Grafton Aims to Expand National Cemetery Site
Community members led by Commander Tom Shields and the American Legion push to enlarge West Virginia’s only National Cemetery in Grafton. A meeting with Congressman Neely is planned, seeking federal ground to keep the shrine local and restore public control.
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Grafton
West Virginia
United States
Ifonongahele Valley
Charleston
Tom Shields
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
American Legion
M. M. Neely
War Department
Department of Rar
The Literary Guidepost review and excerpts summary
A literary note reviews RELIGIONS OF MANKIND by Otto Karrer noting its exploration of belief across cultures and the breadth of facts it offers. The piece also discusses Your Head Down by ter Bernstein, praising its sharp camp-era eye on enlisted life and small details that illuminate the broader war experience.
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W. G. Rogers
Ter Bernstein
Viking
Bernstein
Georgia
Tay
Memorial Day Radio Programs Highlight War Heroes Tribute
Radio schedules mark Memorial Day with NBC and CBS offering special programs. Highlights include a two hour NBC bond drive with concerts and wartime features from Arlington and Europe, a golf match with Hope and Crosby, and forums on war criminals and Germany policy.
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New York
NBC
Pacific
Arlington Cemetery
Fred M. Vinson
Harrodsburg
Bataak
Corregidor
Indianapolis
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Fred Waring
Jack Benny
Hollywood
Arab states union shifts regional balance amid Syria clash
The newly formed union of Arab states including Egypt Iraq Transjordan Saudi Arabia Syria Lebanon and the Yemen vows independence from Western dominance. The bloc claims about 80 million Arabs as potential allies, while Britain’s role in Syria and Lebanon sparks tensions that risk harming longtime isolation lines with England and France.
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Union of Arab States
Egypt
Iraq
Transjordan
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Lebanon
Yemen
England
France
Union
Abdel Rahman Agam. Bey
Middle East
Africa
Atlantic
Ioral
Palestine
Artics Wegen
Emperor Hirohito and Allied War Talk Collide
In Washington a discussion notes that B 29s may threaten Tokyo while Emperor Hirohito remains a potent symbol in Japanese military power. The Army argues his protection aids Japan, while American bombardment continues. President Truman weighs French aid as Indo China operations loom, with Goebbels style propaganda planned by the Office of War Information to sway Germany. Sister Elizabeth Kenny may testify on infantile paralysis before Congress, via a strategic maneuver linking a Roosevelt clinic proposal.
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Hirohito
Tokyo
Hide Ton Tthei
Japan
Ieipa
Truman
France
Georges Bidault
Indo-China
de Gaulle
Pacific
Brance
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Office OF War Information
Germany
Joseph
Paul Goebbels
OWT
Vaterland
Elizabeth Kenny
Donald L. O'Toole
New York
House Rules Committee
Steter’ Rae
Logan jury convicts man in second degree murder
Logan May 29 A Logan circuit court jury deliberated 40 minutes before convicting Allen Latham 55 of second degree murder in the shooting of Corrine Inge 40 mother of seven. A dog fight was cited in testimony as a motive or trigger.
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Logan
Alilen Latham
Corrine Inge
Slaying, College Plans, and Brazil Compared
The report recalls a Feb 13 slaying near Logan and a confrontation at the killer Latham’s home after which a dog owner’s son faced reprimand. Charleston’s Morris Harvey College plans construction across Kanawha River once material restrictions lift, following a spring board meeting and cost-financing proposals. A note mentions a claim that Brazil is larger than continental United States.
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Morris Harvey College
Kanawha River
State ‘Capitol
Charleston Institution
Leonard Riggleman
Aiale
Brazil
Continental
United States
On the Air by Fred Emery birth of Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, rose to radio prominence after writing a school musical in 1982 at San Diego State College. He earned an AB to teach English and dramatics, excelled in regional basketball and swimming, and later served as a local radio announcer before managing a station for three years after 1935.
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Lowell
Mass
Art Linkletter
San Diego State College
Linkletter
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Radio Variety Show Figures in Early 1943 Plans
The notice highlights 1943 radio plans featuring host Johnston and guests Dinah Shore, with weekly WLW broadcasts at 9 30 EWT. It notes appearances across programs like Every Hour and Stall Panitey and mentions anticipated audience interest in upcoming auditions and guest lineups.
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Indi
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Panitey
Mageazing
Murs
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