Births, visits, and travels noted in Mountain State region
Mrs J T Chandler announces daughter Anne Marie born at Mountain State hospital. Friends host bridge party Friday. Various residents travel for medical care and visits. Mrs Virginia Noble returns from Charleston hospital after surgery. Joan Childers arrives from Los Angeles to visit Cambridge residents. Others, including Mr and Mrs P H Brings and Mr W C Kauts, noted in local society circles.
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J. T. Chandler
Anne Marie
Mountain State
Bovey Tee
Juemy
Brigain- Sotham
Mijjlen Pospital
J. W. Monde
Hnvn
Virginia Noble
Charleston Hospital
Con
Alness
Lee
Edward Lawless
Manthe
Joan Childers
Lox Angeles
Cal
P. H
Z.incolt
Cambridge
Hela
Abd Raynes
Jomyi
It Townsend
Deanna
Rain disrupts Blea Cone Ladies Aid meeting
Blecnee Congregational Ladies Aid met as usual on the first Thursday despite soggy roads and flooded basements. A lumber wagon delivered refreshments and a suction pump drained water during the meeting. Also noted were visits from Irene Starr and news of Lester Cunningham returning on 60 day leave after Normandy and captivity in Germany.
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Ladies Aid
Blencoe
Ladies
Ehateh
Washington, D. C
Irene Starr
Lester Cunningham
Roma
Panay Cunningham
Daugh
Pic
Cunningham
States
Germena
Normandy
Germens
Misa
Fie
Rescue Effort Underway in Shangri La Landing Strip
Paratroopers refreshed by American beer help form a glider landing strip in New Guinea’s Shangri La valley. Three crash survivors Cpl Margaret Frostings Lt John B. McCol lom and Sgt Kenneth W Decker await rescue as W/DAir Force pilot Leahy guides an aerial tow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shangri-La
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
New Guinea
Wadron
Michael J. Leahy
Royal Australian Air Force
Leahy
Margaret Frostings
Owego
John B. McCollom
Trenton
Kenneth W. Decker
Kelso
Wash
Suolitaiet Ee Ile Aree
Pemsengers
U S Seizes Nippon and German Cash Assets
President Truman authorized the alien property custodian to seize German and Japanese cash assets in the United States totaling about 220 million dollars. The funds, frozen in owners names, may be used to pay debtors and could lead to permanent seizure with Congress to decide further action after the war.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Germany
Japan
Treasury
Foreign Funds Control Division
Congress
America
Dixie’s Attitude Splits Democrats On Poll Tax and FEPC
Washington reports sharp Democratic rifts as southern congressmen threaten to oppose key Truman proposals. The House will vote on the anti poll tax Monday and on a permanent Fair Employment Practices Committee Tuesday, with southern opposition expected to block FEPC but support anti poll tax measures.
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Washington
FEPC
House
House Rules Committee
Truman
Rep
Cox
D.-Ga
Smiles
Sabath
D-11
Solid South
Slaughter
Missouri
Batea
Kentucky
Congress
Ordnance Park Holds Anniversary Program
Ordnance Park marks its first anniversary with a Friday program for residents and businesses. The morning feature includes a children's movie, an afternoon showing, and a war plant inspection. Evening events have Grover Barnette as host, an invocation by J E Myers, musical pieces by the women's chorus, and addresses by FPHA officials, the mayor and councilmen of St Albans, and William Bowie along with flag presentations and patriotic songs.
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Ordnance Park
Grover Barnette
J. E. Myers
FPHA
St. Albans
William Bowie
Women's Choral
Cub Scouta
America
YMCA Camp Laing to Open June 18
Camp John Laing sponsored by the Charleston Young Men’s Christian Assoc opens June 18. Five two week periods planned with Evan Harries in charge as membership and work secretary. Activities include tennis boating swimming airplane building leatherwork and crafts.
