Funeral services set for Rev G K Patty at Grace Methodist
Funeral arrangements for Rev. G. K. Patty of Grace Methodist church are announced with services at Grace Methodist at 10:00 AM led by Rev. J. T. Browning and supported by Rev. C. E. Eastwood and Rev. . M. Helm. Burial is in Knoxville with services by Rev. Frank Y. Jackson. Patty, born 1887 in Parrotsville Tennessee, died Sunday at St Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife Miss Bess Ragsdale Patty and only daughter Mrs. W. C. Armstrong, plus siblings and a father. Patty served multiple Holston and West Virginia churches and was active in Y M C A and church boards. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers from Bluefield area ministers. Body taken to Knoxville church at 9 AM for wake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Patty
Grace Methodist Church
St. Luke's Hospital
J. T. Browning
C. E. Eastwood
Trinity Methodist Church
M. Helm
Bland Street Methodist Church
Knoxville, Tenn
Frank Y. Jackson
Grace Church
Knox Ville
Patty
Parrotsville
Tenn
Bess Ragsdale
Knoxville
Onlyaughter
W. C. Armstrong
Oxville
Kenneth Paity
Richmond
Ruth P. Walker
I. J. Stevenson
Reidsville
N. C
W. M. Patty
Penny Farms
Florida
Holston
West Virginia
Lonsdale Methodist Church
McDowell Charge
Harriman
Lincoln Park Methodist Church
Etowah Methodist Church
Etowah
Broad Street Methodist Church
Mile
Ae Methodist Church
Welch
W. Va
Bluefield
Graydon Patty
Methodist Church
Young Peoples’ Assemblies
J. H
R. F. Dillon
J. Paul Udy
H. Ae
John H. Helton
T. Harper Care
H. Thompson
J. Rex Sheppard
Allies pound Japanese bases in New Guinea and Solomons
Allied headquarters report the Japanese air force heavily mauled and possibly retreating to safe bases in the Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines. Warplanes swept New Guinea New Britain New Ireland and the Solomons with limited opposition. Liberators struck Truk and Noemfoor with daylight raids while attacks continued in the Aitape Wewak area. a patrol force was lost but its crew saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
New Guinea-Solomons
Netherlands East Indies
Philippines
New Britain
New Ireland
Solomons
Truk
Carolines
Ee Anr
Pony
Noemfoor Island
Dutch New Guinea
Aitape-Wewak
Willkie Opposes Foreign Relations Plank Move
New York June 26 Wendell L. Willkie Republican presidential nominee in 1940 spoke tonight against the proposed foreign relations plank under consideration by the party in Chicago He called the plan no effective protest clause and urged Senate consent for any alliance or defense agreement aligned with two thirds approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Chicago
Deaths and Funerals for Hugh Kyle Bolton
Puneral services will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock for Hugh Kyle Bolton who died Sunday at Bluefield sanitarium after a year long illness. He was 65 years old and had worked 29 years for the N and W Railway at the Bluestone Powerhouse. He was born October 17 1878 in Kingsport Tennessee and married Adele Stanfield in 1907. Surviving are a daughter and three sons and several relatives including siblings in Johnson City and Bluefield. Active and honorary pallbearers are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Kyle Bolton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Hawkins
Johnson City Tenn
Bolton
N. & W. Railway Company
Bluestone
Samuel Pearce Bolton
Sarah Peogeria Bolton
Kingsport
Tenn
Adele Stanfield
Francis Fields
Connecticut
Jim Bolton
Bluefield
Jack Bolton
Armed Forces
Florida
Ben Bolton
U. S. Marines
Pacific
Frances Carr
Johnson City
This City
Funeral services for J. W. Hurt at Honaker Va
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at the home in Honaker for J W Hurt 74 found dead in bed yesterday morning at his home He is survived by his wife and a number of sons and daughters and is a brother of Mrs P L Dye Mrs Bess Burchfield and Mrs L E Lemons of this city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hurt
