Kiwanis Hear Two Speakers on Boy's State and Red Cross
Local Kiwanis members heard Rufus Yost Jr from Boy's State at Jackson's Mill and John Wenrick from the American Red Cross discuss youth programs and family aid after the recent tornado disaster. Wenrick outlined Red Cross rehabilitation efforts and the varying needs of families, while Yost described the camp’s educational and social value. Wenrick is slated to speak at the Rotary Club tonight.
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Rufus Yost
Jackson's Mill
John Wenrick
American Red Cross
Young Yost
Taylor County
Pruntytown
Werfrick
Red Cross
Soil Conservation Project Links Wet Bottomlands to Farming
A cooperative study in Taylor County West Virginia aims to define drainage tile systems open ditches lime and fertilizer needs and crop choices for poorly drained bottomlands. Dr Galpin Richard Smith and others visit local farms to assess drainage effects and plan further research on strip mined lands and soil fertility.
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Taylor County
Dr. Galpin
Morgantown
Richard M. Smith
Soil Conservation Service Research
West Virginia
B. A. Hensley
H. H. Puller
Tygarts Valley
Meadland
Galpin
Mr. Smith
Howard Dillon
Knottsville
Northey Barbour County
Mine rescue hopes fade as shaft seals after cave in
Charles E. Young, assistant superintendent, argued barricades could have delayed disaster by days. Adolph Pacifico of United Mine Workers warned no one may survive. Relatives gathered at the mine after officials sealed the shaft to cut oxygen and starve the fire, a process to last weeks.
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Charles E. Young
Adolph Pacifico
District Six
United Mine Workers
Raisin Bran Ad Praise for Crisp Wheat and Bran Flakes
A reader raves about the new magic mix called Post s Raisin Bran praising its crisp wheat and bran flakes with raisins and claiming it’s wonderful.
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Jane
Post
Manpower Sought For Camp Towles Work Day
Howard Williams aids Camp Towles prep as Boy Scouts 4 H and local citizens plan a Saturday work day on July 8. County agents urge volunteers to bring tools like scythes axes and hay forks to clear grounds and prepare a summer recreation site.
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Howard Williams
Taylor County
Towles
Williams
B. A. Hensley
Hensley
Miner Fire Traps 199 Workers. 64 Escaped Reachably
A mine fire traps 199 workers with 64 escaping to safe exits as 850 men were employed on site. Foreman George Emory, 45, entered the pit to assist, and hours later had not reemerged. Flames spread to two zones but containment followed. Marianas Islands shift from German to Japanese mandate after World War I.
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George Emory
Marianas Islands
Weather shifts battle focus as RAF raids extend overnight
Better weather kept aerial operations round the clock as Churchill warned against diverting power to Pas de Calais. Mosquitos bombed a Ruhr oil plant near Gelsenkirchen, others hit western Germany and four Nazi ships along the Frisian coast. Lancasters hit Dijon. transport disrupted by allied strikes. Mosquitos aided Normandy and Caen fronts with American bomber support.
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Winston Churchill
Pas-De - Calais
France
Ruhr
Gelsenkirchen
Germany
Frisian Islands
Dijon
Airdrome near Caen bombed as Germans retreat in Normandy
An observer reports three sets of two large hangars destroyed and German tanks moving amid the wreckage near a Normandy airdrome used by the enemy since 1938. Shells whiz from both sides as dead Germans lie by the Bayeux Carpiquet railroad while Americans plan heavy air and artillery action to crack enemy lines.
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Pase
Supreme Headquarters
Bayeux-Carpiquet
Normandy
Caen
Cherbourg
Card of Thanks for DeMoss Family Loss
We extend heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors including Rev. E. J. Johnson Rev. Arthur Lazenvy J and Rev. E. L. Arnold for kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of Mrs. D. A. DeMoss. Defauas and Children
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E. J.johnson
Arthur Lazenvy J
E. L. Arnold
D. A. DeMoss
Defauas
Wounded In Action and Promotions Reported Attending War Efforts
A telegram from the War Department confirms Pfc. Robert D Hovatter was wounded in action on June 14 in France during the invasion. Other notes include promotions for Bruce Eugene Gurd at Camp Bowie Texas and Charles N Hawkins at a Mediterranean base, along with returns and furloughs of service members connected to Evansville and nearby towns.
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Herbert Hovatter
Evansville
jWar Department
Pfc
Robert D Hovatter
France
Hovatter
Sicily
Salerno
Bruce Eugene Gurd
Forrest Deakins
East Washington Street
20Th Tank Destroyer Group
Camp Bowie
Texas
Gurd
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Army
Charles N. Hawkins
Rosemont
Mediterranean
Sgt. Hawkins
John K. Cannon
Flemington High School
Reppert Coal Company
Flemington
Thelma I. Hawkins
Washington Avenue
Clarksburg
Rationing Roundup Details War Time Stamp Rules
The Associated Press outlines rationing details for processed foods and essentials. Blue, red, and other stamps in Book 4 govern meat, dairy, fats, sugar, and canned goods with point values and expiry dates. Gasoline, tires, plane stamps, and fuel coupons specify valid volumes and application notes for wartime shortages.
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Associated Press
War Today analyzes Hitler’s odds and Western invasion risks
The piece weighs Hitler’s possible hopes for a favorable peace, argues the western Allied invasion risked disaster yet progressed, and notes a German surrender likely on home soil. It also highlights the 1044 start of eastern Ohio coal mining with a massive new shovel capable of extracting 1,000,000 tons of bituminous coal.
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Sdeath
Germany
Ohio
De Gaulle Roosevelt to Meet in White House Talks
Leaders plan a Casablanca era reengagement with De Gaulle and Roosevelt to cement Franco Allied ties. A draft formula for governing French territory behind Allied lines could give the committee exclusive rule without admitting it as a government, but Britain has not signed it and Eisenhower’s assent is unclear.
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DE Gaulle
Mittee
London
France
Gener
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
State
War Department
Salt Taxes and Monopolies in the Oriental System Taxation
The fragment notes salt taxes and monopolies as components of an Oriental taxation system, suggesting state control and price mechanisms. It references broader fiscal policy themes and regulatory practices impacting trade, revenue, and market access in the region.
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Rotary
Rotary Club
Terracina
Molodezzno
Vilelka-Nesvizh
Minsk-Vilno
Polotsk-Lida
Cherniakhovsky
Ivan Bagramian
Lithuania
Latvia
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Kavel
Minsk
Moscow Radio
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Reuters
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Red Army
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Gorin River
Hitler
Brest Litovsk
Warsaw
Army Ordnance
Pan
Reeas
Central Mortgage Corp
Derby Bulling
Fairmont
Wee
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Tygart’s Valley Soil Conservation
Agronomy and Genetics Department
Division of Forestry
Soil Conservation Service
Malone’s Drug & Chemical CO
Camp Towles
America
Europe
Befares
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
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Malone’s Drug and Chemical Co
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Loar Jewelry CO
Waltham and Hamilton
Gilvert John Stansberry
USN
Nettie Stansberry
Pearl Street
Camp
James
Ike) Rinker
Camp Barkley
Lula Rinker
West Boyd Street
Betty Hall
Andy Mgts
Parkview
Tia
Carl E. “Pinky” Moats
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Mark Clark
Rome
Norlorn
Fujchrer
Canute
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Paris
Signal Corps
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