Virginia Senator Glass Resigns Call Sparks Vote Move
In Virginia the Republican chair I R proposes a resolution to demand Senate seat vacancy for Senator Glass. Dovel asks Alben Barkley if vacancy occurs when a senator cannot perform duties. debate centers on constitutional vacancy provisions and Virginia representation.
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Virblican
I. R
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
D-Ky
Dovel
Barkley
Arlington Coun
Roanoke
Senator Glass
Greene
Conation
A&a
Glass
Rel
Pers
Major Glass
Virginia
Senate of
United States
Peace Charter Signed as United Nations Formed
President Truman and Secretary of State Stettinius presided over the signing at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House where the charter for a new world organization dedicated to peace was signed by ten delegation sets. Stettinius urged continued effort toward universal security and cooperation.
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Toorrow
Stettinius
United Nations
Opera House
Sanrancisco
War Memorial Opera House
Truman
Veterans Memorial Building
Tom Connally
Arthur Brandenberg
Sol Bloom
Charles A. Eaton
Harold E. Stassen
Virginia Gildersleeve
Veterans Building
Ar Memorial Opera House
Bstettinius
Speggee Gunke
Lee Te Ne
Vandenberg
Deaths and funeral rites for L B Snead of Camp Creek
Funeral services for Leslie Baromeee Snead, 44, of Camp Creek West Virginia, will be held this afternoon at 2 o clock at his home. He died Sunday night at Beckley hospital. Survivors include his widow, four sons and four brothers with details incomplete in the fragment.
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L. E. Snead
Leslie Baromeee
Camp Creek
W. Va
Beckley Hospital
L A. Gadd
Snead
Wae
Don
Dew Dalas
Delbert
Homer
Death notices for Whitt and Philpott in Virginia area
James Edward Whitt 79 died last evening at his son Harry Whitt's home in Coaldale after a long career as a pump er for coal companies. He was born in Pulaski Virginia and is survived by two sons 14 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral at Coaldale Friday 2 PM Rev Lear officiating burial Belcher cemetery. Maud Britts Philpott 71 died at St Elizabeth hospital Pearisburg after Weeks ill. Wife of Ben F. Philpott she leaves two daughters two sons another son U S Navy Hayes and Clinton in Pacific and Kimballton residents. Funeral Thursday 2 PM Kimballton Methodist burial Birchlawn cemetery.
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James Edward Whitt
Harry Whitt
Coaldale
Mr. Whitt
Pulaski
Harry
Buford
Oakhill
Maud Philpott
Maud Britts Philpott
Ben FP. Philpott
Kimballton
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Pearisburg
Philpott
W. J. Brotherton
Leon Craig
Salem
Emmet and
Paul
Hayes
Clinton
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Minnie Austin
Bluefield
Dora Kunkle
North Carolina
Emmet Britts
Bill Britts
Pembroke
Kimbalston
Birchlawn
Final conference session opens with tribute and speeches
The band played Hail To The Chief as the largest audience gathered for the final conference session. Stettinius called for a minute of silence honoring United Nations armed forces, then the conference ended with eleven final speeches including Mr. Truman.
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Stettinius
United Nations Armed Forces
Mr. Truman
Truman Urges Charter As Path To Lasting World Peace
President Truman extols the United Nations charter as a framework for a safer world. He warns that abandoning it would cost millions their lives and says great powers must lead toward peace rather than domination. He flies east from San Francisco to Missouri to hand the charter to the Senate, confident of ratification.
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The
United Nations
Europe
Japan
Truman
Germany
Mr. Truman
San Francisco
White House
Hamilton Field
Missouri
Senate
Washington
Chester W. Nimits
Pacific
California
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations
Prisoner Lost In Japanese Ship Sinking
Welch News reports two McDowell county youths lost when a Japanese prisoner of war liner torpedoed and sank in the Ina Sea on Oct 24 1944. Norman W. Hall of Pageton and Robert L. Chambers of Lex were among 1,775 aboard. five escaped, four were rescued. The Red Cross relayed the loss to the U S government.
