Seven Applicants Naturalized in West Virginia District
Seven foreign residents appeared yesterday as the Av ern district of West Virginia sat as a naturalization court. They received certificates after examination, including Comas Frank Manda fare, Italian Bluefield Gui changed name to An field Pokluda Aus id, and Alberto Ag cComas. Judge Moore urged new citizens to learn English, serve their communities, avoid old homeland cliques, and remember America is first. Juvenile court met in the morning with trials set for Monday. Opie B. Jennings, Lacy and William F. Bullins face liquor tax act charges.
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Avern
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Court of Naturalization
Era
Comas
Frank Mandafare
Bluefield
Guiwho
Field
Aoe Pokluda
Ae Eee
Alberto Ae Ag cComas
Frank Goeaich
Moore
America
Opie B. Jennings
Lacy
William F. Bullins
Odd
SGT Spurrier honored by Bluefield crowds in homecoming
Serjeant Spurrier returns to Bluefield amid all-out July 4 celebration with guests of an all-community committee. He praises West Virginia Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee fighters, displays medals and souvenirs from World War II, notes his French medal status, and says he plans no definite future yet.
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Matz
Bluefield
WHIS
Og Aov
West Virginia
Illingly
France
Ratification Race Seen for Charter in Senate Panel
Connally says as committee on foreign relations chair he will call a meeting with Senator Vandenberg once both reach Washington to determine practicable means to obtain ratification. He notes leadership on both sides must be consulted and urges speedy action with adequate committee and floor debate.
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Senate
Connally
Vandenberg
Committee On Foreign Relations
Vanden
Washington
City and Coalfield Items War Needs Page card request
An advertisement for City and Coalfield Items listing oriental bugs in all sizes available at G. 5. Hagar on 505 Federal Street. Dial 5854. A prompt asks readers if they have mailed in their card for the War Needs Page series.
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Hagar
Federal Street
Dial
Carnival Attaches Fined After Gambling Stand Raids
Twelve persons arrested in a raid on gambling stands at a carnival were fined 25 dollars each in hearings before Magistrate D T announced last night. Names on warrants included Bill Mattock Leonard Hodge and R. Officers led by Sheriff Perry Dye confiscated cigarettes and shut down dice bingo ball and ring games at the Gooding's Greater shows.
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Gooding
D. T. Nounced
Bill — Mattock
Leonard Hodge
Perry
Dye
Ines
Communist Group To Hold National Convention
The Communist Political association announces a national convention for July 26 to 28 in New York to adopt a new political line. Earl Browder, as president, is named chief architect of the policy shift though a three member secretariat will act as spokesman. Browder could not be reached for comment.
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New York
Communist Political Association
Ree
CPA
Earl Browder
Browder
National Board
Communist Party
United States
Truman Abandons Himself To Vacation
President Truman spent June 22 on vacation in Olympia with his staff and Gov. Wallgren. He planned a Mt. Rainier trip and said no food dictator plan. Anderson would lead a unified food handling system after he becomes agriculture secretary and war food administrator. He would address the postwar security conference in San Francisco Tuesday.
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Olympia
Wash
Truman
Mon C. Wallgren
Mt. Rainier
Pacific Northwest
Clinton P. Anderson
San Francisco
Lashmeet Man Dies. funeral plans pending at Matoaka
The Lashmeet man, born July 11 1915, is survived by his mother, one child Joanna 9 of Princeton, a former wife Thelma Mills, a brother Vernon and two sisters Clar ence Blevins and Carl Johnston with half siblings E A Bowt Beckley and Leo Ritchie. Bodies remain at Bailey Funeral Home pending service details. Funeral expected at Mount Olivet Church Lashmeet. The note adds an occupational stat about printing workers in the U S.
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Thelma Mills
United Mines Workers of American
Sagamore Coal
Bailey Funeral Home
Matoaka
Mount Olivet
Lashmeet
Fewer Hogs To Be Available For Market
The June 22 report from the agriculture department notes about seven percent fewer hogs will be available for market and slaughter in the coming fall and winter than last year. War Food Administration had urged more hogs due to the meat shortage.
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Agriculture Department
War Food Administration
Applications For Two Radio Stations Filed
Washington reports two new station proposals filed with the federal communications commission. Fayette Associates seeks a 250 watt standard station in Montgomery West Virginia on 1400 kilocycles. West Virginia Broadcasting seeks an FM outlet in Wheeling on 43900 kilocycles.
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Washington
West Virginia
Federal Communications Commission
Fayette Associates, Inc
Arnold M. Vickers
Montgomery
W. Va
West Virginia Broadcasting Corporation
WWVA
Wheeling
Eisenhower recalls Abilene high team float in hometown parade
General Eisenhower laughed at a float showing him with ice and spoke to Abilene high school’s 1909 team on a parade float. Former coach Orrin Snider rode with the group as Ike recalled returning home after a long career, saying many years have surpassed his wildest dreams. The scene mirrored a hometown salute to a boy who became a national figure.
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Eisenhower
Abilene High School
Orrin Snider
Lifeboat Radio Develops Portable Survival Transceiver
A portable lifeboat radio for code and voice transmission is developed. It comes in a watertight container and includes a transmitter and receiver, hand powered generator, microphone, headphones, telegraph key, automatic SOS, direction finding signals, and 300 feet of antenna wire.
