Beckley Band Raises $600 for State Festival Trip
Beckley high school band, 104 members, will travel to Huntington for the annual state festival after raising over 600 dollars. Director Glen Satlack thanks the public as players depart on Thursday morning by train No. 3 and return Saturday night on train No. 2. Auditions Friday and judging Saturday with out of state judges. Huntington residents host players during the stay.
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Beckley High School
Huntington
Glen Satlack
Becksley
Beckley
Sallack
Education Groups Planning Program
Representatives of West Virginia and Kentucky education associations met in Charleston to plan a program for a study conference in Daytona Beach Florida in June. State superintendent W W Trent presided and noted discussions covered elementary schools post war programs and school operation and maintenance. FP Ing Kentucky SEA secretary attended and Dr W W Hume moved offices to 209 Prince Street Piney Avenue.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Kentucky
Daytona Beach
Fla
W. W. Trent
E. Ing
Kentucky S.E.A
W. W. Hume
Heber Street
Prince Street
Piney Avenue
Soviet Caucasus Front Reports Heavy German Losses
The communique lists 200 Germans killed as they moved toward the front near Leningrad and 18 German planes downed by the Caucasian air force. At Stalino 18 successful hits on enemy planes were observed, a hangar demolished, a fuel dump exploded, fires started, and two locomotives with a troop train destroyed. Germans allegedly pushed to widen the Caucasian bridgehead ahead of a major offensive.
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Leningrad
Ecommunique
Caucasian
Stalino
Service Members and Promotions From Beckley Area
Seaman Robert Saunders and Seaman First Class James F. Martin arrive in Hawaii and are stationed near Hilo and Camp Blanding respectively. Corporal Martin, First Lieutenant Rizom, Private Munsey, and Sergeant Tilly receive promotions or assignments at camps in Florida Texas Georgia and Kansas. The notice lists relatives in Washington D C Temple Texas Soulsville and East Gulf with details on training, units, and prior employment.
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LSO
SEA Bees
Robert Lee Saunders
Newton L. Saunders, Jr
Washington, D. C
Beckley
Charles Haze McKinney
Rich Creek
Virginia
Hawaiian Islands
Hilo
Seaman Saunders
59Th
Naval Construction Battalion
Fleet Postmaster
San Francisco
California
8Th Service Command
Camp Hood
Texas
Temple
Ames Franklin Martin
G. M. Martin
East Gulf
United States Army
Camp Blanding
Florida
James F. Martin
475Th
Q. M
Martin
C. H. Mead Coal Company
Robert Saunders
James G. Rizos
Neville Street
Signal Corps’ School
Camp Murphy
Daniel H. Munsey, JR
Ist
Shenango Pers
Greenville
Pennsylvania
D. H. Munsey
Munsey
Camp Wheeler
Georgia
Ginner
Stoco High School
de Mont Hall
Governor Neely to Debate Fourth Term Question on Radio
Governor M M Neely, who predicted a Roosevelt fourth term, will debate the affirmative side of Should the President Have a Fourth Term on a Town Hall of the Air broadcast from Pittsburgh at 8 30 p.m. April 29. He will be quizzed by Max Lerner with U S Senator Kenneth S Wherry moderating, following a Washington birthday toast referencing Franklin D Roosevelt.
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Associated Press
Charleston
M. M. Neely
Roosevelt
Washington
Neely
Pittsburgh
U. S
Styles Bridges
R.-N.h
Max Lerner
Bridges
Kenneth S. Wherry
R.-Neb
Camp Fairchance to be liquidated this summer
Director Hamer W. Hanna announced that Camp Fairchance near Madison Boone County will close by June 20 as the state trims the public assistance budget. About 70 children will be reassigned to other state facilities or returned home while surplus commodities distribution ends June 1 and the division dissolves by June 30.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Hamer W. Hanna
Camp Fairchance
Boone County
Hanna
Public Assistance Department
Madison
Dr Jarrell Resumes Medical Practice In Raleigh
Dr K M Jarrell former superintendent of Pinecrest sanitarium returns from Philadelphia with Mrs Jarrell after vacation and clinics and enrolling their son K M Jarrell Jr in Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia He resumes practice in his former Heber street offices and restames his staff position at Raleigh General Hospital
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K. M. Jarrell
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Philadelphia
Jarrell
K. M. Jarrell, Jr
Jefferson Medical College
West Virginia Coal War Looms Over Roosevelt Plan
In Charleston news, West Virginia's coal industry faces pressure as the War Labor Board extends the UMWA agreement with coal operators. Union leader John J. Lewis, already absent from hearings, may meet in New York with a policy committee next Tuesday. Some fear localized strikes could spread, while operators expect a shutdown by week’s end unless action occurs. Presidents Roosevelt and the federal government are seen as pivotal to keeping coal flowing to war industries.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Washington
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
John J. Lewis
Union
Pennsylvania
Lewis
New York
Beckley Field
W.L.B
Perkins
America
Yanks In Britain Observe Easter in London service
The Associated Press reports United States soldiers in Britain will honor Easter with a Hyde Park service for thousands of British comrades. The program includes a Grenadier Guards concert, outdoor sermons by Methodist Bishop Adna Welty Leonard, and Protestant and Catholic rites at various headquarters and Cheltenham. Chaplains from several states will participate, with English clergy assisting in Cheltenham.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Prince of Peace
Great Britain
Hyde Park
Grenadier Guards
America
Britain
Europe
France
Germany
Adna Wrielt Leonard
Washington, D. C
Eighth Air Force
James R. MecAllister
Boydton
Maurice A. Kidder
Durham
N. H
Charles A. Reed
Cleveland
Ohio
Asa Gardiner
Baltimore
Collingswood
N.J
Gerard Tagaart
New Rochelle
N. Y
Cheltenham
John I. Rhea
Bristow
Tenn
Edwin R. Carter
Richmond
Death of Oak Hill man Jim Rammells
Jim Rammell of Oak Hill died at 12 20 p m on April 24 in an Oak Hill hospital after an illness of long duration. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Register
Oak Hill
Jim Rammell
Aide recounts mission to push forward on job duties
Jeffers declares a push to act despite grumbling about others taking things away. He emphasizes that the group is venturing out on the job and completing tasks. The quote underscores resolve and practical progress over complaints.
