Army Tightens Controls On Discharge of Athletes
Washington reports the War Department will require special examination for all discharges of able bodied prominent figures including athletes stage screen and radio stars. The new policy effective Nov 29 limits releases to those essential to national health or safety and may affect sports and entertainment figures returning to service. Navy officials denied any similar policy.
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Washington
Vunicies
War Department
Navy Department
Snd
Chisox Trade Webb for Orono as Tigers Deal Looms
New York dispatch reports the Chicago White Sox traded shortstop Skeeter Webb to Detroit for utility infielder Joe Orono. Webb batted .231 in 129 games last season while Orono hit .201 in 46 games and filled in at shortstop and first base. Negotiations continue with Cleveland over an outfielder, with names like Cris Mockett and Guy Cartwright mentioned. Jim Bagby and Bill Dietrich reportedly no longer involved.
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Chisox
Orenge
Webb
Tigers
New York
James
Skeeter) Webb
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Joe Orono
Orengn
Andy York
White Sox
Cleveland
Cris Mockett
Guy Cartwright
Jim Bagby
Bil Dietrich
Committee Named For Baseball’s Future In City Meeting
In St Louis the committee naming ten men to shape baseball’s future includes Alva Cradley from Cleveland and Thomas A Yawkey of Hastings with Secretaries Jack A Zeller Detroit and Joseph Slostetler Cleveland. The original agreement ended yesterday marking a shift in governance as a new commissioner may arise from the state committee. Off the record, league chiefs predict permission for clubs to decide their own night game plans, potentially sustaining after dark action in St Louis and Washington with possible Saturday nights dropped by the Senators.
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Alva Cradley
Cleveland
Thomas A. Yawkey
Haston
Jack A. Zeller
Detroit
Joseph Slostetler
League
Leslie M. O’connor
St Louis
Washington
Senators
Norbert Sold to Seattle Pacific Coast League Club
Seattle club of the Pacific Coast league purchased Norbert from Milwaukee of the American Association in a straight cash deal. The transfer was completed today and moves Norbert to Seattle for the upcoming season.
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Norbert
Seattle
New York
Ted Norbert
Seattle Club
Milwaukee
American Assoc
Deer Kill Likely Tops 1944 Record Across Counties
State Game Technician W R De Garmo predicted last night that the 1944 deer kill would likely match or exceed the 1827 buck record. Official tallies show about 630 kills with many counties still reporting. Incomplete reports include Wyoming Preston Tucker Pocahontas and Lewis while Mercer Raleigh Summers totals already listed.
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W. R. DeGarmo
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Conservation Commission
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Greenbrier
Webster
Taylor
Mineral
Barbour
Hampshire
Moron
Morgan
McDowell
Pendleton
Randolph
Preston County
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Sted
Mononpalia
Mercer
Raleigh
Summers
Wyoming
Preston
Tucker
Pocahontas
Lewis
Snow Delays City Garbage Pickup After Staffing Shortage
The sanitation department, already short staffed, faces a heavy snowfall that prevents trucks from reaching homes. Superintendent Roscoe Peters says street department support is sought to help crews catch up once roads are cleared.
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Santas On
Roscoe Peters
Peters
Marshall Cage Tour Delayed by Blizzard
Marshall College basketball barnstorming tour opener against Salem College in Clarksburg was postponed due to a crippling blizzard. Coach Cam Menderson said the team will press on and travel to Fairmont State tomorrow for a game, with a Wegame schedule listing Long Island University, Penn State, Bucknell, and Yale as future opponents.
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Dee
Marshall College
Salem College
Clarksourg
Cam Menderson
Marsall
Fairmont
Fairmont State
Dry Cleaners Ordered to Post Maximum Prices by June 1 1995
The Office of Price Administration announced that dry cleaning and pressing establishments nationwide must post their maximum prices for 12 listed services by June 1 1995. If an item is not offered the poster should note that. Existing price retention and local filing rules remain, and adjustments by OPA may affect posting requirements.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
Snowbound West Virginia Struggles With Record Storm
Snow continued across West Virginia with 8 to several feet in mountains. Be clayed towns like Beckley Parsons Clarksburg and Fairmont faced power outages, school cancellations, and disrupted travel as lines crews restore service and roads remain treacherous.
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Atlantic Greyhound
Beckley
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
A. L. Crimmins
State C. & 2
West Virgina
Wyoming County
Tucker County
Thomas
Parsons
Clarksburg
Charkaburi
Westoy
Clarkae Burhe
Fairmont
Amenongahelas
West Penn Service Co
Elevanworn
Trom Chirksburg
West Virginis
F Ure
Jorday
Fabremont
Boty
Stroissliys Inter
West Virginia Road Conditions Report Warns Of Closures And Hazards
Road commission warns motorists on state highways amid closures and hazards across multiple districts. U S 119 in Taylor County and U S 250 in Front Point Town South closed. many routes in Clarksburg, Northern Panhandle, Princeton, Lewisburg and Huntington districts impassable or hazardous. U S 219 closed in Tucker County north of Lustonsville. Allegheny Highlands routes to Virginia closed.
