Juanita Bailey Engaged to Wed to Sgt Carl Doby
The engagement of Miss Juanita E. Bailey to Sgt. Carl Coleman Doby USMC son of Mr and Mrs Lock A Doby of Salisbury North Carolina was announced at a buffet at the home of Miss Bailey�s sister. Miss Bailey is the daughter of Mrs George W Beck and the late L S Bailey a graduate of Van High School and employed by Eastern Aircraft in Baltimore Her fiancé is a Boyden High School graduate stationed at Quantico The couple planned to wed in December in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita E. Bailey
Carl Coleman Doby
USMC
Lock A. Doby
Salisbury
N.C
Miss Bailey
Ernest M
Gardner St
Bailey
George W. Beck
St. Albans
Eastern Aircraft Corp
Baltimore
Hance
Boyden High School
Quantico
Lynn
Eloise Bell Birthday Party Honored in Hrouland
Miss Eloise Bell celebrated her birthday as guest of honor at a party hosted by her mother in Hrouland. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Noah Harrison, Mr and Mrs Leslie Holestien, and Mesdames Cora Taylor Reba Griffith Dallie Hager Mary Agnes Kaneday Ethel Margaret Sellers and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloise Hell
Eloise Bell
Hrouland
Noah Harrison
Leslie Holestien
Mesdames Cora Taylor
Reba Griffith
Dallie Hager
Mary Agnes Kaneday
Ethel Margeret Sellers
Margaret Gilin
Saraarrrar
Era Ererr
Bride Mize Marsha Thompson Weds Charles Oldaker
Bride Marsha Thompson daughter of Mrs Davia Buchanan Bradford Street wed Charles Oldaker son of Mr and Mrs Luther Oldaker Bed Oakty yesterday afternoon. Attendants were sister Miss Betty Oldaker and Mr Vernon Radle Pt Pleasant. The couple will reside with the bride's parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mize Marsha Thompson
Davia Buchanan
Bradford St
Charles Oldaker
Luther Oldaker
Bed Oakty
Betty Oldaker
Vernon Radle
Pt. Pleasant
Ais
Mrs Hartley Hosts Beech Glen Social Guests
Mrs Hartley entertained at Beech Glen with a long guest list including Carl Hartley and Betty Jean Hartley. Attending were Harvard Fitzwater Gladish Keith Elva Kincaid Emmia Noraman Oralee Caldwell Imogene Ward Lute Adams Lillian Hambrick Nora May Keith Norma Fay Keith Peg Ann Dotson Bobbie Dotson Helen Rose Hartley Doris Ann Hartley Betty ay Fitzwaters Melba Fitzwater Helen Frances Fitzwater Alene Ward Meserz Pete Junior Keith James Clark Keith Tom Profftt Larry Notaman Robert Andrew Hartley Jerry Allen Hartley and Carl Hartley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartley
Carl Hartley
Beech Glen
Har Daughter
Betty Jean Hartley
Harvard Fitzwater
Gladish Keith
Elva Kincaid
Emmia Noraman
Oralee Caldwell
Imogene Ward
Lute Adams
Lillian Hambrick
Nora May Keith
Norma Fay Keith
Peg- Ann Dotson
Bobbie Dotson
Helen Rose Hartley
Doris Ann Hartley
Betty Ay Fitzwaters
Melba Fitzwater
Helen Frances Fitzwater
Alene Ward
Meserz
Pete Junior Keith
James Clark Keith
Tom Profftt
Larry Notaman
Robert Andrew Hartley
Jerry Allen Hartley
Marriage Announcement for Ruth Lott and William Michell
Miss Ruth E Lott and Mr William C Michell were married May 28 at the Full Gospel church in Baltimore officiated by Rev Herbert S Dale. Attendants were Micquane Lot and Rey Melvin E Michell, siblings. Mr and Mrs Michell, employees of Glen L Martin Aircraft Co, visit Ruth’s parents in South Charleston. they will reside at 407 N Broadway Baltimore. Lancashire hen houses repurposed as mushroom beds due to chicken feed shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth E. Lott
William
C. Michell
H. L. Lott
South Charleston
Full Gospel Church
Baltimore
Herbert
Dale
MicaQune Lot and
Rey
Melvin E.michell
Ir. and Mrs. Michell, Employes of the Glen L. Martin Aircraft Co
N. Broadway
Radio Log WEKY iXRC Affilieter 12490 Kitoevelead
Fragmented radio log listing various programs and segments across the WEKY iXRC affiliation including music, news, and dramatic pieces with scattered show titles, hosts, and times, reflecting a dense era broadcast schedule. The entry names numerous programs and personalities such as Shreditk, Taylor Comment, Fred Waring, and The Lone Ranger, amid a long, punctuated stream of items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitoevelead
Kevurlia
Lyoness Volee
Piretlone
Etworks
Trent
Farrel Berialenbe
Eine
Keep the
Brrial Bellow
Musle
Shreditk
Nbe
Taylor
Blue Quincy Howe
Newa
Mbs SS
Duncand
Eor-Baale
