Greer Garson to Arrive in Beckley at 3 15 P.M.
Crowds up to an estimated 40 000 gather as actress Greer Garson arrives with a state police escort from Bluefield through downtown Beckley. Officials mobilize full police forces and civic groups to manage the event while the Woodrow Wilson High School band performs and a city honors program unfolds on Fayette and Court Street. Raleigh county war bond pledges are reported between 40 000 and 50 000 with hopes of reaching about 100 000 as street pledges continue through the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Fayette
Bluefield
Beckley
Beckley National Bank
Woodrow Wilson High School
Glen Sallack
Clarence W. Meadows
A. K. Minter
Miniver
Raleigh County
Court House
Fayette Street
Scottish Band Set for Sept 19 Miners Safety Meet
Beckley chamber of commerce approved $200 to hire a 23 member Scottish band for the annual miners safety meet at Woodrow Wilson stadium on September 19. Robert Lilly of the New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute announced aims to boost women’s participation in the first aid division with prizes for all teams. Lilly urged broad entry from white and Negro women, calling the event a victory safety meet and promising entertainment and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Lilly
New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute
Woodrow Wilson Stadium
E. E. Bibb
Lilly
Bibb
Mount Hope
Crawford Chosen As Body Guard For Actress Tour
Lieutenant F C Crawford and three other state police officers were selected to act as a special bodyguard for actress Greer Garson during her tour. They met her at Johnstown Tennessee and escorted her from Bluefield to Beckley with a two way radio linked patrol fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Crawford
State Police
Greer Garson
B. W. Harrison
Hinton
P. E. Ebbert
Ripley
C. L. Hawkins
Grantsville
Americans Tighten Grip on Solomon Islands War Action
Allied forces intensified operations in the Solomon Islands as U S land and naval units report continued destruction of Japanese ships and aircraft. Navy zeroed in on supply lines sinking five enemy vessels and damaging three more while MacArthur and Allied headquarters note weakened enemy resistance in New Guinea and Solomon Island targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Solomon Islands
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
Navy Department
New Guinea
Solomons
U. S
Japan
Faisi
Buka
Kieta
County budget approves funds aiding tuberculosis care and contingency
The county budget revision totaling 7 500 for tuberculosis care and 17 500 for contingency was approved by the state tax commissioner after a month long dispute. The compromise allows possible airport site purchase if government interest is confirmed, with 17 500 available for that purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Anderson
John R. Smith
Anderson
W.P.A
Two Women Leave For Examinations For Army Auxiliaries
Fort Hayes, Columbus Ohio, hosted examinations for women applicants to the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Mrs Madge H Bryant of Helen and Mrs Eva Mae Smith of Fayetteville were named for enlistment as typist and librarian respectively. Also announced were four men from the parachute battalion: Calvin Lee Lucas of Pemberton Thomas Rostron of Brooklyn Clifton Bell of Pemberton and Donald Edward Williams of Pemberton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Leon Courington
Madge H. Bryant
Helen
Eva Mae Smith
Fayetteville
Bryant
Smith
Courington
Calvin Lee Lucas
Pemberton
Thomas Rostron
Brooklyn
Clifton Bell
Donald Edward Williams
Judge Crouse Testifies in Virginian rail suit trial
Judge Clarence W Meadows presided as Andy Rebich sues the Virginian railroad over a December Eccles accident. Judge Crouse, a former Virginian locomotive fireman for six years, testified as an expert witness for the plaintiff, describing drifting trains and daily routes from Harper to Surveyor through Eccles. Rebich, an elderly Yugoslav coal loader, was injured while walking near the main line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Crouse
Virginian Railroad
Andy Rebich
Eccles
Clarence W. Meadows
C. R. Harless
Ned H. Ragland
Virginian
Harless
Harper
Canton May Buy Its Gas System
Canton considers purchasing the East Ohio Gas Co. distribution system and sourcing wholesale gas from Standard Oil’s New Jersey unit. East Ohio bought gas from Hope Natural Gas Co. West Virginia, another Standard subsidiary. A Toledo firm valued the system at about 2 million dollars for rate purposes. no council action was taken yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Canton
East Ohio Gas Co
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Interstate Commerce Commission
East Ohio
Ohio
Hope Natural Gas Co
West Virginia
Standard
Council
Utilities Committee
Walter E. Lynch
Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc
Toledo
House
Lynch
Noted Bus Takes Prisoners Away From Raleigh Jail
A state penitentiary bus named Long-Chain Charlie transported seven prisoners from Raleigh County jail to Moundsville prison at noon. Jailer H P Thomas identified the group as Annie Webb, Chester Hoke, George Owens, Robert Burton, Sylvester Payne, Charles Houck, and Roy Adkins, with offenses ranging from manslaughter to drunken driving and one escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
State Penitentiary
Raleigh
Moundsville
H. P. Thomas
Annie Webb
Chester Hoke
George Owens
Robert Burton
Sylvester Payne
Charles Houck
Roy Adkins
Hyatte Pleads Guilty to Bastardy Charge and Is Released
