Raleigh Mrs Miniver: widow supports four sons in war
Alma Cole of Raleigh county is chosen as the real life Mrs Miniver. Since her husband’s death she carries on at home above Winding Gulf while three sons serve in the army and one in the navy. Paige 26 radio man Fort Benning Georgia Paul 23 Northern Ireland Eugene 21 Blythe California. Spurgeon joined the navy seeking to follow his brothers.
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Alma Cole
Winding Gulf
Raleigh
Elizabeth Leith
Register
Raleigh County
Army
Navy
Paige Cole
Fort Benning
Georgia
Paul
Northern Ireland
Eugene
Blythe
California
Ireland
Paige
Collins High School
Spurgeon
Thomas R Cole
Winding Gulf Mine
Married Men Will Not be Drafted
State selective service headquarters ordered draft boards to postpone induction of married men. Director Carleton C. Pierce said the pause is brief and not for long. Many boards have exhausted category 1 and 2 men. calls for category 3 depend on the war department. Single men will be taken in first per policy.
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Carleton C. Pierce
War Department
Pierce
Rumors Of Japanese Pacific Offensive Faint As China Gains
A slump in Japanese air strength in the Southwest Pacific and continued retreat in China spur speculation of a broader Pacific attack. Reports cite potential targets in Siberia India and even the United States as possible objectives. Allied air power is unchallenged at two large Japanese bases. MacArthur's headquarters offers no explanation for reduced Japanese activity. United Nations notes Buka and Lae airstrips attacked with no interceptions. Chinese dispatches report Lupao recaptured near Canton as part of ongoing Chinese counteroffensive.
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Associated Press
Southwest Pacific
China
Japan
Pacific
Russia
Siberia
India
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
United Nations
Buka
Solomon Islands
Lae
New Guinea
Hardwon
Lupao
Canton
Bomb raid hits Karlsruhe railway shops city
A large RAF air raid marked Britain's third anniversary of war with fires and smoke reported in Karlsruhe Germany. British crews claimed eight bombers missing while others attacked northern France targets. Karlsruhe, population about 155,000, lies near the Rhine and Saarbrucken coal and iron region blasted by a separate raid Tuesday night.
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Associated Press
London
R.A.F
Britain
Germany
Rhineland
Karlsruhe
New Six and Half Billion Tax Asked by Morgenthau
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau urged the Senate finance committee to enact a new 6.5 billion dollar tax on individuals beyond the house approved 6.271 billion dollar bill. The plan includes a 4.5 billion dollar postwar rebate to individuals, lifting total taxes and refunds and raising annual treasury drain to about 14 billion dollars.
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Morgenthau
Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
House
Bevy of Officials Escort Actress Greer Garson to Beckley
State police Captain Arnold Moore will lead Greer Garson from Bluefield to Beckley tomorrow afternoon with city police and civilian defense auxiliaries clearing Main street for the entry. Marines from Beckley and Charleston will form an honor guard at the speaker’s stand as Garson arrives at the Beckley hotel and is escorted to the platform. Crowds will be kept back at the Main and Fayette street corners and no autos allowed on Main or Fayette after noon.
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Arnold Moore
Greer Garson
Bluefield
Beckley
B. E. 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. Fichter
Charleston
Main
Fayette Street
Fayette
Heber, Prince, McCreery
Kanawha
Mrs. Kennington Dies in Hospital
Emma Kennington age sixty dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at a local hospital after sudden illness following years of declining health. Born in Buck Summers County she was a First Baptist Beckley member and Degree of Honor Lodge. Survived by husband H R Kennington three brothers sister and three sons plus a grandson. Funeral services were incomplete last night.
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Emma Kennington
Pike Street
Buck
Summers County
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Degree of Honor Lodge
H. R. Kennington
L. H. Dillon
Calloway Heights
Euell Dillon
Charleston
South Carolina
Clarence Dillon
Caifornia
Emory Smith
Beckey
Harry L. Lilly
Portsmouth
Virginia
Bernard C. Lilly
Camp Campbell
Kentucky
Lanier Verne
Bryan Lilly
Weather outlook with cooling trend in northwest
Beckley weather observer L A Mauck reports a late day rain trend followed by cooler conditions tonight. Yesterday reached 83 degrees and the low last night was 56 degrees, with cooler air moving into the northwest portion this afternoon.
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L. A
40000 People Expected To See Greer Garson Here
The Register plans Greer Garson Day in Beckley with 40000 expected attendees. Alma Cole of Winding Gulf will be presented to Garson to kick off the event after Judge Clarence Meadows serves as master of ceremonies. Garson’s West Virginia visit includes stops in Charleston Bluefield and Beckley to promote war bond sales.
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Cole
Register
Beckley
Miss Garson
Main Street
Washington, D. C
South
Greer Garson
Miniver
Raleigh County
Alma Cole
Winding Gulf
Citizens Urged to Tell Of Election Law Violations
Prosecuting Attorney Ned H. Ragland urged citizens with knowledge of specific election law violations to come forward for investigation by a grand jury. He noted no evidence had yet been presented and stressed public cooperation is essential to uncover facts and determine if grand jury action is prudent.
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Ned H. Ragland
Deermine
Number of Women in War Work to be Doubled Soon
Secretary Stimson announced the War Department plans to increase women war workers to meet manpower shortages. About 300,000 women already serve in arsenals depots and offices in roles from weapons production to clerical work. The policy aims to place women in all qualified capacities while not excluding qualified men unable to serve due to age or disability.
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Associated Press
Washington
Stimson
War Department
War Damage Corporation Insures Between 50 and 101 Billion
Secretary Jesse H. Jones announced at the War Damage corporation’s first directors meeting that U S properties against enemy attack are insured for between 50,000,000,000 and 100,900,000,000. The government owned agency, cooperating with private insurers, holds about 3.5 million policies and has banked roughly 100 million in premiums.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jesse H. Jones
War Damage Corporation
United States
Jones
Alven
Treasury
American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Sam
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Nazi Guns Ready to Shell Besieged Stalingrad
German steamroller assaults pushed Red Army troops back on Stalingrad’s southern approaches as Nazi siege guns near the Volga metropolis. Soviet dispatches say attacks from the northwest were checked and tanks from the southwest carved a dangerous wedge.
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Associated Press
Stalingrad
Berlin
Volga
Hitler
Red Star
Fedor von Bock
Don
Semeon Timoshenko
421 Businesses Behind on Report
Officials of the local war price and rationing boards announced they have received explanatory materials on establishing ceiling prices for consumer services. Firms must file ceilings by September 10 and submit price lists for each service tied to commodities. Of 716 required to file, 295 have done so. 421 have not, with penalties for non compliance.
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Memorial Building
O.P.A
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Charleston—State
Siberian
U.S
Kennington
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