Golden Gate
Dixie Linten
Lulu
Joe Rines
Bive Danetne Musle Orcheatra
Musial
Jark Armstrong
Jeri Bullavan
Mer
Cos Wat
Inda
Sporta
Lowell Thootre
Blaeewest
Cee Reeprat
Fred Waring
Nte
Barto
Dramalio
Dhs
Palton Lewis, Jr
Tts
Johnson
Setial
Mbs
Mbs To—Dinning Biaters Vora
Mba BiS—tum
Abner Beeial
Beit—dlur
Maeing
Bam
Binginge
Uom
Altrec
Wallenstein Cone
Ube
True
Felie
Itagen
Cbs Basin
Cba Oo
Rcreen
Raymond Clapper
Ibi
Grache Fieldy
Dean Pardue
Kiee Templeton
Ithytha Muad
Quy Lombarde
Eberaat Diondie Dag
London
Fadia
Mrs W C B Moore and William Moore to visit this summer
Mrs W C B Moore and her husband William Moore will arrive here this week from their winter home in Orlando Florida. En route they will stop in Atlanta Georgia and Baltimore Maryland. After visiting relatives here they will spend the rest of the summer at their camp near Elkview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C.B. Moore
Prand
Gon
William Moore
Til
Orlando
Fla
Atlanta
Baltimore
Elkview
Fire destroys Hollywood nightclub on Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood June 27 U Ciros popular night club on Sunset Blvd was badly damaged by fire early today after patrons left Capt Harald Davis of the fire department said the blaze may have started by an electrical drop and he estimated the loss at 50,000 dollars Fire officials warned of extensive smoke damage and for patrons to avoid the area while crews battled the blaze and investigated the cause
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
U—Ciro’s
Tim Colony
Sunset Blvd
Harald Davis
Prisoner aid by Stephen Foster books sent to Geneva
Five thousand Stephen Foster song books will be sent to the International YMCA in Geneva Switzerland for distribution to American war prisoners in Germany and Italy. The Stephen Foster memorial of Pittsburgh announced the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Stephen Foster Sing
International Ymca
Geneva
Switzerland
Geremany
Italy
Stephen Foster
Theatres Midtown Kearee Jumble of 1940s Stars
A garbled listing of film titles and star names appears, mentioning George Tali Sydney Greenstreet Peter Lorre Rosalind Nowell and more. The fragment references multiple era productions and actors in a chaotic catalog of screenings and showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midtown Kearee
March of Time
Superman Catton
Capliss
Johnny Welsamaker
Judy Canova
Joe EZ
Grown
Mille Brow
Thunder River
Bil Elliott
Greesbrier
Hedy Lamarr
Walter Pidgeon
Multte Dos the Wrangles
Johany Lack Brown
Custer
Ale Force
Ait Gig Young
John Gatfield
Ristr
the McCuerine
Brook+ in
Wiliam Bendix
John Gasfield
Giz
Crest Iitersierve
Awit
Hazel Peary
Hid Dynenite
Eant Blan Kids
Predasian
Cinger Rogers
John Mille
Viligge
Beren
Victor Mature
Ann Sothern
Nn Welles
Fenny Dater
Beauty Arts by Lois Leeds Bride Question Quiz
A wartime bridal feature shows a young fiancée with a tiny diamond plane motif and a red white and blue cap. The piece asks brides to be if they are ready for furlough by planning outfits and wedding details while wartime restrictions guide fashion choices and home treatments are promoted through Lois Leeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saul
Red Cross Calendar for Sewing and Classes Tonight
The calendar lists Red Cross sewing and knitting in the production room at Moor Fourth Moor Masonic Temple, surgical dressings 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in rooms 18 123 at Charleston High School, volunteer nurse desk registration 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. room 325 Medical Arts Building, phone 34 614, and British War Relief knitting 7 to 9 p.m. at 1104 Kanawhe Blvd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Fourth Moor
Masonic Temple
Red Cross Surgical
Charleston High School
Medical Arts
British War Relief Society
Kanawhe Blvd
Service notices from war era air and land forces
A parade of service updates lists sons of local families advancing in the U. S. Army Air Forces, Coast Guard, and Navy. Promotions, transfers, furloughs, and new assignments are announced for Charles Pennington, Edgar Hudnall, William Vance, Frederick Vance, Sam Stickdorn, Glenn Martin, Eugene Norman, David Londeree, and others as they train, ship out, or return home amid wartime duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles. E. Pennington
