Texas Democrats vote in primary for U S Senator
Texas voters faced a headline primary as Sen W L O Daniel James V Allred and Dan Moody competed for the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. Moody predicted a runoff while Allred aimed for near majority and O Daniel touted hillbilly campaign tactics amid statewide balloting.
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Dallas
Texas
U. S
W. Lee O’daniel
James V. Allred
Dan Moody
James E
Farmer Jim) Ferguson
O’daniel
Allred
Moody
O'Daniel
Hill
Texas Rose
Texas Songbords
Buddy
Congress
Slag Slide Tragedy Claims Seven Lives In Kentucky
A mountain slag slide killed seven people, including two women and five children, in Fort Branch Kentucky. Estep family members were recovered over hours as rescuers worked amid rising river waters and debris. seven bodies were recovered with many unidentifiable.
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Tom
Harold
Paul
Estep
Fort Branch
Kentucky
Nebraska Leads Scrap Collection Drive Nationwide Support
Omaha article details a Nebraska scrap drive initiated by Henry Doorly offering 3000 in war bonds as prizes. Communities and media across the state rally participation, with War Production Chief Donald Nelson praising the organized effort as a model for national salvage. Grandpa casts a personal note of wartime pride at the curb.
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Omaha
Hirohito
Henry Doorly
Omaha World-Herald
Nebraska
Donald Nelson
WPB Conservation Dihe
R. C. Wellshear
Deaths And Funerals Mrs. Cecil Lundy of Independence
Mrs. Cecil Florence Lundy widow of W. L. Lundy died at home in Independence Virginia on Thursday night at 6 30 She was 72 years old Survived by children Earnest Lundy Page County Ellis and Harvey Lundy Independence the Reverends C E Lundy Sweetwater Tennessee and C F Lundy Tazewell Virginia Mrs H E Lovelace Rhoda and eighteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services will be at Flat Rock church Sunday at 2 pm conducted by Rev J M Balt assisted by Revs L Wiley and E P Srabor
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Cecil Florence Lundy
W. L. Lundy
Independence
Lundy
Earnest Lundy
Pageton
Ellis and
Harvey Lundy
C. E. Lundy
Sweetwater
Tenn
C. F. Lundy
Tazewell
H. E. Lovelace
Rhoda
Flat Rock Church
J. M. Balt
L. Wiley
E. P. Srabor
Rostov Falls to German Forces in Don River Bend
German high command announced Rostov captured by storm with mopping up underway. Soviet communique claimed heavy losses for the Nazis as front lines held along the Don and in the Caucasus region.
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Caucasus
Rostov
Berlin
Don River
Gehring
Don
Mrs Eveline Breeding obituary near Cleveland Virginia
Eveline Breeding died at her home Thursday night near Cleveland Russell County Virginia She was born Eveline Miller of Honaker and was married to A L Breeding Survivors include daughters Mrs N J Jessee Glen Lyn Virginia Mrs James Raiiero Bristol Virginia Mrs Joe Hill Clinchfield Virginia and sons Garnett Breeding Glamorgan Roy Breeding Clinchfield and Earl Breeding Clinchfield Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Eveline
Eveline Breeding
Cleveland
Russell County
Virginia
Clinchfield
Earl
Funeral for Mrs J H Dillard Held at Harper Residence
The funeral service for Mrs J H Dillard takes place at the home of Mr and Mrs S T Harper 501 Pearls street today at 3 p m. Pallbearers are the deceaseds nephews James Carter Robert Oliver Frank Oliver J L Mc Mabb Noel Scott and Raymond Cunningham. Flowerbearers come from Mrs Pauldy s Sunday school class and the Wesleyan class.
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JY. H. Dillard
J. H. Dillard
S. T. Harper
Pearls Street
James Carter
Robert Oliver
Frank Oliver
J. L. McMabb
Noel Scott
Raymond Cunningham
Walter Racker Dies After Illness in Newport Beach
Walter Racker of Newport Beach California died Monday night after a six month illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday. He is survived by his wife Ora Penterfield and three children.
