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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1944
Page
3
Paris dispatch reports German propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels held 100 shares in the Suez Canal. A French decree sequesters all dividends from Suez shares, with funds placed in escrow pending ownership settlement. The Suez stake has long been a global financial mystery and highly remunerative.
The report notes the Nazis manipulated French securities to gain a working majority of shares. In 1940 Germany ordered French citizens to turn in Suez shares for impounding. Many resisted, trading in the black market due to France's securities registry system.
Rev R C Boothe announced Ronald Casto Morris Harvey senior and student pastor at Snow Hill and Rand Methodist churches will head the Charleston YMCA boys work until a successor is named for Gordon Fickens whose resignation takes effect January 1.
The resignation of Dr. EH Hedrick as superintendent of Pinecrest Sanitarium at Beckley was announced by Gov. Neely. Hedrick will leave December 31 and assume office in January as congressman from the 4th district. Dr. G E Gwinn will serve as acting superintendent.
Lt Gatland M Whitlock holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross and multiple Oak Leaf Clusters arrives in Charleston to spend leave with wife Helen Peters. After completing 30 missions as pilot of the Hell’s Angels bombing group he heads to Adam Beach Fla for reassignment, with three fellow Charlestonians also serving.
Andrew Callaway urged the West Virginia State Teachers Association to have the education department study Negro children in counties lacking nearby high schools. He proposed pairing this with a study on stranded children in front of street feeders and unattended routes, to inform legislative action for relief.
The First Presbyterian choir directed by Jon Light performs The Song of Good Tidings by Lilly Strickland Sunday at 4 45 a m with organist June Melton and soloists Mire Olive Mic Keny Andrew Leush man and Join Windar Taylor Notables from First Baptist present Carols of Christmas under Evan Hackes with organist Virginia Robins and Miss Ruth Green and Mary Frances Dunlap at twin pianos The junior Sunday school choir joins the procession plus three trumpeters Norma Joan Madeline and Jeanie Thornton Soloists include Bernice Hollins Ruth Green Ro M Metton Paul Dixon Charles Hallec and more A Christmas service will feature O Holy Night led by Mrs Wayne Taylor Personal notices mention Bonne Burns USN guest at Missca Allee Miss Olive Mekeny and Mrs B Thescar updates Capt C J Pearson Jr of Hendricks and other locals for holiday visits Also notes on Miss Marjorie Zerkle and Miss Rodney Wolford holiday plans and a Santa Claus anecdote from Wayne, Pa. Dec 5 4-4- From the South Maidfir reports Wayne resident William Birmingham as Santa and seeking Christmas gifts from army pay savings.
State offices operated with skeleton forces as agencies began holiday recess. Gov. Neely and family planned a home Christmas with a simple menu and decorating. Inauguration at the mansion on Jan. 15 will place Meadows and his family there. A British bomb that failed to explode over Berlin was returned to Germany for further inspection.
A dense theater page lists numerous productions and performers including Anne Baxter Ralpt Aellemyp Ruth Warrier Alint MacClanen Anded Flores and others. It notes forthcoming showings and regional venues with multiple titles such as Virginian Cypty Wildcat and Saline Sacred featuring a mix of actors and directors across months and cities.
In Washington, Senator-Elect Wayne Morse and his family struggle to find a home as their two saddle horses have shelter but the family awaits Mr Morse. The Morse household, including Morse's eldest daughter, travels amid delays and housing shortages in the capital, hoping for stable lodging before their arrival.
Two West Virginians received military honors for duty in World War II. Pvt. James H. Long of 12012 Sd Ave earned the Bronze Star for heroic action linking an observation post to tank destroyers under German fire. Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Pritchard of Dunmore was awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement as a waist gunner on a Flying Fortress during bombing missions over Germany from bases in England.
In Washington the Roosevelt cabinet gathered for an unusually lengthy meeting, with no clear updates on the German counteroffensive. Secretary Stimson lingered after others left, and the session, delayed from the 2 PM start, extended until 5:45 PM.
A garbled newspaper fragment lists partial items and names across sports and news sections. Names such as Vanderedoe and Afaysey appear amid scattered references to broadcasts, events, and sections like Sports and News, with unclear dates or places.
Report from Washington covers a 3:30 PM briefing on a new dance ban affecting male and female youths. Overseas assignment notes reference Santa Claus letters and a Sper Pane segment. The piece mentions Virginia and the state of alert in media circles.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions names like George Olson and Miss Brown with unclear context. The text hints at a service or ceremony in Oregon with several unreadable items. No coherent event or outcome is identifiable from the fragment.
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