Avery Gricht Hot a Federal Bureaus Washington
Avery Gritchot accuses federal agencies and the War Labor Board of aiding labor racketeers as the Montgomery Ward Chicago plant seizure ested on support from CIO and NLRB. Ward executives claim government coercion and illegality, while Avery defends his rights and criticizes the closed shop policy and WLB actions.
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Washington
Barkhisang
Sewell L. Avery
House
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Chicago
Wards
NLRB
WLB
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
CIO
H. B. Horton
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
George H. Mead
Clarence O. Skinner
Avery
Ward
CIO Union
Biddle
Allied Naval Bombardment in Normandy Opens Landing
NBC reports Admiral Ram say the assault force hit with Nevada Texas Arkansas plus British Warspite Nelson Romilles and others. Canadian Dutch Polish Norwegian Greek ships aided as 300 vessels steamed near the French coast for amphibious operations. Landing craft known as Elsie carried troops, guns, tanks, rations, and medical supplies to the beaches.
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Nevada
U. S
Texas
Arkansas
NBC
BBC
Warspite
Nelson
Romilles
Glasgow
Enterprise
Orion
Sioux
Ramsay
No Time to Strike on War Front Says Navy Wartime Leaders
Washington officials say with American forces fighting in France, labor must keep production moving. Secretary Forrestal and War Undersecretary Patterson condemn strikes as damaging to the war effort. Labor chiefs pledge to maintain uninterrupted output in support of the invasion.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Patterson
France
Organized Labor
Deaths 4 and Funerals
Mrs. Martha India Wingo 76 of Springville Va widow of Samuel H. Wingo died yesterday afternoon at 12 55 at the home of her daughter Mrs B W Dillon 1005 Carolina Ave after a lingering illness She was born in 1868 in Abbs Valley Tazewell co Va a descendant of prominent Virginia families She married Samuel H. Wingo Sept 18 1885 Survived by daughter two sisters five grandchildren and three great grandchildren The body will be taken to Springville this afternoon Services will be held Thursday at 3 30 at the Springville Christian Church and the First Baptist Church Bluefield will conduct Interment in a family cemetery Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are named.
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Martha India Wingo
Springville
Samuel H. Wingo
B. W. Dillon
Carolina Avenue
Mrs. Wingo
Abbs Valley
Tazewell County
Virginia
James Tivis
Sarah A. W. Caldwell Moore
America
James Moore
Abb's Valley
Margaret Scott
Baltimore
Sidney J. Tabor
Portsmouth
William Leffel
Emil D. Hill
B. W. Dillon, Jr
U. S. Army
Camp Swift
Texas
James Moore Dillon
U.S. Army
Fort Benjjamin Harrison
Ind
Samuel J. Dillon
England
Martha Moore Dillon
Samuel Thomas Dillon
Rufus Thompson
P. F. Wallace
Gordon Carter
Roy Wilson
Pete Smith
Fred Caldwell
Tom Yost
Jim Page
Alex Meeks
J. Powell Royall
Jim Ed Wagner
Morton Wagener
Frank Carr
J. B. Belcher
Stanley Martin
C. W. Jackson
J. E. McMullin
E. M. Louthan
Easley
S.G Rogers
Charles M. Harrell
B. E. McQueen
Sam McMullin
Wade St. Clair
Hampton St. Clair
R. A. Crocket
Kemp Crocket
Grat McMullin
Fred R. Christie
J. L. Thornton
Roy Mullin
G. T. Thornhill
R. B. Copenhaver
Frank St. Clair
C. F. Tynes
Mrs Minerva Swain Rites Held in Washington
Mrs Minerva Swain died in Washington Sunday after a brief illness. The widow of C E Swain she was formerly Minerva Atkinson of this city. Survived by sons Frank Charles Fred and Emmett all in Washington and daughter Marie Brennan of Alexandria. Funeral services were held yesterday at 2 30 PM in Washington.
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Minerva Swain
C. E. Swain
Washington
D. C
Frank
Charles
Fred
Emmett
Washington, D. C
Marie Brennan
Alexandria
Rosa Davis
San Francisco
Calif
Churchill Eyes Coming Battles Ahead in Allied Campaign
The prime minister warned of likely enemy concentration in the area and heavy fighting to follow. He praised allied unity under Gen Eisenhower and Gen Montgomery and recounted the vast invasion effort of 4,000 ships and 11,000 first line planes supporting the assault.