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Walter Racker
Newport Beach
Calif
F. W. Porterfield
Racker
Ora Penterfield
Scrap collection push reaches Omaha citywide
Scrap collection drives across Omaha mobilize residents with trucks sweeping the city for metal and rubber. Housewives line the curbs awaiting their chance as the total reported haul tops 2000 tons, with many outstate reports still pending.
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Omaha
Miners Decry Kump Record in Labor Letter
Percy Tetlow and George Titler lead a District 17 and 29 UMW letter urging locals to oppose Kumps, highlighting his anti union stance as governor and his hostile remarks about John L. Lewis and other labor leaders. They praise labor support for federal coal industry legislation.
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Ter
Percy Tetlow
District 17
George J. Titler
District 29
UMW
Neely
Organized Labor
Congress
Coal Miners’ Union
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
van A. Bittner
William Blizzard
Fremont Davis
Mine Workers Organization
Fall of Rostov and the Cau Casus Gateways
The piece explains Rostov's loss as not decisive, while the Don and the Cau Casus remain pivotal. It notes a narrow Kerch strait, the Taman peninsula as a Nazi obstacle, and a National Geographic sketch of a 25 mile road to Temryuk, then Kuban to Krasnodar, highlighting the Ku bn Cossacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taman Peninsula
CauCasus
Kerch Strait
National Geographic Bulletin
Temryuk
Krasnodar
Rostov
Don
Russia
The
Daily Doings Of Area Men In U. S. Service
Area men in the U S service are listed with recent movements and assignments. Richard Holcomb returns to Norfolk for naval trade school. Pvt. Frederick Kingdon finishes basic training and heads to Fort Benning for air forces officer training. Ralph Bratton is on nine days’ leave at Norfolk naval air station. Lieutenant Richard Frampton arrives in Great Britain with the engineering corps. Mrs Frampton and son stay in Bluefield. John Welch Jr announces twelve applicants for U S Marine Corps enlistment in the area. Additional recruits include Jarces W Felty Jr of Princeton. New arrivals to Fort Thomas include Cabell M Payne Bernard Mullens and Samuel Helmandollar. Navy enlistment applicants include William Calvin Sexton Patsy Fortune Vance Walton Suke Jefferson F P Blankenship Robert Lee Simms Turner Arnold Belcher. Tommy Disibbio will arrive from Camp Claiborne. Corp Paul Parks leaves for Claiborne. Pvt Robert L Porter begins airplane mechanics course at Lincoln Neb. Lieut James A McQuail to return to Belvoir.
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Richard Frampton
Great Britain
Frampton
Cablegram
Engineering Corps
United States Army
Remaain
Bluefield
Alva
Ritz Kingdon
Camp Claiborne
Camp Dix
N. J
United States Navy
William Calvin
Sexton
Freeman
Patsy Fortune
Vivian
Vance Walton Suke
Snowville
Jefferson FP
Blankenship
Swords Creek
Robert Lee Simms
Princeton
Turner Arnold Belcher
Newhall
Germans claim Rostov seizure completes second phase of Russian campaign
Nazi announcements said strong Russian attacks northwest of Voronezh were repulsed by counter blows while German air and ground forces inflicted heavy losses on the Reds. Rostov on the Don River, just above the Sea of Azov, gives Germany control of the bend and signals the end of a second phase. future offensives into the Caucasus or Voronezh region were not disclosed.
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Don
Tsimlyansk
Don River
Semeon Timoshenko
Bryansk
Russia
Timoshenko
West Caucasus
Rostov
Usk
Maikop
Caucasus
Baku
North Caucasus
Stalingrad
Viet Union
Kerch
Crimea
Northwest
Sealanes
Volga
Rostov-Stalingrad
Voronezh
Leningrad
Sea of Azov
Kharkov-Kursk
High Command
Liberals Push for Second Front Amid War Crisis
London reports a Liberal MP urges immediate action on a second front as Don valley battles intensify. T. L. Horabin warns failure would betray allies and risk a future defeat if Russia is pushed from the war. Only David Low's Evening Standard cartoon notable for press reaction.
