Doris Jean Comer Wed to Warren E Wells Jr in Nevada ceremony
Doris Jean Comer wed Warren E Wells Jr at First Christian church in Nev on June 1. The bride, from Bluefield and Beaver High School alumna, wore white with gardenia corsage. Wells, a Navy chief boatswain's mate, is from Augusta Street and Dubuque High School. The couple traveled from Chicago to Reno and will live in San Francisco California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Comer
Highland Avenue
Doris Jean
Warren E. Wells, Jr
Mary Wells
Augusta Street
Warren E. Wells
First Christian Church
Wells
Bluefield
Beaver High School
Dubuque (Ia
United States Navy
Pearl Harbor
Chicago
Reno
San Francisco
Cal
Mullens Delegates Named for Legion District Meeting
In Mullens West Virginia seven delegates and seven alternates were chosen to represent Mullens post 106 American Legion at the district meeting in Bluefield on July 16. Delegates include Mayor J E Orr J D Evans C V Feller G A Seeley George Thomas Harry Layton and J A Peterfish. Alternates are Charles McKinney TI W Dunn I R Parsons J W Barnes George Frank Marvin Walker and Dr T G McConnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
American Legion
Bluefield
G. A. Seeley
J. E. Orr
J. D. Evans
C. V. Feller
George Thomas
Harry Layton
Woman joins WAC after serving Elkton explosives plant
A woman announced her enrollment in the WAC last July after being assigned to the 1550th service unit as a chauffeur. She previously worked at Elkton Md explosives manufacturing and has a brother James Reynolds in the air corps in the south Pacific and a husband William C. Owens also in the air corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Army
Elkton
WAC
James Reynolds
Air Corps
South Pacific
William C. Owens
Mullens Native Robert Kidd Killed in Italian Theater
Robert L. Kidd 22 of Mullens was killed in action in the Italian theater on May 29. A Coast Artillery member who enlisted November 14, 1940, he graduated Mullens High School in May and was noted as an outstanding basketball and football player. He is survived by parents Mr and Mrs Henry Kidd now of Huntington and by brother James Kidd and brother Private Irvin Kidd at Fort Jackson South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirs
Robert L. Kidd
James Kidd
Mullens
Kidd
Coast Artilery
Army
United States
Mullens High School
Henry Kidd
Huntington
Otsego Survey Aims Community Church Plan
Lewis, superintendent of Brule Smokeless Coal in Otsego, collaborated with church members to run a Bible school. The gathering will last two and a half hours as a survey of Otsego and Caloire explores forming a community church for both communities after a vacation school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otsego
Sally Thrower
Presbyterian Publication Society
Richmond
J. A
Lewis
Brule Smokeless Coal Company
Caloire
Mullens Youth Receives Navy Medal for Heroic Rescue
Coxswain Norman Eugene Rice, 19, of Mullens, jumped overboard amid shark-infested seas to save a downed pilot 68 miles from Wallis Island on May 16 1943. His fearless act, performed without regard for personal safety, earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal per a citation signed by Secretary Frank Knox. Rice returned to San Pedro California for duty after visiting his mother Maude Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Navy
Marine Corps
Frank Knox
Norman Eugene Rice
Eeeee F. Rice
Wallis Island
Rice
Ehe
United States Naval Service
Secretary of the Navy
San Pedro
Calif
Maude Rice
Corporal Frank Rice
Nurse Lt Seeley Arrives in England After Transatlantic Passage
Lt. Sarah Seeley arrives in England after a surface voyage from the United States noting rougher cross country train trips. She trained as a nurse at Raleigh General Hospital Beckley and enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps. She writes home about the cold weather in England and plans to specialize in anaesthesia after arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Seeley
England
United States
G. A. Seeley
Mullens
Seeley
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Army Nurse Corps
Atlantic
Navy
Miss Mills Visits Wytheville Kin This Week
Miss Jo Mills of Wytheville Virginia spent several days visiting her father R A Mills and brother Danny Mills in Mullens this week. The two men work for the American Railway company at Emore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Mills
Wytheville, Va
R. A. and
Danny Mills
Mullens
Ireinian Railway Company
Emore
Virginian Railway plans new Beckley crossing track move
The Virginian Railway announced a future track expansion and relocation of the Beckley station driveway. A retaining wall may be built between the area and the street, using rock or concrete. Two tracks are at the crossing now and a third will not raise traffic. Signal plans remain undecided with Mullens chamber urging signals at the Elmore crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Virginian Railway
Beckley
Aly
Elmore
Mullens Chamber of Comm
Chamber of Commerce
Soldiers in New Guinea Meet Amid Training Update
