The Doctor Takes a Wife at Granada Theatre
Loretta Young leads a lively comedy at Granada with Ray Milland as a doctor who clashes with society over a pretend marriage. Reginald Gardiner Gail Patrick Edmund Gwenn and others add bustle as a publisher, fiancée, and football stars join the farce in this Columbia release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Young
Miss Young
Granada
Columbia
Mr. Smith
Washington
Ray Milland
Reginald Gardiner
Gail Patrick
Georges Metaxa
Edmund Gwenn
Milland
Frank Sully
Gordon Jones
Doctor
Alexander Halil
Amazing Mr. Williams
George Seaton
Ken Englund
Aleen Leslie
War News and Cabinet Tensions Amid U Boat Actions
Reports note continued U boat activity damaging a merchant vessel and air fields. Britain raises age limits for reserved occupations to free 30 000 workers, while top commands see leadership changes. Parliament braces for a secret session as W P Spens vows to block any push to topple Churchill ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Duke of Windsor
Duchess of Windsor
Cap d'Antibes
Britain
Robert Gordon-Finlayson
British Isles
Western Command
Henry C. Jackson
Ronald F. Adam
Northern Command
William H. Bartholomew
H. C. B. Wemyss
Gordon Finlayson
Commons
W. P. Spens
Churchill
Spens
Bluefield Man John Haldren Named Moose Convention Leader
John W. Haldren of Bluefield has been appointed supreme sergeant at arms for the Moose convention in Des Moines Iowa on July 15. He will lead a Bluefield lodge delegation leaving June 28 en route to Mooseheart Indiana for graduation exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Haldren
Bluefield
Des Moines
Iowa
Mooseheart School
Indiana
Mooseheart
Haldren
Union Mission DVBS Opens Monday for Three Weeks
The Union Mission Vacation Bible School begins Monday and runs for three weeks from 9 to 11 a.m. Daily instruction covers Bible, chorus, handicraft, woodwork and sewing. Last year the school drew 1,722 attendees over the period, averaging 115 per day. Mrs. John R. Bene oversees the program with a volunteer staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Union Mission
John R. Bene
City and Coalfield Items Include Local Sales and Services
Local notices list piano tuning by Harry Haffep and lodging or employment ads. Shannandale Pool hosts picnic days and camping rooms while stores promote dresses, hats, and swimwear with sales on fabrics and furniture. Include Florida humas baths and various shop promotions.
McCormick Burgess Win In Princeton Bridge Duel
Kyle McCormick and R. L. Burgess scored top in a Princeton duplicate match by outbidding opponents. They defended against risky four hearts, avoided three no trump or four spades, and safely reached four diamonds with precise trump play and a club ace sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle McCormick
R. L. Burgess
Princeton
East
West
North
South
Mr. McCormick
Mr. Burgess
Burgess
Singleton
Third Man Held in Charleston Bank Robbery
Huntington W V June 8 A third man has been arrested in the $19 000 daylight robbery of the First National Bank of South Charleston Federal agent John J Warnes said Russell Howell of Marengo Ohio in custody in Columbus on a narcotics charge was named by witnesses as a participant in the South Charleston hold up Elmer Whitt and Ivan Phillips already faced related indictments for the Avondale branch robbery in Cincinnati Warnes said Howell 28 admitted involvement with Phillips in petty stickups and said he would seek Howell s extradition to West Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
First National Bank of
South Charleston
John J. Warnes
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Warnes
Russell Howell
Marengo
Columbus
Elmer Whitt
Ivan Phillips
Avondale
Central Trust Company
Cincinnati
Howell
Phillips
West Virginia
House to Take Up Defense Tax Bill on Tuesday
The article reports a defense tax bill set for House action Tuesday with about 4.6 billion dollars in defense outlays requested this session. It notes no additional funds are anticipated, and outlines defense moves: air assets for France, police liaison with Hoover, loan plans through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Chamber of Commerce support, FCC warnings on ship communications, Pershing's plea for aid, and Republican calls for prudent, nondictatorial defense funding.
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HOUSE
White House
Stephen Early
Congress
War Department
France
International Association of Chiefs of Police
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
United States Chamber of Commerce
Federal Communications Commission
John J. Pershing
United States
Red Cross
Martin
Massachusetts
CBS
Engineers to Hear Defense Demands From Army Officers
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia June 8 The Society of Automotive Engineers the nations motor industry brains shifts program to allow five Army officers to outline government expectations as the preparedness drive nears The Army officers include Lieut Col Edward Macmorland Major M V Brunson Major J K Christmas Major M R Wood and Captain D J Crogees who will join a round table on national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Society of Automotive Engineers
America
David Beecroft
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Onc
U. S. Army
Edward Macmorland
Army and Navy Munitions Board
SAE
M. V. Brunson
Quartermaster Corps
J. K. Christmas
Ordnance Department
M. R. Wood
Air Corps
D. J. Crogees
Ordance Department
Campaign expenses reported in West Virginia race
Senator M M Neely reported his gubernatorial bid cost 1924.59 with a $1000 gift from Senator Guffey and $200 from A J Wilkinson. Charleston Mayor D B Dawson listed 5079.24 spent. Moros decisive contributions noted while Sistersville items mention Tokay wine orders for soldiers.
