Infant dies in Lauderdale and Hartwell child funeral
Mac Phelps Jr three month old son of Sgt and Mrs Phelps Bluefield now Lauderdale Fla died Friday at home. Body to arrive Bluefield Monday with parents only survivors. Patricia Ann Evans three years eleven months daughter of James Howard Evans and Erin Pruett Evans Hartwell private funeral held at grandparents home with interment in Hartwell cemetery. Death attributed to infantile paralysis complications. She was born June 24 1940 in Richlands Va. Survivors include both parents one brother and extended relatives. Only relatives attended the Hartwell funeral.
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Mac Phelps, Jr
Mac Phelps
Bluefield
Lauderdale
Fla
Phelps
R. D. Wilson
W. C. Dickey
Patricia Ann Evans
James Howard
Erin Pruett Evans
Hartwell
Mra. A. J.tt
Clinch Valley Clinic
Richlands
James Howard, Jr
J. W. Evans
A. J. Pruett
Cpl
James B. Pruett
U. S. Army
India
Don Evans
U. S Navy
Wythe Davis
Grundy
Former Welch mayor Brooks Williams 78 dies after illness
Brooks Foster Williams, 78, twice mayor of Welch and prominent business figure, died at Grace hospital from diabetes complications. A native of Virginia, he moved to McDowell County decades ago, taught school, helped develop Welch and the coal industry, and held roles in banking real estate and insurance. He served as mayor, was active in Republican politics, and belonged to several fraternal groups. He is survived by his widow and four daughters with eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be at the Methodist church with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Brooks Foster Williams
Welch
Grace Hospital
Riverside Drive
Gra County
Williams
London
McDowell County
Dry
Lettie Beavers
Preston Beavers
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Welch Insurance On
John W. Blakely
Blakely
First National Bank
Crintal ‘« Coal Company
Vance McCormick
Harrisburg
First Methodist Church
Board of
Stewards
McDowell Lodge No
AM. m Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Benem Temple
Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
W. E. Kiser
Tazewell
Woodlawn Cemetery
Local Man Jacob Kitts Dies at Home in Bland County
The body of Jacob Kitts of Logan streets died yesterday morning at 2 o'clock at his home. He was a former city employee. The body was taken to Harmen funeral home in Bland county. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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Jacob Kitts
Logan Streets
Harmen
Bland County
Kitts
Allied push toward Cherbourg as heavy fighting continues
American forces shell Cherbourg area with the 82nd airborne fanning out from St Sauveur and advancing on key road junctions. British units repulse German counterattacks near Troarn while Montgomery prepares a major effort with heavy artillery backing. Casualties in opening French front total 15,883 by midnight Friday.
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Bradley
Sevastopol
Cherbourg
Caen-Troain
U. S. 82Nd Airborne Division
St. Sauveur
U. S. Airborne
Douve River
Bricquebec
la Haye - Puits
Highay
Pretot
la Haye
France
Montebourg
21St Army Group
Bernard L. Montgomery
U. S
Cher Othe
Quineville
Troarn
Breville
Escoville
Montgomery
Cherbourg Front Advances Tie Off Peninsula
Allied dispatches report the Vire Et Vaute canal area south of Isigny along with villages east and west of Tilly Sur Seulles captured. The Cherbourg peninsula is nearly cut in two with the west coast road in range of American artillery and fighter bombers. Bradley says no sign of German evacuation from Cherbourg despite observed German traffic.
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Vire Et-Vaute
Isigny
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Cherbourg
St. Cauveur
Omar N. Bradley
Normandy
Sunday Dine Question Answered At Jimmy’s
Readers are urged to dine at Jimmy’s this Sunday for the finest food with no compromises. The column promotes the restaurant’s offerings and urges patrons to choose Jimmy’s for an upscale dining experience.
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Jimmy
Gieken
Republican governor nominee names Bricker on ticket
Cincinnati party officials announce Bricker’s nomination with two lieutenants Roy Dol Moore of Canton and John W. Galbraith of Columbus. The national committee says 52 women will help write the platform for the first time. Platform writing starts June 21, with the national committee meeting on that day to hear initial plans.
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Cinnati
Bricker
Roy Dol. Moore
Canton
John W. Galbraith
Columbus
National Committee
Labor group forms national political action committee
Signals point to July 19 Democratic convention. Roosevelt renomination drive expands to many states with CIO P A C forming to back Reelection. Lee Pressman CIO general counsel believes the committee will not violate the Smith Connally act and will accept voluntary contributions.
