Germans surrender in Altena as U S troops force capitulation
Major Elmer Schmierer of Hartford South Dakota secures the surrender of the 130th Penzerlehr division after a tense push through Altena Germany. Captain Fowler of Garden City New York and Lt Wellman of Valparaiso Indiana coordinated artillery and negotiations with German officers, guiding the division toward captivity amid a rout of resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Phillip R. Goodnow
Pearl Street
Ruhr
Elmer Schmierer
Hartford
South Dakota
Robert Fowler
Garden City
New York
370Th Field Artillery
Guy L. Wellman
Valparaiso
Indiana
Phillip R. Good Now
Grafton
West Virginia
Norman B Johnson
Ashtabula
Ohio
Fowler
Wellman
Schimerer
Schmierer
Schmi Jerer
U. S
Altena
Company “I
Company “L
Rationing Roundup details new fruit prices
The Office of Price announces new 1945 fruit prices effective Thursday for Groups 1 and 2 stores across several counties including Marion Harrison and Monongahela. Prices cover Winesap and Delicious apples, apricots, strawberries, cherries, cantaloupe, watermelons, peaches and various orange lemon and lemon sizes with per dozen or per pound rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Lewis
Marion
Marshall
Monongahelia
Ohio
Taylor
Tyler
Wetzels
Price
Northwestern
California
Arizona
Florida
Indian River
Carload Totals for Baltimore and Ohio Through June 16 1945
Carloads handled by the Baltimore and Ohio during the week ending June 16 1945 totaled 6929 comprising 46024 loaded on line and 29005 received from connections. The prior week ended June 9 showed 75972 total with 47681 loaded and 28201 from connections. For the same week in 1930 totals were 66233 with 43508 loaded and 22725 from connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
Kiwanes Study Rehabilitation for Returning Veterans
Arlie Leonard, local grocer, will lead a Kiwanes 10 committee in a Grafton Elwanis club study on aiding veterans’ rehabilitation. Joe Evans chaired a forum on helping G. I.s in Taylor County with housing, farming, and available jobs. Chủ
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlie Leonard
Grafton Elwanis Club
Joe Evans
G. I
Taylor County
B. A. Hensley
Paul Murphy
Allied landings in Borneo edge toward Brunei Bay shores
Allied forces report a new landing on Borneo near Brunei Bay to seize shorelines into the bay. Digging units crossed the Labuan Strait from Labuan island to block Japanese approaches from Jesselton while heavy bomber raids strike Balikpapan and surrounding oil targets. An Allied fleet is reported offshore, conducting shelling and mine sweeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borneo
Brunei Bay
Five Quile Strait
Labuan
Jesselton
Balikpspan
Turtle Derby Cancelled by Grafton Jaycee Group
The Grafton Jaycee Club cancels the Fourth of July Turtle Derby due to unforeseen developments and lack of time to secure facilities. A Monday June 26 meeting will decide if a public dance on the 4th proceeds. The group also plans a summer recreation program with four playground sites and starts the Tin Can Salvage program on June 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ut Ny
Grafton
Chamber of Commerce
Camden P. Uhl
Uhl
Isll
Blueville
Fetterman
Soviet court sentences multiple underground leaders in defeat at dock
In a Soviet hearing Col. Gen. Vassily V Ulrich read verdicts as floodlights shone on defendants. Several acquittals sparked relief while others received prison terms ranging from four months to five years for roles in underground ministerial councils and peasant and nationalist parties. One defendant, Anton Paidak, was ill and absent. The scene closed with reports of a push to accept surrender to Captain George K Maertens’ unit as a tank destroyer and infantry patrol moved toward the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vassily V. Ulrich
Stanislaw F. Mikhailowski
J. H. Brember-Dombrowski
Kobylyanski
Anton Paidak
Adam Bien
Peasant Party
Council of Ministers
Stanislaw Jasjukowicz
National Democrats
Kazimir Puzhak
Socialist Party
Alexander Zweciwérs
Eugene Czarnowski
Union Democrats
Stanislaw Merzuva
F. A. Urbanski
Workers Party
J. A. Khratski
Z. Stupulowski
Warsaw
Schmierer
George K. Maertens
Washington, D.C
Stilwell Returns as Field Commander in the Okinawa Push
General Stilwell, aged 63 and nicknamed Vinegar Joe, is recalled to active command to lead mop up operations on Okinawa. He previously commanded in Burma China theater and served as U S commander in chief of American ground forces in China after working with Chiang Kai-Shek. He vows a strong response as his slim force fights through Bur mao and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Roy E. Geiger
