Congress Hears Optimistic War Forecast From Arnold
A Senate hearing quotes General Arnold predicting the United States will field the largest and most capable army and air force by next spring. He outlines plans for 74 000 combat planes in the coming fiscal year and asserts the war will reach Japan with overwhelming power, while stressing progress in training and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Pacific
McNarney
H. H. Arnold
Army
Arnold
United States
Senate
Gurney
cNarney
Japan
Spy Lehmitz Target of Allied Counterintel Network
Agent Lehmitz described by Conroy as a highly trained specialist who could reconstruct troop movements from fragmentary information. Born in Hamburg, he entered the US in 1908 and served at the German consulate in New York from 1913, living as a married childless man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Great Britain
Conroy
Lehmitz
Leason
General Ciraud gains new control in other regions
An Anglo American policy informant calls Ciraud’s takeover a private political compromise that worsens the African military situation. The informant says De Gaulle and the two headed French committee have eroded French army morale and that Eisenhower will be fully supported from Washington to meet military needs regardless of De Gaulle and his followers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Washington
Kiwanians Hear Patriotic Talk By Virginia Minister
The Kiwanis luncheon featured Rev. H. B. Cummins of Memorialist Church Bluefield Virginia delivering a patriotic address that urged members to honor the flag beyond symbolism. President R. Bishop read a resolution honoring Chester Pierce former Kiwanis president who died recently. Lt. Jim Lilly US Marines attended as the sole visitor and birthday congratulations were offered to Luther Wagner and Rev. Byron Wilkinson. The report ends noting a stray line about fish mucus aiding swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
H. 8. Cummins
Memorialist Church
Bluefield
Cummins
Jim Dudley
Sentes
R. Bishop
Chester Pierce
Jim Lilly
Bermarines
Kiwanian
Ca Coe
Luther Wagneroe
Byron Wilkinson
Obituary notices from Pocahontas and nearby towns
The Gazette lists multiple deaths and funerals. Mrs Katherine Levis, 64, died in New York and will be interred at St Raymond's cemetery after a train trip. survivors include a daughter Mrs Peraldo and son Emil Levis of Tampa. Funeral services for Mrs P T Mason, 63, are at the Seventh Day Adventist church with burial at Walnut Grove cemetery. Morris Magrill, 46, of Pocahontas died at Bluefield sanitarium. services at home with Monte Vista Park cemetery burial. Ida Whitt of Drill, Va died in Richlands hospital. burial in Whitt cemetery. survivors include husband and four grandchildren. Additional obituaries for C Nearhood, Bernard Nearhood, and others noted with services at Jewell Ridge Presbyterian church and Jewell Ridge cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Levis
New York City
St. Raymond's Cemetery
Leoardo
Bramwell
Peraldo
Emil Levis
Tampa
Pia
P. T. Mason
Princeton Avenue
Pauly
Seventh Day Adventist Church
W. Phillips
York River
J. A. Horton
Virginia Beach
O. M. Rainer
Norfolk
Frank Dickson
Baltmore
James H. Mason
Merchant Marines
A. P
Howard B. Mason
Charleston
Roy Mason
Bluefield
Morris Moarill
Pocahontas
Selig
Auerbach
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Ohio
Monte Vista Park
Cemery
Hal Rankins
de Noe
Hoffman
F. C. Billett
C. C. Tindhey
Sid Block
Frank Wood
F. E. Wagner
American Legion Post
Gillespie
Virginia
Masonrc
Legion Post
Magrill
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mrs Laura R Smith 69 Dies in Richlands Va
Mrs Laura R Smith 69 wife of Reece T Smith died suddenly yesterday at her home in Kent s Ridge Richlands in Tazewell county Va She was born in Buchanan county daughter of Jacob M and Cordelia Ratliff Surviving are her husband six children and 38 grandchildren Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at Layman s Chapel Richlands with burial in Hawkins Cemetery Farmer s Funeral Home in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Whitt
Flemon Whitt
Drill
Richlands Hospital
Drill Mountain
Whitt
Zela Stacy
Richlands
Eunice Whited
Oakley Brown
Gladys Rowe
Rowe
Shade
Charlie Vandyke
Laura R. Smith
Reece T. Smith
Kent's Ridge
Tazewell County
Smith
Buchanan County
Jacob M
Cordelia Compton Ratliff
Primitive Baptist Church
W. J. Patterson
FE. B
Oakwood
Funeral for Joseph P Davidson held at Graham Methodist
