Auto Crash on Thornton Hill Injures Three
Coleman Woodford of Weston driving a 1937 Ford se dan collided head on with Ruth Bennett of Ornton on Thornton Hill at 30 a m. Three people were admitted to City hospital but dismissed with minor injuries. Woodford said he was blinded by another car and swerved into the Bennetts parked vehicle. Both cars were badly damaged.
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Coleman Woodford
Weston
Ruth Bennett
Ornton
Thornton Hill
W. D. Sergent
Woodford
Bennett
Harry Rosenshine
Oakland Md
Aleta Bennett
Cora Latta
Thornton Route 3
West Virginia Twins Enroll at State College
West Virginia notes report that Bernard and Bernice Blosser of Follansbee have enrolled for the new term. Other items list Elema E. Allen of Charleston and H. L. Smith of Huntington on a National Coal Association tax committee meeting in September. An honor roll of 81 former Kelley’s Creek mine workers in Maiden in uniform will be dedicated September 3 with speakers from United Mine Workers and Valley Camp Coal. Also mentioned is a regional conference opening at Oglebay Park with regional executive Clarence Shriner.
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Washington
Elema E. Allen
Charleston
W. Va
H. L. Smith
Huntington
National Coal Association
Morgantown
Kelley's Creek Collery Company
Maiden
Fremont Davis
United Mineworkers District 31
Pete Pryor
Valley Camp Coal Company
Wheeling
Tyit Beout
West Virginia
Oglebay Park
Clarence ‘Shriner
Cincinnati
Koenig to govern liberated Paris after its fall
General Joseph Pierre Koenig, commander of the interior French forces, is pictured after Paris’s liberation. The second French armored divisions, with American troops, entered the city as Paris fell in 1940 without a shot fired. Koenig is expected to become military governor of the liberated capital.
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Joseph Pierre Koenig
Interior
Paris
Koenig
Labor Day travel curbed unless essential says ODT chief
Colonel J Monroe Johnson of the Office of Defense Transportation warns that nonessential Labor Day travel will be halted to protect war logistics. He notes railroads are at capacity and extra traffic would delay essential movement, with security concerns over crowded trains and platforms. Military demand for transport remains high and will likely not drop soon, he adds.
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Labor Day
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Johnson
ODT
Abnormally Warm Weather Spawns Floods And Heat Across Regions
The article notes unusual August warmth with rivers rising from Kansas to Missouri, flooding in streams like Kaw Blue and Missouri. In Kansas City, the Swope pool area closed awaiting summer’s return after a national swim meet. Normal August Sunday attendance is 3,000 while Florida Texas and coastal areas see typical weather. Denver reports an eight inch hail storm and Yuma Arizona records a 113 degree thermometer reading.
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Kansas City
Swope Park
Florida
Texas
Denver
Yuma
Ariz
Missionary Service Scheduled Tonight at Assembly of God
The Rev. Paul Robinson of the Assembly of God church on Beech street announced a special missionary service tonight at 8 p m. The Rev. L G Bolton, a former missionary from China with twenty years in service and in the war zone, will give a thrilling testimony of escape by airplane for the audience. He invited other churches to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Robinson
Assembly of God Church
Beech Street
L. G. Bolton
China
Robinson
Local Service Members Return, Legal Scenes Highlight Weekend
Home on furlough Staff Sgt William Drainer arrived from Yuma Arizona to spend fourteen days with parents Mr and Mrs G W Drainer of Pruntytown before reporting to Langley Field. Clarence Bennett of Flemington faced adultery charges and a $30 fine plus costs. Several locals faced drunkenness arrests. Oley Hunt posted bond after failure to appear. A War Department list added 44 West Virginians to the 1 728 killed in action. Weekend notes include Cpl Comp ton Pembroke visiting family, Pvt Earnest Riddle arriving in France, Bruce Gurd transferred to Fort Benning, and Sailor Sheldon Tekes named honor man at Bainbridge Naval Training Center.
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William Drainer
Yuma
Arizona
W. Drainer
Pruntytown
Drainer
Lang
C. O. King
Iey Field
Clarence Bennett
Flemington
King
Oley Hunt
West Main Street
Majoran
Robert White
Howard White
Joe Mask
D. C. Lake
A. M. Richmond
Oleg Hunt
Lawrence L. Boyce
Charles Cooper
Ray Cline
Evis L. Gawthrop
Ross Mayle
William Poling
Pauline Mahoney
Bruce E. Gurdson
The War Today: Danube Gate Breached, Axis Set to Fall
War dispatch asserts Soviet forces breached the Galiti gap, opening the Balkan door to Danube basin plains. The piece predicts German resistance will fail as vital grain, minerals, and oil flow toward the Soviets, sealing the Axis fate in the Danube region.
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Germany
Jeo Ssee
Republican Mayors To Meet With Boone Dawson
West Virginia Republican mayors will travel to Charleston for a conference with mayor D. Boone Dawson the party’s gubernatorial nominee. State chairman Jim H. Shott said full invitation response and Dawson’s planned address followed by a campaign planning round table.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
D. Boone Dawson
Jim H. Shott
Bluefield
Dawson
In Memoriam Gloria Duff Aug 28 1938
In memory of Gloria Lucille Duff who died six years ago on August 28 1938. Six years have passed since that sad day when Gloria was called away. God took her home not her flower in heaven but in our hearts she liveth still. Her mother and grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria
Lucille Duff
Garden of Heaven
Russian push threatens Warsaw and Vistula line
The Russians press the Vistula front above Warsaw as they seek to flank the capital. The strong defensive line anchors the German position, and a break could expose Berlin to a two front Red advance. Hitler may seek shelter on both fronts if the line collapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vistula
Warsaw
Hitler
Assault Charges To Be Heard In Wendel Tonight
Dorsey Marple and his daughter Pearl Marple of Wendel were arrested by State Trooper W C Sergent last night on charges of fighting and will be arraigned before Mag J A Preston sometime this evening. Assault charges will be lodged against both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey Marple
Pearl Marple
Wendel
W. C. Sergent
Mag. J. A. Preston
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Fort Pitt
Exif Vaiiiis
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Kaw
Missouri
Mathematics and
Malone's Drug & Chemical CO
John Guth
National Bank
Grafton
U. S
War Department
Pfc
Howard L. Beall
Daisy Beall
Clifford D. Rose
Lavir Rose
Gassaway
Cpl. Compton Pembroke
Fort Belvoir
W. C. Pembroke
Mackinstreet
France
Earnest Riddle
A. V. Riddle
West
Washington Street
Tekes
U.S. Naval Training Center
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Llewyn Irene, Ickes
Romania
Galiti Gap
Danube Basin
Boone Dawson
Wall Street
New York City
North American
Indies
Counuci Council of
New York Ciy
United States
Missionary Service
H. Paul Robinson
Duquesne Pilsener
Malone’s Drug and Chemical Co
U. S. 50
Bob Beavers
Marble
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Arorreds
U. Finance CO
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Fairmont
B. F. Poe
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