Rescue Crews Recover 20th Body at Pursgrove No. 2 Mine
Morgantown reports Rescue teams pulled the twentieth and last body from the Pursgrove No. 2 mine on Scott's Run about 24 hours after a blast. Nineteen others had already been brought out for identification. Inspector Pete McLinden said the explosion caused little damage, with the blast centered 1,000 to 1,500 feet back in the slope mine. The scene faced heat and bad air, complicating operations, while fire was quickly extinguished and damage was minimal.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Pursgrove No
Scott’s Run
State Mines Department
Charleston
Pete McLinden
Slope
McLinden
N. P. Rhinehart
Mines Department
Love Company
Neni
Barbus
Richard Cart
Andy
Pursglove
Edward Wilson
Osage
Ss . S
Usseron
B. Dusenberry
Sabraton
Barnett
Cassville
Ae Vernon
Governor to Visit Morgantown to Console Families of 20 Miners
Governor Neely said he would travel to Morgantown to personally extend condolences to families of 20 coal miners who died in Monongalia County's second explosion in two months. He plans to meet the bereaved at Pursgrove No 2 mine, six miles from Morgantown, tomorrow.
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Reston
W. Va
Lions Rise In Payroll Drive Tie With Rotary In Box Score
The Lions club shifts from last to near first in the payroll allotment drive challenging the Kiwanis and breaking a tie with Rotary. In recent days Lions members enrolled enough firms to move into second place and push toward the lead. The box score summarizes the drive totals and participating firms.
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Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Beng
Rotary Club
Ae Lions
Mercer Republicans to Hold Mass Conventions Today
Mercer county Republicans meet at 2 p m to select delegates and alternates for the county judicial convention in Princeton on August 14. Five magisterial conventions will elect 42 delegates and an equal number of alternates. Ajax Smith of Princeton is discussed as a potential candidate for the judgeship. Democratic conventions were held July 3 with most delegates instructed for F Morton Wagner of Bluefield.
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Mercer County
Princeton
Beaver Pond
Ramsey Auditorium
Mae Maynard
Rock
Matoaka
Roy A. Cole
East River
G. K. White
Plymouth
Court House
Athens
Roy Cheatwood
Flat Top
Henry A. Lilly
Free Hawley
Ajax Smith
John M. McGrath
F. Morton Wagner
Bluefield
Situation on the Don Front Grows Dire for Timoshenko
Reports from Moscow indicate worsening conditions on a 100 mile Don front as German forces drive toward the Voronezh Rossosh sector. The Red Army reportedly loses Rossosh and may be split, cutting direct lines to Moscow and complicating supply across the Moscow Rostov railway corridor.
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Don
Timoshenko
Moscow
Voronai Rossosh
Red Army
Rossosh
Kupyansk
Moscow-Rostov
Liski
Voronezh
Rommel Studied Civil War Tactics in the United States
Local observers recall a 1936 visit by Field Marshal Rommel to Civil War battle sites such as Antietam and nearby fields in Maryland and Virginia. Authorities suggest he studied Confederate tactics, drawing inspiration from Stonewall Jackson era data during his U S tour.
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Rommel
U. S
Charlesay
W. Va
Germany
Antietam
Sharpsburg
Goes
Virginia
Thomas J
Stonewall) Jackson
Clarksburg
Water damages state records in Charleston basement flood
A mid afternoon rainstorm flooded the West Virginia statehouse basement, sending state treasurer Serene and road commission offices to desks as two inches of water flooded the east wing. Officials moved files to higher levels while streets in Coca area were temporarily washed out and residents mopped basements.
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Charleston
W. Va
Statehouse
State Treasury
Road Commission
Alding
H. N. Martin Omnes
Supreme Court
State Purchasing Department
Evels
Coca
Giant Nazi U Boat Sinks British Freighter at Sea
At a South Atlantic sea battle a large German U boat sank a British merchant ship with 12 deck gun shells after two torpedoes. Three engineers died. 78 survivors reached lifeboats and were rescued by another vessel. A second sinking near the Gulf Coast left 86 survivors and one casualty. An unidentified younger man on the submarine, possibly a friendly officer, may have been taken hostage. The commander spoke fluent English as survivors answered his questions.
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South Atlantic
Co Ap Hn
Cook
Gulf Coast
Navy
Water Damage Report From Huntington Damaged Page
Damaged clipping from Huntington Virginia July reports water damage with unclear details and reference to a page. The fragment mentions location and event but lacks full context and outcomes.
Survivors Reach Port as Axis Sub Attacks Continue
Four party survivors of an American freighter torpedoed in the Mozambique Channel reached Inhambane in Portuguese East Africa. The Lourenco Marques dispatch noted more survivors from other ships arriving at Memba and an unidentified steamer, as Japanese submarines were reported to have attacked near the Madagascar area.
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Lisbon
Mozambique
Madagascar
Inhambane
Portuguese East Africa
Lourenco Marques
Memba
Ype
Mada- Briway
India
Middle East
Director Davis Attacks Sabotage Trial Secrecy
Washington reports dissatisfaction with secrecy in a military commission trying eight Nazi saboteurs after their U boat arrival. Elmer Davis of the Office of War Information urged more news from the courtroom while Rep. Monroney called the process undemocratic and unsatisfactory to the public. The trial’s third day featured FBI testimony and document readings as the court prepared for a large volume of evidence likely to prolong proceedings. Maj. Gen. Frank R. McCoy will issue periodic statements from the commission.
