 08S
Biai Brith
Ahepa
Leon Thomas Commissioned as Second Lieutenant
Leon Thomas of Bluefield was commissioned a second lieutenant in the field artillery of the United States Army after completing the officer candidate school at Fort Sill Oklahoma. He began OCS in March and finished Thursday then visited Bluefield on leave from active duty. He previously worked for the Daily Telegraph Printing Company and is related to Mrs. Mary Frettwell and Mrs. F E Pedigo. his brother William O. Thomas serves with the Army Air Forces in Africa.
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Leon Thomas
Bluefield
Field Artillery
United States Army
Fort Sill
Okla
Thomas
Daily Telegraph Printing Company
Mary Fretwell
College Avenue
FE. S. Pedigo
Oakhurst Avenue
William O. Thomas
United States Army Air Forces
Africa
Otis Reid, Jr
United States Navy
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
O. EF. Reid
Lyndale Avenue
Two Prisoners Escape From Mobile Road Camp Near Oakvale
Two prisoners escaped yesterday afternoon from the mobile prison camp near Oakvale in Mercer county. The fugitives are William Harry Hill of Kanawha county and Paul Bannton Journell of Madison, West Virginia. Each wore prison clothing with a serial number on the back of the khaki shirt as they fled from the unit building the Bluefield Oakvale road.
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Oakvale
Mercer County
William Harry Hill
Kanawha County
Paul Bannton Journell
Madison
W. Va
Bluefield
Oakvale Road
Mayor Shot In Ravenswood Court Threat Ends In Pursuit
Mayor Ray E. Ritchie was shot in the left leg on Ravenswood main street as he pulled up for a court appearance. Witness Clarence Thompson and victim Jack Vannest, both Ravenswood residents, identified the assailant. Police report Vannest, about 30, commandeered a car, robbed Thompson, and fled on foot after the mayor fired three times. Ritchie was hospitalized with non serious injuries.
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Ravenswood
W. Va
Ray E. Ritchie
Esco
Ritchie
Clarence Thompson
Jack Vannest
Vannest
Ompson
Thompson
Military Police Return Soldier After Jail Escape
Private Marion Horton, arrested earlier this week for being away without leave, escaped from the city jail and was recaptured. He is to be returned to his Army station.
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Pvt
Marion Horton
United States Army
German Atlantic V-Boat Fortifications Noted By Broadcast
A broadcast described German wartime fortifications along the Atlantic coast with extensive concrete U-boat bases. Engineers leveraged prior experience to lay out airfields and defenses, citing coastal bays capes and mountainous terrain as aiding defense, and comparing to the Mediterranean wall near Pantelleria.
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Atlantic
Mediterranean Wall
St Tre
Pantelleria
Gibraltar
Shoebuying Wave Swamps Nation as Stamp 17 Nears End
The largest shoe buying surge in U S history unfolded Saturday as households rushed to use ration stamp 17 before expiration. Dealers report stock depletion and shoppers ready to buy any footwear, while OPA announces stamp 18 will cover coffee sugar and purchases through October 31, extending coverage by four and a half months.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Anaconda Company and Employees Fined in War Fraud Case
Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick sentenced the Anaconda Wire and Cable case in Fort Wayne Indiana. The company and five employees received maximum fines and suspended prison terms. Thor Johnson and Frank Hart faced two year and eighteen month sentences suspended on fine payment. C Bishop received 500 dollars and one year and one day imprisonment suspended on payment. Don R Carpenter and Frank Kunkle received 500 and 100 dollar fines respectively. Indicted December for conspiracy to defraud the government via defective Marion plant wire products. Hart and Johnson were urged to return to work to aid the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Thomas W.W. Slick
Anaconda Wire and Cable Company
Anaconda Company
Thor
Johnson
Anaconda
Frank E. Hart
Marion
Hart
C. Bishop
Don R. Carpenter
Frank Kunkle
Slick
Hart and Johnson
Formidable 1943 War Production Goals Outlined
The summary notes the 1943 arms program as a formidable industrial task. It cites a 13 percent share for building plants and cantonments, with munitions output set to jump 125 percent for specific weapons. Planes, spares, and ships must rise substantially to meet strategic needs amid shifting combat priorities.
British Navy Lands After Heavy Harbor Air Raid
A sergeant pilot struck a large merchant ship and several small boats in the harbor as light bombers raided the area. The tactical air force pressed the assault during the day near the island before defenders exhausted their endurance. After the white flag appeared, a British landing party went ashore to secure the conquest.
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Tactical Air Force
Pinpoint Island
British Navy
Work Stoppage Affects Greyhound Bus Service in Baltimore
Baltimore reports a work stoppage by Greyhound Lines drivers, cancelling five regular trips today and sixteen since Thursday. L. C. Major, regional manager, says extra drivers did not report for regular work after a union meeting. Regular drivers also refused to run since noon today.
