U S Paratroops Win Shooting Match With Larger Nazi Force
In France US paratroopers fought a daylight assault against German paratroopers, using rifles and artillery. Despite a larger enemy force, American sharpshooters killed hundreds and captured well over a thousand Germans, with 200 surrendering in the town and more in the surrounding marshes. The day ended with total prisoners exceeding a thousand and reinforcements clearing remaining threats.
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Charleston Cazette
U. S
Obituary Notices From Fayette County and Surrounding Areas
Short services are set for James Edward Decembly 1 year old drowned near Eagle Fayette county in Ka nawha river while playing near home. Final rites and burial in Flem ingsburg Kentucky tomorrow. Eva Jones 58 died at son Liney Jones home Sissonville. Burial in Fisher cemetery. Mary Robinson 34 of 520 Court St died June 7 services at Harden chapel burial Spring Hill. Fred C Elam 57 Sprague fatally injured in New River Coal Co mines. services Saturday 2 pm at residence burial Sunset Memorial Park. Franklin Andrew Ball 10 month old son of Isaac Ball died in Leslie Greenbrier county services 2 pm at home burial Rainelle cemetery. Carte infant daughter of Dora and live in Winona Lookout funeral at Jennett Cemetery Lookout. David V Pollock 63 Hamilton died at sister’s home in East Rainelle.
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James Edward Decembly
Perry Deterbly
Eagle
Fayette County
Kanawha River
H. O. Laita
Eva Jones
Liney Jones
Sissonville
J. C. Fisher
Fisher Cemetery
Noble Long Mortuary
Fred
Portsmouth
Opha
Hubert
Dallas
Idaho
Tex
Edward
Arza Lewis
Malissa Bevans
Mary Robinson
Court St
Harden and Harden Chapel
Spring Hill Cemetery
Fred C. Elam
Sprague
New River Coal Co
Sunset Memorial Park
Mattie Elam
Roy Elam
James T. Elam
Pacific
May Young
Virginia Smith
Russell, Ky
Minnie Carter
Pemberton
Brotherack
William Elam
Effie Reed
Stotesbury
Franklin Andrew Ball
Franklin Andrew, Ball
Isaac Ball
Leslie
Greenbrier County
Rev. J. McCallister
Rainelle
Wallace & Wallace
Hast Rainelle
BREW
Amin
Roll
Radio Corp
Steynaund
Rand
Repub
WOW T. Central
Tay
Harvestey Sears Roebuck
Anaconda
Ww Ave. Corp
Ala Zouth
Mohn Manville
Sperry Corp
Delis
Boeing
Gulf Sul
Thrysler
Tidewater
Ward
Zor
Balser i
Atterntt Pennersa
Y Curt
Wright
United Carbon 221
Fudder
Nat
Dairy
Sas
E. Orto
Wester
Gustman
Weaiinah
Cornstalk
Wallace & Wallace Mortuary
East Rainelle
William ‘Pollock
Hamilton
Livestock and market prices from Chicago and New York
Chicago livestock figures show total salable cattle 25,000 and calves 1,500 with steady to firm demand. hogs around 34,000 in stock, with top prices for good and choice among various weight ranges. New York wholesale prices list by size and grade, with overall firm tone and notable butter and Treasury balance figures.
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Chicago
IWFA
Totel
Pittsbureh Livestock
Pittsburgh
Jime
Ihe
Balable
Heberg
New York
Associated Press
Fitttaburgn
Freddie
Prices Rise Briskly on Exchange in War Bond Era Rally
New York reports a bull market led by low priced motors and civilian manufacturing shares. Allied advances in Europe spurred demand as volume hit 2,236,780 shares, the best since 1943. Leaders included A. S. Stead, Bethlehem, General Motors, and Chrysler setting new 1944 peaks. Transfers rose to 327,080 with bonds steady as war loan drives begin.
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New York
Sinock Exchange
France
Italy
Wall Street
A. S. Stead
Bethlehem
General Motors
Chrysler
du Pont
Willys Overland
Budd Manufacturing
Hupp Motor
Nash-Kelvinator
Graham-Paige
Continental Motors
Hayes Manufacturing
Studebaker
Hudson Motor
American Radiator
Crane Co
Philco Ami American Sugar
Electric Bond & Share
Cities Service
Carrier Corp. Republic Aviation
Phoenix Securities
Lake Shore Mines
U. S
Pont
Sugar quota increased for institutions by 25 percent
The Office of Price Administration announced a 25 percent boost in sugar quotas for restaurants hotels lunchrooms large boarding houses schools and plants that bake their own goods. The increase applies to current May June allotments and future periods.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Market Notes From Pittsburgh and New York June 12
Regional livestock prices show hogs steady with varied weights and cattle values mixed. Wheat and eggs hold steady as Chicago markets report firm but unchanged butter and dairy prices while New York commodity index edges higher, and a closing line notes historical tidbits on ancient Egypt crocodiles fed honey.
