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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1942
Page
7
British air raid devastated central Cologne and reached suburbs according to a Stockholm report quoted by Dagens Nyheter. Franz Berger described immediate destruction across churches schools hospitals and monuments with entire districts emptied and many properties burned.
Funeral rites for William E. Houchins 71 Beckley contractor and builder who died at his Summers Street home after a long illness will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the residence with Rev J L Lineweaver officiating followed by burial in Keaton cemetery Monroe County. Houchins 50 years in contracting, lived on Summers Street 21 years born March 14 1871 near Greenville Monroe County son of Clayton M and Martha Harvey Houchins member of Baptist Church since 1902 wife preceded him in death two years ago survivors include three sons Farr Cary and Henry Houchins Beckley two brothers C V and J F Houchins Buck sister Mrs Henry Mann Buck body to be removed Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. Active pallbearers Mason Harvey L E Miller Leonard Copeland Rufus Ashworth D B Clower Ernest Houchins.
Funeral rites for Mrs. Corabell Allen 56 of Raleigh were held in a Raleigh church at 2:30 p m after an abdominal operation in a local hospital She leaves husband Charles and many Raleigh relatives including children John Bertha Gill Claude Sidney C F Allen Goldie Dorsil West Lee Juanita Lorraine Allaine Ernest and Earl Allen a sister and two brothers seven grandchildren active pallbearers include E D Armstrong John Lares Martin Tester Clayton Williams Reubert Lilly and Dr M C Banks
Senior Sergt. Luudmila Pavlichenko is credited by the Soviet war council with 257 German soldier kills through April 6. Her record marks a notable achievement for a female sniper in the war.
Joe Shoong of San Francisco purchased the maximum allowed by the government, $100,000 in war bonds from series F and G in a single year, signaling strong support for the war effort.
Acting Chief of Police Tommy Roberts said he was ordered from Washington to report to Raleigh County Rationing Board all drivers found guilty by city police of reckless driving or speeding. Convicted individuals lose rights to obtain new tires or get recapped, regardless of eligibility. Board member C. D. Crawford Jr noted tire grants are being checked for proper use and warned violators will forfeit tire rights if caught.
The Department of Commerce states that private automobiles may not receive tire and tube rations in Cuba unless the owner is a physician. This policy restricts civilian tire access while prioritizing medical professionals.
Brooklyn district attorney William O'Dwyer shown in a mayoral uniform after receiving a commission from the War Department. He last wore a uniform in 1918 as a city cop pounding pavements. the scene reflects his long public service arc and bid for mayor.
Funeral rites for Donovan Raymond Adams 31 who died when coal fell in the Eccles mine will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Eccles Methodist Church with Rev. Anderson officiating. Survivors include his wife Margaret and two children Margaret and Gene Raymond. Eccles Local Union members will serve as pallbearers.
In Camp Shelby Mississippi Major James Wells of a Maine infantry regiment tours the field in a jeep during drills and uses a sling shot to pop the heads of observers ducking from view.
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