Miners and Board Clash Over Return to Work
UMW chief Lewis denounces board tactics as miners face a June 20 deadline. Union leaders claim the policy committee ordered a Monday return to work to test members while negotiations stall. The board maintains talks cannot continue during a stoppage, fearing wartime disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra van Horn
Appalachian Coal Conference
Charles O'Neill
Edward R. Burke
UMW
Lewis
Eit
Roosevelt
National Policy Committee
Ths
John O'Leary
Secreary
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
United Mine Workers of America
Capitol
House
Senate
WLB
Northern Opera
War Bonds Drive Promotes Victory and Nutrition
A World War II era sales message urges investments in war bonds for victory and food for health, touting dining at S Restaurant in Bluefield West Virginia as part of supporting the war effort.
Delicate Flavor Shad Dishes At Jimmy’s Restaurant
A readable note describes broiled shad and shad roe prepared with butter and bacon at a Bluefield restaurant once linked to the Greenbrier Hotel. It mentions Mr. Frank Fernan and White Sulphur spurring local appetite for sea fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fernanos
Restau- Bluefield
Greenbrier Hotel
Evees
Jimmy
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia Community
Funeral services for Mrs. Scott Litton will be held at 2 PM in a Lebanon church with burial in Russell Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Litton and her husband resided here years ago. Robert A. Craig, 61, Pounding Mill, Va., died suddenly at home after recent surgery. He was general foreman of the Pound Mill quarry for 31 years and is survived by his wife Carrie T. Craig and two sons M. T. Craig in North Africa and James Carlton Craig in Memphis. He also leaves brother Reed B. Craig and mother Mrs. Sarah E. Craig of Shippman. He was a member of several Masonic bodies. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of his son from Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Litton
Lebanon, Va
Lebanon Church
Russel Memorial Cemetery
Robert A. Craig
Pounding Mill
North Africa
James Carlton Craig
Naval Air Corps
Memphis
Richmond
Allied air raid hits Pantelleria and Milo airfield
Liberators over Sicily and Pantelleria bombed military targets at Pantelleria and Milo airfield. Heavy bombers and fighters attacked from the east with no enemy fighters seen. Anti-aircraft fire was light and aerial resistance appeared to be waning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Pantelleria
Catanzaro
Syracuse
Era
Italy
Spante
Milo
Four Places On Conservation Group Vacant
Charleston June 5 The conservation commission plans a reorganization under a 1943 act. recommendations to the governor will fill four places two vacant this month and two more due to expanded membership. Likely appointees include Irving A. Cohen Percy H. Hornsbrook and John Adair with further speculation on Bert Knight joining as a member at large under the new seven member structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamleston
W. Va
The
Conservation Commission
Irving A. Cohen
Charleston
Percy H. Hornsbrook
Wheeling
John Adair
Saeger
A. B
Bert” Knight
Fairmont
Knight
Cohen and
Hornbrok
Addair
M. M Neely
Neely
Hornbrook
Robert H. Miller
Gauley Bridge
Raymond Lambert
Huntington
Cohen
Accused AWOL Soldier Held Here
Pvt. Steve Bannon of the United States army at Fort Jackson South Carolina is held in the city jail on a charge of being away without official leave. Private on was arrested by Investigat C C Weddle and eget a A Meecem. military police escort is expected to arrive here Monday to return him to his camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Bannon
United States Army
Fort Jackson
S C
Investiga C. C
Oceanfront Lobsters Bring Fresh Catch to Jimmy's Menu
Jimmy's Restaurant touts live lobsters delivered fast from shore to kitchen. The ad emphasizes freshest lobsters on its menu and daily variety in its seafood offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy's
Fast Express
Churchill in North Africa reviews war plans with allies leaders
Prime Minister Churchill traveled from the United States to Gibraltar then to Tunis with Eisenhower and Marshall. He and Allied commanders discussed Washington plans to strike the axis, praising French unity and Tunisia victory while inspecting units in Carthage and northwest Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Sardinia
Sicily
Pantelleria
Daily Man
Churchill
House of Commons
United States
Africa
No. 10 Downing Street
Gibraltar
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jers
Len
Tunis
Allied
North Africa
Roosevelt
Washington
Anthony Eden
George C. Marshall
Alan Brooke
North African
Harold Alexander
Arthur Tedder