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London
The
Don Valley
T. L. Hornbin
Churchill
House of Commons
Russia
Horabin
Europe
David Low
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Low
Dunkerque
Taylor case presented with drunkenness evidence and witness testimony
Trial witnesses described Taylor being carried to a sheriff's car and later walking unaided to a jail elevator after alleged intoxication. Prosecution argued Taylor was aware of his actions while defense highlighted heavy liquor use and erratic behavior preceding the Sullivan attack.
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Taylor
Bluefield
Princeton
H. C. Taylor
Sam Sullivan
Sullivan
Vivian Laws
Sullian
Laws
John Lohr
Connor McKay
J. A. Douglas Bailey
John F. Hall
Melvin Lamb
J. A. Moore
Allied Airmen of Giarabub Oasis Tactics Amid Rommel Moves
Allied airmen report Rommel using Italian troops for occupation tasks as he weighs options in eastern Libya. Analysts consider a possible flank attempt via the Qattara depression or a retreat maneuver to strike British positions in Egypt, with supply lines stretched across harsh desert terrain.
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Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Qattara
Apple Pickers Sought for East West Virginian Harvest Drive
West Virginia farm labor committee plans August 17 enrollment to harvest bumper crop in eastern panhandle. Civilian defense groups AmericAtion ministerial and women's groups to back drive. JR Bradford notes Berkeley county 452 percent short, Jefferson and Morgan counties need hundreds of pickers. road commission to provide transport. meeting set for August 238.
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Charleston
W. Va
Panhandle
State Farm Labor Committee
Americat«gion
Paul Lowe
Lowe
Douole
Reed H. Bradford
Morgantown
Berkeley County
Jefferson County
Morgan County
Bradford
State Road Commission
Greenbrier
Harrison
Monroe
Jackson
FBI Rounds Up 9 Enemy Aliens
In New York a FBI sweep rounded up nine enemy aliens, eight Germans and one Italian war veteran. One man questioned in the Black Tom explosion inquiry was among those arrested. An individual admitted Nazi army service since 1933 and another was in the country illegally. All will face hearings before the alien enemy board at Ellis Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
P. E. Foxworth
FBI
Ellis Island
Foxworth
Alien Enemy Board
Police Protect Victory Gardens in Chicago
Chicago victory gardeners tended crops with police protection for harvest. The police commissioner issued an ordinance enforcing trespass penalties up to 50 dollars and pilfering up to 200 dollars, with captains instructed to enforce. Gardens must bear the Civilian Defense emblem.
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Chicago
Millinery Sale Sees Hats and Suits Marked Down
Multiple city notices advertise millinery sales at Sue Drinnen and Bradley's Estees with drastic reductions. Final clearance hats priced at $1.00 to $2.00 and coats, dresses, bathing suits posted for season end. Also local services list piano tuning by Harry Haffen and Roanoke visits, plus printing shop ads and office supplies.
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Sue’s Millinery
Estees
Sue Drinnen
Governor recalls controversy over executions and contracts
The governor defends a 1930 senate campaign claim against a Republican opponent noting opposition to "Yellow-dog" contracts. He cites a Norris plea defeat and mentions ongoing actions by Bachmann and Bailey, with a $250,000 damage suit against the Charleston Mail Association pending, in which he and Clark are co-counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bachmann and Bailey
Charleston Mail Association
Walter E. Clark
Watkins
Acon
Pur chase of Old Sweet Springs Raises County Concern
Kanawha County officials face scrutiny over a state administration purchase of Old Sweet Springs. Commissioner names W Brotherton and Carl G Calvert as associates. Brotherton seeks renomination against Grover C Roberton. A tax department spokesman cites a statute banning budget shifting after county court approval.