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Jeffers
Sweden to Fire on Nazi Mine Layers Warns Berlin
Stockholm reports German mines found in Swedish waters and the government warns Berlin of open fire against mine laying and ships firing on Swedish vessels. The note vows measures to prevent repeats of the Draken incident and asserts Sweden will defend neutrality with armed response if needed.
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Sweden
Associated Press
Stockholm
Berlin
Germany
Sels
Wyoming County Women Sought for War Work Opportunities
B B Stephens of the Beckley US Employment Service invites Wyoming County women aged 18 to 40 to apply for war work with out of state employers. Transportation, room and board provided. The National Housing agency cites a referred war worker housing program as highly successful. US Employment Service reps will accept applications at Wyoming County Court House in Pineville on Monday April 26 for women ready to leave the state.
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B.B. Stephens
Beckley
United States Employment Service
Wyoming County
Stephens
National Housing Agency
Pineville
Wyoming County Court House
Local Stores Report Busy Week Ahead of Lent End
Willard Scurlock of South Oakwood General Store notes high past week purchases as Lent ends. Candy shortages hit demand. lettuce scarce among greens. Ward Friday buying grows with miners, Saturday crowds fading. Fay Farley of B P Farley General Store reports trade better, meats and hosiery strong. Easter dress items scarce due to no ready to wear stock. G C Murphy store stresses clothing and candy sellouts. government ban limited seasonal confections. Submarine Viven submarine gorman mines discovered inside three mile territorial zone near Murstrand.
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Willard Scurlock
South Oakwood
Scurlock
G. GC. Murphy
Tod. S. Fisher
Explosive Laden Ship Fire Across City Broadcast
Acting Police Commissioner urges waterfront residents in Brooklyn Staten Island and New Jersey to open windows slightly and stay away from a large vessel with explosive cargo burning off Bayonne New Jersey as authorities seek to sink the ship.
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Associated Press
New York
Louis Costuma
New York City
Brooklyn
Staten Island
New Jersey
Bayonne
Louis Costanya
Miners Seek Wage Rise as War Labor Board Talks Continue
The War Labor Board pressed for a quick yet fair settlement of the coal dispute following President Roosevelt’s March 22 guidance. Northern operators warned against retroactive wage adjustments, fearing prolonged hearings and possible mine closures, while miners demand a $2 daily raise plus portal pay and supervisor-contract terms, with basic soft coal wages at $7 daily.
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W.l.rb
Roosevelt
Case
Charles O'Neill
O.P.A
Davis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
New York Today
War Labor Board
ULM
Wyoming Exceeds Red Cross War Goal
Mullens Wyoming county Red Cross War Fund topped expectations with a $170 contribution from Red Jacket J Junior Coal and Wyoming employees. Judge R D Bailey, War Fund chair, said the total may exceed $9,000, about 20 percent over the county quota, as several large coal firms have not yet reported.
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Register
Mullens
Wyoming County Red Cross War Fund
Red Jacket J
Wyoming
R. W. Kirby
R. D. Bailey
Senator Mahoney seeks study of press access to meetings
Senator Mahoney urged a judiciary committee study of army and navy conference methods and press access. Senator Ferguson condemned excluding the press from sessions of the upcoming international food conference as a direct blow to the bill of rights, citing conflicts between the Office of War Information under Elmer Davis and other agencies.
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Associated Press
Washington
O'Mahoney
D.-Wyo
Army
Navy
Ferguson
R.-Mich
Mahoney
Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
Judiciary Committee
American Unit Advances Toward Mateur Beja Area
From Pare 1 report, American forces under Lieut Gen George S Patton maneuver toward Mateur a key junction between Bizerte and Tunis. Second Army troops push seven miles northeast of Beja near the Beja Mateur road as artillery shells German positions around the clock. in one hill captured yesterday about 200 Nazis were killed or captured.
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Mateur
Bizerte
Tunis
George S. Patton
Second Army Corps
Beja
Beja-Mateur
Associated Press
Harald V. Bayle
U. S
Americing
Oklahoma man rides in protest over confiscated whiskey
E A Albright of Oklahoma dressed as Paul Revere and rode a horse down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington urging crowds to protest the destruction of 200000 pints of confiscated whiskey in his state. He argues alcohol is vital for rubber and medicinal purposes and should not be discarded.
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E. A. Albright
Oklahoma
Paul Revere
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
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