Headquarters Opened Here for War Bond Campaign
Judge Clarence W. Meadows announced a Raleigh county drive to auction Nazi helmets emptied of their contents to raise funds through E type bonds. The Neville Street headquarters near the President Hotel will operate weekday hours 10 to noon and 1 30 to 5, with Virginian Railway pledging to buy 75000 dollars in bonds.
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United States
Italy
Raleigh County
Clarence W. Meadows
State War Bond
Meadows
Virginian Railway Company
Ito
Beckley College Announces Ship Welders Training for 16 Year Olds
Beckley college reports a shipyard demand for 16 year old welders and will start a one year electronic welding training using regular welding school facilities and instructors. Parents must accompany students to sign papers before training begins and current students are not being sought.
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Beckley College
Yesteria
Aining
Raleigh County Red Cross aids servicemen families amid high telegram bill
Raleigh County Red Cross Home Service workers processed 491 inquiries in December seeking aid for service members and families. The chapter sent 218 telegrams and 70 letters, received 184 telegraphs, and handled maternity care forms for six mothers. Telephones cost 29.40, and telegrams totaled 253 last month.
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Elizabeth Leith
Raleigh County
Red Cross
Raleigh
Army
Navy
Marines
Shea
Focal Chapter
Gen Chennault Chosen Louisiana Game Warden
Gen Claire Chennault said he would rather be a Louisiana game warden than governor or U S senator and the governor’s office announced the decision. In a letter from Ben Chase Chennault stated his only office he aspires to is game warden. The conservation department has mailed a commission making Chennault a full fledged game warden in Tensas parish.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Claire Chennault
Louisiana
U.S
Ben Chase
Watercress
Chennault
State Department of Conservation
Chungking
Masing
Tensas Parith
Production Resumes for Civilian Goods Delayed by War Needs
President Roosevelt states civilian production will restart as quickly as munitions needs allow. Labor and materials freed only for urgent domestic needs and only if war effort remains unimpaired. Roosevelt cautions facilities, manpower, and raw materials will be released from war work only when safe for national defense.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roncevelt
Tokyo Says Allies Raided Bangkok
Tokyo radio reported Allied planes raided Bangkok for more than an hour last night, hitting only non military facilities after swift Japanese interception. The broadcast, recorded by the U S foreign broadcast intelligence service, described it as a follow up to the three hour raid on Jan 10.
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New York
Tokyo
Bangkok
Thia- Land
U. S
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Germans Forced To Use Rocket Propelled Plane
Stockholm reports that Nazi forces unveiled rocket propelled fighters after a heavy Allied assault on Brunswick. The craft reportedly climbs four and a half miles in two minutes and uses rear mounted explosive fuel. Witnesses claim only elite pilots endure the pressure change. A new automatic gun is said to fire after the gunner is killed. Halberstadt and central Germany raid damaged factories and armament plants.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Brunswick
Berlin
Aftonbladet
Halberstadt
Germany
Husband Of Beckley Girl Dies Chief Petty Officer Lind Dies
Chief Petty Officer H. Robert Lind 35 of the Navy Department Washington died Friday at Bethesda Naval Medical Center after months of illness. Born December 21 1908 in Philadelphia he later lived in Camden He served 10 years in naval reserve and active duty beginning January 1 1941 Surviving wife Meg Margaret Hash Lind daughter of J W Riddle Calloway Heights step daughter Betty LouiTash, formerly Beckley His father Emil K Lind three sisters and a brother attend Camden burial with military honors Philadelphia Navy Yard firing squad Chaplain Lieut Marlin and escort from Washington attended.
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H. Robert Lind
Office of Naval Intelligence
Navy Department of Washington
Margaret Hash Lind
J. W. Riddle
Calloweay Heights
Stepe
Betty LouiTash
Beckley
Emil K. Lind
John Berquist
Philadelphia
Walter Conine
Horace Cridey
Camden
N. J
William Lind
Camp Peary
Williamsburg
Virginia
Chief Lind
New Jersey
Washington
Chief Fleming
Navy Department
Lieut
Marlin
Philadelphia Navy Yard
West Virginia School Building Council to Meet
The West Virginia council on school building construction will hold its second meeting in room 157-G of the State Capitol, January 2021, per State Superintendent W. W. Trent. Fr M Ashworth notes the Beckley session was postponed due to Sam Lambert’s resignation. Ashworth plans to attend. The first session opens at 10 a.m. The article also states that the last Africans were brought to America in 1618.
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West Virginia Council On
Board of Public Works
W. W. Trent
M. Ashworth
Raleigh
Beckley
Sam Lambert
Ashworth
Army Warns Soldiers On Politics In Civil Return Guidance
The War Department issues a guide for informational officers urging soldiers and veterans to avoid political domination, stressing soldiers are citizens serving democracy. It urges objective political coverage, notes home-front pressures like rationing and taxes inform and uplift troops, and warns against sensational wage or profit reports. Haiti and Liberia are the only Negro republics in the world.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
United States
Haiti
Liberia
Reelection Bid for Town District Justice of the Peace
A Democratic candidate announces reelection for Justice of the Peace in Town District for the May 9 election. He touts seven years of service and endorses a tempered, fair approach, asking for votes and support from voters and friends.
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Justice of the Peace
Justice
Meccy
Ice Wrapped Beckley Roads Traps Many Injured
Rain melted ice that shut Raleigh county roads causing several serious crashes on Prosperity hill Route 1921 and Pemberton Hill. RB Fuller and three children injured in a rollover on Fireco road. Charles and Rodney twins suffered broken leg and head injuries. Louis Hancock head wound and concussion. Bus service halted with delays and overcrowding as crews cleared main routes.
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Raleigh County
Prosperity Hill
Pemberton Hill
Fireco Road
Greyhound
Raleigh
Fireco
Coal City
Whitby
RB. H. Fuller
Fuller
Coal City J
Beckley New Papers Corporation
Charles
Rodney
Winfred Lee
Raleigh General Hospital
Bob Amick
Stanley Street
Louis Hancock
Pearl Hancock
Fourth Street
Beckley
Consolidated Jine
Malens
Raleigh Hill
State Road Commission
Weather Clears Roads After Rain and Snow Threats
An official at the commission HQ said by early afternoon all through highways including Flat Top road Route 19 21 Route 3 and Route 16 were passable with no danger unless freezing returns. Two cars collided on Prosperity Hill and a truck blocked Route 19 21 near Prosperity until a Beckley crew removed it. Rain totaled 0.91 inches at Glade Creek dam, max temp 33 min 31. George Gilbert was jailed in Raleigh County on reckless driving charges.
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Commission
Prosperity Hill
Prosperity
Beckley
Beckley Water Company
Glade Creek
Way to Believe Lichy Pimples and Soothing Oidment
When skin is irritated with pimples red blotches and Winmishes a quick relief is offered by a hex Petersons Oidment available at your druggist. Apply it for pleasant soothing relief the skin looks better and feels better Great for cracking heels and feet too.
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Peterson
Hebing
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