Logan Boy Walks In Awe At Reims Cathedral Vault
Doughboys with carbines on their shoulders walk beneath the vaulted Reims Cathedral amid sandbag walls and a Joan of Arc statue. Corpsmen Tennis Mullins, Hal Beasley, and Marchus Seizer Jr. stand among grateful visitors as memories of Belleau Wood and the Marne echo in the French countryside near the cathedral.
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Logan Boy
Reims
Paris
Corp. Tennis Mullins
Logan
W. Va
Pfc
Hal Beasley
Sylva
Marchus Seizer, Jr
Hickory
N.C
Joan of Arc
Keaton Killed in France Hero of Slab Fork Coal Family confirms loss
Technical Sergeant Henry A. Keaton of Hotchkiss was killed in France on August 9 as war department telegrams reach his wife Eunice. A former Slab Fork Coal employee, he enlisted in 1942, trained at Camp Atterbury and Camp Breckinridge, and arrived in England in April before entering France on invasion day. He was promoted to technical sergeant in France and is survived by his wife and infant son, plus nine brothers and one sister.
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Henry A. Keaton
Hotchkiss
France
War Department
Eunice A. Keaton
Slab Fork Coal
Camp Atterbury
Camp Breckinridge
Kentucky
England
Keaton
Mrr
H.R. Keaton
Hotenkiss
Razer Allen
Basil Keaton
Army
Texas
Mrs Mann Dies At Mabscott
Mrs Lida Mann 43 died at her Mabscott home about 2 45 a m Saturday after an 22 month illness. Funeral Monday at Mabscott Baptist erate at 2 pm conducted by Rev Garten. Burial will be survived by husband Ray Mann and four children Agnes Mentz Skelton Ted Lambert Shuel Ralph in U S forces pallbearers Bob Mints Mate Walker Bill Bair Mike Muro Hubert Bressler G Stonebunner
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Lida Mann
Mabscott
U.S. Marine Corps
Bob Mints
Mate Walker
Bill Bair
Mike Muro
Hubert Bressler
G. |. Stonebunner
Only Minor League Reorganized During War Is Paying OFF
The Associated Press reports Ohio State baseball league ends the season Monday with five of six clubs in the black. The Class D circuit, rebuilt during wartime, includes Marclon, Springfield, Lima, Middletown, Zanesville, and Newark with daily attendance between 600 and 1,200. One club may erase red ink in the Shaughnessy playoffs.
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Associated Press
Columbus. CO
Ohio State Baseball League
Shaughnessy
Marclon
Springfield
Lima
Middletown
Zanesville
Newark
Murphy to London as ambassador to aid Reich control
Robert D. Murphy, adviser to Gen Henry Wilson's command, will travel to London with ambassadorial rank to join Eisenhower's staff in directing Allied Military government of Germany. He will handle political issues tied to invasion and occupation while Samuel Reber focuses on French affairs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert D. Murphy
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
London
Germany
State Department
Murphy
Eisenhower
Samuel Reher
William Phillips
Phillips
Reber
Polio cases projected to reach 15000 for year
Dr Luis J Dublin statistician with Metropolitan Life predicts infantile paralysis outbreak may top the 1916 epidemic. He cites more than 5000 cases nationwide to date, over 4000 since July, with peak not yet reached and year-end totals possibly exceeding 15000. Cases concentrated in New York North Carolina Kentucky Pennsylvania and Virginia.
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New York
Luis J. Dublin
Aletropolitan Life Insurance Company
North Carolina
Kentucky
Pennsvlnia
Virginia
Dublin
Reat Lakes
Karolina
Rubber Director Dewey Sees Fourth Quarter Setup
In his final statement Col Bradley Dewey said tires including heavy daily casings will be available in the fourth quarter to meet essential demands, noting improving manpower as the principal remaining problem. He has ceded his office and shares to the War Production Board, stating the rubber supply is adequate though factory manpower remains a constraint.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bradley Dewey
Dewey
War Production Board
Supplies Keeping Pace With Battle In France
Washington Undersecretary of War Patterson said supplies have kept pace with French front operations. He described an 80 item integrated supply program with engineers ready to deploy bridges and pipelines at 70 miles daily. He warned of shortages in air power, bombs, trucks, and tires, noting no reserves exist to meet all needs. He praised Allied progress beyond Paris and rejected grim German forecasts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Patterson
France
Paris
Afsay
State Official Inspects Shady Spring Canning
Charleston report on West Virginia canning centers shows men joining women in war work. H W Hansucker says many male workers from lawyers to laborers are “doing a good job” beside wives at 10 southern centers. Centers aim to boost efficiency, quality, and plan five new plants by year start.
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Shady Spring
Charleston
West Virginia
H. W. Hansuecker
Hansucker
West Virtinia
Hansacker
Shady Springs
Wansuecker
Pineville
Jarger
Glenwood
Huntington
Greenville
Alderson
Ripley
Spencer
Elizabeth
Beckley
Philippi
Beatington
Moorefield
Peters
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Grantsville
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B. D. Ward
Don Whitehead
Omar N. Bradley
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Compiegne
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Meuse
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Soisson
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Lane
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Republic Picture
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