Area service men receive promotions and deployments
The report lists William Ne Thomas promoted to corporal in Italy after 2½ years with the 15th Army Air Corps. It also covers Banks B Edwards reporting to Little Creek Virginia after basic at Camp Peary and serving since August 1944, plus Buford L Tabor promoted to corporal at Clovis New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ne Thomas
Bluefield
Italy
Corporal Thomas
15Th Army Air Corps
Mary Fretwell
Avenue
E. S. Pedhurst
Carlis ‘Floyd
Princeton Avenue
Newspapr
Banks B. Edwards
USNR
Joppa
Little Creek
Edwards
Camp Peary
Navy
Lulubelle Thomas
Narrows
Guyn L. Edwards
Galax
Dean
Army
Herbert Morgan, Jr
Army Air Field
Clovis
New Mexico
Buford L. Tabor
Corporal Tabor
R. H. Tabor
Falls Mills
Navy Yard
Fifth Air Force Hero and Navy Recruits From Bluefield Area
Staff Sgt. David C. Byrd from Bluefield serves in a Fifth Air Force P-51 unit with the 348th group overseas over twenty three months. He has five enemy planes destroyed and wears the Asiatic-Pacific and Philippine Liberation ribbons with stars, plus Good Conduct. Also noted are Frank Stowers’ son enlisting in the Navy at Huntington and receiving boat training at Great Lakes, plus Ensign Robert H. Moore Jr. assigned to amphibious training at Coronado and bearing a Washington and Lee degree via the V-12 program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. King, Jr
Walter W. King
Switchback
USNR
King
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Naval Air Station
Clinton
Okla
Naval
Houston
Texas
Howard
Bluefield
Elkhorn High School
Philippines
Robert P. Holbrook
RFD 1
Pacific
Fort Meade
Holbrook
States
Fiji
Guadalcanal
Rendova
New Georgia
Bougainville
Hitler
Pfc
James
Clyde
France
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Central Pacific
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Jack Reed Jr
Eunice
Reed
Marsh Fork High School
Montcoal
Prinz Dorothy Coal Company
Euce
Manila
Grover Jones
W. E. Jones
Hiteman
Jones
Army
Camp Lee
Kessler Field
Miss
Criger Field
Wash
New Guinea
Leyte
Luzon
Stanley Furniture Company
Fifth Air Force
David C. Byrd
Fifth Air Force Fighter Command
Byrd
Netherlands East Indies
Mooch
Frank Stowers
A. C. Stowers
Union Street
U.S. Navy
Huntington
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Stowers
Beaver High School
Robert H. Moore, Jr
Robert H. Moore
Liberty Street
Coronado
Calif
Dam Neck
Ensign Moore
Richmond
Portsmouth
Naval Reserve Midshipman
Chicago
Washington and Lee
Lexington
Navy
McCabee Chattanooga
Tenn
George
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
John Earl Ellison
Ghent
Norfolk
James Ellison
Death of Mrs. Ann Baynham Mentioned in Obituary
Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Ann Baynham mother of Mrs. Esther B Rollins of North Mercer Street. She resided with her daughter Mrs Katheren Harriss in Wilmington Delaware. Mrs Rollins visited last week en route from her son's graduation at Lincoln University arriving here last Saturday morning. She left here last evening for Delaware after re-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Baynham
Esther B. Rollins
North
Mercer Street
Puneral Service To Be Held In Wilmington Del
Receiving word that her mother had fallen seriously ill, Puneral arrangements are planned in Wilmington Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puneral
Wilmington
Del
Obituary for Ben Hall Jr and local Legion meeting update
Ben Hall Jr aged 45 died Wednesday night in Rich lands hospital. Survived by wife Carolyn and children Ethel Bobby George Connie Brenda, sister Lillian Curry of Alabama, mother in law Mrs Gertrude Howard, sisters in law Thelma Strain and Mrs Charles Lee of Amonate. Funeral 2:30 Friday at Pocahontas funeral chapel Rev I H Hayes. Burial Johnston Peters cemetery Pocahontas. Ladies auxiliary to the Association of Colored Railway Trainmen meet 7 tonight at Mrs J F Lewis home Bland street. Roy Scott Post American Legion will not meet tonight. district convention in Welch Sunday at 10 AM invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Hall, Jr
Monate
Richlands Hospital
Carolyn Hall
Ethel
Bobby
George
Connie
Brenda
Lillian Curry
Alabama
Gertrude Howard
Thelma Strain
Charles Lee
Amonate
Pocahontas Funeral Chapel
I. H. Hayes
Johnston-Pettis Cemetery
Pocahontas
Association of Colored Railway
J. F. Lewis
Bland Street
Roy Scott Post
The
American Legion
the Legion
Welch
Reverend Browne Preaches at Scott Street Church
The Rev. E. T. Browne will deliver the sermon at Scott Street church with the Royal Gospel quartet providing music. Dinner will follow the service at the church.
Whiting to Speak at John Stewart Methodist Church
Dean G. W. Whiting will be guest speaker Sunday morning at John Stewart Methodist Church. The Methodist men’s organization sponsors annual Fathers Day services with music by the men’s chorus directed by J Spencer Thompson and Mrs Helen Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean G. W. Whiting
John Stewart Methodist Church
Methodist Mens Organization
Mens Chorus
J. Spencer Thompson
Helen Davis
Rollins Return From Lincoln University 73rd Commencement
Carl G. Rollins Jr returns from Lincoln University Pa where he attended the 73rd commencement as his son Carl Rollings Jr graduated. Mrs. Elizabeth Marrs is a patient at St Marys hospital after an operation and can receive friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl G. Rollins, Jr
Lincoln University
New Asbestos Garments Issued for Steel Mills
The American Standards Association introduces asbestos aprons cape sleeves bibs leggings and coats for workers in steel mills and foundries to protect against splashes of molten metal. The garments slow heat transfer allowing time to disrobe before contact with hot metal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Standards Association
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News of Area Service
Blaine Wilfred Lilly
R. B. Lilly
East Beckley
LST
Camp Bradford
Hercules Powder Company
Radford
West Virginia High School
Harold Mathena
van Dyke
Mathena
E. L. Mathena
Camp Parks
Navy Seabee
Cleve F. Millan
McComas
W. Va
McMillan
South Pacific
News of the Colored People Co
W. Tiffany
DIAL
Pop
BY Miller Watt
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Mmnellman
Strasse
Quete
Lin
Jerry
Berlin
Homer Hooper
Fis RT
Belsen Concentration Camp
Germany
F. A. and
A. Y. Masons
Graham Chris
Fathers Day Services
L. D. Feuchtenberger Bakeries, Inc
Blondie
Chk
Boots
Mighty Peaceful
Nes
BY Edgar Mar
Watt
Rane
By Haml
Dick Tracy
Boa Trie
By Ckester Gou
Jake
Leachie
Stella
Gui Edse
Don Winslow
By Williams
TR Williams
Frank WY. Mastinek
Horry
Great Caesar
Chanticleer
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