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Washington
America
Elmer Davis
War Information
United States Army Signal Corps
FBI
Oth Sides
Earler Atorney
Biddle
Davis
Office of War Information
Army
Frank R. McCoy
Commission
One Killed Five Hurt In Plunge
Viola Slash of Primston was killed instantly when the automobile she rode as a passenger plunged through a guard rail and down an embankment near the disposal plant on the Bluefield coton road. Five other colored occupants were treated at Bluefield hospitals for injuries. Passengers included Mrs Ophelia Coger Ernest Watkins Mildred Turner Mrs Myrtle Davis and Eisse Gardner. Watkins the owner was taken to Providence hospital. Mrs Coger suffered multiple injuries while Turner and Mrs Davis had leg and back injuries. A nearby eyewitness described the car swerving and crashing through the guard post.
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Viola Slash
Princeton
Bluefield- Coton Road
Bluefield
Ophelia Coger
Ae Ernest Watkins
Mcomas
Mildred Turner
Myrtle Davis
At & Ree
Foes Renew Fierce Fighting West of El Alamein Egypt
British and Axis desert forces clash again west of El Alamein as American and RAF aircraft disrupt Axis supply lines. Up to 500 vehicles destroyed from a 2000-strong replenishment convoy while both sides dig in amid sandstorms and uncertain momentum.
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Egypt
Cairo
Pierce Ting
Mediterranean
el Alamein
RAF
Erwin Rommel
Alexandria
Two AWOL Soldiers Charged With Kidnapping
Sioux City Iowa July 10 two AWOL soldiers Elmer Kuske 23 Lakewood Colorado and David Westman 19 Trinidad Colorado were charged with kidnapping 16 year old Margaret Rollie of Hesper Iowa for an interstate car ride. They were held on Mann act and Dyer act violations after Rollie was found in their car and claimed she had been forced to accompany them since June 30. Sheriff said the pair were tied to four hold ups and car thefts en route to Colorado.
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Sioux City
U. S
Pranklin Gill
Elmer Prank Kuske
Lakewood
Colo
David Westman
Trinidad
Margaret Rollie
Hesper
Decorah
Schaefer
Fort Collins
Colorado
Japs Say Big Convoy Safe in Aleutians
Japanese broadcasts report a large convoy escorted by destroyers and cruisers arrived in the Aleutian Islands. The announcement says all forces reached their destination safely and encountered no enemy attacks.
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Aleutians
Tokyo
Aleutian Islands
Ways and Means Committee Hikes Surtax Rates and Maintains Exemptions
Washington July 10 The house ways and means committee voted to raise individual income surtax rates by one percent above prior agreement with rates ranging 12 to 81 percent and kept $1,500 married $750 single exemptions for military and naval personnel. The move lowers revenue by about 85 million while the surtaxes add about 310 million. A night session aimed to finalize the bill without a Saturday session. Chairman Doughton said a session tomorrow will be required. The panel also kept a five percent levy on freight and express charges in the pending 200 million bill despite opposition from Henderson and the treasury.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Feright
Leon Henderson
Allied Bombers Strike Nanchang In Second Blow
Chinese dispatches report Allied bombers hit Nanchang the capital of Kiangsi province on Saturday. A transport was sunk in the river and ten Japanese planes on the ground were destroyed. Allied planes returned safely from the mission.
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Chungking
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Os SS
China
War Writer Declares Hitler Slipping Says Lochner
Charlottesville July 10 Associated Press veteran Louie Lochner told the University of Virginia institute of public affairs that Hitler is slipping and the crash will come if every man woman and child backs the war effort. He noted bottlenecks in railways and raw materials and urged bombing German railway centers to strike a vulnerable point. He contrasted prewar German employment with today and warned of Germany’s weakening civilian life.
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Charlottesville
Louie Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
Uncle Sam
University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs
Germany
Butz
British Isles
Lochner
German Drive Shifts as Rossosh Falls to German Offensive
German forces press toward the Don valley as Rossosh falls, opening rail routes to the Volga. Voronezh resists while Lishchansk on the Donets reports fighting. In North Africa Rommel and British forces clash near El Alamein as Arctic convoy losses are claimed by German sources.
Red Bombers Enter Battle Of The Arctic
Moscow reports Soviet air units struck Nazi air bases in Norway and Finland to counter German raids on U S British convoys to Russia. Barents sea action claimed damage to the German Tirpitz, while ground attacks destroyed planes and damaged 27 more.
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Norway
Finland
Russia
Mao
Tripitz
Tass
Trondheim
United States
Britain
Moscow
Arctic
Barents Sea
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Baden
Sweden
North Cape
Barents
Kemijarvi
Murmansk
Archangel
Mercer Republicans
BY Kirke L. Simpson
Huntington
Dav
Signal Corps
Viola
Axis
U.S
Sealanes
US Tac
A. P. Bureau
Fuehrer
Volga
Stalingrad
Don River
Stalingad
East Caucasus
Don Valley
Lishchansk
Donets
Rostov
Russian Arctic
Red
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