C. Bonnington
Coll
Snuth Dd
Lair Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Young Pennington
I Naval Aviation Unit
Edgar Hudnall
Viola Hudnall
Dry Branch
Ist cl
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Nashville, Tenn
Tech
William 2. Vance
H. T. Vance
B21
Pennsylvania
Camp Crowder
Fraens Schonl
Army Signal Corp
Frederick B. Vance
Nashville
Tent
Carp Garden
Sam F. Stickdorn
U. S., Coast Guard
Camp May
N. J
Mer
Oscar Stickdorn
Field
Glenn Martin
Bellett Marian
Edgeshoo
Chanute Field
Bergestron Pring Sie Field
Austin
Tex
Tron Carrier Command
Parstragps
Alrherne Infantry
Charleston High School
Morris Harvey College
E. Tu. Simmons
USNR
C. A. Pinster
West Av
Camp Endicott
R. J
Oliver van Petten, Jr
Camp Titchie
R. W. van Petten
Edgewood
James E. Cai
Wildwood, N.d
H. J. Carey
Embry-Riddlefield
Union City
Tenn
T-Sat
Charles H. Parker
Nose Lee Parker
Elmwood Av
Boca Raton Field
Mesa
Tast
M. Harold
Great Gildersleeve
East Side Kids
KID Dynamite
Fred Astaro. Goddard
Aclle
Guadalcanal veterans on 30 day furlough at home
Staff Sgt George P Lewis Jr and Marine Sgt Charles W Hunter, both Guadalcanal veterans, are on 30 day furloughs at 1035 South Chorisston Street and 20058 Kanawha City respectively. Lewis, with the 18th Marine Engineer Corps, returned from Guadalcanal last week and will report July 10 in San Diego for reassignment. Hunter, assigned to the air defense battalion, will report to Norfolk after furlough for antiaircraft artillery duty. Both previously worked for DuPont before service and did not meet on Guadalcanal. Tarntor is visiting his sister Mrs M K Smith Jr. of Kanawha City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalcanal
George P. Lewis, Jr
Tett
St. South Chorisston
U. S
Set
Lewis
18Th
Marine Engineer Corps
Ialand
Pacific
San Diego
Charles W. Hunter
Id Defense
Norfolk
Hoth
Pre. Hanter
Af duPont
Pre. Tarntor Ise
M. K. Smith, Jr
St. Kanawha Ci
Promotions and transfers in West Virginia service members
West Virginia State College Institute sees Miss Ethel Linden Tritlhart promoted after indoctrination at Munter college and assigned to Washington. Harold D. Skaggs from Cedarc Grove becomes corporal at Garden City field Kansas. Clayton C. Higginbotham of West Charleston ascends to sergeant from private at Bota Rat on the Army Air Force technical school. Edward Craig returns to Tampa after furlough with Kanawha City relatives. Charley Miller of Alum Creek advances to technician fourth class and Robert White of Princh to technician fifth class in the Caribbean. Both in their third year of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lot
West Virginia State College
Institute
Ethel Linden Tritlhart
Frankenberger
Waves
Munter College
Washington, C
Harold D. Skaggs
Harold J. Skaggs
Cedac Grove
Garden City Field
Kar
Asl
Army
Ft. Logan
Cole
Clayton C. Higginbotham
Orah Higginbotham
West Charleston
Army Air Force Technical School
Bota Raton
Fla
Edward Craig
Army Air Corps
Tampa
Catherine Craig
Kanawha City
Pie
Charley Miller
Alum Creek
Pfe
Robert White
Princh
Caribbean
Sensee
Rationing Rounds Up Changes in Food and Fuel Stamps
The Associated Press reports stamp validity changes across books for sugar, coffee, meat, and dairy items with new expiration dates and cross state applicability. New books ready July 22 while renewals require ration board forms. fuel oil period 1 coupons become valid July 1 with last year period 4 coupons valid through Sept. 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Washington
Oregon
Kentucky
Idaho
Ohio
Tllinois
Missouri
Kansas
Midwest
CAB Official Opens Plane Crash Inquiry In West Dunbar
CAB Inspector began investigating Saturday afternoon a plane crash in west Dunbar that killed A Ward Cox 20 Charleston and Archie R Clemens 37 Montgomery instantly. Funeral plans for Cox await out of town relatives. Clement to Lorado Logan county services start tomorrow at 9 30am with burial at Highlawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Survived by mother Mrs A M Clement widow Mrs Ethel Clemens three brothers Dewey Lorada Stanley in the army and flagmonts of Logan and sister Mrs S L McLain Lundale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Dunbar
A. Ward Cox
Charleston
Archie R. Clemens
Montgomery
Hubert Stark
State Aeronautics Department
Inter
Cox
Scales Mortuary
