Beckley Major Major Bridge Maps Targets Over Pacific Island
Beckley native Major Charles E Bridge led a photo reconnaissance squadron over unnamed South Pacific islands photographing potential invasion points. He and his crew arrived five minutes ahead of the bomber group due to a navigational error and survived a tense hostile area. He later served as liaison on Saipan during the invasion and awaits a return to combat flying.
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Charles E. Bridge
Bridge
South’ Pacific
Major Bridge
Beckley
S. H. Bridge
Wickham Avenue
Ellis and
Gilbert Islands
Saipan
Truk
Kusaie
Ponape
Kwajalein
Great Lakes Triumph Over Gremlins In Close War Match
The Great Lakes Blue Jackets remained undefeated against service teams by edging the Third Air Force Gremlins 12 to 10 before 25 000 fans. Jim Youel connected with George Young on two long passes, Mello scored on the drive set up by a 28 yard pass, and Schenreich added a field goal after a Gremlin score.
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Associated Press
Great Lake
Blue Jackets
Great Lakes
Third Air Force Gremlins
Greniins
Bert Eeeetchn
Jim Mello
Hines
Jim Youel
George Young
Jim Keane
Youel
Young
Gremlin
Charles Trippi
Flyers
Mello
Gremlins
Ernest Bonelli
Trippi
John Schenreich
Jackets
Melhi
Lrippi
Seltenreich
Seaman First Class George Stephens Reassigned
Seaman First Class George Stephens of the U S Navy has returned to New York for reassignment after visiting his parents Mr and Mrs John Stephens in Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hile
George Stephens
U.S. Navy
John Stephens
New York
Wyoming County Workshop Attended by Forty One
Forty one instructors food preservation plant supervisors and school staff from fourteen West Virginia schools attended a two day workshop at the Wyoming County food preservation center. R L Hiner of the U S Agriculture Department demonstrated proper meat butchering culling and canning. Two beeves and two hogs were butchered with meat canned and cured sausage and lard produced. Participants included Alderson Taeger WV State Teachers College Institute Buffalo Spencer St Marys Elizabeth Mount Hope Shady Spring Fayetteville Ripley Huntington Princeton Greenville Pineville.
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Register
Willer
Pineville
West Virginia
Wyoming County
Alderson
Taeger
W. Va. State
Teachers College, Institute
Buffalo
Spencer
St. Mary's
Elizabeth
Mount Hope
Shady Spring
Fayetteville
Ripley
Huntington
Princeton
Greenville
Hiner
Pauline Sout
Milkweed Pod Collections End Thursday Drive Continues
The West Virginia milkweed pod drive led by Superintendent F M Ashworth gathers 48 counties with Shady Spring High leading at 54 bushels and several schools reporting totals. Pods go to War Hemp Industries in Petroskey Michigan for Nov 22 23 shipment. checks totaling 260 are issued at 20 cents per bushel.
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Parlin
Acord
Spruce
Griffith
Phillips
Sullivan
Buffalo
Jarrell
Slab Fork
Farley’ Hill
Table Rock
Raleigh
Hollywood
Whitby
Metalton
Cranberry
Cliff Top
Fireco
Princewick
Workman’s Creek
Lanark
Terry
Toney's Fork
Plumley Mountain
Red Bird
Shumate
Pine Knob
East Beckley
Cook
Baptist Revival Opens Monday in Pineville
Revival services begin at W. H. Cook Memorial Baptist church with Rev. C. F. Walker of Beckley in charge and nightly at 7 30. A November 19 homecoming features Rev. Hugh Pickett and Dr. Alvin J. Cook with a basket dinner at noon.
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Register
Pineville
W. H. Cook
Rae W.H. Cook
Pineville Soldier Recalls Night Encounter on Road to Tunis
Corporal Aul da Adkins of Pineville, after two years overseas, recounts meeting a hometown friend Ben Cox by lighted roadside near Tunis. He served from 1942 in Ireland Sicily Italy and North Africa earning the European Theatre ribbon and campaigns.
