Ernie Pyle Beachhead Story Praised By Senate
Washington June 21 Senator Davis lauded Ernie Pyle for his Normandy beachhead dispatches. He urged reprinting in the Congressional Record, noting Pyle accompanied troops from Africa through Sicily and Italy to France. Pyle’s daily columns are widely carried and valued for their down to earth war reporting.
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Washington, D. C
America
Ernie Pyle
Normandy
Davis
Senate
Ernie
Congressional Record
Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Frontline Hell Described in War Crossing
A Washington News front page column recalls coast landings in France and the brutal toll of war. The piece urges every American to read and pray for the soldiers, portraying a living hell endured by servicemen and women.
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Washington News
France
America
Ernie Pryde
Daily Telegraph
Church Night Service At First Christian Church
The Loyal Bible class led by president C W Houseman will run the church night program at 7 45 tonight. The Rev J T Browning will open prayer. The class sponsors attendance and invites all to attend the weekly Thursday service at the church.
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Loyal Bible
First Christian Church
C. W. Houseman
J. T Browning
Burglar Fire Alarm At New Kresge Building
An alarm at the new Kresge building triggered by a possible burglar and fire call drew the fire department at 6 55 yesterday morning. Investigators found no definite cause and the manager suggested it may have stemmed from an attempted break in at the loading door on the Federal street side.
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New Kresge
Federal Street
Lt Ned Shott Receives Air Medal for Aerial Flight
First Lt Ned E Shott has been awarded the Air Medal for merit orious achievement while participating in an aerial flight. His wife at 2009 Walton Avenue was informed and Mrs Shott received the medal this morning. He is a B 17 Flying Fortress pilot based in England and son of Mr and Mrs Jim H Shott of 2100 Jefferson Street with three brothers in service.
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Ned E. Shott
Fruit and Vegetable Price Changes Mild This Week
The district office of price administration announced slight price changes effective today for groups 1 and 2 stores in Greenbrier McDowell Mercer Monroe Pocahontas Raleigh Summers Fayette Montgomery and Wayne counties. Beans drop one cent per pound Carrots up two cents per pound Potatoes five pounds bulk 27 cents down two cents and California five pounds 32 cents down one cent All other fresh fruit and vegetable prices stay as previously announced.
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District Office of Price Administration
Greenbrier
McDowell
Mercer
Monroe
Pocahontas
Raleigh
Summers
Fayette
Montgomery
Wwing
California
West Virginia Medical Society Opens Sessions
The thirty eighth annual session opens with President W W M W presiding at Bluefield State College. Invocations by Dr Hinton. Visiting clinicians include Dr Chauncey Cooper of Howard University, Dr Ronald Lovall, Dr Robinson of Howard University Medical School, and Dr T C Simmons. A round table is led by Drs J E Brown and Clinton A Jasksormy. Demonstration of penicillin prep and administration at Providence hospital by Capt. John Hume and other U S Public Health Service officers. about fifty doctors register from across the state with several out-of-state attendees. A night session followed.
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West Virginia Medical Society
Ww. M. W
Biuefield State
Co. H. Hinton
Chauncey I. Cooper
Dean College of Pharmacy
Howard University
Ronald E. R. Lovall
Washington, D. C
Robinson
Howard University Medical School
T. C. Simmons
Department of
J. E. Brown
Clinton
Jasksormy
Providence Hospital
John Hume
H. Zwhalen
Lanehone
U. S. Public Health Service
Night at Scott Street Ba church features Dr Hopson speaker
Dr Hopson director of bureau of necro statistics delivered the principal address at a church event on Scott Street in Charleston.
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Scott Street
Bachurch
Hopson
bureau + Necro statistic
Charleston
Community groups schedule upcoming events and meetings
Circle 2 will meet at the John Stewarts at 3 30 PM. The general society and circle study session will be led by Mrs E J Palmer. Roy Scott post of the American Legion meets Friday at 7 30 PM at the club rooms on North Mercer Street. Mt Zion church female chorus rehearses at 7 30 PM.