Andrew B. Cunningham
Mediterranean
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Walter B Smith
Eisenhower
General Marshall
Brooke
Marshall
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
French Committee For National Liberation
Axis
Tunisia
Berlin
Ewenhower
Carthage
Byrnes Pushes Quick Action on No Strike Bill
War mobilization chief James F P Byrnes urges Congress to speed passage of the Connally Smith anti strike bill. The measure would empower the war labor board to resolve coal wage disputes and compel union leaders to attend hearings by subpoena. Penalties include fines up to 5000 dollars and one year imprisonment for inducing strikes that halt government operated mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James FP. Byrnes
House
Senate
Byrnes
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
N Connally
D. Tex
Connally
All Out Victory at Jimmy's Dine in Bluefield
A restaurant ad urges patrons to boost health and morale by dining at Jimmy's in Bluefield West Virginia. It promotes strong nerves and All Out Victory by choosing their finest foods for nourishment and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Bluefield
W. Va
Service Men's Club Hosts Breakfast for 39 Servicemen
The Service Men's Club welcomed 39 servicemen from 14 states for a breakfast at 6:15 yesterday morning. Hollywood visitor joked about the planned show of force while volunteers led by Mrs. R. D. Payne and Mrs. Edwin Morrow organized the event with flowers donated by an ancestral company and sugar from Mrs. W. M. Moore of McComas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Men's Club
Hollywood
Calif
SMC
W. M. Moore
McComas
Ee Mons
Ancestoral Company
Russians Hit Back as Large German Raid Strikes Gorki
Moscow reports heavy air action as several hundred German planes bomb the Gorki automobile works on the Volga, a raid lasting hours. Berlin claims attacks on a Soviet arms plant on the middle Volga. both sides report limited fighting elsewhere with Russian losses near Smolensk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorki
Volga River
Moscow
Middle Volga
Kuban
Caucasus
Berlin
Red Army
Smolensk Ront
Barefoot Prowler Haunts City Homes Again
The barefoot prowler struck for the seventh time in days, breaking in through windows and stealing a purse with cash, a watch, and a silver spoon from Murrell Underwool at 1601 Bland Street. Police have no description of the thief. A resident fired at the intruder but did not obtain a usable clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murrell Underwool
Bland Street
Underwool
General Revenue Fund Balance Report Shows Mixed May Totals
Charleston West Virginia June 5 FP The state general revenue fund ended May with a balance of 11 778 004 53 up from 8 972 420 12 April despite transfers of 1 115 000 to public assistance and 250 000 to roads A rise in several funds offset by a drop in the special revenue fund from 6 117 341 68 to 5 217 723 08 May The May 31 cash total stood at 30 387 637 78 with investments 49 322 100 and safekeeping securities 56 505 227 18 liabilities totaled 72 293 000 including 69 793 000 in road bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State General Revenue Fund
Talbott
Special Revenue Fund
Road Fund
General School Fund
Public Assistance Fund
Wounded Gunner Blasts Attacking German Planes
Sergeant James A. Harrison of Ridgeley West Virginia manned a turret and shot down a Nazi fighter after being wounded aboard a Flying Fortress during a daylight raid on German submarine pens off the French coast. The bomber, separated from its group, endured 20 mm fire and a three foot tail hole while three crew members were wounded. Three of eight attacking fighters fell away in the English Channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James A. Harrison
Ridgeley
W. Va
War Department
English Channel
Fortress reaches base in England during 45 minute battle
Sergt Harrison kept firing until a shell exploded wounding him and jamming his guns. He crawled to the waist and assisted others in feeding ammunition. Staff Sergeant Harry E. Privett of Muncie Indiana remained at his post despite being hit and later said he poured 100 rounds into an enemy plane before it went down. Harrison then manned the gun for the rest of the 45 minute battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Harrison
Harry E. Privett
Muncie
Ind
Union Leaders Back June 20 Limitation on Strike
Union leaders argued the June 20 limit would spur settlement talks and curb retroactive pay costs for operators. Miners across the state favored an orderly return to the pits after protests since June 1. Titler planned a rally in Welch while meetings were set in Logan Williamson Whitesville and Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Grove
