Box Evangelist revival draws 200 plus children at First Church
The Box Evangelist group drew over 200 children to a revival at the First Church of Christ. Miss Phyllis Box led song services and will present a Day is Dying in the West painting. Tonight features a Mother and Daughter night with a real mother topic for 1944 and three bachelor judges will judge finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Evangelist Group
First Church of Christ
Phyllis Box
West
Box
Contour strips and soil talks at Glade Run Farmers Club
Contour strip farming spreads on Howard Brown and nearby farms to keep topsoil on hillsides and boost yields. Glade Run Farmers Club met at Glade Run school with Neil Austin in charge as H A Fuller of the Soil Conservation Service spoke on soil analysis and productivity ratings. Seventeen members attended as topics ranged from erosion to soil nutrients and planned next meeting in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Brown
Morgantown Road
Truman McVicker
Or. Campie
Taylor County
Glade Run
Neil Austin
H. A. Fuller
The
Soil Conservation Service
Soldiers on furlough and awards announced in Blueville
Paul Fawcett arrives from Fort Ord on a 10 day furlough to Blueville to visit parents Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Fawcett. He marks two years in the armed forces today with ten months in the south Pacific. Private first class promotion for Merle D. Martin. Ernest C. Shafferman earns Expert Marksman at Fort McClellan. Dennis Ray Phillips completes boot training at Great Lakes and visits mother Mrs. Frank Sapp. future orders await.
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Paul Fawcett
Fort Ord
Cal
D. E. Fawcett
Blueville
Pvt
Fawett
South Pacific
Merle D. Martin
Christiana Street
Port Ord
Ernest C. Shafferman
Ernest F. Shafferman
Route 3
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Fort McClellan
Ala
Dennis Ray Phillips
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Ilinois
Frank Sapp
Great Lakes
Lewis denies punched by soldier after wartime visit
In Washington two veterans, Corporal Henry Kania and Private Jacob Ricotta, visited John L. Lewis at the United Mine Workers office. One youth claimed a punch in the eye, but Lewis’s office denied any blows, saying only waving of hands occurred. The exchange involved discussions of strikes and pay, with both sides presenting facts and figures.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Union
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
Henry Kania
Schenectady
N. Y
Jacob Ricotta
Rochester
Income tax help schedule announced by Camden P Uhl
Camden P Uhl, who assists Taylor counties with tax returns, released an office hours schedule through the March 15 filing deadline. He will operate in the Post Office building on March 8 9 and 10 from 7 to 9 PM, March 13 14 from 7 to 9 PM, and March 15 from 4 PM to midnight. Those who have not filed are urged not to wait until the last minute.
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Camden P. Uhl
Taylor
Fort Wayne Depot administers vast wartime supply network
The Fort Wayne Depot runs 22 district supply points with 810 retailers, handling up to 60 million dollars monthly in over‑the‑counter sales. Ordnance depots ship guns, ammunition, vehicles, and parts to Allied forces under Lend-Lease, and issue Axis softeners to U S Air Forces, Marines, and Coast Guard. The system contains over 40 large depots across the continental United States, storing ammunition and general supplies.
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page + mammouth
Fort. Wayne
Continental
United States
Blood plasma saves Yanks lives in war supply chain
Major Holmes describes the vast Ordnance system moving battle supplies to overseas units. He notes thousands of items shipped daily, with some requisitioned from other depots by teletype. Field service troops, maintenance detachments, and depot units accompany every American division to perform under fire repairs and battlefield recovery.
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United States
Eisenhower
MacArthur
WAC
Holmes
Maj
Ordnance Field Service
Army
Rationing roundup menu indicates small price raises
Prices for apples and onions rise slightly in Harrison Marion Monongalia and Taylor counties effective Thursday in group 1 and 2 stores. Apples in Clarksburg and Fairmont rise to 23 cents per two pounds, other areas unchanged. U S No 1 onions rise to 25 cents per two pounds and 3 inch onions to 28 cents per three pounds. Carrot bunches from Texas at 9 cents, California at 12 cents per bunch. Other produce prices unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Marion
Monongalia
Taylor
District Office of Prices Administration
Clarksburg
Fairmont
U. S
Texas
California
Army Ordnance Success Amid Vast Global Supply Task
Regardless of staggering difficulties, Army ordnance passes the invasion tools and keeps them in prime condition for deployment from Alaska to Cape Town and Braze to Chungking. The disposal work continues amid the sprawling logistics effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Ordnance 5
Alaska
Cape Town
Braze
Chungking
Politician vows independence from outside influence
A local candidate declares he will push improvements for Grafton and will not let outsiders like Lockard or the weekly paper dictate policies. He urges votes for the primary on March 7 and the general election on March 21, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lockard
Mrs. Shaffer Attends Sister's Funeral at Holy Angels
Mrs. W. L. Shaffer of any street attended the funeral service for her sister Mrs. Bertha J. Erhardt held this week at Holy Angels Catholic church. Bertha Erhardt was one of fourteen children in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Shaffer
W. L. Shaffer
Any Street
Bertha J. Erhardt
Holy Angels Catholic Church
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