Jury lists announced for Fayette County July term court
Fayetteville officials released the grand and petit jurors for the July circuit court term. Grand jurors report July 7 include W. H. Abbott Powellton J. H Coleman Mount Hope S. T. Coleman Victor O. R. Davis Fayetteville and others. Petit jurors report July 9 include J. E. Ashley Corliss Carl Atkins S. S. Grigsby Elk Ridge Edward Bays Summerlee C. E. Bowles Charles Kilgore Winona and many more from Oak Hill Victor and Kingston areas.
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Lawton
Sam Lair
Lookout
Arnold Lee
Bellwood
A. C. Legg
Ramsey
Everette Martin
Danese
Grover Musick
Gauley Bridge
J. S. Phipps
Fayetteville
A. L. Sampson
Corliss
Fred Tolley
Petit
J. E. Ashley
Carl Atkins
S. S. Grigsby
Elkridge
Edward Bays
Summerlee
C. E. Bowles
Charles Kilgore
Winona
Frank Butler
George James
R. M. James
W. J. Lewis
Oak Hill
Walter Cavendish
Victor
S. S. Christian
Lansing
L. B. Cogar
Lucas
L. C. Cole
A. J. Cooper
Hubert Kirk
Monroe Webb
Scarbro
Victor Ferguson
Layland
Earl W. Hall
Russellville
D. G. Hatcher
Thurmond
Walter Ferguson
Anstead
G. W. Goins
Mount Hope
D. C. Holcomb
George T. Stone
E. B. Humphries
Lochgelly
Joan Humphries
Walker Lively
Pax
J. G. Jones
Prince
C. H Kincaid
M. E. Kincaid
Willis G. Kincaid
Fred Winston
Kincaid
H. H. Kincaid
Page
Foster Means
RoRma Moore
Nallen
L. M. Morris
J. M. Somers
Kingston
Perry Morton
J. T. Shelton
Glen Ferris
C. M. Nichols
Chester Reed
Eagle
Clyde Rogers
Garten
Albert Smith
Dothan
Dale Smith Boomer
P. H. Thompson
Minden
Glamour Skating Star Gloria Nordskog Tops New Vaudeville Act
Gloria Nordskog known as Gloria Nord, a 19 year old roller skater, stars in Roller Skating Vanities of 1942. The show blends dance, spins, jumps and comedy and mirrors ice skating extravaganzas. Nordskog rose from Hollywood kid roles to star status with minimal experience.
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New York
Gloria
Sonja Henie
Gloria Nord
Nordskog
Hollywood
Osaka Kobe Industrial Powerhouse Driven by War Shipyards
The Osaka Kobe region acts as Japan's key industrial hub producing ships tanks planes guns and explosives for the war effort. This concentration underpins national armor and supply chains as factories operate at high capacity to meet military demands.
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Osaka-Kobe
Japan
Mrs Mattie King Dies at 79 in Mount Hope
Mrs Mattie King 79 died after two weeks illness at her son W E King’s Mount Hope home. Born April 25 1863 in Nicholas county Kentucky she was a Presbyterian and formerly of Ashland Kentucky. Surviving are two children Mrs R C Able Kansas City Missouri and W E King Mount Hope one sister Mrs Emma Sue Tolbert California and one brother Joseph Whaley Kentucky. Funeral arrangements were incomplete today.
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Register
Mount Hope
Mattie King
W. E. King
Nicholas County
Kentucky
The
Presbyterian Church
Ashland
R. C. Able
Kansas City
California
Joseph Whaley
Farm Reporters Receive Training
Fayette County farm reporters gain training from the Agricultural Conservation Program. Follow up schools are set for June 22 at A.C.P. offices in Fayetteville for Oak Hill Pax Scarbro Gauley Bridge Fayetteville Gatewood and Anstead. A second session on June 23 at Nuttall High School Lookout serves Ramsey Hico Lensing Lookout Corliss Meadow Bridge Danese and Lawton.
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Register
Fayetteville
J. F. Bays
Fayette County
A.C.P
Oak Hill
Pax
Scarbro
Gauley Bridge
Gatewood
Ansted
Nuttall High School
Lookout
Ramsey
Hico
Lensing
Corliss
Meadow Bridge
Danese
Lawton
Duncan family heads to St Louis for Peggy visit
Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Duncan senior and junior, plus Harry A. Duncan ITN, left this morning for St. Louis Missouri to visit Miss Peggy Duncan who studies at the Gradwoh School of Laboratory Technique.
