Mine explosion causes reviewed at national meeting
N P Rhinehart West Virginia mine chief outlined causes of Bartley Beckley and Carswell disasters during Mine Inspectors Institute of America sessions. He cited production rush and gas dust dangers. noted Bartley No 1’s soft seam and high gas release as key hazards.
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Bartley
Raleigh
Carswell
N. P. Rhinehart
West Virginia Department of Mines
Pond Creek Pocahontas
Rhinehart
McDowell County
United States
Beckley
Prickett Urges Character for Democracy at Bluefield College
Dr C B Prickett of Richmond addressed Bluefield College’s largest graduating class on The Domain Within You stressing Christian ideals as democracy’s backbone. He warned the class of 88 graduates to master the situation they will face and choose life attitudes wisely. Memorial medal and Bible study honors were awarded by Dean Co W Owen to Raymond Caldwell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield College
C. 8S. Prickett
Richmond
Vito
West Virginia youths vote in state governor race leaders
Jackson's Mill West Virginia June 2 The Nationalists nominate Jack Lee for state governor and Frank Gillespie is named for schools while Federals back William Teel and others for state offices. A record 409 youths attend a week long camp as aviation enthusiast Richard Thornton dies in Beckley plane crash.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
Boys’ State
Model Citizenship
Charleston
Jack Lee
William Teel
Wayne Browning
Terra Alta
Frank A. Brown
Clarksburg
George K. Turner
Peak Gillespie
Dunbar
E. L. Arbuckle
Glenville
Don Ferguson Huntington
Jack Mullen
Robert Reed
Dusty Ash
Wayne Daugherty
Grafton
Joe Jefferson
Wheeling
Dick MacKenzie
South Charleston
John E. David
Williamson
William F. Coffman
William Brown
Fairmont
West Virginia
Supreme Court expands federal power over waterways
The Supreme Court upholds a 54 million dollar flood control dam on the Red River at the Oklahoma Texas border and extends federal authority to tributaries of navigable streams under the interstate commerce clause. Justice Douglas delivers the unanimous ruling citing flood control as a national concern. Governor Leon C Phillips of Oklahoma is noted in the report.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Red River
Oklahoma
Texas
Virginia
Douglas
Congress
Leon C. Phillips
Okla
Warehouse workers strike spreads across regions
San Francisco Bay area warehouse workers walked out yesterday while a two week Detroit Steel Products walkout shifts to another plant. 2200 Pittsburgh truck drivers joined the action as defense officials faced new labor pressure. The mediation board began a fresh push to end $500 million ship construction delays amid the dispute.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Detroit Steel Products Company
Necoy
Pittsburgh
Defense
The
Defense Mediation Board
Twelve candidates file for city board of directors primary
Twelve candidates enter the June 10 municipal primary for the city board of directors. Filing closes May ai. Ten nominees will be chosen in the primary with five elected in the general on July 1. Contests only in Districts 1 and 5. Registrars corrected registrations. city board to meet at 2 30 pm for final corrections.
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City Board of Directors
Ralph E. Shupe
Co. Snyder
J. A. Stevenson
James A. Wher
Terry L.at
Robert W. Chandler
J. Toy Nelson
S. O. White
D. V. Chappell Courtney Tanner
Incummt
Guy C. Dunn
W. J. Ellis
W. C. Houchins
Bluefield
Broad Powers For Roosevelt To Take Property For Defense
War department asks Congress for blanket powers to seize property for defense with prompt compensation. Bill approved by President and offices. Authorities would stabilize prices and prevent hoarding, include use of idle plants and contracts, and compel compliance from firms.
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Washington
War Department
Roosevelt
Defense
Capitol Hill
Navy
Office of Production Management
Wilson
Rayburn
Robert P. Patterson
Hitlers Duce See Page 2 Four Plane Experts Die in Crash
San Diego June 2 four aircraft experts died in a crash involving a $250000 British liberator bomber. Investigators noted evidence of sabotage but did not specify details. Cause appears linked to loss of controls after takeoff from Lindbergh Field. One survivor Lewis McCannon 25 of Woodstock Ill. rescued to Naval air station sick bay. Bodies identified include William Rieser 28 Kansas City Mo and Bruce Craig 27 Chicago.