Honaker
Mr. Hurt
P. L. Dye
Bess Burchfield
L. E. Lemons
Willkie Warns Against League Of Nations Rejection
Willkie argues a 1944 Republican plank would reject any world organization and deny a joint force for suppression of aggression. He cites 1920 party views and calls for a Council of the United Nations as first step toward broad international participation. He spoke by telephone from Chicago, naming a casual interlocutor as a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
United States
World Organization
Willkie
America
Council of the United Nations
United Nations
Chicago
Rector To Leave For Naval Service
The Rev. Bradford Harold Tite, two years rector of Christ Episcopal church in Fairmont, will depart tomorrow for the navy chaplain school in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is commissioned a lieutenant and has been granted a church leave of absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
Bradford Harold Tite
Christ Episcopal Church
Navy Chaplain School
Williamsburg
Tite
Forty Seven Service Men Guests Of Local Club
Forty seven service men from twelve states were guests of the Service Men's club yesterday, with one accompanied by his wife. The club announced sufficient green beans and tomatoes on hand until fresh greens arrive. Mrs. L. H. Bradley led the morning committee assisted by several members, while Mrs. E. L. Knight of Glen Lyn chaired the day’s remainder with help from Glen Lyn volunteers who drive 26 miles each Monday to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service
Service Men's Club
Yesterdae
L. H. Bradley
H. J. Lewis
E. L. Clark
E. K. Straight
Irene Turner
E. L. Knight
Glen Lyn
F. B.an
J. E. Thompson
Harold McGraw
L. K. Johnston, Jr
Judge Ben Moore Honored at Mercer County Banquet
Judge Ben Moore of the U S district court for the southern district of West Virginia was honored at a Mercer County Bar Association banquet in Bluefield. The event at the West Virginian hotel drew district staff, court officials, and members of Wyoming and McDowell counties with speeches on justice and the judge's service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Bar Association
Ben Moore
U. S. District ‘Cour
West Virginia
Bluefield
West Virginian
Coart
Wyoming
McDowell
Moore
Jerome Katz
Mercer Association
Katz
F. Morton Wagner
Mercer County Criminal Court
Wagner
Milton Ferguson
Huntington
U. S
Albert S. Kemper, Jr
Asheville
N. C
U. S. Supreme Court
World Court
Thomas 8. Curd
McDowell County Circuit Court
McDowell County Association
D. M. Easley
Mercer County Circuit Court
First
Bar Association
Keller
William T. Hancock
U.S. N.R
District Court
Million Ferguson
Herman Bennett
Charleston
Howard Jarrett
U. S. District Attorney's
W. H. McGinnis
Beckley
E. H. Crowder
George Taylor
William Lake
Bob Miller
Wyatt Thompson
Rupert
John Huffman
S. Albans
U. S. Marshall
Earl Cavender
John Bolick
Charlescor
Finley Cook
Henry Barnard
Welch
U.S. Marshall's
James Harold Martin
Sidney J. Kwass
Daily Doings Of Area Men In U S Service
Pvt Frank M Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson 1620 Princeton avenue is on a ten day furlough with his parents. He serves in a special service engineering unit at Camp Claiborne La after completing basic and advanced training. Lt Ray A Johnson of Arlington Hall Station Va was a visiting officer at the U S Army refreshment depot yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Johnson
Frank 8. Johnson
Princeton Avenue
Camp Claiborne
Pvt
Johnson
Ray A. Johnson
Arlington Hall Station
U. S. Army
Yesteray
Mercer Democrats Name Delegates to State Convention
Delegates and alternates from Mercer county districts Beaver Pond Rock and East River were named for the Democratic state convention in Charleston on Monday July 24. Mercer county Democratic executive committee chairman Merriman B. Smith announced the lists last night. Jumping Branch and Plymouth districts had not submitted their names by then.