Smithers
Eskdale
Titler
McDowell County
Welch
Logan
Williamson
Whitesville
Madison
Consolidated Company
International Policy Committee
Fairmont
Washington
Angelo
Ev Local
FDR Urges Social Security Increases to Fight Inflation
President Roosevelt urged raising social security contributions to curb inflation as he signed a local bill amending the District of Columbia compensation act. He noted the need to strengthen reserves and warned against tax cuts during inflationary pressure while national policy calls for higher levies, with a 7 percent total rate set to take effect unless Congress acts. He referenced a pending broad postwar security bill proposing six percent for both employee and employer on wages up to 3000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
District of Columbia
Congress
Vandenberg
R - Mich
Wagner
D-Ny
Murray
D-Mont
Castillo Resigns amid Uruguayan Custody and Naval Move
Castillo quits as government officials, including Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz Guinazu, are detained on arrival in a chartered plane from Montevideo. They are sent to federal penitentiary as the government announces a preliminary investigation into administration actions. Castillo’s resignation letter is released from La Plata to General Rawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ister
Montevideo
Uruguay
Federal Penitentiary
Government House
Castillo
Rawson
la Plata
Drummond
Rio de la Plata
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Rio de Janeiro
National War Meat Board Calls Board Members and Transfers
The piece lists numerous individuals and addresses across cities, noting transfers from other boards and new call-ins for service. It also reports Price Administrator Prentiss M Brown’s plan to cut butter meat and coffee prices by ten percent yearly through subsidies totaling about 400 million dollars, with butter subsidies taking effect this week and retail prices reflecting changes by Thursday. meat subsidies to start Monday with delayed retail impact until late June or early July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Meat Board
Prentiss M Brown
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
City and Coalfield Classifieds Highlight Local Sales
Local newspaper page promotes for sale and want ads with items from dresses to raincoats. Roanoke resident Harry Haffen visits monthly, contact via West Virginia hotel or O Box 2455 Roanoke. A young lady seeks work with room and board, phone listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Haffen
Roanoke
West Va
Roanoke. Va
Wartime fuel fears loom as coal talks extend
Wilson warned peace with the United Mine Workers extended to June 20 risked a new crisis. He said blast furnaces could be restored only if coal agreements hold and the steel industry cannot stockpile fuel during the interim, calling a disruption disastrous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coa
Wilson
United Mine Workers
Youth Held On Slaying Count
Carl Green a 29 year old resident of Capels Mc Dowell county was shot and killed at 7 30 last night at the Sparks family home between Capels and Mohegan. A 15 year old boy is in custody on a shooting charge with the sheriff withholding the youth name. The weapon was a 22 caliber rifle and the youth is jailed in Welch as prosecutors plan the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Green
Capels
McDowell County
Sparks
Mohegan
Mack Day
Day
Green
Welch
Jack
Marinari
Meat Prices Cut Three Cents A Pound
Washington reports the office of price administration ordered a three cent cut in retail meat prices as part of rolling back living costs. The reductions take effect June 21 for most cuts and July 5 for pork products, amid GOP subsidy disputes and protests by industry groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
House Banking Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
American Meat Institute
Poison Potion Kills North Tazewell Youth
Homer Helmondollar 19 of North Tazewell Va died after ingesting strychnine poison taken to treat a domestic animal. Investigators say the self administered poison was taken after despondency over a girl. Funeral services set for Tuesday at North Tazewell Methodist Church. Interment Maplewood Cemetery. Muir Woods National Monument welcomed 135823 visitors in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Helmondollar
North Tazewell
J. W. Witten
John W. Gillespie
Commonwealths
Tazewell County
Gillespie
River Jack
Jack Helmondollar
Newton
Rev
B. B. Wright
Maplewood Cemetery
Seafoods Draw Crowds to Lenten Window Display
An attractive display of live Maine and Florida lobsters, jumbo shrimp, striped bass, pompano, shad and shad roe from Chesapeake Bay attracts passersby. Crowds often block the walkway as shoppers admire the uncommon assortment, especially during Lent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Florida
