Helen Miners Donated to Purchase War Cannon
Lieut. Stanley Pell praised Helen miners and staff for a 4870 gift to the government to fund a 20mm cannon for a P 51 fighter. He recounted Allied supply shortages and the Anzio beachhead delay, and described using a cannon to attack enemy shipping along the Southern French coast. The event at a Helen theater included a plaque presentation to the mine superintendent and a $213.83 check toward a total $1,083.83 in voluntary donations for the canteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Stanley Pell
Helen
War Department
J. A. Ulio
Europe
Anzio
Wreut
Pell
French
Riveria
Ialy
Hadar
Manes
Ploesti
Lieut. Pells
Koppers Coal Division
W. A. Burke
Raleigh County
Gov
H. L. Beatty
Treasury Department
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
New York
Community notices of Beckley area residents and visitors
Negro activities and personal mentions list visitors and travelers to Beckley and nearby towns, including Cecil Allen of Boston visiting relatives in East Beckley and Buckingham county plus Richmond. Other entries note soldiers on furlough in Carlisle and England, and local residents visiting family in Ohio, Virginia, and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Allen
Boston
Mass
Katherine Allen
East Beckley
John Rallins
Fayette St
William Rallins
Newark
New Jersey
J. W. Rallins
New Canton
Virginia
Buckingham County
Richmond
Ethel Walker
Sewell
James Talleferro
Ethel Law
Mount Hops
Ucen Jackson
William Jones
Pittsburgh
Woods
Elnora
Charlotta
Carlisle
Marion
Robert Kelly
Roanoke
Bonnie Gore
Pax
National Baptist Convention, Inc
Gore
Pvt
Ernest Powell
Macon
Georgia
Westmoreland Street
Frances Powell
Glen White
Bessie Mae Stubbs
Valencia
Birmingham
Alabama
W.D. Kelly
Bertha Bomar, Jr
Washington, D. C
Leola Tolber
Heber Street
Samuel Madison
East Park
Mattie Moore
Lester
Ohio
R. H. Moore
Arlyne Moss
Cincinnati
Maime Spencer
Chicago
L. B. Smith
John D. Parks
Fayette County
England
Texana Goff
Providence
Mt. Hope
West Virginia
Bluefield State College
Beckley
Daisy Venable
Mary Willie Beale
Affinity
Geraldine Nelson
William Nelson
Church Street
Fisk University
Nashville, Tenn
Community Club of
Mast
Dedication of Central Baptist Church in Hinton Today
The Central Baptist Church of Hinton is to be dedicated at 11 a.m. with Rev. Hugh D. Pickett delivering the sermon. Evening services include talks and gospel music by the church choir and Harmony Four. The church organized in 1894 and marks its fiftieth anniversary with a history pageant by the Ladies Aid Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Moore
Erline Lipscomb
Maybury
Iola Brown
Robert Grate
Glen Robbin
Ohio
Samuel Grace
Dovens Missionary Society
Central Street Baptist Church
East Beckley
Register
Hinton
Central Baptist Church of
Hugh D. Pickett
West Virginia Baptist Convention
Harmony Four
H. P. Hackney
Ladies Aid Society
C. Reid
A. H. Lough
J. C. Lively
P. C. Foster
D. Clair Bigony
W. F. Zickafoose
Bible School
Are. C. A. Hill
Nazi Prisoner Shot By Guard At Army POW Camp
The wounded German prisoner at the White Sulphur Springs stockade in Ohio is reported in critical condition after an attempted assault on a guard by a work detail. Lt Col Frank A Hunter said the incident prompted a disciplinary action and a board is investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Columbus
White Sulphur Springs
Fort Hayes
Army
Frank A. Hunter
Ashford General Hospital
Hunter
Religious revival week at Welcome Baptist Church
Beginning Wednesday night September 27 through Sunday October 1 the church hosts nightly preaching services. The Welcom Baptist Senior choir and Mission Circle provide music and service with visiting circles from Sprague Mabsvatt and Hilltop, and speakers Rev. C MoBris Rev S P MacDonald Rev N N Parker. Sunday afternoon program features Mrs Maude Early Mrs Bernice Henry Mrs Domina Harfes Mrs James Trent Miss Rosetta Payne and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.mobris
Circle of Sprague
P. MacDonald
Mabsvatt
Mission Circle
First Baptist Church of
Hilltop
N.N. Parker
Welcome Baptist
Welcome Baptist Mission Circle
Maude Early
Bernice Henry
Domina Harfess
James Trent
Rosetta Payne
Jb, Elliot
Vireles
