Navy men praise young Peters in Mugford gunnery report
Young Peters enlisted for a second four year term in October and earned five dollars extra pay for twelve months as his share of the Mugford prize money. His father notes he has already sent three hundred dollars home to buy defense bonds or save, and plans to send a hundred more from January pay. Back at their posts after holiday visits are Calvin Cline, seventeen, of West Hamlin, and Corporal Henry Lee Kayler of Winding Gulf. Cline attended Guyan Valley and Woodrow Wilson High Schools before enlisting October 2. he is now a Navy recruit.
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Calvin Cline
J. C. Cline
West Hamlin
Henry Lee Kayler
Henry Kayler
Winding Gulf
Cline
Guyan Valley
Woodrow Wilson
Navy
Cumberland man found guilty in Berkeley Springs traffic death
Otis W. Largent of Cumberland Maryland was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of W. D. Yost of Berkeley Springs. The jury ruled he drove carelessly and at excessive speed on October 12 after Yost stepped from a car to inspect a tire.
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Associated Press
Berkeley Springs
Otis W. Largent
Cumberland
W.d T. Yost
Largent
Yost
Community Cream Loss Hits Bowser Transport Event
Cats and dogs reportedly feasted as 25 gallons of cream toppled from a Bowser Corporation truck en route to the Sisters ville creamery. Officials estimate the loss at $250.
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Bowser Corporation
Sistersville
Army Prohibition Bill Debated in Congress on Army Posts
Senate weighs Senator O Daniel backed by Morris Sheppard proposal to ban beer and wine sales at all military installations and nearby areas with War and Navy oversight. Secretary Stimson argues temperance cannot be achieved by blanket prohibition, noting 3 2 beer permitted at posts while liquor remains banned.
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Morris Sheppard
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Town draft board lists 1-A 1-B eligibles and dependents deferments
The Town District draft board announces a full eligibility list including three 1-A men Wilson Malashevich Sam Charles Ramey and William Rexell Lovell and two 1-Bs Clinton Drennen and Austin Neubert plus a large group of 28 named dependents deferred for having dependents. The document notes wartime secrecy on quotas and sending dates and provides the complete roster of names in the 3-A dependent category.
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Sam Charles Ramey
William Rexell Lovell
Clinton Eugene Drennen
Austin Edward Neubert
Lyle Letcher Hudson
John Rutherford Brown
John Walter Hamilton
Charles Roden
Arlie Jay Shearer
Troy Eaken Fitzgerald
Raleigh Jack Jones
Jake Brulen Ewing
James Oakley Ross
Hoyle Dee Poore
James William Woods
Dixie Giammerino
Ewell Henry Robinett
Angus Robert Murphy
Elmie Wiley Hall
Lois Cowan Dickinson
Elbert Paul Hawkins
Willoughby Pleasant Miller
Vincent
Berkeley Springs classes delayed as heat failure freezes pipes
Berkeley Springs Paw Paw high and graded school stayed closed due to no heat. Superintendent Price Clark said classes would resume Monday, after subzero weather froze water pipes and cracked the furnace boiler.
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Associated Press
Berkeley Springs
Paw Paw
Price Clark
Wallace Berry funds drive kickoff at Kentucky premiere
Louisville actor Wallace Berry declined to speak at a premiere but started a state wide infantile paralysis fund drive with a $100 contribution. The Kentucky Committee to Celebrate the Presidents Birthday reported the gesture. Also noted was a quip about bat varieties with faces resembling foxes or bulldogs.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Wallace Berry
Kentucky
Miley Killer Appeals Verdict
Robert H. Anderson, once a Louisville bar owner, seeks to appeal his murder conviction in the Miley slayings to Kentucky’s highest court. Attorney Rush S. Nicholson argues Anderson is penniless. a pauper affidavit is filed to obtain trial transcript costs for the appeal.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Robert H. Anderson
Louisville
Miley
Rush S. Nicholson
Anderson
Chester D. Adams
State Court of Appeals
Marion Miley
Miner Fined For Having Cigarettes At Work In Frances
Theodore Moore, a Rhodell man, was fined $10 and costs after two months with no office activity for possessing cigarettes inside the E. C. Min ter Coal Company mines at Frances while on duty. Mag istrate J. K. Cole presided.
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Register
Rhodell
J. K. Cole
E. C. Minter Coal Company
Frances
Theodore Moore
John Thompson Dead in Charleston Following Illness
John Thompson aged 74, a retired mining contractor, died yesterday in a Charleston hospital after a two year illness. The Associated Press report notes his long career and service to the local mining community.
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Associated Pres
Charleston
John Thompson
Rhodell Scouts Collect Paper Drive Boosts Defense Efforts
Rhodel Scouts led by Scoutmasters Eu gene West and Lacy Meadows with Boy Scouts collected scrap paper for three weeks stored in an abandoned garage. Proceeds will fund defense bonds for the PTA. Residents of Tommy's Creek Rhodell and Frances urged to save paper and place it on porches for regular collection by Scouts. Stores urged to stop burning paper and hand over usable scraps to aid the defense effort.
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Register
Rhodell
Eugene West
Lacy Meadows
West
Tommy's Creek
Frances
Boy Scouts
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