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Missouri
Register
Oak Hill
H. A. Duncan, Sr
H. A. Duncan, Jr
Harry A. Duncan
ITN
St. Louis
Peggy Duncan
Gradwoh! School of
M. E. Carr Mission Group Assembles
The M. E. Carr mission group met at the home of Mrs. C. H. Thurmond in Oak Hill with joint hostess Mrs. J. M. White. Devotional by Mrs. J. P. Staton. Talks covered The Homes and Christian Homes in Burma Belgian Congo Bengal-Oris-60. Refreshment hosts included Miss Elizabeth White and Miss Jane Carroll Estes. Members listed include many named ladies and two visitors from New Jersey.
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Register
Oak Hill
M. E. Carr
C. H. Thurmond
J. M. White
Frank M. Jones
J. P. Staton
E. B. Wood
C. P. Cobb
Burma
J. W. Wilmer
Belgian- Congo
Ada Johnson
Bengal
Oris
Elizabeth White
Jane Carroll Estes
E. D. Burnette
C. O. Painter
Ruth Simms
Nellie Byrd
R. W. Samples
Della Harvey
J. E. de Viese
G. D. Smith
George W
Alleged Army Deserter Is Taken to Charleston
Military authorities moved Charles Bickford an alleged army deserter to Charleston after arrest by Fayetteville county officers on Tuesday in Kanawha County.
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Charleston
Register
Fayetteville
Charles Bickford
Kanawha County
Smith family returns from Virginia vacation with guest
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Smith and daughter Miss Marie Smith arrived home from a vacation spent with relatives in Roanoke and Blacksburg Virginia. They were accompanied by their niece Miss Josephine Wright of Blacksburg who is visiting in their home.
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Register
Oak Hill
G. D. Smith
Marie Smith
Roanoke
Blacksburg
Josephine Wright
Brooks and Kincaid wedding in Ashland Kentucky
Oak Hill’s Miss Jean Kincaid, daughter of C A Kincaid and the late Nellie Alderson Kincaid, wed Charles Brooks of Huntington on Thursday June 11. The ceremony was conducted by Rev G T Long of Ashland Baptist Church. Mrs Brooks is Oak Hill High School graduate, attended Concord College and Marshall College. Mr Brooks, Marshall College graduate, is studying law and works as a machinist for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The couple reside in Huntington.
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Register
Oak Hill
Jean Kincaid
C. A. Kincaid
Nellie Alderson Kincaid
Charles
Charles Brooks
Weiner Roast Entertains At Oak Hill
Miss Marie Smith hosted a weiner roast Tuesday near her Oak Hill home in honor of houseguest Miss Josephine Wright of Blacksburg Virginia. Attendees included Miss Betty Partain Avis Partain James Partain Darris Lee Partain Miss Leah Jane Stone Miss Ann Thomas Edward Thomas Tommy Leffen Bill Baldridge Donald Baldridge Ross Williams Mark Williams Miss Mary Ann Ellison Miss Sonia Ellison Miss Helen Wilcox and Miss Nina Wilcox.
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Register
Oak Hill
Marie Smith
Josephine Wright
Blacksburg
Betty Partain
Avis Partain
James Partain
Darris Lee Partain
Leah Jane Stone
Ann Thomas
Edward Thomas
Tommy Leffen
Bill Baldridge
Donald Baldridge
Ross Williams
Mark Williams
Mary Ann Ellison
Sonia Ellison
Helen Wilcox
Nina Wilcox
Early US Marines trial dive bombing in Haiti in 1920
In 1920 Marine pilots conducted early dive bombing experiments during a Haiti mission. The tests explored precision air strike techniques and tactics under evolving naval aviation doctrine. The event marked an early step in integrating dive bombing into U S military air operations.
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Haiti
I'm Not Afraid of Housework Now Says Miner's Friend
A Stanaford West Virginia housewife Mrs Lillian Clark testifies that Miner's Friend relieved constipation and related ailments including indigestion gas and heartburn. She notes improved sleep energy appetite and easier housework after using the product and endorses it for many who are not from coal mining families.
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Stanaford Miner
Lillian Clark
Stanaford
W. Va
Miner
Miner's
Frie Pucketts & City All Koppers Drug Stores
Hinton Stores & Grills
Cohen Drug
Beckley
American Eagle Ali Raleigh Wyo. Coal Co
Ameagie Ming
Major Pacific drive urged to quell Japs
A government spokesman in Chungking called for an immediate major Pacific offensive to be given equal priority with other theaters. He warned that complacency toward Japan could let it become the hardest Axis power to defeat, and outlined Japan’s aims in China, including bases, strategic points, and resource consolidation. An army spokesman said the Nanchang Hangchow railway gap narrowed to 80 miles and Kiangsi penetration reached 25 miles as Chinese forces attacked enemy flanks.
