Proud parents welcome Sharon Jean McKeen at City Hospital
Mr and Mrs Earl Blane McKeen of 235 West Francis street announce the birth of a daughter Sharon Jean at City Hospital on Saturday June 19 at 5 27 PM weighing seven pounds twelve and one half ounces. Mrs McKeen is Teresa Idoni, daughter of Mr and Mrs Nicola Idoni of West Main street. Mr McKeen is Earl G McKeen of West Francis street and works for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Blane McKeen
West Francis Street
Sharon
Jean
City Hospital
McKeen
Teresa Idoni
Nichola Idoni
West Main Street
Earl G. McKeen
The
Baltimore and Ohio’ Railroad
Community Chorus Repeats Concert At First Baptist
The Community Chorus will repeat its May 11 concert at 8 pm Friday June 15 at First Baptist church. Organized last winter under Mrs. Howard Lawson the group features Miss Frances Leonard as soloist with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Paul P. Warden and Mrs. S. T. Seymour and includes selections by both the mixed and men's choruses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratton Benlor High School
First Baptist Church
Howard Lawson
Woman's Club of
Grafton
Frances Leonard
A. E. Leonard
Grafton-Morgantown Road
Fairmont State College
Paul P. Warden
8. T. Seymour
Leonard
Mrs Nellie Mason Hosts W S C S Meeting at Pruntytown
Mrs Nellie Mason and Mrs Burl Mason co hosted the Woman's Society of Christian Service gathering at the Pruntytown home. Devotions led by Mrs H E Flesher and a talk on Juvenile Delinquency by Mrs Lee Cooper preceded a social hour and luncheon for members including Mrs Charlec Morgan and Mrs Harry Sonner. The piece also notes wartime auto output and meat production shifts in 1940s America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Mason
Burl Mason
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Pruntytown
H. E. Flesher
Arew
Lee Cooper
Paul Rector
Charlec Morgan
Harry Sonner
Ray Wiseman
Paul Bartlett
Lawrence DeMoss
Harrod Wilson
Ellis Byers
Ellie Schanage
Ada Larew
Precis ‘Mason
Carolyn Bartlett
C. ©. Larew
Larry Cooper
Haymond Community club to host all day meeting
June 13 schedule lists multiple group gatherings including Haymond Community club in the Haymond School basement and several church and fraternal events across Blueville with meetings set at 7:30 p m 8 pm and 2 pm plus charity sewing and Red Cross drives through June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haymond Community Club
Haymond Sehec
King’s Daughters
Blueville Methodist Church
Charles Rogers
OES Meeting To Be Held Thursday
The Order of Eastern Star will meet in the Mason Temple to initiate and elect officers. Mrs Z L Dean and Oria C Jefferys will preside as worthy patron and patron, with Naomi Chapter members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi
Order of Eastern Star
Masorfic Temple
Alpha Mu
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Fiji Baptist Church
W.C.T.U
First Baptist Church
Ladies of the First Brethren Church
OES
Masonc
Donna Yaee
Z. L. Dean
Oria C. Jefferys
Four War veterans linked to car thefts held in Raleigh
FBI reports that four discharged War veterans from Handley Kanawha County identified as Sherman Lee Lege James Samuel Wraith Harvey Lowe and Edwin Lewis Hall were arrested in Raleigh North Carolina for a string of car thefts and armed holdups using weapons and ammo stolen from a state guard armory in Montgomery. A CIO strike vote is planned among Libby Owens Glass Company plants including the Kanawha City facility as part of a seven day wage conference with the CIO Federation of Glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acleeier Hoe
FBI
State’ Guard
Montgomery
Raleigh
N.C
Handley
Kanawha County
Sherman Lee Lege
James Samuel Wraith
Harvey Lowe
Edwin Lewis Hall
Charleston
CIO
Libby" Owens Glass Company
Kanawha City
G! Bryan
CIO Federation of Glass
JAPS CAUGHT IN Okinawa Defense Clash
A wartime dispatch describes flame spewing hoses at cliff bases as Okinawa battle nears its end. Tokyo shuns its dying garrison 325 miles south, while enemy radio warns of a homeland invasion and vows unwavering defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Tokyo
Mikado
Japan
The
Nippon. ‘Times
Fragmented notice of local services and stores
Damaged OCR text references hearing aids and can hearing tomorrow. Mentions mercer Shenae, Ourine Home Met teat, Saree lesan, Deck, Dene, SMidlane Drak, and widespread drug stores. Details are unclear due to garbled wording and omissions. no definite event or action can be established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Shenae
Ourine
Lesan
Firefight at Cave Entrances During Assault
Intense fire from caves as nozzle guns in 60 foot hose sections battled fuel fires near Yank lines. Assault forces sheltered while the foe within the cave played a deadly game, withdrawing deep then returning to the mouth to unleash machine fire as shells fell.
