West Virginia reports deaths in Hawaii and arrests of enemy aliens
Six enemy aliens were arrested in the state as two West Virginians were confirmed killed in the Hawaii attack. Japanese houseboys Frank Yamamoto and Frank Ichanaru, a German Hans Gorter, and three Italians were held by federal agencies. Victims named include First Lieutenant Robert M. Richey of Wellsburg and Sergeant Morris Stacey of Fairmont, with Chief Petty Officer John Harness linked to Elkins. Navy enlistees reach 2,600 statewide before Christmas amid rising draft applications.
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Fst
West Vrginia
Pacific
R. J. Untremer
Huntington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Immigration and Naturalization Bureau
Howse
Weirton
Morgantown
John W. Bosworth
Frank Yamamoto
Frank Ichanaru
Island Creek Coal Company
Holden
Logan County
Hans Gorter
Gorter
Germany
Navy
West Virginia
State Defense Savings Committee
Parkersburg
West Vir
Charleston
C. F. McClintic
Service Men Helped At Old Gallaher Residence Project
United Fuel Gas handed the door key to the Salvation Army for the Gallaher residence on Kanawha Parkway Breed Street. Maj. Hal Hughes said cleanup starts today to establish a service men’s club for soldiers sailors and Marines on leave in Charleston next week. The Junior League and Elks Club will assist with furnishing and donations of cots linen and recreation equipment are welcomed to help troops travel light feel at home.
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Gallaher
Kanawha Parkway
Breed Street
Salvation Army
United Fuel Gas Company
Hal Hughes
Junior League and
Elks Club
Charleston
Hughes
Alderson Ends Term Of Duty With WPA
Alderson leaves as West Virginia Work Projects administrator after serving since May 1937. Carl Riggs of Fairmont will succeed tomorrow and has led the Fairmont coal division since 1937. The retirement was quiet and the Aldersons plan to return home soon.
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Fairmont
Bituminous Coal
Carpenter, 71, Killed While Walking Road
Morgantown reports William C. Buehrer a carpenter aged 71 living near Lake Lynn was struck and killed by an automobile while walking along the highway near Route 73 earlier today.
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Carpenter
Morgantown
William C. Buehrer
Lake Lynn
Police Chief Tully Warns of wartime alertness
Police Chief W A Tully stressed the need for heightened readiness to meet wartime possibilities in a special address to all Charleston police platoons at eight o clock yesterday morning.
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W. A. Tully
Charleston
Civilian defense units rushed to meet January 1 goal
West Virginia Civilian Defense units were pushed toward a Jan 1 completion target as Basil Bayes from the 5th regional office in Columbus met Col. C C Pierce WV executive director and planned visits to speed local unit organization. Pierce to issue a second appeal urging rapid setup and possible instruction modifications. County councils exist in Charleston Clarksburg Wheeling Martinsburg with others near final setup in Bluefield Huntington Morgantown and smaller towns. Units train in plant and community protection air raid prep health sanitation and public education.
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West Virginia
Basil Bayes
Columbus
Col
C. C. Pierce
Charleston
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Martinsburg
Bluefield
Huntington
Morgantown
Sherman High to Present Christmas Concert Friday
The Sherman high school band and Glee club will perform their annual Christmas concert at 8 p.m. Friday in the school auditorium under the direction of Matthew Altschuler and Principal J. P. Jarrell, announced yesterday.
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Seth
Sherman High School
Matthew Altschuler
J. P. Jarrell
Non AFL Welders Barred at Plant
In Morgantown on December 9 a small number of welders toiled at the $46,000,000 Morgantown Ordnance Works while disputes over AFL affiliation clashed with independent welders. About 100 idle workers faced questions of card status as AFL Steamfitters barred some for lacking union cards. An independent welders’ brotherhood threatened a strike after a previously canceled action. Sheriff Clarence Johnson reported a two week work return agreed by welders pending a settlement, though George Strom of the Steamfitters partly resisted.
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Morgantown
AFL
AFL Steamfitters' Union
Clarence Johnson
Steamfitters
George Strom
Strom
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Radiorgan
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