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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1941

Page

2

Gary Miner Maps Plans After Union Shop Decision

Welch West Virginia December seventh report on arbitration board ruling granting a union shop in captive mines run by large steel firms. United Mine Workers claim about four thousand members in Gary hollow six mines, while some workers belong to both unions. The board’s deal covers all mines owned by big steel companies, with thirteen thousand five hundred captive mine workers regionally affected. The Carter Coal Company at Coalwood and Caretta remains noncompliant amid ongoing doubt.

Welch W. Va United Workers Captive Mines Union Gary Hollow United Mine Workers Group Garyante Carter Coal Company Coalwood Caretta Carter Company

Fifty three thousand miners covered by steel companies pact

The accord ends a 40 year struggle for a union shop in captive mines and involves United States Steel Bethlehem Steel Kerr St. Woodward Iron National Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube Crucible Wheeling Steel Semet Slovay and Carter Coal. It covers more than a half million miners nationwide with dissent from Fairless. The decision aims to secure union shop terms amid national emergency.

Ede Co Jes United States Steel Corp Bethlehem Steel Corp Buc Stel Corp Woodw Iron Co National Steel Corp Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co Crucible Steel Co Wheeling Steel Corp Semet-Slovay Co New York Carter Coal Co Rorathien Sere Op Fairless United States Steel United Mine Workers of “America

Nation calm loose ends amid wartime bids

Fragmentary copy shows mentions of military and naval chiefs and other government leaders pledging unity across hamlets cities and capitals as Burton Wheeler and others assert strength and resolve amid wartime events.

Burton K. Wheeler Tion The

Deaths Funerals John W Hudgins 73

John William Hudgins, 73, died at his Peterstown home Sunday at 5 30 am from acute indigestion. Born November 24 1868 in Christiansburg Va he lived in Bluefield Va twenty years. A WWI sergeant he was active in patriotic and fraternal orders and a Graham Presbyterian Church member. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 pm at Graham Presbyterian Church with interment in Maple Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Mattie A Hudgins a brother Henry C Hudgins two sisters Elizabeth Buckland and Lucy Corder. Pallbearers named. nieces to carry flowers.

John William Hudgins Peterstown Mr. Hudgins Christiansburg Tazewell County Bluefield Graham Presbyterian Church J. 8. Jones Maple Hill Cemetery Mattie A. Hudgins Henry C. Hudgins Elizabeth Buckland Falls Mills Lucy Corder Roanoke A

Japanese Attacks Hinted as World War Series Grows

British circles fear Japan has attacked or will attack American and British interests. The Japanese embassy plans to leave Britain, burning secret papers, as Ambassador Kamimura is to receive passports. Churchill and Winant confer after news of Pearl Harbor disclosures.

Japan United States Pacific Britain Kamimura Foreign Office Churchill Winant Hawaii

Roosevelt 10 discussed declaring war as Japan attacks

A wartime briefing reveals Roosevelt, cabinet, and Congress leaders debated a possible declaration of war amid Japan’s strikes on Pearl Harbor and Honolulu. Senate and House leaders voiced unity, while Japan’s envoys sought talks after Tokyo’s reply to U.S. peace principles.

U S and Japan Exchange Sharp Remarks Over Disputed Actions

Hull denounces Japanese reply with fiery rebuke noting decades of public service and asserting the document is filled with infamous falsehoods and distortions. Navy officials say ships in the Pacific have long been on alert and counter measures prepared, while a naval engagement unfolds off Honolulu with at least one enemy carrier attacking Pearl Harbor defenses.

Gary Stephen Early State Department Secretary of State Japan Navy War Department White House San Francisco Hawaii Hull United States Navy Department Pacific Manila Pearl Harbor Honolulu NBC U. S Far East Genaneny Seatides Ers Adolf Hitler Hickam Field Army

Senators Respond to Crisis With Varied Stances

Senator Glass declines comment asserting he will share his position after the meetings. Senator Bloom warns of factual actions with military support and national unity under command, implying external governance. Senator Johnson questions the report and seeks a satisfactory explanation for a "dastardly act" if true.

Cac Glass Bloom N.Y Tee United States Army Navy Johnson Colo

WHIS Stays On Air All Night With War News

WHIS continued NBC service all night to relay Japan news to thousands of area listeners. Reports described bombings in the Pacific and broadcasts from key cities keeping the public informed on the Japanese attack.

WHIS Aoe Gernane Anneal NBC Japan Unit SP Dies Best Teal Islands

Tolo Declares Fearless Resolve Amid Widespread Tension

A brief fragment notes Tolo asserting fear is absent, showing resolve amid rising tensions. Context remains unclear, with limited surrounding details.

Japan Attacks Near Pearl Harbor Spark World War II

News accounts report Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor and Honolulu with bombs and aircraft. President Roosevelt summoned a wartime cabinet as Britain and the United States enter full conflict. The Panama Canal Zone begins a blackout while Germany vows support for Japan under the axis pact.

Peterel Shanghai London Winston Churchill United States Great Britain Panama Canal Zone Atlantic Pacific Tone War Department Oahu Costa Rica Netherlands East Indies Japan Germany Roosevelt J ‘S Fnress Aulu Washington War Cabinet

Philippines Damaged After Japanese Air Attacks

A New York CBS broadcast from Shanghai claimed five Somcoe casualties in the Philippines after raids on Manila army and navy bases. The report says Japanese dive bombers hit Manila and Hawaii with heavy damage and possible large casualties as war spreads with Britain expected to declare war.

Woodrow Wilson Cnd Army Navy Stimson Philippines New York Shanghai Somcoe CBS Manila America Japan Great Britain Hawaii

Netherlands Seizes Amano on Espionage Suspicion

Amano was seized on suspicion of espionage as Central American neighbor of Panama, with Minister Alberto Echan di declaring the nation would follow the United States along.

Amano Alberto Echandi Panama United States

U S Reports Broad Backing After Japan Attacks

The state department said all American republics were informed of Japan's treacherous attacks on the United States and that the U S has received very heartening messages of support. Costa Rica has declared war and the Dominican Republic plans to session at noon to back Congress's possible declaration.

United States New York Morgenthau Herbert Hoover Japan Federal Bureau of Investigation Maine California New York City Firs Fight “For Freedom Committee America Hitler Berlin America First Committee Charles A. Lindbergh Treasury Department Franklin D. Roosevelt Tokyo Great Britain White House Congress Speakerey House Roosevelt Navy Washington State Department Costa Rica J . Jesus Mariacoso Dominican Republic United States Congress

Berlin Replies to War Clarification Amid Global Tensions

The Berlin radio issued a two part statement denying Roosevelt incited the war and accusing Jewish leaders and plutocrats of plotting against the German Reich. It described US Japan conflict as a result of such machinations and asserted Germany’s resolve.

Berlin Roosevelt Reich Adolf Hitler United States Thefuehrer

Pigeons Dominate British Railways Totals in 1935 Season

British railways carried more than 12 000 000 pigeons during the 1935 pigeon racing season. The large throughput highlights the season size and logistics involved in transporting birds across the network.

British Railways

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