Grand jury power challenged in Cabell county probe
A fifth Cabell county grand jury, called a blue ribbon panel with two special prosecutors, indicted eight on election irregularities after four prior juries found nothing. The author argues grand juries act independently of prosecutors and courts, urging jurors and officials to heed the lesson for future investigations.
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Cabell County
West Virginia
Cabell
H. Clay Worth
Grand Jury
Old Cars Demand Shifts Back as Used Models Proliferate
A friend notes that demand for good used automobiles is returning to earlier model years as inventories of later cars tighten. The Register’s classified ads show a scramble for remaining late models and hints that older types may rise in value.
Used Cars Hold Value In Wartime Economy
The article argues that private transportation needs will keep older, serviceable cars in use as war demands shift production away from consumer autos. If war lasts long, a few automobile plants may be retooled for new cars like a jeep variant. Meanwhile domestic refrigerators hint at reallocation of capacity, suggesting used cars may retain value despite scarcity.
Not Enough Attention To Party Executive Committees
The Huntington Advertiser argues that county and party executive committees influence who gets elected and deserve voter scrutiny. It warns that indifference has led to self serving directors, urging reform to ensure committees serve the public good and party welfare over personal gain.
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Huntington Advertiser
Wold
Unity at Last as De Gaulle and Giraud Move Toward One Leadership
General De Gaulle signals a near end to the rift with General Giraud, pledging to meet him in North Africa and pursue a united Free French empire. He refers to Giraud as a great soldier and noble figure and promises French unity under a single voice for the nation.
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Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Eisenhower
de Gaulle
North Africa
Girard
Giraud
Free France
Beckenley Princeton and Dunbar reach Morgantown semi finals
In Morgantown yesterday three Southern West Virginia teams Beckley Princeton and Dunbar advanced to the semi finals while Wheeling represented the North after a close 39 to 35 defeat by Beckley. Mercer county’s Princeton Warriors nearly outflanked the Northerners 46 to 45 last night.
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West Virginia
Wheeling
Beckley
Princeton
Dunbar
Morgantown
North
Bull Run
Mercer County
Princeton Warriors
Margo Lanek in Dowry Jewel Heist and Villa Party
Margo Lanek, reared by King Karl, pursues a vanished jewel dowry hunted by Josef as Tex Winston and James Reed seek to seize a property tied to Margo. At a Reed party plans unfold amid threats from Nick Lundsen, Gustav, and a missing girl’s shadow, with Mascot aiding and danger looming as Margo heads to Mascot’s meeting.
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Margo Lanek
Karl
Josef
Mascot
Margo
Tex Winston
James Reed
Tex
Jimmie
Magsent
Roydon
Nick Jundson
Gustav
Reed
Wen
Nicholas Lundsen
Margo Lanck
Nick
Weniel
Custav
Plaza Hotel
James
Ten Raleigh county brothers serve in armed forces
Ten members of a Raleigh county family are in the armed forces, all related as brothers or first cousins. The piece lists Walter E. Arndt, Edsel V. Arndt, Ernest D. Arndt, Thed ford R. Brammer, Charles Edward Hancock Jr., Marvin W. Hancock, Eugene Clayton Hancock, Roy M. Hancock, Edgar Hancock, Earl E. Schultz, and Joseph S. Luchini among others, with ranks, units, and stations in the United States and abroad. It notes promotions and transfers, and mentions other local service members and their assignments.
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Raleigh
Morris Arndt
Callaway Heights
Army
Walter E. Arndt
Camp Belvoir
Virginia
New Jersey
England
Arnd
North Africa
Charles Edward Hancock, Jr
C. E. Hancock
Wolf Creek
Fort Riley
Kansas
Shelton
Monroe County
Marvin Hancock
H. C. Hancock
Skelton
Marvin W. Hancock
Pacific
Camp Walter
Texas
Eugene Clayton Hancock
Camp Neale
California
Hon
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Roy M. Hancock
H. F. Han- Charles Hancockcock
Voluntey
Edgar Hancock
W. E. Hancock
Navy
New York
New River Coal Company
Earl E. Schultz
Janie Schultz
Peterstown
Camp Crook
Nebraska
Delanese Corporation
Narrows
Armed Forces
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National Advertising
THE
Katz Agency
Fifth Avenue, New York City
Randolph Norton
Raleigh County
Bank of Raleigh
Isaac McKinney
W. A. Thornhill
Woodlawn Avenue
Thornhill Garden
C. H. Fink
Mabscott
Ing
Margn
Inleeathias
Maren
Dimmile
Peasy Allen Margo
Mr. Reed
Mildred
Register
Persar
India
Edsel V. Arndt
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Arndt
Koppers Can Company
Sanford
Ernest D. Arndt
Camp
McCain
Mississippi
Old Style Distributing Company
Thedford R. Brammer
L. E. Brammer
Arndts
Brammer
Farnest Arndt
Thedford Brammer
Oseph S. Luchini
Army of the United States
Infantry School
Fort Benning
Georgia
Luchini
Angelo Luchini
322Nd
Army Air Forces
St. Francis High School
West Virginia University
Manuel Scarlas
Tom Scarlas
Harper Road
Rivate
Lawrence K. Lawson
Lanark
Camp Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Air Force Command
Jefferson Barracks
Walter Arndt
Eugene Hancock
Edgar Hanenck
Trl
Schultz
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