Land Brothers Appointed to Bluefield Police Force
Ted R. Land of Bluefield, brother of the late officer William Land, is named a new Bluefield police recruit. Roland Brown also selected. both certified by the civil service commission. Land to start Tuesday, Brown to begin July. six month probation with permanent status contingent on performance. Land works for Norfolk and Western Railway. Brown resides on Exeter Street.
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Ted R. Land
Bluefield
William Land
Ontober 2
Mitchell
Roland Brown
Civil Service Commission
Land
Brown
Department
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Tol
Missing In Action Sgt Warren G Clement Over Romania
Mrs Ruth C Clement of 3016 Bluefield avenue was told the War department on June 23 that her husband Sgt Warren G Clement has been missing in action over Romania since June 6. He married in South Mills North Carolina January 22 and had served since May 19. He previously lived with his aunt and uncle Ed Caldwell Switchback. He is the son of the late Mrs Isse Stuart Keystone and nephew of Walture L Clement Norfolk Virginia. He has a brother Russell in service in the E N E and another brother William in the army six years. Clement was a gunner on a 5 24.
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Ruth C. Clement
Bluefield Avenue
War Department
Warren G. Clement
Romania
Clement
South Mills
N. C
Ed Caldwell
Switchback
Isse Stuart
Keystone
Walture L. Clement
Norfolk
George L. Nash
Russell
William
National Red Cross Seeks Stenographers for Washington
The National Red Cross seeks stenographers aged about 25 to 40 with three years of office experience and high school education, with college training preferred. Salary is 150 dollars monthly plus reimbursed transport to Washington and 30 dollars monthly for temporary housing. Bluefield chapter assists in nationwide hires. local Red Cross offices will collect applications and send recommendations to national headquarters.
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Colege
Washington
Bluefield
American Red Cross
Red Cross
More Home Canning Urged By Kroger's Home Economist
Government requirements for canned fruits for military services and allied nations will rise 70 percent over last year. Kroger's Home Foundation expert Jean Allen urges housewives to plan increased home canning this season as apricots cherries peaches berries apples pineapple and pears see higher government demand. Market notes list canning supplies like jars and available fruit varieties.
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Food Administration
WFA
Jean Allen
Kroger ,Food Foundation
Wevern
Food preservation tips distributed to homemakers
Food retailers say rings and lids are abundant and a stop is available for home use. An application to local rations processing distributes tips on preserving fruits and vegetables at home through broker stores to aid homemakers.
Truckers Urged to File for Gasoline Rations Now
The Bluefield War Price and Rationing Board ordered all transport and commercial vehicle fuel certificate holders to file in person or by mail immediately so office staff can issue call books before July, the start of the third quarter. Delays after July 1 may cause rationing delays. Second quarter expires June 30, and unused coupons cannot transfer to other lines.
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Bluefield War Price and Rationing Board
Baker Qualifies For West Point Admission
Stanley C. Baker son of Mr and Mrs Baker of 336 North street has qualified for admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point N Y and must report July 1 1944 He received the appointment from Congressman John Kee A Bluefield native and Beaver high school 1943 graduate he attended West Virginia University and Bluefield College
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Stanley C. Baker
Mr. Baker
North Street
United States Military Academy
West Point
New York
John Kee
Bluefield
Beaver High School
West Virginia University
Bluefield College
Saltville Man Wounded in French Coast Invasion
The War Department informed Mr and Mrs J W Nipper of Saltville Virginia that their son Sergeant Jerome W Nipper Jr was slightly wounded in the first French coast invasion. He has served since December 1942 with the armed forces.
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Saltville, Va
J. W. Nipper
War Department
Set
Jerome W. Nipper, Jr
Nipper
Vacu matic promised to boost gasoline mileage nationwide
Rationed motorists report fuel savings up to 30 percent after installing a Vacu matic automatic carburetor device. The Vacu-matic Co of Wisconsin offers the unit to any installer willing to promote it, requesting name and address via penny postcard.
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Vacu-matic Co
State St
Wauwatosa
Wisconsin
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Ted Land
W. G. Clement
National Red Cross
Kroger
Baker
Saltville Man
Salemen
Farmers Mail Order
Srtadaty Dept
Steiner
Bluefield’s Top Shop For
Princeton Avenue
Home Beer Exchange
Bland Street
Burkhart & Carroll
America
Pearl Harbor
Allegany Refiners, Inc
American Oil Company
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
B. Berry Sons’ Company
Bradford Penn Refining Corporation
Cities Service Oil Co
Colonial Beacon Oil Company
Continental Oil Company
Crown Central Petroleum Corp
Economy Gasoline Corp
Elk Refining Company
Ethyl Corporation
First National Oil Corporation
Freedom Oil Company
Frontier Fuel Oil Corporation
Gulf Oil Corporation
Hartel Products Corporation
Jenney Manufacturing Co
Kendall Refining Company
Orange State Oil Company
Pan American Petroleum & Transport Company
Pennsylvania Refining Company
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp
Riverside Terminal Co
Shell Oil Co., Inc
Sinclair Refining Company
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company Incorporated
L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc
Southeastern Oil Standard Oil Company
Kentucky
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Sun Oil Company
the Atlantic Refining Company
The
Canfield Oil Company
Pennzoil Company
Pure Oil Company
Texas Company
the Waverly Oil Works Company
Tide Water Associated Oil Company
United Refining Company
Viking Distributing Co
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