Rahall Receives Air Medal for Pacific Naval Action
Samuel D. Rahall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Rahall, now at Pinecrest Sanitarium, earned the Navy Air Medal for a June 18 1945 three plane attack in the South Pacific. Serving as aircrewman on a Navy Search Liberator, Rahall helped destroy three enemy aircraft and damage docks and barges while based on Mindoro. The citation, signed by Rear Admiral C B Hardson, commends his cool courage and efficiency under fire.
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Samuel D. Rahall
Dave Rahall
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Navy
South Pacific
Oe Rahall
Pinecrest
Corona Naval Hospital
California
Rahall
Aleutians
Mindoro
Philippines
C. B. Hardson
Philippine Sea Frontier
Rahau
United States Naval Service
Seven County Men Finish Training at Fort Sam Houston
Seven Raleigh Countians completed eight weeks of basic training with E Company of the Third Battalion at the Army Service Forces Training Center Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas. The graduates are Laddie M. Radford George Edwin Norman Walter Mike Stover Earl Weyland Todd Boyd C Quesenberry Russell Ryals and Robert Thurston Tolliver, all sons of Beckley area families.
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Army Service Forces Training Center
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
E Company
Laddie M. Radford
W. A. Radford
Box
Beckley
George Edwin Norman
Bessie Norman
Prosperity
Walter Mike Stover
Mike Stover
Crab Orchard
Earl Weyland Todd
R. H. Todd
Boyd C. Quesenberry
E. A. Quesenberry
East Beckley
Russell Ryals
C. C. Ryals
Two Area Men To Take Navy Tests
Two area men will depart for Huntington Monday morning to undergo Navy physical examinations after enlisting yesterday at the naval recruiting station in the County Courthouse. The men are Eugene H. Hedgecock of Eccles and Miss Meriweather, daughter of Mrs. Virginia Simmons of Glen Rogers. In Coal City W M Jarrells and wife were called to Roanoke Virginia due to the illness of Mrs Jarrells sister, and plan to visit their children there. A new flame proofing chemical from coal will soon reach the market as Ban Flame, intended to flame proof aprons, children's wear, mattresses, draperies, upholstery fabrics and other textiles.
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Huntington
Navy
Naval
County Court House
Eugene H. Hedgecock
Walter Franklin Hedgecock
Eccles
Pls Meriweather
Virginia Simmons
Glen Rogers
Roanoke
Register
Coal City
W. M. Jarrells
Love and Kisses protestors linked to draft resistance
T/4 John W. Krause of La Harpe and T/Sgt. Charles M. Swart of Philadelphia, GIs with Gen Douglas MacArthur's Tokyo headquarters, were identified as originators of the Love and Kisses messages sent to Congress. The letters protested the Selective Service Act and objected to drafting teenagers.
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Congress
John W. Krause
la Harpe
Charles M. Swart
Philadelphia
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Memo of a Board Bill: Coal City Man Pays Long Forgotten Debt
Otis Whitt of Mullens recalls owing a board bill from Fireco era ten years back. He settled the balance last Sunday after recalling the debt while noting he had since married and served in the armed forces. Mrs. Elliott admits the balance was forgotten. A stray note mentions parboiling as cooking method.
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Eliott
Whitt
Register
Coal City
Otis Whitt
Mullens
Leckie Fire Creek Coal Company
Fireco
J. A. Elliott
Pentecostal Holiness Church plans Garten Pentecost service
The Pentecostal Holiness Church of Garten will celebrate Pentecost Sunday with an all day service and a basket dinner on the lawn. Rev. W. B. Underwood of Bluefield is invited to speak, and an invitation is extended to all who wish to attend.
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Register
Garten
Pentecostal Holiness Church of Garten
W. B. Underwood
Bluefield
motorists urged to seek 1946 47 license cards in Charleston
The Associated Press reports that tens of thousands of motorists who did not receive license application cards are urged to request replacements. Road commissioners advise using mail or in person requests as the licensing year approaches, noting many drivers miss cards due to incomplete address records.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Reg
Don MacClaugherty
Quarantine Imposed in Upstate Taylor and Gilmer Counties
The Agriculture Department announced 120 day quarantines in Taylor County's Courthouse and Grafton Independent District and in Troy Districts of Gilmer County.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Agriculture Department
Courthouse
Grafton Independent
Taylor County
Troy
Gilmer County
Martinsburg Gains New Local Radio Station
The Berkeley Broadcasting Company received temporary approval to operate a Martinsburg West Virginia radio station on 1340 kilocycles with 250 watts unlimited time. The Communications Commission announced the decision amid oral arguments and related filings by C M Zinn, C Leslie Galliday, and others while noting over four fifths of U S families may access such radio service.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Berkeley Broadcasting Company
Tremueseermanes
Communications Commission
U. S
C. M. Zinn
Leslie Galliday
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Sam Rahal
Dave Rahal
St. Joseph
Aldus Manutius
Venice
Upstate
Weil Dergrind Yortudléy Drug Stores
Neville Street
Nly Pathers Pg
Cohen
Seaforth
Ronson Lighters
Remington Electric Razors
Jessy
Oxydol
Lilly’s
Fox
Bavn
Murry
Muary
Asia
Benedict’s Solution
Lifebuoy
Dunbar
Vitrol
Ultra Violet
Epsom
Mack
Pri
Biel6c
AY Cohen
Cohen's
Robson
Beauth Bath
Esson
Pierce
Curt
Phillips
Magnesia
Pinkham's Compound
Johnson
Vitalis
Amr
Per Carton
Associated Firs
Washington
COHFA
Neville St
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