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John Laing
Charleston Young Men's Christian Assoc
Evan Harries
Oye
Nurses Institute on June 11 to 24 in Charleston
Registered nurses from Charleston and vicinity will attend a sequence of study sessions in the First Presbyterian church school room. Miss Alice Herriott of the U S Public Health Service will instructor. West Virginia State Nurses Association and the board of nurse examiners host the event with registration beginning at 2 pm tomorrow.
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H.H. Neff
American Bar Conference
Harold H. Neff
Mortis A. Soper
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Earl W. Frout
Supreme Court of Missouri
Charleston
Church ‘School
First Presbyteran Church
Alice Heriott
U. S. Public Health Service
West Virginia
A.ve
Board of Nurse Exam
Marines Buy Bonds At 64 Percent Rate In Pacific Drives War Loan
Washington reports that civilian Marine personnel in the Pacific are investing an average of 11 percent of their pay in bonds. The Treasury announced that individual purchases of bonds in the Third War Loan reached 34.045 billion dollars, or 69.2 percent of the 7.508 billion dollar quota, by yesterday.
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Pacific
Washington
Jane
Treasury
Army to cut GI discharge criteria in July
The Army announced a new discharge criterion score will be issued in July. While the reduction from the present 8 point system will be modest, the exact score cannot be forecast until after analyzing reports from various theaters. The 2,000,000 soldiers slated for return to civilian life include those discharged for wounds and age, not only those under the point system.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Hinton Ballot Lacks GOP Candidates for Mayor Race
Hinton voters face a municipal election with no Republican candidates on the ballot for mayor. Mayor R. C. Hayness seeks a third term as the formalities proceed next Tuesday, while Democrats who won the May primary are poised to win if the write-in vote does not alter the result.
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Hinton
R. C. Hayness
Treated Vitamin Mix Promises Rejuvenation Breakthrough
An advertisement claims a medical discovery blends vitamin and hormone therapies to reverse aging. It promotes Tro mon e and Bormone as a regimen, citing Cohen Drug Co. and widespread availability through druggists.
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Rebel
Cohen Drug Co
Anc
Adr
Sgts Shearer Returns From P.O.W. Camp
Mr and Mrs Ray Shearer of 4802 MacCorkie Ave learned their son T Sg t Kal d H Shearer arrived in the United States after ten months as a prisoner of war. He will be transferred to Et Meade Maryland before heading to Charleston. He was recently liberated from Stalag 7 A Mooseburg Germany.
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Sgt. Shearer
Ray Shearer
MacCorkie Av
Kald H. Shearer
Thatates
Et. Meade, Md
Charleston
Summer Beauty and Baby Comfort Ads Preview
An advertisement mix promotes Yardley Dry Skin Cleansing Cream for moisturized夏 skin, listing price and benefits. It also touts PLASTICLEER Baby Pants by Goddyear Rubber Sundries Inc as heatproof waterproof and leakproof. VICEROY cigarettes highlight filter tips for smoother summer smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yardley
Goddyear Rubber Sundries, Inc
New Haven
Conn
Ovaltine Advertises For Thin Nervous Children
An advertisement urges parents of underweight, nervous children not to panic and promotes Ovaltine as a solution. It claims the drink adds missing nutrients and minerals, with three glasses daily meeting vitamin A B1 D and minerals calcium phosphorus and iron needs to support muscle and nerve development.
TAMPAX Sanitary Protection Promises Invisible Comfort
Modern women gain freedom from visible protection with TAMPAX tampons, developed from surgical cotton to absorb internally. The ad touts discretion during summer activities and tight clothing, urging purchase at drug and nation counter shelves to reduce embarrassment on certain days.
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Drug and Nations
Djer Kiss Sachet Promises Romance In Fragrance Ad
A vintage style ad touts Djer Kiss Sachet as the world's most romantic scent. It suggests inexpensive use and easy crafting of sachet pillows and drawer sachets, with powder for feminine appeal. It promises quick results from dainty materials and sprinkled powder on cotton for gifts or personal scent.
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Sam-Flush
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