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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
10
The Baptist Brotherhood will gather Friday evening for a 6 30 supper at First Baptist Church Cetil Cook Jr pastor will host and Rev C C new pastor of Avenue Baptist Church will be guest speaker at the event
Mr and Mrs G W Linkenhaker announce the birth of a daughter Loretta Ann born Tuesday at a Bluefield sanitarium. The notice also mentions the couple are parents of a son.
Dorothy Dix counsels on a troubled marriage where a wife battles a hostile mother in law and plans to leave with her baby. The adviser argues against cohabitation with parents and urges alternative arrangements for the aging couple. A second letter from a 17 year old wife seeks guidance on jealousy and constant suspicion.
Du Pont Speed-Easy promises fast room redecorating with one gallon covering walls and ceilings. It claims costs under 2.75 dollars with coupon, allows quick furniture relocation after a cure, and offers mixed pastel colors and white to form many tints.
Incomplete OCR fragment references a character and a possible elve to eat. It mentions a release by Syndicate Inc and unclear context or title.
Reports from Charleston note a two day conference on war production training with Director B. Con in charge and tallies of trainees since 1940. Weather summaries in Park and climate notes describe a spell of corn weather with temperatures around 75 and light rainfall. Other items report a $30.50 claim over highway fence damage and a court decision on Thelma Brumfield’s voluntary manslaughter verdict. Beckley covers three hearings about establishing a southern soil conservation district including Raleigh Summers and Mercer counties.
The Pocahontas Electrical and Mechanical Institute will hold its regular monthly meeting on Saturday June 24 at 8 o clock in the Appalachian assembly room Blue Ridge area officials said.
W. E. E. Koepler, secretary of the Pocahontas association, will present the film Heat and Its Control by Johns-Manville Co. He will also speak on trade school education in McDowell and Mercer counties. The U S Bureau of Mines coal conservation program will be discussed.
Romney West Virginia June 22 Col James M Thompson of Gaylord Virginia retired publisher told the South Branch Merchants association that southern voters will defeat President Roosevelt and Vice President Wallace if they seek re election He said he voted against the Democratic administration in 1940 over fears of a bureaucratic Frankenstein and urged they should not be candidates to succeed themselves He warned if nominated they will be humiliatedly defeated by southern voters Also noted the 8th USAAF service command in Great Britain set up a Nomenclature Section to sort naming differences for equipment with Americans and Britons participating.
Eight West Virginia officers received temporary promotions per a war department report dated June 22. Promotions include Haggar Wynn from captain to major and Ralph Bevier, Wilbur Hoskins, Marion Rulong, Charles Power, Roy Hackeny, and William Halley advancing in rank.
The listing includes AC, 1631 10th street, and Walter Joseph Reger, AUS, 1206 Avery, both of Parkersburg, identifying three parties connected to the addresses.
Washington reports 21 West Virginia men captured and interned by Germany and Romania. Names include Capt. Hunter D. Parker, Lt. John B. Beam, Sgt. Harry E. Dean, and many others from Hinton Morgantown St Albans Wheeling Clarksburg Parkersburg Richwood Wellsburg and more. Also notes prior U S car totals at Pearl Harbor era with 28,000 cars in use.
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