Mount Hope Man Wins Purple Heart
Mount Hope Corporal Pete Preston has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds in the invasion of North Africa. Son of Mr and Mrs Mike Preston, he served nineteen months overseas in England Scotland Ireland France and North Africa. He entered the army in November 1942 and trained at Fort Dix Camp Stewart and Fort Astis. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley and worked at Koppers Coal in Stamford before service. He is visiting Mount Hope and will report to Fort Meade January 2.
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War Duty for British Men Aged Eighteen and Up
Every able bodied male citizen of Great Britain between 18 and has some essential war duty in addition to his daily work.
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Great Britain
Quinnimont Officer Back In Action After Wounding
Second Lieut William W Morris jr 22 has returned to duty after being wounded in the Mediterranean area his mother said. She was notified November 4 by the War Department of his wounding and later reports showed his quick recovery. The War Department announced today that he had been wounded but is again on active duty. The Morris family has suffered a second loss Seaman Second class Charles Morris was killed in the Guadalcanal campaign November 12 1942. Lieut Morris attended Mount Hope high school before enlisting in September 1942.
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Laurel Smokeless Coal Company
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Laurel Creek
Mount Hope High School
Dealers Caught With Oversupply This Christmas
In Pettsburgh, Christmas tree dealers fretted as demand lagged while the Agriculture Department reported a 20 percent higher free supply than last year. Dealers, expecting a shortage, had ordered more and saw orders filled, prompting price cuts to as low as 50 cents from earlier 2 to 3 dollar levels.
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Pettsburgh
Department of Agriculture
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Private Shumate Visits Parents at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Private Jack Shumate of the States army, attached to the financial training battalion at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. I. O. Shumate last weekend.
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Mount Hope
Jack Shumate
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Fort Benjamin Rarrison
Indiana
I. O.shumate
Index Drops in Pittsburgh District Reported
The Associated Press notes the Pittsburgh district business index fell seven points last week. The University of Pittsburgh bureau of business research reports the index at 170.0 percent of the 1935-39 base.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Bureau of Business Research
Night shift wage differential denied for Monsanto workers
United Mine Workers District 50 requested a night shift wage differential for 250 Monsanto Chemical Co employees in Nitro West Virginia. The regional war labor board denied the request amid wartime labor adjustments and wage controls.
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Cleveland
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District 50
Monsanto Chemical Co
Nitro
W. Va
Regional War Labor Board
Woman's Society Hosts Christmas Meeting Guests List
Layland reports the Home Mission society members as guests of the Women's Society of Christian Service for a Christmas gathering. Readings, prayers, carols, and gifts followed by games and refreshments for a large group including Mrs. A. E. Moses, Mrs. Cc. P. Armstrong, Mrs. William Johnson, Mrs. W. F. Wells, Mrs. Frank Romanux, and others.
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W. F. Wells
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Robert Ferre
Committee to Aid Farmers in Fayette County Machinery Allocation
Fayetteville March report states a County Farm Rationing Committee for Machinery and Equipment has been appointed by J. H. Dewis, chairman of the Fayette county U.S.D.A. War board. Members include Joseph H. Dews, J. G. McAvoy, S. J. Crouse of Fayetteville, H. D. Adams Rainelle, J. H. Bowyer Oak Hill, and W. D. Griffin Meadow Bridge to assist farmers with applications and securing equipment.
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Fayetteville
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Fayette County
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J. G. McAvoy
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H. D. Adams
Rainelle
J. H. Bowyer
Oak Hill
W. D. Griffin
Meadow Bridge
Death of Mrs Jean Kelly in Morgantown
Mrs Jean Kelly mother of Frank Kelly manager of the Greer limestone plant at Greer died yesterday in a hospital here.
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Morgantown
Jean Kelly
Frank Kelly
Greer
Whistler Portrait Insurance Boosts From Sale Price
Forty years after Whistler sold Portrait of the Artist's Mother for 800 dollars, the work was insured for 500000 dollars, highlighting a dramatic rise in value since the original sale.
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Tuberculosis Christmas Seals Drive Needs $855 More
Fayetteville fund total reached 3044.63 with 3900 goal set by E McK Hardesty president Fayette county association L Ebersole Gaines county campaign chair appeals to all residents who received Seals to contribute Postmasters report mail shows many parcels lack gift of good health seals urging every piece of mail before Christmas include a seal to support health fund.
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Fayetteville
E. McK. Hardesty
Fayette
L. Ebersole Gaines
Sanitarian Williams Assigned Assistant in Fayette County
Fayetteville Marching into a stricter inspection phase under A. H. Legg sanitation officer as Joseph Fe Williams Jr begins training to assist starting around February 1. Initial duties include rigorous inspection of all food handling establishments, promising closer oversight after staff shortage.
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Fayetteville
Joseph FE. Williams, Jr
A. H. Legg
Fayette County
Legg
Two Divorces Filed In Fayetteville Cases
Virginia Williams seeks a divorce from Otto Williams with Vickers and Thrift as counsel. Dudelia Span sues for divorce from Mack Span represented by M Ellis. The State of West Virginia suing for Joe Sabatino against Robert A Richards and The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York seeks damages of 2480 dollars.
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Fayetteville
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Otto Williams
Vickers and
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M. Ellis
Mack Span
West Virginia
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Robert A. Richards
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Moore in Jail on Obstruction Charge in Fayette County
Billy Moore waits in Fayette county jail as grand jury considers indicting him for obstructing officers Tony Divita Roger Norkiskie William Campbell and W R Seal who were attempting to arrest him.
Roosevelt Speech Blends Christmas Tone With War Outlook
President Roosevelt plans a 3 p.m. address from Hyde Park that merges holiday goodwill with wartime analysis. The broadcast will reach over 30 languages via the largest international radio network assembled in the western hemisphere, addressing Americans at home and those in foxholes and at sea.
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Christmas Sermon With 58 Slides At Mount Hope Church
The Mount Hope service at First Union Baptist will feature an illustrated stereopticon sermon titled The Great Good Man Who Never Grew Old. It uses 58 hand colored slides and starts tomorrow at 7 30 a m with a free breakfast served afterward by the church laymen.
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Mount Hope
First Union Baptist Church
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