Do Nothing Attitude In Ward Labor Dispute Criticized
Washington reports junior official Samuel Wolchok of the CIO testifies before a House committee about the Montgomery Ward seizure. He accuses the government of inaction, cites job losses, and says Sewell Avery and the firm sought to undermine collective bargaining amid a looming strike.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward
Samuel Wolchok
International Retail and Wholesale Workers
CIO
House
Ward
Chicago
War Labor Board
Montgomery Wards
Nok
WLB
WLBE
Wolchok
Roosevelt
James Carey
Sewell Avery
Avery
Eisenhower backs Allied forces after early invasion
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower praised the first 54 hours of the Allied invasion of France. He said his complete confidence in land, sea and air forces was completely justified, noted scattered German defenses, and commended navy seamanship amid rough weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Eisenhower
Germany
Navy
Returned Missionary to Speak at Gospel Fellowship
The Rev. Morris Rockness, a missionary just back from China, will present about his work and wartime conditions with colored slides at 8 p.m. at the Bluefield Gospel Fellowship auditorium 625 Commerce Street under radio station HIS. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Rockness
China
Bluefield Gospel Fellowship Auditorium
Commerce Street
HIS
Bluefield Red Cross Reports May Home Service Cases
The monthly Bluefield Virginia side Red Cross executive meeting led by W. L. Sexton Jr. at city hall noted 74 home service cases handled in May.
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Bluefield
The
American Red Cross
W. L. Sexton, Jr
Home Service Department
Senior Usher Board Meeting at John Stewart Church
The Senior Usher board of John Stewart church meets tonight at 7 30 at the church. Certificates will be presented Sunday morning at 1 o’clock during services to those who earned credits in a recent Mount Zion Baptist training school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Star Childrens Choir
John Stewart Church
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Area Men In U. S. Service Take Furlough and Deployments
Pvt Robert L Wassum visits wife and young daughter during a ten day furlough and will return to his Texas camp. S/Sgt Pred L Brunty, of Northfork, has returned from overseas duty and is at the Miami Beach redistribution station awaiting next assignment after earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal. Aviation Cadet Ralph H Barrett will be commissioned as a second lieutenant on June 10 after bombardier training at Carlsbad Army Airfield. Pvt William T Christian, stationed in the Aleutians, returns from two week furlough to his base after visiting relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Wassum
Ell Street
Texas
Pred L. Brunty
Northfork
United States
Miami Beach
Fla
Army Air Forces
Brunty
Basin High School
Jess Brunty
Bera Brunty
Ralph H. Barrett
R. G. Barrett
Carlsbad, N. M
William T. Christian
Aleutians
Cedar Ult
President Roosevelt in Excellent Health, Doctor Says
Vice Admiral McIntire reported the president's health "excellent in all respects" after a recent naval medical center checkup. Roosevelt weighs about 160 pounds and is in better shape than peers his age, with winter illnesses fully recovered.
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Washington
Ross T. McIntire
Roosevelt
Naval Medical Center
McIntire
South
Library Reports May Circulation and Membership Rise
The Bluefield public library reports May circulation at 3 605 with adult fiction 1 450 juvenile fiction 731 auxiliary fiction 994 and adult classifieds 218. May adds 55 new members and 31 adult 146 juvenile books purchased since August 1. Cash receipts for May were 163 30 with total disbursements 251 59 for May and 3 303 36 to date.
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Mary Wintermute
Maude Pamplin
Chicago Livestock Hog Prices Hold Steady Despite Week Decline
Chicago livestock report shows hog prices steady overall with slow trade. Fed steers and yearlings kept flat as the overall market softened. salable hogs listed at about 13 000 head with 22 500 total in catalog, sows weak to 10 lower, good and choice weights 180 to 270 pounds at 13.75 top.
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Colorado
Chicago
Butter firm and unchanged in Chicago market daily
The butter market remained firm and unchanged at OPA ceiling prices in Chicago with fully steady large extras at 34 to 35 cents. In New York eggs were quoted firm with price listings across white and standard grades, reflecting a stable wholesale market for June 8.
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Chicago
New York
Service Men Guests Highlight Area Women's Club Day
Fifty five service men attended the Service Men's Club gathering with three guests' wives. The visitors hailed from eleven states. Mrs. D. M. Worley donated four dozen eggs, and chairwoman Mrs Clyde C Sarver led the event with assistants Miss Sue Drennen and several area women.
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Service
Service Men's Club
States
D. M. Worley
Club
Clyde C. Sarver
Sue Drennen
E. N. Dudley
W. C. Bone
R. D. Harry
J. E. Litz
Bertha Simpson
C. B. Clifton
Kenneth Tickle
Market Notes on Butter and Extra Pullets Prices
In a brief market update, prices for medium 40 Ibs 28 30 and extra pullets 35-37 Ibs 24 25 are listed. Butter and firm prices remain unchanged at ceiling.
Princeton Man Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
The War Department announced that two West Virginians in the U S Army Eighth Air Force received the Distinguished Flying Cross. Lt. Charles L. Brown of Weston and Tech Sgt. Thomas E. Moody of Princeton are named among the awardees.
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Washington
West
Bangkok Bombed Heavily in War Time Action
Allied dispatch reports Bangkok, capital of Thailand, struck in its heaviest air raid of the war. B 24 bombers from multiple angles dropped demolition and incendiary loads on the Japanese held port. Anti aircraft fire failed to deter the raid. No update on Myitkyina base.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Bangkok
Thailand
Burma
Myitkyina
Mine Shaft Is Tomb For Six Trapped Miners
Clarksville Pennsylvania June 8 a flame swept section of the Char tiers shaft of the Emerald Coal and Coke company became a tomb for six men who lost their lives in Green counties first mine disaster in several years Firemen and rescue workers battled the blaze in one entry of the mine for nearly 18 hours sealing off the section.
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Clarksville
Chartiers
Emerald Coal and Coke Company
Green County
Miners Trapped by Fire Abandon Hope for Survivors
Six men remained trapped after flames swept the entry as hay ignited from a short circuit. Seventy one workers escaped with 157 in the pit. the listed victims include Steve Barnish Homer Brendel Prenk Maycheck Pete Bettini Lewis Horwadh and Victor Catlow. Telegraph Plateau marks the shallow ocean bottom between Newfoundland and Ireland where many cables cross.
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Steve Barnish
Homer Brendel
Prenk Maycheck
Pete Bettini
Lewis Horwadh
Victor Catlow
Ee Ee
Newfoundland
Ireland
Miner’s Friend praised by Minden housewife in West Virginia
Mrs Rebecca Bankhead of Minden West Virginia says Miner's Friend eased her constipation and a range of ailments. She describes relief from headaches sleepless nights back and side pains gas belching heartburn and bilious spells after use and urges others to try the product with directions on the label.
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Rebecca
Bankhead
Minden
W. Va
Miner
Fife
Goodykontz Bluefield
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Virginia Side Red Cross
News of the Colored People
C. W. Tiffany
U. S
State Bankers’ Officers
West Virginia Bankers Association
Charleston
Jim Ed Wagner
Eugene R. Ward
Williamson
Edgar Trout
Martinsburg
George Ward
Frank H. Gans
Beckley
War Department
Chicago Livestock
SMC
Princeton
Winesaps
California
South Carolina
Miss
Virginia Brand
Swift
Bland and Corner Mcculloch Ave
TUORE
United Woolen Co
Princeton Ave
Mother Seays
Europe
International Business Machines Corporation
Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
Bland ST
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