Plans for March of Dimes progress in Taylor County
John Sayre Jr named as campaign chairman for the 1946 March of Dimes in Taylor County. The January 14 to 31 drive supports the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to fund polio treatment, with local divisions led by Mrs. Malone and Mrs. Gawthrop and others guiding schools miners and Jaycees. The 1945 local total was 1394.06 dollars. A Stoney Cooper show with Roy R. Myers ARMLESS musician is booked for December 12 to boost funds. Continuous care costs for polio victims exceed 2500 dollars yearly, underscoring the need for the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sayre, Jr
Taylor County
Sayre
Charleston
W. Va
National Foundation For
Short message on alert cited as inadequate
Miles testifies the Short message was an insufficient reply to the original inquiry about sabotage and hints at possible broader actions. He contrasts it with Marshall's Nov 27 1941 warning to alert Hawaii for the Pearl Harbor threat and notes Puerto Rico as the only U S territory Columbus set foot on. John Adams Wager opened the first factory shoe making store in Lynn in 1750.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Short
Navy
George C Marshall
Cooper
D-Tenn
Clark
DNC
Senate-House
Marshall
Puerto Rico
U. S. Territory
Columbus
John Adams Wager
Lynn
Massachusetts
Valley Falls Indian Village Proved by Horn Visit
Kansas historian W F Horn tours Valley Falls and Catawba in Marion county and confirms Cherokee artifacts at the Hammond mill site. Relics include rose flint charm bone pieces a Cherokee paint dish and a stone scraper aligning with Jacob Horn diary accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Meredith
Fairmont
W. F. Hor
Kansas
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Valley Falls
Jacob Horn
Glenn A. Keister
Hammond
Keister
Mr. Horn
Bethany College
Marion County
Cherokee Strip
Horn
Ime
Balkans throne changes signal feudal system shift
A columnist notes Greece and Mckenzie's heads in turmoil reflect Balkans awakening. Serfdom yields to democracy if feudal crowns fall. Mentions Panama balboa as monetary unit and herbs, noting marigolds grown in England for flavoring soups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
George
Greece
Balkans
Tye
Europe
Balkan
England
Hitler Nazi plans revealed in high command documents
Trial evidence shows Nazi aims to conquer Czechoslovakia began in 1937, with Hitler vowing to smash Czechoslovakia by military action. Documents indicate plans for Prague bombing and that Hungary and Sudeten Germans were prepared to join. Goering backed claims of assurances of peace while plotting aggression. Callao is the chief port of Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
England
France
High Command
Prague
Alfred Jodl
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Thefuehrer
U. 8
Sidney S. Alderman
Hermann Goering
Alderman
Germany
Robert K. M. Coy Dies at Beckley Hospital Sunday
Robert Kenneth McCoy 33 formerly of this city died at Berkley Sanitarium after an extended illness of complications at 1 am. Born December 16, 1912 in Taylor County he was a St Augustine church member. Survived by his wife Catherine Baron and two children Patricia Ann and Margaret Catherine with parents Emrey and Mertie Thompson McCoy of 631 on a street. Brothers and sisters include Benjamin F. McCoy of Grafton Charles E. McCoy in Germany Mrs Otto Sturms Mrs William Bott Jr and Mrs Milliard Morris all of Grafton. Funeral Wednesday at St Augustine Catholic church at 9 am Rev M J Hannon officiating. Burial Bluemont cemetery Bartlett funeral home directing. Body arrives today and stays at the funeral home until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kenneth McCoy
Emrey
Mertie Thompson McCoy
Berkley Sanitarium
Taylor County
St. Augustine Church
Catherine Baron
Patricia Ann
Margaret Catherine
Benjamin F. McCoy
Grafton
Charles E. McCoy
U.S. Army
Germany
Otto Sturms
William Bott, Jr
Milliard Morris
St. Augustine Catholic Church
Farther M. J. Hannon
Bluemont
Ethridge continues to show shifting Middle East drama
A Moscow report says Russia rejected the US Britain and US plan to withdraw troops from the Middle East by January 1. Tehran dispatches place 2000 US troops in as replacements. US officials still aim to withdraw all forces from Iran by year’s start. Russia’s refusal could prompt other moves, with suspicions Moscow seeks favorable Iranian conditions via troops on the ground.