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Associated Press
Chungking
Pacific
United Nations
Japan
Germany
China
Nanchang- Hangchow
Chekiang
Kiangsi
Blind Boy Wins School Honors in Memphis High
Edgar Sing a 23 year old senior at a Memphis public high school, blind since age seven after years of illness and no teacher, returned to school in ninth grade and earned all A’s. He leads multiple clubs, serves as class vice president, chairs Red Cross, and plays violin while singing in the Glee Club. He praises his classmates as supportive and lively.
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Memphis
Tenn
Edgar Sing
Sing
Edgar
Red Cross
Madagascar's Size Surpasses France and Nears Texas
Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island, is larger than France and nearly as large as Texas. It spans vast coasts and diverse ecosystems, underscoring its global geographic prominence and distinct biodiversity.
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Madagascar
World
France
Texas
Navy Trained Third Lieutenant Is Army’s Exclusive Officer
ICE World Features profiles Roberto Lim, a Navy trained third lieutenant serving with U S Army forces. He is paid by the Interior Department from Filipino funds and wears a Philippine rank while attached to the 1st Filipino Battalion training at San Luis Obispo. Lim, son of a Philippine general, remains a third lieutenant as U S Army lacks authority to change his status. He expects to fight the Axis regardless of his unusual commission.
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Washington
Roberto Lim
U. S. Army
Lim
Uncle Sam
Department of Interior
War Department
Philippines
Annapolis
Government of the Philippines
Fort Mason
Interior
Army
1St
Bata'ion
San Luis Obispo
Calif Sone
U S. Army
Axis
Auxiliaries to Wear Rayon Or Cotton Hose U S Says
Fort Des Moines Iowa reports the Army Auxiliary Corps will receive two girdles on reporting in mid July along with a large issued supply of uniforms and gear. Each candidate gets one cotton and one wool bath robe six rayon drawers and two exercise suits among many items. The schedule provides six more annual issuances and notes soldiers do not cry.
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U.S
Associated Press
Fort Desmo
S. Ia
Unico Ee Uve S Army Auxiliary Corps
Wong
Army
Quartermg Department
W.A.C
Bible Class Meets In Bailey Home
Mrs. J. C. Bailey hosted the Philathea Class at her Clyde Street home Tuesday night. Devotional by Dan Operchuck centered on Faith with talks by Mrs. Bessie Woodrum and Mrs. E. W. Lewis. Business reports noted $587 raised last year and a $50 mission pledge for this year, with $10 pledged at the meeting.
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J. C. Bailey
Clyde Street
Baptist Church
Dan Operchuck
Bessie Woodrum
E. W. Lewis
William A. Thompson
D. O. Totten
O. E. Smith
F. F Light
A. N. Harlow
J C. Wauhop
H. T. Caffee
L. O. Vandall
R. T. Thurman
I. C. Toppings
T. H. Fitzgerald
E. H. Crouch
J. Prince
J. G. Beard
S. S. Gore
G. A. Burkett
E. E. Tucker
Annie Long
W. A. Thompson
H. E. Melton
Emma Harvey
E. C. Wilkerson
Past Officers Are Reelected
Orr J E and Harry McNutt were reelected as past president and secretary of the Mullens Chamber of Commerce at a semi annual meeting. Other officers include B T Hash vice president H F Hart ley treasurer G C Worrell transportation chair E E Lampton R W Doss Eli Dushkoff Harry McNutt and C E McLaughlin directors.
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Bf Register
Mullens
J. E. Orr
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
Harry McNutt
Wyoming Hotel
B. T. Hash
H. F. Hartley
G. C. Worrell
E. E. Lampton
R. W. Doss
Eli Dushkoff
C. E. McLaughlin
Wilkerson Announces Run for Huntington Mayor
A. J. Wilkinson, former state legislator, declared today his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for mayor of Huntington.
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Associated Press
Huntington
A. J. Wilkinson
Mrs De Camp Visits Aunt at Oak Hill Hotel
Mrs FE De Camp of New Jersey is staying at the Hotel Hill and visiting her aunt Miss Mary Elizabeth Carr during a brief stay.
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Register
Oak Hill
FE. D. de Camp
New Jersey
Hill
Mary Elizabeth Carr
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