Tenth Army
Okinawa
Stilwell
Vinegar Joe
Burma-China
U. S
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Washington
Burma
Burma Wilds
MacArthur
Manila
John Marshall Ford
C. Luther Ford
Maple Avenue
U. S. Army
Wakeman General Hospital
Camry Atterbury
Ind
Young Ford
Armed Forces
ChinasBurm-Indirn
Indianapolis
Tunnelton Resident Dies After Stroke in 1940s Era
Charles Goff aged 65 of Tunnelton Route 1 died at 12 05 AM after a sudden stroke. A farmer and church member, born April 15 1880 in Preston County, he leaves a wife Clara Ann Deah, children Edna Johnson Charles E Goff H Lawrence Goff and a stepson A L Deahl, two sisters and eight grandchildren. Funeral from Mt Israel church Saturday at 2 PM with Rev Clyde Guthrie. Interment Mt Israel cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Goff
Tunnelton
Route 1
Preston County
John J
Rohda E. Boyard Goff
Stevensburg
Clara Ann Deah
Edna B. Johnson
Clarksburg
Charles E. Goff
H. Lawrence Goff
Bowlesburg
A. L. Deahl
Della Rule
Philadelphia
Maude Goff
Mt. Israel Church
Clyde Guthrie
Bartlett Funeral Home
Mt. Israel Cemetery
Veterans Return and Service News From World War II
Lt Paul Moats arrives on 60 day furlough after liberation from Stalag Luft 1 in Germany. He served as B-24 bombardier with the 15th Air Force earning the Air Medal and three battle stars. Also note medical discharge for Master Sgt John M Ford, and visits by Pvt Paul Kirkpatrick, Lt Odber Cornwell returns, Durbin Aller Moore earns a navy promotion, with multiple local family ties and postwar plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul K. Moats
Stalag Luft 1
Germany
Andy Moats
Parkview
Leutenant
15Th Air Force
Munich
Doolittle
France
States
Grafton High School
Young Moats
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
RAF
Moats
Miami Beach
Fla
Tech
Set
Pinky) Moats
Tur- In
Italy
15Th Army
Odber Cornwell
Howard Cornwell
Moatsville
Salina
Kansas
Grafton
Clarksburg
Cornwell
June Campbell
Clerksburg
Fe has new bargaining agency at Du Pont Belle Plant
West VIF/Sinia Fontinueet pare selected as bargaining agent for FE employees after a run off election conducted by the NLRB. The Du Pont De Nemours Belle Chemical Plant in Miami Florida was involved. Births for 1944 total about 2,800,000, down from 1943 peak. Brats & Stripes submarine theater sold over 30,000 copies of Patented Poems by G.T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. 1
du Pont de Nemours
Brats & Stripes
Puptent
G.t's
Office Notice Advised to Visit After June Twentieth Nineteen Forty Five
A public notice informs friends that he will be in his office after June 20 1945. It notes the date and invites inquiries and visits from acquaintances.
Veterans from state return home after Pacific duty
One thousand West Virginia veterans from AsiaPacific theaters arrive in Portland Oregon for the first postwar homecoming. They disembarked June 19 and head to reception centers nationwide for furloughs or discharges under the furlough rotation plan. The list includes Pvt Roy O Burgard Sgt John O Osborn Sgt Willie F Dooley St George J Noe Cpl Williams Cain Pfc Edward L Chipps Pfc Harold M Cook Pfc Boyd Davis Jr Charles F Groves Pfc Edward J Koreski Pfc John H Kuhn Pfc Raymond H Lynham Pfc Ivan Moore Francis A Myers Pvt James D Haught Albert W Carter Marvin W Cook and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
West
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Kiwanes
Natinal Labr Relatins Board
U. S. Conciliation Service
War Labor Board
Federal Labor Relations Board
Unfair Labor Practices Tribunal
Knottlest
railway media @tion
AFL
CIO
UMW
Labor
Richberg
Jaycee Group
City of Grafton
Precision Instruments
Malone’s Drug Chemical CO
RFD
United States
Malone’s Drug & Chemical Co
Suse Sherwin-Williams , Wy, LJ
Fas
Sherwin-Williams
Forde Miracle
J. Lee Evans Furniture Co
W. Main Street
Paul Moats
Europe
Pfc
Paul Kirkepatrick
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Denver
Colo
T. T. Kirkpatrick
High Streets
Kirkpatrick
St. Augustine High High School
Fairmont State College
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Army Air Forces
Durbin Aller Moore
USNR
Moore
Navy
Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill
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D. W . Moore
Sinia
Miami
Henry Flager
E.D. Stout
Gome
Eee NL
Ep Et Malone
Drug & Chemical Co
Monongahelag
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