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Wallace
Capitol Hill
CIO
Roosevelt
National Political Action of Labor
CTO
Lee Pressman
Saipan battle updates show 21 Japanese ships sunk
Twenty nine enemy crew were captured as prisoners bringing total prisoners from Jap ships to 201 since the Saipan assault began. American forces captured Himashisu village widening the push toward Magicienne bay while Charan Kanoa and its airstrip fell along the western coast. Admiral Nimitz reported additional air strikes against Kurile targets.
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Saipan
Himashisu
Ashto
Les
Magicienne Bay
Charan-Kanoa
Nimitz
Kuriles
Allies claim air and ground losses in New Guinea drive
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports fifty Japanese planes destroyed at Sorong in Dutch New Guinea. Mitchell and Lightning attack er. The Japanese base at Sorong called last effective air base in New Guinea. New Zealand and American advances threaten Mokmer on Biak Island. Air strikes also hit Trek in the Caroline Islands and targets at Rabaul.
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New Guinea
Sorong
Dutch New Guinea
Hollandia
Davao
Mindanao
Philippines
Key Ridge
Mokmer
Biak Island
Schoulen
Trek
Naval Base
Caroline Islands
Rabaul
New Britain
Allied Bomber Action Over Normandy In High Intensity
Allied forces report three enemy planes shot down in aerial combat. U S Ninth Air Force logged 540 sorties over the Normandy battlefield by 6 p m with bombers carrying explosives to beach airstrips. RAF rocket fighters aided ground forces as heavy raids hit Pas de Calais and surrounding targets including Cherbourg peninsula air fields and rail yards.
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Pas-de-Calais
England
Eighth Air Force
Paris Boulogne
Normandy
Second Tactical Air Force
Meridon
Ninth Air Force
Cherbourg
St. Lo
Nazi Robot Limits Noted for Normandy Front Use
The article notes the pilotless Nazi aircraft have limited wartime potential and cannot be used on the Normandy front for fear of harming German troops. Britain's anti aircraft defenses reorganize to strike the drones with varied gun sites and night fire using machine guns and anti aircraft weapons.
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Normandy
Britain
Channel S Traits
Russians Close on Viipuri As War Pushes North
Moscow said Russians smashed within 25 miles of Viipuri from two directions and seized Perkjarvi and Kuolema yh on key rail routes. Evacuation of Viipuri port and civilian orders were reported as Govorov’s forces claimed over 120 populated places in a day of heavy fighting.
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London
Viipuri
Perkjarvi
Karelian Isthmus
Kudemajarvi
Moscow
Kuolemayh
Fiouri
Stockholm
Turmoil at Bluefield station over Kerns arrest
A bluefield crowd pressed into the police station demanding to see Kerns. Tear gas from state police cleared the room as officers and Mayor Snyder sought control. A private, Herbert Peters, injured from gas, was treated at the sanitarium. Kerns’s whereabouts remained unknown.
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Ramsey Street
E. R. Kerns
Herbert Peters
Mak
Kerns
Owens
Sam Lambert
Mercer County
Ens
Princeton
Bland Street
Barbara McCoy
Nora McCoy
Bluefield Avenue
Trate
William C. Snyder
Furnaces Now In Stock At Six Bailey Plants
City and Coalfield Items announce warm air and hot water heating plants available at six Bailey Lumber Company plants. The Vogue advertises reduced coats at 10.95, half price suits, dresses for dates, maternity outfits, white hats, grand hats selling at 1.00, and flower head bands all offered beside other home goods.
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Bailey Lumber Company
Jimmy's Restaurant Daily Catch Specials
At Jimmy's Restaurant the menu features fried live soft shell crabs delivered daily by fast express. Potomac River shad roe and jumbo frogs are also highlighted as delicious options in this period menu teaser.
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Bluefield
Fast Express
Jimmy
Potomac River
Beachhead ruins reflect a vast wartime supply line
The coastline strewn with wreckage, gear, and casualties shows a massive Allied buildup after D Day. Personal effects, letters, and improvised refuses lie in a long line along the shore while fresh troops rush to push into France. A lone dog remains at the water, seeking its owners amid the chaos.