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Baltimore
Greyhound Lines
L. C. Major
Major
District 1098
AFL
Allin
Fourth Of License Sticker Applications Are Already Returned
Charleston West Virginia June 12 About a fourth of the 250000 applications for 1943 44 license stickers sent out by the road commission to private passenger automobile owners already have been returned but as yet none of the new permits have been distributed Don McClaugherty said today McClaugherty commission secretary and registrar of motor vehicles estimated that approximately 75000 persons had returned their applications for the new 21 4 by 4 14 inch gummed stickers which will replace the customary metal tags He added that virtually all of the more than 300000 applications for passenger cars trucks motorcycles taxi cabs and miscellaneous vehicles had been sent out by the commission since June 1 The 75000 applications for licenses returned in about two weeks time amounted to a little more than the number submitted in the corresponding period a year ago McClaugherty said There has been no great rush by individuals preparing in person for their new tags but McClaugherty issued a reminder that prompt service and attention would be given to all mail orders and urged automobile owners to mail in their applications.
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Charleston
W. Va
Road Commission
Don McClaugherty
McClaugherty
Commission
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Pvt. E. B. Belcher Returns To Post
Pvt. E. B. Belcher of the U S Army medical corps at Stark General hospital Charleston S C left last night after visiting his mother Mrs Maude Belcher and sister Miss Johnnie Belcher on Jefferson street His brother Pvt Amos Belcher returned to his station with the Army Air Forces at Salina Kansas on Thursday after a visit here
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Pvt
E. B. Belcher
Medical Corps
United States Army
Stark General Hospital
Charleston
S. C
Maude Belcher
Johnnie Belcher
Jefferson Street
Amos Belcher
Army Air Forces
Salina
Kan
Montcalm Man Burned Severely
Dewey Neese of Montcalm was severely burned when a cleaning solvent exploded after a patron lit a cigarette. He was taken to Bluefield sanitarium Priday night. aged 32 and married, he worked at a Montcalm filling station.
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Dewey Neese
Montcalm
Bluefield Sanitarium
Neese
T. A. Warden
Mr. Neese
Piano Tuners Roanoke Visit and Local Notices
Roanoke resident Harry Haffen will visit the town at least one week each month for piano tuning. Also advertised are new Forest City Paint cars, Bradley's fashion arrivals including cotton gabardine suits and wedding dresses, and a Masonic funeral service for A F Douthat with bluefield lodge involvement.
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Harry Haffen
Roanoke
West Va
Health Report Details May City Activities
May activities of the city department are listed along with year to date totals as compiled by Dr. David B. Lepper head of the department.
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David B. Lepper
Lions Rampage In Retail Areas Escapes Clamped
Lions Caesar and Cicero terrorized shoppers in nearby supermarkets. trainers and roustabouts pursued four lions. Cicero entered a Sheridan avenue garage. neighbors shut doors as Terrill Jacobs corralled the beasts with whip and blank cartridges. Caesar hid under a Sheridan porch before leaping and retreating toward a cage wagon.
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Caesar
Cicero
Sheridan Avenue
Terrill Jacobs
Hans Mogensen
Mogensen
Jacobs
Civilian beef distribution cut to 65 percent of 1941 level
The food administration set a civilian beef allotment at 65 percent of the 1941 amount as armed forces claimed the rest. Officials cited inadequate beef stocks for urgent military needs while housewives already faced shortages. The note follows wartime air transport changes after Pearl Harbor when prewar airline operations dropped to under 500 planes.
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Ers
Food Administration
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. W. Pierce
Side
Oity
Keys Planing Mill
Telleria
James W Yates
James Willam Yates
Shawsville
John W. London
Mr. Yates
Hester Louvenia Shaver
James Atkinson
Jenkin Jones
B. E. Pails
Thomas McNeil
Harry Perdue
Annie Everett
Maurice
Dudley
Thomas Yates
Paul W. White
Paul William White
Raven
Richlands
H. B. Abshire
R. L. Parks
W. B. Hampton
Hawkins Cemetery
Otis Nash
H. T. Plaster
W. B. Short
Claude D. Davis
Clarence MacGlothiin
A — L. H. Beavers
BN. Mustard
B. N. Mustard
Bland County
Mr. Mustard
Bland
Bland Lodge
A. M
Bascom Mustard
Vancouver Barracks
Washington Corp
Rowland FE. Mustard
Camp Claiborne
George Mustard
Amonate
Alva Necessary
Tazewell
C. H. Mustard
R. J. Mustard
Newport News
E. D. Mustard
Charlottesville
Annie Honaker
Martin Williams
Pearsburg
C. P. Muncy
Brand
J. C. Tuggle
Rocky Gap
Pvt. Mustard
Mrs. Scott Litton
Lebanon
Scott Litton
Russell County
Llness
Lebanon News
Abbie F. Douthat
U. S
Congress
Pepper
Fla
Colleacies
John L. Lewis
America
Jeader
Davis
R Pa
Revercomb
R. W. Va
Ing
Ickes
War Labor Board
Bluefield Elks
Wagner
Esquire
F. Morton ‘Wagner
Shelby F. Pennington
Batista
Havana
Fulgencio Batista
AKIO
Associated Press
Tabor E. Dunman
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Ensign Dunman
Elkhorn
Virginia Phytechnic Institute
Blackbure
Brunswick
DR. Dunman
Maine
Forest City
Bailey Lumber Company
Bluefield Lodge No. 85
A. F
A. F. Douthat
Masonic Temple
Mercer Lodge No. 160
W.M. J. L. Albright
Bradley's
Bradley
Chichenee
Trpene
Schick
Widal
de Wean
Morthea S
Dairies
Pearl Harbor
American Airlines
Semsalon
National Optical Stores Co
Princeton Ave
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