Ramsgate Target of Nazi Air Raiders
Washington reports Colonel Louis Johnson, former assistant secretary of war, said President Roosevelt offered him a highly attractive position after visiting the White House. Johnson would not disclose the role but planned to decide within a week, praising the president's recognition of his work for national defense and noting his strong commitment to defense efforts.
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Louis Johnson
White House
Roosevelt
Card of thanks for Earl G. Haymond and family
The family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends who assisted during the illness and death of their wife and mother. They also acknowledge those who furnished aid.
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Earl G. Haymond
Burke Named Legion Chief
Major Charles E. Burke was elected commander of Taylor county post No. 12 American Legion at the recent annual election at the Moose Home. He succeeds Charles G. Turner and was unopposed. Other officers named include James Guth as first vice commander Ray Matthew second vice commander Blair Mugler adjutant A T Miller service officer Arthur G Yates finance officer RV H Mitchell chaplain I C Compton Jr historian and Dale Zinn sergeant at arms. Executive committee members are Dallas Wolfe chair Lee E Bennett H C Compton Jr George D Vogel John Edwards Jr 5 C Waugh and Charles G Turner. Newly elected officers will be installed August 28 and delegates to the department convent will meet August 31 in Wheeling with Burke and Dr Charles M Wells as delegates and Arthur G Yates and Charles G Turner as alternates.
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Charles E. Burke
Taylor County
American Legion
Moose Home
Charles G. Turner
Burke
Taylor County Volunteers
James Guth
Ray Matthew
Blair Mugler
District Commander Vogel To Attend Barbour County Post Ceremony
District Commander George D. Vogel will accompany the post to Philippi tonight for the installation ceremony of Barbour County Post No. 44’s newly elected officers. The event marks the continuation of local veterans affairs in Philippi with community attendance expected.
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George D. Vogel
Philippi
Barbour Country
Banks May Observe Primary Election Holidays
Charleston August 15. The attorney general’s office said state banks may observe primary election days and other legal holidays as holidays. The opinion, prepared for State Banking Commissioner R. Carl Andrews by Assistant Attorney General Ira Partlow, notes banks contemplating observing all legal holidays.
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Charleston
Attorney General's Office
R. Carl Andrews
Ira Partlow
Andrews
Five Canadian airmen killed in plane crash
Ottawa reports five Canadian airmen died in a routine flight crash between Alliford Bay British Columbia and Patricia Bay. The air ministry announced the fatalities and said the aircraft went down yesterday in the midair disaster.
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Air Force
Air Ministry
Alliford Bay
British Columbia
Patricia Bay
Berlin Denies Landing of Parachute Soldiers
Berlin officials deny abroad reports that German parachutists have landed in England. They call the stories pure fantasy and say no parachutists have landed anywhere in England. The denial was carried by the official German wireless.
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Berlin
England
Andrews Church Lawn Fete Tonight
A community lawn fete is planned at Harry White's lawn tonight featuring local games refreshments and family activities for residents of the Andrews area.
Crowded U S Rally Expected for County Sunday School Meet
An attendance of over 400 representatives from 57 Protestant churches is anticipated at the county Sunday school convention to be held at Haymond church on Sunday August 25. A motor trip to Morgantown will showcase West Virginia University buildings and grounds for delegates. The program features addresses by Francis L. Warder and W. Woodruff, with reports from committees and various sermons.
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Association
Una St. Clair
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Miss St. Clair
Worder
Francis L. Warder
Salvation Army Act of
Fairmont
Deta Glover
Clara Fordyce
Arthur G. Yates, Jr
Galloway
Dewey C. Jones
Church of the Nazarene
Sedan Wrecked When Auto Runs Over Curb
Mrs Mervie Queen of Ellamore lost control of a Chevrolet sedan while parking on East Main near Bridge This morning the car ran over the curb and down a steep incline behind Wolfe Tire shop All four occupants were shaken but unharmed A wrecking crane removed the badly damaged auto to a garage
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Bridge
Mervie Queen
Ellamore
Wolfe
Northwestern England town raided by German planes
A Northwestern town in England was raided today by about 50 German planes, injuring two men and killing a boy aged about 12. The boy’s body was found in a woods near the town after a shell fragment from falling brickwork struck him. A raider machine gunned workers while British planes drove the Nazis seaward. one German ship was believed shot down.
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England
Windsors Leave Bermuda for Bahamas Post
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor sailed from Bermuda on the final leg of their journey to Nassau where the Duke will assume his post as governor of the Bahamas. They traveled aboard the U S liner Excalibur, after crossing the Atlantic from Lisbon.
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Bermuda
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Bahamas
Duke
Enroute
Nassau
Lisbon
Portugal
U. S
Royal Cou
Secretive voyage narrows details on ship near Nassau
A report notes a highly secret voyage with censorship blocking the hour, ship name, and expected Nassau arrival, about 500 miles southwest of Bermuda, leaving few verifiable details as authorities constrain information.
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Nassau
Bermuda
New Executive Committee Named by West Virginia Young GOP
Logan, Aug. 15. President Paul Chambers announces nine new members to the West Virginia Young Republicans executive committee. Members include Gaujot Bias Williamson, Russell Spears Charleston, Frank Fveihart Terra Alta, Harold Eagle Hinton, Ad Thomas Raumont, William Harrisburger Mt. Hope, Creed Simons Clarksburg, P. G. Meador Charleston, and Myron Renick Fayetteville.
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William Harrisburger
Mt. Hope
Creed Simons
Clarksburg
P. G. Meador
Charnston
Myron Renick
Fay~atteville
FDR Plans Inspection of Northern New York Maneuvers
President Roosevelt will depart Washington for northern New York to observe the maneuvers of the First Army under Lieutenant General Drum. The trip emphasizes the war effort and military readiness during wartime conditions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
First Army
Drum
Couple Vacationing Unaware Son Drowned in Ohio Valley
Cincinnati couple Latimer D Myers were traveling with no set plans when their nine year old son Latimer Jr drowned Tuesday in a creek near his grandmother's home in Ligonier Pennsylvania. Relatives and police across Tennessee Pennsylvania and North Carolina sought the parents as authorities investigated the incident and traced the family's vacation trip.
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Great Smoky Mountains
Ligonier
Tennessee
Pennsylve
North Carolina
Latimer D .Myers
Latimer
Backaches Linked to Hidden Kidney Causes
Fragmented text suggests a health ad claiming back pain stems from kidney issues and toxins. It mentions a treatment, lists symptoms like swelling and fatigue, and implies a dietary or toxin cleanse but provides unclear medical claims.
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