Mercer County Servicemen Buy 465385 In War Bonds
Mercer county servicemen and women bought 465,385 in Series E War Bonds during the 7th War Loan co chaired by Clyde J Stephens announcing the count credits to the county representing 9.76 percent of its 1,453,000 E bond quota. Governor Meadows and State War Finance Chairman A C Spurr noted statewide sales of over 1,500,000 in Series E bonds to date with county credits to follow from Richmond.
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Mercer County
Clyde J. Stephens
Stephens
Meadows
West Virginia War Finance Committee
State War Finance
A. C. Spurr
West Virginia
Army-Navy
Prey Ocincenes
Spurr
Army Navy
Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond
7Th War Loan
Treasury
Herald
Federal Reserve Banks
Four Draft Calls Issued For July By Mercer County Board
Mrs. Blanche Gooch of local board No. 1 Mercer countySelective Service announced four July draft calls. White pre induction physical exam on July 18 and white induction on July 23. Colored pre induction on July 16 and colored induction on July 31. No other groups scheduled to depart this month.
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Blanche Gooch
Mercer County Selective Service
Two Greensboro Life Insurers Merge in 1945 Deal
Pilot Life Insurance Company of Greensboro merges with Gate City Life Insurance of Greensboro effective July 1 1945. The combined firm will be one of the Souths largest multiple line companies with about 300 million dollars in force and 50 million dollars capital and surplus. Julian Price is named Chairman of the Board. O F Stafford becomes assistant to the chairman with broad executive authority. J M Waddell is executive vice president and agency manager.
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Pilot Life Insurance Company
Greensboro
N. C
Gate City Life Insurance Company
Gate City
North Carolina
Pilot Life
Pilot
South
Sedefield
Julian Price
Southern Life Insurance
O. F. Stafford
J. M. Waddell
Local Notes From Rocky Gap and Nearby Towns
Pfc James Conley, serving overseas, spends 30 days furlough. Mrs Anna Conley Sturdivant of Wytheville visits her sister Mrs J Hunter. Troy Eugene Wolfe born June 13 at Bluefield Sanitarium to Mr and Mrs Troy M Wolfe. Prof Woodrow Stowers ill at home in Blacksburg. Mrs Ward Price and Mrs Mabel Duncan visit Bluefield with ill mother Mrs J Williams. Miss Sue Stallard returns home after visit. Martha Ann Booth and Prank Sciotto family from Ohio visit. Mrs C H Karode and Miss Virginia Hale attend summer school at Athens and spend weekend with parents.
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Anna Conley Sturdivant
Wytheville
J Hunter
Troy M. Wolfe
Bluefield Sanitarium
Troy Eugene
Woodrow Stowers
V.P.1
Eddie Taylor
Elkhorn
Ward Price
Mabel Duncan
Bluefield
J. J. Williams
Sue Stallard
Martha Ann Booth
Stone
Prank Sciotto
Chilrend
Ohio
C. H. Karode
Virginia Hale
Athens
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