Body of Marine Sgt Thomas to arrive for honor funeral
The body of Marine Sgt Herbert J. Thomas of South Charleston arrives at 4 15 p m with military escort to his father s home. Funeral services are at 2 p m tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church with Rev F M Ryburn and Chaplain John E Foster officiating. Interment at Sunset Memorial Park with Navy Army and Marine detachments providing escort. Thomas earned the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for heroism at Bougainville in 1943.
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Charleston Gazette
Sgt
Thomas
Bougainville
Herbert
South
Charles J. Thomas
Herbert Thomas
First Presbyterian Church of
South Charleston
F. M. Ryburn
John E. Foster
Sunset Memorial Park
Navy
Army
Marine Corps
George H. Rovhman
West Virginia
Kanawha County Education Board Postpones Meeting
Lack of a quorum forced the Kanawha County Board of Education to postpone its session from last night. The meeting is now set for Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. A successor to D F Westfall as assistant superintendent in charge of high school personnel will be named. Meredith Parry, principal of Clendenin High School, has been acting in that role since Westfall moved to Florida and is considered a likely appointee.
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Kanawha County
Westfall
Florida
Parry
Marine Sgt Thomas Named All Southern Football Star
The article notes a football standout chosen for the mythical All Southern team and honorable mention All America. He enlisted in the Marine Corps March 3, 1942, served on American Samoa from Sept 1942 to May 1943, then on duty in Auckland New Zealand May July 1943 before Guadalcanal service with Company B. He participated in the initial landing at Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville in November 1943, later losing his life. His father and sister are the only immediate survivors.
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V.P-1
Marine Corps
American Samoan Islands
Aukland
New Zealand
Guadalcanal
British Solomon Islands
3Rd Marine Division
Thomas
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville
Permit Granted for 43000 Alterations at 517 Elizabeth St
City Building Inspector grants West Virginia Holding Co. permission to modify a business building at 517 Elizabeth St for 43000. Kuhn Construction Co. of f9 Charleston to perform the work. Other permits issued include Walter Clark for a 2000 building at 1500 Washington St W and Everett Pennington for two dwellings at 955 Lick Branch Rd each valued at 3000, among numerous smaller projects citywide.
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Elizabeth St
West Virginia Holding Co., Inc
Homer Johnston
Kuhn Construction Co
Charleston
Walter Clark
Washington St. W
Everett Pennington
Lick Branch Rd
Stalnaker
Charleston General Hospital
Elmwood Av
Aubrey W. Love
C. Hanley
Brown St
H. C. Flayton
Central
Ruth J. Wentz
Indiana
C. QO. Greenlee
Hall St
Bus catches fire causing 35 dollar damage on Clendenin Street
A Capitol Transit Co bus was damaged by fire yesterday at about 5 08 p m in the 400 block of Clendenin Street. Estimated damage stood at 35 dollars. The incident reports the event with a local fire response and no further injuries.
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Capitol Transit Co
Clendenin St
Planning Committee For Children Meets Next Wednesday
West Virginia planning committee on children to meet at the state capitol next Wednesday. Dr. Charles E. Kenney announces 35 child welfare organizations invited to send representatives to discuss West Virginia participation in a White House conference on child welfare.
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West Virginia
White House
World’s largest pipe organ in the Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall in London hosts the world’s largest pipe organ weighing 175 tons and containing 30,491 pipes.
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Royal Albert Hall
London
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