Funeral services for Joseph P Davidson take place this afternoon at 4 at Graham Methodist Church Bluefield Virginia with Rev E E Wiley and Rev E Augart officiating. Interment follows at Walnut Grove cemetery. Army honors and a military funeral will be accorded with American Legion and VFW participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Davidson
Graham Methodist Church
Bluefield
E. E. Wiley
Trinity Methodist Church
E. Augart
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Wendover Field
Utah
Frank Jones
George Walker
Wason Neel
Nemours
L. W. Lowe
Coopers
Curtis Shufflebarger
Jimmy McNeer
Wayland Newton
Vincent Sexton
Lee Harman
Trinity Methodist Church Choir
Davidson
Sally Litz
American Legion
VFW
Sathiene 51
William R. Nearhood Found Dead in Cedar Bluff Home
William Ralph Nearhood, 68, longtime Cedar Bluff resident and former Jewel Ridge Coal Co. employee, was found dead in his bed yesterday morning. The death was attributed to a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William RK. Nearhood
William Ralph Nearhood
Cedar Bluff
Jewel Ridge Coal Company
Roosevelt backs unified food price control plan
President Roosevelt argues for a single stabilization chief to coordinate the food administrator and the price administrator across food rent and wages. He lobbies for limited subsidies and producer incentives while Congress debates a food czar bill and the fate of the rollback program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Office of Economic Stabilization
Stabilization Directe
Davis
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Davia
Palmer
8. C
House Agriculture Committee
Ofice of Price Administration
War Food Administrator
Senate
Vandenberg
Mich
Rep. Wolcott
House Banking Committee
OPA
War Food Administration
Chester Davis
Youth Fellowship Program At Trinity Church Led By Brown
Dr. Ross Butler Brown of this city spoke at Trinity Methodist Youth Fellowship on Unto the Humblest of One of These My Brothers. Elizabeth Morgan led the youth director, A Argyle Knight offered prayer, and J William Wikes led an evening discussion Build a World Peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Butler Brown
Trinity Church
Brown
Howard Meadows
H. H. McClung
Moore
Elizabeth Morgan
A. Argyle Knight
John Saunders
McComas
J. William Wikes
Lilwyn Bennett
Doris Hartsoe
Coffee Stamp No 21 Valid July 1 to July 21
Coffee Stamp No 21 becomes valid for one pound of coffee from July 1 to July 21, with Stamp No 22 valid from July 22 to August 11. The two week and a half periods raise the summer ration to two pounds, reflecting normal coffee stocks and steadier arrivals.
Area Servicemen Enter Training and Assignments
Daily Doings lists area men in U S service with training milestones. Pvt Charles Buckland completed basic training at Knox and awaits combat duty. James Watta earned Army Air Forces flight training and commissioned as second lieutenant. Pvt Frank Romeo reported to Armored Force School. Cpl Owen Lambert assigned to Bis Army Air Forces with specialized P-40 or C-46 maintenance training. James Thompson from Pocahontas is an aviation student at University of Denver after service in the Pacific. Robert Thompson finished Lockheed service school and headed to Fairmont Air Base for further training. James Stowers graduates recruit training with top honors at Great Lakes and awaits Navy school placement. Robert O'Brien graduates Advanced Twin-Engine Air School at Columbus Army Air Field with wings as flying officer. Noel Wickham promoted to sergeant at New Orleans Army Air Base. four Bluefield noncommissioned officers receive promotions in Sixth Air Force. Bobby Wilson visits from Parris Island before radio course at Cherry Point. Lt. Midkiff pilots an Army bomber over Bluefield and returns home on furlough. Cadet Otto Crain Collins Jr. graduates from Yuma advanced flying school after completing Sequoia and Chico training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Paul Lambert
Leckie
W. Va
Army Air Forces
Camp Seco
James Milton Stowers
Bluefield
U. S. Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Stowers
Armour and Company
James M. Stowers
Bobby
Brenda
R. R. Stowers
Beaver High School
Robert R. O'Brien
R. R. O'Brien
Boissevain
Columbus Army Id
Columbus
Miss
Air Forces
O'Breee
Barrfield
Arcadia
Fla
Bainbridge, Ga
Advanced
Concord College
Athens
Sixth Air Force
Panama Canal
Maitland
William H. Gilpin
James E. Pritchett
Eugene A.jon
Earl E. Compton
Corp
Donald E. Wilson
Army
Caribbean
Wison
Sgt. Compton
Louise Compton
Wytheave
Camron
Zora Damron
Juniper St
Gilpin
Ruby. L. Gilpin
Larch St
Otto Crain Collins, Jr
O. O. Collins
Bluefield Avenue
United States Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School
Yuma
Ariz
Yuma Army Air Field
Collins
Sequoia Field
Visalia
Calif
Chico Army Flying School
Chico
