Beckley Native O'Toole Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
Laurence O'Toole a Beckley born former laundryman rises to lieutenant colonel in the Army Air Forces Eastern Technical Training Command Greensboro North Carolina. At 34 he becomes classification officer after prior posts at Keesler Field Mississippi and Atlantic City New Jersey where he served since 1942. O'Toole entered service July 16 1941 as a reserve corps captain and previously led West Virginia laundry firms and coal company ventures.
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Laurence O'Toole
Army Air Forces Eastern Technical Training Command
Greensboro
North Carolina
O'Toole
Eastern Technical Training Command
Eastern Seaboard
Gulf States
Texas
Louisiana
Atlantic City
New Jersey
O’toole
Keesler Field
Mississippi
West Virginia
Armed Forces
Gary
Georgetown University
Park Directors Plan Conference at Cacapon State Park
State park directors and conservation officials from ten states will meet at Cacapon State Park near Berkeley Springs for the third annual conference. R B Griffith said the gathering will exchange ideas on entertaining vacationers and improve conservation programs with sessions through October 2. The states include West Virginia, Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. Griffin will lead the meeting, marking the first time in West Virginia. Next year the group meets in New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Cacapon State Park
Berkeley Springs
R. B. Griffith
Griffith
State Parks Division
Southeastern State Park Directors Association
West Virginia
Virginia
Carolinas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Griffin
New Orleans
Seven Year Old Hit by Car In Raleigh Seeks Recovery
A seven year old boy from 124 Cava Street sustained severe head contusions and facial lacerations after leaping onto a car on South Oakwood Avenue near the Catholic church in Raleigh. The driver, Charles W. Nebel of Columbus Ohio, was cleared by police, and the child remains in serious condition at Raleigh General Hospital.
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Toe Roles
Cavastreet
Raleigh General Hospital
Oakwood Avenue
Charles W. Nebel
Columbus
Ohio
Dean Taylor Former Fairfield Daily Ledger Editor Dies
Dean Taylor 64 longtime editor of the Fairfield Daily Ledger since 1930 died in a Rochester Minnesota hospital after an operation and complications. A Warren Ohio native he previously worked with papers in Warren Junction Alliance and Elyria Ohio.
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Dean Taylor
Fairfield
Fairfield Daily Ledger
Rochester, Minn
Warren
Ohio
Jorain
Alliance
Elyria
Army Navy to Test High School Students for Training Programs
The Army specialized training program and Navy V-12 college program will hold a second qualifying test on November 9 at Woodrow Wilson High School. Eligible students ages 17 to 21 who graduate by March 1, 1944 may apply. The test does not bind entrants to service and successful completion may lead to commissions. All costs are paid by the Army.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Peregoy
Peregoy
Army
Navy
Armed Services
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Beckley District Sees 17 Seek Navy Enlistment
Seventeen Beckley district youths sought U S Navy enlistment since the month’s start per report by L R Black traveling recruiter for Bluefield Navy recruiting station. Three women applied for WAVES, below monthly quota. Mrs Rich coordinates civilian WAVES recruitment from Burleson building post office area. Black plans Bay Watch enlistments in Beckley at civilian war service office September 29 and 30 from 8 am to 1 pm for 17 year olds nearing 18.
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Beckley
United States Navy
L. R. Black
Bluefield
Rich
Civilian War Service Office
WAVES
Simnday
Burleson
Beritev
War Service Office
Travel restrictions urged on game ticket sales locally
The Office of Defense Transportation through the Revaluation Board called on all schools and colleges to confine ticket sales to residents of the cities hosting games to reduce interurban travel. The measure aims to ease bus and train congestion during football weekends.
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Office of Defense Transportation
Revaluation Board
O.D.T
Ward Appointed Campaign Manager for Beck ley Election
Joan C. Ward was named campaign manager and chairman of the new Democratic City Executive committee at a meeting yesterday. Mrs. Pangy Williams was appointed Democratic ballot commissioner, with one Republican to be named. Frances Biggs remains chairman ex-office of the ballot board as city recorder-treasurer. A separate Friday meeting named Robert J. Ashworth campaign manager for the Republicans and urged charter changes.
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Joan C. Ward
Beckley
New Democratic City Executive Committee
Pangy Williams
Neville Street
Ward
Frances Biggs
Board of Ballot Commissioners
Roy Millican
QO. R. Taylor
Howard Christian
Andrew Smith
Robert J. Ashworth
Hatchery to Open in Shady Spring West Virginia
The Rhodes Hatchery of Spencer plans a Pine Grove park hatchery on U S Routes 19 21 with 52000 egg capacity. It will begin buying eggs for the first hatch about January 1 A M Akers manager said the company has six commercial plants in West Virginia. Akers said premium eggs will be paid and advised flock brood testing now. All popular breeds to be hatched.
