Wheat Shortage Outlook Darkens in Charleston Gazette item
BLUEFIELD June 4 The worst of the wheat shortage remains to be felt and scarcity may become almost non existent by June as UNRRA program leader Fred Haishp of Logan notes. Lloyd D Feuchtenberger Jr of Bluefield is named vice president and Harry G Fretwell of Charleston treasurer. Trustees elected for four years include Feuchtenberger Paul Cole Parkersburg Hubert Storck and Paul G Sayre. Two year terms go to Paul Payne Beckley Earl Heiner Huntington E W Mootz Jr Huntington and Herald FP Zeek Oak Hill.
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West Virginia Bakers Ssoe
Jummer Convertion
Fred Haishp
Logan
UNRRA
Wartorn
Lloyd D. Feuchtenberger, Jr
Harry G. Fretwell
Charleston
Feuchtenberger
Paul Cole
Hubert Storck
Paul G. Sayre
Parkersburg
Paul Payne
Beckley
Earl Heiner
Huntington
E. W. Mootz, Jr
Herald Fp, Zeek
Oak Hill
State Railroads Forecast Gloomy Picture for 46
Representatives of major railroads told the board of public works hearings that 1946 would be tough. They cited strikes, higher wages, and rising equipment costs without freight-rate relief as widening deficits. Chiefs from New York Central, Chesapeake and Ohio, Virginian, and others warned of a grim year ahead while several lines urged relief and adjustments to tentative assessments for 1946.
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Wth
Alex. Mahood
New York Central
Toledo and Ohio Central Railways
Chesapeake & Bio
Baltimore & Ohio
Norfolk de Western
Mahood
Virginian
Arnold
Bis Company
George P. Alderson
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Wheeling Termini
Monongahela
Cumberland Valley
Martinsburg
Western Union Telegraph Co
Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co
Public Service
W. J. Conally
George P. Aldergon
Harry Garner
Norfolk & Western
Flood fears ease as West Virginia gets heavy rains
Soaking rains across West Virginia triggered minor flooding and road delays as water overspilled streams and caused scattered crop damage. Ohio River crest near 32 feet eyed by watchers. Morgantown flood forced evacuations after a 2.63 inch rainfall. A small plane made a forced landing in a Pisgah meadow with no injuries.
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Wheeling
Huntington
Point Pleasant
A. H. Hills
Ohio
Warwood Dlum
Neice Wheeling
Salem
Mannington
Morgentown
Monongalia
Larry Sevenat
Riverdale
Cleveland
Pisgah
Supreme Court Denies Eskins Appeal in Fatal Stabbing Case
The State Supreme Court denied Raymond Eskins an appeal for the fatal stabbing of Harold Wickline in a tavern near Charleston. Eskins, sentenced to five to 18 years, had the Kanawha circuit court uphold the penalty after a 1944 slaying. The decision marks a second refusal to grant Romeo Sizemore an appeal to recover 12 acres in Skin Fork district Wyoming county, after earlier denials and armed forces relief act arguments.
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Eskins
Raymond Eskins
Actve
State Benitentiary
Harold Wickline
Charleston
Kanawha Cirrcuit Court
Intermediate Court
Elkinswas
Supreme Court
Romeo Sizemore
Skin Fork
Wyoming County
Lon F. Byrd
H Sizemore
Wyoming Circuit
Sizemore
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Women of Be Moose Plan Installation of Officers
Women of Be Moose set a regular meeting at 8 p m in the VFW to install officers and hear reports from standing committees including child care, hospital guild, membership, publicity, ritual and war relief. Officers named are Mrs Carl Slater senior regent Mrs R E Willits junior regent Mrs H J White chaplain Mrs C A Wright recorder and Mrs J E Lilly treasurer. June birthday anniversaries will be honored with a handkerchief shower.
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Mosse Plan
Be Moose
Gonerton
VFW
Carl Slater
R. E. Willits
H. J. White
C. A. Wright
J. E. Lilly
Burglars Strike F. M. Pile Hardware Store
City police reported burglars robbed the F. M. Pile hardware store at 1541 Washington St. W. during the AI and state approximately $125 from a cash register. Detectives said entry was gained through a basement window.
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Earthquake Impacts Iraq Turkey Region Officials Seek Full Assessment
Relief teams and supplies reach the stricken area by air as communications fail. The quake struck west and north of Lake Van Gola in Turkey, with Mus province and Erzurum showing large populations. Death toll estimates vary and the final figure may take days to determine.
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Coal Superintendent Dies At East Gulf Residence
Beckley June 2. Frank Lin Hess Sehail Sr aged 45 general superintendent of the C. H. Mead Coal Co operations at East Gulf was found dead in bed at his East Gulf home yesterday. He had been ill for several weeks.
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Franklin Hess Sehail, Sr
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Obituary notices and memorials from a midcentury county paper
A flood of obituary notices and funeral details list residents of Bunton, Dundon, and surrounding towns. They name survivors including spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren, with funeral arrangements, burial sites, and cemetery plans across several counties and churches.
Anti Prohibitionists Plan Campaign Here
Eleven representatives from business and labor groups in West Virginia met in Charleston to oppose any leniency toward reinstating prohibition. Ned Davison was chosen temporary chairman of the West Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association and Kanawha County unit. A June survey will gauge sentiment with a July meeting to elect permanent officers and admit new members. Participants included Paul Maxwell AFL unionist Frank Ay Riihan H H Chinn Lacy Massey Chester Williams Elmer McKinney T C McKinley C M Young Virgil Frizell and Frank Eisenmeier of Huntington.
