Raleigh Man in Prisoners Break
Clarksburg report says three prisoners escaped from the Gypsy road camp of the state road commission labor division. Carson Williams 27 of McDowell County Clyde Meador 24 of Raleigh County and David Staples 18 of Cabell County, serving terms for auto theft breaking and entering and other offenses, slipped out Friday evening from the camp created in April to repair roads affected by coal striping trucks in Harrison County.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
Lee S. Fitzwater
Prison Labor Division
State Road Commission
Carson II
Wiliams
McDowell Coun Vt
Clyde Jackson Meador
Raleigh County
David Calvin Staples
Cabell County
Meador
Williams
Staples
Fitzwater
Air war report from European fronts with heavy Allied raids
Allied and Luftwaffe air battles raged over Germany and nearby regions. Bomb and fighter strikes targeted rail yards and oil facilities from Ludwigshafen to Vienna, with 56th fighter group engaging 13 Nazi pilots and Western Allied raids scattering across Munster to Italy.
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Langenseebold
Hanau
Weissenhorn
Ulm
Ludwigshafen
Reeven
Frankfurt
Neustadt
Regensburg
Luftwaffe
Focke-Wulf 10
Thunderbolt
56Th
Harold E. Comstock
Fresno
Calif
Munster J
Germany
U. S
15Th Air Force
Adriatic
Villafranca
Verona
Vicenza
Vienna
Eighth Air Force
Berlin
Army exhibit to set up on Beckley Main Street
Fort Hayes mechanized unit and Army staff will preside over a Raleigh County war effort event on Beckley Main Street. A 37 M.M. anti tank gun amphibian Duck Jeep repair truck mobile kitchen and other equipment will be shown with convalescent veterans and a West Virginia War Finance liaison present. Army field kitchen will serve C rations to the public for twenty five cents as workers wash utensils for bond buyers and a slave auction by prominent citizens supports the county quota of 1 511 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Hayes
Ohio
W. R. Fugitt
West Virginia War Finance Committee
Tthe County War Finance Committee
Army
Beckley
Fugitt
Raleigh
Raleiszh County
Easton Urges U S to Join World Organization
Charleston doctor J C Easton of West Virginia University told the West Virginia State Historical Society meeting that the United States must join a world organization for self preservation. He warned traditional American solutionism and said inventions have collapsed space making global unity essential. The meeting elected Rev L A Priestley president and endorsed the War History Commission’s continuance.
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Associated Press
Charleston
United States
World Organization For
J. C. Easton
West Virgina University
West Virginia State Historical Society
Easton
University History Department
World Organization
Nie Savely
Polish Forces Take Monte Fortina Near Faenza in Snow
British eighth army Poles seized Monte Fortina five miles south of Faenza after a sharp struggle and repelled two German counterattacks. Further north forces neared Faenza but faced strong resistance as British tanks and infantry pressed from Villagrappa. Weather paralyzed some communications, with a few sectors still supplied by rubber boats.
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Associated Press
Rome
Eighth Army
Monte Forting
Bologna
Sother
Faenza
Villagrappa
Fifth Army
Veterans Memorial Roadway Plan At Memory Lane
A proposed Memory Lane monument plan would place stone monuments by the highway entrance with recessed openings holding a draped American flag and a cross. One monument would honor county youths who died for their country and the other living veterans. Plaques would list names of those who served, with landscape treatment to aid quick recognition for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te County
Rice
Memory Lane
Allied Forces Break German Lines Around Aachen Front
Reported advances describe U S Ninth and First Armies pushing into Germany near Aachen and Stolberg while Third and Seventh Armies seize frontier towns Perl Ober Perl and reach near Luxembourg. French and British units push toward Belfort and Cologne plain with gains and heavy German retreat.
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Geilenkirehen
Germain
Aachen
U.S
Roer River
Cologne
Puffenderf
Germany
Auer
Jadieh
Mariadorf
Julich
Wurselen
U. S. First Army
Stolberg
U. S. Third Army
Perl
Ober-Perl
Sehndorf
Luxembourg
Saar Industral Basin
Metz
Vosses
Rhine
Belfort
Miles C. Dempsey
Tonnies
Prummern
Geilenkirchen
The
Reich
Heinsberg
First Selectee Returns Home From Service
Private Glenville Redden, 30, among the first selectees to leave Beckley, is spending a 21 day furlough after service in Ireland Southland England and in several air and land battles. He earned a good conduct medal European Theater ribbon Combat Medal and was in the unit flown by the president. Redden entered service November 25 1940 and has two sisters Novella and Agnes Redden and a brother Basil Redden plus a sister Mrs Margaret Meadows.