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Rhodes Hatchery
Spencer
Pine Grove Park
U. S
QO. A. Akers
West Virginia
Akers
Methodists Near End Of Meeting In West Virginia
The Fifth annual West Virginia conference of the Methodist church moves into final balloting for general and jurisdictional delegates with an address by Dr. H. E. Spence of Duke University. About 900 ministers and laymen attend as 500 pastors are to be appointed to churches tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
The
Methodist Church
H. E. Spence
Spence
Duke Universiy
John E. Hanifran
Clarksburg
Kansas City
Kans
Bo F. Yoak
Princeton
C. G. Eastwood
Bluefield
JW. Broyles
Buckhannon
C. E. Brandi
Romney
Atlantic City
Harry Shaw
Fairmont
Homer W. Wiseman
Elkins
S. Collins
Wheeling
Richard Aspinall
Morgantown
C. W. Ferguson
Wayne
C. G. Coffman
Lewisburg
Thomas A. Athey
Parkersburg
Melvin Risinger
Walter van Kirk
New York City
Bright Named as Lay Delegate to Methodist Conference
George W. Bright of Beckley secretary treasurer of F. C. Minter Coal and vice chair of the Third War Loan drive was named as one of two lay delegates to the general Methodist conference to be held next year in Atlantic City. The state conference also chose six ministerial delegates: Dr. Frank L. Shaffer Dr. Joseph C. Hoffman Drew W. Ware Dr. Leonard Riggleman and Dr. Ad Walton. W. Foss Curtis of Moundsville was the second lay delegate.
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George W. Bright
Beckley
F.C. Minter Coal Company
Atlantic City
West Virginia
The
Methodist Church
Frank L. Shaffer
Charleston
Joseph C. Hoffman
Drew. W. Ware
Fairmont
Leonard Riggleman
Morris Harvey College
Ad. Walton
New York
General Board of Missions and Conference
W. Foss Curtis
Moundsville
Tay
Beckley College Sees Surge in Welding Demand
Beclley college reports a rapid rush of shipyard requests for welders with a shipyard sending a thousand applications. Instructor R T Belcher states intensified training is underway to speed production while students seek early employment. To comply, officials ask under 18 applicants to bring parents to sign papers before job placement.
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Beckley College
D. K. Shroyer
R. T. Belcher
Birth rate up in United States in 1942
In its first full year of World War II 1942 the U S birth rate rose to 2 408 996 births an 11 8 percent gain over 1941 and the death toll fell to 1 385 187 a 9 decline The birth rate reached 21 0 per 1000 population the highest since 1926 and the death rate 104 was the lowest on record General Crawford receives the Distinguished Service Medal for command of US Army service forces in the Middle East and later as deputy commander and chief of staff in Europe Guatemala reports 1 600 000 cinchona trees yielding quinine
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Associated Press
Washington
London
Robert W. Crawford
United States Army Service Forces
Middle East
Army Service Forces
European Zone
Door Knocker Drive To Start Final War Bond Push
The door knocker campaign for the Third War Loan begins Monday morning led by Mrs. I Rich war service chair. Judge Clarence Meadows organized county officials to send campaign material to Beckley and booths will operate at local banks post office G C Murphy and J C Penny. Leaders will urge pledges not sales and stress bonds as safe investment until war ends. The robin bluebird and mockingbird are all thrushes.
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I. Rich
War Service Committee
Office of Civilian Defense
Doorsnocker
Meadows
Rubber plant unit finished at Institute West Virginia
The Blaws Knox company announced the completion of the third and final co polymer unit of the giant synthetic rubber plant at Institute West Virginia and its turnover to U S Rubber for operation. The plant will produce 96 000 tons of Buna S rubber annually enough for 16 million car tires. Start of work was April 1942. The first unit began operation in 1942 months. Over 1 200 workers will be employed at the 56 million facility.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Blaws
Knox Company
Institute
W. Va
U. S. Rubber Company
Town Triples Drive on War Bond Quota
Allwood City in western Pennsylvania with about 12 000 residents nearly tripled its third war loan bond quota by subscribing 2 515 150 75 dollars, far above the 980 000 goal. The article notes Fahrenheit originated from Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit who invented the thermometer there in 1714.
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Associated Press
Allwood City
Pennsylvania
Fahrenheit
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
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