West Virginians receive military commissions and promotions
The Gazette reports several West Virginia residents earning ranks in the U S armed forces. Drs William C Polsne Charlton and Robert W Bess Piedmont and James A Newcome Keyser are commissioned captains in the army medical corps. Dr Ralph S Smith Charleston and Dr Dennis Leach Buckhannon and Bluefield are commissioned first lieutenants in the army dental corps. Frank D Barkalow Jr 3610 Staunton Ave SE is commissioned a second lieutenant in the army air corps at Randolph Field. Mr and Mrs A K Burdette 1505 Fourth Avenue have word their son William J Burdette at Fort Leonard Wood Mo has been promoted from private to sergeant. Pvt Gene Fison Wertz Ave served with artillery in Panama and is promoted to corporal. Mrs W R Dills Fourth Ave has learned her son Robert L Brown has been promoted to corporal at Hunter Field Savannah Ga and another son Pvt Charles C Dills Camp Polk Las has been promoted to private first class.
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West
S. E
Army Air Corps
Randolph Field
A. K. Burdette
Fourth Avene
Willim J.7
Burdette
Fort Leonard Wood
Gene Fison
Rush Ellis
Wertz Avenue
le Artillery
Panama
W. Ry Dills
Fourth Avenue
Robert L. Brown
Hunterfield
Savannah
Charles C. Dills
Camp Polk, Las
First Alase
Furloughs After Induction To Start In July
Selective Service Director C. Pierce announced that inductees will receive an automatic two week furlough after passing final physical exams. Beginning July in West Virginia, furloughs will start at Huntington on July 2 and Clarksburg on July 6, with transport to reception centers at government expense. Each inductee may travel from induction to the reception center or return home first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Army
C. Pierce
Pierce
West Virginia
Huntington
Clarksburg
Wheeling Seeks State Takeover Of Four Ohio River Bridges
Road Commissioner Ernest L. Bailey said he will call a special meeting after Wheeling officials presented a bona fide proposal for the state to assume ownership of four city owned Ohio river bridges. They urged keeping toll bonds and asked for a new bridge and related road works, but some terms were deemed unrelated to the bridge deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Bailey
State Road Commission
Wheeling
J. H. Feingold
Road Commission
Robert L. Plummer
Bailey
Worker Electrocuted as Pole Touches Power Line
Wheeling dispatch reports Stenis Nickerson, 38, electrocuted at the Continental Roll and Steel Foundry plant when a pole being erected touched a high voltage line. Three other workers sustained minor burns from the incident occurred today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Stenis Nickerson
Continental Roll and Steel Foundry
Family guests attend Agsten firm event in city
Among the guests were five children, John S. and H. B. Agsten of this city connected to H B Agsten and Sons Contractors. Mrs. Robert W. Sanders and Mrs. Anna L. Vickers of Charleston, a Reverend Agsten, pastor of the Presbyterian church in Riververte, were noted attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S
H. B. Agsten
City
Toadx
H. B. Agesten and Sons
Robert W. Sanders
Anna L. Vickers
Charleston
Agsten
Presoyy
Renceverte
No More Cellophane War Candy Wrappings Ban
New York June reports the War Production Board bans cellophane on candy to save materials for gunpowder casings. Candy makers at their 38th annual Waldorf gathering pledge cooperation and seek suitable substitutes while noting cellophane's loss of appeal. An army envoy says a candy bar melted yields a pint of milk for a soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
War Production Board
Waldorf-Astoria
National Confectioners Association
Philip P. [Gott
Chicago
Calien
U. S. Army
Col
Rolland H. Isker
War Department
Subsistence Research Laboratory
Federal auto stamps go on sale today at post offices
Morjor vehicle use tax stamps for the 1942 43 fiscal year will go on sale today at the Charleston post office and all its branches and sub stations. Postmaster Julius W. Singleton reported yesterday. The price is $5 for the period July 7 this year to June 30, 1943. The sale at the central office will be conducted by the parcel post department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Julius W. Sinleton
Singleton
Parcel Post Department
Kroger Aids National Nutrition Program Effort
Kroger stores across West Virginia will assist the national nutrition program this summer through newspaper ads poster displays and educational materials from the Kroger Food Foundation in Cincinnati. Rich, supervisor: Many families lack proper diets not limited to low income groups. He stressed teaching people to buy wisely and plan meals scientifically as a key aid to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kroger Food Foundation
Cincinnati
Kroger
West Virginia
Rich
Veehom Ianager
Vessor
U. S
National Nutrition Committee
Morris Harvey Opens Summer Classes Under War Program
Morris Harvey college starts summer session today with accelerated coursework to meet wartime needs. More than 100 courses listed, including night classes for defense workers in the Charleston area. Male students 17 to 16 years may enroll in the navy V-1 program to complete studies before active service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Navy
Call meeting of United Daughters of the Confederacy Friday
A meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is set for Friday at 8 p m at the home of Mrs George N Burton on Kanawha terrace with all members urged to attend The officers election will occur during the St Albans chapter No 79 Eastern Star meeting Friday evening.
