Rowan Honored Before Leaving Mullens Coach Moves to Army
Staff writer reports former Mullens High School coach Rowan honored before departing for army service. A Monday farewell at the home of Mr and Mrs Lewis D Antoni drew attendees including Mr and Mrs Ray Stanbaugh and many local couples and singles.
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Jack Rowan
Mullens High School
Army
Lewis D'Antoni
Ray Stanbaugh
Dave Arnold
Max Reynolds
Rodney Davis
Frank Penn
Woodrow Cook
Tom Shipman
Rose Butler Browne to Address Mount Hope Club
Dr Rose Butler Browne of Bluefield State Teachers College will speak at First Baptist Church Mount Hope Sunday at 730 pm for the Les Modernes Club seventh anniversary All for America program. DuBois High principal T W Chiles announced. music by DuBois Bana Glee Club and local talent.
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Register
Mount Hope
Rose Buta Browne
Bluefield
Doctor Nolan Addresses Fayette Medical Society Meeting
Dr. Lewis E. Nolan spoke to the Fayette County Medical Society at Conley Hall on carcinoma of the cervix including diagnosis prognosis and treatment. Dr. Wolfe outlined X-ray and radium care while Dr. Angstadt led the business session addressing civilian defense emergency plans. about 22 members attended.
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Lewis E. Nolan
Fayette County Medical Society
Conley Hall
Nolan
Wolfe
N. G. Angstadt
Fayette County
Kuhn Held to Grand Jury in Slaying Case
Okey Kuhn, charged with manslaughter, was held to a grand jury by Magistrate Oley Mills yesterday. Mills noted Kuhn was on probation until 1945. At arrest, he was driving drunk and struck down a pedestrian, the warrant states.
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Okey Kuhn
Oley Mills
Mills
Kuhn
Mount Hope firms adapt after auto ban
About 40 Mount Hope families are affected as the local auto industry reels from a ban on automobile manufacture. Mount Hope Motors Corporation shifts showroom to furniture and offers used cars and repair services while M and R Chevrolet emphasizes repair services.
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Mount Hope
Register
Ford
Mercury
Mount Hope Motors Corporation
Robert Sessler
Sam
M.&r. Chevrolet
1000 Books For Soldiers Expected In Mount Hope
Mount Hope faces a goal of 1500 books for soldiers with about 1000 already collected. Principal A L Walker chairs the Victory Book drive and reports broad local and regional participation. Books are being classified at the graded school under Mrs W H Boone before shipment instructions are received from Victory Book headquarters in New York City. Residents are urged to donate more books and good magazines by calling Mr Walker.
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Register
Mount Hope
A. L. Walker
Walker
W. H. Boone
Victory Book
New York City
Uncle Sam
Pasco Funeral Set Tomorrow at Scarbro
John Pasco 57 died Wednesday at his home in Scarbro. A funeral service will be held at St. Peter and St. Paul Church with Rev Father Francis presiding, followed by burial in the church cemetery. Born in Poland he worked as a miner at the Summerlee mine and had no known survivors in the United States.
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Register
Oak Hill
John Pasco
St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic Church
Scarbro
Father Francis
Pasco
Frank Svetlich
Summerlee
New River Coal Company
Poland
St. Peter and St. Paul Church
Maxey honored with a dinner at Main Street home
Mrs L V Maxey hosted a surprise stag dinner and party at her Main Street home for her husband L V Maxey on his birthday anniversary. Guests included Archie Anderson Richard Scanland Rupert Jarrell Max Thornhill Joe Martina Jimmy Maxey and others from Oak Hill Beckley Minden and Skelton. Women attendees assisted in serving.
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Register
Hill
L. V. Maxey
Main Street
Archie Anderson
Richard Scanland
Rupert Jarrell
Max Thornhill
Joe Martina
Jimmy Maxey
Oak Hill
Tom Harmon
Beckley
Guy Freno
Minden
Gene Martina
Skelton
Maxey
Evelyn Bowyer
Mullens Method s Women Have Mee
Regular meeting of the Women's Society of Christian Service discusses pledges, new members, and circle reports at Mrs. S. Charles Jones home. Devotional on worship, Bethlem house picture study, farewell gift to former president W. H. Foster, attendees list.
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Register
Mullens
S. Charles Jones
Women's Society of Christian Service
Highland Avenue
Perry C. Cook
M. H. Lusk
Walter Akers
E. Toler
Forrest Lilly
J. H. Arthur
Charles Stone
Ray Brown
I. B Johnston
Ray Bowling
John Miller
Russell Walthell
Lewis Bolen
Frank Gary
Misses Maude Stone
Phyllis Lusk
Theft of Gasoline Leads to Local Fines
Meadow Bridge report: Homer McGuire of Springdale fined $5 and costs for stealing gasoline from a car owned by Robert Kincaid of Springdale. Woodrow Woolridge, arrested with McGuire, was released. Three men Ray Barnette Earl Burdette and Hobart Goddard also fined $5 and costs on misdemeanor counts.
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Peaister
Meadow Bridge
Homer McGuire
Springdale
McGuire
Robert Kincaid
Woodrow Woolridge
Ray Barnette
Earl Burdette
Hobart Goddard
Payroll (Continued From Page One) Levies Boost Tax
The report notes social security levies totaling 000,000 over the $7,000,000,900 general tax boost have been laid. The figures indicate significant additional burden amid the broader fiscal measures.
