Beckley Hosts West Virginia American Legion Convention
Beckley greets the West Virginia Department American Legion as veterans gather for a convention in the coal capital. Local hosts extend hospitality amid limited hotel space while Mount Hope and Oak contribute accommodations. The piece praises Beckley’s growth, eagerness to improve facilities, and hopes the gathering will bring the Legion back in the future.
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Beckley
Convention of
West Virginia
American Legion
Legionnaires
Mount Hope
Oak
Legion
Raleigh County
Legion Post
Moose
Hiere
West Virginia Department of the American Legion
Job for Home Churches Amid War’s Religious Unity
Dr. Daniel Poling, editor of Christian Herald, warns on a Southwest Pacific island that 11 to 12 million returning servicemen will expect unity in religion as they did at the front. He says churches must preserve loyalty and continue the war’s spiritual cohesion without discord.
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Army
Navy
Daniel Poling
Christian Herald
Chris~tian
Return of soldiers may enrich home churches with unity
They stood fast in foxholes and on beaches during crisis and sacrifice. They will likely bring back a great unity of spirit described by Dr. Poling in lie chapels in the Pacific, enriching home churches upon return. But the home church risks losing ground if it clings to prewar patterns and keeps ministers and rabbis from preaching from shared altars in GI congregations.
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Poling
Pacific
WV Papers Call For Stripping Reform And Restoration Oversight
West Virginia editorial writers urge strict state supervision of strip mining to restore surface beauty after coal removal. Ned Smith in the Fairmont Times favors a Cheat River flood dam to avoid dust and desolation from strip mining. Authors insist on regrading and reseeding to conserve topsoil and preserve the plateau’s attractiveness and utility.
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Morgantown Post
West Virginia
Ned Smith
Fairmont Times
Cheat River
Tew
Rooster Trained Bird Spans 100 Miles on Train Rails
An Alabama rooster reportedly rode the brake rods of a passing train for about 100 miles. The remarkable journey raised discussion about rail conditions and safety, though exact details remain uncertain.
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Rooster
Alabama
Widows to Gain From Veterans Death Benefits
Veterans widow and dependent benefits are outlined. Four cash types exist: six month gratuity payments from 300 to 470 dollars, insurance up to 10,000 dollars paid monthly, pensions from 45 to 100 dollars monthly, and arrears in pay to legal heirs. Payments go to wives, children, parents, and, if applicable, grandparents or siblings. Contact local Veterans Administration officers, the Red Cross, or the American Legion for details and forms.
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Jack Stinnety
Washington
Veterans Administration
Red Cross
American Legion
D-Day memories reach home from front line troops
War letters reveal Cpl William A Hutcherson of Glen White recalling his first D-Day in France and frontline combat with many friends killed or wounded. His brother Sgt A Russell Hutcherson is also overseas, while other local soldiers Charley Loar and Henry Stovall receive medical or rank updates after campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy.
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France
William A. Hutcherson
Pacific
Glen White
T. T. Hutcherson
Cpl. Hutcherson
States
Sgt
A. Russell Hutcherson
New Guinea
Woodrow Wilson High School
Savanna
Georgia
Army
Hutcherson
Koppers Coal Division
Armed Forces
Charley H. Loar
Anzio
George Murdock
Slab Fork
Aura Miller
Pine Knob
Pie
George A. Murdock
England
Murdock
Pfe
Trap Hill High School
Slab Fork Coal Company
Charles M. Warn
John C. Ward
Grace M. Ward
Park Avenue
Atter
Nortiaprica
Glendon BE
Hawley
North Africa
Sel
Camp Wheeler
New Jersey
Beams of Raleigh Register memories and local tales
The letter recalls Raleigh county figures and events around 1900 including Joe L. Smith's early newspaper days, a court house hanging, schoolmate J Q Hutchinson, and a desertion to Wyoming. The writer, a former railroad worker now partially disabled, offers to share stories for free and jokes about local political figures and friends.
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J. BE. Thompson
Tralee
W. Va
Raleigh
Main Street
Joe L. Smith
Court House
Martin
Hollow
John Quincy Hutchinson
J. Q
Fayette County
Wyoming
Frank Shannon
R. D. Bailey
Fighters Learn Precision Aerial Skills At Randolph Field
In an AP feature on RANDOLPH FIELD the focus is teamwork over lone pilots in fighter squadrons. Instructors at the RAF Training Command Central Instructors' School train master pilots and single-engine students in advanced maneuvers from loops to complex three-in-one gymnastics.
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Randolph Field
Tex
America
Army Air Forces
RAF ‘Training Command Central
CIS
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Avis Dennis
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Maben
Charles Loar
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Harold M. Riffe
Brother Thompson
Pineville
Hubert Aldridge
Bert Aldridge
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