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The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
George N. Burton
Kanawha Terrace
St. Albans
Order of the Eastern Star
Gazette Quiz Answers and Historical Inquiries
A compact set of quiz style questions about military salutes hearing between sunrise and sunset, authorship queries for Berlin Diary, Martinique ship immobilization negotiations, colonial status of Now Caledonia, voltage lamp behavior, slang for beer, U S birth rate truth, Burns line completion, obituary for a Pulitzer laureate, and Luther Burbank’s fame as a plant breeder.
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Berlin
U. S. State Department
Martinique
Caledonia
United States
Robert Burns
Harriet Beecher Lane
Luther Burbank
Tight wrapping terms in Common Error usage
A note on terminology distinguishes wrap tight as a condition descriptor for an object and tight as the wrapping mode. It explains examples: wrap it tight for the object condition and wrap the string tightly around the stick for the wrapping action.
Mason School Opens Recital Series At Charleston Club
Mason College of Music and Fine Arts begins a five recital run with the first program at 8 15 p m in the Charleston Woman's Club. Participants include Laquila Joy Pauley Billie Carol Griffith Virginia Lee H Rockhold Lucie Anne Frame Evelyn Di Trapano Paw Vaughn Patricia Lemons Jeanne Gilson Dorothy Archer Evelyn Rockhold and many others under the instruction of Mrs John A Mason and faculty.
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Mason College of Music and Fine Arts
Charleston Woman's Club
Laquila Joy Pauley
Billie Caroll Griffith
Virginia Lee H Rockhold
Lucie Anne Frame
Evelyn di Trapano
Paw Vaughn
Patricia Lemons
Jeanne Gilson
Dorothy Archer
Evelyn Rockhold
Tommy Ziebold
Anna Dean Allison
Dorothy Ferrell
Gwendolynn Sabo
Mickey Hanna
Melon White
Arlene Sheppard
Betty Hutson
Carla di Trapano
Evelyn Nelson
Alice Ohlinger
Jacqueline Hood
Margaret Ray
Rudolph di Trapano
al Johnson
Betsy An
Dorothy Spencer
Ronaldie
Marjorie Thomas
Key
John A. Mason
Walter Bricht
Jack Tait
Philip Scharf
Ruth Barkley Hatfield
Grace Dorst Schmidt
Grant Ferrell
Eleanore Thomasson
Arthur J. McHoul
Charleston Delegation Visits Huntington for Trial Blackout
Huntington hosted a wartime style blackout exercise led by Mayor Dawson and Charleston civilian defense coordinator Phil Conley with a visiting delegation of Charleston defense personnel. The event aimed to assess procedures during the scheduled blackout.
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Dawson
Phil Conley
Charleston
Huntington
Seven Couples Seek Permits to Be Married
Applicants for marriage licenses at the county clerk's office include Samuel Albert Salem of Worcester Massachusetts and Violet V Namay of 431% Lee street Mendel Manuel Carp of 1330 Washington street and Lucille Paris of 1611 Quarrier street Charles Homer Womack and Frances Lee Miller of St Albans James William McGhee of 1442 Third avenue and Lena Mae Doby of Coal Branch James Other Fordham of Carbon and Mary Oliver of Acme Charles Ray Mounts and Lucille Virginia Persinger of Sanderson Clarence Edward Horn of Chandler's Branch and Josephine Brown to Charleston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Albert Salem
Worcester
Mass
Violet V. Namay
Lee Street
Mendel Manuel Carp
Washington Street
Lucille Paris
Quarrier Street
Charles Homer Womack
Frances Lee Miller
St Albans
James William McGhee
Third Avenue
Lena Mae Doby
Coal Branch
James Other Fordham
Carbon
Mary Oliver
Acme
Charles Ray Mounts
Lucille Virginia Persinger
Sanderson
Clarence Edward Horn
Chandler's Branch
Josephine Brown
Charleston
Three Paths to the Future Urged by Dr Riggleman
Dr Leonard Riggleman president of Morris Harvey College told Marshall College summer students there are three ways to meet the future. He warned against clinging to facts and isolation and urged joining the world to build a new world of liberty and justice for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Leonard Riggleman
Morris Harvey College
Marshall College
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Gordon Military College
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T. H. Blake
Atlantic City
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St. Francis Hospital
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Marine Training Center
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