Jap Land Troops Repulsed at Mubo and Huffman Homecoming
West Virginian Staff Sgt Huffman returns from the North Africa and Mediterranean air war as a B 25 Hell Cat gunner with 35 battles and seven climate medals. He arrived Monday night to spend 150 days with his parents before reporting to Columbia for instructor duties. He credits P 38 fighters with saving his crew on a near miss during a raid over the desert target. The same issue notes Allied success against Japanese forces at Mubo 12 miles south of Salamaua in New Guinea with heavy enemy casualties and air combat over the Aru Islands and Buka in the Solomons. Huffman attended Pratt Junior High and worked at Periodical Sales Co before enlisting. He has two brother in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Ira M. Huffman
Holly Grove
Columbia
D. C
Set
Huffman
England
Air Forces
S.C
North African
Quifman
Sgt. Huffman
Young Huffman
Pratt
Periodical Sales Co
Cpl
Herman M. Huffman
Kenner Huffman
SN Amie Tees
Australia
Mobo
Salamaua
New Guinea
High Command
Aroc
Darwin
Labibia Ridge
Sippor
Pimple Hill
Guigop Creek
Buka
Solomons
Rator
Dias
Hames
Ollirys
Property Transfers List From May Archive
May property transfers show numerous deeds across Union Jefferson and Washington districts including transfers by Williams to Settle Guthrie to Guthrie Kilburn to James H Crown, Edgewood Realty to Walter Clark and others. Several parcels and lots change hands in Higley Highland Terrace Ordnance View and Mt Vernon areas with multiple spouses named and parcel specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Williams
Thomas G. W. Settle
Kanawha City
Ida Lawson
Clara M. Barnett
Union
W. G. Guthrie
J. W. Guthrie
Alfred Kilburn
James H. Parcel
Malden
Edgewood Realty Co
Walter @. Clark
Higley
Jerry Espie
Orville W. Tanner
Bowers and Bays
Spring Ath
Bessie F. Shanklin
Phil B. Allen
Highland Terrace
South Charleston
Trix A. Walter
M. L. Croft
Ordnance View
Katherine Coll
John Q. Fleck
Washington
H. L. White
A. Rt. Beckett
Levi
Opal Caldolph
W. H. Smith
Lewis
Beatrix A. Walter
Jefferson
Mt. Vernon Realty Co
William Perry Shaw
Mt. Vernon Park
Jefferson District
Fannie Mynes Et al
John Henderson
State Charter Granted to Lloyd Con Co in Morgantown
The Lloyd Construction Co of Morgantown was issued a state charter yesterday. It is a $5,000 mining firm with principal works in Cass district, Monongalia County. Incorporators are Lloyd E. Snell, Guy B. Hartley, and E. F. Bowlby, all residents of Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Con Co
Morgantown
Cass District
Monongalia County
Lloyd E. Snell
Guy B. Hartley
E. F. Bowlby
Obituary notices for Dunbar and surrounding areas
Obituaries for Mabel Richmond Deluz of Dunbar who died Monday with services tomorrow at Church of Christ the King by Father Joseph and burial at Memorial Park. Also listed are Samuel Wilbur Slack of Elk View who died yesterday, Harold Lynn of North Charleston, Sarah Bildisen Dupler, and Durse Lee Sanders, with funeral plans and surviving family details.
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Mabel Richmond Deluz
Dunbar
Church of Christ the King, Dunbar
Father Joeph
Er Mpemorial Park
Hume
Samuel Wilbur Slack
Elkview
Charleston
Jarrett’s Memorial Cemetery
Jarrett’s Ford
Hafler Mortuary
Elkvne
Mytle Melton Slark
Floyd A. Mtamsey
Tony BD. Turdette
So Charleston
Rarndd C
Mink Shoals
Harold Lynn
North Charleston
Beckley
Qwen and
Hursh Mortuary
Thel
Ma Chandler
Wazel
James Lucation
Pormouth
D ‘ Lynn
Frank
Sarah Bidtison Dupler
Sarah Bildisen Dupler
X Diter
W. Lo Melherters
Algo
Frang W. OP
BD Quary
Sanders
Durse Lee Sanders
Madison
Mollison Methodist Church
Busey
Tnmad
Hoone Memorial Park
Clyde Sanders
John
Feed Wheat Available for Farmers in Kanawha County
Farmers may apply for government feed wheat at the Kanawha County Cooperative Farm Bureau office. Announcement made yesterday by T. H. McGowran county agricultural agent. Cost is 1.08 dollars per bushel plus freight charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County Cooperative Farm Bureau
T. H. McGowran
City Building Permits Issued for Two Repairs
City inspector Gears BL Mendricks issued permits for two repair jobs. W. H. Cottrill receives approval for a $500 dwelling repair at Bl Hendrix Ay. A. Brown obtains a $30 building repair permit for 14 Capitol St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pern
Mendricks
W. H. Cottrill
Hendrix Ay
A. Brown
Capitol St
Dorothy Dix Says Find Joy Amid Life’s Burdens
Dorothy Dix urges balancing joys and woes to achieve happiness. The column warns against excessive worry and highlights family strains, domestic burdens, and modern discontent. It advocates appreciating blessings, supporting spouses, and finding humor in daily life.
State Income Taxes Take Big Jump in June Remittances
Parkersburg June returns show internal revenue receipts from West Virginia wage earners for the second quarter exceeding 213 million dollars with forecasts from collector F. Roy Yoke that total payments may reach 17 to 20 million. He noted staff being swamped by sorting checks and money orders as the June 15 deadline drove a flood of mail.
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Ginko Py
Benue
Dumb
Mr. Xi
Dalfars
Lesson
Detter
Waive
Gazettes
Parkersburg
Virginia
F. Roy
Jake
Internal Revenue
Inc
FALSE TEETH POWDER PROMISES COMFORT AND CONFIDENCE
An old vivid advertisement touts FASTEETIL tooth powder for secure, wobble free teeth. It claims discreet taste and odor and promises a firmer feel enabling easier talking laughing and sneezing with no pasty mouthfeel.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mubo
Capitol Cleaners
Lawrence A. Rowe
Guarter
W. Ya
Dorothy Dix
sAss
Aioe O
Levin
City
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