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Charleston
W. Va
Guffey
D.-Pa
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
D. Boone Dawson
Neely
A. J. Wilkinson
Pens
E. F. Morocessful
Sisk
S. Wolfe
Sistersville
Caretaker shoots night prowler at Cumberland Road home
Mason Dillow caretaker on Cumberland road says he shot a would be thief crawling through a window at A L Rhodes home. He and an accompanying man claimed they were friends with permission to enter but neither man later appeared at a hospital or doctor s office.
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A. L. Rhodes
Cumberland Road
Mason Dillow
Rhodes
Dillow
Mason Dillon
Deaths and Funerals in Bishop and Welch Areas
Lon Rutherford 42 of Bishop Virginia died Friday night after a several week illness. He was admitted April 26 to a local hospital. Survived by wife George Oliver Short 32 native of Buchanan County died at Grace hospital Welch after a mine accident seven months ago. Survived by wife Dora White Short three children Nioma Jane and Mary father and one sister Pearl Grissom. Funeral at Jewell Ridge Union Hall Monday at 1 pm with Rev Arch Freeman and Rev Wise Patrick officiating. Burial Hawkins Cemetery Richlands. Local UMWA members to pallbear.
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Lon Rutherford
Bishop, Va
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Mr. Rutherford
George Oliver Short
Buchanan County
Grace Hospital
Welch
Dora White Short
Nioma
Jane
Mary
Pearl Grissom
Union Hall
Jewell Ridge
Arch Freeman
Wise Patrick
Hawkins Cemetery
Richlands
UMWA
Dewey Blasts Defense Defects and New Deal Shortfalls
In a speech Dewey accuses the administration of mismanaging defense spending, claiming 60 billion dollars were wasted on emergencies. He cites shortages in combat planes rifles and ammunition, arguing the army and guard lack modern arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
National Guard
Bankers urge pay as you go plan for defense program
West Virginia bankers at their annual meeting urged a pay as you go plan for the expanded defense program and backed private ownership of banks. They elected W. S. Clark of Parkersburg as president and H. T. Laupp of Wheeling as first vice president with George M. Moore of Clarksburg as treasurer. The group called for stricter national policy, opposed branch banking, and favored private national and state banks plus cost cuts and shorter hours.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
West Virginia
Clark
Pairmont
Homer Gebhardt
Huntington
Association
Federal Reserve Banks
H. T. Laupp
Wheeling
George M. Moore
Clarksburg
John J. Driscoll, Jr
Philadelphia
Walter B. French
American Bankers Association
Jimmy's Restaurant Delights Draw Diners From Nearby Towns
Patrons travel from surrounding towns to Dine today at Jimmy's Restaurant in Nature's Air Conditoned City. The menu offers fried live soft shell crabs on toast with tartar sauce, broiled seafood, steak, lamb chops, live rooster, chow mein, and chicken chop suey.
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Jimmy’s
Berlin war prospects and German moves in Europe escalate
Berlin reports claim steamroller 15 breaking line and ships blocking southern ports by submarines and air power. Mussolini and Spain discussed axis cooperation while Germany counters Allied raids and claims 71 Allied aircraft shot down. A German town saw civilian casualties and a submarine sunk an Allied cruiser off Ireland.
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Dienst Aus Deutschland
Spain
Europe
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Morocco
Dover
England
Germany
Ireland
Factories to Shift Plans Under War Defense Drive
Engineering News Record notes Washington's defense plans require roughly 500 million dollars in construction, including air bases. Aircraft, tool and chemical industries drive the surge as contracts rise across industries in wartime mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineering News Record
Washington
War Era Factory Output Surges as Steel Leads Activity
Factory and other structures valued at 171 million dollars in the first five months, contrasting with 73 million in late 1939 per Engineering News Record. The shift to war industry boosts production barometers led by steel, with the Associated Press index at a peak since February. Wall Street remains cautious despite the rise and looming heavy plant spending to support war production. Steel-making surges as buyers build inventories ahead of full defense program deployment, signaling a transition to a war economy. Some predict steel production rising from 65 percent to over 80 percent capacity.
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Associated Press
Wall Street
U. S
Defenders Face Greatest Drive of Nazi Forces
Nazi assault described as the greatest drive, pushing toward Paris and Rouen, with French forces, including Polish artillery, resisting along Somme Bresle Ham Noyon Ailette Aisne fronts. Paris authorities call for parachutist-chasers as civilians flee and moon observations noted on most nights.
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Admiralty
Berlin
Somme
Bresle
Ham
Noyon
Ailette
Aisne
Paris
Rouen
Soissons
Parsi
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Moose Order
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Bland Road II
Nurry
Poanoke Va
Call Telephone
Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
Bland St
Warlick Furniture Store
Manila
Boa
Modern Woodmen of America
City Park
Bruce & Sons
Shannandale Swimming Pool Grounds
Shannandale Pool
LaRee's
SaRee
Bradley’s
Bradleys
Bradley
Hungary
Dewey
Jimmy
Gort
Ironside
Steamroller
English Channel
Italy
Ourscamp
Caribbean
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