Victorville
Beaver High Ones
Bluefield College
Enlistees and recruits noted from local area during service outreach
Local notices list several men enlisting or awaiting service in the United States Army Air Forces Navy Seabees and ordnance training. Names include Frank Walters Jr and cadets at Williston and West Point, plus others from Bennetsville Cumberland Road Aber deen grows and Pocahontas. Five area men were ordered to Charleston for interviews and exams for Seabees service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Naval Construction
James Edmond Foster
Precan
Paul Sorrel Wyser
Amonate
Frank Grover Albert
Wrco
Bill Boland Fulcher
Jewell Valley
Walter Bea Compton
Pocahontas
Allied Liberators Hit Athens Airdromes In Major Raid
American Liberator bombers struck Eleusis and Hassani near Athens pouring blasts on hangars runways and administrative buildings. The raid destroyed several enemy aircraft and caused widespread fires while dropping leaflets from Roosevelt praising Greek resistance. Eight enemy planes were probably destroyed as Western forces reported on Salonic and Naples bombings during the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinent
Europe
Middle East
Athens
Eleusis
Hassani
Salonika
Roosevelt
U. S. Air Force
Area Women With The SMC Honor Visitors At Club
Mrs. C. E. Kirby donated two chickens to the Service Men's club as 52 uniformed men from 13 states visited. Mrs. J. S. Mangus chaired, with co chairwoman Mrs. E. Dudley and a list of assistants. A letter from Mrs. J. A. Lester of St Clairville, Ohio thanked the club for courtesies shown Lieut. Robert Jor of Fort Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Kirby
Service Men's Club
J. A. Lester
St. Clairville
Ohio
Lieut
Robert Jor
Fort Riley
Kan
Sam Clark
W H. Riley
Katherine Porterfield
Mary Hice
J. S. Mangus
R. A. Rogan
Cleon Helier
L. Black
W. H. St. Clair
Hoge Mason
Harry Pring
Hattie Tibbs
John P. Weisar
L. M. Bingham
Effie Groseclose
Franks. Easley
Roanoke Man to Stay Monthly at West Virginia Hotel
Roanoke resident Harry Haffen plans to spend at least one week each month in town staying at a West Virginia hotel. Travelers are instructed to phone or write to the hotel and to use P.O. Box 2455 Roanoke Va for correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Haffen
Roanoke
West Virinian Hotel
Civil case heard in federal court over false arrest slander
Mary Wimmer sues Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co for 25000 in West Virginia federal court alleging false arrest after store staff at Princeton A and P examined her shopping bag and accused her of taking milk without payment. Store witnesses cite store policy to inspect packages and show a sign at the front. Closing arguments set for morning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
Mary Wimmer
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Wimmer
Princeton A. & P
Fred Anderson, Jr
Wimnac
U S Army Air Force Ready for Greater Bombing of Germany
Major General Henry F. Miller, head of the 8th Air Force service command, said the United States is set for a new flow of planes and bombs to increase the offensive against Germany. He noted 4000 pound bombs and supplies adequate to rise bomb load by about 45 percent if needed. Observers predict further air strikes on the Ruhr railway system as a follow-up to prior bombardments. Goering was reportedly risking German air reserves to defend the Ruhr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Miller
U. S. Army
8Th Air Force Service Command
Germany
Miller
Gemeny
Ruhr
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Allies Blind German Defenses With Bold Normandy and Saint Nazaire Raids
In a continued Allied air offensive, American bombers strafed U-boat pens at St Nazaire on the Bay of Biscay and an enemy airdrome at Beaumont le Roger in Normandy. The morning offensive hit two “important” targets after a daylight strike on Axis shipping. Heavy bombers from the 8th U S air force also attacked Beaumont le Roger for the first time, setting fires at a fighter airfield. Six bombers did not return, weather was clear, and commanders deemed the strikes successful on both targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Nazaire
Bay of Biscay
France
Beaumont-Le-Roger
Normany
Beaumont-Leer
Rouen
U. S. Air Force
Hitler
Cmn Unique
Three youths sought in auto theft near Bluefield
Massey reports a 1937 Olds sedan with West Virginia plates 277-802 driven by Ringstaff and two sailors abducted near the Norfolk and Western station. After detours, Massey fled, claiming the others feigned police presence as lights went out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okey Massey