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McDowell County
Ina
Frank E. Hall
Pageton
War Department
Pfc
Norman W. Hall
China
Robert L. Chambers
Lex
Manila
U. S
International Red Cross
Hall
Bataan
Otis A. Hall
Frank EF. H Jr
Junior Chamber To Be Organized In McDowell County
Tentative plans for a junior chamber of commerce in McDowell County were made at a Monday night meeting. Four young men attended: F. A. Webb Keystone Guy Go Elkhorn Jack Hogg W and Louis Pais Keystone. Elmo Fleshman Bluefield and Vendy Owens Bluefield aided the effort. An organization meeting was set for July.
Resident Of Bradshaw Hurt In Auto Mishap
James Payne Jr of Bradshaw was seriously injured Monday night in an automobile accident He told hospital attendants that his car overturned down an embankment He was thrown out and the car rolled over him He suffered a possible pelvic fracture and internal injuries at Grace hospital
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James Payne, Jr
Bradshaw
Grace Hospital
Young Payne
Reasonable Policy To Prevail In Beer Law
West Virginia beer commissioner Fred B. Watkins and assistant E A Hansbarger announced a policy of reasonableness in enforcing the new beer control law set to take effect Sunday. Licenses for 1945-46 will be mailed this weekend, with concerns over interim closings addressed. The law limits sale hours to Saturday midnight to 1 p m Sundays, bans Sunday jukeboxes, and requires silencing them by 11 p m on weekdays. Watkins will move a state office from civilian defense quarters near the statehouse.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Fred B. Watns
Watkins
E. A. Hansbarger
State Office of Civilian Defense
Statehouse
President commends Nimitz after Pacific victories visit
Aides say the president praised Admiral Nimitz for leadership in recent Pacific victories during a meeting at the Hotel Fairmont. Nimitz declined to comment and returned to his duties.
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Nimitz
Hotel
Fairmont
Saunders Named County Jail Physician by County Court
Dr. Irvine Saunders, superintendent of Welch Emergency hospital, named jail physician by MacDowell county court after submitting a low bid. He replaces Dr. J. A. Bennett, county coroner. The court set the jail physician’s pay at 228 dollars per month. Equilla Washington of Algoma was appointed constable of Elkhorn district.
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Irvine Saunders
Welch Emergency Hospital
MacDowell
J. A. Bennett
Algoma
Equilla Washington
Elkhorn
Second Meningitis Death Reported In Community
Baby Frank Goad aged 16 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Goad of Davy, died in Welch hospital yesterday morning marking the second spinal meningitis death in two days. Bonnie Arlene Lester, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery Lester, died Sunday. County health officers said no other county cases were reported and no additional cases are known. The Good boy's father is a member of the armed forces.
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Frank Goad
James Goad
Davy
Welch
Ays
Bonnie Arlene Lester
Montgomery Lester
Armed Forces
Welch Briefs UN LEAVE HERE R 3/e Dick Brown
Dick Brown formerly of Sh is spending a few days here on leave from naval service which has taken him on several convoy trips over the Atlantic. He is the son of Mrs Bayard Taylor of Narrows Virginia and was a reporter for The Daily News. Brown is a crew member aboard a destroyer.
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Dick Brown
Naval Service
Atlantic
Bayard Taylor
Narrows
The
Daily News
Young Brown
Old Timers Night At Welch Lions Club Meet
The Welch Lions Club hosts Old Timers Night at 6 30 this evening in the Appalachian community room. Eligible members must be 50 or older and have 30 years residency in the city. New officers will be installed.
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Welch Lions Club
Appalachian
Old Timers” Club
The
Lions Club
Chicken Supplies for Hospitals to Be Met in NYC Area
New York district director Chester A. Hannan said hospital chicken needs in New York City and Nassau Suffolk Westchester and Rockland counties will be met from Del-Mar-Va poultry area. Civilian allotment rises to 30 percent from 20 percent after yesterday's War Food Order modification.
