Navy Mothers Sponsor Address By Marine Chaplain
The Navy Mothers Club will host an address by Lt Lonnie Meachum of the chaplain corps at 8 pm Saturday in the Memorial building. He served with Navy and Marines in the Pacific, was on Vox Pox, and recently toured the U.S. The Beckley Ministerial Association sits on the platform with the public invited. Meachum went ashore at Cape Gloucester New Britain with the first wave and stayed under fire for three days. he holds the Distinguished Service Cross and the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Woodrow Wilson High School band will perform under Glenn Sallack.
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Navy Mother's Club
Pacific
Navy
Marines
Memorial Building
Lonnie Warps Meachum
Chaplain Corps of
United States Navy
Washington, D. C
United States
Vox Pox
Columbia
Beckley Ministerial Association
Méachum
Cape Cloucester
New Britiin
Woodrow Wilson High School
Glenn Sallack
New Nurses Aide Chairwoman Named in Red Cross
Mrs. Fred Hurt of West Virginia avenue becomes head of the volunteers nurses aide corps succeeding Mrs. R. R. Bunton. She has worked at the local Red Cross headquarters for years and previously led the Junior Woman's Club and chaired the Civic department of the Woman's club.
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Fred Hurt
West Virginia Avenue
Red Cross
France
Nurses’ Aide Corps
R. R. Bunton
Cooper Jennings Nuptials Reported In Charleston
Announcement of the marriage of Ioie Mae Jennings of Skelton to Harold Cooper of San Diego California. The ceremony took place at St Elizabeths Charleston on November 3 officiated by Rev H C Redden. The couple returned to Beckley for weeks and the groom ships back to San Diego.
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Ioie Mae Jennings
Nora Jennings
Skelton
Seanon Harold Cooper
J B Deck to Speak at Beckley Women of Moose Meeting
The Women of the Moose invite members to hear J B Deck principal of Sophia grade school as guest speaker Monday at 8 pm at the Moose hill. Mrs Lucille Shaw urges bringing age appropriate books for grade school children to be donated to Sophia school.
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The
Moose
Moose Hill
JB. Deck
Sophia
Lucille Shaw
Library
Sophia School
ATL
Hloreen Cremens
Mian Atuliees
Murdock Family Reunion Reported At Calloway Heights
The Murdock family reunion occurred at Mrs. Alice Phillips home in Calloway Heights with Rev. Charles McKinney delivering remarks. Attendees included numerous Murdock relatives from Otsego Lester Glen White Beckley and others, plus return of Mathew Basil Runyon to his base in Oklahoma after furlough with his parents.
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Murdock
Alice Phillips
Calloway Heights
Charles McKinney
Fate
George Murdock
Billy
Eunice
Otsego
John Alurecook
Crab Orchard
Dan Murdock
Peagy
Lester
Milt
Mathew Basil Runyon
Oklahoma
Mrs
J.A. Runyon
Ury
Miss Mary Christine Campbell Weds Cpl William A Denny
The marriage of Miss Mary Christine Campbell and Corporal William A Denny of the United States Marine Corps was announced by her parents Mr and Mrs C C Campbell of Crab Orchard. The double ring ceremony took place October 18 at Crab Orchard. Denny, a 140 grad of Mark Twain high school, served four years in the Marines with 34 months overseas and involvement at Pearl Harbor Midway and the Solomons. He wears multiple medals. The couple will reside with Campbell parents. Denny returns to New River for further service. There is a stray line about lizards following.