Chespeake Bay
State chamber lauds restraint and new oversight aims
The State Chamber commends the 1943 legislature for restraining spending and building a surplus, while urging legal accountability for labor and voluntary organizations. It backs flood control, soil erosion measures, and a broader water control program, and details district and chamber director elections across several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
Organization of Labor
Water Control and Conservation” Committee
Jesse A. Bloch
Wheeling
W. Franzheim
George W . Mannington
G. H. Dornblazer
Elkins
A. L. Helmick
Thomas
B. A. Poland
Martinsburg
W. B. Bribble
Clarksburg
J. G. Bradley
Dundon
William PF. Mahon
Fairmont
D. R. Richards
Morgantown
A. R. Long
Fayetteville
D. P. Brown
Montgomery
W. A. Smith
Parkerseburg
W. H. Cantees
Wildliamson
W. D. Shuff
Princeton
Homer A. Holt
Charleston
Basic Group
F. L. Miles
E. G. Otey
Bluefield
D. H. Morton
Brooks Fleming
C. E. Lawall
A. M. Bell
T. M
Moyers
Roger Creel
L. R. Johnston
White
Sulphur Springs
Lee CC. Paull
H. A. Zeller
Huntington
H. L. Gray Rainelle
Kemble White
F. K. James
Leroy Allebach
Hans Watts
George L. Coyle
Utilities
A. C. Spurr
Lon Mont . Rish
Five West Virginians Wounded In Action
The War Department lists five additional West Virginians wounded in the Middle East theater. They are Raymond R. Burgess of Kistler, Hubert Keeten of Blue Creek, Richard L. Smith of West Union, Ernest L. Taylor of Williamson, and John E. Toney of Clear Creek, with family details provided for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
West
John E. Toney
Nora M. Toney
Clear Creek
Do Yourself a Favor at Jimin Restaurant Steak
A notice in a local dining guide promotes Jimin Restaurant in Bluefit as serving tender juicy steaks grilled over charcoal. The teaser highlights a mouthwatering dining experience and urges patrons to try the restaurant today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JIM- In
Bluefiett
Itchy Pimples Kill Romance
Many shattered romances may be traced directly to scratching of skin blemishes. Peterson's Ointment offers quick relief from itching pimples eczema and angry red blotches. The product also soothes irritated feet and cracks between toes with a money back guarantee if one application does not delight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
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Troversy
T Uage
Food For Health
Dine At 'S Restaurant
West Virginia
Liberators
OROP
R. D. Payne
Edwin Morrow
L. A. Jackson
Russell Ritz
R. L. Edmonson
C. R. Winters
Roland B. Hudson
E. T. Tyree
Karl Weier
O. B. French
Dorothy Hudson Hudson
O. Mrie
Albert Hoge
P. J. Alexander
D. W. Hancock
Lilla Keller
Barefoot Prowler
General Revenue Fund
FDR
James Luther Atwell
Stuart Street
William Arthur Bragg
Tyler Street
Charles Walter Vermillion
Jefferson Street
Warren Lee Frye
Elm Street
Charles Moricle
Baltimore
Donald Hoge Davidson
Victor Lee Montgomery
Melrose Street
David Roach
Keister Burton Looney
Grundy
Richard Frazier Stowers
Vir Aman Institute
Blacksburg
James Edward Parley
General Delivery
City
James Richard Rash
Thorn Street
Arthur Sidney Lester, Jr
Cedar Street
William Earl
Wal Frederick Street
Ralph Ramey
Floyd Street
Hunter Coleman Harris, Jr
Stowers Street
Lyman Preston Bowes
William Ridinger
James Street
Shaman
William Lowe
Wheeling Avenue
Charles Randolph Reed
Carolina Avenue
Leon Ratcliffe
McCo- Walter
Coil Avenue
Troy
Harold Gordon Peery
Duhling Street
Fletcher Gray Shalley
Robert Eugene Crowder
Penn Mar Avenue
Millard Winton Robbins, Jr
V. P. I. Biacrg
Carl Othar Bradley
Pranklin Street
William Akers
Alder Street
Irim Cecil Magruder
Norfolk Street
M. Heldreath, Jr
Lee Street
Wiliam Oscar Chandler
William Thomas Gilley
Freeman
Cecil Clayton McCoy
Tulip Street
Gransville Cassel Houchins
Henry Street
Williamsburg
James Richard Cole
Essex Street
Orval Douglas Hill
Garage Apts
Virginia Avenue
Billy Yorsegepee
Albemarle Street
Arnold Four Tale
RFD
McKinley Roger Poe
Charles Walker Anders
Willie James Ford
Leonard Lonzo Kilgore, Jr
Fourth Street
George Edwards Forseman
Union City
James Dillard Thomas
RFC
Russell Edmond Sumpter
Franklin Street
Lawrence Bowens
P. O
Robert Franklin Cox
Glen Lyn
Franz Klauber
Princeton Avenue
Cyril Blake Basham
Samuel Garfield Wright
Henry Joseph Goodman
Oakhurst Avenue
George Washington Hamilton
Union Street
Morris Conway Owen
Kenneth James Davidson
Robert E. Lee Woods
Brushfork Road
Prom
Bradley's
the McMullen
Paula Brooks
Chas, Armour
Judy ‘'N Jill
Carye King
Bradley’s
Bradely’s
Tazewell Man
Muir Woods National Monument
State Chamber
Swee
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