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Mercer County
Charleston
Beaver Pond
Rock
East River
Merriman Smith
Democratic Executive Committee
Jumping Branch
Plymouth
Smith
W. W. McNeal
H. B. Kitts
F. M. Peters
Blue
Rock District
Calvin Dotson
Lee Hurst
Everett Fowler
Alvin Herrick
McComas
Carl Barger
Steve Ashworth
Montcalm
Carl Delp
Virgil Farley
Matoaka
George Stanger
Bob Davis
Coopers
Hack Scott
Gardner
Charles Fowler
Jerry Moody
Clinton Clyborne
J. B. Boyd
Johnnie Levern
Andy White
Charles Gilmer
Ted Godfrey
Matoaki
Count Johnson
Wolfe
Glen Scott
Bramwell
East River District
John R. Pendleton
W. Broughton Johnson
Goit Bay
George Hall
Gladys Crumpecker
A. M. Robinson
O. H. Ballard
Princeton
Nebraska GOP Convention Eyes Dewey Nomination
Delegates at the Nebraska GOP gathering push toward nominating Governor Dewey with pledged delegates surpassing 529. Warren elected temporary convention chairman as talks focus on vice presidential chances and a platform stressing a soldier vote and foreign policy stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Dwight Criswold
Nebraska
Griswold
Dewey
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Owen Brewster
Maine
Byrd
California
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
White House
Yote
Butylene Diverted to Aviation Fuel for War Needs
Washington June 26 40 0000 barrels of butylenes diverted from synthetic rubber to boost aviation fuel by 1 000 000 barrels as urged by War and Navy undersecretaries Patterson and Bard. Officials cited favorable weather aiding Luftwaffe raids and pledged no cuts to tires or rubber output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bradley Dewey
Navy
Robert P. Patterson
Ralph A. Bard
Iain Dewey
Senate ratification drive for peace treaties sparks GOP resistance
Given a push for senate ratification of peace treaties, several Republican governors press for simpler terms. The plank backs American participation in an international body with peace forces to maintain world security. Subcommittees route issues to the resolutions committee for approval including protective tariffs and farm surplus controls. Provisions mention reciprocal trade agreements if mutually beneficial and congressional sanction. Also proposed are a private international air transport system and secure air bases for national licensing and defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Full
Congress
Allies Drive Through Normandy Front Toward Cherbourg
In Normandy the British advance five miles on a 3 1/2 mile front between Tilly Sur Seullies and Caen with flame throwers clearing pockets. U S troops push street by street into Cherbourg docking areas while German resistance weakens on Cap De La Hague. Montgomery orders massive offshore bombardment driving toward Tilly Sur Seives as Cherbourg braces for capitulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilly-Sur-Seulies
Caen
Cheux
St. Mauvieu
la Gaule
Tilly
Cherbourg
U. S
Britain
United States
Cap de la Hague
Bernard L. Montgomery
Normandy
Tilly- Sur-Sevelies
Americans Enter French Port After Four Years
Troops seized a hotel used by Todt labor units and shared a glass of champagne in a storeroom. Pvt Michael Pasternak from Peabody New Jersey found a bottle and learned a Frenchman awaited their return. The man recalled the four year pause and offered cognac and a Scotch bottle saved since wartime evacuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TODT
Michael Pasternak
Peabody
N. J
France
Armies advance as Russians seize key fronts across Eastern Europe
Soviet forces report capturing Mostok and advancing along the rail line east of the base. Zhlobin falls, Brozha captured, placing troops near Bobruisk. On the Finnish front, Olonets center and 40 localities east of Lake Onega fall, while Koivisto and Tuirinsaari are cleared. Baltic White Sea Canal now fully in Soviet hands, enabling northern shipping to Leningrad.
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Mostok
Zhlobin
Stalin
Brozha
Bobruisk
Red
Lake Onega
Olonets
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Koivisto
Tuirinsaari
Viipuri
Gulf
Helsinik
Baltic-White Sea
Theft of fog lights reported to police
The city police have been informed that two nickel plated fog lights were stolen from an automobile belonging to Charles Law of Third Street Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Law
Third Street
Germans Leave Cherbourg Fort Du Roule as City Cleared
Bericht describes remaining German fortifications in Cherbourg as American troops advance. Soldiers push through pill boxes on the beach while tanks move near waterfront buildings. In the hotel Atlantique German wine and cognac were abandoned as retreat continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort du Roule
Cherbourg
Hotel Atlantique
Piano Tuning Visit by Harry Haffen in Roanoke
Roanoke will host Harry Haffen from Roanoke for at least one week each month for piano tuning. Contact via West Virginian hotel, P. O. Box 2455, Roanoke Virginia. Masonic Notice Bluefield Lodge No. 85 A F and A M states a stated communication at 7 30 PM with visitors welcome. J W Eaton master and L M Carper secretary listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Haffen
