75 Years Ago

Thursday, May 25, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys Word has come of the death of Gay Fertig, of the...

Thursday, May 18, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys Army Headquarters, European Theatre – Among the West Virginia Airborne Troops...

Thursday, May 11, 1944 PRAYER ON INVASION DAY Both the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches of Hillsboro, invite and urge you...

Thursday, May 4, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys Word has been received by Clyde Beverage that his brother, P.F.C....

Thursday, April 27, 1944 Some Recollections Last summer near the end of July, we were crossing Cheat Mountain by way...

Thursday, April 20, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys Staff Sgt. Henry Rife has been missing in action in the...

Thursday, April 13, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys These men are receiving initial naval indoctrination at the United States...

Thursday, March 27, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys Mrs. Ruth Friel, of Marlinton, received a telegram saying her son,...

Thursday, March 23, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys Under date of March 12, the Adjutant General wired Mr. and...

Thursday, March 9, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys The family of Robert Shoemaker has been notified that he is...

March 2, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys Word has come that James McNeill, son of Mrs. Eleanor Howard McNeill...

February 24, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys About 1,200 of our Pocahontas people are in the Armed forces; about...

February 17, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys Staff Sergeant Charles Edward McElwee, son of Mr. and Mrs. June McElwee,...

Thursday, February 10, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys The public relations department of the Fifth Air Force, operating in...

February 3, 1944 W. I. Underwood, of Beaver Creek, was over in Buckley Mountain the other day, and heard the...

January 27, 1944 BACK THE ATTACK The drive for the sale of Fourth War Bonds is now on. The asking...

January 27, 1944 Beverage – Sharp Roscoe Tremble Beverage and Miss Edith Mae Sharp were united in marriage at Franklin...

January 20, 1944 Our Army and Navy Boys Mrs. Eva Moore, of Stony Bottom, received a telegram from the War...

January 13, 1944 FIELD NOTES Here is a real Field Note from Judge Charles G. Baker, of Morgantown: The rocks...

Thursday, January 6, 1944 So far this has been a winter with more than usual cold, less than usual precipitation,...