Women’s Land Army recruits from Beckley reported
Nancy Clara Fawburn of Route 1 Beckley and Ora Cox of Skelton are the first Raleigh county women to apply to join the Women's Land Army for farm and garden work in Ohio. County Farm Agent H. B. Thomas said government seeks volunteers for summer farm work and will provide camps with living and recreational facilities, paying the prevailing wage in the work communities. The first group leaves West Virginia next week to weed vegetables and assist with early root and plant sales. Additional groups will depart later in the season. Applications are still being accepted at the county farm agent’s office in the courthouse. high school or college women are preferred for temporary summer employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Clara Fawburn
Route 1
Beckley
Ora Cox
Skelton
Raleigh County
Women’s Land Army
Ohio
H. B. Thomas
Thomas
Register
West Virginia
T Wir
Court House
Public Notice of Adminstrative Sale of Estate Property
On Saturday June 17 1944 the estate of Harman Daniel deceased will sell at public auction the property of the estate. Items include two work horses one set double harnesses three plows one drag tooth harrow one lot of farming tools three small hogs a 1947 Ford truck. Sale at Harman Daniel residence Fairdale West Virginia. Cash in hand at time of sale. Myrtle Daniel administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ANL
Harman Daniel
Fairdale
West Virginia
New Lumber And Clothes For Victims Of War Land Firm Formed
L. and L. Land and Lumber, Beckley, capitalized at 25000, formed under West Virginia law. Incorporators C. J. Lilly president and GM, J. B. Lewis VP, Oppie Lee Hedrick secretary. Headquarters 401 Raleigh County Bank Building. Timber to be bought on Bluestone River Summers County. plan to purchase a sawmill and supply windows, doors, roofing, paint and house building materials. Plan to sell timber, flooring, lots, and truck farms. planing mill on Piney Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. and
L. Land and Lumber
Beckley
Bluestone
Summers County
Gilly
Tomer
Piney Avenue
Germans Gradually Pulling Back Armies On East Front
Larry Allen reports from a German prisoner of war camp that Nazi forces are slowly withdrawing on the eastern front and concentrating behind strong defenses for a major clash with the Russians. German officers and newspapers suggest a delaying action while Russians extend supply lines, with the word that a decisive strike will come once the Bolsheviks are pushed back far enough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Front
Larry Allen
New York
Germany
Red Army
Hitler
Reich
War Prisoner’s Wife Notified by War Dept
Mrs Marguerite Ritchie of Oceana was informed by the War Department that her husband C C Ritchie Jr is missing since March 8 and later reported as held prisoner by Germany. She had seen his photo among four Americans captured, in a Beckley newspaper. His parents live at Oceana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resistor
Mullens
Marguerite Ritchie
War Department
Beckley
C. C. Ritchie, Jr
Oceana
Signal Corps Man Calls For His Wartime Film
A wounded signal corps officer at a U S army field hospital on the southern English coast asks Capt Joseph Aprile to contact European theater headquarters to retrieve his camera film before he is evacuated. He is in shock with severe injuries including a blown off left foot and forearm wound. Adj Lt James Enger coordinates the calls, with orders to airlift the film. Separately a line about New York City school children and teachers is noted.
