France and Navy Policy Shift Drives Stronger Fleet
Paris reports Germanys growing economic independence and Britains wary backing push France to expand her fleet, especially submarines and destroyers. French naval experts warn a German sea blockade could starve France within months, making sea control essential for supply, troop movement, and defense against a potential war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
France
Ministry of the Navy
Germany
Locarno
Senate
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Tricolor
Fragmentary wartime note on supply lines and siege sustenance
A fragmented line notes that armies must be supplied with munitions and food to continue their campaigns. The text implies ongoing efforts to keep forces supplied to sustain operations.
Gillenwater Bride- Gautier Wedding Planned in Slab Fork
Slab Fork West Virginia announces the marriage of Florence Gillenwater to Berton Gautier set for April 1936. Berton is son of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Gautier and educated at Mark Twain high school. employed by Slab Fork Coal Company. Plans for the future not announced. Also noted is a recent Slab Fork Christian Endeavor weiner roast with numerous local attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf.Gillenwater
Slab Fork
Florence Gillenwater
Berton Gautier
Gautier
Kelly Gautier
Mark Twain High School
Slab Fork Coal Company
Slab Fork Christian Endeavor
B. F. Sperrow
Bailey
Bob Laurie
Grover Cox
Franklin Malio
Sophia
D. C. Booth
Ironton
Ohio
Pete Thornhill
Mary Francis
Helen
Reece Boone
Jimmy Light
Stotesbury
Chapel Price
Tams
Ruth Mayse
Glenna
W D McCleary Dies Former Beckley Resident
W D McCleary former resident of Beckley died at his sister's home in Lewisburg Wednesday night friends here learned yesterday He left the city two years ago and formerly operated the Beckley Sheet Metal Shop He was about 70 years old Funeral services will be held in Lewisburg this afternoon at three o'clock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. McCleary
Beckley
Lewisburg
Locals and Visitors Seen in Charleston and Nearby
Montcoal West Virginia guest David Bitzer Jr visits grandparents in Charleston. Jordon Jarrell acts as a business visitor in Charleston. Blaine Marshall returns home after surgery at Kanawha Valley hospital. Ruth Wells and Hazel Reppert spend weekend in Charleston. Ralph Brown visits daughter Mrs Otis Dickens in Peach Tree. Mr and Mrs Tom Foster host eighty six year old father in law traveling from Richmond Virginia. Anne Colcord attends Winston Salem Academy house party in Salem North Carolina. Henry Foresman departs for Belle to join Dupont Co. Bill Smith Gube Tudor and Johnnie Hart join boxing event in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bitzer, Jr
Charleston
W. H. Pettus
Jordon Jarrell
Blaine Marshall
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Ruth Wells
Hazel Reppert
Ralph Brown
Peach Tree
Otis Dickens
Richmond
Anne Colcord
Winston- Salem Academy
Salem
N. C
Henry Foresman
Belle
Dupont Co
Bill Smith
Gube Tudor
Johnnie Hart
Truck Operator Fined in Charles Town Case
E C Myers of Leesburg Virginia was fined in Charles Town related to a truck operation incident. Details remain sparse in the brief AP dispatch dated May 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
E. C. Myers
Leesburg, Va
Millvale quarry trucks fined for license plate issue
Trooper C. E. Mays filed the charge as a $50 fine for using a single dealer plate on trucks operating at Millvale quarry. The incident centers on license plate compliance and enforcement actions against the fleet involved.
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Millvale Quarry
C. E. Mays
Garlic Essence of Parsley Tablets for Blood Pressure
Advertises ALUIMIN Garlic Parsley tablets for high blood pressure with claims of no taste and no odor. Offers twelve days of treatment for 54e and four weeks for $1.00. Free booklet available at Watkins Drug Store.
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Watkins Drug Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associated Press
Paris
America
Furnits
Neville St. Opposi
Pany
W. Va
Pee Nd
Barrymore O'Sullivan
Yi Linden
Slab Fork, W. Va
Boston Mass
Schlitz
Schlitz Beer
U.S
Schlitz Brewer's
U. S
Ete
Lilly Ice & Bottling Works
Pemberton
Montcoal, W. Va
Tom Foster
Mr. Foster
George C. (Oley) Mills
Town Cistrict
Foster
the Star
Beckley Hotel
Kanawha Street
Main St
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