Beckleyan's 1828 coastal journey through Normandy to Dieppe
Charles Hodel recounts a family motor trip from Cherbourg to Dieppe on September 11 1828 prior to the Nazi invasion. They observe Cherbourg harbor and the Grand Hotel des Voyageurs, tour Honfleur and Caen area, note Normandy architecture, and describe Dieppe harbor life and a flat tire en route to cross to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hodel
Cherbourg
Dieppe
Adolph Hitler
Paris
John
England
New England
Prince Station Traffic Highlights Beckley Commute Need
About 20 people left the C. and O. eastbound train at Prince around 7 p.m. last night. A crowded Consolidated bus carried 70 or more travelers toward Beckley, with riders from Layland Quinnimont and Laurel Creek communities. Reported plans for a new Prince station prompt questions about final links to Beckley and better regional transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
Consolidated
Beckley
Layland
Quinnimont
Laurel Creek
Washington
C. and O
Richmond-Norfolk
Hinton
War Bond Drive Sets $21.25 Per Person Quota
Raleigh county launches the fifth war bond drive with a target of 21.25 per person from its 86 000 residents to meet a 1 814 000 quota. The drive spans 30 days urging sacrifices in spending as workers aim for 100 invested per wage earner while some may exceed and others fall short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Sam
War Labor Board blocks July 2 holiday for Cleveland store
War Labor Board panel rules a Cleveland state cannot grant July 2 paid holiday to 1975 employees. deemed wage increase and inflationary. Clerks to work July 4 with one paid day off, July 3 and 4 for Beckley staff. Incident cites gas allowance limits and black market concerns as wartime controls persist.
Frost and family tales in Beckley newspaper humor
A Beckley column retells a mix of homefront notes and small town quirks. A father awaits his pilot son arriving by ship, a frost claim is questioned with tongue in cheek, and letters from service members abroad blend with local notes about beans, gardens, and a Civil War order reportedly found in a trunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E.lee
Northern
Virginia
Prince of
K. Lee
Five Hensley brothers in the Army and relatives in war service
Mrs. Della Hensley of Whipple notes that Men O'War II and five sons serve in the forces. Sal Dillard Hensley, 35, with the army air forces in Brazil, Pfc Harold Hensley, 30, in Australia, Pfc Lambert Hensley, 27, in England, while Cpl James Hensley, 22, is with the army medical corps at Danville Kentucky and Pvt William Hensley, 18, at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland. The family lived in Whipple and most boys worked in the mines, with schooling at Scarbro and Oak Hill. Mrs. Hensley and two daughters Ann and Evelyn now in Washington. Ann works in government printing and engraving, Evelyn a Red Cross clerk. Nearby daughters Ruth Collins of Whipple and Elsie Blake in Phoenix Arizona are also mentioned. Other notes cover Beckley relatives Judson S. Stover and Joseph D. Stover in the Marines and Navy, with wounds and stations cited, plus Charles Hughart in the Navy and other air force training. Many Stover, Hughart, and Waddell family members are referenced across multiple states and facilities, including Charleston, Cherry Point North Carolina, and Chapel Hill.
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Della Hensley
Whipple
Army
Sal
Dillard Hensley
Army Air Forces
Brazil
Harold Hensley
Australia
Lambert Hensley
England
United States
Cpl
James Hensley
Army Medical Corps
Darnall Hospital
Danville
Kentucky
William Hensley
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
William
Scarbro
Oak Hill
Hensley
Washington
Ann
Evelyn
Government
Red Cross
Ruth Collins
Elsie Blake
Phoenix
Arizona
Beckley
C. Perry Stover
Judson Stover
Artie
South Pacific
Judsonn S. Stover
Gilbert Islands
San Diego
California
Busford HH. Stover
Joseph Stover
Buford Stover
Cherry Point
North Carolina
Mary S. Stover
Charleston
Joseph D. Stover
Clinton
Oklahoma
Naval Air Base
Stover
Raleigh County
Virgie Stover
Nitrogen Replenishment Aids Burns Treatment
Wayne University researchers led by Dr. John W. Hirshfeld measured nitrogen loss from burned skin, showing protein needs vary by patient. A glass fiber absorbent captured exuded nitrogen for analysis, with losses lasting about 21 days until new skin formed, enabling dietitians to prescribe extra protein.