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France
Maybeury Man Presumed Dead in World War II
Mr and Mrs Jim Copolo of Maybeury confirm their son Technican Fifth Grade August Copolo is presumed dead after two years with no proof of survival following his missing status in the Philippine Islands after the fall of Corregidor on May 7 1942 He enlisted August 14 1941 trained at Jefferson Barracks Mo went to the Philippines before Pearl Harbor and fought in Corregidor He telegrammed in August 1942 saying he was on the Bataan peninsula and has not written since His father a ship clerk at Pocahontas has another son Pfc Frank Copolo stationed at Camp Claiborne La He attended Elkhorn High School Concord College and Bolton Test School near Welch and was active in athletics and boxing.
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Normandy
Europe
France
Jim Copolo
Maybeury
War Department
Technican
August Copolo
Tech. Copolo
Philippine Islands
Corregidor
Tech
Copolo
Air Corps
Jefferson Barracks
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Islands
Corregdor
Bataan Peninsula
Bolton
Welch
McDowell
Mercer Counties
Elkhorn High School
Concord College
Athens
Pocahontas Company
Pfc
Frank Copolo
Camp Claiborne
Rock in Hand and the Hidden Soldier
A man sleeps with a smooth rock in his hand as tides erase and reveal war’s memory. The Normandy shore hides a fallen soldier beneath sand, his two feet protruding from the grave, the toes toward the land he sought.
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Normandy
G.I
Sandpaper Without Sand Blocks Cutting Power
An excerpt explains sandpaper lacks actual sand as the particles are waterworn with rounded edges, rendering it ineffective for cutting where a sharp edge is required.
Daily Doings Of Area Women With The SMC
Sixty six service men with nine accompanied by wives two by babies and one by his were guests of the Service Men club yesterday. The Loyalty Bible class of the First Methodist church of Pocahontas donated fruits jellies coffee sugar and salt meat. Mrs. M G Kent led the event with co chairmen and a list of assisting ladies.
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Service
Service Men
First Methodist Church of
Allied Forces Advance Across Central Italy Near Umbrian Front
French troops moved 12 miles north of Orvieto and seized Monteleone while armored units pushed from Todi to within 13 miles of Perugia. In the Adriatic, British forces linked with partisans at Teramo as the line stretched about 70 miles from Pisa to Florence and roughly 100 miles from the eastern German line at Rimini.
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Orvieto
Monteleone
Orosseto
Todi
Perugia
Eighth Army
Spole Trevi
Foligno
Montefalco
Adriatic
Teramo
Cara
Pisa
Florence
Ri Ini
Former Resident Returns After 37 Years Visit
I. L. Hylton of Modesto California, once a city resident, arrives in Bluefield for a three month stay. He helped build the old roundhouse and railroad yards here and will visit his sister Mrs. J. F. Van Dyke on Rose Street and his brothers J Hylton of Princeton and V Hylton of Portville Virginia.
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I. L. Hylton
Modesto
Calif
Bluefield
Hylton
Olk
Weste
J. F. van Dyke
Rose Street
Princeton
Protoville Va
Club To Be At Brushfork Tonight
The Billy Sunday club will hold its regular meeting tonight at Brushfork Methodist church. Services begin promptly at 8 oclock with special music planned and everyone is invited.
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Brushfork
Billy Sunday Club
Brushfork Methodist Church
Fingers on Games Medieval Isians wagered a finger
Ancient Isians wagered a finger on games with a ritual that led to losing a finger for the loser and curing the wound with ointment. The brutal custom framed competitive bets and punishment within their society.
Crow Wanders 1500 Miles From Montana to Alberta
A crow tagged in Montana was found 15 months later in Alberta Canada, having traveled about 1500 miles. The bird’s journey showcases remarkable avian navigation as it crossed border lines and landscapes, reaching an unexpected rest in Collins Col and then Alberta.
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Collins
Col
Alberta
Can
First Presbyterian Church of Tazewell Plans Sunday Services
McCulloch is Dubling Harmon B Ramsey minister. Sunday school at 9:45 and 2:30 at Pleasant Hill led by Paul C Thomas and Dal Ramage respectively. Morning worship at 11, radio WHIS, with soloist Miss Betty Thabet and sermon Why I Believe in the Christ. Evening service at 7:45, subject The Soul's Restoration.
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First Presbyterian
Ocean Fresh Lobsters Reach Jimmy's Daily
Jimmy's Restaurant offers live lobsters delivered directly from shore to kitchen. Finest crustaceans arrive daily and are prepared in dozens of styles for the menu.
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Jimmy's
Fast Express
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