Cumberland Road
Massey
Malcolm Ringstaff
Bluefield
Ringtaff
Norfolk and Western
Princeton
East End
Monroe Street
Reac Monroe Street
Massey Cal
Ringstaff
White Kitchen
Tazewell Road
West Virginia
Coal strike wanes as workers return to pits across regions
The nationwide coal strike eases with more miners resuming work while around 156000 idle remain, led by 110000 in Pennsylvania. In Appalachia several locals voted to return, but 58000 anthracite idle in eastern Pennsylvania persists. West Virginia and Kentucky show returns, Alabama lags with only 3000 of 24000 workers active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Appalachian States
H. C. Prick Coke Company
U. S. Steel
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Kentucky
Ohio
Illinois
West Virginia
Indiana
William Blizzard
UMW District 17
Alabama
UMW
Miner Idle Totals by State Across United States
In a Pittsburgh report dated June 28 figures show nationwide mining shutdowns. Estimated idle workers include Pennsylvania anthracite 53,000 and bituminous 51,000, Alabama 19,000, West Virginia 13,300, Kentucky 8,400, Virginia 3,000, Ohio and Arkansas 4,000, and India 1,500, totaling 156,550 idle miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Alabama
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
Chio
Arkansas
India
Mines return to normal after paydays in coal region
All mines in the Norfolk and Western territory operated yesterday though full fare figures were not released. Loading reached 2 907 cars, slightly below expectations as workers began the first shift. Absenteeism rose with most firms paying $50 vacation pay on Saturday, but officials expect activity to normalize in coming days. In the Pocahontas Tug River area about 70 percent of men reported to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Territory
Pocahontas-Tug River
Sailor Dies in Pacific Service Member Survives
Sailor died in the Pacific theater while serving in the navy. He was the son of Mrs. J Waldron Epperson and the late J B. Epperson Sr. A native of the area, he attended Bluefield public schools and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He is survived by his mother and two sisters, Mrs. Joh Shrader of Portsmouth Virginia and Mrs. Willie Sutphin of Bluefield. Funeral services had not been completed by last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Pacific
J Waldron Epperson
Bi Avenue
J. B.son
Field
Bluefield
Calvary Baptist Church
Joh Shrader
Portsmouth
Willie Sutphin
Mercer Inductees To Leave For Fort Thomas Ky
Registrants of local board No. 1 Mercer county selective service inducted into the U S army at Huntington two weeks ago will leave Bluefield Wednesday morning for Fort Thomas Kentucky. Four of the inductees held at Fort Thomas for further examination will depart later. Navy and marine corps personnel travel under separate orders. The group will meet at the First National Bank building Bluefield at 8 AM to receive travel orders and depart by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
First National Bank
Fort Thomas
Bluefield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gen. McNarney
Ciraud
Mrs
Morris Magrill
Carlton, Pa
Presbyterian Church
Jewell Ridge
Manson Tate
B. C. Wise
J. A. Womeldorf
Jewell Ridge Cemetery
Friends Furnishing
Cedar Luff
U. S
Pvt
Chas. N. Buckland
L. W. Buckland
Falls Milne
Knox
James A. Mrs
J. T. Watta
Thever Street
Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School
Lake Field
Arizona
Army Air Corps Reserve
Frank Romeo
James Romeo
Iieason Street
Wo Force School Communication de
James J. Th
A. J.ompson
University of Denver
Denver
Colorado
Quarter Motor Corp
Cape
Robert R. Thompson
A. J. Thomson
Lockhead Service School
Burbank
Fairmont Air Base
Geneva
Nebraska
Noel F. Wickham, Jr
Noel F. Wickham
Jefferson Street
Army Air Corps
New Orleans Army Air Base
Sergeant Wickham
Businss
Radford
Bobby Wilson
United States Marine Corps
Parris Island
S. C
W. S. Hendricks
Cherry Point
N.C
R. L. Midkiff
Patterson Field
Dayton
Arlie Midkiff
Wilmington
N. C
Midkiff
Ted
Wolters
Tickle Hiram Vesey
Marvin
Ordnance Replacement Training Center
Aberdeen Grows
Ordnance
Fremont
James Arthur Shere
William Thomas Joseph Miller
Hunt
United States Navy
Naval
Seabees
al Hassani
Naples
Northwest African Air Force
Malta Command
Gerbini
Sicily
SMC
E. Dudley
H. Tingler
D. L. Niekirk
E.S. Stafford
Grace Pearson
Cleon Heller
A. & P. Company
Trio
Umway
Uniontown
William Hynes
District 4
Ickes
OFC. & C
Newton
Solid Fuels Administration
Solid Fuels Office
Sailor
Mercer
Lata
Eence
Banjo
Discover
Marines
Coast Guard
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