Morgantown Ordnance Works Powers War Effort
In Morgantown the E I du Pont plant now operates a $60,000,000 ammonia facility supplying about half the army’s needs. Coal water and air produce ammonia, methanol and formaldehyde while the site on the Monongahela River also supports nylon production. Officials praise safety and efficiency as workers sustain round‑the‑clock output for the war.
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Associated Press
Max Fullerton
Morgantown
War Department
E. I. du Pont de
Grafton
Monongahela
Shank
Donald L. Sibray
H. L. Wolcol
Sibway
Libray
Wolcolt
J. S. Deutschle
Fifth Service Command
Robert van Ness
Army Ordnance Department
Robert Brown
Army Service of Supply
Chairmen Named for Red Cross Committees in Raleigh Coal Counties
Robert Burns of Beckley announces the Red Cross committee chairs for Raleigh county coal mines. List includes Arversican Eagle Colliery Amvagle R J White Amiga Coal W M Kessle Birchton Coal Glen F Cooper Lanark Mrs Violet G Bailey C H Mead Coal Harold Yates Stickney Montcoal W M Davis Crab Orchard Improvement Levi Gay Dunedin Coal Terry W C Thompson E C Minter Rhodell Francis O D Compton Fire Creek Jonben K W Smith W E Furrow Gulf Mining Crab Orchard Mr Shumate Gull Smokeless Coal Mr Wright Hollywood Beckley Verona Caldwell Koppers Division Stana ford M L Workman Stotesbury E W Williams Glen White J O Davis Helen K Burgess Leceany Smokeless Besovo J T Robertson Leckie Fire Creek Owen Ellison Leevale A W Burdette Lillybrook G M Stewart Lillybrook Affinity C H Maynor MacAlpin L P Wallace Mack Grandview E L Lilly New River Wickham Cranberry Mr Pauley Skelton M E Gillespie Sprague M Bowman Tamroy and Oswald James Rowe Eunive George P Montague Raleigh Coal Coke EH Shriver Ralewh Wyoming Mining Edwight Hazy E R Rippetoe Shockley Creek Semoca C W Crew Slab Fork Auclin Caperton Sterling Smokeless Whitby P Q Warden Stover Smokeless Mr Stover Truax Tracy Marfork Mr Hines Winding Gulf L V Summers
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Red Cross
Raleigh County
Robert Burns
Beckley
Arversican Eagle Colliery
Amvagle
R. J. White
Amiga Coal Company
Amiga
W. M. Kessle
Birchton Coal Company
Birchton
Glen F.cooper
al Lanark Mines
Violet G. Bailey
C. H. Mead Coal Company
East Gulf
Harold
Eunive
George P. Montague
Ra‘leigh Coal & Coke Company
Raleigh
EH. Shriver
Ralewh
Wyo
Ming “Mining
Edwight and Hazy
E. R. Rippetoe
Shockley Creek Coal Company
Semoca
C. W. Crew
Slab Fork Coal Company
Slab Fork
Auclin Caperton
Sterling Smokeless Coal Company
Whitby
P.Q. Warden
Stover Smokeless Coal Company
Piney View
Mr. Stover
Truax-'Tracy Coal Company
Marfork
Mr. Hines
Winding Gulf Collieries
Winding Gulf
L. V. Summers
Man Never Heard of Hitler Found in Parkersburg
Parkersburg police picked up a 25-year-old man from Granger Indiana who said he did not know there was a war and had no draft registration card. Authorities reported he had recently been in a mental institution and had escaped before signing for the draft and being sent back to Indiana.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
Hitler
Granger
Ind
C. W. Hulbert
Indiana
Indi
Bread Knife Do's And Don'ts From Consumer Advice
Washington AP Features explains how to care for kitchen knives and slicing bread after cooling. It offers practical tips on storage cleaning sharpening and safe handling while advising against misusing blades and discarding serviceable cutlery.
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Wis
Washington
W.p.b's
Consumer Durable Goods Division
W.P.B
Ais
Senesky Close To Scoring Record In College Game
St Joseph's star George Senesky scored 36 points to reach 506 in 21 games as the Hawks beat Bolling Field 58 to 39. He needs 3 more points in the final game against Temple to tie the 509 point mark set in 1940 by Stutz Modzelewski and Rhode Island State. He also pledged to aid in the war effort.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
George Senesky
St. Joseph's
Senesky
Bolling Field
Washington
Temple
Rhode Island State
Stutz Modzelewski
Yankee Pitchers Start Spring Training In St. Petersburg
Yankees pitchers Johnny Murphy Atley Donald and Spurgeon Chandley begin drills at Huggins field in St. Petersburg Fla with daily work slated until they join the squad in Asbury Park New Jersey on March 15 as war moves camps north.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Huggins Field
Yankees
Yankee
Johnny Murphy
Atley Donald
Spurgeon Chandley
Asbury Park
In. d
Ashford Hospital to House 1 500 Men When Completed
Ashford General hospital will shelter 1 500 wounded soldiers as the Old White building and surrounding cottages are converted by Col. Clyde M. Beck and Lieut. Col. Sam F. Seeley into a medical complex. The former Greentrier hotel, part of the historic resort, is among wartime acquisitions by the army for Ashford care.
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Associated Press
Bonsalon
Philippine Scouts
Greendrier
Aotet
Ashford General Hospital
Bensalon
Clyde M. Beck
Sam F. Seeley
Greentrier
Ashord
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Army
Tone
Sprague Mine Commended By Federal Mining Group
Federal officials praised Sprague mine of the New River Co for improved safety. Dr R R Sayers notes better timbering roof testing and water haulage plus enhanced ventilation and protective clothing. In nine months of 1943 417 men worked with 30 disabling injuries and 307 605 tons produced.
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Sprague
Federal Mining Group
New River Company
R. R. Sayers
Bu-S Reau of Mines
Greenbrier hotel to hospital center for troops
Rooms at the Greenbrier are being turned into small wards with four beds each as a recreation center for patients and military personnel. Col. Beck says the welfare of patients comes first, while staff and officers occupy nearby cottages heated by the hospital plant. Private Bensalon, from Luzon, is among the few overseas returnees.
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Ing
Greenbrier
Col. Beck
Beck
Seeley
J. S. Deutschte
Fifth Service Command
Fort Hayes
Robert van Ness
Ordnance Department
Washington
Ashford
Manila
Hospital Welcomes Wounded Soldiers During Opening Period
The report notes a mix of local and overseas troops at the hospital’s opening in late 1941. Many who arrived with injuries in the United States are now discharged, while preparations continue to receive hundreds more.
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United States
Smokes for the Yanks Drive Reaches Raleigh County Total
A Raleigh county fundraiser for the Smokes for the Yanks campaign reports 283.50 raised. Chairman Bill Barrett notes 133.47 from Police Ball Lyric theater and Service Canteen shows, plus 83.77 from business container collections by Barrett and Pete Arnel. A Beckley theater collection added 47.08, with Marines Thomas Edgell and Howard George handling the effort.
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Raleigh
Bill Barrett
Policemen’s Ball
Lyric Theater
Service Canteen
Varios
Barrett
Pete Arnel
Beckley Theater
Thomas Edgell
Howard George
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Hugh FE. Moffett
New York City
North Atlantic
James Caulley
Brownsville
Harold W. Beach
Savannah
Moffett
Milady
Eeeee
Ana
Treat
Ed Don George
Navy
Chapel Hill
N.C
RSE
Sneakhief
Ashford Hospital
Justice Insurance Agency
Beckley, W
Peterson
Ching
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