Raleigh Widow Bravely Supports Four Sons In War
Mrs Alma Cole of Raleigh County, after the loss of her husband, keeps house and works to feed and clothe her four sons serving in the armed forces. The eldest Paige, 26, is a radio man at Fort Benning Georgia. Paul, 23, in Northern Ireland. Eugene, 21, with the air forces in Blythe California. Spurgeon, youngest, hopes to join the navy.
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Alma Cole
Winding Gulf
Cole
Uhre
Elizabeth Leith
Register
The
Sam
Mrs. Cole
Raleigh County
Army
Navy
Paige Cole
Fort Benning
Georgia
Paul
Northern Ireland
Eugene
Blythe
California
Ireland
Paige
Collins High School
Spurgeon
Thomas &. Cole
Winding Gulf Mine
Married Men Will Not be Drafted
The Charleston state selective service headquarters directed draft boards to postpone inductions of married men. Director Carleton C. Pierce described it as a brief respite, not a long postponement, while boards exhausted in categories 1 and 2 prepare for category 3 cases. The policy prioritizes single men before married men without children.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Selective Service
Carleton C. Pierce
War Department
Pierce
Rumors of Japanese Pacific Offensive Amid Air Strength Slump
Reports from MacArthur headquarters note reduced Japanese aerial strength in the Southwest Pacific and unchallenged Allied air power over two bases. US bombers strike Buka and Lae while Chinese forces recapture Lupas near Canton, signaling a potential wider Japanese retreat.
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Associated Press
Southwest Pacific
China
Japan
Pacific
Russia
Siberia
India
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
United Nations Communiqiuc
Buka
Solomon Islands
Lae
New Guinea
Lupas
Canton
Hich
Bomb Raid Hits Karlsruhe Railway Shops City
A large RAF raid targeted Karlsruhe in the upper Rhineland as Britain marked its third year of war. Reports say eight bombers missing, fires fierce, smoke rising to 8,000 feet over the city. Relays of British planes attacked Northern France defenses and Nazi communications.
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Associated Press
London
R.A.F
Britain
Germany
Rhineland
Karlsruhe
France
DNR
Rhine
Saarbruecken
Morganthau Requests $6.5 Billion Tax Increase
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau asked the Senate Finance Committee for legislation to levy an additional 6.5 billion dollars in taxes on individuals beyond the House bill of 6.271 billion. The plan includes a 4.48 billion dollar postwar rebate to individuals and would raise total tax collections to about 30 billion for a full year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Senate Finance Committee
House
City to escort Greer Garson for Memorial Day visit
Captain Arnold Moore of the state police will lead Greer Garson from Bluefield to Beckley tomorrow afternoon with city police and civilian defense auxiliaries guarding the approach to the speaker’s stand. Marines from Beckley and Charleston will form an honor guard and open doors for the actress before she addresses the crowd. Traffic will be restricted on Main and Fayette streets near the Memorial building and bank area to keep the platform clear.
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Arnold Moore
Greer Garson
Bluefield
Beckley
B. F. Carter
Main Street
Civilian Defense Auxiliary
Memorial Building
South
Kanawha Street
Beckley National Bank
Woodrow Wilson High School
Garson
Beckley Hotel
Carter
Beckley Marine
Robert M. Fuchter
Charleston
Main
Fayette Street
Fayette
Heber, Prince, McCreery
Kanawha
Mrs. Kennington Dies in Hospital
Cerebral hemorrhage proves fatal for 60 year old Mrs. Faima Kennington of Pike street. She dies at a local hospital after sudden illness following years of poor health. Survived by husband H R Kennington, three brothers, one sister, three sons, and a grandson. Funeral services incomplete.
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Faima Kennington
Pike Street
Buck
Summers County
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Degree of Honor Lodge
H. R. Kennington
Weather outlook and temperatures from Beckley observer
Rain arrives late this afternoon and tonight with cooler air. The northwestern area will feel the cooler change late today. Beckley weather observer I A Mauck reported yesterday's high of 83 degrees and last night’s low of 56 degrees.
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I. A. Mauck
Beckley
Greer Garson Day draws 40000 to Beckley
The event honors Greer Garson with Alma Cole of Winding Gulf meeting the screen star. Garson will present Cole a $25 war bond and autograph a photo for auction to boost war bond sales. Beckley officials predict about 40 000 attendees for the afternoon program on Main Street.
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Beckley
Miss Garson
Main Street
Washington, D.C
South
Citizens urged to report election law violations
Prosecuting Attorney Ned H Ragland urges citizens with concrete evidence of specific election law violations to present it for investigation. He notes no cases have been presented yet and stresses cooperation of informants to build a prosecutable case for possible grand jury action.
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Bnt
Ned Hl. Ragland
Atttorney
Number of Women in War Work to be Doubled Soon
Secretary Stimson announced the War Department plans to nearly double women workers in arsenals depots and offices to meet a manpower shortage. About 300000 women now serve in guns planes and tanks and in clerical roles with more potential absorbed through training and policy favoring female labor over men of war service age when possible.
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Associated Prev
Washington
Stimson
War Department
Jane 1
War Damage Corporation reports $50-100 billion insured
Secretary of Commerce Jesse H. Jones disclosed the War Damage Corporation has insured U S property against enemy attack for 50 to 100 billion dollars. The government owned entity, in cooperation with private insurers, has about 3.5 million policies and banked roughly 100 million in premiums.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
War Damage Corporation
United States
Jones
Alrene
Treasury
American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Sam
Weir
Alaska
Miawaii
Puerto Rito
We Virgin Islands
Germans intensify drive on Stalingrad with siege guns in range
Soviet and German reports describe relentless push toward Stalingrad with 200 tanks and mass infantry as German siege guns reach the Volga metropolis. Soviet lines report grinding counterattacks and repeated dislodgments of defenders amid heavy losses and critical outlook.
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Associated Press
Stalingrad
Berlin
Volga
Hitler
Red Star
Fedor von Bock
Stalingra
Wennite
Don
Semeon Timoshenko
421 Businesses Behind on Report
Officials of the war price and rationing boards announced they have received materials on ceiling prices for consumer services and reminded local businesses that statements must be filed by September 10. Of 716 county business places, 421 have not complied with OPA regulations, risking penalties.
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Memorial Building
Sersons
Atfien
War Price
O.P.A
O.pa
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Mrs. Miniver
Raleigh
Siberian
U.S
Morganthau
Kennington
Clarence Meadows
West Virginia
Bedley
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