Byrd Urged for Spot on Ticket in GOP Push
A Republican bloc pressed a Byrd for vice president boom as Virginia Senator Byrd faced GOP debate on a ticket swap. House leaders weighed Byrd’s appeal while Byrd attacked Senator Guffey over criticisms of Bailey, defending southern unity amid party tensions.
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Washington
Virginia
Guffey D
Knutson
Know
House
Chicago
Rep. Eaton
N. J
Byrd
Bushfield
Butler
Guffey
Bailey
N. C
Pensylvania
South
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
CIO
Philip Murray
Sidney Hillman
Federal Court Proceedings Include Guilty Pleas and Sentences
In a continued federal court session, numerous defendants faced charges under liquor tax and bankruptcy laws. Several pleaded guilty to multiple counts and received sentences or deferrals, while others stood trial or had cases postponed due to missing witnesses. Notable defendants include Everett Hicks, Henry Jones, John Moore, and Oliver White among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin C. Matthews
Pia
Clarence Suttle
Renick
Greetbrier County
Everett Wilson Hicks
McDowell
Hicks
de- Henry Jones
Raleigh
Mill Point
Pocahontas County
John Moore
Lester
Ralsh County
Ashland
Everett Henry Richmond
Oliver White
Raleigh County
Lee Tee
Mrs Susan Wyrick Marushia Dies At 74
Mrs Susan Wyrick Marushia 74 wife of Rushia died at her home 130 Baisam street at 335 yesterday after a paralytic stroke suffered Tuesday. She came to field oie a e years on Powha and had resided since that time. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs E B Lindmann Mrs W Oxley of Radford Va C Bennett Helen Marushia and a son who died eleven years ago fifteen grandchildren one great grandchild. Funeral at Sacred Heart Catholic church 3 pm Sunday Rev George Burke will officiate Interment in a good lawn cemetery. Casket bearers include G H C A Weatherford Ran aotnn Kidd C W Ferguson Gills Roy Doss and J H bearers noted as friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Wyrick Marushia
Rushia
Baisam Street
Marushia
Powha
E. EB. Lindmann
Sars
W. Oxley
Radford
C. Bennett
Helen Marushia
Ye Marushia
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
George Burke
Goodlawn
Warden 67 Dies at Home in Giles County
William C Warden age 67 longtime Giles County resident died at his home in Whitegate. He is survived by ten children four daughters and six sons including Frances Kate Midciff Lilly Mae Warden Ellen Warden Luther M Warden George Warden Eliah Warden T Andy Warden and Frank Warden. Also one sister Mrs Thomas Bledsoe and one brother W L Warden. Interment will be in the family cemetery on Dismal Creek Giles County this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wueem
Vas
St Serne
William C
Charlo&e Bleds
Gilesa
Cathryn
Frances Kate Midciff
Thompson
Lilly Mae Warden
Ellen Warden
Whitegate
Luther Warden
Co. M. Warden
Radford
George Warden
Eliah Warden
T. Andy Warden
Frank Warden
Thomas Bledse
Dobson
N. C
W. L. Warden
Duhling
Dismal Creek
Giles County
Offensive Drives Near Vitebsk Front Reported by Moscow
Allied dispatches describe a major Soviet push along a 240 mile front near Vitebsk with heavy artillery aviation support. The June 23 operation reportedly breached fortifications, seizing 100 plus towns northwest of Vitebsk and 50 towns to the southeast over 16 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitebsk
Moscow
London
The
Monitor
Thee
Lions Club Installs Officers At Bluefield Dinner Dance
New officers were installed at the Lions Club annual ladies night at Bluefield Country Club. President Denny Templeton and four vice presidents led a slate with treasurer Clax Houseman and tail twister Charles Pruett. New board members are Max McClure and Sam Rush. The event featured pledges, invocations, and musical entertainment, with tribute to service members and guests from Pocahontas and Princeton. About 140 attendees were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Bluefield Country Club
Denny Templeton
O. C. Davis
Harry Holmes
Frank Roberts
Paul L Rover
Clax Houseman
Tamer
Chalmers Bailey
