Howard Hoffman dies in Kentucky
Bernard Hoffman of 724 Maole avenue received word of the recent death of his brother Howard W. Hoffman 68 of Ashland Ky Funeral services will be held at 130 p m Wednesday from St Johns United Brethren church in Philippi with burial in St Johns cemetery there His body will state at Phillips Funeral home in Philippi from 6 p m tomorrow evening until Wednesday noon at which time he will be moved to St Johns United Brethren church Hoffman a construction foreman before entering the hardware business was a native of Philippi He settled in Ashland in 1917 Surviving are a daughter Mrs Orval Boggs and a son Glenn both of Ashland His wife Rosa Jane Hotsinpiller Hoffman died in 1942.
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Bernard Hoffman
Maole Avenue
Howard W. Hoffman
Ashland
St. John's United Brethren Church
Philippi
St. John's Cemetery
Phillips Funeral Home
St John's
Hoffman
Orval Boggs
Glenn
Rosa Jane Hotsinpiller
Mayle Appears Before Court On Two Accounts
Herbert Mayle appeared in police court before Mayor C. O. King on two counts resisting arrest and interfering with an officer in the line of duty. He was sent back to jail until able to pay his fine. Other docket items include T. L. Dennison drunk with six dollars and costs. bonds forfeited for Sam Boyce disturbing the peace eleven dollars, Harvey Jeffries drunk six dollars, and Josephine Dabney possession of liquor twenty six dollars.
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Herbert Mayle
C. O. King
T. L. Dennison
Sam Boyce
Harvey Jeffries
Josephine Dabney
Dumbarton Oaks opens first postwar security talks with big power aims
Delegates at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington begin the first international sessions to shape a postwar security organization. Hull Cadogan and Soviet envoy Gromyko outline assurances for small nations as Dewey warns against concentration of power. Dulles to join talks. outcomes to be circulated for UN consensus and public study.
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Dumbarton Oaks
Washington Estate
Roosevelt
Hull
League of Nations
Cadogan
Andre! Gromyko
Edward R. Stettinius
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Dumbarton
Dulles
Yull
United Nations
Congress probes war supply cuts and Axis prisoner treatment
Congress and the House Military Committee inspect past navy war supplies and investigate hospital conditions. Chairman May of Kentucky labeled the inquiry a probe intoAxis prisoner treatment and alleged coddling.
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House Military Committee
May
D.ky
Haying Under Threat of Shower Rides Field Scene
Marion Allender of Knottsville drives a team hitched to a large hay rake across a hilltop field as a summer shower looms. The farm scene captures a busy moment of haymaking with a farmer actively arranging the work.
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Marion Allender
Knottsville
Allender Farms Shines In Knottsville Home Place
In Knottsville the Allender family appears as a long line of farmers. Marion Allender, a bachelor and part time pottery worker, works 40 acres of meadow plus crops on 1 1/2 acres of corn wheat oats and vegetables, with 90 acres of pasture supporting 28 beef cattle and a registered Hereford bull. He keeps dairy cows and calves, avoids sheep due to dog losses, and sells surplus from Grafton. The farm, tied to his parents and grandfather, embodies the Farming For Better Living program.
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Knottsville
Colebanks
Rinkers
Rogers
Marion Allender
Allender
Dow
Herford
Grafton
James Allender
Stover Funeral to Be Tomorrow
Rev P Carl Davis to officiate the funeral for L Joseph Stover who died suddenly at his residence 525 West Main Street yesterday morning. The service is set for tomorrow at 2 30 PM at Bartlett Home with burial at Bluemont. Pallbearers will be members of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Junior Order of United American Mechanics and Knights of Pythias.
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P. Carl Davis
L. Joseph Stover
West Main Street
Bartlett 1 Homie
Bluemont
Palliarers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of United American Mechanics
Knights of Pythias
Rules for Christmas overseas mailing to soldiers
Postmaster James T. Murphy outlines overseas Christmas parcel rules from Sept 15 to Oct 15. Packages must meet weight and size limits, bear Christmas Parcel, and include full soldier details, sender address, and inner packing. No C O D or insurance for overseas mail. avoid soft candies and unsafe items. wear restrictions noted.
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James T. Murphy
United States
Rationing Roundup of Stamp Validity Through 1945
The Associated Press outlines wartime ration stamps for meats fats and processed foods valid indefinitely under four blue and red stamp books. Sugar stamps 30 31 32 cover five pounds each with 40 for home canning through Feb 28 1945. Shoes require airplane stamps 1 2 indefinitely. Gasoline coupons 11 A 12 A B 3 B 4 C 4 vary by region with three or five gallon allowances. Fuel oil periods four five valid through Sept 30 with new period one usable upon receipt.
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Associated Press
Allied push nears Lisieux as Paris seizure looms
In ongoing operations near the Seine at Mantes Allied forces seek to trap German elements, while British and Canadian troops close to Lisieux. Eisenhower aims to crush the Seventh Army and reinforcements as German withdrawals toward Calais accelerate. De Gaulle’s Cherbourg arrival signals Paris may fall soon.
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Seine
Mantes
First Army
Lisieux
Paris
Dwight D Eisenhower
Seventh Army
15Th Army
France
Mieppe
Pas de Calais
Elbeuf
RAF Mosaultes
Charles de Gaulle
French Committee of National Liberation
Cherbourg
Unattended grave of German General Marcks found near St Lo
U.S. troops patrolling near St Lo France discover an un tended grave of German General Marcks. It was widely believed the Nazi regime ordered his execution for opposing them. U S Signal Corps Radio Photo.
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St. Lo
France
Marcks
U.S. Signal Corps
International Soundphoto
Sons in uniform return and promotions noted
Sgt Harold G Knotts son of Mr and Mrs W E Knotts 271 Jeffries St has returned from England after 13 months visiting 22 days. He is a gunner and flight engineer with the Eighth Air Force completing 28 missions and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters. He leaves Saturday for Nebraska to study B 29 fortresses. Lt Robert Davison promoted aboard an LST in the South Pacific to lieutenant. William Knotts SM3c US Navy promoted to third class petty officer currently on leave in Portland Ore. Nora Bragg seaman first class USN returned to Solomon Base Maryland after 72 hour leave with parents Liz and Bragg of Ross St.
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States
Harold G. Knotts
W. E. Knotts
Jeffries Street
England
Eighth Airforce
Knotts
Nebraska
Jeffries
William, Jr
U. S. Navy
Portland
Ore
Nora (Tuffy) Bragg
USN
Solomon
Maryland
Liz Bragg
Ross Street
Americans Speed toward Avignon in France War Report
Allied actions near Toulon are described with claims of German shelling affecting battleships and cruisers. A dispatch from AP correspondent Joseph Dynan notes French troops, commandos, and patriots, joined by former French navy members, gaining control around the Faron area as French forces advance toward Toulon.
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Avignon
Toulon
Joseph Dynan
Associated Press
Faron
Germans waver as southern France bridgehead grows
Area north of Toulon shows limited German strength with indications of retreat and disorganization. The Nasi garrison near Hy remains isolated while Allied Seventh Army bypasses strongpoints, prisoner counts surpass 14 000, and lines toward Cannes and the Italian frontier stay mostly stable amid rapid advances.
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Toulon
Toul
Rhone
Eisyn+hower
France
Cannes
Seventh
Marie
Vines
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