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Glenville Redden
Beckley
Ireland
Southland
England
Athos
Redden
Americans Press Into Leyte After Landing
Allied forces probing into Limon encounter strong Japanese troops dug in around the artillery-battered town as anti air fire and fighters shot down the 00th Japanese pilot. The ground action follows the Leyte landing with minor damage reported.
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Istaines
Leyte
Limon
Unanimous board finds no justification for strike
WOLB chairman telegraphed Leonard Berliner disputing the claim while the board said no justification exists for the contraction of the strike. The union reported a show cause hearing led to certification despite threats of action. German defenses face heavy losses as Allied forces press toward the Rhine in a decisive battle.
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Wolb
Leonard Berliner
Nating Web B
Hut
Ibaden
Junior Chamber Directors Meet in State Session
The state board of directors of the Junior Chamber of Commerce gathers at the Appalitehtaan Electric building after a finance committee meeting at the Berkeley hotel. Attendees include Al Hartman of West Virginia JCC and national director Ghen Edimands from Huntington, with delegates from Bluefield Charleston Clarksburg Nitro Martinsburg Margarettown and Lexington among others.
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Ie State Board of Directors
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Gado'eloelk
Finance Cammarttes Uitsater Fy
Aelock
Berkley Hotel
Swar
al Hartman
West Viresini Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ghen Edimands
National Board of Directors
Huntington
Bluefield
al Brooks
Ian Faiermont
Marty
Charleston
Wow
Effies
Clarksburg
Nitro
Gratton
Margintown
Martinsburg
Lexington
Kentucky
Virginia
Hecktoy
Sis Carmien CL
Feazell
Werepard BL
Economic Report On Labor Demands And Steel Policies
A draft report outlines options for wage policy and living costs in response to union pressure. It notes the need to address purchasing power and living standards while avoiding specific recommendations. A technical committee led by Wesley Michelbell prepares the national economic study for consideration.
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WLS
Little Steel
Pda
Wee Liber Boregh
C.no
CSO
Dn. Wesley
Micilebell
Nationeal Bure
Economie
Beckley Soldier Receives Medal For Service in France
Private from Westmoreland County, son of dR Westmoreland of Pemberton Jing, awarded a conduct medal for service with the infantry division in France. He trained at Fort Meade and in Georgia before sailing overseas in October. He participated in major invasion actions in 191? 22.
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AL Westmoreland
Dr, Westmoreland
Pemberton
France
Materinghoe Army
Mts
Fort George G. Meade
Mir Ye
Nyy
Alfies and
Mary
Preece
Soldiers Make Wooden Toys For Children Of Soldiers
A desolate scene at Lowry Field Denver shows soldiers in a log workshop making wooden toys for children of soldiers and others. A small plane delivered supplies to Cheyenne while a diner provided by the Vinton Pires railroad family aided them as the physician asked no visitors tomorrow.
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Lowry Fret
Denver
Vinton Pires Railroad
Afta
Fragmented OCR notes on local school and staff changes
A garbled OCR fragment references a superintendent, a master named O Neill, and resignations tied to a rain event. It hints at internal school district matters and personnel shifts but provides little coherent detail or clear outcomes.
Charleston printing firm lands state material contract
Charleston printing company Jarrett Printing submits the low bid for a two volume state printing contract. Director Carl Rig confirms total printing costs about 300000 dollars. The firm had been accused of questionable bids but maintains it fulfilled the contract requirements.
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Charleston Printing Firm
Associated’ Press
Charleston
Carl Rig
Jarrett Printing Company
Bf Charleston
Ue Crontrael
Convict Lathrop Escapes Lansing Prison in 10 Hour Chase
Arthur Willian Lathrop escaped Lansing state prison and led five carloads of deputies on a 10 hour pursuit through a busy Kansas town. He abducted Miss Helen Cray, attempted to flee among shoppers, and was captured after authorities stopped the rampage without firing due to bystander fears.
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Kansas
Lans
Inp
Kans
LO Hows
Wis
Paistach
Arthur Willian Lathrop
Helen Cray
Edward Grady
Leavenworth
Kanaitis
Lansing
Lathrop
Men with nighttime issues seek pep via Cyatex remedy
Advert says men who wake at night lose pep and suffer pains and nerves. Cyatex claims to dissolve excess acids in kidneys and bladder, improving sleep and energy. guarantees money back if no relief, price 35 cents with a mail order form.
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Dana
Cyatex
Wingaist
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