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New York
Chester A. Hannan
War Food Administration
New York City
Nassau
Suffolk
Westchester
Rockland
Del-Mar-Va
Four Generals Return Aboard Navy Transport
Four brigadier generals were among 6,893 servicemen and civilians who arrived today aboard the navy transport Monticello, former Conte Grande. Generals Harry F. Meyer James A. Pickering Don C. Faith and William R. Woodward were aboard, with Toby Wiant among passengers. The liner carried advance detachments of the 8th 95th and 104th infantry divisions the 18th corps and the 74th AAA brigade slated for redeployment in the Pacific.
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New York
Monticello
Harry F. Meyer
Richmond
Ninth Air Force
James A. Pickering
Atlanta
Don C. Faith
Washington
Toby Wiant
Associated Press
18Th Corps
Pacific
Theft of Billfold Reported to Police
Mrs. J. S. Sanders of McComas reports to Bluefield police that a red billfold containing four dollars and three round trip bus tickets to Wytheville Virginia was stolen at the bus terminal yesterday.
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J. S. Sanders
McComas
Bluefield
Wytheville
Thief Steals 1940 Ford From Highland Avenue Home
A 1940 Ford four door sedan owned by Reverend H. H. Mauch was stolen from 1312 Highland Avenue Monday night. The tank held less than one gallon when taken, but the car was recovered at College and Walton avenues yesterday with five gallons of gas in the tank.
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Rev. H. H. Mauch
Highland Avenue
College and
Walton Avenues
Soldier Martin L. Clark Returns Home After 37 Months Overseas
Tech fifth grader Martin L. Clark, son of Mr and Mrs E L Clark of 205 Ramsey Street, has received an honorable discharge after four years in the army. He served in North Africa Rome and the Po Valley, flying to the United States from Italy and entering service four years ago with training at Fort Knox Kentucky.
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Tech
Martin L. Clark
E. L. Clark
Ramsey Street
Clark
North Africa
Rome
Po Valley
Italy
Fort Knox
Bluefield Lodge 85 Installs Officers
Bluefield Lodge No. 85 A F and A M held installation at the Masonic temple with M M King installed as worshipful master succeeding J W Eaton. Officers named include P F Kirby H M Underwood S De Busk R D Wilson J B Dellis G C Dunn and others. W B Bond presided and Eaton was absent due to illness in Charlottesville Virginia.
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M. M. King
Bluefield Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
J. W. Eaton
J. P F. Kirby
H. M. Underwood
P. de Busk
R. D. Wilson
J. B. Dellis
G. C. Dunn
Ben H
Wisdom of Winners Sermons At Memorial Baptist
Rev Ernest Cox preached at Memorial Baptist Church Bluefield about winning in any field by being something knowing something having something and doing something. He urged Christians to be examples know Christ care for others and strive to reach souls as two weeks of services began Monday. Youth services run each evening with a singing service led by Rev H H Mauch of Calvary Baptist Church Bluefield.
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Memorial Baptist Church
Bluefield
Way
Ernest Cox
Christ
First Baptist Church
Lyman
8. C
Mr. Cox
Memorial Church
H. H. Mauch
Calvary Baptist Church
Federal Jury Contradicts Hastings on Induction Oath
On cross examination Ward refused to answer whether he refused induction while government counsel pressed the issue. The court heard protests to compel an answer as the question was withdrawn. Yesterday afternoon developments continued in the case.
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Hastings
Ward
Draft board dispute over 4-E to 1-A change and due process claim
Ward contends the draft board misclassified him from minister 4-E to 1-A on May 10, 1944 and failed to consider his statements. He asserts lack of due process and a hearing, claiming exemption via religious study while government counsel frames the case as whether he refused induction.
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Guments
Ward
Ward Named for Appeal Counsel After Guilty Verdict
The defendant Ward, employed full time by the Pennsylvania railroad as a marine oiler, sought appointed counsel to prepare an appeal after a guilty verdict. The case was continued into later in the year. Jurors listed include J. C. Borden Bluefield and others from Bluefield Maitland and surrounding areas.
