Camp site cleanup set for Saturday afternoon session
After a meeting last night 601 E and others discussed enlarging the camp site by purchasing four acres from a neighbor. Moving the Wilson Ridge school building will add to the dining hall and a fourth cottage. President Harley Haller leads a volunteer cleanup Saturday with Agent B A Hensley coordinating. Attendees include D I Bayley Charles Jarrett and Rotary Kiwanis and 4-H members along with Boy Scout representatives.
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Buller
Eaaid
D. I. Baley
Te Ena
Wilson Ridge
Haller
B. A. Hensley
Sala
Iso
First Brethren Church
E. E. Richardson
Harley Haller
D. I. Bayley
Charles J. Jarrett
Monongahela
C. A. Huff
Rotary Club
Robert Gerkin
Kiwanis Club
Dawson Mims
Junior Chamber of Commerce
J. Ray Keener
Farm, Womens Club
Pavlliger
Boy Scout Council
John McCafferty
James Parkhill
Loren Hoffman
Battles Move In On Island South Of Komesu And Nips Surrender
Eighth Regimental combat team and the 11th Regiment pushed to the island’s southern shores driving Japanese into pockets. Uprising chaos persisted as defenders fled cross open terrain while air strikes and naval bombardment pressed. Admiral Nimitz reported enemy defenses collapsing by night, with many surrendering and American casualties including high ranking officers.
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Tokyo
Komesu
Oki
Hawa
W. ‘Nimitz
Wretched On Okinawa Continues Onward Battle Scene
A war frontline scene depicts civilians marching along a ruined highway toward American lines. A woman questions a truck cargo resembling soap while a correspondent notes a package labeled TNT. Marines advance, civilians crowd the route, and fear lingers as the push to the southern island tip proceeds.
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Jess
Polish Underground Trials Close As Defense Weighs Case
Testimony in the trial centers on underground propaganda claiming the Soviet Union aimed to annex Poland. Okulicki testified that in March 1944 Sosnkowski of London’s supreme command said Russia planned to take Poland. He denied taking overt action toward forming a Western anti Russia bloc. The proceedings neared conclusion as final arguments awaited.
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Mikolajczyk
Soviet Union
Poland
Okulicki
Kazimierz Sosnkowski
Supreme Polish Command
London
Russia
Germany
Okulickt
Governor pledges push to hit 83 million bond quota
The governor spoke on expanding efforts to meet E bond and individual sale targets and predicted the state would reach its 83 million quota within a week. He urged unity for peace and noted progress on the program while remnants of ancient rice were found with Neolithic pottery in Chita.
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West Virginia
Taylor County Japanese beetle quarantine area
The Japanese beetle quarantine expands across Taylor County as a cooperative program led by Agriculture Commissioner J B McLaughlin aims to curb spread. Traps will be placed in Huntington, Kenova, Hamlin, Madison, Barboursville and other towns. many areas will test plant shipments and check greenhouses under USDA and state supervision. Traps in Harpers Ferry and Keyser will remain through September with an expected beetle capture near one million.
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I Shoes
J. B. McLaughlin
Commissioner of Agriculture
Federal Department of Agriculture
Huntington
Huntington Airport
Kenova
Hamlin
Madison
Marmet
Cedar Grove
Smithers
Gauley Bridge
Summersville
Sutton
Gassoway
Burnsville
Glenville
Grantsville
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Clendenin
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Hurricane
Milton
Barboursville
Harpers Ferry
Paw
Ridgeley
Keyser
G.W. Spangler
Rideley
W. A. Miller
Barbour
Brooke
Hancock
Praikfort
Mineral County
Princeton
Mercer County
Rowlesburg
Preston County
Hinton
Easters County
Veterans meet tomorrow at Taylor County post
Commander Shields announced a special 2 PM meeting at the Veterans of Foreign Wars City Post 3081 in Taylor County. The visit marks the commander’s annual tour and the post counts 385 members, the largest in its history amid upcoming state meetings.
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Thomas R- Shields
Taylor County
Tthe
Veterans of ‘Foreign’ Wars
Ey McIntire
Clarks
Shields
Grafton
Charleston
Former Local Head Des Monday at Dayton Home
M S Baron Kopp age 70 of Ohio longtime railroad executive and former Monongah Division superintendent of B and O died at home after a sudden heart attack He last served as Buffalo division superintendent and earlier led Monongah from 1922 to 1926 His wife and child died in a Florida typhoon and he never remarried He leaves two brothers a Seattle sister and was active in Episcopal church Mason Rotary. funeral Friday in Dayton at 2 p.m.
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Baron” Kopp
Ohio
Grafton
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Florida
Toledo
Blue Ridge Lines
Chicago
Seattle
Washington
Episcopal Church
Rotary Club
Dayton
Fire and smoke rise as B-29s strike coastal targets in Japan
Tokyo radio reports Shizuoka fires burning for hours as bombers fly inland ten miles. Maj Tibbs says no return to Shizuoka likely while crews observe 10 000 foot smoke plumes two miles wide. Fire seen at Toyohashi and Fukuoka with turbulence noted by pilots. Police origins in the United States traced to colonial era constables under English common law.
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Tokyo
Shizuoka
Charles ‘Tibbs
Battle Mountain
Nev
Pambyer
Tiffany
Toyohashi
Fukuoka
Saipan
India
Marianas
United States
Sgt. W. E. Graham Back In Pacific
Staff Sgt. William E. Graham, who served in the South Pacific from Feb 1943 to May 1944, has arrived at a South Pacific base, per word to his parents in Morgantown. He previously served on Guadalcanal and Bougainville after enlisting in June 1942, later stationed at Camp Pendleton. His wife Betty Robertson resided with him in Oceanside until his overseas duty.
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William E. Graham
South Pacific
Robert Graham, Jr
West St. Charles Street
Graham
Army
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
States
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Calif
Betty Robertson
Clarksburg
Weel
Paul Graham
U. S. Navy Seabees
Fleming Urges Uo To Buy Bonds To Fill Quota
Fleming urges county to buy to the limit as only $161,875 of $335,000 quota has been raised with ten days left. Counties show varied progress while comparisons note a $59 bond funds seven days of hospital care and a first aid kit value. Also mentions Admiral Nimitz and Evanston Illinois curfew on car clothing changes.
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Taylor
Se’ Wi
Jay Fleming
Badbour County
Harrison County
Matjob County
Preston Coun
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