Deaths and funeral services for Hugh Kyle Bolton
Funeral services are held at 1 p m for Hugh Kyle Bolton who died Sunday in Bluefield and will be sent to Johnson City Tennessee for interment. He was 65 and had worked 29 years for N & W Railway at the Bluestone Powerhouse. Surviving relatives include a daughter and three sons, a sister, a brother, and several grandchildren. Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are listed. Also noted is the death of J W Hurt, 74, found in bed at his Honaker Virginia home with services at 2 p m, survivor relations include a wife and multiple children.
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Hugh Kyle Bolton
Bluefield Sani- Sk
Hawkins Funeral Homes
Johnson City Tenn
Jon
N. & W. Railway Company
Bluestone
Samuel Pearce Bolton
Sarah Anse Bolton
Ee Tenn
Adele Stanfield
Francis Fields
Connecticut
Jim Bolton
Bluefield
Jack Bolton
Armed Forces
Florida
Ben Bolton
U. S. Marines
Pacific
Princes Carr
J City
Tenn
Bolton
K. E. Hamilton
J. W. Dickenson
A. A. Wallace
M. T
T. R. Fox
Joseph Barger
R. EB. Candill
Harry Harris
Om . C. Slusher
A. Marton
R. V . Crockett
R. J. Cousins
R. M. Murphy
M.D. Heath
A. W. Candiff
R. M Wright
H. O. McCormick
Pred Saunders
R. EB. Kesting
Lance Atkins
J. R. Colman
J. M. Safewright
C. F. Williams
A. C. Bowers
W. O. Sprugee
A. Ww. Mays
D. T. McGhee
I. N. Adams
G. L. Rakes
M. M. Eeotiten
J. W. Shumate
Paul Lowery
J. R. Witt
E. H. Weaver
John A. Gott
J. W. Hurt
Honaker
Mr. Hurt
P. L. Dye
Bess Burchfield
L. E. Lemons
Daugh
Patty Services Set For Today at Grace Methodist Church
Funeral services for the Rev. G. K. Patty will be held at Grace Methodist Church with district superintendent in charge and assisted by two other pastors. The body will be shipped to Knoxville for burial where Frank Y. Jackson will lead the service. Patty, born 1887 in Parrotville Tennessee, served multiple Holston and West Virginia churches and was previously Grace’s pastor. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Bess Patty, daughter Mrs. W. Armstrong, and several siblings.
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G. K
Weiet
A. Su Taltortae
Grace Methodist Church
Eeescee PS
C. E. Eastwood
Trinity Methodist Church
M. Helm
Street Methodist Church
Knoxville
Tenn
Frank Y. Jackson
Grace Church
Patty
Parrotaville
Bess Ragsdale
W. Armstrong
Oxville
Kenneth Patty
Richmond
Ruth P. Walker
I. J.ee
Beldaville
N. C
M. Patty
Penny Farms
Picrida
Holston
West Virginia
Lonsdale
Methodist Church
Ile
Methchurch
Welch
W. Va
Bluefield
Graydon Patty
Young Peoples’ Assemblieg Tie Holston Conference
Lin
J. H. Cook
John H. Helton
T. Harper
Oe H. Thompson
J. Sheppard
Ay of Stewards
Blvd
Yanks Hammer in New Guinea Theater Warfront
Allied HQ reports Japanese air power mauled at several bases in New Guinea and the Solomons with bases in the Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines possibly retreating. Liberator strikes hit Truk and Noemfoor while naval actions near New Guinea destroyed enemy barges and one patrol was lost but crew saved.
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New Guinea
New Guinea-Solomons
Netherlands East Indies
Philippines
New Britain
New Ireland
Solomons
Truk
Carolines
Truking
Noemfoor Island
Dutch New Guinea
Willkie Opposes States With Any Other Nation Or Association
Fragmentary text notes Willkie opposing any states or associations aligning with other nations. Mentions advice and consent of the United States and two senators present, indicating a political dispute or legislative context.
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Association of Nations
United States
Protests Clause On Foreign Relations Plan Cited
New York reports Wen dell L. Willkie, 1940 Republican nominee, signals opposition to a foreign relations plan. He calls the proposal ineffective and suggests it merits further debate at a national convention.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie warns against 1944 world organization plan
Willkie argues a 1944 Republican plank would reject a world organization that pools sovereign powers to suppress aggression. He cites 1920 GOP views, warns of an ineffective peace as a result, and calls for a UN council as a first step toward a broader international body. He spoke by phone from Chicago to outline his stance.
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League of Nations
United States
World Organization
Willkie
America
Council of the United Nations
United Nations
Kagos
Rector To Leave For Naval Service
The Rev. Bradford Harold Tite, rector of Christ Episcopal church in Fairmont West Virginia, will depart for the navy chaplain school in Williamsburg Virginia. He is commissioned a lieutenant and granted a church leave of absence.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Bradford Harold Tite
Christ Episcopal Church
Navy Chaplain School
Williamsburg
Daily Doings Of Area Women With The SMC
Forty seven service men from twelve states were guests of the Service Men's club. One was accompanied by his wife. The club has sufficient green beans and tomatoes on hand until fresh vegetables arrive. Mrs. L. H. Bradley chaired yesterday morning. L. Knight of Glen Lyn chaired the rest of the day. Glen Lyn members drive 26 miles each Monday to serve at the club.
