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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1944

Page

10

Services Held For Jennings N Tucker

Jennings N Tucker a 24 year old war plant worker of Smithers Fayette county shot himself accidentally with a pistol in Detroit Michigan Friday. Services are set for 2 p m today at Smithers Christian church with Rev J W Nida officiating. Burial will be at Montgomery Memorial park London directed by BC Hooper mortuary of Montgomery. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Albert Tucker of Smithers two brothers Charles of Smithers and Woodrow overseas with the army and three sisters Mrs Melvin Straughan Mrs Inez Estep and Kathrine Tucker of Smithers.

Jennings N. Tucker Smithers Fayette County Detroit Mich Smithers’ Christian Church J. W. Nida Hooper

Bricker, Stassen Seek Path to Dewey Ticket at Chicago

The Chicago convention scene centers on Bricker, Stassen, and Dewey as Illinois and Pennsylvania delegates arrive. Bricker campaigns amid talk of a Taft push, while Stassen plans to present his name to the convention. Warren declines interest in a vice presidential draft, saying he is not a candidate. Delegates flood the city, wearing ribbons and pushing for favorable delegate positions as keynote speeches loom.

Penna Illinois Bricker Dewey Harold E. Stassen Minnesota Hingis New Yorker Earl Warren California Stassen Midwest Renaissance Ohio Stevens Hotel Chicago Brickerbackers Robert A. Taft John Bricker Clarence Brown Joseph H. Ball Chicago Stadium Ip Hotel Loop Lakefront Warren

Reds Encircle Vitebsk in Soviet Breakthroughs

Moscow reports Red armies advance on multiple fronts toward Vitebsk and Mogilev as German lines reel from sustained offensives. Russian forces breach Pronya and fording Drui, widening gaps along an 18 mile front while pushing north and east of key positions. The Kremlin media claims pincers closing on Vitebsk despite German assertions of progress.

Moscow Berlin Finland Mogilev Red Army Pronya Tan Chaush Khaikhovichi Drui Khev Bobruisk Vitebsk

Obituary notices from Charleston and environs

Obituaries list several infant and adult deaths with funeral details. Jown Peter Withers infant son of O P Withers of Sell died in a Charleston hospital. services today at 2 p.m. at the residence, burial in Coon cemetery Campfort. Other casualties include three year old Bias, son of Mr. and Mrs Hurstle Bias of Danville, with services and mortuary arrangements. Miss Hannah Carlin, 81, Gatewood, burial Bibs cemetery. Mrs Marian Butler Lawton, 70, Albans, services at Bartlett mortuary chapel, burial Teays Hill cemetery. Howard L. Eister, 61, Monroe county, services at Simpson mortuary chapel, burial Sunset Memorial Park. Rev Alonzo F. Spencer, 87, Jackson County, services at residence, burial in family cemetery. The roster lists additional names and funeral times, with home readiness and cemetery details. The latter portion reports wartime radio dispatches about German and Soviet movements and battles near Bobruisk and Vitebsk with references to Berlin radio and German commanders. Continuous casualty notes accompany the military updates.

Withers Peter Withers O. P Bias Stoney Lee Bias Hurstle Bias Danville Jin Charleston Hospital Hunter Madison Edwin Parson Jane Hannah Carlin Gatewood Beckley E. T. Clowers Gatewood Baptist Church Bibs Thomas T.Y W. Carlin Charleston Marian B. Lawton Marian Butler Lawton 5 Albans Bartlett Mortuary Chapel St Albans Teays Hill Howard L. Eister Howard L Eister McClung Sr Monroe County Frank Donaldson Simpson Mortuary Chapel Memorial Park James G. Pielding Cavender Charles Ramsey G. E. Griffin William F. Thompson Bert A . Walker Alonzo F. Spencer Kenna Jackson County Is. O. Lynder Ed Fisher T Cunningham Mortuary

Jap Plunge earing Continued from Page 1

American composite wing backed Hengyang, bombed and strafed enemy troop ships and other craft along the Liang river. Troop barges were hit with numerous casualties as a communique from Lt. Gen Joseph W. Stilwell's headquarters reported.

Hengyang Liang River Joseph W. Stilwell

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