Army Supply Bill Approved by House Committee
The house appropriations committee backed a 38 500 285 961 dollar supply bill to sustain army plans for heavy bombing of Japan and demobilization efforts. The action aims to fund war needs for 1946 while seeking to avoid excessive public debt and preserve reserve forces, with total army appropriations and contract authorizations now around 245 billion. In other news Jacksonville winter open golf tourney tentatively set for December 6 to 9 offering a 7500 dollar purse. Sam Snead won the prior year event.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Japan
War Department
Jacksonville
Fla
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Marc
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Local draftees leave for final induction in Huntington
Mercer county selective service group departed yesterday morning for Huntington for final induction into the U S armed forces. Ira Garnett Crews was named as assistant leader and Charles Hicks assisted. The 8:40 train carried the men after final instructions at the drafted office in the First National Bank building. They have completed the 21 day furlough following the Huntington induction physical. Other call members include Charles Winton Bailey James Roy Gearhart Obert Borden Whitley Donald Otis Doyle Carson Belcher George Louis Woods Raymond Graverlee Melvin Claude Ray Jessie James Secee.
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U. 1
Mercer County Selective Service
Huntington
U. S
Ira Garnett Crews
The
Charles Ew Hicks
First National Bank
Charles Winton Bailey
James Roy Gearhart
Obert Borden Whitley
Donald Otis
Doyle Carson Belcher
George Louis Woods
Raymond Graverlee Melvin
Claude Ray
Jessie James Sre Secee Ood
Geiger Named Marine Corps Pacific Fleet Chief Commander
Lt. Gen. Roy S Geiger, after recent Okinawa duties, was named as the Marine Corps chief field commander and commanding general of the Pacific Fleet Marine Force. He succeeds Lt. Gen. Holland M Smith, who retires to be replaced by Maj. Gen Charles F. B Ley. Geiger, recently promoted to three stars, previously led army and marine forces in Okinawa after Buckner was killed by Japanese shell.
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Roy Stanley Geiger
Bougainville
Marine Corps
Pacific Fleet Marine Force
Holland M
Howlin' Mad” Smith
San Diego
Smith
Charles F. B. Ley
Geiger
Okinawa
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Ray Robinson Not To Be Inducted Into Army
New York June 22 Ray Robinson welterweight boxer will not be reinducted into the army a spokesman at the draft action headquarters said today Washington notified us it did not favorably consider Robinsons re induction He received an honorable discharge from the army earlier and had been classified 1 A by his local draft board months ago
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New York
Ray
Spe
Army
Erat Tote Action
Washigton
Robinson
Ona
Glaster Wins at Charles Town Jockey Club Race
Glaster scored in the sixth race at Charles Town Jockey Club track over Foot Soldier ridden by Mike Hackett. The winner paid $6.60 with a time of 1.22 for seven furlongs. Mrs. F. A. Godrid a Sun et finished a close second and Foot Soldier was third in Glaster’s first win at this meet.
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Charles Town
W. Va
E. J. Lynch
Glaster
Charles Town Jockey Club
Mike Hackett
F. A. Godrid
Sunet
Baruch Warns Against Rebuilding Nazi Industry
Former adviser Bernard Baruch urged breaking up Nazi industry and restricting German production to essentials. testifying before the Senate Military Committee he urged readiness with a large U S military and compulsory training. He warned against allowing Germany to rebuild a war machine and noted ongoing Kilgore hearings into German economic setup.
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Washington
Bernard Baruch
Senate
Baruch
America
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Kilgore
D. W. Va
Ich
Europe
Labor unrest hits Anchor Hocking layoffs in Connellsville
Nearly 75 000 workers from CIO United Farm Equipment unions and others are described in Philadelphia meetings after mass layoffs at Anchor Hocking Glass in Connellsville Pa. The strike began Monday when civilian production rates were raised above wartime levels, delaying peace time negotiations.
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Anchor Hocking Glass Company
Connellsville
Phildelphia
House Votes To Curb OPA In New Food Authority Shift
Lawmakers restrict OPA control over food pricing and move authority toward the agriculture department. The vote, largely party line, reduces OPA scope and transfers meat authority from OPA to the agriculture secretary, amid Hoover's push for an administrative shift to curb shortages.
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OPA
Agriculture Department
Nepabicone
Herbert Hoover
Teller
Jenkins R
Ohio
House
Blican
Hoover
Jenkins
Food Authority
Chester Bowles
Agriculture Secretary
Anderson
Workman Trapped Under Coal in Bin
Frissell Morris an 18 year old quartermaster helper was entombed under tons of fine-grain bituminous coal in a storage bin after coal shifted at a 25 foot level. Fellow workers used a pneumonia drill to punch an opening in an eight inch concrete wall to reach him. He landed under a 12 foot ledge and was found alive after several hours with no immediate injuries, officials said.
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Vanconns
Frissell Morris
Morris
Army
Czech Government Seizes Farms and Firms
Prague reports the Czech government seized over 270000 farms and firms held by Germans Hungarians and alleged traitors. The targeted properties amount to about 7240 acres with about 1.5 million people affected. The decree, signed by President Eduard Benes and cabinet, aims to remove wartime influence.
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Prague
Czecoslovaka
Sudeten
Eduard Benes
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