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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
5
Obituary items list the deaths of Anna Cotina Bess 507 Roane St widow of R G Bess at Charleston hospital along with surviving relatives and funeral details. The notice covers Henry J Boggs of Gassaway and other locals with service plans and burial information.
A string of obituaries and funeral notices from a rural West Virginia area, listing deaths of Mill, Landers, Renrode, Auley, Young, and others. It notes service details, burial places, and in some cases surviving relatives and funeral directors. The item preserves names, dates, and local mortuary arrangements.
Mrs. Elizabeth Keenan Dingley wife of Col Nelson Dingley senior instructor with West Virginia Reserve Officers Association died suddenly at home 635 Forest Circle South Charleston aged 51. Found by her husband around 1:30 a.m. doctors cite heart attack and death occurred about five hours earlier. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs W J Walker Arlington Virginia Mrs C E Spangins en route to Japan with husband on military duty Mrs D T Sykes New York City and a brother L C Keenan Birmingham Michigan. Service 2 p.m. today at St Donn’s Episcopal Church with Dr Harry Longley, body to Arlington National Cemetery for interment later. Col and Mrs Dingley came to Charleston three months ago.
The article reports a Catholic priest associated with Red General retiring from politics amid threats of prosecution or a financial arrangement. A mayoral ally was to be replaced. Hungary faces moves by Communists to outlaw criticism of a three year plan. Col John H. Stokes Jr sought a visit to Hungary, but the request required Allied approval and was blocked. A bankruptcy petition by William Louis Ford is filed in federal court listing debts and assets.
Beecher and Burnett showed that resuscitation with blood and plasma need not delay surgery. In 1600 cases, blood usage halved and hospital entry delays shortened, enabling surgery to proceed during resuscitation.
In Vermont, severe flood damage disrupted Rutland and nearby New Hampshire routes. A bus shuttle operated between Woodsville and Berlin after a standslide closed B M line. Water trucks moved supplies as officials warned repairs could take days. National Guardsmen patrolled Rutland’s west end for health reasons amid flood muck. Several wooden covered bridges were washed away and main rail spans damaged. The U S sent nine million pounds of dehydrated foods to Europe, mostly potatoes. The final line references aging statistics for African Americans.
The 525-foot steel Emperor sank in about 50 feet of water off Isle Royale after a distress call at 3:15 a.m. Survivors were ferried 25 miles to Fort William by the Coast Guard cutter Kimball, which arrived in 24 minutes. Four men clung to a lifeboat, 10 huddled in a second boat, and seven were rescued at Canoe Rock. The loss marks the first fatal lake emergency since 1940s lake incidents.
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