Miner Recruiting Program Planned for West Virginia
West Virginia will implement a new mining and lumbering first priority manpower plan under the War Manpower Commission. Andrew Edmiston says the change will be explained to the state management labor committee, with USES offices directing qualified coal miners to jobs as needed.
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Ne War Manpower Commission
West Virginia
WMC
Andrew Edmiston
U.S
Management-Labor Committee
Management
Labor
L. Ebersole Gaines
Mt. Hope
H. P. Henshaw
Huntington
W. W. Jennings
Alley
C. W. Martin
Charleston
Wiliam Blizzard
John B. Easton
Thomas Cairns
G. F. Todd
Gratton
Paul ¥. McNutt
Edmiston
Adequate Food Stocks Expected Nationwide
Baltimore June 12 Adequate stocks of most foods will be on hand for the balance of the year except first grade beet and lamb. National Retail Grocers Assoc president John E. Jaeger, elected last week in Chicago, cited ample supply of lower beef grades and continued lamb declines due to slaughterhouse losses from no wholesale price ceiling, while canned goods appear ample and crops may slightly alter outlook.
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Baltimore
John E. Jaeger
National Assoc
Jaeger
Chicago
Prairie States
Man Hospitalized After Fight Near Coal Mine Entrance
J D Pratt 60 of Garten Fayette county was brought to Laird Memorial hospital Montgomery for injuries from a fight at the New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co mine entrance at Kay Moor. He suffered head and left arm injuries when struck with a blunt instrument by an unidentified man.
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J. D. Pratt
Garten
Laird Hospital
J.D. Pratt
Fayette County
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
New River & Pocahontas Consolidated
Manpower Plan Seeks Reassignment to Essential Jobs
The speaker notes the new program will channel male workers into essential industries and push nonessential industries to hire more women. Men will be offered nonessential roles only if not needed in essential work locally or if accepting such jobs causes undue hardship.
Grand Jury Hears Election Frauds May Be Presented
The June term Kanawha county Intermediate court grand jury was advised by Judge Cyrus W. Hall that it may be asked to consider irregularities from the May 9 primary election. Hall urged jurors to weigh testimony and indict if warranted and noted help from the prosecuting attorney if needed. R. A. Robertson named foreman. other jurors listed include Shirley Hastings C. C. Crawford Harry G. Fretwell J. C. Barnhart W. Boyd Donnally Niley Blake and others.
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Kanawha County Intermediate Cour Grand Jury
Cyrus W. Hall
Hall
R. A. Robertson
Shirley Hastings
C. C. Crawford
Harry G. Fretwell
C. Barnhart
W. Boyd Donnally
Niley Blake
George Singleton
L. G. Tucker
Gordon Moirar
J.C. Grymes
A. J. Slater
William H. Knapp
Julius Spraching
William Hardbarger
J. A. Morgan
General Pierce Heads to Camp Dawson for Italian POWs
Acting Adjutant General Carleton and General Pierce depart for Camp Dawson near Kingwood to inspect about 180 Italian prisoners of war assigned to Freston county camp. They will prepare the site for West Virginia state guard maneuvers set for August 6 to 13 and oversee rifle range and grounds renovations.
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Pierce
Camp Dawson
Carleton v. Pierce
Kingwood
Freston County
West Virginia
Italy
Cammp
Waiting To Die Scene On The Beachhead Standoff
A dramatic WWII excerpt shows soldiers prepared to wait for a beachhead to be established. Every man resigned to fate as silence stretched for minutes that felt like hours, conveying tension and grim resolve on the frontline.
Desperate Landing Scenes On Evacuation Day
Eyewitness account describes ankle deep water on a landing barge under fire near a beach. A tractor toppled into water, engines stalled, and one boat pulled free as sand mines and underwater obstacles wrecked landing craft. Three soldiers suffered heavy shrapnel wounds while medics treated them under fire.
Two Army Doctors Battle Beach Assault in Europe
Maj Darrell Campbell of Ann Rives niche and Capt John Shelton of Sturgeon Mich recount a rough landing under fire. A burst knocked me into a truck wounding my shoulder while a fragment grazed the other leg. After 14 hours on a barge we retreated to a mother ship for repairs as the first German plane strafed the beach. We reached safety late next day after toiling amid water spurts with limited space to move aboard the ferry. A mistletoe note ends the fragment.
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Darrell Campbell
Ann Rives Niche
John Shelton
Sturgeon
Mich
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Charles C. Beasley
Bullitt St
Charleston Hospital
Harden and Harden
Edward Saunders
Columbus, C
Andrew Calloway
David V. Pollock
Archie Deitz
Fishers Strert Apparel
Herd
Ark
Charleston Representatives
Greenlee Brothers Security
E.larence J. Benson
Charleston National Bank
Moeeg & Aden’s Association
Ravenswood, W. Va
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Federal Reserve System
Charleston National
Mermbay
Fadera Deposit Insurance Corporation
Dune
Treasury
The
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Thor Lon & Minor
Soreneen
Thornton & Minor
Thoreeton & Minor
Charlesten
Cohen Drug
Charleston Federal Savings and Loan Association
Kanawha Boulevard
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company OF
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