Dawson Says Budget Can Be Cut
Dawson the Republican nominee for governor told a Braxton county audience that the state budget can be reduced by ten million dollars each year without cutting essential services. He pledged tax relief and defended underpaid teachers while criticizing New Deal candidates for the ballooning budget. His campaign will focus next week on eastern panhandle counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Gassaway
Daniel Boone
Dawson
Braxton County
Max
Charleston
Panhandle
Gasoline Stocks Near Pre War Level
Washington officials say gasoline stocks are near pre war levels but only about half the supply can be spared for civilians. Deputy Petroleum Administrator Ralph K Davies notes 90 percent of storage stocks went to motorists and civilian users in 1941. He adds a similar pattern holds for refinery production of gasoline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Ralph K. Davies
Davies
Community Concert Association Starts 800 Member Drive
The Beckley Community Concert Association announces a membership drive starting tomorrow at 9 am with goal of 800 memberships and eventual total of 900. Campaign headquarters will be at Beckley hotel. James Wolfe from New York aids in the drive replacing Alma Lauritzen. Dues rise to $5 for adults and $2.50 for students with total member prices $6.10 for adults and $3.05 for students including taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Concert Association of
Beckley
First Presbyterian Church
Jd. E. McKenzie
James Wolfe
Columbia Concerts
New York
McKenzie
Wolfe
Alma Lauritzen
Beckley Hotel
Jim
J. Q., Hutchinson
Ritchie Ware
Community Concert Association
Co-Operative Concert Association
Charleston Association
Bluefield
Cartier
Charleston
Rose Bamipton
Helen Howe
Rudolf Firkusny
Don Cossack Chorus
Eleanor Sieter
Albert Spalding
Lansing Hatfield
Hilda Burke
Ware
J. K. Lineweaver
The
Presbyterian Church
Raleigh General Hospital
Bank Credit Plan Without Collateral Initiated
Beckley National Bank official Frank N. Gans travels to Chicago to advance a postwar plan enabling banks to aid small businesses and individuals without heavy collateral. The effort, backed by West Virginia bankers, centers on long term term credit and new loan services possibly via separate departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank N. Gans
Beckley National Bank
West Virginia Bankers Association
Chicago
Gans
Cincinnati
West Virginia Bankers
Robert Hanes
Small Business Credit Commission
American Bankers Association
Funeral services for infant Donald Mc Crae Burgess
Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at the home for ten day old Donald Mc Crae Burgess who died of pneumonia fever Friday morning. Burial follows at Caffee Cemetery Mount Tabor. Survived by parents Fred and Mrs Burgess and sisters Josephine Lee and Wilma Sue Burgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McCrae Burgess
Fred Burgess
Shady Spring
Mount Tabor
Josephine Lee Burgess
Wilma Sue Burgess
C. W. Jackson Retired From Beaver High School
C W Jackson of Bluefield former Beaver high school principal was among 25 teachers approved for retirement pensions by the state teachers retirement board. Jackson served as Beaver principal for years and later became assistant principal after T R Egber moved to the state department of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
C. W. Jackson
Bluefield
Beaver High School
State Teachers Retirement Board
Jackson
Beaver
T. R. Egber
State Department of Education
Mercer County Board of Education
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elizabeth Leith
Mark Twain High School
H. L. Beattie
Wico
C. E. Walker
Charles Hankln
Helen Local
Burke
Calfee Funeral Home
Fred X. Wil
Liams
Williams
Asso
Williams Givens Fu
Neral
U.S. Marine Corps
Baptist Church
Aula A. M
Army Board
Purple
Joe T. Pennington
Dora Pennington
Mabscott
Ward
Italy
Lowes Cost
E. Z. Justice Ins. Agency
S. Meber St
Beckley, W. Vas
Redding
Beckley Hardware & Supply CO
Heber
Main Street
MCRAE
Pacific Islands
Columbia
Blondie
WILS
Kanawha Street
Beckley Prince Street
Fayette Street
Second Street
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
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