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Old Sweet Springs
Karawha County
W. Brotherton
Carl G. Calvert
Brotherton
Grover C. Roberton
Board of Control
Tax Department
Bombs, Air Attacks Mark Day Over Occupied France
RAF fighter pilots carried out six daylight sweeps over occupied France with low level assaults on rail and river lines. A factory near Abbeville was struck and an explosion followed. A Belgian Spitfire pilot claimed a 60 German soldiers killed at Le Touquet. Two planes were reported missing. A German bomber hit England's east coast causing casualties.
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RAF
France
Abbeville
Air Ministry
le Touquet
England
Weirton Steel Signs Increased Pay Contract
Weirton Steel and the Weirton Independent union signed a contract granting a 44 cent daily raise for hourly workers and a 5 percent rise for salaried staff. The package lifts payroll by about 1.15 million this year and retroacts to January 1, with back pay and vacation pay adjustments of roughly 900 thousand dollars to be distributed September 4. The deal sets a minimum daily wage of 6.24 for all hourly and piece workers, and covers about 11,100 employees in Weirton and Steubenville plants of National Steel Corp. subsidiary. The wage boost mirrors the Little Steel guidelines approved by the War Labor Board.
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Weirton
W. Va
Weirton Steel Company
Weirton Independent Union Today
Wate
Harry S. Lafferty
National Steel Corp
Steubenville
War Labor Board
Little Steel
Bethelehem
Inland
Republic
Youngtown Sheet and Tube
Lafferty
America
CIO
AFI
CIO United
Stee
American reporters recount abuse by Japanese officials
Robert Bellaire and Joseph Dynan of the Associated Press describe beatings and choking in Tokyo during wartime questioning over alleged espionage. Otto Tolischus of the New York Times and Max Hill of the AP faced threats and coercion, with Hill reportedly spared mistreatment per AP notes.
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United Press
New York
Robert Bellaire
Joseph Dynan
Associated Press
Dynan
Bellaire
Home Office
Press Association
Max Hill
Tokyo
Hill
CIO Convention Plans Go On Amid UMW Rift in West Virginia
In Wheeling and Beckley West Virginia CIO officials press ahead with a two day convention amid feud over United Mine Workers representation. Governor Neely and CIO president Philip Murray expected to speak with 650 to 700 delegates anticipated for the opening session.
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Wheeling
W. Va
United Mine Workers
CIO
Neely
Philip Murray
Murray
Beckley
George J. Titler
UMW District 29
State Industrial Union Council
John B. Easton
Council
Boycote
UMW
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Easton
van A. Bittner
United Steel Workers
Rep
Robert Ramsey
Follansbee
C. R. Parker
Washington
Red Cross
Edwin Spears
Missing Bluefield visitor sought after auto theft charge
Bluefield and state police seek Dewey Church former Bluefield resident in connection with a warrant for the theft of a Chevrolet coach with Delaware plates owned by Bayard Hollett of Newark Delaware. Hollett reportedly brought Church to Bluefield on a visit. both the car and Church vanished Thursday and remain missing.
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Bluefield
Dewey Church
Delaware
Bayard Hollett
Newark
Del
Hollett
Church
Kee To Broadcast Over WHIS Friday In Bluefield Race
Representative Jonn Kee of Bluefield seeks a fifth Democratic nomination for the Fifth West Virginia district. He will address WHIS Friday from 6 30 to 7 00 p m. A recording of his congressional record airs Saturday evening from 6 30 to 6 40 p m. The note also mentions that about 5500 immigrant physicians have entered the United States since 1933.
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Jonn Kee
Bluefield
Congress
West Virginia
WHIS
Kee
Lighting Fixtures Installed at Service Club on Bland Street
New lighting fixtures were installed in the Service Men's club yesterday and furniture deliveries filled the rooms on Bland Street. The Appalachian Electric Power Company donated the lights and Max Matz donated electrician services. The Carter Floor Sanders sanded the living room floors, and the Elks supplied twelve dining chairs and linoleum. Additional linens are needed and volunteers are invited to join committees and assist from 6 30 a m to 12 midnight with twenty to twenty five workers daily.
