Oak Hill mayor leads bond drive dubbed no slips
Mayor Louise Tully denounces a “petticoat government” label as Oak Hill journalists report the Junior Woman's Club using stamps and savings bonds to fund a bond selling drive. The event, running through October 31, pools more than 5000 dollars, aiming for at least 10000, with 29 active members and city officials enforcing on the spot fines paid in stamps or bonds.
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Register
Oak Hill
Louise Tully
Tully
Gene Downs
G. J. Thomas
Nancy Hannabass
C. E. Watkins
Clara Whitley
C. P. Anderson, Jr
Joe Lilly
H. P. Thomas, Jr
Margaret Jasper
Willard Jarrell
Townsend Speaks To Oak Hill UMW
Associated Press reports T C Townsend, Charleston attorney and UMW counsel, urged Oak Hill miners at a Republican rally to back John L Lewis in the coming wage conference. He warned that coal miners opposing Lewis would weaken his bargaining power and cited political figures as risks in continuing New Deal policies. Townsend said he would vote for Dewey for president for a free America.
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Associated Press
Oak Hill
John L. Lewis
Thomas FE
Dewey
United Mine Workers
T. C. Townsend
Townsend
Charleston
UMW
West Virginia
Lewis
Far Browder
Sidney Hillman
United States
America
Absentee Votes Taken Tomorrow
Fayet teville report notes absentee voters may cast ballots in person at the circuit clerk's office from tomorrow until November 3 for those out of state on election day. Tomorrow is the final registration date for the November 7 election and the first date ballots can be sent to civilians away on election day. yesterday a prior date of October 27 was stated in error.
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Register
Fayetteville
Overall Is Coach At TPI 22 Years
COOKEVILLE TENN Twenty two years as football coach at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute without missing a season is the record of P V Putty Overall His team plays Vanderbilt University's informal eleven here Saturday Last week Tech in a practice game defeated the Oak Ridge army service forces 52 6
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Cookeville, Tenn
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
P. V. (Putty
Vanderbilt University
Tech
Oak Ridge Army Service Forces
World Golf Tourney Should Be Postponed
Byron Nelson of Toledo agrees with Henry Cotton that a world golf tournament proposed by Gene Sarazen should be postponed until the war ends, though he adds he is ready to play anytime.
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Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
Byron Nelson
Toledo
London
Henry Cotton
Gene Sarazan
Trail Visits Parents in Lynchburg This Weekend
Miss Carolyn Trail, a Lynchburg College student in Virginia, arrived to spend the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs W J Trail of 104 Freeman Street. T F McDermitt of Raleigh Heights is a patient at Raleigh General Hospital.
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Lynchburg College
Virginia
W. J. Trail
Freeman Street
T. F. McDermitt
Raleigh Heights
Raleigh General Hospital
Wounded Tucker Son in Italy and Two Brothers in Service
Is Wounded Mr. and Mrs. John Tucker of Long Branch learn their son Private First Class Alfred Tucker was wounded in Italy on October 13. Alfred, who entered service in April 1941, went overseas from Bend Oregon in March this year after two years in Alaska. His wife and one month old son live in Powell Wyoming with her parents. The Tuckers also have another son, Private Fire Class William L. Tucker, serving overseas.
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Long Branch
Alfred Tucker
Italy
Tucker
Bend
Oregon
Alaska
Powell
Wyoming
Tuckers
William L. Tucker
Harlem Heights Business Men's Association Charter Granted
Fayetteville group Harlem Heights Business Men's Association received a charter today from Secretary of State William O'Brien. The capital stock is $5,000 and incorporators are George Childs Clyde Rogers of Fayetteville and Russell Matthew of Garten.
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Register
Fayetteville
Harlem Heights Business Men’s Association
William &. O’brien
George Childs
Clyde Rogers
Russell Matthew
Garten
Sergeant Allen Wins Promotion to Master Sergeant
Hill Top resident James L. Allen 28 has been promoted from technical sergeant to master sergeant. serving as chief of a mechanics crew for the Eighth Air Force Flying Fortress group and responsible for repairing the Fortress "Little Butch." He enlisted in June 1942 after working as a route salesman for Purity Baking and attending Beckley College. His brother Haven is overseas with a signal company.
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Register
Hill Top
James L. Allen
Frank P. Bostrom
Eighth Air Force Flying Fortress Group
Allen
Sgt
Little Butch
Laura B. Allen
Army Air Forces
Purity Baking Company
Beckley
Beckley College
Haven
Hospital Patient at Oak Hill in Local Trust Firm Staff
Herbert Cole of New River Banking and Trust Company is hospitalized at Oak Hill hospital. He was admitted on Wednesday after a brief illness.
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Oak Hill
Herbert Cole
New River Banking and Trust Company
Oak Hill Hospital
Lochgelly Man Held For The Navy Deserter
Jesse James Redman of Lochgelly is in Raleigh county jail charged as a navy deserter. He was admitted yesterday afternoon after being arrested at Edwight where he worked a saw mill. Two fast Beckley juveniles who stole a 1935 Ford belonging to John Scales and a truck of Otis Lively were tried and sent to the Negro industrial school at Lakin, to await transfer.
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Jesse James Redman
Lochghelly
Raleigh
CC. P. Taylor
Redman
Edwight
Taylor
Lt Kish Earns Third Oak Leaf on Air Medal
First Lieutenant Ernest Kish of Glen Morgan West Virginia has received a third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for exceptionally meritorious service in aerial flight over enemy occupied Europe. He flies with the Eighth Fighter Command P 47 group in the European theater under Lt Col David C Schilling.
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England
Ernest Kish
Glen Morgan
West Virginia
Europe
Kish
Eighth Fighter Command
David C. Schilling
Traverse City
Michigan
Napier Field
Dothan
Alabama
Air Corps
West Virginia State Finance Department
Beckley College
Beckley
W. Va
Teresa Aijelle Kish
Gazel Kish
Modern walnut veneer bedroom set debut
A stylish six piece modern bedroom suite showcases walnut veneer with graceful waterfall fronts. The complete ensemble emphasizes streamlined beauty and practical comforts designed for contemporary homes.
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