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Moscow
Russia
United States
Britain
Tehran
State Department
Iran
Tran
Balkans
Turkey
Dardanelles
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Germany
Korea
Diplomaic
China
Veterans and Discharges Highlight War News in 1945
The report lists multiple service members returning to the U S or being discharged after long naval and army careers. It notes uniformed personnel like Reed, Shingleton, and others from families in Maryland Ohio West Virginia and California, with details on their ranks, towns, and postwar civilian status. It also covers Darrel N Wilson aboard PGM 24 in the Pacific, recounting Okinawa, mine sweeps, and Kagoshima operations as the vessel supported occupation forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PGM 24
Hiro Wan
Honshu
Japan
Darrel N. Wilson
USNR
Pacific
Okinawa
Kagoshima
Kyushu
Akron Man John W. Dawson Dies After Illness
John W. Dawson 54 of Akron former B O brakeman died in an Akron hospital after a two day illness. He was born March 11 1892 and was a Methodist church member who worked in the area over six years. Survivors include wife Marie Helmick and two children Herbert Dawson and Mable Stone of Akron. Other survivors live in Grafton. Funeral services set for Wednesday in Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Dawson
Akron
Methodist Church
Grant
Mary Simmons Dawson
Marie Helmick
Herbert Dawson
Mable Stone
Ollie L. Dawson
Beulah Simmons
Bessie Hensell
Maude Murphy
Grafton
Grafton appoints new city energy officer Messenger
L E Messenger, son of C V Messenger of Grafton and World War II veteran, is named energy officer on the Grafton city police force replacing Virgil I Keller who resigned recently. Captain Joe Mask notes Keller gave no reason for leaving and turned in his equipment. Calcutta airstrip defense link restored for public use in wartime Calcutta. A sixty foot wide RAP landing field along Red road served during the war. Old Court Har street treetop plane flights near Great Eastern hotel and governor's mansion recalled. El Salvador is landlocked by Caribbean seaboard score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Messenger
C. V. Messenger
Grafton
Pacific
Virgil I. Keller
Keller
Joe Mask
Calcutta
Red
Old Court Har Street
Great Eastern Hotel
Three Fined for Being Intoxicated Weekend Report
City and county police noted a quiet weekend with three intoxication cases. Nathan Goff of Thornton Route 1 was fined $10 and costs for drunkenness on Lincoln streets by Trooper W. D. Sergent. Otto Bolyard was fined $5 and costs after arrest on State Route 119. Jefferys and Menear also faced $5 fines and costs for similar charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ong C. Jefferys
Nathan Goff
Thornton
Lincoln
W. D. Sergent
Goff
Otto Bolyard
Sergent
Jefferys
Thomas Menear
William Canfield
Jeferys
Strikers hold tight as union vows no rushed return
Union president R J Thomas defends a democratic process and denies an immediate strike end, stating that no groups will resume work until a formal vote confirms the decision. The 12 day walkout idled 225000 workers across 70 plants, contributing to a national idle total surpassing six hundred thousand as another 24000 AFL lumber workers prepare to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. ‘Thomas
International Union
General Motors
Thomas
UAW
Pacific Northwest
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Bowels Cleaning Power Of ERB HELP Medicine
An anecdotal testimonial from a man who used ERB HELP for three days claiming his body feel cleansed. He reports relief from headaches pimples and rheumatic knee pain and says he now feels completely different. The ad promotes 12 herbs cleansing bowels stomach gas liver and kidneys and urges readers to buy at Cruz Stores in Grafton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erbhelp
All Cruz
Grafton
Two Stations Report Seven Deer Killed Today
Two deer checking stations reported seven kills on the first day of the six day season in the county. Kill details include Elias Saffel near Tygart Valley Dam a 200 pound ten point deer and Carl Parsons Grafton Route 4 a 170 pound ten pointer. County and state officers investigate a doe killed in Webster by an unidentified hunter. A list of safety rules for hunting is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephy W. Powell
Court House
DeMoss
Thornton
Elias Saffel
Tygart Valley
Carl Parsons
Grafton
Route 4
George Preston
Joe Williams
Thornton Rc
Webster
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Latrobe St
M'Kenzie
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Balboa
Home Improvement Co
K of P
3Rd Street
Clarksburg
Callo
Peru
Boylen’s
W. Main St
Robert K. M. Coy
Beckley Hospital
Aires
Argentina
California
Dorsey ‘Reed
BM Lc
USN
San Pedro
Calif
D. O. Reed
Ona Street
Reed
Seattle
Washington
Homer Shingleton
Cumberland, Md
Homer E. Shingleton
Warren Jones
Maple Avenue
Herman L. Price
E. Wilford Street
Lorain H. Painter
Francis B. Weaver
James H. Morrow
Robert J. Friend
West Main Street
Donald R. Hoffman
Gassaway
Charles A. Yates
W. Washington Street
William A. Sandor
E. Washington Street
Herbert H. Currey
Army
Ft. Meade
Army Air Corps
ATC
Richard K. Glenn
Rad Wilford Street
Miami
Fla
Kathryn Rightmire Glenn
Wash
Ington Street
Army Air Forces
Drew Field
Tampa
Eugene A. Wright
A‘p
Katherine L. Myers
Baltimore & O Railroad
Baltimore
Joan W. Dawson
Mesenger
New City
el Salvador
Amas
Canal Zone
Naval Operations
Ernest J. King
House Naval Affairs Committee
Malone’s Drug & Chemical
BOY Scout
West Virginia Farm Supply, Inc
Beech ST
A. B. Shroyer’s
Winniges
Fannae
Malone’s Drug & Chemical CO
Asuncion
Pragay
Ection
Loar Jewelry Store
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