Dewey Speaks 11 Minutes To Hinton Crowd
West Virginia stop draws 1500 to 2000 people as Gov. Dewey denounces New Deal expansion and calls for fewer federal job programs. The scene at the Chesapeake and Ohio station included photo coverage and a security detail prior to his Charleston appearance.
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Babe Grimmi ett Recovering From Snakebite In Hinton
Four year old Reeider Staff Writer Kenneth Grimmett and Mrs Grimmett of Hinton West End recovers at Hinton hospital from snakebite in which his hand swelled but condition not dangerous. He was bitten Friday afternoon while playing with the snake.
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Sidney Shirkey Receives Navy Yard Honorable Service Certificate
Clintonville resident Sidney E Shirkey is among West Virginia civilians honored by Rear Admiral William R. Furlong at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard. The Fifth Naval district dispatch says the group earned thanks for wartime work at the Pacific base during World War II and received a Certificate of Honorable Service for faithful service contributing to the war effort.
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Willkie Still Ill With Strep Throat
Associated Press reports Wendell L. Willkie remains treated at Lenox Hill Hospital for streptococcal throat infection. Superintendent John Shorter says his condition shows some improvement though fever persists, with temperature down from 103 to about 101.
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Crook Brothers Wounded In War, One Wounded Five Times
Two brothers from Jumping Branch have been wounded in service. Mil Crook, 24, wounded five times, has returned to his unit in France. Edward Crook, 21, wounded earlier, was hospitalized after a ship torpedo incident and sent home. Both brothers served with their father’s prior business in the area.
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Bandage production by chapter totals 407 400 in nine months
The chapter reports making 407 400 bandages over nine months and lists officers and beneficiaries. Names include James W. McClung, Mrs. Janet Laing, Mrs. Richard Bowsman, and Robert Sydenstriek as war fund chairman. Various towns such as Williamsburg and Rainelle are mentioned with associated members.
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Mason Bell
Robert Sydenstricker
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Clade Jarrett
Tetmmig Cla ‘Nan
License demand reported slack in Lewisburg area
The county clerk reports no unusual demand for hunting licenses as the open season for squirrel pheasants and wild turkeys begins October 12.
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Four Boys Face Federal Trials In Bluefield
Four boys from Lewisburg Ronvevorte and Renick areas are to face federal charges in Bluefield for transporting a stolen car across state lines and stealing cash cigars gas and pennies from Hubert Honaker store BonVevort and Muknight service station. One suspect, about 16, confessed after arrest in Maryland. others returned home to Jenkinpones before arrest.
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Bennie Gill Wounded in France Leaves Parents News
Bennie P Gill son of Mr and Mrs John J Gill living near Hinton was wounded in France September 18 He is an infantryman who enlisted November 9 1942 and went overseas in December 1943 He wrote from an Italian hospital to his parents describing a wound to his left hand
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Congress Chronicle Notes Old Name Change History
The Congressional Record recalls that the official publication of the U S Congress was once called the Congressional Globe, reflecting its historical naming transition.
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War Ballots and Absentee Requests Noted in County
At the courthouse records show twenty five votes cast and thirty three county civilians applied for absentee ballots. The final date to apply for service ballots is October 27. The text also references American city naming by geographic features and mentions cargo tonnage in a disconnected line.
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