Seventeen Youths Register for Draft Training in Summers County
Seventeen Summers County youths liable for September military training under the selective service act registered with the local draft board. Names listed include Franklin H. Ward Howard V. Sembly Robert Eugene Lilly Wesley B. Hamrick Arthur H. McCraw Jr George Lee Booker William H. Collins Lonnie L. Sherwood William L. Taylor Frederick O. Vass Alfonso T. Lilly Amos E. Wynes Sidney O. Tax Thomas R. Hartley Melvin S. Bryan Oliver B. Lee and John Robert Ratliff.
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Register
Hinton
Summers County
Lisb
Franklin H. Ward
Howard V. Sembly
Robert Eugene Lilly
Wesley B. Hamrick
Arthur H. McCraw, Jr
George Lee Booker
William H. Collins
Lonnie £. Sherwood
William L. Taylor
Frederick O. Vass
Alfonso T. Lilly
Amos E. Wynes
Sidney 0. Tax
Thomas R. Hartley
Melvin
O'Bryan
Oliver B. Lee
John Robert Ratliff
Pfc Okey Harvey Dies on Saipan
Pfc Okey Spurgeon Harvey 27 a veteran of the Marshall islands campaigns died last Sunday on Saipan Island a war department telegram informed his wife Virginia Harvey of 114 Hargrove street She had heard of his illness in a September 17 letter from an army hospital Harvey formerly of Hinton was employed at Watkins drug store Beckley before enlisting in September 1941 He trained at Camp Wolters Texas and went overseas in April 1942 Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Nathaniel Harvey of Hinton two brothers Harold in the navy and Glenn in the army air forces Earl a Beckley pharmacist and Jimmy living with the family in Hinton One sister Mrs Lorene Fitzpatrick of Baltimore Maryland
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Okey Spurgeon Harvey
Marshall Islands
Saipan Island
War Department
Virginia Harvey
Hargrove Street
Harvey
Virginia Davis
Hinton
Watkins’ Drug Store
Beckley
Camp Wolters
Texas
Nathaniel Harvey
Harold
South Pacific
Glenn
California
Army Air Forces
Earl Harvey
Beckley Drug Store
Jimmy Harvey
Lorene Fitzpatrick
Baltimore
Maryland
Bluefield Banker To Open Hinton Branch Office
Max Turk a Bluefield lawyer and businessman who ran the American Loan company for 29 years will open a Hinton branch Monday October 2. The new office sits on the second floor of the Ewart Miller building with H H Payne in charge.
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Hinton
Max Turk
Bluefield
American Loan Company
Ewart- Miller
H. H. Payne
Home Nursing Classes Start In Hinton
Local American Red Cross chapter announces organized home nursing classes with Mrs. C Hertel as chairwoman training inquiries directed to the chapter chairman. Miss Wilma A Woodard has collected about 390 pairs of shoes and boots for donation to servicemen and families, including glass and wood items.
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Hinton
The
American Red Crees
C. Hertel
Kingfield
Wilma A. Woodard
Hinton Girls Pledged to National Sororities
Two Hinton students at West Virginia University have been pledged to national sororities. Eleanor Stokes daughter of Dr and Mrs J W Stokes of Bellepoint a premedical sophomore is pledged to Delta Gamma. Mary Pat Paul daughter of Mrs Roy E McDaniel of Coral Ridge is pledged to Kappa Kappa Gamma.
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Register
Hinton
West Virginia University
Natonal
Eleanor Stokes
J. W. Stokes
Bellepoint
University
Mary Pat Paul
Roy E. McDaniel
Coral Ridge
Hinton Girl Wed To Californian
Miss Nora Ree Whitlock daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley A Whitlock of Hinton wed Private Robert E Jennings of Santa Monica California in Washington DC on August 19. The 1941 Hinton high school graduate is employed with the signal corps in Washington and the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs W B Jennings of Santa Monica. They reside at 302 East Capitol Street NE Washington DC.
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Hinton
Nora Ree Whitlock
Stanley A. Whitlock
Robert E. Jennings
Santa Monica
California
Washington, D. C
Hollingsworth
Hinton High School
Signal Corps
Washington
Jennings
W. B. Jennings
Army
East Capitol Street
N. E
Washington, D.C
Bus Owner Is Sued For 15000
A 15000 damage suit was filed against Fred Quintier of Crab Orchard by R H Bradley Jr by his father for injuries to a boy who was struck by a bus on a Lillybrook highway. The accident occurred in October 1943. Bradley says the youth on a bicycle sustained crushed hips and a fractured pelvis. Quintier owned the bus but was not driving at the time.
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Fred Quintier
Crab Orchard
R. H. Bradley, Jr
R. H. Bradley
Lillybrook
D. D. Ashworth
Ashworth and Sanders
Quintier
Senate Group To Learn Of Political Financiers Costs
The Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee opens an inquiry into presidential election costs funding and donor identities. Chairman Green says the move is the most comprehensive effort in American history and will begin with questionnaires to all political committees not directly affiliated with national party organizations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Green
Campaign finance disclosure urged for full cost of campaigns
The speaker argues for the public to learn the complete cost of political campaigns and identify all funders. He stresses a goal to protect freedom of speech and thought while ensuring transparency on who pays for campaign efforts.
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United States
Hinton Soldier Wounded in France
Mrs. Margaret Meadows of Hinton parks avenue reports to war department that her husband Private Curtis Meadows was seriously wounded September 12 in France and is now in an army hospital in England.
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Hinton
France
Register
Margaret Meadows
Park Avenue
War Department
Curtis Meadows
England
Private Meadows Injury Report and Parade Of Values Ad
Private Meadows says injuries to back and leg require casts with a four week recovery. The Star advertises a Values Parade offering quality clothing on easy terms with free gifts for purchases at Star store located on South Kanawha Street.
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STAR
South Kanawha Street
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