Charles Pruett
Max McClure
Sam Rush
Erica” Ba
Paul le
Ily Cole
Roy Browder
Esther Graham
Ben Johnson
Metres Forces
Laington
U. S. Navy
Gene Porter
Army
Jack Dillard
U. S. Army
Pocahontas
Princeton
Daily Beings Of Area Women With The SMC
Forty eight service men attended the Service Men's club gathering with seven lunches served to guests. A guest from Fort Custer Michigan praised Bluefield's club meals amid remarks by chairwoman Mrs James Kahle and helpers. Included gifts featured calendulas and apples from Cole's Flower shop. Queen Anne of England is noted as mother of 19 children who all died in childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Men’s Club
Cole
M. B. Postlethwaite
Ramsey Street
Lacy Cawley
Rich Creek
Fort Custer
Michigan
Bluefield
James Kahle
J. E. Nelson
Jim Shott
C. B. Gibson
C. F. Tynes
Sam Morgan
Queen Anne of England
Hager Family Hears Son Missing In Action In Italy
Mr and Mrs G C Hager of 1020 Hanover street report their son Pvt Geet Cc Hager 21 has been missing in action in Italy since May 27. He was overseas since last November and wounded at the Anzio beachhead. He earned a Purple Heart, is in the infantry, and was inducted January 30 1943. Trained at Camp Wolters Texas and Fort Meade Maryland. He attended Beaver High School and worked for Bluefield Supply Company before entering the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Hager
Hanover Street
Pvt
Geet
Cc. Hager
Italy
Hager
Anzio
Infantry
U. S. Army
Camp Wolters
Tex
Fort Meade
Beaver High School
Bluefield Supply Company
Paul Aliff
O. L. Aliff
Fairfax Street
France
War Department
Aliff
Fort Tioned
Engineering Corps
Sacred Heart School
Bluefield
Gap High School
Rocky Gap
West Virginia Armature
Set
Melvin P. Aliff
South Pacific
U. S. Marine Corps
Congress expands control over absentee voting and debt limits
The session Bolton Congress boosts the debt ceiling to 260 billion dollars to meet wartime needs and expands absentee voting controls. Roosevelt warned the debt would reach 258.0 billion by mid 1945 if the war endures.
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Roosevelt
Navy
Julahan
Ses Sim
Tartly
Mrvelt
White House
Congress
Barkley
Enmneees
Alben
Temporaril
Women's Airforce Service
WASPS
Army
Mercer Family Reports Wounded and Missing In War
Private Lady Paul Aliff of Bluefield reports missing in action in France since June 6 1944 after prior service at Fort Leonard Wood and engineering training. His family in Mercer is notified by the War Department. Also noted are Pvt Thomas M Jones and Otis T Palmer reported wounded in France and the Atlantic respectively, with relatives updated by the War and Navy departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis T. Palmer
U.S. Navy
Atlantic
W. B. Webber
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Navy Department
Navy
Bainbridge
Boston
North Atlantic
Cherbourg Front Push Slowed by German Defenses
Allied troops press a yard by yard advance on Cherbourg as Germans man pillboxes and dugouts unseen in green hillsides. A 1,000 plane bombardment and artillery shattered points yet remaining Nazis fought fiercely, with captives noting officers ordering defenders to shoot deserters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Cherbourg
Whitehead
Vonne Aeer
Miners Suffer Head Injuries In Mine Accident
A. L. Myers, 48, of Prince ton, and Clarence Mitchem, 25, of Jenkins Jones, were admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium after mine incidents. Myers suffered a head laceration and Mitchem bruises. both are employed by area coal firms Cromer Coal and Pocahontas Fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Myers
Princeton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Cromer Coal Peg
Clarence Mitchem
Jenkins Jones
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Brown predicts party unity on presidential ticket
Brown says Bricker will back the convention nominee no matter who it is and dismisses talk of a hybrid ticket. He notes no plan to urge Byrd for vice president and asserts broad GOP support for the chosen candidate.