Chinese Forces Make New Advances in Indochina Region
The report notes Chinese units attacked Jeung lines in Elangs province on June 9, cutting the northward escape route for Japanese. They countered at Binfeng, pushing Japanese troops south while American air forces hit movements, rail traffic, and supply stores in broader sweeps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Liuchow
Robert B. Millre
Chinese Combat Command
Elangs
Nakang
Sinfend
Hading
Sir
Karsien
Iag
Binfeng
Canton
14Th Air Force
Lim Valley
Linchow
Grafton Man Sees Relief After ERB HELP Use
A Grafton resident reports relief from bloating gas and stomach discomfort after taking ERB-HELP. He says meals no longer cause gas and constipation eased, with regular bowels returning. The medicine claims twelve herbal coats to cleanse bowels and support liver and kidneys, sold at local drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Tie
Graton
From grim to cute a view of women in public life
A columnist grapples with changing views of women in public life, arguing the shift from grim to cute reflects superficial judgments. Frances Perkins is debated as a benchmark, illustrating tensions between appearance, ambition, and political labor. The piece concludes that no strikes exist against women in office, yet society may still fear overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Essary
Central Press
Washington
Frances Perkins
United States
Labor
Ary
Lewia Schwellenbach
Jesha Jana
Fanny
Miss Perkins
Carrie Nation
Frances Perkine
Mia
Miss Perkin
I Perkins P
Gran Air
Sore newspaper presses capable of high output
A report notes that sore or strained presses are able to produce up to 300000 copies per hour, illustrating strong manufacturing capacity and efficiency in newspaper production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sore
Italian faction struggles to form new government after Bonomi
FTALIAN continues page one reports continued deadlock among Italian conferences as they fail to agree on a successor to Bonomi. The committee of national liberation for northern Italy leans left and is entangled in Rome's political tangle with Umberto and monarchist advisers opposing a provisional government that might seek monarch fate via a consultative assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ftalian
Bonomi
Committee of National Liberation
Italy
Rome
Umberto
Pansy Patterns for Home Linens and Crafts
Pansy favorites highlight table linens towels and scarfs with simple embroidery. Pattern 7421 offers transfer of 12 motifs sized 11-3 by 23-4 inches. Send fifteen cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept New York for pattern 7421 and ad 8 zone. Also new 1945 Needlework Book with 94 illustrations of designs crocheting knitting embroidery and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Dept
P. O
Station O
New York
Marian Marti
Household Arts Dept
P.O
Allies veto power shaping postwar government
The Allies hold veto power over War Navy and Air ministries. Winning Allied support, especially economic aid, could determine the new government. Sixty seven percent of the U S meat supply comes from federally inspected plants, 21 percent from plants without federal inspection, and 12 percent from farm slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Air
United States
Mesquiteers Return to Republic’s Opera House Show
Tim Clay faces a framed murder charge as desperadoes force him and fellow Mesquiteers into danger at a ranch. The adventure unfolds over two days with Bob Steele Tom Tyler and Jimmie Dood in this Republic film. A looming Squatter’s Law in the legislature adds tension as outlaws target the ranch for ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Steele
Tom Tyler
Jimmie Dood
Republic
Tim, Clay
Tim Clay
Desperadoes
Arily
War today many fear Buckner 10th Army Okinawa fallout
The article discusses Japanese propaganda efforts to shape public perception of Okinawa and General Buckner's 10th Army. It notes expectations of a Japanese Volkssturm, heightened defenses, and the impact on morale and leadership, with a brief historical aside on scurvy from early modern sea voyages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckner
10Th
Okinawa
Suzuki
Volkssturm
Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. O. Houck
Kingwood
Ohio
J. Bernard Mason
Blueville
Marietta, Ohio
George Pugh
Bryan
West Virginia Panera Director Association
Ronald C. Jones
Scranton
Baltimore
West Virginia
Maryland
Sparrows “Point
Bluefield
Andrew , Stewart
Whitesville
W. Va
State Police
Walter ‘Hampton
Combett Sarrel
Blindialon
Jack R. ‘Taylor
Naoma
Taylor
Charleston’ Hospital
W.S.C.S
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hyde
Pinkham
Capelina
Ana Mee
Ina
Malone’s Drug and Chemical CO
William Beveridge
Beveridge
Rahigpur
Bengal
Indie
Cool Princess
Royal Typewriters
Adams Office
Adams Street
Fairmont
Steapy - Stace
Alice Brooks
Opera House
Ipavorftes
Gt Sappeti
Wembley
Cachonn
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