Sudden West Virginia Heat Reversal Drops Temperatures
After days of extreme heat, West Virginia cooled rapidly with most readings around 70 or lower. Hinton fell from 103 Sunday to 80 with light rain, Charleston reached 70, Morgantown and Beckley logged 55s by midafternoon as storms and overcast skies cooled the state.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Hinton
Bank of
Ronceverte
Charleston
Morgantown
Beckley
Weather note with mild temperatures and light rain
Skies and light rains persisted as Huntington recorded a high of 68 and a low of 59, offering a cool, damp day.
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Huntington
War Production Board uses dictaphone without notice
R S Dean assistant director of the bureau of mines is recorded by a dictaphone during a telephone conversation. Holy Dean writes to Jeffer that the executive vice chairman’s office has adopted the dictaphone use without informing the person involved.
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R. S. Dean
Bureau of Mines
Dean
Holy Dean
Jeffer
War Production Board
Kilgore's stance on promoting frontline personnel not plush Washington roles
Wilson presses Kilgore of West Virginia to back Jeffe, but Kilgore replies he supports promoting any man at the fighting front while opposing "plush-bottoms in Washington."
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Wilson
Hardhitting
Sen. Kilgore
West Virginia
Jeffe
Kilgore
Washington
Civitan Club Proposes Kanava Airport Name in Kanawha
Officials of the Charleston Civitan Club said they sent a letter to county court recommending naming the Coonskin Ridge airport Kanava airport to reflect Kanawha County and the Kanawha Valley and to highlight local manufacturing impact.
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Cnarleston Civitan Club
Coonskin Ridge
Kanava Airport
Kane- Iwha Valley
Coonskin Iridge
Charleston Civitan Club
Charleston
Kanawha County
Kanawha Valley
United States
Uy Kanawha County
Phyllis Blackwood to Wed Frank Gillespie This Weekend
Miss Phyllis Elaine Blackwood will marry Mr. Frank Gillespie USNR Saturday and will be the guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower tonight hosted by Mrs. Logan David Wampler in Lattes. The bridal party includes Mrs. Charles J. Collins and several Blackwood relatives and friends. A rehearsal party Friday night will greet the bride and guests at the home of Mrs. Leonard P. Harvey and Mrs. William Van Vliet Bacon.
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Phyllis Elaine Blackwood
Frank Gillespie
USNR
Logan David Wampler
Lattes
Carl Legg
Bessie Phillips
Ann Fry
Betty Cox
Joy Tilstra
Rosemary Wampler
New China
Charles J. Collins
Roberta Blackwood
Phyllis Majderia
Mary Margret Steele
Martha Ervin
Dora Gabbert
Leonard P. Harvey
William van Vliet Bacon
Phyllis Madeira
Dorothy Sattes
Katurah Bacon
Rev
A. B. Montgomery
Messrs
Wiliam Hf. Gillespie, Jr
L. H.gordon
Wendell Fertig
Wilbur Woodrum
L. P. Harvey
William Bacon
Personal Notes of Local Resident Departures and Visits
A stream of brief notices records departures and visits of local residents. Mrs. John Boyer and children head to Charlottesville after visiting G. T. Thayer Jr. in Norwood Road. Betsy Blundon returns from Salem. Mrs. George H. Reid and infant go home from Charleston General Hospital. families including Cabell Davis and his son travel to Annapolis for Navy entry. Mrs. Elmer Anderson visits Warren and Jamestown for a wedding. other locals visit Washington, D C and Chicago. Frequent summer arrangements include St Paul’s student Warren Knight III in Concord NH and families staying with relatives in Kanawha Boulevard and Hickory Road.