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Brown
Bricker
Byrd Va
Winters Heads Oilmen Drive Against Black Market
Russel C. Winters of Bluefield will lead the local campaign of the petroleum industry war council to expose the black market and its war impact. Oil leaders R. A. Jones Backus Allison and G. K. White join as local spearheads for the drive supported by a cooperative advertising effort across district one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russel C. Winters
Bluefield
Petroleum Industry War Council
John W. Wright
Charleston
R. A. Jones
Bluefield Co
Bluefield Co. Backus of Bluefield, A. M. Allison
G. K. White
Princeton
Winter
Wright
Europe
Virginia
Nee
Jomn Bernford Jr
Mingo
McDowell
Mercer
Wyoming
Summers
Monroe
Greenbrier
Hereford
West Virginia Twister Leaves Wide Trail of Havoc
A devastating West Virginia tornado struck Pleasant Hill and surrounding areas, injuring at least 200 with many hospitalized in Clarksburg Fairmont and Shinnston. Rescue crews worked all night as the Red Cross state guard and volunteers aided. Children were among the injured and fatalities reported in Wellsburg as utilities and communications struggled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House of Os
Righter
Pleasant Hill
Owath
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Matchwood
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Shinnston
Wyatt
Peora
Taylor County
Simpson
Red Cross
State Guard
State Police
Road Commission
Wellsburg
Nazi Rocket Bombs Continue Hit England Nightly
Nazi rocket bombs struck south England for the ninth consecutive night causing deaths and damage. Home Secretary Morrison warned MPs the attacks may not have peaked yet while Parliament heard they have caused little national damage so far. Nazi radio commentator Hallensieben suggested new weapons could be used beyond the western front as air raids drive people to shelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Herbert
Morrison
Morrise
Parliament
Martin von Hallensieben
Br'ioni
License Applications Delay as West Virginia Dims Plates
The West Virginia State Road Commission reports processing about 10,000 license tags daily but behind on mail-in applications ahead of the June 30 deadline. Secretary Don McClaugherty notes 90,000 plates issued to date, with 17,000 daily by mail and 3,000 over the counter. Metal plates are issued for the first time since 1941, one plate per car, with last year's total registration at 240,000. Beginning Monday, the bureau hours shift to 8 am to 5 pm from the previous 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State Road Commission
Don McClaugherty
Commission
McClaugherty
Automobile Bureau
GOP PLATFORM Attitude Toward Media and Banks
The document notes the GOP platform showing government stance toward newspapers radio and banking. It accuses the administration of unfair attack and unwarranted prosecution, describing the era as marked by stent aimed pressure on press and financial interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio
Pennene
Germans Battle in France as Resistance Slows Reinforcements
French patriots target railways delaying German reinforcements to the beachhead. Railway cuts disrupt passage in the Rhone valley Brittany Loiret Aisne and north of Paris. Ges Chief Gissler in southern France reportedly killed by patriots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Rhone Valley
Brittany
Loiret
Aisne
Paris
Ges
Gissler
Allied fleets strike at Japanese carriers and bases
Nimitz reports two Nipponese bombers shot down as U S planes claim 307 enemy planes downed in two days. Shokaku carrier possibly sunk after sub attack. Allied bombers hit Truk and Sorong and multiple New Guinea targets, sinking merchant ships and damaging coastal vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janes Fighting Ships
Subon Ee
Japan
Enterprise
Nimitz
Philippine Sea
Truk
Carolines
Seventh Army Air Force
Tuesda
Marshall Islands
Ponape
Marshalls
Tokyo Radio
Tokyo
New Guinea
Sorong
Dutch New Guinea
Noemfoor
Biak
Geelvin
Seals To Be Broken On Shinnston Mine
Seals atop the Katharine coal mine near Shinnston may be broken by mid July or earlier after air samples from the fire wrecked No 4 mine show 0.24 percent carbon monoxide. Mines Chief Jesse Redyard said seals must be nil before reopening a fire swept mine.
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Charleston
W. Va
Katherine Coal Company
Shinnston
Jesse Redyard
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Redyard
Missing Army Air Corps bombardier Bonham from city
Lieut A R Bonham bombardier of age 24 son of Mr and Mrs John Bonham 330 Point Street is reported missing in action after a combat crew mission overseas. He enlisted April 1942 and received his wings April 1943. He taught at Childress Field Texas Philadelphia Washington and Ardmore before going overseas in March. He was stationed in England and reported missing April 11.
