Avery Fights Seizure of Plant Under War Board Action
Avery criticizes federal bureaus and claims the seizure of his plant by government order was illegal. The War Labor Board extended terms of a contract with Wards and a CIO union pending new talks, eight to one, after Ward’s refusal led to seizure and later release following a CIO election.
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Seais
Sevell Ly Avery
House
Eament
WLB
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Wards
CIO
Chicago
H. B. Horton
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
George H. Mead
Clarence O. Skinner
Avery
Ward
Biddle
NLRB
Naval bombardment leads to amphibious assault in France
NBC reports cited BBC details of allied fleet including U S Texas Arkansas Nevada and British Warspite Nelson Romilly plus Glasgow Enterprise Orion and Canadian Sioux Algonquin in the coast attack. Ram said landings were 100 percent successful with light losses. A naval commentator noted 300 ships practiced near the French coast and vast allied contributions aided the Elsie landing craft laden with troops, guns, tanks, rations and radios.
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Nevada
U. S
Texas
Arkansas
NBC
BBC
Warspite
Nelson
Romilles
Glasgow
Enterprise
Orion
Sioux
Ramsay
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Bitters
Normandy
Cherbourg
Seine
le Havre
Ninth Air Force
France
Atlantic Wall
Channel
Associated Press
No Time to Strike Warned as War Front Stresses Unity
June 6 report cites 15 000 workers idle at Carbondale Illinois ordnance plant and 2 000 plus at Riverside and Dan River mills. Navy secretary Forrestal and War undersecretary Patterson urge no strikes while soldiers fight in France, saying home front conduct will determine trust when troops return.
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Illinois Ordnance Plant
Carbondale
Dena Vee
Dan River
Danville
Washington
Forrestal
Patterson
France
Churchill Oncoming Battles In The Next Front
Churchill signals heavy fighting to come as allies push a new front. He notes the enemy will concentrate efforts in the area, urging unity and readiness. The Commons hear his confident assessment of allied resolve and Eisenhower’s leadership.
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House of Commons
Eisenhower
Commons
Mbt
Eaid Kim
Invasion Day Observances Spread Through Bluefield
Bluefield residents marked invasion day with quiet reverence. Church doors opened for prayers at Bland Street Methodist and St Marys Episcopal bluefield va. Services led by Rev C O Thompson included patriotic music and readings. Two community services scheduled for 8 pm at First Baptist Mercer and Duhring and Westminster Presbyterian Albermarle and Washington streets.
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England
Bland Street Methodist Church
Bluefield
Presidential Prayer Marked D Day Invasion Day
The piece describes President Roosevelt leading a national moment of prayer from the White House at 10 p.m. and the Senate and House chambers observing silence and scripture as troops land in France. Generals Marshall King Arnold and Pershing are cited, with King calling the invasion “doing all right so far.”
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Frederick Brown Harris
John J. Pershing
France
Sons of the
White House
George C. Marshall
Army
Ernest J. King
Navy
H. H. Arnold
Roosevelt
Admiral King
Rome
Roanoke Entertainer to Tour West Virginia Hotel Listings
Roanoke figure Harry Haffen will visit West Virginia for at least a week each month appearing in town. Contact via West Virginian hotel or write P O Box 2455 Roanoke Va. Also announced a fresh shipment of living room suites in attractive colors at a local store.
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Harry Haffen
Roanoke
P. O
Pines
Gov Darden Addresses Giles D Day Meet at Arrows High
Gov Darden spoke last night at Arrows High School in Giles County about D Day lessons and the Allied perspective. He warned that future counterattacks could be severe, urged unity and support for service members, and noted ongoing vocational inspections in Wise County and Southern Virginia. Joined by Sgt George Spencer and Robert Johnson, the event featured local leaders and choirs and drew large crowds across the county.
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Giles County
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
the Arrows High School
Darden
Wise County
Virginia
Corallion
Oh Rco Priunde
Sgt
George Spencer
Pacific
Robert Johnson
Atlantic
J. Livingston Dillon
Woman's Club Chorus of
Narrows
Save
W. C. Caudill
Pearisburg
Allied Air Mass Drives Invasion Front Before Dawn
More than 1,100 Allied aircraft bombarded coastal batteries in the night prelude to the invasion, dropping over 5,000 tons of bombs. Lancasters, Halifaxes, Liberators, and Fortresses rained explosives while fighters patrolled, strafed, and supported troops moving into France.
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Ninth Air Force
Channel
Frank Perego
Canandaigua
N. Y
France
Local Man Nabbed On Tip Ticket Charge
Ira Mathena, operator of The Sportsman, posted a $200 bond in Squire W. W. McNeal's court for a charge of selling tip tickets. Captain Arnold Moore of the Beckley state police detachment arrested him after a visit to Bluefield in plain clothes.
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Ira Mathena
Sportsman
Four Republicans Elected To Council In Morgantown
Morgantown WV June 6 voters elected five council members in a city election. One Democrat won a seat, H Robb Purnell, while Republicans Robert Bowie Ira Lyle and C D Kelley were re elected for another term. The measure to adopt a zoning ordinance was approved by a vote of four to.
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Morgantown
W. Va
H. Robb Purn¢n
Reicans
Robert Bowie
Ira 3Ley
C. D. Kelley
Wateio
Invasion Begins Across Channel as Allied Forces Land
Allied troops hit beaches from Cherbourg to Le Havre in a 100 mile front. Air and naval supremacy aided the landing while German defenses faltered under a massive assault. Churchill and Eisenhower praised progress as paratroop and airborne units secured bridgeheads.
