Captain C W Bishop Receives DFC for B 17 Bombing Feats
Bluefield veteran Captain Charles W Bishop of 410 Third Street earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for leading B 17 missions with the 384th Bomb Group. He flew on raids over Gelsenkirchen Eindhov en and Mannheim between 1943 and 1944, suffering wounds on one attack, and continued air operations into the war’s end. He also holds the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Air Force
England
Charles W. Bishop
Bluefield
Third Street
Penne
Geisenkircen
Eindhoven
Holland
Germany
Mannheim
Nete
Pose
384Th
Gelsenkirc
Tion
Deee
Area Service Men News From McKinney and Surrounding Towns
Pvt William L Cornette has arrived at General Hospital with burns His wife Geneva Cornette 302 Rogers Street Bluefield Princeton area resident Emmett W Russell of Bluefield receives Purple Heart at redistribution station under station commander Pvt Joh B Harless will return to Fort Tex after visiting Bluefield. Mrs G C Wolford hosts in Preston Street Pratt Kansas Cpt Samuel Persiani son of Jesse Persiani Winston-Salem NC heads to combat theater in B 29 group at Pratt Army Airfield Corporal Persiani formerly worked as a miner at Rolfe Collieries
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Mckinney
Texas
William L. Cornette
Army
General Hospital
Geneva Cornette
Rogers Street
Bluce
Tal
Emmett W. Russell
Bluefield
Army Ground and Service Forces
Russell
Giles Street
Augusta
Robert . Burkett
Oliver General Stal
Oliver General Hospital
Pvt
Joh B. Harless
Fort . Tex
G. C Wolford
Preston Street
Pratt
Kansas
Japan
Samuel Persiani
Jesse Persiani
Winston-Salem
N. C
Persiani
Pratt Army Airfield
Rolfe Collieries
Service Club sees Canadian gas efficiency claim discussed
At the Service Men's club event yesterday flowers were donated by Bluefield Floral company. Mrs. W. A. Honeycutt chaired with Mrs. J. H. Cook as co chair. workers included Mrs. T. C. O'dell. A note claims Canada gasoline travels farther per gallon than U S due to imperial gallon size.
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The
Bluefield Floral Company
W. A. Honeycutt
J. H. Cook
T. C. O'dell
Vic
Canada
United States
Lt Carney Graduates From B-29 Class
Second Lt William L. Carnney 22 son of Oren Earl Bluefield is training for combat crew duty with the Twentieth Air Force at an air field. He is a skilled right tech operator and has completed courses in defensive tactics bombing gunnery emergency procedures and cross country flights. Carney entered service in July 1942 and is a Beaver School graduate from 1941. His wife June lives at Rt 2 Box 11 Phoenix Arizona.
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Ariz
William L. Carnney
Oren Earl
Bluefield
Air Field
Twentiieth Air Force
Carney
Beavers
June
Rt. 2
Box 11
Phoenix
Enlistees Named From Bluefield Navy Recruiting Area
Twenty seven 17 year olds from the region were enlisted at Huntington on Tuesday after applying at the Bluefield Navy Recruiting Station. Local recruiter L R Black announced the names including Clyde Morris Northfork Charles Albert Sprague Ritchie Van Carper Grand View Ernest Testerman Princeton James Wad dell Bluefield James Smith Princeton Edward Nash Jr Amonate Franklin Marshall Princeton William Barksdale Gill liam Mullins Bradshaw Lloyd Beverly Asco Harvey Stone English Jack Cassell Coalwood Willard Smith Wykel Sidney Gunter Pineville and others from Trepannitte B Addison urg B McDowell Lore Lewis Dawson Charles Thompson Dawson.
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Bluefield
Huntington
L. R. Black
Clyde Anthony Morris
Northfork
Charles Francis Albert
Sprague
Ritchie van Carper
Grand View
Ernest Oscar Testerman
Princeton
James Columbus Waddell
Floyd Street
James Edward Smith
Charles Edward Nash Jr
Amonate
Two Local Men Seek Navy Enlistment At Bluefield Station
Harold Elmer Lester of Helen and Ralph Eugene Brewster of Berwind applied for enlistment in the U S navy yesterday at the Bluefield navy recruiting station. James Lavely, petty officer in charge, oversaw the proceedings. Big Family notes over 1000 corn varieties from 18 inches to 22 feet tall.
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Harold Elmer Lester
Helen
Ralph Eugene Brewster
Berwind
U. S. Navy
Bluefield Navy
James Lavely
Right to Happiness airs on WHIS in the 3 45 p m slot
The piece profiles a radio performer shaped by a theatre owning father and grease paint upbringing who advocates learning by doing. The WHIS schedule lists Right to Happiness at 3 45 p m with Ronald Young performing and an episode involving Topper and specter guests ending in a hospital scene.
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Ronald Young
WHIS
Topper
Kerbys
Comedian Bob Burns Returns to Radio Panel Show
Bob Burns will guest at 9 on a half hour program with regulars Eugenie Baird and John Scott Trotter’s orchestra. Burns says he has inside information on Crosby’s horses while Van Buren’s distinguished citizen notes the War Department seeks Bing’s horses for cavalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Burns
Victor Borge
Eugenie Baird
John Scott Trotter
Crosby
van Buren
War Department
Bing
Radio Schedule Highlights Dated June 14 1948
Thursday lineup lists programs from 11:00 a.m. through 9:45 p.m. on WHIS including The Pred W Show with Jane Wilson and guests, Dial Awhile with Nash, Abbott and Costello, and The Strange Dr Weird at 9:45 P.M. The schedule features musicians, comedies, news, and entertainment by Sunrise Bottling Co., General Mills, and other sponsors.
