Boards 2 and 3 Send Groups To Huntington
Mercer selective service boards 2 and 3 sent small contingents of colored men to Huntington Tuesday for pre induction physical. Burl Tiffany Jr Portsmouth Va leader James M McMickle Clifton W Clark and Robert Leo Browning Princeton Board No 2 Rock district sent Albert L Taylor Bluefield leader Henry Lee Woody Bluefield Walter Lawson McComas Included in this call was James W Coger Jr Gary transferred to another board Lloyd G Davis of Coopers included but unable to go because of injuries.
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Mercer Selective Service
Huntington
Burl Tiffany, Jr
Portsmouth
James M. McMickle
Clifton W. Clark
Robert Leo Browning
Princeton
Rock District
Albert L. Taylor
Bluefield
Henry Lee Woody
Walter Lawson
McComas
James W. Coger, Jr
Gary
Liovd G Davis
Coopers
Rock Camp Man Draws Fine On Driving Charge
Richard Harvey of Rock West Virginia was fined $25 and costs by Magistrate C C Elmore on a driving while under the influence charge. Harvey was arrested on Beckley road Monday night by Sergeant William DeMoss, Corporal J F Childers, and Deputy Sheriff Charles McGuire.
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Richard
Princeton Society A.0.7.C. Will Meet
The Presbyterian church auxiliary officers training class will hold an acts session Thursday led by M. McCauley of opertiee in charge. Lunch will be served at noon at the church and auxiliary officers and members are expected to attend.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Iham M. McCauley
Opertiee
PRINCETON PARAGRAPHS AT THE ROYAL
The Royal Theater opens today with Gene Tierney in Thunder Birds a Technicolor action feature starring Preston Foster and John Sutton. Also showing is Cover Girl a Technicolor Rita Hayworth film closing a four day Mercer run with nine hit songs and dance numbers.
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AT the Royal
Gene Tierney
Thunder Birds
Preston Foster
John Sutton
Royal Theater
Democracy
Oa | Eagles
Jack Holt
Dame May Kitty
George Barbier
Richard Haydn
Reginald Denny
Rita Hayworth
Gene Kelly
Mercer Theater
Jerome Kern
Ira Gershwin
Meeting to perfect credit bureau organization postponed
A city meeting to perfect the organization of a credit bureau was moved from Thursday night July 6 to Monday night July 17, announced yesterday.
Good Way To Handle Straying Husband Sometimes
Dorothy Dix discusses the dilemma of a wife coping with a philandering husband. She weighs options from divorce to forgiveness and revenge, noting all paths often fail and leave broken homes. She observes the neglected wife’s tears and reproaches, then hints some women rise to the occasion when faced with a roaming husband.
Wives Turn the Trick with Clever Letters
A wife shares tips to curb a philandering husband by sending anonymous notes and strategic questions. Examples include implying constant home life, questioning his late nights, and revealing a new romance to trigger concern. One tale describes offering a divorce only if he takes five children to deter an affair.
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Sii
Oe Bell Syndicate, Inc
Marketing Group Is Incorporated in West Virginia
The Taylor Farmers Cooperative Marketing Association of Grafton was incorporated by Ruth A. McCartney Marion Callender and Chester P. Sharp. A charter was issued to Coal River Bus Lines of Madison capitalized at $10 000 organized by E E Priestly Margaret P Priestly and H R Priestly.
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Charleston
W. Va
Taylor Farmers Cooperative Marketing Association of
Grafton
Ruth A. McCartney
Marion Callender
Chester P. Sharp
Coal River Bus Lines
Madison
E. E. Priestly
Margaret P. Priestly
H. R. Priestly
Whitesville
J E Thompson Succumbs Here After Long Local Ties
J E Thompson former Summers county resident dies in Princeton heart ailment after visiting sister Mrs E C Bacon. He worked with U S entomology rust disease unit at Marlin. Born November 14 1879 in Raleigh county he married Mancy Cole in 1900. Survived by children Garnet Saunders Loyd James Geneva Etta Liefa and others. brothers and sisters listed. Body remains at Predeking ver Funeral Service chapel until family arranges final rites.