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Normandy
DNB
Berlin
Carentan
Bayeaux
CBS
Valognes
Cherre
BBC
Blue Network
Caen
Calais
Channel Islands
Bigehead
Stockholm
Daily Mail
Hitler
Cherbourg
le Havre
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Roosevelt
MacKenzie King
Nouse of Commons
International Information Bureau
Villers
Trouville
Ouville
Seine Estuary
Morale Reported High as Invasion Fleet Prepares Move
The article notes American troops aboard invasion ships showing high morale. They boarded at noon yesterday and spent waiting hours reading, playing cards, and rolling dice.
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Ent
Yanks Reach Half Mile From Mokmer Before Counterattack
Allied troops pressed toward Mokmer as Japanese defenders held strong from cliffs and repelled a December advance. The struggle intensified along the airfield approach with heavy fighting and mounting casualties on both sides.
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Mokmer
American bombers strike Nauru and the Marshalls in Pacific raids
Washington reports six weekend air raids by American bombers on Japanese positions at Ponape Nauru and the eastern Marshalls. The actions hit runways and gun positions, announced in press release 435 from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet.
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Washington
Central Pacific
Pona Nauru
Arshalls
Chester W. Nimitz
The
Pacific
Invasion Briefs Continue From Prom Page One
London reports bombardment timing for D-Day events and Allied advances. Hitler expected to speak from the west as Churchill to address public after multiple appearances. Stalin sends congratulations on Rome’s liberation and Allied victory.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Stockholm
Adolf Hitler
West
Winston Churchill
Stalin
Russia
Rome
Soviet Union
Retreating German Forces Hit by Allied Air Strikes in Italy
Allied operations report heavy air attacks across central Italy as German divisions retreat south of Genoa Florence line. Bridges south and west of Rome damaged or captured, widespread strikes target roads bridges rail lines trucks and ammunition dumps as Eighth Army advances in mountainous sectors east of Rome.
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Rome
Tiber
Eighth Army
Via Casilina
Italy
Tokyo Radio Reported Off Air
NBC monitors in San Francisco report Tokyo radio off the air since 11:55 a m Pacific war time though the Office of War Information had no indication of a broadcast interruption. The National Broadcasting Company confirmed no hearing of Tokyo radio as of that time.
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San Francisco
National Broadcasting Company
Tokyo
Office of War Information
OWI
Saigon
French Indo China
New York
NBC
Lightning kills Paynesville man in porch strike
Wiley Mullins 60 of Paynesville was killed Monday night when lightning hit an electric line as he stood on his porch. Survived by a daughter Bertha Asbury four sons Kelly Robert Homer Mullins a brother Eli Mullins and two sisters Polly Osborne and Belle Kelley. Funeral arrangements pending for arrival of a grandson in the armed forces.
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Wiley Mullins
Paynesville
Mullins
Here
Bertha Asbury
Kelly
Robert
Homer Ulline
Eli Mullins
Laeger
Polly Osborne
Belle Kelley
Carter Named Welch Mayor In Unopposed Election
Gail T. Carter a Welch businessman and former city council member was named mayor after an unopposed election succeeding Reno F. Howard. Council members H. D. Sly L. E B Rogers O E Linkous and Leon P. were unopposed winners. New officers take office July 1 for a two year term. Democrats did not field candidates.
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Gail T. Carter
Welch
Carter
Reno F. Howard
Circuit Court
Eighth Judicial Circuit
H. D. Sly
L. E B. Rogers
O. E. Linkous
Leon P
Sly
Rogers
B. Armentrout
Miller
W. H. Gannaway
Welch Welcomes DDay Invasion Quietly Across Town
In Welch the D-Day landings drew a small gathering and steady radio listening. Fire sirens sounded a brief smoke blast while mine whistles echoed in coal camps signaling the news and residents watched the invasion with quiet interest and a desire for minimal casualties.
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Welch
Oo Oo
Staheuss
Ashland Miner Dies In Hospital
Ashland miner Allegreni dies after six months illness following a December mine injury. Born in Italy he resided with Mrs. John Sensi’s family in Ashland for 25 years. He worked for Ashland Coal and Coke, joined United Mine Workers, and belonged to Sacred Heart church Powhatan. Funeral at Powhatan church Thursday at 10 with Rev. Father Rafferty. Interment Woodlawn cemetery.
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Martha India Wingo
Springville
Samuel H. Wingo
B. W. Dillon
Carolina Avenue
Wingo
Abbs Valley
Tasewell County
Virginia
James Tivis
Sarah A. W. Caldwell Moore
America
James Moore
Abb’s Valley
Camp Swift
Texas
James Moore Dillon
U. S. Army
Fort Penjamin Harrison
Ind
Samuel J. Dill
England
Martha Moore Dillon
Samuel Thomas Dillon
Charles Sublett
A E. McQueen
Sam McMullin
Wade St. Clair
Hampton St. Clair
R. A. Crocket
A Crocket
Grat McMullin
Pred R. Christie
J. Er Thornton
Roy Mullin
Za Thornitt
R. B. Sieashanver
Frank
Clair
C. F. Tynes
Monda
Allegreni
Italy
John Sensi
Ashia
Ashland Coal and Coke Company
Union of the United Mines Workers of America
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Powhatan
Powhatan Church
Father Thomas Rafferty
Woodlawn Cemetery
Plastic hearing aids aid the deaf and Greece car origin
Plastic hearing aids offer lighter, affordable devices for the deaf. More than eighty percent of pre war Greek automobiles were of American origin.
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Greece
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