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Mary Christine Campbell
William A. Denny
United States Marine Corps
James A. Denny
Sophia
C. C. Campbell
Crab Orchard
M. E. Smith
Mary Osborne
Jamies L. Denny
Kentucky
West Virginia
Midway
Solomons
Denny
New River
North Carolina
Marine Corps
Miss Virginia Trail Weds Navy Quartermaster in Seattle
In a double ring ceremony at First Methodist Church Seattle on October 27 Miss Virginia Trail daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Trail of 104 Freeman Street became the bride of Quartermaster Third Class L Warren Neal Jr United States Navy son of Mr. and Mrs L W Neal Sr of Prosperity The candlelight service was by Rev William Twiddy A maid of honor and best man were named Guests included sixty crew members Their wedding cake featured a sailor and his bride Mrs Neal a Woodrow Wilson High School and Beckley College graduate works for AMcGinnis and Mann Beckley The groom a Woodrow Wilson graduate previously worked at Globe Arizona Prior to service in September 1943 he served overseas in New Guinea Guam Australia and the Philippines before returning to the states in October 1944 They spent time in Seattle and New Tinguero fford hotel before a home visit and the groom returned to Seattle for reassignment
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First Methodss
Seattle
Washington
Virginia Trail
William J. Trail
Freeman Street
L. Warren Neal, Jr
United States Navy
L. W. Neal
William Twiddy
Emma Pease
16Th Street
Marshalltown
Town
Neal
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beck
Farrish Receives Two Medals With Patton's Third Army
Mrs. Mary Farrish of Beckley learns her son Corporal Woodrow Farrish, serving under General Patton in the Third Army, has been awarded the Combat Infantryman Medal and the Expert Infantryman Medal before heading overseas in May.
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Mary Farrish
Ball Street
Beckley
Ward
Woodrow Farrish
George Patton
Third Army
Birth announcements from Lanehburs and Beckley hospital
The notice lists multiple births: Martha Neel Phipps born November 22 in Lanehburs to Mrs Plupps and Paul Phipps. Judith Christine, eight pounds, born November 24 at Beckley hospital to Orvule Ress and Kopperston. Pamela Douglas, eight pounds, born November 18 at Baltimore General to Lt and Mrs Rey Webb Tannese, and Agnes Ann seven pounds, born November 18 at Mahscott home to Mr and Mrs William Weidenill. other families include Werdensall and Tyree, and Betsy Rae among siblings.
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Reansae
Paul Phipps
Plupps
Bert
Lanehhburs
Martha Neel Phipps
Phupp
Abe Mivis
Lanehbures
Ales Howard Phipps
Tormier
Mia Biabeti
Stony
Mis
Clarence AL Culhis
Sophia
Anneunes Cae
Bersted
Virginia
Werdensall Os
Army Stepcorps
Raghind
Weidens
Avong
M. RB. Tyree
Bristol
Rey Webb Tannese
Pameles Douglas
Baltimore iGeneral
Mire
Webb
Jane Baird
Adri
Baird
Beckles
Dieuterant
New Caledonia
William Weidensill
Agnes Ann
Mahscott
Weidensill
Ethel McCormick
Revival Convenes in South Carolina Invitation
A revival meeting is announced for November 12 at a local site in South Carolina. Reverend Simpson of diilerssite invites the public to attend with speakers Eric and Mic Supsan participating.
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Mr. Simpson
Diilerssite
South Carolina
Icon
Aiabscot
Besinotig
Eric
Ofelock
Andes Wiley
Orscoted Lenon Artiartion
Mic Supsan
War Era Roles of Chinese and Japanese in Philippines
At war outbreak, the Chinese in the Philippines were mainly small shopkeepers while the Japanese were engaged as farmers and craftsmen. The text contrasts civilian economic roles amid upheaval, reflecting ethnic occupations during wartime.
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Philippines
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Vicks
James Cooper
San Diego
California
St. Elizabeth's Church
Charleston
H.C. Redden
Irene Richmond
Jennings
Cooper
Fundtione
Harold Cooper
J. B. Deck
Beckley Women OF
William A, den
Delmar Beauty Shop
Main St
Seidman’s Style Shop
Prince Sty
Hash
Norden
AP Telemat
Miss
Usn
Cpl. Farish
Gen. Patton
Lasca
Ees
Speedalt
Pechult Marguerite
Alan Specht
Violet
Neville
Taptist Cluttred
Viniel Allovaigh
Leawie Yeotfith Caley
Ters
Tinsea
Sue
Affair
Geopges
Algeria
Florida
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