Forty nine new divorce cases set for Raleigh trial term
Forty nine new divorce cases are scheduled for the November term of the Raleigh county circuit court. Most will be heard on opening day, Monday November 9. A total of 65 old cases are also slated for trial, with 70 divorces disposed of at the August term. List includes Oma Anderson versus Ash Mankin and Marie Barrett versus Homer Barrett among others.
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Raleigh
Oma Anderson
Ash Mankin
Committee
John Anderson
Telia Adams
Virgil A. Adams
Ethel May Armstrong
Wilbert Armstrong
Mary Margaret Brown
Robert Andrew Brown, Jr
Clara Bearfield
Thomas Bearfield
Pauline Barr
George Barr
Marie Barrett
Homer Barrett
Georgia Barron
William Barron
Nina Mae Blizzard
George Daniel Blizzard
Charlie Bell
Ruth Bell
Bessie Cook
John Cook
Janettie Clementine Cole
Henry H. Cole
Monroe Dearmon
Minnie Mae Dear
Jesse C. O’neal
Elsie O'Neal
Cora Perdue
Basil Perdue
Lockie Stinson
Jay C. Stinson
Mary E. Stover
Clayton Stover
Benzie Saunders
Robert Saunders
Paul Elmer Stoneburner
Mary Ruth
Senate weighs wider coal use as substitute for fuels
The Senate defense investigating committee may hold hearings on expanding coal use in place of natural gas and fuel oil in restricted zones. The panel, led by Senator Truman, seeks data on efficiency and output to meet potential demand as miners enlist. The inquiry also touches on meat-price actions by Leon Henderson and a meat-supply probe, contingent on Truman’s return from Missouri.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Defense Investigating Committee
Rudolph Halley
Halley
Truman
D.-Mo
Leon Henderson
Missouri
MacArthur Denies Political Ambition Over Pacific Command
Mounting protests over a divided command in the South Pacific spark discussion of a unified approach. General Douglas MacArthur, leader of United Nations forces in Australia, disavows political ambitions and urges victory while calls for better teamwork in the theater intensify in Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
South Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Sixty five county schools still not reporting scrap totals
Sixty five of the county’s schools have not submitted their total scrap metal collections. Superintendent E M Ashworth urged the county report be turned in to the state board in Charleston by November 1. Of 110 reports received, 1,580,950 pounds have been tallied. Pemboftethem leads with 185,107 pounds. Raleigh is among 18 counties yet to submit.
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E .M. Ashworth
State Board of Education
Charleston
F. J. Fourney
Ashworth
PembéFtem
Sam Lambert
State Department of Education
Mercer
Wyoming
Raleigh
MacArthur Denies Any Presidential Ambition
General Douglas MacArthur, commanding Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific, declared he has no political ambitions and would retire again if he survives the war. He refuted suggestions he sought to become U.S. president, calling such talk amiable gestures of goodwill.
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Pacific
Washington
United Nations
Australia
MacArthur
Capitol Hill
Pacific War
Robert H. Ghormley
Southern Pacific Area
Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Allied Forces
Southwest Pacific
Christian Science Monitor
Washingon
Jap Airfield At Burma Bombed By B 25s
The China air task force attacked the Japanese airfield at Sashio near the Burma road early Tuesday. Two two motor Mitchell bombers faced AA fire and dropped bombs along the runway. Two managers were hit. Escorts protected the mission as the aircraft withdrew after fog delayed dawn visibility.
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Sashio
Burma Road
China Air Task Force
Tokyo
Four New 4-H Clubs Form in Raleigh County Area
Four new 4-H clubs were organized this week in nearby schools with 75 members at Trap Hill high, 16 at Clifftop, and 10 at McDonald. County Club Director William Scott said eight more clubs are in early stages and the county may surpass its 1,500 enrollment quota. A nominating committee for officers was named at a leaders dinner at the Methodist church in Beckley.
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William Scott
Trap Hill High School
Agnes Givens
Clifftop
Susie Ranson
McDonald
Lottie Lilly
Scott
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Methodist Church
Heber Street
Opal Carr
Stanaford
Jessie Worley
Ruth Clarke
Beckley
Agnes Scott
J. E- Borrer
Virginia Vines
Nazi Soldiers Frozen To Death In Caucasus Blizzards
A wartime report notes extreme weather in the Caucasus as soldiers perish from exposure. The piece references harsh conditions and dwindling supplies amid ongoing conflict.