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John Boyer
Margaret
John Boyer, Jr
Charlottesville
G. T. Thayer, Jr
Norwood Rd
Betsy Blundon
Virginia St
Salem
Gerald Bland
George H. Reid
Charleston General Hospital
Somerset Dr
Edgewood
Cabell Davis
Cabell Davis, Jr
Annapolis
U.S. Naval Academy
Elmer Anderson
Quarrier St
Warren
Jamestown
N. Y
Frances Eakey
Ernest Erickson
Kanawha Blvd
Chicago
James P. Harbeson
Flemingsburg
Prentice Ashton
Warren Knight
St. Paul's School
Concord
N. H
H. W. Knight, II
Ray Poynter
Melbourne
Fla
Charles A. Cabell
John Capito
Ensign Capito
Virginia Beach
Hickory Rd
Katherine Anne Hrooks
Connell Rd
Jett
Roxbury
Campbella Wocker
Lucy Sue Bowers
Beckley
George M. M. Ragland
Jayne Williamson
Linden Hall
Lititz
George Williamson
Hawthorney
William Abney Payne
Flora Katherine
McMillan Hospital
Maple Rd
Genevieve Hackney
Society To Hold Assembly Here
Miss Florence Calvert Kuhn presided at the semi annual luncheon of the Huguenot Society founders of Manakin in Virginia. The group voted to host the national assembly in May 1945 in this city. Next meeting set for November in Huntington or Bluefield. 17 members attended.
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Florence Calvert Kuhn
Huguenot Society
Manakin
Colony
Virginia
Charleston
Huntington
Bluefield
Birthday Party Celebrates 11th for Eugene Ballard
Eugene Ballard marked his 11th birthday with a Friday party at his parents home in Cannelton hosted by Mr and Mrs John Ballard Thelma Costello and Misses Lorraine Whittington Eliz beth Ballard assisted Guests included Gloria Arthur Betty Dane Williams Betty Lou Holmes and many Ballard relatives A second party honored Barbara Ellen Blount at the Blount home in Coal Fork with a large attendance of Blount Belcher Bailey and Palmer family members and friends
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Eugene Ball
John Ballard
Cannelton
Thelma Costello
Lorraine Whittington
Elizabeth Ballard
Gloria Arthur
Betty Dane Williams
Betty Lou Holmes
Elvira Holdren
Ruth Helen Ballard
Jo Ann Arbaugh
Juanita Morris
Mary Ann Whittington
Betty
Patricia Ann Costello
Patsy Swires
Doris Ballard
Frances Huddleston
Betty Jo Stevens
Sheila
Ruth Webb
William
Robert Querry
Donald Samples
Thomas Stevens
Ronald Perry
Newman Ayers
Clarence Holdren
Robert Mulligan
Robert McCoy
Douglas Biffle
Clemmer Arthur
Everett Ballard
Stanley Webb
T. B. Arbaugh
Samuel Woodie
J. Kary
John Stevens
Coal Fork
Edward Blount
Barbara Ellen Blount
Alice Belcher
Alma Mae Blount
Winona
Anita Bailey
Barbara Jane Morris
Eleanor Belcher
Justine
Carol Frazer
Carol Ann Palmer
Greta Bostick
Mary Lou Palmer
Shirley Ann Ritz
Patty Lou Nunley
Connie Lee Blount
Dixie’ Lee Whitlock
Sue Palmer
Marian
Pick Vegetables At Right Moment
Garden expert F F Rockwell says timing is crucial for best eating from a victory garden. Harvest beans when full length but flat, prune cabbage before heads split, pick broccoli before head heads, and crop beets and peas at prime sizes to ensure quality and canning suitability.
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F. F. Rockwell
Exhibition of Pipes Scheduled at Ashford
June 20 function in hospital circuit entertainment will be offered to sick and wounded war veterans at the army's Ashto Belcher with Messrs Leonard Mc Keown Wallace Belcher J A Blount Edward Blount Franklin McKeown Thomas and Richard Slimick involved in the program.
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Ashford
White Sulphur Springs
Army
To Belcher
Messrs
Leonard McKeown
Wallace Belcher
J. A. Blount
Edward Blount
Franklin McKeown
Thomas
Richard Slimick
Exhibition of centuries old pipes at Ford General Hospital
Officials announced an exhibit of pipes dating centuries back gathered from around the world. A USO camp entertainers group will supervise the display featuring hand carved meerschaums from Switzerland and a walrus tusk pipe.
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Ford General Hospital
USO
Switzerlannd
Untouched Romans Continued and War Weariness Across Town
A fragmentary, period-voice scene shows soldiers and townspeople amid coffee and gas shortages. A weary soldier notes the war’s uneven reach while residents endure delays and discomfort, alongside a social note about Mrs Currie traveling to join her husband.
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Rome
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