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W. Blakeslee
Astourated Press
New York
Wayne University
Detroit
Johnn W. Hirshfeld
Wayne
Allied Women To Follow Invaders
ADELAIDE KERR ALP reports on a Winter Communique from the United Nations war front. A trained slate of 1400 women from 34 nations will assist liberating armies in the continent, tackling famine shelter and care. Chinese and Russian women are noted in frontline medical and combat support roles, with nurses, surgeons, and relief corps aiding wounded fighters.
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Adelaide Kerralp
United Nation
Women’s War Front
United Nations
London
England
Chinese Red Cross Medical Relief Corps
Delaware Park
Rosenna
Sims Hails Court Ruling Aids West Virginia Small Business
West Virginia State Auditor Edgar B. Sims hailed a supreme court decision ruling certain insurance types as interstate commerce. He called it a clear victory for small business owners, homeowners, and farmers, and warned only minor adjustments to WV statutes may be needed to reflect the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Edgar B. Sims
Southeastern Underwriters Association
Sims
Sprague Infant Rites Set Today
Funeral services are held for infant Terry Lowell Bailey son of Mr and Mrs W J Bailey in Sprague. The obituary notes his death at home and lists three brothers and a sister as survivors. The ceremony is at 2 30 pm with Rev W H Ford and burial at Mount Tabor Caffee cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Lowell Bailey
Ace Adams
W. J. Bailey
New York Giants
Sprague
Frigames
Cordele
Jackie Lee
Franklin
Johnny Bailey
Wilma Jo Bailey
W. H. Ford
Ruria
Caffee
Mount Tabor
Forbids Holiday To Workers July 3 in Three States
Regional War Labor Board denied requests for paid July 3 holidays in Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky. The Higbee Co. had asked to give employees a paid day off, but the board ruled against wage-paid holidays unless a corresponding pay cut is shown. Past practice may permit such holidays if previously granted.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
War Labor Board
Higbee Co
W.I.B
Ray M. Suter
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Beckleyan
Normandy
Maritime
France
Jesser
New York Harbor
Tthat
Valognes
Montebourg
Carentan
Isigny
Bayeux
Caen
Cabourg
Houlgate
Villers
Deauville
Daauville
Trouville
Honfleur
Villerville
Columbus
America
le Havre
Seine
Samuel Champlain
New York Lake
Siene
Quillegeuf
Bolber
Caudebec
Yvetot
Yerville
Worthington
English Southern Railway
Emile
Hotel Des Estrangers
Dong
Octeville A Sa
ANG
Omont ST. Michel
Amville
CHE
Rbourg
Tarfleur
Wen
The
Raleigh Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
W. Va
W. Randolph Norton
Focal News
National Avertising
Katz Agency
Chicago
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Dallas
Prince Station
W.L.B
Big Stone Gap
Harold Riffe
W. W
Bill) Honaker
William F. Honaker
South Carolina
Sportsman
Bill
Solomons
New Guinea
Bill Senior
Frances Lonker
Departments of Public Assistance
Brother Honaker
John Hull
Joe Hall
M. J. Walters
H. Fitzgerald
Huntington
Seattle
Brother Hull
Netherlands West Indies
M. M
Mike) Gladwell
Mike
Curacao
Glen White
Navy
Frank Gans
Fairview Apartments
J. M. van Winkle
van Winkles
Chapel Hill
Charles Hughart Orell A. Phillips, Jr
Orell Phillips
Sophia
Bunker Hill
Indiana
Naval Air Station
Orell A. Phillips
Woodrow Wilson High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
North Africa
Sicily
Ernest Hugh Brage
Glen Morgan
Anzio
J. F. Bragg
Princeton
Shady Spring High School
Harles Joseph Head
Sullivan
Infantry
Camp Hood
Texas
Ernest Hugh Bragg
Marvin Head
Michigan
United States Army
Madison Barracks
J. H. Gentry
Mississippi
Greenville
Pennsylvania
Lola Gentry
Eccles
Allen Waddell
Skelton
Wilburn Waddell
Gentry
Maly
Pvt
Waddell
Gertrude Akers
Ceci Waddell
Camp Blanding
Florida
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