China shifts to India route to supply China war effort
A Chinese official announced a new land route from India will replace the Burma Road to deliver war materials to China. The plan follows Chiang Kai-shek’s talks with Indian leaders and envisions shipments directly to Indian ports via rail road and river links through northern Burma. British mines at Rangoon are noted as part of the Burma Road’s deteriorating access. In a separate note, an army spokesman cited a minor clash on Feb 5 near the Mekong tributary Thayld with Thai and Japanese forces. no major engagement reported.
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Associated Press
Chungking
China
India
Burma
Chiang Kai-Shek
Rangoon
Thailand
Thayld
Mekong
Senate Gains Hears Testimony On Participation Demand
Senate Gains reported eight congress members had applied to participate as hearings opened, paused for lunch, then resumed at 8 p m. e w t. The committee reached a decision shortly after 10 30 pm with Mead and Bylow dissenting. other members present were Byrd Langer Burton and Aiken. Opposition to tax increases was already forming, with estimates suggesting old age benefit levies must triple to raise the needed funds.
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Congress
E.w.t
Mead
Bylow
Byrd
Langer
R. D
Burton
Senator Aiken
R.-Vt
George
Temperature Plunges 41 Degrees With Snow Across County
A weather summary reports a 41 degree drop overnight with an inch of snow on highways and roads kept clear by state crews. At Flat Top the temperature fell from 43 to 2 degrees, rising to only 2 degrees by morning. Charleston reached 46 yesterday with a low of 4 above, while Beckley saw about three quarters of an inch of snow. Road conditions were described as well-cindered and in good shape.
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Fred Bowling
Bowling
Mauck
Beckley
West Virginia
Camp Woodbine
C.c.Cc
Richwood
Charleston
Unconscious Child After Bus Stop Accident
Seven year old George Lilly of Besoco remains unconscious at Raleigh General Hospital after being struck by an automobile as he stepped from a school bus near his home Tuesday afternoon. Eugene Hodson of Maben also lay unconscious after being found injured on a road near his home Saturday morning, according to attendants.
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George Lilly
Henry P. Lilly
Besoco
Raleigh General Hospital
Eugene Hodson
Maben
Bombing Report Highlights World War II Action
Australia reported 72 rising sun bombers escorted by fighters conducting two attacks with 21 bombers in the second. Explosives hit the town and harbor ships, with casualties and damage to service installations. A Burma front update claimed Chinese troops defeated Thai allies of Japan and seized war supplies, raising Allied hopes of challenging Japanese air power with new U S bombers and fighters based in Burma.
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Darkin
Australia
John Curtin
Rising Sun
Burma
Japan
Burma- Thailand
Social Welfare
Chungking
Thailand
U S
Four Couples Seek Marriage Licenses in County Clerk Office
The county clerk's office lists four couples filing for marriage licenses. Dee Snuffer age 26 and Geneva Alice Harsh age 18, both of Lester. William Wilford Hendricks age 20 and Ruby Myrtle Shumate age 18, both of Sun Dial. Fury Fred Leeber age 23 and Mamie Cagnina age 23, both of New York City. Delbert Lee Reed age 19 and Lucy Santonia age 18, both of Leevale.
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Dee Snuffer
Geneva Alice Harsh
Lester
William Wilford Hendricks
Ruby Myrtle Shumate
Sun Dial
Fury Fred Leeber
Mamie Cagnina
New York City
Delbert Lee Reed
Lucy Santonia
Leevale
Civilian Finance Committee Meets in Raleigh County
The Disbursement Committee of Raleigh County's Civilian Defense council headed by C. G. Peregoy met at 11 am in the Memorial building to approve bills and check expenditures, Coordinator W. R. Fugitt said today.
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Raleigh County
Civilian Defense Council
C. G. Peregoy
Memorial Building
W. R. Fugitt
Higher Pay (Continued From Page 1) Controversy Over Veterans’ Pay
In remarks echoed by the West Virginian, a veteran leader said Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt aims to control soldiers under him, arguing he already runs old age pensions and unemployment insurance and will trigger a clash with veterans' organizations if he gains authority.
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Ans
West Virginian
Paul V. McNutt
Invasion Force Claims Bilin Occupation Near Rangoon
Domei reported Japanese invasion troops had taken Bilin, a town on the Rangoon Martaban railway line about 75 miles from Rangoon, threatening the Burma road supply route and the Chinese munitions line. The alert warned of efforts to out flank defenders via the Gulf of Martaban or the Bay of Bengal.
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Bay of Bengal
Domei
Bilin
Rangoon-Martaban
Rangoon
Insurance Suit Over $2000 Policy Involving Mrs Dias
A circuit court jury heard the insurance case of Josephine Dias against Modern Woodmen of America. Dias seeks $2000 alleging a lodge issued a policy to her husband Joseph Dias after he signed. The defendant claims the contract is void due to technical application issues. Jurors not yet impaneled were dismissed until 2 pm as next cases were slated.
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Josephine Dias
Woodmen of America
E. N. Dupuy
Harold Sopher
Raleigh
Coca-Cola
Three West Hastie Listed as Navy Welder Recruit
Hastie signed on as a welder with the Pacific Naval Air Base Contracting Company. His mother Mrs. John J. Hastie of Kanawha City said she heard from him December 5, two days before Pearl Harbor. Hastie was a local high school football star and amateur boxer. Inquiries at Dunbar about Perkins were fruitless.
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Pacific Naval Air Base Contracting Company
John J. Hastie
Kanawha City
Pearl Harbor
Hastie
Dunbar
Perkins
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