End of Negro Activities Furlough Shifts to Local News
Corpral Aaron Hairston ends a 15 day furlough with family in Beckley and heads to Fort Munchunca Arizona. Community notes mark church services, visits, marriages, and obituaries across Beckley with August events and local military updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Hairston
Fort Munchunca
Ariz
Rosetta Hairston
East Beckley
Holy Church of God Powerline Street
East Park
Betty Cundiff
Cundiff
Morgan and
Robertson
Luster
James Bailey
Ethel Scott
Tams
Bernie
Odell Glenn
Emma Barksdale
Thomas Simpson
Thomas Massey
David Weatherspoon
Verona Hill
River Daniels
Flossie Harris
Rhodell
B. M. Murray
Beatrice Barksdale
S. M. Muse
Amigo
Glorious
Church of God
Callie Hosch
New York
Banes
Huntington
Anne Clay
Wone
Emma Mansfield
Indianapolis
Ind
James Wheeler
Virginia Hale
Jesse Hale
Stamford
Pearl Diamond
Bernard M. Hale
India
Theopolis Flemming
Johnston Tells Dewey Of Soviet Wartime Russia Talks
Eric A. Johnston president of the United States Chamber of Commerce arrives in Albany for an afternoon conference with Republican nominee Dewey. Johnston just returned from Moscow after talks with Premier Joseph Stalin about wartime to peacetime industrial conversion and U S. Chamber priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Albany
Russia
Thome
Dewey
Eric A. Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Johnston
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Brig. Gen Nelson M Walker Killed in Normandy
A letter to Mrs Doris Wyke Walker from her son First Lt Perrin Walker confirms Brig. Gen Nelson M Walker was killed in action in Normandy. Walker, attached to the army general staff, had recently received the Legion of Merit for pioneering soldier training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Laura Flemming
Alesse Watkins
Evelyn Trent
Bernice Trent
West Virginia College
Demetrius Calloway
Baltimore
Points
Pennsylvania
Fales Akers
Lillie Mae Akers
Charles Jefferson Hughes
Seaman I-C
San Pedro
California
T.M. Sorrell
Stotesbury
Georgiana Rhinehart
Harper
Ruth Whitted
Imogene Johnson
Raleigh
Caroline Brown
Lester
Myrtle Hughes
Arthur Simmons
Ernestine Jones
Glen White
Willie Richmond
Billie Mercer
Alfred Melcher
Beckley
Mae Akers
East Beckley
Philadelphia
Akers
England
Beatrice Barksdale
Tams
Pfo
James Evans
Scott's Field
Sarah Johnson
Pfe
State Hospital
Lakin
Toles
Edward Toles
Greenstown
Fayette County
Scotia Coal and Coke Company
Brooklyn
Greenville Baptist Church
R. V. Coger
Greenville
Blanche Toles
Elaine Toles
Alice
Oak Hill
Harvey and
Glenroy
Oak Hil
Robert
New York
Homer
United States Army
Pacific
Fdna Hopkins
Dayton
Ohio
Beatrice Hemp
Eva Toles
New York City
Pearl Jordan
Wilmington
Delaware
Central
Central Street Baptist Church
C. W. Willie
Doctor Hargrove
Fleenezer Baptist Church
Associated Press
Pittsfield
Mass
Aetter
Nelson M. Walker
Normandy
Doris Wyke Walker
Perrin Walker
General Ant Corps
Walker
Legion of Merit
Public Forum Letter Critiques Beckley Conditions July 22 1944
A Raleigh Register reader laments local mosquitos and town issues while praising Beckley W Va as cleaner and busier. He urges collective effort for improvement, criticizes council, prices, and wartime rationing, and questions national justice with references to Saipan and local governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkley
W. Va
Raleigh Register
United States of America
Republic
Jake Miller
Miller
Finnary
Guy
Saipan
Beckley
G. N.C
Red Cross Relief Totals Over Central West Virginia Tornado
Red Cross relief for families affected by the June 23 tornado in Central West Virginia exceeded twenty thousand dollars, a spokesman told the Fairmont Rotary Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Fairmont
West Virginia
Fast Retreating Nazis in Italy Hinder Ambulance Evacuations
The text recalls brutal Italian retreat conditions as German forces pull back, by air and road, with ambulances struggling to keep pace. Wounded are moved on rough, bombed routes at five miles per hour, amid shelling, overturned vehicles, and scarce medical support, as crews endure fatigue and hostile flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Gerry
Solenses
Aartillery
Jisott
Tadney
Adriatic
Hic
Tom Whring
Mit
Shane
New Japanese Premier dubbed Singing Frog and Tiger
A Tokyo radio broadcast described General Kuniaki Koiso as strong as a tiger and reassuring as a frog. The Federal Communications Commission recorded the program, detailing his nicknames Singing Frog and Tiger and noting the two key traits in the new Japanese leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kuniaki
Roiso
Japan
Biv
Win
Tiger
Tokyo
Kose
Federal Communications Conmission
Vacancies Hit West Virginia Schools This Fall
Emergency teachers will be added to fill at least 800 vacancies in West Virginia's school system as regular faculty depart for war. Charleston reports an accelerated effort to recruit substitutes and relief staff to prevent disruption of classes this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
WPR Calls Winter Insulation Push for Homes
The Associated Press reports a 38 million ton coal shortfall this winter. Frank M. Aldridge urges “winterization” of homes to curb heating fuel use amid growing civilian and military demand across Ohio West Virginia Kentucky and western Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
United States
Regionale Air Production Board
Frank M. Aldridge
Wai Civeetay
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Western Pensylvania
Emergency teachers employed by the state reach 2000
State School Superintendent W W Trent reported that the armed forces were among the sectors receiving 2000 emergency teachers this year, highlighting unusual staffing levels in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
W.W. Trent
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John Thompson
Welcome Baptist Church of
J O'Vlovek
H.C. Nabrit
Beckley Arena Gardens
Raleigh Road
Silas Green
Horace Lillard
Phillips Motor Co
Sophia
West Va
Raleigh Motor Sales, Inc
Oakwood Dial
Berry Brothers
Us-Mankin Lumber CO
N. Kanawha St
Dial
Gen. Walker
Rey
Kimes
Dupont
Clark
Neville St
Carlson's Main
Irince St
Woodlawn Avenue
Jess
Beeklex
Tam
Boukley
O.P.A
Register
P.S
Cette
S. Fayette St
Bailey Jewelry Co
Tage 4
Ashworth Home and Auto Store
Prince St. Diaz
Ble. Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
WPR
Williams Tire & Battery, Co
Richmond Cleaners and Laundry
S. Kanawha Dia
Jet
Singer Sewing Center
Singer Sewing Machine CO
S. Kanawha St
Cooics Music Shop
N. Qakwood
Western Auto
J.C. Gingrich
Fayrite
Ray Williams
Fayette Street
May Office Service
McCreery St
Beckley, W. VA
Main St
Woodlawn
J. Lucas
Beckley Hardware and Supply Co
Heber Bt
Tim
Lewis Terminal Truck Stop
Fayette St
2Nd Ave
Rirco
Harper Welding and Supply CO
Ranawha
Wall Service Hall Chevrolet Co
Sophia, W. Va
Scott’s Music Service
Earwood
Old Moose Building
Sherwin + Williams
Beckley Ice and Feed CO
Prince St. At RR. Crossing
Lee
Roy
Fayette
Vanteye
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