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Louise Joseph
Pineville
Aulda Adkins
Tunis
Ben Cox
France
Adkins
J. R. Adkins
Casablanca
Sicily
Oran
Algiers
Naples
Ireland
England
United States
Forth Worth
Texas
135Th Infantry
North Africa
Africa
Hill 609
Afrika Corps
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Red Cross
WACS
Italy
Valturna
Haly
Isle of Capre
Mt. Vesuvius
Mark Clark
Fifth Army
Pineville High School
Pine Chevrolet
Army
U.S. S. Anderson
Newport News
Virginia
States
Ashford General Hospital
White Sulphur Springs
Caserine Pass
el Gatar
Fort Belvoir
Washington, D.C
U S Employment Office Opens in Pineville Tuesday
The United States Employment Service opens on Tuesday in Pineville at the county court house. A sound truck will promote the opening Monday and Tuesday. Two films will be shown for the event The Story of Guadalcanal and The Life and Death of the U S Hornet. The office aims to recruit workers for coal and lumber industries and other essential local employers with recruiters from Aberdeen Maryland Norfolk Navy Yard Mare Island Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards and civil service and war manpower offices contributing on opening day.
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V Register
Pineville
Guadalcanal
U. S. Hornet
United States Employment Service
Wyoming County Court House
Agnes W Taylor
Beckley
Pineville High School
Court House
Lit
Sidney Barksdale
Norfolk
Mullens
Wyoming Theatre
fEanter High School
Baltimore
Civil Service Commission
Pearl Harbor
Taylor
Helen Kilgore
War Manpower Commission
John G. Hamrick
Lewisburg
Bernard Gainor
Charleston
Corporal Lewis Home on Leave After Training
Corporal William Lewis spends ten days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lewis in Pineville. He completed training at an aerial gunnery school in Harlingen Texas and will be transferred to Lincoln Nebraska.
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Pineville
William Lewis
W. M. Lewis
Lewis
Harlingen
Texas
Lincoln
Nebraska
Wayne Hatfield Heads to Frisco After Farewell Party
Fireman First Class Wayne Hatfield departed Saturday for San Francisco following a hometown sendoff hosted by his brother and sister-in-law Me and Mrs Kernie Hatfield at Clear Fork. His parents, Mr. and Mrs Charles Hatfield of Simon, were mentioned in the notice.
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Pineville
Wayne Hatfield
San Francisco
California
Kernie Hatfield
Clear Fork
Charles Hatfield
Simon
Wounded Soldier Back in States
Bruce A. O'Dell reports his son Arthur Howard O'Dell, wounded in France on August 8, 1944, has arrived at Staten Island New York. Curry home: E M Curry returned Friday from a business trip to High Point North Carolina. List of names and ages includes Price Hill Byrd Pickerman Helen Sam's Branch Tom Meadows Bragg Low Gap Freezeland Mountain John Davis Trap Hill MacDonald Montcoal Scouts.
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Bruce
A. P. O’dell
Arthur Howard O'Dell
France
Staten Island
New York
Curry
Pineville
E. M. Curry
High Point
North Carolina
Price Hill
Byrd Pickerman
Helen
Price
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Beckley- Mount Jope
Lew Sheffler
RAF
Howard Burkett
Blaine Kinzer
Arthur Koch
Navy Air Force
Sam Antonia
Bill Kliase
Army Air Force
Bill Banks
Army Air Cadet Corps
San Antonio
John Bridge
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Cluhy
Charles Bridge
Boggess
Ace Auto Store
Heber St
Richmond
Kanawha Street
East
Oak Hill
Prince Street
South Fayette Street
Church Street
Second Street
Hinton
Baptist Church
Baptist Revival
Pine Ville
Jess D. Mangus
Mangus
Greyhound Bus Company
Juanita Brooks
Corporal Adkins
U.S
Corporal Lewis
Frisco
Daily Crossword
Paradise
Cigtern
Judea
Paraguay
Gdskag Phki Midg' NG Vda
Sfggha
8YRUS
King Featured Syndicate
Gestapo
Free America
America
Raleigh Tire & Rubber Company
Gillette
Beckley, W. Va
Kanawha and
Prince Sts
Dial
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