Won't Be Deterred by Rumors on Red Cross War Effort
The Randolph Norton column denounces rumors that U S service men must buy Red Cross sweaters. It urges reporting such talk to Red Cross in Beckley or Fayetteville. It highlights Red Cross roles, including blood plasma, nurse recruitment, and massive dressings production, urging county quotas in Raleigh, Fayette, and Wyoming counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Norton
Associated Press
N News
Katz Agency
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Rockley
Pally
West Virginia
U. S
Red Cross
Hitler
Tojo
Belt of Mercy
Army
Armed Services
Raleigh County
Fayette County
Wyoming
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek Captivates American Audiences
The essay extols Madame Chiang Kai-Shek as a powerful ambassador who rallies U S crowds with vigor and charisma. It compares her influence to Churchill Roosevelt and Stalin, noting her push for closer U S China ties and a token expeditionary force to support China. The piece praises her as a saleswoman of alliance and highlights her impact on American views of China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Madame Chiang
House of Representatives
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor
Churclill
Roosevelt
Stalin
Chiang
New York
U.S
United States
Pearl Buck
America
Quality W ins in Pacific War Mark Shift in Air Power View
The article argues that Japanese air superiority eroded after defeats like the Bismarck Sea, showing American land based airpower dominates in aerial combat. It notes Japan’s losses and predicts they cannot stop the Allied advance to seize island strong points, despite possible setbacks and local attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
MacActhue
Bismarck Sea
Pacific
Truk
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
New Guinea
Dutch East Indies
Ernest J. King
Midway
MacArthur
Solomons
China Sea
Australia
Coral Sea
Guadalcanal
America
Prominent Chinese Woman Shines Amid Global Missions
A reader notes the rich dividends of foreign missions and lauds a little Chinese lady as the brightest feminine jewel on the world’s horizon, highlighting her celebrated presence and influence.
Right to give and the care of liberty in wartime
In Raleigh county the Red Cross seeks support as Wendell Willkie praises voluntary philanthropy against government overreach. The piece contrasts American liberty with wartime policy and notes local tax anxieties at Old Sweet Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
Red Cross
Raleigh
Wendell Willkie
Hiller
Old Sweet Springs
West Virginia
Politicians Run West Virginia Hospitals and Schools?
A Beckley critic argues state sanatoriums Pinecrest Hopemont and other facilities are political spoils. He suggests creating nonpartisan state boards for hospitals and education to end gubernatorial control and ensure qualified leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Beckley
Pinecrest
West Virginia
Hopemont
Denmar
Weston
Secrets Of Booby Traps Taught At Ranger School
In Camp Forrest Tennessee the Second Army Ranger school trains soldiers in booby trap design and detection. Cadets learn deception camouflage and triggering detonations using a mock shack and everyday objects. Instruction emphasizes staying wary and avoiding traps while understanding how retreating forces use them.
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Norman
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Second Army
Ranger School
Ben 5.Lear
Rangers
Late Fiction Review of Conrad and His Contemporaries
A brief notice praises J H Retinger and his book Conrad and His Contemporaries as a notable wartime publishing niche. The reviewer contrasts writers with painters, calling Conrad an exception and noting the memoirs offer liberary insights amid war chatter. The review hints at continuation on Page Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Selby
Conrad
Retinger
Roy
United States
Joseph Conrad
J. H. Retinger
Men O' War in the News and Local War Sifts
Alias Peters 23 of Whitesville sails soon for overseas duty after a four year navy service as instructor in Newport Rhode Island and his brother Orvel Peters reported missing in action after the Perch sinking. The piece lists multiple area men sent to new stations including Beckley Hotchkiss Mullens and Raleigh along with promotions and returns of several servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alias Peters
Whitessville
Maude Peters
Beckley
Boston
Massachusetts
Peters
Newport
Rhode Island
Whitesville
Navy
Orvel Vincent Peters
Colcord High School
James Nelson Peters
Sam
315Th Field Artillery
France
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Infantry Rtc
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Carl T. Palmer
97Th Infantry Division
Camp Swift
Texas
Ray S. Cochran
Hotchkiss
Wilbur C. Slack
Birchton
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
James B. Banks
Sabine
Earl F. Mosely
East Beckley
Newton R. Palmer
John R. Saunders
Northfork
Edward L. Scott
Cranberry
Charlie Terry
David W. Turner
2Nd Cavalry
Fort Clark
Sam Butter
Lester
Robert C. Anderson
David Barrett
Oak Hill
Stanley M. Belcher
Ernest M. Brown
Calvin Gilbert
Phillip White, Jr
Raleigh
475Th Quartermaster Truck Regiment
Camp Blanding
Florida
Edgar E. McCreery
Mason
Denyil G. Plumley
Abraham
Paul Carosi
Jim Carosi
New Raleigh Road
United States Marine Corps
Marines
Parris Island
South Carolina
New River
North Carolina
Carosi
Cape May
New Jersey
Margo Lan ee and the Vantralian Dowry Heist
MARGO LANEE lives cloistered with King Karl of Ventralia. Josef steals her jewels, the dowry, and disappears. Margo vows to recover the treasure, seeks Josef in Piedmont, and contemplates her betrothed Dale Winston as the path to freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margo Lanee
King Karl
Culer
Vantralia
Josef
Mascot
Margo
Tex
Jimmie
Karl
Ventralia
Dale Winston
Henry Yorbin
Mr. Torbin
Mr. Tor
Rollins
Jimmie Reed
Torbin
Jasef
Pan
Marco
Tosef
Doser
Tose
Piedmont
Lanek
Ravels
Piedmont Police Department
Marie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Raleigh Registers
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
W. Va
Hinton
Gissimo Saleslady
Gray’s Fints
Charleston
Board of Control
State Board of Education
Dallas Peters
Ack W. Bowman
Orange
M. S. Bowman
Peace Springs
Harry Burdiss
Coal City
George Farmer
East Gulf
M. Malcolm Lilly
Lilly
Fort George Wright
Washington
Fort Washington
Maryland
Kinsley G. Martin
Fort Riley
Kansas
Mildred Martin
Pineville
Alderson
Union
Roanoke
Virginia
Fred Wheley
Estelle Cardle
Jesse Ray Hatcher
Dugway Proving Ground
Tooele
Utah
Hatcher
Marga
Allus
Rita Corday
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