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R. Bonham
Army Air and
John Bonham
Point Street
Rae
Bonham
Bluefield Iy
Army
Mina
Childressfield
Texas
Delegates Named To Republican State Convention
Delegates and alternates for the Republican state convention in Parkersburg on July 22 were elected at county mass meetings. The report lists district by district the chosen delegates and alternates, including Adkin Elkhorn Northfork Browns Creek Sandy River and Greek districts with numerous local names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Joseph M. Crockett
Republican Executive Committee
Adkin
E. F. Ketter
R. H. Moore
Tomillen W. P. Kearns
Wm. Campbell
V. R. Basham
Fannie Wade
B. F. Wood
Rye J. Pinto
Rey. W. Cobb
J. H. Bryce
Tate Lay
Browns Creek
John Wlakely
Chester Harman
H. G. Camper
John J. Stuart
McGinnis Hatfield
P. A. Early
Roy B Shrout
M. Ee
R. Bruce Cooke
Bruce Cooke
Perry Roberts
Lee Perdew
Floyd Mn
Auer
M. Geissinger
W B Comba
W. M. Norris
J. W Rore
Brooks Beavers
B. H. Hickman
A. 8
Murphy
J. W. Anderson
J. C. Con
Jeff McGee
Manniere
Welch Man Held On Automobile Theft Charge
Antonio Koros of Welch was held for grand jury action on an automobile theft charge yesterday and remained in custody pending further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Antonio Koros
Roanoke Monthly Visit and Masonic Notice
A Bluefield Lodge No. 85 stated communication will be held Saturday night June 24 at 7 oclock with installation of officers and official visit by district deputy grand master. Attendance invited and refreshments served. L. M. Carper worshipful master, J. L. Albright secretary. Also notices about P O Box 2455 Roanoke and Summer Hand Bags from Pretwell's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Lodge No. 85
L. M. Carper
J. L. Albrighy
Theft charge tied to Welch car in Welch case
Justice of the Peace W R Lockhart heard the case as City Police Officer Vance Spangler stated that Koros faced accusation of stealing an automobile belonging to Earl Webb of Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
W. R Lockhart
Vance Spangler
Koros
Earl Webb
Welch
Gary Woman Named Head Of Ration Board At Welch
Mrs Vergie Burton of Gary has been named chief clerk of the ration board at Welch. She succeeds Mrs Virginia Fleshman who resigned after serving as acting chief clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Welch
Vergie Burton
War Pelts
Virginia Fleshman
Slate Fall Fatal to Clifton Cook in Coal Mine
Clifton Cook, 44, a coal loader, died yesterday in Welchmere from injuries suffered the day before in a mine accident. He was trapped by a slate fall at the Red Jacket Coal Corporation mine near Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Cook
Welchmere
Cook
Red Jacket Coal Corporation
Pineville
Gary Residents In Train Wreck Reported Injuries
The message details injuries from a Santa Fe railroad wreck near San Junta Colorado. Lyle sustained fractures and Miss Hose sent a telegram with the news. Residents convey that families are moving to California and that Hose worked in coal company offices at Gary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hose
Daner
Elsiere
Santa Fe
San Junta
Col
Lyle
Miss Hose
California
Mixs Hose
Coal Company
Gary
French Farm Rose Symbolizes Reborn Hope For Troops
ERNIE PYLE recounts Ninth division artillery units fleeing through a German village and finding a frightened French farmer who feeds them. The French volunteers small kindnesses boost morale as liberated villagers greet the soldiers with roses, a gesture that leaves a lasting impression.
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GOP
Federal Court
Susan Marushia
Riley Warden
SMC
Grover
Thomas M. Jones
Atd
Thomas Jones
Northalker Street
Dolores Hinchee Jones
C. Jones
Fort Bragg
Camp Gordon
Fort Bill
Okla
Fort Dix
Camp Gordon Johnson
Fla
Port Jackson
Cady P. Aliff
Pfc
Winters
Swamp State Bureau
Ernest D. Lilly
Fifth Congressional District
J. H. Lilly
Lieut
Jack Bonham
Welch News
Harry Haften
Roanoke
Harry
Pretwell's
Ernie Pyle
Home Beer Exchange
Bland Street
Burkhart & Carroll
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