B.C. Hooper Mortuary Ie
Clement
Lorado
Logan County
Highlawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
A. M. Clement
Ethel Clemens
Dewey
Lorada
Stanley
Flagmonts
Logan
S. L. McLain
Lundale
Actress Joan Bennett Delivers Six Pound Daughter
Hollywood reports actress Joan Bennett gave birth to a six pound daughter named Stephanie at Good Samaritan hospital. This is her first child since marrying film producer Walter Wanger in January 1940. she previously has two daughters, including Diana, age fifteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waiterwanger Hollywood
Joan Bennett
Good Samaritan Dosphai
Miss Bennett
Stephanie
Walter Wanker
Diana
Eileen Dent Weds Salvation Army Camp
Mr and Mrs H C Dent of Montgomery announce the marriage of their daughter Eileen Rose to John W Wright Jr of Montgomery on June 19 at the Montgomery Methodist parsonage with Rev Eugene Modlin officiating. More than 60 persons begin today a two week outing mass study at Camp Winfield near St Albans operated by the Salvation Army. Capt Harry Ward announced. Ad and Mrs W Kenneth Howarth will head camp duty with Lt John Cox and Mrs Glen Burton as instructors in music courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Dent
Montgomery
Eileen Rose
John W. Wright, Jr
Montgomery Methodist Parsonage
Eugene Modlin
Wright
J. W. Vandergrift
St. Albany
R. E. Dent
Marmet
Montomery
Laird Memorialsplat
Nashville
Tenn
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Camp Winfield
St Albans
Salvation Army
Harry Ward
W. Kenneth Howarth
Division
Richmond
John Cox
Huntington
Glen Burton
Fredericksburg
Couple Weds In Gallipolis Mississippi Valley Style
Mise Jean Bower daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Bower of Sissonville married Prt Donald E Thaxton son of Mr and Mrs Lee Thaxton of Sissonville in Gallipolis Ohio on June 11. Bride attended Wellsville New York schools and works at the People Store. Groom a Pocahontas graduate who worked for Godfrey Cabot Inc before joining the army and is stationed at Camp Phillips. The couple has a daughter Melinda aged 3 with Gene Markey as the father. Both previous marriages ended in divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Jean Bower
Gilbert Bower
Sissonville
Gallipolis
Prt
Donald E. Thaxton
Lee Thaxton
Homer Cline
Wellaville
N. Y
Peoplea
Army Trains Bomb Disposal Experts At Aberdeen Proving Ground
The Army showcased private training of bomb disposal teams at Aberdeen Proving Ground Md detailing methods to neutralize unexploded bombs. Commandant Lt Col Walksver and Director Col Kane described the dangers and techniques including area clearance, careful digging, fuse removal, and reconnaissance to identify bomb types and states. Civilian defense agents also receive training, while German fuzes and decoys complicate disposal tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen Proving GA Nds
Nturidy Ts
Jocata
HM. Walksver
Achwol
Thomas J. Kane
Thas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fat O'Brien
Bardolpa
Scott
Albert Sree
MGM Cartoon
As and Eve
Cary Gran
Katharine Hepburn
James Stewart
Metro-Bof
NMA
Bonnie Smith
Monojean Gullicn
Wanda George
Jerry Truman
Pauline Taylor
Mildred Gibson
Ruby Gibson
Joyce Zirkle
Nina Adkins
Faye Adkins
Elaine Jones
Clarice Harrison
Lucy Marie Harrison
James Dunlap
Elaine Creech
Carl Cooley
Wilmer Creech
Wiliam Creech
Billy George
Clemeth Means
Dexter Duncan
Nate Duncan
James Chandler
Janes Adkins
James Harless
Kent Parsons
Glenn Parsons
Lancashire
England
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wamten
Pinkham
Pature
Atti
Ek Retr
William Bendix
Ion Farrow
Treet Butter
Archibald Varkas
Parapet Picure
Kearse Siaris
Ruthless
Acai
Killer Rig
Bcreen
Dreed
Newell
Sars
Victor Motute
Lutius
Sula
Any Sothern
Melvin
Beauty
Lois Leeds
Mnu
TWO Hig Wits
Medy Fama
Walter Topean
Puttle
Joe Wrangler
Whit Tey
Japany
Atack Town
Eileen Dent
J. W. Wright, Jr
Elage
John Fox
Melinda
Gene Markey
WCHS
Rialto
Retalind Sugsall
Fred MacMurray
Flight For Freedom
Wiese Jom
Tyane Roberts
Man
Johnny Walsamutler
Tarzan Triumphs
Tax Ineluded
Mon O'Conner Ghia Jean
Kearse
Avi Oliver
Superman Comedy
Movietone NE News
Sirial
Man From
George Hayes
John Garfield Cair
Young Force
John Garfield
Gig Young
Ani
Wun Bendis
McQuelins
Hrooklin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!