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Charleston Gazette in Charleston, West Virginia

13 Jun 1943

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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1943

Page

3

Library Adds Autobiography and Notable Biographies

Kanawha County Public Library receives Harold L. Ickes Autobiography of a Curmudgeon and Captain of the Andes by Margaret Harrison along with Don Jose de San Martin and other non fiction titles including histories and works on science and industry. The new arrivals span biographies, military medicine, technology, and fiction from various authors.

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Harold L. Ickes Curmudgeon Kanawha County Washington U. S Higinger Andes Margaret Harrison Lse Don Jose de San Martin South America Argentina Chile Peru Gulielma Alsop Ernest A. Baker George C. Basil Alice A. Bays Harry Campbell Klondike Merrill Denison Frederick Hessel John Graves Albert Maise Frank Meier Corregidor John Morrill Machine Isabel Paterson Herbert R. Simonds Webster County H. L. Thompson Mr. Fortune Henry Bailey Fear Frederick Bechadolt Elswyth Thane Whit Burnett Charles B. Driscoll Philip van Doren Kate Fennigate Booth Tarkington Shore Jerome Weidman
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Telephone Employees Get Service Tokens for War Effort

Local telephone office workers received emblems reading Serving for Victory presented by Charleston manager J. C. Wildman. Messages from Maj. Gen. Dawson Olmstead and Vice Admiral F. J. Horne were reviewed during the event. Adm. Horne called the telephone organization part of an invisible navy as crucial as sailors or Marines.

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Adm. Horne Guadalcanal
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Spruce Trees Sought For Munitions Base in Virginia

West Virginia spruce trees are needed by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co at Covington Virginia. Farmers and landowners in Amberlands should contact county agricultural agents for details. Spruce logs yield nitro cellulose for smokeless powder used in 105mm shells and Garand ammunition. A cord of pulpwood makes powder for two 16 inch naval rounds. Resin impregnated pulp is molded into airplane parts.

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West Virginia West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co Covington
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Local Service Members Overseas Promotion and Assignment

Overseas Cpl. David Frye son of Mr and Mrs Ike Frye of Hernshaw serves abroad. Frank L Ferrell son of Mr and Mrs George L Ferrell of 1420 Crescent Rd is promoted to corporal in Marine Corps unit overseas in the Pacific area.

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David Frye Ike Frye Hernshaw Frank L. Ferrell George L. Ferrell Crescent Rd Marine Corps Pacific
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Picnic and civic updates tone Nitro News report

Winnie Dunlap-Phone .2 Delta Pi sorority hosts Lake Chawera picnic at 6 30 p m. Junior Chamber of Commerce meets. summary notes on Clean Up Nitro salvage drives. June guests include Mr and Mrs Kenneth Turner of Detroit with Mr and Mrs P R Martin. Fay Burdette vacation in Akron. Naval men Carr and Dorman visit. Kautz to induction. Viscose baseball manager Snyder succeeds Montague.

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Winnie Dunlap Delta Pi Sorority Lake Chawera George Dorman P. B. Jones F. L. Hill Wilmington Del Robert Kautz Wednea F. Snyder Sam Montague John Adkins Waldin H. A. Rexroad Wheeling Russell Dorman U. S. Navy
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Ices Telephone Italy Nile C. Ballard E. H. Ballard Costa Attica Nile Nitro News Cox Machineleas Waves Young
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