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James
U. S
Marlin
Princeton
E. C. Bacon
Mercer Street
Thompson
Floyd Thompson
Summers County
Raleigh County
Mancy Cole
Raleigh
Garnet Saunders
Loyd Thompson
Geneva
Etta
Liefa
Odenton
Joe Thompson
Camp Creek
Dennis
Egeria
W. F
Pattonsburg
J. F
Athens Road
Nettie Cole
Winding Gulf
Gertrude Mosrie
Elkton
Princeton Area Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Miss Marie Cleghon returns to Washington DC after visiting her mother in Princeton. Mr and Mrs John Gunnoe host Lester Jay of Cumberland MD for a Sunday visit. Mrs J E Shrewsbury and daughter Barbara Dudley wrap up Richmond and Virginia Beach trips. Barbara stays with Mr and Mrs Halstead.
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Marie Cleghon
Washington, D. C
John Gunnoe
West Maine
Lester Jay
Cumberland
J. E. Shrewsbury
Travis Dudley
Richmond
Virginia Beach
Margaret Ruth Jonson
G B. Halstead
Norfolk
Barbara
Brown Apartments
George Hare
Rachel Pulton
Nashville Tenn
Hugh G. Woods
North Walker Street
Pred Kyle
Preddie
Pete Cavanaugh
Colliege Avenue
Bob Kyle
Athens
Pittsburgh Produce Market Roundup
Produce demand was slow in Pittsburgh on June 27. Apples and potatoes showed little change with small lots and various regional prices listed, including California Long Whites at 3.75 to 4.00 per unit and Cobblers from North Carolina and Virginia around 3.25 to 3.40.
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Pittsburgh
WFA
Illinois
California
North Carolina Cobblers
Virginia Cobblers
Wheat advances in Chicago grain pits on higher bread cereal
Chicago grain markets showed wheat up 1 to 2 cents with gains in bread cereals. Oats held steady to higher while rye and barley rose modestly. Cash grain notes wheat and barley trading with typical seasonal levels.
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Chicago
Ernie Pyle Describes Warm Welcome From French Children
In a vivid account, Ernie Pyle recalls a moment near Bucanebec where two French girls tossed flowers to his car. He staged a retrial for a better shot, directing the scene with laughter and careful timing. The girls then mobbed him with kisses and smiles, a spontaneous, affectionate response he attributes to the French spirit.
Welch Briefs Allen Bennett Receives Naval Radio Training
Allen Vaden Bennett son of Dr and Mrs J A Bennett of Algoma left for the Great Lakes naval training station in Illinois to serve as a radio technician. He studied at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg for three years and passed the exam to qualify.
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Allen Vaden Bennett
J. A. Bennett
Algoma
Great Lakes
Naval Training Station
Young Nnett
Blacksburg
Welch lodge 158 IOOF to elect officers tonight
Officers of Welch lodge No. 158 IOOF will be elected at a meeting in the Odd Fellows hall. Appointive officers will also be announced.
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Welch Lodge No. 158
IOOF
Odd Fellows Hall
Legion to Meet at Memorial Building Thursday Night
Members of McDowell Post No. 6 learn meeting at 8 o'clock this Thursday in the Memorial building. Nominations for new officers will open and two youths who attended the annual Boys State camp will report on their experiences. Alaska has 100 times as many airplanes as the United States per capita.
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McDowell
American Legion
Memorial Building
Alaska
United States
Pfc J P Mills Reported Killed in Italy May 31
Welch News reports Pfc J P Mills killed in action in Italy on May 31 during the Rome campaign. He joined August 18, 1943, trained at Camp Croft and Fort Meade, shipped overseas in February, and served in a Fifth Army infantry division on the Anzio beachhead. Survived by his mother, two sisters and three brothers.
