Army opens active duty to Reserve and Guard officers
Col A B Reeves of the West Virginia Military District announced that Reserve and National Guard officers in grades of Captain and Lieutenant are now eligible for active Army duty regardless of branch. Age limits are 41 for lieutenants and 43 for captains. Vacancies remain for majors and lieutenant colonels in Medical, Dental, and parts of the Medical Service Corps. doctors and dentists are in high demand as the Korea crisis continues.
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South Charleston
A.B. Reeves
West Virginia Military District
National Guard
Army
Medical Corps
Dental Corps
Medical Service Corps
Armed Services
Korea
Washington
R. W. Bliss
Col. Reeves
Manos Theatre Sets Special Show Friday
Manos theatre plans a 10 30 am special preview of Stars In My Crown a frontier minister tale starring Joel McCrea and Ellen Drew. Gus Glanakos invites local ministers presidents city officials and their spouses to attend this invitation-only screening before public release in about two weeks.
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Manos Theatre
Gus Gianakos
Joel McCrea
Ellen Drew
Glanakos
Two Cases In City Court This Morning
City court heard two cases this morning. Bert Willhelm of Rowlesburg was fined ten dollars and costs after arrest on West Main Street for intoxication. Jim Hamilton of Gratton was discharged by Judge J Guy Aldender after arrest on intoxication charges.
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Bert Willhelm
Rowlesburg
West Main Street
Funkhouser and
Woodford
Jim Hamilton
Gratton
J. Guy Allender
Hamilton
Mauiler
No One Will Get Rich At Expense Of Fighting Men
Senate leader Scott Lucas vows no profiteering during war, says profits will be taxed later as Congress moves to a large tax bill near 5 billion dollars. The finance committee favors a 10 percent manufacturers tax on TV sets and home freezers and higher slot taxes, amid expected income tax boosts. A Korea observer cites United Nations aims to push to the Manchuria border and arrest war criminals, with final decisions left to the UN. The article also notes local school staffing changes and new janitorial hire at Webster school.
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Washington
Senate
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Congress
Truman
Lucas
Senate Finance Committee
Korea
South Korea
Ben Limb
United States
Manchuria
38Th Parallel
United Nations
Korea War Crimes Question Faces North Korean Aftermath
The article sketches postwar issues from Korea focusing on where Soviet influence ends and local accountability begins. It notes uncertainty over how far Soviet leaders will go and highlights the need to address individual North Korean war criminals and related accountability.
Board approves VA training contract and school use for meeting
The board approved the contract with the Veterans Administration to provide adult training again this year and granted permission for the Southern State Cooperative to use the high school on August 17 for a meeting.Nearby war updates note Communist tank counts and troop withdrawals. Los Alamos, New Mexico, now hosts about 10 000 residents since its 1942 founding.
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Veterans Administration
Southern State Cooperative
Los Alamos
New Mexico
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