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Tyler Mountain
Road Commission
West Virginia
State Road Commission
U.S. 119
Taylor County
U.S. 250
Tyler County
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New Cumberland
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Commismant
Princeton
Raleigh
McDowell
Mercur
Wyoming
U.S. 2d West Virginia
Lewisburg
Huntington
Commission
Tucker County
Randolph County
Lustonsville
Alleghany Habit Mountains
Virginia
War Manpower Week launched in Charleston region IV
General Warns continues from page one as region IV leaders and officials mark War Manpower Week in Charleston. Henry E. Treide of Baltimore and Washington honors the local office manager C. P. Renick for placing workers in war plants. Treide praises the USES for employing over 2,000,000 workers in three years and notes the drive to sustain output at 25,000 jobs weekly while several plants, including some in West Virginia, lag on crucial war production lines.
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Charles-tony
C. P. Renick
Henry E. Treide
Baltimore
Washington
War Manpower Commission
Region IV
W. A Given
Apo
West Virginia
Senate approves vast rivers and harbors bill in stalemate
The Senate backed an expansive rivers and harbors measure amid two weeks of rancorous debate over the St Lawrence seaway. Costs ranged from 20 to 400 million dollars, with key authorizations for hydro power and reclamation. The bill moves to a House-Senate conference to resolve differences while funding programs across multiple states.
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Army Engineers
St. Lawrence Seaway
St. Lawrence
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Snake River
Ore
Ind
Idaho
Ala
Indiana Harbor Canal
Civilian Workers and Defense Forces Remain Loyal
Civilians told that workers in essential industries and civil defense forces must stay. Tokyo reports show intensified measures as Saipan and Tokyo raids continue. The capital, bombed earlier in 1942, faced ongoing Superfortress attacks from Saipan since November, with Tokyo seeking to keep the Diet functioning.
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Ocean
James H. Doolittle
Saipan
Japan
Marianas
U. S
Tokyo
Snowstorm Death Toll Rises Across States and Canada
The blizzard lingered from New York to New England as freezing rain and heavy snowfall disrupted travel. In Canada, Toronto and Hamilton endured record 21 inch accumulations, with multiple deaths and a streetcar crash near downtown Toronto injuring about 40 people.
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New England
Atlantic
Canada
Toronto
Hamilton
New York Central
New York
Chicago
Arkansas
Colorado
Indiana
Town
Kansas
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
Olio
Pennsylvane
Dr Adams to Address Valley Dental Society Dinner
Dr Cecil R Adams will address the Kanawha Valley Dental Society at six this evening at the Daniel Boone hotel. The program includes a short history of Dr Wells, discoverer of anesthesia, and notes the anniversary celebrated nationally this week.
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Adams
Valley Dental Society
Cecil R. Adams
Kanawha Valley Dental Society
Parm
Daniel Boone Hotel
Wells
Senate hearing on postwar aims and UN plans continues
The article notes Senate inquiries into the administration’s postwar program including a proposed United Nations capable of enforcing peace, expansion of foreign trade, and promotion of free democratic institutions. Stettinius seeks Senate endorsement with six aides. questions touch on European and Far East policy and developments in Italy and Greece. Also covered are a “Hanging of the Green” ceremony at the YWCA and two youths leaving for Marine basic training at Parris Island.
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United Na+ Hong
United Nations
Stettinius
Senate
Sen. Guffey
D.pa
Britain
European
Far East
Cordell Hut
U S Engineer Office Honors Seven Long‑Serving Staff
The U S engineer office Huntington district presented 25 year service emblems and citations for faithful performance to seven employees at a meeting of about 300 district staff. Recipients included Vincent Costeild of 412 Price St and Carrie Adams Catlettsburg Ky along with John E Carpenter Matthew W Binner Forrest D Moore Harry N Robinson and Mary R Thomas of Huntington.
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U.S
Vincent Costeild
Price St
Huntington
Lir
Herry Pockras
Ware
Professional Engineers Will Meet Friday Night in Charleston
The Kanawha hotel hosts the Charleston chapter of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers for a Friday program featuring the film Oil for Tomorrow. The event will install newly elected officers and discuss the 1945 program during the business session.
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Interstate’ Ol] Compact Commission
Charleston
Society of Professional Engineers
Kanawha
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