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Caucasus
Entire Alaskan Highway Opens to Traffic for Troop Move
Secretary of War Stimson announced the Alaskan highway is open to traffic weeks ahead of schedule. Trucks will move supplies and troops along the 1,671 mile route to North Pacific garrisons, with thousands of trucks expected to operate all winter. Formal opening moved to November 15 with ceremonies planned near the Alaskan Canadian border. A second and larger training is noted.
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Associated Pre
Washington
Alaskan
War Stimson
North Pacific
Alaska
Stimson
David L Brown Dies At 61 In Beckley Hospital
David L Brown 61 superintendent of the Koppers mines at Helen died suddenly at 7 50 am in Beckley hospital after a major operation for a ruptured stomach ulcer the day before Born in Pennsylvania he worked in coal there before moving to West Virginia about 15 years ago He came to Helen three years ago from Grant Town where he had been with Koppers for 12 years He belonged to King Solomon's Lodge 346 A F & A M Connellsville Pa and Coudersport Consistory
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David L. Brown
Koppers
Helen
Beckley Hospital
Pennsylvania
Brown
West Virginia
Grant Town
W. Va
Koppers Company
King Solomon's Lodge
A. F
A. M
Connellsville
Coudershort
Germans Gain Ground In New Southern Drive
Soviet dispatches report a large scale offensive in the Central Caucasus with German troops tanks and planes pressing against Red Army defenses across the Nalchik plateau. Stalingrad’s garrison endures a 66th siege day as German attempts to push forward are met with heavy resistance and losses. Blizzards and bitter cold complicate operations in the Caucasus as casualties mount and fighting continues.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Central
Caucasus
Red Army
Nalchik
Mozdok
Stalingrad
Navy
Weather Warmth Rises Across West Virginia Today
West Virginia warms up today with higher daytime temperatures and a further rise tonight. The outlook calls for continued mild conditions, keeping temperatures above seasonal norms across the state.
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West Virginia
U S Positions in Danger in the Southwest Pacific
A Pearl Harbor era report describes a major Japanese push in the Southwestern Pacific threatening American positions between Hawaii and Australia. Guadalcanal is encircled by superior Japanese forces, with air control and heavy weapons, while Japanese ships advance from Truk toward the Solomons.
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Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Truk Island
Hawaiian Islands
Australia
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Bataan Peninsula
Southwest Pacific
Jap Radio Calls On U S Marines To Stop Fighting
London Reuters says a Tokyo broadcast to Guadalcanal urged U S troops to cease resistance after claiming a crushing Japanese defeat in the Solomon area. The message warned that continued fighting would be useless and cited Japanese naval losses.
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U.S. Marines
Associated Press
London
Reuters
Tokyo
Guadalcanal
United States
Solomon
U S Bases on Fiji Islands Now Menaced
United States and Japanese forces clash in the Solomons as fierce land battles drain enemy manpower near Guadalcanal. Allied air and ground units struggle to hold the Guadalcanal airbase while bombers from Australia hit Rabaul and Buka, damaging ships and destroying a bomber on the ground. A new assault threatens American lines to Australia via the New Hebrides and Fiji.
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Associated Press
Washington
Solomons
United States
Guadalcanal
Southwest Pacific
New Hebrides
Fiji Islands
Australia
Navy
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Buka
MacArthur
First Furlough Cut to One Week
The War Department reduced the inactive status furlough for newly inducted draftees from two weeks to one week, effective November 1. Secretary Stimson cited national necessity and the agriculture deferment as reasons, saying the change avoids shortages and aligns with the manpower commission’s goals.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
War Manpower Commission
Stimson
Senators Clash Over Farm Price Control Subsidies
Angry farm state senators denounce administration policies under the revised price control law saying subsidies may cost taxpayers millions. They target an interpretation inserted in the congressional record by Senator Brown and demand a full agriculture committee investigation led by Senator Gillette.
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Washington
Congressional
Brown
D.-Mich
Reed
R.-Kas
Gillette
Iowa
Agriculture Committee
Aiken
Frank Gannett
Republican National Committee
Office of Price Administra
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Burma
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China
Rommel
North Africa
Royal Army Medical Corps
Western Desert
Highland Division
Cairo
New York
Journal of the American Medical Association
Stewart Wolf
U. S. Army
Harold G. Wolff
U. S
Bataan
R.-Vt
James F. Byrnes
Claude Wickard
Henderson
Tion
Gannett
Congress
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