William Edgar Hyatte pleads guilty to a bastardy count and is granted personal recognizance release after a settlement. Judge Clay S. Crouse orders $10 monthly child support, with Hyatte set to depart for the September 17 draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Edgar Hyatte
Hyatte
Clay S. Crouse
Tremendous Allied Attack Forces Rommel to Retreat
Allied air and ground forces from the United States, Britain, and other units pressed Rommel at El Alamein, forcing a retreat in the Ruweisat Hemeimat sector as aerial bombardment broke previous records and loosened Axis pressure on the Allied left flank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rommel
Associated Press
Cairo
U. S. Army Air Forces
R.A.F
Erwin Rommel
el Alamein
Ruweisat-Hemeimat
Miners pledge $65,000 for war bonds in September
Robert Burns reports miners in Raleigh County pledged $65,095.90 for September war bonds with many companies contributing. The largest single pledge was $7,000 from Crab Orchard Improvement at Eccles, with several others ranging from $156 to $6,000. Additional reports were expected to raise the total toward $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Burns
Crab Orchard Improvement Company
Eccles
E. C. Minter Coal Company
Frances
Shockley Creek Coal Company
Lillybrook Coal Company
Lillybrook
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Company
Edwight and Hazy
Affinity
Big Stick
McAlpin Coal Company
McAlpin
New River Coal Company
Sprague
Koppers Coal Company
Stanaford
Sterling Smokeless Coal Company
Whitby
Mabscott
Colcord Coal Company
Montcoal
Stickney
Skelton
New River
Raleigh County
Winding Gulf Collieries Company
Winding Gulf
Princess Dorothy Coal Company
Eunice
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Buses to Bring Miners to City for Labor Day Parade
Buses will transport miners to Beckley for the Labor Day celebration on September 7. James Leiber in charge cited tire and gas shortages and fewer automobiles among miners as reasons for the change. The Public Service Commission approved the plan. The parade, forming at Woodrow Wilson High School, will start at 11:30 a.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
James Leeber
Leeber
Public Service Commission
Woodrow Wilson High School
Plowed Once More Under Grow for Victory Campaign
Soil in Kent, unused since Roman times, was plowed and planted as part of Britain's Grow for Victory campaign, signaling a push to boost home food production during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Kent
Britain
Weather West Virginia patch brings light rain and cooler
Occasional light rain and cooler today, with the south portion also seeing light showers. The forecast notes cooler temperatures across the state as unsettled conditions persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Gaines to Speak Here Thursday
Ebersole Gaines president of the West Virginia Coal association and the New River company will address the New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute regular meeting. The speech titled Our Job Today is set for Thursday September 10 at 7 30 P M in Beckley junior high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebersole Gaines
West Virginia Coal Association
New River Company
New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute
Beckley Junior High
M. K. Clay
Musician Adler Says Soldiers Reject Phony Patriotism
Baltimore harmonica virtuoso Larry Adler says soldiers and sailors dislike Tin Pan Alley patriotic songs. He cites Bach to Ravel as preferable morale building and notes service members seek elevated music like St Louis Blues and Rhapsody in Blue. He emphasizes entertaining troops, not rallying morale, and avoids Pearl Harbor tunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Tin Pan Alley
Ravel
Brahms
Larry Adler
White Cliffs
Dover
Yokohama
Pearl Harbor
Adler
Stalingrad Front Battles Escalate as Germany Pushes On
Nazi forces push toward the western outskirts of Stalingrad amid reported heavy fighting on multiple fronts. Tass notes ongoing combat near the Volga city while Red Star describes unprecedented violence on northern and southern approaches. German reinforcements arrive as air and ground offensives intensify, with Soviet sources citing armor advances and costly Soviet losses. Elsewhere in the Caucasus, German advances threaten Novorossiysk and the Mozdok region near Grozny oil fields, though Red Army lines hold in other sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalingrad
Tass
Volga
Red Star
Fedor von Bock
Stalin
Caucasus
Hitler
Kerch
Crimea
Black Sea
Red Army
Novorossisk
Central
Terek
Mozdok
Grozny
Miner Gets His $8 as Suit Costs
M L Mitchem of Lillybrook threatened impeachment over $8 in court costs after a dispute in a case with Mountain Truck Sales. He received the $8 back via a Merchants Adjustment check, with Magistrate Mills noting jurors were paid $1 each and the action was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Mitchem
Lillybrook
G. O. Mills
Mitchem
Bluefield
Mills
Merchants Adjustment Service
Mountain Truck Sales Corporation
Mitchelm
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Alma Cole
Crawford
Garson
Miss Garson
Moore
South Kanawha Street
Standard Oil Outfit
William Hyatte
California
Tom Kuka
Havre
Mont
Sam Cowan
Hood River
Oregon
Central Press
C. H. Mead Coal Company
East Gulf
Burns
Hoppers Coal Company
Glen White
Fire Creek Coal and Coke Company
Norvell
Stotesbury
Slab Fork Coal Company
Slab Fork
Stover’s
Smokless Coal Company
Piney View
Gaines
Institute
The
Miner
Squire Oley Mills
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