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Service
Service Men's Club
Yesteroe
L. H. Bradley
L. Knight
Glen Lyn
J. E. Thompson
Harold McGraw
L. K. Johnston, Jr
Judge Ben Moore Honored At Bluefield Banquet
Judge Ben Moore of the U S district court Southern District of West Virginia was lauded at a Mercer County Bar Association banquet in Bluefield. Attendees included district staff and members from Wyoming and McDowell counties. speakers praised his fairness and dedication to justice.
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Mercer County Bar Association
Ben Moore
U. S. District Cour
West Virginia
Bluefield
West Virginian
District Courh
Wyoming
McDowell
Moore
Jerome Katz
Mercer Association
Judge Moore
Katz
F. Morton Wagner
Mercer County Criminal Court
Avenirs
Wagner
Milton Ferguson
Huntington
U. S
Alpert 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
US. N.R
District Court
Herman Bennett
Charleston
Howard Jarrett
U. S. District Attorney’s
W. H. McGinnis
Beckley
EB. H. Crowder
Huntingtor
George Jor
William Lake
Leston
Bob Miller
Wyatt Thompson
Rupert
John Huffman
St. Albans
U. S. Marshall’s
Earl Cavender
Carleston
John Bolick
Charles‘or
Finley Cook
Proba
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 M Johnson 620 Princeton Ave this city spending a ten day furlough with his parents He is with a service engineering unit at Claiborne La where he received basic and advanced training Lt Ray A Johnson of Arlington Hall Station Va was a visiting officer at the U S army re pee station this city yesterday
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Frank M. Johnson
Prank
Johnson
Princeton Avenue
Claiborne
Ray A. Johnson
Ariington Hall Station
U. S. Army
Yesteray
Dewey Nomination Prospects Rise at Nebraska GOP Clash
At the Nebraska convention the Dewey name moves toward nomination as delegates crowd the oval arena for a 8:15 p m keynote. Warren leads the temporary chair as Bricker Stassen Byrd talk swirls around vice presidential plans and a hard line foreign policy plank.
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Nebraska
Dewey
Warren
Dwight Criswold
Griswold
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Owen Brewster
Maine
Byrd
California
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
White House
Butylene Diverted To Aviation Fuel For War Needs
Washington reports 400 barrels of butylenes from the synthetic rubber program will be diverted to produce an extra 1,000,000 barrels of aviation fuel. Undersecretaries Patterson and Bard urged the shift noting intensified Allied air attacks. Dewey said weather and lighter Nazi opposition boosted raids and pledged no reduction in synthetic rubber output.
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Washington
Bradley Dewey
Navy
Robert P. Patterson
Ralph A. Bard
Dewey
Europe
Russia
Senate Ratification Push Shapes Peace Treaty Debate
The text outlines calls for Senate ratification of peace treaties and proposals for American participation in an international organization with peace forces. Subcommittees send to the resolutions committee planks on an adequate protective tariff crop controls and reciprocal trade terms. It also mentions an international private air transport system and suitable air bases for defense.
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Senate
Full Resolutions Committee
Congress
Dcense
Allied Breakthrough Near Caen and Cherbourg Drives
U S forces push five miles through German lines between Tilly sur Seulles and Caen using flame throwers as fighting rages around Cheux Saint Mauvieu and La Gaule. Cherbourg resistance dwindles while bombardment and advance force a major push toward the peninsula’s northern tip and the last German holdouts.
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Tilir-Seulies
Caen
Cheux
St. Mauvieu
la Gaule
Tilly
Cherbourg
U. S
Britain
United States
Cap de la Hague
Chertoure
Bernard L. Montgomery
Normandy
Tilly- Sur-Sevelles
Soldier Relief Amid France Port Visit Ends Fond Reunion
Troops stationed at a TODT run hotel found comfort in a 500 room hostelry. Pvt. Michael Pasternak of Pea body New Jersey found champagne storeroom and shared a drink. A tearful French host recalled waiting four years for Americans and presented Scotch and cognac as a rare reunion.
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Michael Pasternak
Peabody
N. J
Eng
France
Armies Advance as Soviet Forces Make Gains on Multiple Fronts
Soviet troops seized Mostok to the northeast and held a railway line 18 miles east of the base. Brozha fell, placing Red forces near Bobruisk, while Zhiobin’s capture was praised by Stalin. On the Finnish front the fifth Red Army took 40 localities east of Lake Onega and Olonets district. Finnish and Baltic actions cleared Koivisto and Tuirinsaari, with naval access opening to Leningrad.
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Mostok
Zhiobin
Stalin
Brozha
Bobruisk
Red
Lake Onega
Olonets
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Koivisto
Tuirinsaari
Viipuri
Gulf
Helsinik
Germans retreat from Cherbourg fortress in final standoff
Allied reporters describe Fort Du Roule still held by pockets of German resistance as Cherbourg is cleared. Doughboys advance through streets while tanks press the water front and hotel Atlantique shows looted wine and spirits left by retreating German forces.