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Service Men's Club
Bland Street
L. M. Johnson
Appalachain Electric Power Company
Max Matz
Carter
Sanders
Elks Club
Linebeum
Parachute Hero Blake Recovers at Parents Home
Lieut. William Blake of the parachute troops, a former WHIS radio employee, is recuperating at his parents in Ronceverte after a broken leg from a parachute jump. He was injured when his chute landed in a tree and he fell to the ground.
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William Blake
Parachute Troops
WHIS
Ronceverte
Strike Threatens Halt Production At Steel Mills
AFL electricians threaten to strike at Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad plants in Birmingham Alabama. L E Brown says 500 plus members could close the three mills if the existing contract is not renewed before July 31. CIO United Steelworkers seeks an election in Tennessee plants.
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Birmingham
Ala
AFL
South
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
U. S. Steel
L. E. Brown
Brown
National Labor Relations Board
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Tennessee Co
Rubber supply bill sparks partisan debate in Congress
Rep. Palmer vows party wind up, while Rep. Andresen of Minnesota urges rapid rubber production to aid Britain Russia and allies. Few lawmakers object but Rep. Cochran warns critical materials for grain rubber plants could cut ammunition for American soldiers.
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Palmer
Rep
Andresen
Minn
Great Britain
Russia
Rep. Cochran
Bristol Livestock Report from Markets-V Virginia Dept of Agriculture
Total 2 643 head. Lambs 103 choice 87 lbs 13.50. 192 good 81 lbs 12.50. 196 medium 73 lbs 9.5. 161 common 66 lbs 7.95. cull 50 lbs 6.95. Sheep fat ewes 5.45, thin ewes 2.35 3.10. Vealers 26 choice 189 lbs 15.35. 134 186 lbs 15.05. 148 156 lbs at seas 13.25. Cattle steers slaughter 9.00 12.75. stocker and feeder 8.00 11.50. heifers 8.40 12.40. cows good 9.40. common 7.50 9.00. canner 6.10 7.25. bulls hefty 10.00 11.40. light cutter 8.20 9.80. Hogs 58 average 205 lbs 14.70. heavy 14.00 14.35. packing sows 12.90 13.70.
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Farfafers Livestock Market Report Division of Markets
Virginia Department of Argiculture
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Red Army
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Communiue
Reston
Richard Holcomb
Nofolk
Scott Holcomb
Holcomb
Naval Training Center
Norfolk
Pvt
Frederick Kingdon
Camp Robinson, Ark
Officers Training School
Fort Benning, Ga
United States Army Air Forces
Ralph Bratton
Naval Air Station
John Welch Jr
United States Marine Corps
Jack Foster
Harry Herbert
Narrows
Bennie Kenedsky
Switchback
Henry Hilton
Earl Goins
Lacy Leffler
Northfork
Kenneth Boyer
George Harless
Rocky Gap
Willia Moore Jr
Pocahontas
Parsons
Jarces W. Felty, Jr
Park Avenue
Fort Thomas, Ky
Cabell M. Payne
Bernard Mullens
Samuel Helmandollar
Corp
Paul Parks
G. W. Parks
Augusta Street
Robert L. Porter, Jr
R. L. Porter
United States Army Air Base
Lincoln
Neb
Porter
Air Force
James A. McQuail
E. J. McQuail
Oakhurst Avenue
Belvoir
Second Front
Taylor Case
Giarabub Oasis
Libya
Victory Gardens
Harry Haffen
Roanoke
P. O
Call Telephone
Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
Bland St
General Printing and Engraving
Telegraph Commercial Printing Company
Bradey's
Bradey’s
Bradley's
Neely Will Oue
Kanawha County
Weirton Steel
United States
William Blake Hurt
Bristol Livestog
Miller's
Miller's Wheat
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