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House of Commons
Eisenhower
Montgomery
Commons
Kim
Bluefielders Observe Invasion Day With Prayer and Reflection
Bluefield residents faced invasion day with calm reverence. Clergy and churchgoers opened doors for prayers for servicemen and national safety as communities planned two invasion week services at First Baptist and Westminster Presbyterian.
Silent Prayer Marks Invasion Day In Washington
The article describes President Roosevelt guiding the nation in a day of prayer as Allied forces land in France. It covers congressional prayer led by chaplains, remarks by leaders like Barkley and Pershing, and a White House briefing with Marshall King and Arnold. The president prepared an invasion day prayer and followed invasion reports through the night.
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Congress
Washington
France
Roosevelt
House
James Shera Montgomery
Martin
Massachusetts
Senate
Majority
Barkley
Frederick Brown Harris
John J. Pershing
White House
George C. Marshall
Army
Ernest J. King
Navy
H. H. Arnold
King
Rome
Local Roanoke Furnishings Ad Promotes Living Room Suites
Roanoke retailer promotes three piece living room suites with springs and attractive colors. Contact West Koe Hotel or write P. O. Box 2455 Roanoke for details. Piano tuner Harry Haffen of Roanoke listed for periodic visits.
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Harry Haffen
Roanoke
Core
West Koe Hotel
P. O
Attractee
Arlick Furniture E
Gov Darden Speaks At Giles D Day Meet In Narrows
Governor Darden spoke at Narrows high school on D Day as part of Giles county programs. He urged civil home front support for the war effort and the Fifth War Loan Drive, noting future heavy fighting ahead. Local veterans and officials attended. music came from the Narrows groups and the meeting was led by J Livingston Dillon.
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Giles County
Colgate Warden, Jr
Richmond
the Narrows High School
Darden
Wise County
Virginia
R C. Friends
Sgt
George Spencer
Bombardier
Pacific
Robert Johnson
Atlantic
J. Livingston Dillon
Woman's Club Chorus
Narrows
Save
W. C. Caudill
Pearisburg
Allied air assault precedes invasion with vast night bombardment
In a single dawn raid the Allied air armada dropped over 5,000 tons of bombs on the invasion coast. More than 1,000 Lancasters and Halifaxes, 1,000 Liberators and Flying Fortresses, plus 350 Marauders and P-47s supported ground troops. The zebra striped C-47s led the dawn lift as the lighted armada flew low over the channel toward France.
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Ninth Gir
Channel
Frank Perego
Canandaigua
N. Y
France
Local Man Nabbed On Tip Ticket Charge
Ira Mathena a Sportsman operator posted 200 bond in Squire W M Neals court for selling tip tickets. Beckley state police Captain Arnold Moore arrested him in Bluefield in plain clothes during a last night visit.
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Ira Mathena
The
Sportsman
Four Republicans Elected To Council Morgantown
Morgantown West Virginia voters elected four Republicans to the 10 member city council and one Democrat, H Robb Purman, won a seat. Incumbents Robert Bowie Ira Sailey and C D Kelley were reelected and Arch F Tuning joined the council. A zoning ordinance was approved by a wide margin in a light voter turnout.
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Morgantown
W. Va
H. Robb Purman
Reublicans
Robert Bowie
Ira Sailey
C. D. Kelley
Arch F. Tuning
GOP
Invasion Opens as Allied Forces Move on Cherbourg Le Havre
Allied assault on a 100 mile front from Cherbourg to Le Havre proceeds with plan. American British Canadian troops land under heavy air and naval support. German reports claim strong paratroop actions and fierce fighting. Roosevelt MacKenzie King Churchill note early gains. Luftwaffe minimal impact.
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Calais-Dunkerque
Normandy
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Berlin
Carentan
Bayeaux
CBS
Valognes
Cherbourg
BBC
Blue Network
Caen
Calais
Channel Islands
Stockholm
Daily Mail
Hitler
le Havre
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Roosevelt
MacKenzie King
House of Commons
International Information Bureau
Villers
Trouville
Seine Estuary
Oes
Paris
Rouen
Churchill
Commons
Troops Read, Argue and Play Cards Before Channel Crossing
Morale among American troops remained high as the invasion fleet prepared to cross the channel. Soldiers boarded ships at noon yesterday and spent the hours before departure reading, arguing, and passing time with cards and dice.
