Poison Whiskey Deaths Shock Summers County Youths
Roy Lee Cox ten died and Fred Meadows twelve was in serious condition after consuming about a quart of poisonous whiskey near Bull Falls. Corroborating reports say the youths were found unconscious and later treated. an inquest may follow as authorities investigate the source of the liquor and identify the supplier. Funeral services for Cox are planned at the family home Tuesday.
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Bull Falls
J. W. Stokes
Summers County
Stokes
Hinton Man Injured After Railroad Job
Zena Mock of Hinton is treated at Raleigh General hospital Beckley for a back injury sustained working for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Doctors say the back is broken and he remains under treatment.
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Hinton
Zena Mock
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Hinton Marine Cited for Devotion to Duty in Bougainville Action
Pfc. Clain C. Underwood of 411 Temple Street receives high commendation from Marine Major Ralph J. Mitchell for disregarding personal safety during Japanese shelling of Bougainville airfields. The citation praises the unit’s conduct to keep aircraft operating. Underwood enlisted in 1942, trained at Paris Island, and served in Hawaii, the New Hebrides, and Bougainville.
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Register
Hinton
Clain C. Underwood
Temple Street
Ralph J. Mitchell
Bangainville
Charleston
Marine Corps District
Mitchell
Bougainville
William Underwood
Paris Island
Hawaiian Islands
New Hebrides
Keep It In Repair Office Machine Service Ad
Repair service for all office machines including typewriters calculators checkwriters and copy holders. We fix and service every make model and part needed to keep your office productive.
Veteran Railroad Worker Succumbs at 67
William J. Smith a 67 year old Negro and longtime brakeman for the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad died Friday in Denmar State Hospital after six months there. He served over 30 years with C and O in Hinton and a prior 6 years with the company, and funeral services are set for Tuesday at Sevant Street Baptist Church where he was a member. He is survived by his wife and his sister Mrs Phillip Jackson of Pennsylvania. The Scuppernong Mother Vine on Roanoke Island North Carolina is claimed as the world’s largest grapevine.
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William Smith
Register
Hinton
William J. Smith
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Denmar State Hospital
Sevant Street Baptist Church
Phillip Jackson
Pennsylvania
Hinton Hosts State Fire Chiefs Meeting
Fire Chief Sami Boland, vice president of the West Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, announces a one day meeting in Hinton due to war travel difficulties. The gathering will elect officers and handle urgent business with about 100 firemen expected, including Wade Thomas of Rowlesburg.
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Register
Hinton
Sami Holand
West Virginia
Manpower Meeting Set for July 19 in Hinton
Andrew Edmiston state War Manpower director announced a July 19 meeting in Hinton to stimulate employment in essential services. War industries representatives will join at the U S employment office to take job applications for war plants. Walter G. Francis named director of the War Manpower Commission will arrange the program.
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Register Stalf
Hinton
Andrew Edmiston
Charleston
U. S. Employment Office
Walter G. Francis
War Manpower Commission
Butter Supplies For July September Cut 8.5 Percent
The War Food Administration announced civilian butter supplies will drop about 8.5 percent in the July to September quarter to 395.2 million pounds from 432 million in the April to June quarter. Officials cite seasonal milk production decline and anticipate further reductions for the year’s last quarter.
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Washington
War Food Administration
W.F.A
Princeton Jail Trusty Helped Five Get Away
Police Chief W. J. Trail reported five prisoners escaped from the Mercer county jail at Princeton when a trusty used an elevator Friday. Russell Lawrence 19 and Roy Keffer 20 both of Princeton were captured and turned over to Mercers. Lawrence was AWOL from the Navy and Keffer from the Army. A 17 year old youth aided the escape, and the group was later stopped in a stolen car by city patrols.
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Associated Press
Beckley
W. J. Trail
Slereer County
Princeton
Freedom
Trail
Russell Lawrence
Roy Keffer
Mercer County
Lawrence
Navy
Keffer
Army
Carl
Ale
Rotary leaders depart for West Virginia meeting
Hinton Rotary president CC Mann and governor Hinton Oliver Moore travel to Charleston to chair a general assembly of West Virginia Rotarians at the Daniel Boone Hotel. A jail break investigation reports three escapees from Newport News and Princeton area jails, tied to car theft charges.
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Register
Hinton
Oliver W. Moore
West Virginia
Rotary District
CC. W. Mann
Maryland Governor Rejects World State Concept
Maryland Governor O Conor denounces the idea of a world state as repugnant to Americans. He calls for a Democratic foreign policy plank at the Chicago convention and opposes joining a world alliance for peace, urging united action by peace loving nations to preserve peace.
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Associated Press
Annapolis
O'Conor
Maryland
Chicago
Palive Eyter
Ing
World Organization For Peace
Haven trees to yield crude rubber by year twelve
Within a 12 year window analysts estimate haven trees will produce between 1 200 and 1 900 pounds of crude rubber per acre, signaling a potential rebound in rubber output and industrial usefulness.
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Prince St. Dial
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Raleigh County Bank
Ray Williams
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