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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1944

Page

5

Obituary notices from Renick and surrounding areas

Obituaries and funeral notices list Mrs Okie Miller Hudson 48 of 1314 Bigley Ay death, service at Central Methodist Church. Miss Beulah Kidd 13 Standard Fayette County death, service Standard Community Church, burial Standard Cemetery. Also Harmony McKinney Deepwater death, funeral at Deepwater Methodist Church. Aaron Midkiff 77 Alum Creek death, burial Midkiff Cemetery. Bewell Worth Mullins 74 Odessa death, services at Bethel Methodist Church and Bartlett Mortuary arranging. survivors listed, including daughters Mrs Ta Ghope Mrs Stella Hanna Mrs Hallie Hambrick and several Brown relatives. military and service status noted for Kidd siblings.

Ta Ghope Stella Hanna Renick Hallie Hambrick Baltimore, Ma Gus Lawson Clyde Brown Quincy Brown Winchester, Va William Brown Baltimore Kidd Beulah Beulah Kidd Standard Fayette Gharie Tom Hospital Standard Community Church Harold Gaye Montgomery Standard Cemetery Wesley Kidd Mary Belsa Nancy Alice Giles Westerly Samuel Charles and Fred Kidd New Guinea Howard Kidd England The Perme Frank Wat Mark Midd Marine Corps Eversena

Mullins King cemetery on Porser s creek tragedy notice

Obituary notices list survivors for Mullins and Withrow families from Charleston Red House and Williamson. Details include wives, children, siblings, and burial plans. Services conducted at Antioch church Confidence with burial in Antioch cemetery. Also reports deaths of Mageie and Proctor families with funeral arrangements and survivor details.

Custodian A. R. Pitser Dies at State Forest

A. R. Pitser known as Pop Pitser custodian of Kanawha state forest and longtime conservation worker died Sunday night at his forest quarters. He was about 55 survived by his widow son John Huntington and brother E J F Pitzer of Clarksburg. Body sent to Huntington for burial. Pitser helped establish Kanawha fire protection and supervised over 100 local forest protectors.

A. R Pop) Pitzer Hiranawha State Forest Cabello County Pitzer John Huntington E. JF. Pitzer Clarksburg Huntingston Kanawha Forest

European Weather Man Gives Aid to Germans

London reports August 21 Italian based air forces launched a day and night offensive against Germany as heavy weather grounded Allied air power on the western front. Normandy Typhoons destroyed 18 of 30 tanks near Argentan while U S fighter bombers swept barges on the Seine.

London Germany U. S Seine Italy Hungary Yugoslavia Berlin Raicers

Reading material limits lifted for U.S. troops

President Roosevelt signed the Green Sugar Bill to end drastic censorship on books, motion pictures, newspapers, and other material bought by the government for distribution to armed forces. The measure, approved by both Senate and House, amends the soldier voting act.

Washington America Roosevelt Senate House

Benito's Man Friday Victims of Assassins

A trans ocean German agency broadcast that Osvaldo Sebastisni former Mussolini secretary was kidnapped and assassinated likely by partisans at Passereno Haley in Bres tia province.

Benito London Transocean Osvaldo Sebastisni Benito Mussolini Passereno Haly Brestia

Mrs Graham dies at 98 in Charleston residence

Mrs. Sarah Flint Graham 98 a Baptist Temple deaconess and oldest member died after brief illness at her daughter Mrs Homer Thompson’s home 1526 Washington St E. She widow of lumberman Joseph A. Graham married 1868 at Alderson. Services today 2 30 p m at Thompson home Rev Strother Campbell officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Park Seales mortuary. Surviving include four daughters Zora Burdett Robert Excham and Robert Sullivan all of Charleston and Hettie Burdette of Ardsley N Y plus 16 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.

Sarah Flint Graham The Baptist Temple Homer Thompson Washington St. E Joseph A. Graham Alderson Thompson Strother A. Campbell Sunset Memorial Park Seales Graham Jeremiah D. Flint Lucinda Arlbough Flint Patrick St Bridge Summers County Zora E. Burdett Robert Excham Robert Sullivan Charleston Hettie Burdette Ardsley N.Y

Junior Miss Pattern Adds Back to School Wardrobe Appeal

Pattern 4634 offers a two piece or one piece dirndl style for junior misses with sizes 13 through 18 and a blouse option. Pattern 4694 includes six listed sizes with a long sleeve blouse and skirts, sent by mail to The Charleston Gazette Pattern Dept at New York. Since wartime, British courts see rising child delinquency.

Charleston Gazette 17Th St New York U. N

Virginian Railway Plans Major Princeton Plant Expansion

The Virginian Railway will expand its Princeton West Virginia plant with four new buildings and additions to five existing ones at an estimated cost of 409000 to 500000 dollars. Architect C A Neff says steel and glass will be used, and bids open August 29 at 11 a m in Traugott’s office in Norfolk. The repair shop measures 200 by 80 feet and will be enclosed.

Virginian Railway Princeton Norfolk W. Va C. A. Neff A. M. Traugott Virginian

Truman Defends Kimmel Article Amid Pearl Harbor Row

In Kansas City on August 21 Senator Truman says Colliers magazine piece is correct and a Pearl Harbor court martial will validate his statements. Admiral Kimmel replies that Truman overstated decries lack of cooperation and Midshipmen Short were not out of touch. Reactions in Congress range from support by Rep May to blame assigned by Rep Church about the Roberts report.

Kansas City Sen Truman D-Moj Colliers Magazine Coryorect Pearl Harbor Husband E. Kimmel Kimmel Walter J J Rep May DeKy Rep. Church R.-Hl Washington Church Roberts

Massive soldier ballot requests reach new total

Chief Clerk D. Pitt O'Brien announced the latest batch of applications for soldier ballots, with 2,438 requests filed, lifting the overall count to 17,474 as of today. The delivery was prepared for transmission to the circuit clerks across jurisdictions.

Day D. Pitt O'Brien

Virginia Kennedy 102 dies at Accloville home

Logan August 21. Mrs. Virginia Kennedy, a Black woman aged 102, died yesterday at her daughter’s home near Accloville, with her family at her side. Funeral arrangements were not listed.

Logan Virginia Kennedy Arthur Johnson Accloville

What Makes Our Town American

A visitor praises a small American town for its common values of self respect and tolerance. He notes typical life scenes like Friday socials, kids playing baseball, and a Service Flag with 21 stars, emphasizing that pride comes from similarity and mutual respect rather than uniqueness.

America

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