Roanoke
P. O
Bluefield Lodge No
A. F
A. M
J. W. Eaton
L. M. Carper
Accident Fatal To Gary Man In Baltimore Yard Incident
Gary, Indiana native John C. Segedy aged 28 died in a Baltimore hospital from injuries after a crane fall in a ship yard accident. He suffered a skull fracture. burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery near Bluefield after services at Our Lady of Victory. He is survived by his wife and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Segedy
George Segedy
Gary
Baltimore
Woodlawn
Bluefield
Buddy Charles
George
Steve
U. S. Army Air Forces
South Pacific
Stabbing Victim Released From Local Hospital
Alex Kearns operator of Alex's Place was discharged after four stab wounds from an altercation. Virgil A. Bailey of Havaco is free on bond awaiting grand jury action on malicious wounding charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Kearns
Alex's
Virgil A. Bailey
Havaco
S At Liberty
Rites Set for Superior Resident Mrs Margaret Justice
Funeral services will be held at 11 oclock this morning for Mrs Margaret Louise Justice 19 of Superior wife of Pvt Arthur Justice of Camp Wolters Texas. Burial in Roderfield cemetery follows at the Superior Methodist church service conducted by Rev L E Crowson. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Brady Baugus and leaves a husband parents a brother Robert and six sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Louise Justice
Superior
Superior Methodist Church
L. E. Crowson
Roderfield Cemetery
Robert
Judith Barrett
Peggy
Charlotte
Sue Gavnell
Justice
Welch High School
Lozan General Hospital
Paper Drive Planned Across McDowell Counties This Thursday
Premier and Big Four join with other towns in a one day salvage drive to collect paper for junk dealers. The McDowell civil defense salvage committee requests volunteers with trucks to transport large collections of paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
McDowell Civilian Defense Organization
Muncy Resigns Teaching Post
Theo Muncy of Saeger resigns as principal of Mile Branch school in Sandy River District to take a higher position. He has twenty years of county school teaching service and filed the notice with County Superintendent George W. Bryson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Muncy
Saeger
Mile Branch
Sandy River
George W. Bryson
Muncy
Relative of Welch People Succumbs
Clyde W. McLaughlin and Mrs. Ralph Baker were called to Dayton Virginia over the week end by the death of their brother in law. H. Larry, 45, died in a government hospital at Oteen after a long illness. He was an overseas veteran of the last war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde W. McLaughlin
Ralph Baker
Dayton
H. Larry
Oteen
Larry
Lieutenant Burton Wounded in Action in France
Lt. William A. Burton a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Burton of Virginia was seriously wounded in France on June 6. He had served since 1936 with postings at Fort Dix Camp Gordon Johnson Fort Benning and Fort Jackson. He went overseas in January and was wounded after serving in England. His wife and four month old son visit his sister in this city. A brother Pvt Ellis S. Burton serves overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Burton
C. R. Burton
France
War Department
William Artie Burton
Vance Morhead
Highland Avenue
Burton
Fort Dix
N. J
Camp Gordon Johnson
Fla
Fort Benning
War claims life of local resident. widow named Carrie McLaughlin
The article notes a local resident killed in the conflict and identifies his widow as Carrie McLaughlin, sister of nearby residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie McLaughlin
Services Set For Mrs. Jess Parsley Near Gilbert
Funeral services will be held this day near Gilbert for Mrs. Laura Parsley 53 wife of Jess Parsley of Berwind who died Saturday in Welch hospital Interment will be in the family cemetery She is survived by her husband her mother Mrs Riley Brewer and three daughters Mrs Betty Evans Mrs Ida Beil Turner and Miss Gretchell Parsley all of Berwind
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Laura Parsley
Jess Parsley
Berwind
Welch Hospital
Parsley
Riley Brewer
Betty Evans
Ida Beil Turner
Gretchell Parsley
Warren Urges Private Jobs and Realistic Peace
Warren speaks to returning servicemen about preferring private industry jobs over government ones. He argues for unity and readiness to aid veterans, warning Republicans back private production as the path to jobs. On peace he calls for realistic terms that protect national interests and reject world power politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Japan
Warren
Scout Executive Injured In Fall
Scout executive J. C. Acull, residing at 1701 College Avenue, was treated at Bluefield Sanitarium after a fall at his home last week. He was reported resting comfortably by hospital attaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Acull
College Aveenue
Bluefield Sanitarium
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