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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
2
Charles Smith of Dothan was crushed to death in the Oakwood mine at New River company. He was caught between a mine motor and the wall around 3 a m. His death was attributed to a crushed chest as his body lay at Tyree funeral home in Oak Hill.
Edwight Miner withdrew felonious assault charges against Carlos Allen in Magistrate Oley Mills' court yesterday at 1 30 p m. Allen allegedly jumped Miner at the mine while both were at work. Asbury's attorney J Q Hutchinson stated the charges arose from that incident.
Pfc. Bobbie R. Meadows, son of Mrs. Ollie Meadows of Lochgelly, was killed in action with the U S Marines, as announced by the Navy Department today.
The Associated Press reports Nazi robot bombs striking England at up to 100 daily, causing heavy casualties and extensive property damage. Government appeals to Londoners to keep children away from the capital as figures of death rise toward five thousand. Lincoln’s Inn among damaged landmarks amid a brief bombardment lull.
Pfc. Johnnie W. Weeks, son of Mrs. Catherine Weeks of Fireco, was killed in action with the U S Marines, announced by the Navy Department.
Sophia sailor Pharmacist's Mate Third Class George Botman Jr. has been wounded in action, Navy department announces. Botman is a son of George Botman Sr. in Sophia.
Fayette county seeks a survey of retail trade and service needs to assess postwar manpower demand. General meeting of the Committee on Economic Development discussed by regional Director C Howard Smith and Fay ette chairman A Rosser Long in Oak Hill. Attendees included Walter Rich of Electro Metallurgical Alloy H A Berry C L Garvin S D Morton J M McCauley Roy H Jack Johnson Zela Bishop Willon Huddleston Rufus Hurt.
In Freckleton Lancashire the death toll from the Liberator bomber crash rose to 57 with a six year old among the dead. Town officials debated issuing tickets to the mass funeral to ensure victims families a place in the village church seating 250.
Pope Pius XII welcomed Prime Minister Winston Churchill in a private audience in Rome lasting nearly an hour as announced by the Vatican.
Pete Hickman, tried in Magistrate J. P. Meadows court this morning, was found not guilty of carrying a revolver without a license. The case was brought by D. C. Martin. Both Hickman and Martin are from Harper.
Records show earthquakes in Japan dated as far back as 285 B C with early documentation noting seismic events across the archipelago. The note highlights ancient awareness of tremors and long history of geological activity in the region.
Mrs. Phil Wilson reports 1 910 000 TB Christmas seals for 1944 arrived at Raleigh County Tuberculosis offices. Seals will be mailed by November 20 to all voters, funds to TB case findings, surveys, X rays, literature, and related work. Twenty percent will go to state and national associations. Eight hundred positive reactors have not been X-rayed. letters will be sent urging X-ray after the polio epidemic subsides.
Washington report on Senate debate over a surplus war goods disposal bill expected to reach a final vote. Key amendments seek renegotiated sales to curb profiteering, plant loans limits, and state municipal purchase priorities with price caps.
Lieutenant Cecil McKinney, just back from England after completing his thirtieth mission, addressed Mullens Rotarians at Friendship Hall. He described mission details from briefing to bomber operations and fighter escort, then noted formation flight and altitude gains. Patriotic songs from the last war were sung with Mrs. C. E. McLaughlin at the piano.
On the Russian front, First Lt Harmann, a fighter squadron wing commander, reportedly downed 11 planes yesterday. The German high command announced his total score at 301 victories, details limited.
New York seismologist Rev. Joseph J. Lynch of Fordham University says two sharp earth tremors were recorded last night likely in the Caribbean region. The first shock struck at 7:43:57 p.m. and the second at 7:48:26 p.m. He estimates the shocks’ center about 1,750 miles from New York.
Mr and Mrs J V Dillon and daughter Mary depart Thursday for a vacation in Norfolk Virginia leaving home for travel and leisure the family informs local news of their trip plans
Seventeen persons passed the driving tests conducted by Corporal R. D. Platt at the state police office. Names include Mrs Mary Frances Bailiff Mullens Sam Laxton Keyrock Dennis Goble Koppers ton Robert Lou Pennington Wyoming iom Reece Jr Tralee Alma Webb Hall Mullens Mrs Mae S Belcher Soulsville D S Nichols Jr Mullens Charles Gilbert Green Mullens C B Vendl Princewick Thomas Thomas Mullens Jessie Dewey Sneed East Gulf Carl T Mullens Lonnie A Johnson Covel Clarence F Salyers Wyoming Havester Berger Helen Maude Cret Singer Allen Junction.
The historic London Bridge traces its origins to a 10th century site with a documented construction around 994. This early bridge linked communities across the Thames, shaping trade and urban growth in medieval London.
Clyde H Taylor of Thayer, a ground crew member of a P-51 Mustang base in England, was promoted to technician fifth grade by his commanding officer. The 23 year old technical corporal operates heavy equipment in an ordnance company on the base. He previously worked as a brakeman for Sun Land company. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J P Taylor.
Richard Barton of Bluefield spends a week in Mullens as a relief agent for Consolidated Bus Lines. He has worked for the company this summer and will return to Marshall College at Huntington when school opens in September.
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