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Italy
Pfc
Mills
Camp Croft
8. C
Fort Meade
Rome
Fifth Army
Anzio
Pfc. Mills
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Rolfe
J. W. Ba
Fieldale
Dorothy Mills
Thomas, Jr
Curtis
Robert Hughes Mills
Keystone
Mrs St Clair Dies In Huntington Hospital
Mrs Jack St Clair of Welch and Pageton died Monday in a Huntington hospital after a three year illness. She was wife of Jack St Clair a county board of education employee. Survived by three daughters Mrs John Panny Jr of Enterprise Alabama Mrs Clarence Lambert of Welch and Helen St Clair in the Navy at Norfolk VA and her parents Mr and Mrs John McCormack of Buchanan VA The body will be sent to her parents home for funeral services.
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Jack St. Clair
Welch
Pageton
Huntington
St. Clair
County Board of Education
John Pannay, Jr
Enterprise
Ala
Clarence Lambert
Helen St. Clair
U.S. Navy
Norfolk
Three Men Held On Liquor Charge In Beckley
Walter Baker Phillip Asbury Walter Asbury and Daniel Asbury all of Bradshaw were held for the next federal grand jury at Beckley after arraignment before U S Commissioner J Randolph Tucker on a charge of operating a liquor still. Arrests were made by state enforcement officers Wilburn Belcher and Alfred Dial Deputy Sheriff Fred Woolum and Constable E M Gregory. Baker and Phillip Asbury were released on 500 bond each for grand jury action July 17.
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Walter Baker
Phillip Asbury
Walter Asbury
Daniel Asbury
Bradshaw
Beckley
U. S
J. Randolph Tucker
Wilburn Belcher
Alfred Dial
Fred Woolum
E. M. Gregory
Baker
Lions To Hold Old Timers Meet In Appalachian Room
Welch Lions club schedules its annual Old Timers meeting tonight at 6 30 in the Appalachian community room. Eligible attendees must be male residents who have lived in the city for 30 or more years.
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Welch Lions Club
Tutwiler Named Toastmaster at Event
Charles A. Tutwiler will act as toastmaster at the gathering noted after mentioning a previous meeting with forty three qualified attendees. The context implies a formal or ceremonial occasion with multiple participants and an established program.
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Charles A. Tutwiler
Hamlin Man Dies At Jaeger Monday
John W. Estep, 51, of Hamlin, formerly a miner for U S Coal and Coke at Gary, died suddenly Monday at Jaeger while visiting. The body will be taken to Hamlin for funeral services Thursday.
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John W. Estep
Hamlin
U. S. Coal and Coke Company
Gary
Jaeger
Scalpers Hobble Convention Ticket Market
Scalp sellers pushed up prices for Republican convention tickets at Chicago and faced a setback as doors to the Chicago Stadium opened amid efforts to curb scalping.
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Chicago
Heat drives 3500 to view afternoon session in arena
Attendance swelled as the afternoon session drew about 3,500 people. Ushers opened gates and all comers could enter and find a seat amid the hotbox conditions.
West Virginia Refers New Priority Worker System
West Virginia war manpower director Andrew Edmiston announced a July 1 start for a priority referral system. Employers may hire male workers 18 to 65 only through U S employment service referrals or with agency arrangements.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Andrew Edmiston
Edmiston
U. S. Employment Service
Wanted Experienced Cook Race Notice at Star Lunch
An employment notice seeks an experienced cook of any race for Star Lunch at 623 Shelby Street Bristol Tennessee. Open six days a week. Applicants must state race age experience and salary expectations by writing or calling 1078 J.
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Shelby St
Bristol
Tenn
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Wallace St
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Marketing Group Is Incorporated
New York
ROYAL
J. E. Thompson
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Colosseum
Yank
Ernie Pyle
Bucanebec
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Saeger W. VA
Lilly Land Co
AMD
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Legion
Welch News
J. P. Mills
Philadelphia
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Patterson
N. J
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Serpo Pinto
WMC
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Louleve
Lia, KY
Lilly Land Company
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Pocahontas Fuel Company, Incorporated
ONE Broadway
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