Pravda Predicts Prolonged Pacific War With Japanese Struggles
Pravda outlines a grim view of the Pacific war asserting Japan will exhaust its reserves while the United States Britain and China grow stronger. It notes Allied fleet actions in Macassar Strait and Marshall Islands as evidence of rising resistance and predicts longer hostilities and intensified Japanese troop deployment. It also cites stubborn fighting in Southern China threatening Japan’s land routes.
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Moscow
Pravda
Japan
United Front
England
China
Communist Party
Pacific
Macassar Strait
Marshall Islands
South Seas
Ask Suspension Of WPA and CCC By The Associated Press
MARTINSBURG The West Virginia Horticulture Society adopted a resolution asking for suspension of all WPA and CCC work in major apple producing counties during the coming harvest season to ensure an adequate labor supply for growers. The motion, offered by Henry W. Miller Jr of Paw Paw, was approved unanimously at the society’s 49th annual meeting. Other resolutions called for a three man committee on labor problems, easing sugar rationing to aid fresh fruit canning, joint packaging standards with PA MD and VA for peaches and apples, and closer cooperation between processors and producers in unloading trucks to save time.
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Associated Press
Martinsburg
West Virginia Horticulture Society
W.P.A
C.C.C
Henry W. Miller, Jr
Paw Paw
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
No Services At Beth El This Evening
Temple Beth El announces no services tonight due to the absence of Rabbi Harold L. Gellman. Next Friday First Methodist guests will attend with Rev. S Paris Bell Jr to preach. Sunday school continues at 10 o clock and Hebrew classes resume February 18 at 4 o clock. Navy offers greater advancement opportunities than ever before.
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Temple Beth-El
Harold L. Gellman
Beckley
First Methodist Church
Beth-El
S. Paris Bell Jr
Akron Club Exits Mid-Atlantic League Plan
Canton Ohio February 13 AP Seven class C clubs in the Mid-Atlantic league posted season guarantees and Akron withdrew. Roy Brandenberger representing the Yankees said the farm system would be cut back and the Yankees will not affiliate with the league this year. The seven clubs will wait until February 25 for Elmer Daily to find a replacement. if none is added, the circuit will operate with six teams.
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Canton
Akron
Roy Brandenberger
New York Yankees
Yankees
Elmer Daily
Daily
Sudden Halt to Smoking May Harm Expectant Mothers
Memphis physician Dr. Howard F. Kane warned that stopping smoking during pregnancy may cause more harm than continued use for some women. He noted 80 of expectant mothers are advised of tobacco effects, with risk varying by individual. He cited six cigarettes daily as harmless in some cases, while twenty or more are always harmful. He also touched on alcohol, small meals, and home remedies for nausea. Alaska's area is 590,884 square miles.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Howard F. Kane
George Washington University
Post Graduate Medical Assembly
Kane
First Lady To Quit Job Soon
Ithaca New York Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt said at a press conference she intends to resign as assistant director of the Office of Civilian Defense when its work is complete. She defended appointing Melvyn Douglas and Manus Chaney to OCD posts and noted criticism of Douglas’ involvement in charity benefits. The office is nearing completion in Washington but not yet in regional offices.
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Associated Press
Ithaca
N. Y
Office of
Civilian Defense
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Melvyn Douglas
Maynus Chaney
O.C.D
Cornell University
Parker Speech Urges Clear War Rationale for All Citizens
Joseph W. Parker, special assistant to the Navy official, calls for a nationwide grasp of why the nation fights what is fought for and how citizens must discipline themselves for war service both abroad and at home.
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Joseph W. Parker
Secretary of the Navy
Park Street Man Placed in Jail on Peace Warrant
George McClellan of Park Street jailed in default of bond after wife Goldie McClellan swore a peace warrant. Magistrate J P Meadows heard the case. McClellan found guilty of threatening bodily harm and ordered to post a $500 bond to keep the peace for six months.
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George McClellan
Park Street
Goldie McClellan
J. P. Meadows
McClellan
Baby’s eye injured by fall on bottle
Joyce Jarrell three year old daughter of W. J. Jarrell of Oak Hill was admitted to Beckley Hospital Wednesday for an injury to her right eye. An operation yesterday removed the eye after the fall on a bottle. Hospital attaches report her condition as fair.
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Joyce Jarrell
W. J. Jarrell
Oak Hill
Beckley Hospital
World's Tonic Praises Relieve Nervous Headaches
Mrs. Allen St. Clair of 210 N Heber St credits World's Tonic with easing constipation and related ills. She says after meals gas bloating and sick stomach improved, kidney pains and night waking eased, dizzy spells and headaches faded, and colds became rare. Get World's Tonic at White Cross Pharmacy.
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Banjo Eyes
Eddie Cantor
Treasury Plan of Defense
Defense
Lina Griffith
Virginia Mayo
Doris Kent
June Clyde
Audrey Christie
Sally DeMarco
Tony Demarco
Eddie
Ask
Crowgey’s Country Sausage
Crowgey
R. R. Crowgey
Kelleysville
Wytheville
Mid-Atlantic
Alaska
United States
Me We
Coca-Cola
Mabscott
Coca-Cola Company
Raleigh
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
MT. Hope
Mullens
Mayris
Melvin
Are
W. Va
Allen ST. Clair
Jack Carlon
Lin
Toledo
Ohio
Triple Value
National Distillers Products Corporation
New York
The
the Modern
U.S
South Kanawha & M
Creery Streets
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