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Ent
Yanks Advance To Mokmer After Bitter Assault
The report notes heavy fighting as U S troops advanced toward Mokmer, driving the airfield battles and suffering brutal Japanese resistance from commanding cliffs last week.
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Mokmer
American bombers raid central Pacific targets
In a June press release Admiral Chester W. Nimitz announced American bombers carried out a half dozen weekend raids against Japanese positions in the central Pacific. They battered airfields runways and gun positions at Truk Ponape Nauru and eastern Marshall islands.
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Washington
Central Pacific
Truk
Ponape
Nauru
Arshalls
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Ect
Allied News Dispatches From World War I Era June 6 1918 Reports
Reports from London and Stockholm recount key World War I events. The Nazi radio cites an American British squadron off Cherbourg while Churchill is urged for daily front updates. Stalin sends congratulations on Rome's liberation to Churchill.
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London
Paris
Cherbourg
Churchill
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Stalin
Russia
Rome
Soviet Union
Nazi forces retreat under Allied pressure in Italy
German reserves in southeastern France are cut off as Allied forces close in on Rome and the Genoa Florence line. Bridges over the Tiber are destroyed or captured, with over 2000 Nazis believed unable to escape the coastal area. Air strikes hit communications, bridges, roads, and ammunition dumps in west central Italy.
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France
Genoa-Florence
Rome
Tiber
Eighth Army
Via Casilina
Italy
Tokyo Radio Off Air Report Conflicts NBC Monitoring
NBC monitors in San Francisco reported Tokyo radio off the air at 11 55 a m Pacific war time though the OWI had no indication of a broadcasting halt. OWI noted only Saigon New York and Tokyo as not broadcasting.
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San Francisco
National Broadcasting Company
Tokyo
Office of War Information
OWI
Saigon
Indo China
New York
NBC
Lightning Kills Paynesville Man In Mississippi
Wiley Mullins sixty of Paynesville was instantly killed Monday night by lightning while on his porch as a line was struck. Mullins, a farmer and state road worker, leaves a daughter Bertha Asbury and four sons Eli Kelly Robert and Homer Mullins, plus a brother Eli Mullins of Taeger and two sisters Polly Osborne of Pay and Belle Kelley of Taeger. Funeral plans were incomplete awaiting arrival of a grandson in the armed forces.
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Wiley Mullins
Paynesville
Carter Named Welch Mayor In Unopposed Election
Gail T. Carter, prominent businessman and former Welch city council member, was elected mayor of Welch without opposition as Republican candidates topped the ballot. Carter succeeds Reno F. Howerd, now a Republican candidate for circuit court judge. Unopposed councilmen H. D. Sly and L. E. Rogers were reelected, with other ward wins by O. E. Linkous and Leon P. Miller. New city officers assume office July 1 for a two year term. Democrats did not field candidates.
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Gail T. Carter
Welch
Carter
Reno F. Howerd
Circuit Court
Eighth Judicial Circuit
H. D. Sly
L. E. Rogers
O. E. Linkous
Leon P. Miller
John Gullett
Sly
Rogers
Linkous
R. B. Armentrout
Miller
W. H. Gannaway
Welch Welcomes D Day Quietly Across Towns
Welch greeted D Day with calm, churches filled briefly for prayer, and a two minute fire siren. Radios carried Eisenhower’s address and residents showed cautious optimism as mine whistles sounded in coal camps signaling the invasion news.
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Welch
French
Eisenhower
Ashland Miner Dies After Illness and Injury
Roberto Allegreni of Ashland died in a Welch hospital after about six months illness following a December mine accident. Born in Italy he lived with Mrs. John Sensi’s family for 25 years and worked for Ashland Coal and Coke. He belonged to the United Mine Workers local and Sacred Heart church. Funeral at Powhatan church Thursday at 10 with Father Rafferty. burial in Woodlawn cemetery.
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Roberto Allegreni
Ashland
Welch
Allegreni
Italy
John Sensi
Ashland Coal and Coke Company
United Mine Workers of America
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Powhatan
Powhatan Church
Father Thomas Rafferty
Woodlawn Cemetery
Plastic Hearing Aids Spark Affordable Hearing Devices
A dawn of lightweight plastic hearing aids offers relief to thousands unable to afford older models. The article notes that over 80 percent of automobiles in prewar Greece were American in origin.
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Greece
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