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Ethel Johnson
John Stewarts
General Society
E. J. Palmer
Roy Scott Post
The
Mercer Street
Mt. Zion Church
Mrs James Prench Patient at St Marys Hospital
Mrs James Prench of Wayne Street is a patient at St Marys Hospital. Corporal Everett Bow and his wife of Camp Hood Texas are visiting his parents on Bland Street.
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James Prench
Wayne Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Cpl
Everett Bow
Camp Hood
Xas
Bland Street
Local Man Charged With Breaking And Entering Residence
A warrant charging breaking and entering was issued Tuesday against C. J. Whalen 21. Police found Whalen in the residence of J. S. Saundle 330 North Mercer Street early Sunday morning. He posted $500 bond and was released from jail to appear July 3.
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C. J. Whalen
W. W. McNea Whalen
S. Saundle
North
Mercer Street
Commission Plants Trout In Streams At White Sulphur
The West Virginia conservation commission released 1 000 legal size rainbow trout into streams near Ashford General Hospital White Sulphur Springs and received about 100 000 fish from federal hatcheries in the current fiscal year Officials said 106 597 fish were transferred from U S government hatcheries at White Sulphur Springs Leetown and Wytheville Virginia under a special arrangement with federal authorities The program aims to improve fishing for soldier patients recovering from war injuries.
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Charleston
W. Va
the Conservation Commission
Army Hospital
White Sulphur Springs
U. S
Leetown
Wytheville
Ashford General Hospital
Scouts Sell 175 War Stamps in Bluefield Drive
Girl and Boy Scouts of Bluefield Virginia operated a War Saving Stamp booth on Main Avenue during the Fifth War Loan drive. Over the last five days they sold 175 in stamps with Girl Scouts led by Wallace Averill in two shifts from 9 a.m. and Boy Scouts led by Ben Bates in two shifts from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
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Boy Scouts
Bluefield
Girl Scouts
Wallace Averill
Og Dal
Ben Bates
Bluefield Job Interview for Applicants June 22 1944
Roderick will be at Bluefield U. 8 employment service office 701 Commerce Street Bluefield on Thursday June 22 1944 to interview all applicants. Radium is being used to detect flaws in steel plates used in ship building.
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Roderick
Bluefield
Two Local Men Sent For Navy Examinations
Two Bluefielders were sent to Huntington yesterday for examination prior to final enlistment in the U S navy. The men are Howard E. Hill and Robert O. Christian.
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Navy
Huntington
U. S. Navy
Howard E. Hill
Robert O. Christian
Bible School Starts Friday at Methodist Church
Vacation Bible school opens Friday at the Methodist church with Miss Doris Scott as director for children up to 11. Youth Activities week runs July 3 to 25 for those 12 and older, featuring a Methodist Youth Caravan. Workers meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at Earle E Scott's home to plan.
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Methodist Church
Doris Scott
Earle E. Scott
Volunteers Answer Fire Alarm Call
Volunteers from the Bluefield Virginia fire department were summoned yesterday at 3 30 pm to Graham Mattress company for a fire alarm. Smoke from burning waste material in a stove caused the alarm and some damage was reported by Chief J H Poole.
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Bluefield
Graham Mattress Company
J. H. Poole
Poole
Norfolk man visits family on Glenn Street
Powers, working at Norfolk, Va., is visiting his wife and family on Glenn street. M. Harvey of Boissevain was in Bluefield, Va., yesterday.
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Powers
Norfolk, Va
Glenn Street
M. Harvey
Boissevain
Bluefield
Yestery
Workers Needed At Fort Story
M. B. Roderick, civil service recruiting representative, issued an urgent call for skilled workers to fill vacancies at Fort Story Virginia. Immediate openings for armament machinists and helpers automotive mechanics blacksmiths electricians sheet metal workers automobile upholsterers welders instrument repairers and typewriter repairmen with unfurnished barrack accommodations and guaranteed appointment.
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M. B. Roderick
Civil Service
Fort Story
Norfolk
Roderick
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