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Signal Corps
Ruth Cowan
Associated Press
U. S.S. Army Field Hospital
Joseph Aprile
New York
European Theater of Operations
Europe
Aprile
Adj
James Enger
Philadelphia
Enger
Headquarters
Ameagle Miner Steve Constantienis Rites Set Today
Funeral services for Steve Constantienis 52 of Ameagle will be held at Dorothy Presbyterian Church this afternoon. He died from gunshot wounds inflicted by Thomas Burton after a quarry dispute at a shack in Ameagle. Burial in Union Cemetery at Colevard. He was born in Greece in 1892 and is survived by his wife, son, brother Michael and two nephews. Burton was charged with murder and under bond to answer grand jury June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Constanlentis
Ameagle
Charleston General Hospital
Thomas B Burton
Dorothy Presbyterian Church
Dorothy
Union Cemetery
Colevard
Greece
Whitesville
Ameagie
Burton
W. A. Riffe
Constantientis
Che
E Bailey Bailey
Tory Lowell
W. T. Bailey
Sprague
Arenis
W. OH. Ford
Will Tolow
Calfee
Mi Tabor
Calfee Funeral Home
Hollywood press agent spins tough picture for Alan Ladd
The publicist touts Alan Ladd suffering in a new film with clashes against Luis Van Rooten and Brian Donlevy, including a flogging scene, rainwork, and back injury. Director John Farrow is praised for realism while naming the project as a naval or sea themed film, with confusion over the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prose
Hollywood
Alan Ladd
Alan
Todd
Farrow
John Farrow
Bill Bendix
van Rooten
Ladd
Classified Advertising Rates and Instructions
Classified ads note dial number for two papers at one cost with deadlines for morning and evening editions. Ads accepted until 9 30 p m to appear in the evening paper and until 5 30 p m for the morning. Minimum two lines, word counts apply, seven day runs encouraged. Also rates for notices and situations wanted and errors corrected before second insertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Te
Daihy
Sunday Register
Tme
Ceiling Price Put On New Potatoes
The 1944 potato crop receives ceiling pricing effective Thursday in Groups 1 and 2 stores across several counties with one city excluded. White U. S. No. 1 new potatoes priced at 8 pounds for 29 cents. other weekly changes include beans at 16 cents per pound, cucumbers 12 cents, iceberg lettuce 11 cents per head and 14 cents for 5 dozen, 1943 crop whites at 23 cents for 5 pounds and Maine at 28 cents for 5 pounds. All other fruit and vegetable prices stay as announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Greenwrier
McDowell
Merver
Monroe
Pocahontas
Raleigh
Summers
Wyoming
Fayette
Montgomery
Fayette County
District’ Office of Price Administration
U. S No
California
U. S
Idaho
Maine
Eisenhower Credits Allied Teamwork in D Day Effort
General Eisenhower praised the Allied victory plan, stressing complete confidence in armies navies and air forces. He credited Ramay admiralty and air power chiefs for the successful early naval landing and the overall campaign, noting Montgomery commands the assault ground forces and that combined air operations under Harris Spa atz and Mallory supported the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Suerte
Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
United Nations
Ramsay
Harris
Spaatz
Leigh Mallory
Montgomery
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Myrtle Daniel
Norman Daniel
Electrolux
Amere Gas Utilities Co
New Lumber and Clothes
Beckley Company
Law and Planing Mill
Brrety
Frank Albanese
Order of the Sons of Italy
Clarksburg
bin Joseph
Seidmans Style
Prince St
New York City
Chevrolet
Somody Somody
Joseph
Sumogyl
Harper Road
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Joan Halpin
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Caffee Funeral Hom
Turner Turner
William R
Helen
Helen Community Church
Rev. Crites
Caffee
Kirk Kellam
Charley Yankln
Red Shelton
Elzie Blevins
Harwood Miles
Lester Street
Elmo Barber
Fayette Bishop
Gene Blake
Bernard Somball
Mr. Johnson
Jimmy Edmonson
Ross Loss
Paul Murphy
H. Beavers
Dr. Pomiputuis
Delbert Burger
E.G. Haga
W. P. Murphy
Pete Placidi
J. T. Craddock
Andy Wallen
Flower Girls
Wanda Murphy
Lorrienee Blake
Beulah Shrewsbury
Doris Shrewsbury
Retha Blackwell
Dave Peak
Charlene Lipscomb
Doris Pruett
Evelyn Caudill
Jean Gilley
Betty Marberly
Ellel Reeves
Madylin Wills
Caffee Funeral Home
L. E. Spade and Family
Sears
St. Charleston
Davis
W. Va
Berkley Newspapers Corp
Hier
Tire Service
Goodyear
Williams Tire& Battery Service
Prince St., Beckley
Walter Pidgeon
The
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C. &. Sy Network
Canada
Lewis Chevrolet Co
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