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Ward
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. C. Borden
Bluefield
G. W. Whiting
Paul Holm
Walter Whitley Gilliam
Paul E. Hilliard
W. Oris Barton
L. W. Cain
Mathew Harvey
Lloyd E. Moore
Russell A. Yarbrough
Randolph Dixon
Maitland
C. W. Matheny
Navy Mother's Club Adds Two New Members
The Navy Mother's club welcomed Mrs. J. W. Cruise and Mrs. Harry West as new members at last night's meeting in the Appalachian assembly room. May Pace presided in the absence of commander Frances Gills. a brief business session discussed flag day sales led by Sarah M. Land, with a social hour and light refreshments to follow. The next gathering is set for July 28 in the assembly room.
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J. W. Cruise
Harry West
Navy Mother's Club
Appalachian Assembly Room
May Pace
Frances Gills
Sarah M. Land
Cora Wood
Mine Bureau plans inspection after workers complaint
The mines chief said he arranged an inspection of the Sharon operation and insisted the department investigates all complaints from workers or individuals. Blizzard released a letter to K C Adams of the United Mine Workers Journal citing the gasoline transfer incident and noting UMW officials sought Redyard's removal, without action from West Virginia's governor.
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Wyatt
Sharon
Blizzard
K. C. Adams
United Mine Workers Journal
Washington
UMW
West Virginia
Meadows
Fire damage at Bowling home causes loss
A morning blaze at 205 McCulloch caused about 100 dollars in damage to Charles Bowling’s residence. Fire Chief E L McClure reported the fire started in the pantry and the department received the 5 15 am alarm.
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Charles Bowling
McCulloch
E. L. McClure
McClure
Funeral Rites Today For Accident Victim Robert Lawson
Funeral services for Robert Chesley Lawson 32 Maxwell Virginia will be held this afternoon at 2 at the home. The Rev Archie Preeman Tazewell will officiate and burial will follow in Maxwell family cemetery Lawson was employed by the Norfolk and Western railway for nine years and worked on a carpenter crew. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs William Lawson Maxwell a brother Bill Lawson US Army in France and three sisters Mrs Carol Ringstaff Cincinnati Mrs Hazel Asbury Pounding Mill Va and Mrs Ester Beare Scotsburg Ind.
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Robert Chesley Lawson
Maxwell
Williamson
W. Va
Archie Preeman
Tazewell
Buri
Lawson
Norfolk and Western Railway
William Lawson
Bill Lawson
U. S. Army
France
Carol Ringstaff
Cincinnati
Hazel Asbury
Pounding Mill
Ester Beare
Scotsburg
Ind
Beaver Band Plans Daily Rehearsals for Homecoming Parade
Beaver High School band will hold daily practice at the stadium starting this evening at 7 oclock in preparation for the Spurries homecoming celebration parade. Color guards and majorettes are asked to meet with director Miss Arlene Mc Mullen at Beaver annex this afternoon at 2 oclock.
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Spurries
Beaver High School
Arlene McMullen
Beaver Annex
Thieves Saw Lock Off Garage Door
A lock sawed off the garage door at North Side Cash Grocery 187 Roanoke Street Monday night. Police report thieves gained entry but took only 75 cents in tax money. owner found nothing else missing.
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North Side
Cash Grocery
Roanoke Street
Bluefield
Allied air and naval strikes target Asia coastlines and ports
Seventh fleet Privateers roved the Formosa blockade run destroying coastal freighters and sinking lugboats near Pesca dores islands. Fifth Air Force Liberators sank junks at Yangtze mouth and a night Marine unit burned a freighter and damaged five junks at Hongkong. Navy Liberators hit Saigon Hainan Kuching shipyards as enemy interceptors fought back. Bases around the Makassar Strait were heavily bombed. airfields cratered.
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Valoe
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Sac
Pescadores Islands
Fifth Air Force
Liberators
Yangtze
Mariner
Hongkon
Navy
Saigon
Hainan
Kuching
Makassar Strait
Borneo
Celebes
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Mine Bureau
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