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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1943

Page

5

Saturday Night in the Jungle Village

Ernie Pyle recounts a visit to a Liberian village dance where American soldiers push for a blouse show. The chief resists, the payment is refunded, and the soldiers leave noting the village dance as a study in psychology and a contrast to U.S. Saturday nights.

Ernie Pyle Jungle Village Africa Broadway Liberia Sumner Welles Brazi Meutenant South Noel Coward

Wheeling Stores Open Blood Donor Booths

Four Wheeling department stores will host donor recruitment booths tomorrow staffed by Red Cross volunteers. A. E. Jenkins notes poor response to appeals while committee chairman E. A. Ellis calls for full cooperation with the plan.

Wheeling A. E. Jenkins Blood Donor Service E. A. Ellis Red Cross

Service members and families note from Camp Ibis area

Personnel and relatives of servicemen are reported visiting homes and returning to duty. Lt. Russell G. Quarrier, in the army air corps, has completed OT school and visits his mother in Miami Head. Others include Lt. Howard W. Fraser in Africa, Pvt. John W. Warwick transferring to the University of Alabama, and Seamanist Cl Dennie Easter on leave.

Gordon A. Huddleston Camp Ibis Cal Ronnie Huddleston Falls View Electra- Metallurgical Co Alloy Russell G. Quarrier Miami Head Fla Willam A. Quarrier Kanawha Blvd Quarrier Army Air Corps Officers Training School Newcastle Del Frank M. ‘Thomas Camp Crowster Frank M. Thomas Price St. Paul Navy Robert ‘Lee Milam Ada Milam Reynolds Evelyn Burns Milam Cora St Howard W. Fraser John R. Fraser Piedmont Rd Africa John W. Warwick Helen Warwick W. 2d St Clearwater, Fla University of Alabama Robert C. Kidd Camp Butner ix Cpl Archie L. Walker C. E. Harrison E. L. Walker Charleston Advanced Boca Raton Truax Wis Cl Dennie Easter Great Lakes Naval Station D. £. Easter Ripley Henry Lee Conn Camp Bowie Tex Harrison Conn Chesapeake Rensford Edward A. Bobnert Alfree Hamilton Field San Francisco William C. Washington, Jr W. C. Washington Oak Hill Huntington Howard R. Washington Pacific Fleet U. S. Sol Joseph W. Winkler Roemer W. Winkler Bridge Rd Anacostia D. C Pensacola Lester H. Lusher Phas Upmydur Tenn, New Basil W. Nelson Elizabeth Nelson Logan Dyersburg, Tern Army Air Base General Machinery Ordnance Corp Souths Charleston

Escape at Webster County Road Camp Ends With Captures

Deputy Warden report says five of eight inmates escaped from prison road camp TS at Point Mountain Webster County were captured. Wounded prisoner Del Cox, 22, of Merry County, was identified. Captured: Gil Osborne Chay County Herman Spanagal Lincoln County George Robinett Eugene Wolfe Harrison County. Others including George Spencer Kana Kanawha Mike Wirt McDowell Carl Kelly Putnam remained at large. The camp operates on the honor system. Escaped early Friday.

Moundsville Point Mountain Webster County Cowle del Cox Mererry County Cag Buckhanton Cox Gil Osborne Chay County Herman Spanagal Lincoln County George Robinett Eugene Wolfe Harrison County Cottle George Spencer Kana Mike Wirt McDowell County Carl Kelly Putnam

Four West Virginians Wounded in Action

The War Department announced yesterday that four West Virginians were wounded in action. The list includes Corporal Clare Lente Brewster of Holden, Tech. Lt. Edward F. Mankowski of Weirton, Private Maston M. Mitchell of Huntington, and Private First Class Sterling P. Stidmore of Junior.

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Beauty Advice by Lois Leeds Reveals Personal Grooming Tips

Readers pen letters about nose shapes baby faces and aging while Lois Leeds offers practical fixes. Suggestions cover makeup, hair, eye focus, facial shape, and wardrobe choices to enhance appearance and project confidence. The column invites readers to request more tips through a stamped reply envelope.

Pierre Lois Leeds Lois Lords Carrie

Inlands Highlands as Coffee Birthplace Since Mahomet’s Time

The fragment notes Yemen Arabia as the birthplace of cultivated coffee and claims the inland highlands have produced coffee since Mahomet's era, reflecting a traditional view of coffee origins.

Yemen Arabia Mahomet

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