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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1942
Page
2
Dedes announces first plant deliveries under a pooled plan to speed U S Army B 17 production while Vega Ventura bombers for Britain keep ahead of schedule. Vega and Boeing produce the B 17 with 100 engines and major components built in house.
A Stockton fire at an army building killed ten soldiers and a civilian fireman with eleven dead and nine others severely burned. The explosion's cause is undetermined as flames engulfed the structure about 11:30 last night and burned for minutes. Lieut. Col. Floyd H. officer reported aid for the injured.
Veteran pilot Idwal H. Edwards is named assistant chief of staff in charge of organization and training for the entire army. Announcement came from Secretary of War and the deputy chief of staff.
A wartime case reports Mr. Gros as an agent and his wife aware of his actions. The couple allegedly sent information to Germany through an agent, amid rationing constraints and travel limits, with both denying certain charges.
Mrs. F. M. Bennett, aged departed at Bluejum following illness. Funeral details indicate services likely held at local church with limited family attendance. Burial arrangements pending as community remembers her life and family.
The speaker notes civilian defense will play a crucial part during the war emergency and in post war reconstruction. He recalls regular institutions and fundamental American traditions, urging strong community and state participation for recovery efforts ahead.
Indictments target major explosives firms including Powder Company of Cincinnati and King Powder Company. Officials named in connection with the alleged schemes face charges. Authorities describe the case as a wide ranging inquiry into illicit activity within the explosives industry.
Fayette Mine earned a trophy after reporting electurgical 335 hours without a lost time accident last year in Washington on June 4.
Public meetings led by Mayors and Chief Petty Officer Clontz fuel a statewide navy recruiting push. Twelve recruits already at Bluefield station join public programs in Princeton avenue’s Colonial theater and Ritter Amphitheater with music and talks by Major Snyder and Lieutenant Commander Fox. Pearl Harbor remembrance pieces include performances and enlistment updates as officials announce ships and deployment details.
A converted naval depot ship was sunk in the attack, affecting Allied submarine crews and signaling a significant naval loss. The report notes the vessel's role and the strategic impact on submarine operations.
Washington reports selective service headquarters classifies the electric power industry as essential to national security and public welfare. The move affects operations and staffing priorities across electric utilities and related firms nationwide.
Koepler attends Cleveland meet as part of intensive training with the Southeast Air Corps Mining Center. The event highlights in the air force program where coordination is boosted by drills and practice prior to deployment.
A Prague official recalls the 1942 Nazi crackdown after Heydrich’s assassination. Parachutists and agents intensified attacks on Czech leaders and industries, aiming to spark rebellion in Bohemia and Moravia. The spokesman warns the struggle will persist despite German efforts.
Roanoke resident Harry Haffen to visit town monthly for at least one week. Mimeograph Paper offered by Commercegraph Printing Co at 412 Bland St. A young country woman seeks private home work with child care. June sale features cross curtains at low prices. Knights Templar Bluefield No 19 meets with officer elections. Various ads for hats and children’s wear at the Mademoiselle Shop.
The report outlines Charlie Chaplin's marriages and engagements with Paulette Goddard and previous partners. It notes Goddard's moves between New York and Mexico, their relationship timeline starting in 1933, and Chaplin's two earlier wives Mildred Harris and Lita Grey.
In O. on June 4 a man named M Ray Woods aged 39 was crushed to death by gears in a tine. The report records two other fatal industrial accidents on the same day with limited readable details.
The passage discusses Dutch Harbor on the Alaska coast as a potential focal point for Japanese and Allied strategy. It posits Alaska as a bridgehead for future operations with Russia, considers Russia's role in the Pacific, and suggests German and Japanese ties affecting Tokyo's choices. It notes Chinese reports linking Siberia as a next target and claims Hitler may press Japan for support amid wider global war dynamics.
Pocahontas will honor selectees at the Legion Dugout tonight at 7 30 o clock. The event features a sermon by pastor W Hughes of the Methodist church and church quartet vocal selections. Refreshments will be served.
Field Fern, Herbert Cecil Lewis, William Isaac Hammitt, Charles Bentley Butt, Jessie John and David Alfred Synan of Pocahontas are named in the voter or legal notice read in the local court records. The names appear among a roster of residents connected to the case.
The GHQ report notes German forces, including tanks, probing Bir Hacheim as Rommel aims a major assault. British batteries north and near Tamar press the tenuous salient while RAF conducts low level attacks on concentrations in the Bir Hacheim area to counter the push.
A flag raising ceremony will be held on Flag Day Sunday June 14 at Dott by Wenonah Local No 6039 United Mine Workers and Turkey Gap Coal and Coke company store. The program starts at 2 PM with music by the Boy Scouts of Princeton and an invocation by Rev Fred Robison. Elected Mine Workers officers will conduct the flag raising and pledge of allegiance. Committee members include B F Hatcher O T Hogan Mitch White and J C Never drive faster than 10 miles an hour in low gear and no more in second.
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