Deer Kills in Taylor County Six Day Season Report
Six more deer were killed over the weekend bringing Taylor County six day season total to 59. Kills listed include eight points from Independence, Grafton, Wendle, Flemington and Tucker counties with weights from 125 to 200 pounds. Three women also killed deer in the county. two more en route and illegal kills total nine. Eight hides turned in for gloves for armed forces, contact Game Protector Powell. Cpl Richard R Redinger reports 18 months in service with eight overseas months. Sgt Frank Humphrey returns from 18 months in South Pacific to redistribution station in Asheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Powell
Milton Matthews
Independence
Charles Shackleford
Grafton
Herbert Moore
Grafton Rt. 1
Charles Hewitt
Wendle
B. C. Ross
Flemington
John Reppert
Taylor County
Pearl E. Issaac
White Front
Tucker County
Louis Poe
Harriet Losh
Louk
Thornton
Powell
Frank Humphrey
Lincoln Street
Asheville
North Carolina
Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Staton
Humphrey
South Pacific
Bridal Veil Falls
Chimney Rock
Mount Mitchell
America
Nathanhala Gorge
Cherokee Reservation
Lake Junaluska
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Liberty Parkway
Baltimore
British pilot awarded DFC after posing as mute to evade Germans
G K E Martin of New South Wales received the Distinguished Flying Cross for escaping capture by the Germans. Blown from his Typhoon on D-day, he landed in a tree with severe burns and a broken leg, later aided by two French boys who found him in a canal. He lived anonymously near Caen, evading Gestapo, until British troops liberated him on August 22. He was treated near Bayeux and flown to England the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
G. K. E. Martin
New South Wales
Lisieux
Martin
Caen
Gestapo
Bayeux
England
British Rear Admiral Mountbatten Pushes Burma Malaya Front
The Admiralty disclosed limited details of Major operations as Admiral Lord Mountbatten advances troops back into lower Burma and Malaya. In Alaska, Indigenous peoples raise totem poles honoring the animal believed to be the tribe’s ancestor.
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Lord Lou
Mountbatten
Lower
Burma
Malaya
Admiralty
A Set
New Bus Service Connects Fairmont and Grafton
The West Virginia Transportation company announces a new nightly bus route linking Fairmont with Grafton to meet national trains at B&O stations. The first trip departs Fairmont at 11 PM next Saturday, with daily service thereafter, and returns from Grafton at 2 AM to bring travelers to Fairmont, eliminating long waits at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Grafton
National Limited
B&o
West Virginia Transportation Company
Clarksburg
Fair ‘Mont
Civilians to buy surplus tires from U.S. army stock
Washington reports that tires no longer fit for army use will be sold for civilian use via the treasury procurement division. An undisclosed number, mainly from war fronts, may be recolorized for limited civilian use under Office of Price Administration ceilings. Retail prices follow established ceilings. Only A card holders likely to buy. used tire supply nearly exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Taxpayers reminded of 1944 to 1945 filing changes at 6 PM meeting
Joseph D. Numan Jr. announces new deadlines for 1944 estimated tax declarations and final installment payments shifting from December 15 1944 to January 15 1945. Farmers delaying declarations, amended filers, and those owing the final 1944 installment are affected. If the 1944 tax return and payment are made by January 15, it serves as both return and declaration. The notice clarifies that 1945 declarations remain due March 15 and mentions Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting at 8 PM to discuss West Side bus service and a Civic Christmas project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. Numan, Jr
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Congress
Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Latrobe Street
West Side
Camden Uhl
Jaycees
Fairmont Club
Robert Burtoft
Motmrnt Cocket Company
Columbus
Ohio
France and Allies tighten wartime pact signals
Fragmentary page one text indicates Western Allies were kept informed of developments with definite indications that a pact was concluded within the framework of ties binding the United Nations. The wording suggests coordination among allied nations during a wartime period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
January 15 to March 15 Deadline Notice
A public deadline requires action by March 15 after an initial date of January 15. The notice outlines steps for compliance and identifies the responsible authorities and affected parties.
Legion Members to Meet Tomorrow Night at Legion Hall
Edgar T. McKee, commander of the local American Legion post, announced an 8 p m meeting tomorrow night in the Legion Hall. Reports on the current 6th War Loan bond sales will be given, plans formed to wind up the drive, and a vacant office will be filled by election. A buffet luncheon will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar T. McKee
American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Soldier Roy Earns Bronze Medal After Pacific Campaigns
A veteran named Roy, who has been overseas, notes eight connaissance and many combat missions. He recalls a battle in which his unit is credited with killing 30 enemy soldiers in a single operation and mentions earning the Bronze Medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Mississippi River flood eyewitness account earliest noted
The earliest eyewitness report of a Mississippi River flood appears in a civilian life note describing a wholesale produce salesman. The fragment places flood recollection within a personal, nonmilitary perspective.
Spanis h Garcilaso de la Vega noted in 154 record
The fragment cites Garcilaso de la Vega, a Spanish figure, with a reference to the year 154 and mentions multiple blood transfusions totaling 666. The readable text is sparse and lacks full context for a precise event or narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garcilaso de la Vega
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Sgt
Carl C. Fawcett
Holabird, Md
Blueville
D. E. Fawcett
Richard Brown
California
Useton
Morgantown
Junior Brown
Ada Poe
Guadalcanal
Richard R. Redinger
R. R. Redinger
Dewey Avenue
Cpl. Redinger
Ft. Thomas
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Oregon
Bend
Ore
Cpl
Redinger
Grafton High School
Salem College
Salem
J. C. Penney Company
Dam
Daisy
Roosevelt
Waldorf-Astoria
Wollmar F. Bostroem
Kent Cooper
The
Associated Press
Arabia
Argentina
Malone's Drug & Chemical CO
Tae
Malones Drug and Chemical Co
Pittsburgh
Sander Mine
Shelby Run Road
Pruntytown
Grafton Domestic Coal CO
Loar Jewelry Store
Elgin Hamilton
Waltham
Jaygees
I Legion Hall
France
North Pole
ICI & Coal
Main Street
Roberts
Legion
Posemaf
Santa
Childs
TOY
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