Wyoming County War Fund Drives First Week Total Near $1300
The National War Fund drive in Wyoming county raised about 1300 in its first week. Mullens business houses and residents donated through M Hye Lusk, with Buckeye Coal employees topping the list at 234 and several theaters and firms giving 100 each. Multiple individuals contributed amounts from 40 to 5, while 50 donors gave 5 or less. County chairman Lelan Phillips appointed section chairmen across the county, expecting more funds by month’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Mullens
National War Fund
Wyoming County
M. Hye Lusk
Buckeye Coal & Coke Company
Stephenson
Wyoming, Rialto, and
Pine Theatres
Bluefield Produce & Provision Company
C¢M
Wyoming
W. A. Haslam
Marianna
Floyd Hyatt
Kopperston
Seahffen Stewart
Clarence Shufflebarger
Pineville
W. J. Marland
Glen Rogers
Estel Miller
Sabine
Aj. W. Dove
Alpora
J. E. Jones
Coal Mountain
Robert Smith
Covinne
Clair L. Cook
Itmann
Edward Luckavill
Wyco
R. F Wildey
J. A. Lewis
Otsego
FE. C. George
Mabe
Citizens of
Earth Community
Cook Funeral This Afternoon In Pineville
Herbert Watter Cook 40 of Pineville died Friday night in Huntington hospital after a ten day stay. A Wyoming County board of education truck driver born June 8 1909 he was the son of Robert Lee and Elizabeth Cook. Funeral services will be at 2 pm in the Pineville Methodist church with Rev. A A Steele officiating burial in Cook cemetery. Survived by his wife Mrs Dada Cook his parents and several brothers and sisters plus two children Mary and Robert Lee Cook.
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Register
Pineville
Herbert Watter
P. D
Cook
Huntington Hospital
Wyoming County Board of Education
Robert Lee
Elizabeth i Cook
Methodist
A. A. Steele
Cook Cemetery
Dada Cook
Emer Waitman Cook
Northfork
Marie C. Shannon
Sabine
Mary Pschantre
Cambridge
Maryland
Nannie C. Harper
Charleston
Mary Cook
Robert Lee Cook
Oceana Church Plans Prayer and Self Denial Week
The Oceana Methodist church has finalized plans for the annual Prayer and Self Denial services across all Methodist churches from October 25 to 31. Services are set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the church, Friday at Mrs. Bernard Morgan’s home, and Sunday night the 31st at the church. Mrs. L. W. Beane, district secretary of literature and publication, offers special literature for sale. The public is invited.
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Register
Oceana
Oceana Methodist Church
Bernard Morgan
L. W. Beane
Wyoming Man Keeps Fort Up For 45 Missions
Master Sergeant Clarence Delph of Sabine West Virginia and Mountain Dew served as crew maintenance chief on a B 17 Flying Fortress at an eighth Air Force bomber station in England. The aircraft he serviced completed over 45 consecutive combat missions in the European theater without mechanical failure. Delph received special commendation from his squadron commander. The bomber dropped about 115 tons of explosives on targets in France and Germany. Delph graduated Glen Rogers High School in 1939 and worked in Glen Rogers before enlisting in January 1941.
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Eighth Air Force
England
Mountain Dew
Clarence Delph
5. W. Delph
Sabine
West Virginia
France
Gery
Delph
Glen Rogers
Army
Mullens Soldier's Unit Sets Record in Europe
Corporal William D Fay of Mullens, son of Mrs. Katie Foy, is with the combat support wing at an ammunition depot in England. The unit, part of the Air Service Command, set a European theatre record for unloading and delivering bombs, moving from railheads to airfields with fewer trucks than planned. They work around the clock to meet demand, sometimes hauling bombs directly from rail to bomber.
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Register
Mullens
William D Fay
Katie Foy
Suttens
Lair Force Service Command
England
Air Service Command
iCyews
Miss Peters Joins WAVE Training in New York Parade
Miss Joan Peters of Bishop Virginia, a recent child welfare worker in Pineville, left Thursday for New York to enter basic training for the WAVEs. A graduate of West Virginia University, she came to Pineville from Morgantown and lived with Hazel Cook during her stay.
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Miss Peters
WAVE
Mrs Giobbie Injured in Mountain Hazelnut Hunt
Mrs Peter Giobbie is confined to her home with injuries from a fall while hazelnut hunting in the mountains. Mr Giobbie, employed near Yeager, and Miss Margaret Giobbie of Gilbert spent the weekend here.
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Giobbie
Oceana
Peter Giobbie
Yeager
Margaret Giobbie
Gilbert
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wyoming County War Fund
Iplayes
Homer EB. Lilly
The
Peoples Bank of Mullens
Appalachian — Electric Power Company
Godfrey L. Cabot, Company
Moose Lodge
Consolidated Bus Lines, Inc
Hayes Baker Coal Company
Joe E. Orr
Robertson & Foglesong
W. W. Pollock
Feller Insurance Agency
Mullens Insurance Agency
Army & Navy Store
Bailey Mod
Phillips
Purina Kennels
Beckley
Dial
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Loceana
Qoley Mills
Democrat
Justice of the Peace
Faye
Noel
Inasseta
Ford
Act
Sterling Insurance CO
Addresa
Cary
Ipa
State
Llosa
Hon
Hartley Sanders
Congress
Hugh Scott
Philadelphia
Ben Dunmam School
A. C
Adney
Sutphin
Raleigh County
Tim’s Heber St. Op
Court House
Bailey Jewelry Co
Neville S. Beckley
B. E. Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
Harper Welding and Supply CO
S. Kanawha
Hone
McCreery St
Beckley, W. VA
Fayette Street
Beckley Hardware and Supply Co
Heber St
Mat Tarz
Esky
Carlson's Main &Y. Beckley
Raleigh Motor Sales, Inc
Oakwood Lal
Wien
Cook Music Shop
N. Oakwood Ave
Hash
Ruy
Main St. Beckley
Dial Raleigh
Aundry
BYUS
Mankin
Richmond Cleaners and Laundry
Kanawha Dial
Prince
Sophia
W. Va
Moqgre
Century Dixie
Clark Stores, Inc
Goa
Beckley Ice and Feed CO
Prince St. Ad KR. K
Roy Robinson
Fayette
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