WVU board contests Lawall ouster contract claim
West Virginia University board of governors argues to the state supreme court the June 19 ouster of President Charles E Lawall did not breach a contract in the legal sense. Special Assistant Attorney General Herman Bennett contends the May contract was at the board's will and pleasure. The board, after May 27 reappointment, reorganized under Governor Neely and later ousted Lawall and demoted Dean Davis. Bennett seeks to bar Kanawha county circuit court proceedings via writ.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
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R. Y P. Davis
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Bennett
Kanawha County
Allied push nears Reich border across Lorraine and Belgium
Dispatches report American patrols reaching the Moselle and Thionville area as German forces retreat toward the Reich. British second army races toward the Belgian frontier to halt rebel bombings, with patrols at Lens and Armentieres and gains near Vimy Ridge.
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Prussia
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Brelow
Lille
Armentieres
Calais
Conferees Reach Deal On Postwar Disposal Board
House and Senate negotiators agree on a framework to govern disposal of war surplus goods. A four member policy board is created with a presidential appointee serving as surplus property administrator over actual sales. Separate talks continue on reconversion and mobilization, with wartime unemployment issues deferred. The report notes German surrender dynamics, Allied advances, and lingering industrial context, including New Jersey’s 15 percent share of alchemical manufacturing establishments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
George
Veterans convention in Beckley attracts 600 delegates
Delegates and guests arrived in Beckley as 600 registrations were recorded at the Beckley hotel with more expected. The gathering coincides with the Forty and Eight convention, drawing many Negro attendees to lodging and respite in local hotels and armory dormitories.
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HL McGovran
Beckley Hotel
Beckley
Memorial Building
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Armory
Louis Johnson
Clarksburg
Memorial Auditorium
Harley M. Whitgore
M. M. Neely
W. Chapman
Department
A Memorial
Elef
Fred Johnson
Alibama
John Stelle
Illinoi
Hillary Hooks
Vel- Perans
Legion and Auxiliary
T. HL. McGovran
Homer Tanthman
Department Auxiliary
Robert Winston
Fuge Itt
D. F. McKenzie
Ben F. Dorsey
Raleigh
P. O. Ma Jone
Ross Harrison
Ralph Heatherington
A. M. Davidson
Ohio
John M. Galt
Virginia
Ross 5. Williams
James Fitzgerald
Maryland
Roy McMillan
Orion H. Pearl
Woodrow Wilson High School
Bluefield
Deception Ends As Russ Columbo's Mother Dies
Hollywood confirms the death of Julia Columbo at 78 ending a long running ruse. She believed her son Russ Columbo gained fame abroad while he had died in 1934 after an on set accident. She was kept unaware by letters and monthly checks from her husband and other children.
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Julia Columbo
Make Believe
Russ Columbo
Russ
Rees
Nicholas
Tony
Philadelphia
Alvert
John
Carmela
Tempest
Axis forces routed as Romania withdraws from war
The report states German and Romanian troops in the south were routed and Moldova has been liberated. It claims the Moldavian U.S.S.R. and Ismail region are freed, and Romania has withdrawn from the war and from the Hitler alliance.
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U.S.S.R
Ismail
Ukraine
Romania
Soldier Delbert W. Treadway Killed in Action
The son of Mr. and Mrs. D Q Treadway of Eccles was killed in action on July 4. He had served overseas a year, enlisting March 23, 1942, and served in North Africa and Sicily before going to Italy. The War Department telegram confirms the loss.
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War Department
North Africa
Sicily
Haly
Becktley Auxiliarys Eight and Forty Dinner Recalls History
The Beckley auxiliary Eight and Forty held its annual dinner at Beckley hotel dining room with Mrs. P O Malone in charge of arrangements. Homes C Toothman will preside over the first business session of the convention. Lavoisier’s theory on food energy is noted, though his execution marked the end of his ideas.
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Homes C. Toothman
Taman
Erly
Beckley Hotel
P.O. Malone
Beckley
Seventh Army Drives On Lyon Amid Fast Advances
Seventh Army troops pressed toward Lyon driving through the Rhone Valley towns of Vienne and Seurrepaire, 30 miles south of Lyon, after pushing through road blocks and patrol clashes. French forces moved past Montfaucon and Torunon, over 40 miles south of Lyon, as German resistance waned along the Rhone front.
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Seventh Amy
Lyon
Rhone
Vienne
Alexander M. Pateh
Seaurepaire
France
Reich
Montfaucon
Torunon
Chaos and upheaval ripple across Europe as Axis collapses
Reports claim Sairan altitude preceded the Bagdianov cabinet fall while German satellites near allied favorable developments. Slovakia’s leader dismissed General Ferdinand Carlos as Slovak uprisings and Czech partisan actions intensify in a rugged border region. Rumors say Hungary seeks armistice. Moscow notes unrest around Admiral Horthy as dictator steps appear imminent.
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Bagdianov
Transocean
Osefi
Slovakia
Ferdinand Carlos
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Moscrow
Labor Day Rally in Herrin and Miner Program Hints
Titler left for Herrin Illinois to speak at a Labor Day rally. Reports say John L. Lewis may attend a Whitesville miners program tomorrow. he could not confirm attendance. Text mentions extensive chemical use in making tank panes and battleships.
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Herrin
Illinois
John L. Lewis
Whitesville
Secretary Kathleen Kelly Appointed Personal Secretary
Kathleen Kelly of Princewick has been named personal secretary, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tea C Kelly. Armin Bahnsen, counselor in the personnel department of the Baltimore social security board, noted for supervising a purge of unreliable officers as his regime braces for a full-scale Russian attack.
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Kathleen Kelly
Tea C. Kelly
Princewick
Armin Bahnsen
Baltimore Social Security Board
Collins High School
Beckley College Secretarial School
Sonally
Beckley College Opens Tuesday Enrollment Up 25 Percent
Beckley College plans a 25 percent rise in fall term enrollment as registration begins Tuesday in the business office on South Kanawha Street. Dean K. Shroyer notes students register 9 a.m. to noon, with night school from 7 to 8 p.m. Veterans returning from service will register under the GI bill and should bring discharges.
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Beckley College
South Kanawha Street
K. Shroyer
G. I
German Peace Offers Vanish as Nazi Leadership Fails
Officials say no German peace offers or inquiries have come through and that earlier unofficial contacts from German diplomats and neutral businessmen have faded. The belief is Nazi leaders, doomed, will try to hold the population together until military defeat leaves Germany in unprecedented chaos.
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Reich
Geriman
Germany
Peterson's Ointment touted for eczema itching relief
A vintage ad claims Peterson's Ointment provides quick relief from eczema itching rashes pimples and skin irritations. It promises improved skin appearance and comfort for tired itchy feet and toe cracks with a money back guarantee from all druggists.
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