Record Day Enlists 53 at Charleston Air Station
A record 53 men enlisted Wednesday at Charleston's Army Air Force recruiting station breaking prior highs. Captain Beacher H. Brewer said most will delay reporting for five days to spend Christmas with families. The previous single-day record was 40 enlistees on Dec. no. 148. The list includes William V. Hillyer, Manford W. Dawson, Russell O. McKinney and many others.
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Charleston
Army+Air Force
Beacher H. Brewer
Brewer
William V. Hillyer
Manford W. Dawson
Russell O. McKinney
Francis 0. Mann
Roland Young
Thomas H. Nivert
Jessie Mullins
Harold L., Blankenship
Charles R. Smith
Paul E. Beals
Otis
Walter BR. Oliver
Louis Vores
George L. Stanley, Jr
Roy L. Peters
Riley E. Fate
James E. Beach
Woodrow 4. Morris
Lovie E. Harmon
Melvin A. Yeatman
William R. Yeatman
Olen S. Leavitt
Floyd E. Nichols
Local names listed for archival notice
Samuel Blanton Hillard £ Smith WiliamH Ryans Hubert Newell Leroy Stamper Kenneth ¢ Thompson and Ray G Harding appear in a historical archival notice listing individuals likely as signatories or subjects within a public record. The line preserves names with initials and surname spellings typical of the period and may indicate a community or organizational roll.
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Samuel Blanton
Hillard £. Smith
Wiliamh. Ryans
Hubert Newell
Leroy Stamper
Kenneth ¢. Thompson
Ray G. Harding
Watch the Birdie at Midtown Capitol Theater
A readable listing of films at multiple neighborhood venues including Capitol Virginian Kearse Rialto en Lyrie and more with star casts such as Jade Skelton Arlene Dahl Irene Dunne Fred MacMurray Clifton Webb Joan Bennett Boris Karloff Lon Chaney Jr Abbott Costello Bob Hope and others. The note lists serials and Westerns including House of Frankenstein House of Dracula Western Justice and The Three Musketeers among many features.
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Capitol
Jade Skelton
Arlene Dahl
6Na Miller
Virginian
Irene Dunne
Fred MacMurray
Kearse
Clifton Webb
Joan Benmet
Hagert Cummings
Edmund Gwenn
Joan Brondell
Rialto
Boris Karlett
Lon Chaney
Lan Chaney
John Carradine
Abbott
Costelis
Bob Johnson
Joanne Dru
Greenbrier
Thomas Mitchel
Mary Anderson
Bob Steele
Spertel
Tex Williaig
the Three Musketeers
Fans Turner
Gene Melly
Richard Widmarkard
Paul Douglas
Tucson
Lim Holt
Richard Martin
Serle
Abbott and
Gostelio
the Daltons
Custer
Vera Vague
Shil Brito
Johnny Mack Brown
Max Terhune
James Cagney
Brown
June Allyson
Dick Pow
James Eliison
Wilson
Riccardo Montalban
Sally Forrest
Bphony Mack Brown
Martin
Hkirby Grant
Whip Wilson
Andy Clyde
TaBelle
Captain Brood
Louis Hayward
Patricia Medink
Susanus
Hoy Rogers
Serrat
Corliss
Shirley ‘Temple
David Niven
Jim Bannon
Beripl
Glenn Ford
Broderick Crawford
Charles Starrett
Smiley Burnette
Alan Woamle
Lin Holt
Serin
Jack Carson
Bota Alpugint
Twenty Five Years Service With Dodge Acknowledged
The Gazette notes E M Simmers of Dunbar received a Christmas gift check during Tag Galyean Inc annual Christmas dinner. Summers, with the firm since 1925, helped highlight a 120 employee milestone while about 200 attendees heard praise for long time service and Dodges Charleston start in 1917.
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Dodge
E M. Simmers
Dunbar
Tag Galyean, Inc
T. A. Galyean
H. S. McGraw
Pennsylvania
Hedrick Urges Federal Physical Fitness Program
Beckley December 22. Representative Hedrick of West Virginia introduced a House resolution urging President Truman to create a national physical fitness program for civilians. The physician said about 35 percent of those examined for military duty are rejected for physical reasons and suggested the program could be run by the Veterans Administration or Public Health Service. He noted it could operate in public schools but gave few details on organization beyond school gymnasiums.
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Beckley
Vierans Administration
Public Health Service
Civil Defense Organization
U. S. Public Health Service
Hedrick
Son of Pastor Wounded in Korean War Battle
Rev and Mrs Edwin L Parsons of Davis Creek Rd report their son Sgt Gerald Ralph Parsons has been seriously wounded in Korean action. He serves in the Seventh Regiment, First Marine Division and is currently confined at a U S Naval Hospital in Japan.
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Edwin L. Parsons
Davis Creek Rd
Gerald Ralph Parsons
Marine Division
U.S. Naval Hospital
Japan
Television listing and theft report in Huntington
Television listings show WSAZ TV schedule with various programs including sport and comedy blocks. A city police report notes a 12 foot boat and multiple tools and car accessories stolen from several local addresses along Summers and Eugen streets totaling over $900 in value.
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Arthur P. Lucas
Piccadilly St
Washington St
Elk River
Carmel J. Fulks
MacCorkle Av
S. E
Lonnie Powell, Jr
Nitro
Summers St
E M. McFadden
Eugen St
Washington St. E
Koontz Outlines Freedom Scroll Crusade Progress
Arthur B. Koontz announces the Freedom Scroll drive showing 212,858 West Virginians signed, 58,985.53 contributed, with Gen. Lucius Clay reporting 15,000,000 national signatures and $1,288,000 in donations. Eisenhower launched the crusade on Labor Day to combat Kremlin propaganda via Radio Free Europe broadcasts.
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Clay
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Radio Free Europe
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