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San Diego
Calif
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Lindberg Field
Lewis M. McCannon
Woodstock
Ill
Naval Air Station
William H. Rieser
T.austen
Kansas City
Bruce Craig
Chicago
Jaycees Name 20 Committees and Chairmen in Bluefield
Bluefield's Junior Chamber announces twenty committees and their chairmen. Names include Agriculture Ralph Shupe and Membership Ben Tilson with others such as Program Roy Hill and Youth Welfare Wayne Bowman. The first issue of the Jay-O-Gram bulletin was issued concurrently.
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Bluefield
Ralph Shupe
Ben Tilson
Dley
D. M. Trice
Roy Hill
Dan Easley
William L. Kell
J. K. Trippy
Wayne Bowman
Hendricks
Hendricks; Christmas and Civic Promotion, &. T. Porterfield
Jay- O-Gram
Seweé
Ralph H Goat
Chief Justice Hughes Plans July 1 Retirement
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes informs President Roosevelt he will retire from the Supreme Court on July 1 due to health and age. The move creates a second vacancy and prompts talks of replacements, with Justice McReynolds to be filled before July. Mrs. Hughes has urged rest and travel as he plans to stay in Washington for the month.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court
White House
Hughes
Washinton
Weygand Flies To Meet Petain In Vichy France
General Weygand arrived unannounced at Vichy and met with Marshal Petain for nearly two hours. Officials say the talks likely covered North African defenses colonial food supplies and possible Axis moves in the Eastern Mediterranean amid reports of a siege in Syria. The visit follows Mussolini Hitler talks at Brenner Pass as regional unrest continues.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Benito
Brenner Pass
Crete
Can
Dienst Deutsc
Wilhelmetrasse
Africa
Vichy
France
Maxime Weygand
Germany
Petain
Weygand
North
Syria
Mediterranean
Marshal Petain
Hid Ali al Gailani
Iraq
Ankara
Latakia
Prench
Syria Cut Communications With Egypt As German Forces Reach Latakia
In a swift move Syria halted all contact with Egypt amid fears of a new front in the war. German motorized units reportedly landed at Latakia, with Turkish sources confirming arrivals from the eastern Mediterranean. Syria declared a siege in eastern regions and restricted borders as RAF strikes targeted German air traffic through Aleppo.
FDR Moves Toward Momentous Aid To Britain
President Roosevelt signals possible major decisions on assisting Britain as he weighs actions after two steps to strengthen armament. The White House disclosed expansion of mandatory priorities and opening Great Lakes ports to Canadian ore boats. He meets with John G. Winant in London plans and continues talks with Hull by telephone.
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FDR
Britain
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Wevoie
America
Great Lakes
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
John G. Winant
London
Mente
Washington
Hull
Queens
Germans land mobile units in French Syria and Cyprus fears rise
Axis forces moved toward a Suez confrontation as German troops disembarked at Latakia in French Syria amid a wider Middle East crisis. Britain readied action against Syria to block Nazi entrenchment and aid Turkey, while Weygand met Petain as Hitler and Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass amid mounting preparations for a major offensive.
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Rome
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Belt
Western Hemisphere
United States Navy
French West Africa
Inas
Crete
Andria
Egypt
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Haifa
Palestine
Middle East
Iraq
Syria
Suez Canal
RAF
Mosul
French
Latakia
London
Turkey
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Blast
Dr. Prickett
Rinard Thornton
Boys
Capital City
Federalist
Beckley’s
City
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Thornton
Daily Telegraph
Sam Worley
Princeton
Aeronca
Philip Chattin
Worley
Logan
Uaen Thorn
James Lee
Beaver High School
West Virginia University
Arden Aviation
Associated Press
Hitler
Duce
Pass
U. S
War Office
Hitler, Duce
Jaycees
Suez
Chief Justice
Oyria
Carlo
North Africa
Marshal Philippe Petain
Alexandria
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