Private John C. Bowers of South Mullens Private Walter Keaton of Maben Private James Reynolds of Mullens and Private Vernon Roop of Allen Junction have met in New Guinea and sent home news of a recent swim. Also listed are James Honaker and Glen Rewers receiving initial training and indoctrination at the U.S. forces base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
John C. Bowers
F C. Bowers
South Mullens
Walter Keaton
Maben
James Reynolds
Mullens
Vernon Roop
Allen Junction
James Honaker
John Honaker
Glen Rewers
Mrs Ney and relatives visit Charleston and Mullens
The Mrs. Malcolm L. Ney and her small son Larry visit Charleston after a week with Mrs. Jon W. Partridge and Mrs. Riley F. Dobbins on Highland avenue. Ben P. Parrish returns to Roanoke after a week with friends in Mullens. Carmen Bowling of Salem visits Mullens. Bertha Staton and Jack Staton travel to visit Jack Staton in Topeka. Vance Brown hosts his wife’s relative. Mary Jo Putney of Farmville. Mrs. Jimmy Baker and daughter Patricia go to Chicago to join Yeoman Jimmy Baker stationed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm L. Ney
Larry
Hame
Charleston
Jon W. Partridge
Riley F. Dobbins
Highland Avenue
Ben P. Parrish
Roanoke
Mullens
Carmen Bowling
Salem
Bertha Staton
Jack Staton
Set
Topeka
Kan
Vance Brown
Brown
Noice
Mary Jo Putney
Farmville
Jimmy Baker
Patricia
Chicago
Yeoman
Red Cross workers listed with birth notice in Elkhorn
In Elkhorn West Virginia this week Red Cross surgical dressing room workers include Mesdames Burchette Sheets Leedy Arm strong and McPeak plus Misses Harris and Burchette. Supervisors were Mesdames Chrisman and Dunman. A son, Frank Louis Constantino, was born June 10 to Cpl. and Mrs. Constantino formerly of Elkhorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
W. Va
Red Cross Surgical
D. L. Burchette
H. B. Sheets
P. B. Leedy
John Armstrong
Carlos McPeak
Opal Harris
Mae Burchette
Mesdames
Dana J. Chrisman
P. B. Dunman
Frank Constantino
Lamita Park
Calif
Frank Louis
Constantino
Nellie Harris
C. A. Harris
Local Hospital Notes Include Tonsil Operation
Miss Gail Yates underwent a tonsil operation at the Bluefield Sanitarium Wednesday and is improving nicely at her home. A. L. Myers, injured in the mines Thursday, is a patient at the Bluefield Sanitarium. Mrs. E. W. Creed and daughter Edna Lee of War visited Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Creed this week. Edna Lee will stay longer for a visit. Pvt. Cecil Wilson, of Camp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Yates
Bluefield Sanitarium
A. L. Myers
E. W. Creed
Edna Lee
War
W. W. Creed
Cecil Wilson
Various Local Residents Visit Kin and Travel Between States
Wolters Texas spends a 19 day furlough with wife and son. Miss Mary Louise Pullano visits relatives in Detroit. Collections of names include Prater Kenny Belcher and Walton Belcher among others visiting relatives in Bluefield and Freeman West Virginia and Detroit Michigan. Multiple residents travel, visit, or reside with kin across Texas West Virginia Michigan and Virginia with several hospital and sanitarium mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolters
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Doris Jean Comer
Mullens, W. Va
Legion
G. W. Ashley
W. P. Blankenship
Williamson
Department of Labor
Blankenship
Nick Ellis
Sanitary Fe
Magis W. B. Wilson
Pineville
Ray Derringer
Soone
Nim
Rotary
Club Service Committee
George M. Nolley
Arian E. E. Lampton
West Virginia
E. E. Lampton
China
Presbyterian Church
Fred Murdock
C. C. Gentry
Vancerown
BE. A. Shaeffer
Christ
8. C. Curry
Effie Delp
Presbyterian Circle
N D. Trent
Moran Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
J. R. McNutt
Bernard Rasnake
Ashley
E. J. Harmon
Norma R. Owens
Floyd M. Reynolds
Ernest Brown
S. C
B. B. Brown
Ralph Crouch
Panama City
Fla
Engad
Selma Brown
Peterson Field
Colo
Grace Thompson
New Richmond
Ernest R. Hodson
Fort Thomas
Army Air Forces
Amarillo
Ken Cook, Jr
Everett
Pete) Hendricks
O. M. Hendricks
Herndon
Orville Kidd
USN
Norfolk
Fastern Star
Eastern Star
Priedshir Hall
Pearl Earl
Clarksburg
Lackey Miller
Nora Lilly
George T. Strong
W. G
Myrtle Doss
Townette
Betty Leo Shoes
RED Goose
Ernestine Call
Stuart McGuire Sessoms
D. W. Call
Ernestine
Edwin Tate Sessoms
N. C
Opewell
Frank C. Sayers
Alyse Dean
Petersburg
Richmond Professional Institute
Em. Harry Webb
Camp Lee
Bluefield College
Delta Beta Kappa Sorority
College of William and Mary
University of North Carolina
Rho Chi
National Pharmacetical
I Delta Chi
Medical College of Virginia
Alpha Kappa Kappa
Harlingen
Norman Eum
Doris Thomas
Amene Thomas
Jo Mangus
Camp Pickett
Mrs
Bluefield Shoe CO
Bluefield Shoe
Roy D. Phillips
Prop
Navaques Center
Great Lakes
Upland
Mary Louise Pullano
Detroit
Mich
William Prater
Billy
Howard Kenny
Lowellville
N. Prater
Kermit
Mills
Walton Belcher
Princeton
W. W. Sheets
Oakley Osborne
Camp Maxey
Willie Lee Belcher
Terry Kidwell
Clyde Lynch
Bluewell
Mike Fachilla
Detroit, Mich
Prank Fachilla
Theodore Cregger
Camp Wolters
Taft Slusher
Eddie
Freeman
Robert Cobbler
George Perpich
Ich
Hollis
Marion
Sterling Phillips
G. V. Dolinger
James Hicks
Rosie Rains
Wayside
L. Burchette
Steward Hicks
Pete Selway
Joy Ann
Lucille Robertson
Portland
Frank Dolinger
Coxwain
D. C. Burchette
Tacoma
Wash
Meromomale
H. S. Ridge
Telegraph Commercial Printing Company
Bland Street
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