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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1944
Page
9
Giles County reports citizens subscribed 94723 toward a 133000 Fifth War Loan quota in Narrows over the first four days. Kiwanis led door to door efforts with help from the Wolf Creek area. Rallies and a citywide canvass aim to meet the high target as residents sustain wartime support.
Mrs Ella T Spencer past grand matron of Virginia Order of the Eastern Star spoke on fraternalism at Lakeland chapter 74 Narrows in a Monday meeting. The chapter voted $5 to the Children’s Home Society of Virginia and elected one petitioner for degree with three new applications referred to a committee. Circle reports and a social hour followed with remarks by Miss Mae Pizer and J J Scott. A June 27 called meeting is set for degrees. Dozens of local residents were listed in the accompanying society items and notes.
The OPA announced two changes for issuing ration book No 4 to armed forces personnel. Men not served meals at general mess or who eat most meals at home may obtain book 4 and no longer must apply monthly for special ration currency. Also servicemen need not present book No 3 when applying for book 4 as shoe stamps are no longer in use.
The U S Office of Education Vocational Education Board appropriated 19975 dollars for a 1944 program at Glenwood Vocational School run by Mercer County Board of Education. Charles H Archer said the funding covers machinery and equipment maintenance. The county board valued school property at 2559 dollars and filed the valuation for approval. A repair contract for Fairview school heating system was awarded to Columbus Heating and Ventilating Co. for 41210.83 dollars.
Three men were sent to Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana for induction by Mercer draft board No 2 Rock district. Included were Claude B White Princeton Thomas W Harman Coopers Ethan Alden Co Jr Lash Meek Howard B Wyrick Mansfield Ohio transferred. On Friday the board sent Maynard A Peyton Beeson and Junior R Hill Matoaka to Huntington for navy induction.
Miss Wanda Shelton returned home from Jackson Tennessee after attending the wedding of Miss Carrie Terry to A Lawrence Teel held Saturday at 7:30 PM at the Presbyterian church in Jackson. Miss Shelton served as maid of honor. Mr and Mrs W E Hardaway announce the birth of a son David Charlies June 18 at Memorial hospital weighing seven pounds three ounces. The mother is Helen Steed daughter of Mr and Mrs C H Steele of this city.
D W Wickline of the Bluefield Princeton road who Wisitted to the Memorial hospital June 5 after a broken leg is improving. Mr and Mrs Fred Kyle and lit-
The son of Norfolk are spending their vacation with Mr. and Mrs. P. ae and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Kyle of this city. Mrs. ine Rubarth of De res is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Gunter of Spanish purg and friends and relatives of this city. Dr W.S. Steele is slowly improving at his home at Glenwool Park, after being a patient in the Beckley hospital.
Doris Duke Cromwell seeks to overturn a New Jersey court's ruling that her Nevada divorce from J. H. R. Cromwell was invalid. Attorneys claim the decision rested on legal misconception and fraud and assert neither spouse resided in Nevada despite the court finding otherwise.
The May term of circuit court's special term was set for July 7 to arrange the docket for the August term. Judge Easley issued several chancery orders yesterday.
Myron Taylor, president Roosevelt's special representative to the Vatican, arrived in Rome tonight to resume his old post after Rome's liberation. He last visited Italy in November 1942.
Purchasers of war bonds only admitted to the Mercer theater for a special bond premier of Northern Pursuit starring Errol Flynn Julie Bishop Helmut Dantine John Ridgely and Gene Lockhart. Bonds available at Princeton and Athens banks or at the theater. The Phantom of the Opera with Nelson Eddy Susanna Foster and Claude Rains plays this afternoon.
Capt. Arnold Moore and Lt. P. C. Crawford of the state police visiting Princeton detachment at the courthouse in Beckley for an inspection yesterday.
Pvt. Tilden Meadows returns to duty after a six month Camp Blanding assignment and a twelve day furlough with his wife and four month old daughter and his parents Mr. and Mrs. 8 T Mewes Oakvale he is now stationed at Fort George G. Meade Maryland
Pvt Earl H Lilly is spending a fifteen day furlough with his wife.
Fragment mentions a service member and family with time spent at Fort McClellan, Alabama, over the past four months. No additional details available.
Fred Burton served as administrator in Reed County records with a bond of 200 dollars and Wereies? Perkey named as surety in the county clerk office.
David Bruce and Grace McDonald team with George Be an Dols Collier as a woman s foursome in the musical comedy She's For Me at the Royal Theatre today. Eddie Le Baron s Rhumba orchestra and Rogers trio are featured.
A prisoner at the Philadelphia navy yard was shot and killed by a marine sentry during an escape attempt. The incident occurred around 10 30 AM amid darkness from a storm. the guard ordered him to halt, he did not, and a shot was fired. The prisoner’s identity was not released.
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