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Fort du Roule
Cherbourg
Hotel Atlantique
Theft Of Lights Reported To Police
The city police were informed that two nickel plated fox lights were stolen from an automobile belonging to Charles Law of Third Street on Sunday night.
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Charles Law
Third Street
Roanoke Masonic Notice for Lodge No 85 A F and A M
Stated communication Lodge No 85 A F and A M at 7 30 o clock Visitors welcomed J W Eaton Master L M Carper secretary Also Roanoke Virginia piano tuning notice by Harry Haften of Roanoke stating he will be in town monthly and requests contact via P O Box 2455
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Harry Haften
Roanoke
P. O
Lodge No
A. F
A. M
J. W. Eaton
L. M. Carper
Accident Fatal To Gary Man In Ship Yard Fall
Gary man John C. Segedy 28 died Friday in a Baltimore hospital from injuries after a crane fall in a ship yard tent. Born October 15 1915 in Gary he attended Gary schools. Funeral services set for 10 am Wednesday at Our Lady of Vic Catholic church with Rev Gleason. Interment Woodlawn cemetery. Rosary tonight at his home. Survived by wife and son Buddy Charles and brothers George and Steve.
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John C. Segedy
Georgey
Gary
Received
Segedy
Our Lady of Vic Catholic Church
Er M. Gleason
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 in a 4&9 allocation incident. Virgil A. Bailey of Havaco is free on bond awaiting grand jury action on malicious wounding charges.
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Alex Kearns
Alex's
Virgil A. Bailey
Havaco
S At Liberty
Rites Set for Superior Resident Mrs Justice
Rites are set at 11 o clock for Mrs Margaret Louise Justice 19 of Superior wife of Pvt Arthur Justice of Camp Wolters Texas who died Saturday night after a long illness. Services from Superior Methodist church will be conducted by Rev L E Crowson with burial in Roderfield cemetery. She is survived by her husband parents a brother Robert six sisters Judith Barrett Charlotte Sue Gavnell and others. She graduated Welch high school and trained as a nurse at Lovell General hospital.
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Margaret Louise Justice
Superior
Perior
Robert
Judith Barrett
Charlotte
Sue Gavnell
Justice
Welch High School
Lovan General Hospital
Paper Drive Planned by County Civilians Defense Unit
Premier and Big Four will join with other towns of McDowell county in a one day paper salvage drive on Thursday of this week, the salvage committee announced. The committee requests trucks to be in ready for early collections from junk dealers.
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McDowell County
McDowell Civilian Defense Organization
Muncy Resigns Teaching Post
Theo Muncy of Saeger resigns as principal of Milench school in Sandy River District to take a higher position with County Superintendent George W. Bryson approving. Muncy has taught in county schools for 20 years.
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Theo Muncy
Saeger
Milench School
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 who died in a government hospital at Oteen North Carolina after a long illness. Mr Larry was 4M Overseas veteran of the last
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Clyde W. McLaughlin
Ralph Baker
Dayton
H. Larry
Oteen
N.C
Larry
Lieutenant Burton Wounded in Action in France
Lt William A Burton son of Mr and Mrs C R Burton of Biann Virginia was seriously wounded in action in France on June 6. He joined the service in 1936 and served at Fort Dix Camp Gordon Johnson Canal Zone Fort Jackson and England before receiving overseas orders in January. He is now in an army hospital in England. A brother Pvt Ellis S Burton serves overseas.
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William A. Burton
C. R. Burton
Bian Va
France
War Department
William Artie Burton, Jr
Vance Moralhead
Highland Avenue
Burton
Fort Dix
N. J
Camp Gordon Johnson
Fla
Canal Zone
Oing
Fort Jackson
N. C
England
Pvt
Ellis S. Burton
U. S. Army
Oversoas
Widow of Local Figure Linked to War Service
The piece notes the death and identifies his widow as Carrie McLaughlin, sister of nearby residents, highlighting family ties in the community during the wartime period.
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War
Carrie McLaughlin
Services Set For Mrs. Jess Parsley
Funeral services are planned near Gilbert for Mrs. Laura Parsley 53 wife of Jess Parsley of Berwind who died Saturday in Welch hospital Interment will follow 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
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Gilbert
Laura Parsley
Jess Parsley
Berwind
Welch Hospital
Parsley
Herr Husband
Riley Brewer
Betty Evans
Ida Beil Turner
Gretchell Parsley
Warren speech urges private jobs and realistic peace
Warren called for unity and support for veterans returning home asking for private industry jobs over government roles. He argued Republicans know what creates jobs and warned against power politics, favoring a peace grounded in real national interests and mutual respect.
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Germany
Japan
Warren
Scout Executive Injured In Fall
Scout executive J. C. Acull sustained injuries from a fall at his home last week and was treated at Bluefield sanitarium where he remained under care and resting comfortably according to hospital attaches.
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J. C. Acull
College Avenue
Scout
Bluefield Sanitarium
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