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Charleston
Ned Davison
Wes Virginia Beer Whale
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Davison
Paul Maxwell
State Restaurant Assoc
Virgil F
Frizell
Kanawha County Beer Distributors Assoc
Frank ¥Eisenmeier
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Huntington
Bluefield Firms Get State Charters And Shipping Debates
National Houses Inc of Bluefield received a state charter to deal in pre fabricated housing with Julius Co Land Minnie BE Land and William P Jackson as incorporators. Logan Super Marine Inc of Logan also received a charter with Draik Lanteri Rob ert Lanteri and J L Johnson listed as incorporators. Three West Virginia men enlisted in the Marine corps are being trained at Parris Island S C: Halph P Lemon Miles H Schutter and Richard Knight. Aiken criticizes commission officials as investigations loom while Gov supporters seek reform amid prior resignations and new leadership.
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National Houses, Inc
Bluefield
Julius Co. “Land
Minnie BE. Land
William P. Jackson
Logan Super Marine, Inc
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Robert Lanteri
J. L. Johnson
Log
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C. J. Mabey
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Halph P. Lemon
Miles EH. Schutter
al Dunit
Richard Knight
Webster Springs
Stettinius Ends Role as Secretary of State After UN Charter Work
The article outlines James F. Byrnes likely replacement as Secretary of State following Edward Stettinius Jr.’s resignation after the UN Charter Conference in San Francisco in June 1943. It notes Stettinius sought relief, policy disagreements with Byrnes, and his 1943 White House visit, with Byrnes seen as more acceptable to party leaders. The piece hints at internal tensions and prior government service history.
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Memorial Hospital drive tops gifts tally in county campaign
Dudley L. Simms announced continued contributions totaling nearly ten thousand dollars in support of Memorial Hospital. Workers, clubs, and individuals, including the Weimer family and Greenbrier theater, pledged gifts in memory and to fund a private room and ward. Eastern Star, Quota Club, and South Hills Garden Club led organizational donations with a shared civic aim.
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Frankenberger
William €. Collison
Ebaiena
Memorial Hospital
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W. Maunes Waurton
Advance Gifts Unit
George C. Weimer
St. Athans
Weiner
Isaac Rosenberge
Touls IL. Baer
Greenbrier Theater
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Dave
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McQueen
J. C. Shanklin
Greenorier Theater
Piskelwah
Order of Eastern Star
Quota Club
Charlestar
South Hills Garden Club
Lucile C. Buonette
Eastern Star
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Pellthy Lundaero
Tanda Wie Fychlowings Sbibemonde Meyer
Wwe
City Youths Warned Against Using Rifles
The Charleston police juvenile bureau warned youths against using air rifles and sling shots to destroy property and animal life. Offenders, according to Frank Riddle, include many breaking windows and killing birds. Parents were urged to curb such behavior to avoid arrests and legal action.
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Pureau
Charleston
Yester
Frank Riddle Seid
French election results widen Socialist lead in national vote
In France the Socialists moved past Communists as the strongest single party while three major blocs wait on runoff results. With 522 continental seats tallied, the MRP led with 125 seats, Communists 14, Socialists 125, plus Rightist and Independent gains. Bidault eyed for provisional presidency as Gouin may be replaced.
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Bkrain Ware
France
MRP
TIRP
Republican Rally
Radical Specialists
Republican Liberty Party
PRD
Fourth Republic
Georges Bidault
Felix Gouin
Chamber of Deputies
Gen
de Gautile
Bidault
Court Ruling Highlights Press Freedom and Court Critique
The article discusses judicial views on press freedom and criticism of courts, noting concurring opinions by Justices Frankfurter Rutledge and Vitriol. It cites Murphy’s defense of press commentary, Reagan Reed’s majority stance on a Jim Crow case, and various related rulings on interstate commerce, taxation, and OPA regulations, with summaries of dissenting opinions and implications for journalism and democracy.
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Thal
Murphy
Freeaag
Frankfurter
Rutledge
Reed
Frankurter
Irene Morgan
Gloucester County
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Primary races loom across states in pivotal contests
Five states outline Democratic and Republican primaries with governor and senator races. In California Hop Ells Patterson vs Will Rogers Jr. draws 10 PAC backing. New Jersey pits Alfred E. Driscoll against Harold Hoffiman while Walter Schaefer targets Hartley. Virginia law on bus segregation deemed unconstitutional for interstate travel, leaving intra state rules potentially unchanged.
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William J. Barker
Thomas J. Mabry
Gaveenor
Targe
California
Ells Patterson
Los Angeles
Will Rogers, Jr
South Dakota
M. J. Sharpe
New Jersey
Alfred E. Driscoll
Harold G. Hoffiman
Walter A. Schaefer
Nutley Insurance
Fred M. Hartley
Jen. Kearny
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House of Representatives
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Reed
Army Jet Sets World Air Records in 3-Day Burst
Lt Col Thomas P Gerrity and Lt Edward Grabowski push speed and payload limits on Wright Field tests. Grabowski in a B 29 hit 369 mph May 17 while Wilson set a 110 mph helicopter record over 20 kilometers in an R 54 Sikorsky. AAF boss Gen Carl Spaatz cites twelve new marks achieved May 17 to 19 as part of rapid record progression.
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Peter Weather
Edward Grabowski
New York City
Keith S. Wilson
Ewald Rnolts
Germany
AAF
Carl Spaatz
Air Materiel Command
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