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Sterling Drug Co
NBC
Young Widder Brown
Sterling Oo
Fly Land Co
Dr. Weird
Hillbilry
Harry R. Peyton
Tennessee Hoedown Chattan Medicine Co
Ieeieleusie Timeland Co
Orrali
Fred Pendleton
Allied Kentuckians
Allied Drug Co
Lourie
Balliard & Ballard
Charneamon
Daisy
Cole Ramy Co
the Alarm
NEC
Polly
Pol Fast
Pol
Ray Clarke
Poer
Oh House
Mange
Daisy Mae
Korn
Cole Baki
Tomehinnee
Tomehin Furniture Co
Road
Rock Mineral Spring Co
Fred Pell
General Isle
Ter Drag Lo
Radio Schedule Entries Mix Across Net Shows and Guests
A dense rundown lists 6:46 to 16:30 air slots featuring serials, dramas, concerts and talk shows. Programs include Captain Midnight, Tom Mix, Dick Tracy, Jack Armstrong, Superman repeats, Lowell Thomas News, Kay Armen songs, Bob bas drama, Dancing Orchestra, Fulton Lewis junior, Bing Crosby and Morton Gould concerts, Abbott and Costello, Arch Oboler plays, and Rudy Vallee variety with various hosts and guest orchestras.
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Front Farrell
Nbc
Sparrow & the Hawk
Dbe
Captain Midnight
Biu-Eart
Hop Marrigan
Mbs
Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
Cbs
Walter Kiernan
Biu -East
Terry
Biu-Wet
Chick Carter
Spte
Nbe
Pan-America
Jack Armstrong
Neweast
Kay Armen
Tom Mix
Como's
Jack Kie
Cbs News
Biu Fulton Lewis, Jr
Harry Prime
Monica Lewis
Cba
Ore
Arthur Hale
Kaltenborn
Earl Goodwin
Bdia
Frank Singiser
Newcast
Sam and
Abner
Curt M
T Nbe
Dixie
Dixie America Town Meeting Forum
Bing Crosby & Music Hall
Morton Gould
Cbe Aed
Heatter
Mbe
Mbds
Joan Davie
Nbe Bas
Bob Burne
Corlisa Archer
Dbs
Bbiu
Antonini
Mbsa
Biu
Navy
van Cleve
Used Truck Buyers Urged Check With ODT
Warning that buyers of used trucks may be ineligible for gasoline without a wartime Certificate of Necessity from the Office of Defense Transportation. District Manager A. E. Teagan urged prospective purchasers to consult ODT to avoid disappointment and financial loss by ensuring the operation is approved or would likely be denied.
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Office of Defense
A. E. Teagan
ODT
Teagan
Army Service Forces Seek Civilian Workers in Bluefield
Miss Betty Reed and Mrs. Mary Ellen Flora, army service forces representatives, urged more civilian staff at Washington headquarters. They travel to Bluefield this week to interview for typist and stenographer roles, noting applicants 17 and older meeting civil service requirements may apply through the U.S. Employment Service through Saturday.
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Betty Reed
Mary Ellen Flora
Army Service Forces
Washington, D. C
Miss Reed
Flora
Bluefield
U. S
Army
Reed
U.S. Employment Service
Battery Park Port Inton Birthplace of Jenny Lind Debut
Battery Park in New York City served as Port Inton and was built in 1810. There Jenny Lind the Swedish Nightingale made her American debut, marking a notable early chapter in her international career.
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New York City
Battery Park Wm
Portinton
Jenny Lind
Noisy Variety Show Nabs Two Hours of Dance and Music
A local club presents a two hour program titled March of Time and Guests dia featuring a Chicago act The Thing with 15 minutes of eye catching routines. The act is followed by a 2 hour dance segment by Refied Bases Orches and a second lineup labeled 15 Variety and News ending around 1 am.
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Dia
Chicago
Cba & Blu
From Evil to Necessity in Warfare Smoke as Camouflage
The text notes that smoke, once seen as a necessary evil by attackers, revealed positions and compromised plans, shifting its role to a strategic concern in warfare.
Snow Making Expands for Screening Troop Movements
Snow is produced in increasing quantities to screen troop movements by sea and air. The effort aims to obscure ships and planes as they relocate, with production scaling up to meet growing screening needs and training requirements.
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C. W. Bishop
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kydia
American Institute of Laundering
News of Area Service
Service Club
Service Men's
W. L. Carney
Elsia Thomas
Violet Heming
Jane Wilson
Honey and the Bees
Gordon Berger
Jimmy Atkins
Nash
Sunrise Bottling Company
Abbott and Costello
Gonnie Haines
Will Osbourne
Chills
Evelry CO
Princeton Ave
Curvex
Coum
Bluefield Cewelry
Henry Rodgin Company
W.va
Lind
Aquarium
United Woolen
Ria
Tee
Pop
Inca
Tony Avenue
West Virngsuta
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