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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1944
Page
5
Santa Monica June 25 Dr Edward Huntington Williams renowned alienist and author of mental health books has died of a heart attack. There will be no funeral services per his request. Separately, the Sebastopol panorama once displayed to sailors from its burning site is being restored in Novosibirsk.
Vivian Peterson a welder at Todd Shipyards Palisades Park N J won the most beautiful legs contest at Palisades Amusement Park and will compete July 1 in the grand finals for 8500 in War Bonds awarded by the Venida league. Her bathing suit was home sewn and widely praised.
Morgantown reports Dr Ferley J Reed director of West Virginia University School of Journalism was notified today of his election as president of Kappa Tau Alpha the national journalism scholarship society.
James Bell told Los Angeles police his pocket was picked of 68 dollars while waiting before a box office to buy tickets to a show. A sergeant asked what happened and Bell replied in brief.
AP reports the Republican convention atmosphere in Chicago as Dewey badges and Bricker medals appear on delegates and activists. Harry L. Sain addresses Kiwanis, James Connolly plans stunts, and a plan by Ernest Allbright to stage a war prevention appeal with a Paul Revere costume unfolds amid other colorful convention chatter.
In the South Pacific the little brown monkey Turbo acts as the squadron’s mascot reflecting sailors’ hopes when there is no mail today. Turbo, owned by Pic Smith, is the son of Mr and Mrs T C Smith of Stop 35 Albany Road. Smith recalls his monkey mimicking the men’s sadness and urges friends and relatives to write more letters to stationed servicemen.
New wing de icing system called Pete the Ice Man uses electronically controlled inflatable rubber boots to shed ice on high altitude aircraft. Developed by B. F. Goodrich and Eclipse Pioneer division of Bendix Aviation, the device lets pilots vary inflation and deflation frequency for different ice thicknesses, as reported by Electronics.
Edward Didier a Marine who served two years in the South Pacific and fought in major battles including Bougainville is recovering from his tenth attack of tropical fever at St. Francis Hospital Pie He arrived early last week to visit his parents Mr and Mrs J C Didier of St Albans and became ill the following day
Air travel between principal Colombian cities was sharply reduced or halted after six planes with structural weaknesses were withdrawn. The move disrupted services across major routes and prompted adjustments by the airline line and authorities.
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