Kilgore to Address Joint Rotary Kiwanis Meeting
U S Senator Kilgore of Beckley will speak at a joint Welch Rotary Kiwanis meeting this evening. The event, in the community room, will feature Miss Bernice Mentee from Eastman School of Music Rochester as guest soloist.
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U.S
Ae M. Kilgore
Beckley
Welch Rotary
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Iachian
Ore
Sen- Solins
Rotary Club
Bernice Mentee
Eastman School Music
Rochester
N. Y
Pvt William Allen Dies At Army Camp
Pvt William Allen aged 18 died Monday at Fort Bragg North Carolina from injuries in an exercise during maneuvers. He served about four months after enlisting in February and was formerly employed by Carter Coal Company at Caretta. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Jesse Allen three brothers Claude Sidney Elmer and two sisters Ada Sadie.
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William Allen
Jesse Allen
Fort Bragg
N. C
Allen
Gom
Carter Coal Company
Caretta
Claude
Sidney
Elmer
Ada
Sadie
Sergeant Albert Carter Arrives in States
Sergeant Albert W. Carter of Vivian WV is among West Virginia Pacific veterans given furloughs or discharges as part of a furlough rotation plan.
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Sgt
Albert Carter
States
Albert W. Carter
Vivian
West Virginia
Acto
Brother of Filbert Resident Succumbs
J A Hall of Filbert was informed of the death of his brother W A Hall a well known business man in Radford Virginia Funral services for Mr Hall will be held tomorrow.
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J. A. Hall
Filbert
Radford
W. A. Hall
Puneral
Mr. Hall
Welch Briefs and Birth Notice from Welch Area
Conrad T. Spangler, son of Mr and Mrs T C Spangler of Vivian, leaves today for Huntington to be inducted into the navy. He will go to Great Lakes for training. A son was born at 8:40 yesterday to Mr and Mrs Charlies Gearing of Week. Weighing five pounds two ounces, the baby is the couple’s first. Dr L L Belcher of Welch, WV board of dental examiners, went to Pittsburgh for exams at the University of Pittsburgh for West Virginia licensure.
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Conrad T. Spangler
T. C. Spangler
Vivian
Huntington
Navy
Great Lakes
Frank Bob
Gladys Bivens
Elch
Charlies Gearing
Stevens Clinic
L. L. Belcher
Welch
West Virginia
Sabbath Across Faiths Named World Observance
The article notes Sabbath is observed daily by various denominations with Sundays for Christians and Saturdays for Jews among others. It also mentions bread’s earliest form arising from acorns and beech nuts in ancient times.
War Casualties Of Army and Navy
War department and navy department release casualty lists with next of kin notification. West Virginia entries note wounded in the Pacific and liberated prisoners of war in Germany with names including Rucci, Laxton, McElrath, Taylor and associated kin in Welch Bluefield Sophia Bramwell North Tazewell.
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Navy Department
Washington
D. C
War Department
West Virginia
Pacific
Rucci
Nick B
Mra
Esther Rucci
Me S
Welch
Acific
Willem
Willie’ Bradley
Alton Ave
Bluefield
Germany
Laxton
James E. Pvt
Bessie Buchanan
Sophia. McElarath
James A
Mary J. McElrath
Bramwell
Taylor, John D
Fannie C. Taylor
North Tazewell
Ermany
Business Men To Hear Dr Hampton St Clair Dinner Speaker
Dr Hampton St Clair of the Bluefield Sanitarium staff will be guest speaker at a Business Men's club dinner this evening at 6 30 in Palmer hall First Methodist church. Rev C O Ferrall Thompson president will preside.
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Hampton St. Clair
Bluefield Sanitarium
Business Men's Club
Palmer Hall
First Methodist Church
C. O’ferrall Thompson
Bean Prices Rise On OPA Shipping Ceilings
The OPA raised shipping point ceilings today, boosting prices for white marrow beans by 1 per hundred pounds and white kidney beans by 1.40 per hundred pounds. The increases take effect June 26 and raise retail costs by about 1 cent per pound for white marrow and 1.5 cents for white kidney beans. The note also mentions that intercity movement of commerce this year is forecast to exceed a trillion ton miles.
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Washington
P.ob
OPA
United States
Dear Miss Dix Advice Column Fragment
Dorothy Dix counsels a reader who fears moral fallout from a past marriage and urges telling the stories to both former husband’s families to prove innocence. She warns against second marriages based on rumors and urges legal and personal clarification.
Daughters-In-Law Advice On Postwar Living Arrangements
A wartime letter discusses tensions with relatives moving in after the war. The daughter in law suggests telling them gently they must make other arrangements, noting mothers in law often clash when living together and recommending separate housing to maintain harmony and finances.
Surplus Aircraft to Test Forced Landing Tactics
Surplus aircraft will be used to test the best approaches and terrains for forced landings and to assess the vulnerability of structural parts to gunfire.
Mount Zion Senior Sewing Circle meets this afternoon
The Mount Zion Senior Sewing Circle will meet at 5 o'clock this afternoon in the home of Mrs. J. W. Tabb on Park Street. Readers are urged to attend the last meeting before department business at Charleston on June 30 and Mrs. Earnest Holland along with Earnestine and Arline are at her parents residence.
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Mount Zion
J. W. Tabb
Park Street
Shx Post No
Earnest Holland
Earnestine
Arline
India Faction Leaders Asked To Attend Meet
Bombay telegraph from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad urges former Congress provincial premiers and other invitees to attend the Simla conference on June 25 called by Lord Wavell. It marks the first official indication Congress would recognize the meeting to seek an agreement among Indian factions for Indian control of most central government functions.
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Bombay
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
All India Congress
Congress
Simla
Lord Wavell
India
Azad
Miners Friend Endorsed By Local Resident
A Kilsyth West Virginia resident, Mrs Shenae Williamson, reports relief from constipation and related pains after using Miners Friend. She notes improved appetite, less gas and heartburn, and reduced headaches, praising the product and urging others to buy it at Goodykoontz Drug Stores and other modern drug outlets.
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Shenae) Williamson
Kilsyth
W. Va
New River Coal Co
Goodykoontz
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Army Camp
Welch Briefs
Rector
Wilson
Virginia Side News
Dorothy DIX
Miss DIX
J. L
Wes
Lonti
Tnws Sport Sails
Iis
Montgomery Ward
Federal Street
Little Boy
Ees Ets
News of the Colored People
W. Tiffany
DIAL
Canada
Zemo
ZEM
Ward's
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