Japs Forced Back By Flooded River
Chinese forces drive back Japanese troops from the Chengchow front as the Yellow River floods widen no man’s land. The flood disrupts rail lines along the Lunghai line while Japan claims China’s losses rise to 5 million dollars daily, and reports of refugees and dead rise amid ongoing war efforts.
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Shanghai
China
Yellow River
Chengchow
Henan
Henan Province
Lunghai
No Man’s Land
Japan
Tokyo
Unemployment to Be Lasting WPA Decides
The WPA concludes unemployment is a lasting issue requiring a permanent program of economic security. It urges an integrated system of insurance public work and public assistance with jobless relief moving beyond emergency measures. The survey notes 500000 annual labor force growth and ongoing instability.
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WPA
U. S
Washington
Relief Agency
West Virginia campaign signals off year election start
Charleston June 18 west virginia officials report the six democratic incumbents seek reelection with only two weeks to file. Andrew Edmiston in the third district faces J Alfred Taylor in August 2 primary. Republicans pledge a strong field to challenge the perceived rubber stamp incumbents. Yesterday nineteen people filed for state senate nominations. See page 4.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Andrew Edmiston
Edmiston
J. Alfred Taylor
Fayetteville
Taylor
Anneeness
Robert L. Ramsay
Jennings Randolph
George W. Johnson
John Kee
Joe L Smith
Secretary of State
Underwood
Ray Humphreys
Melvin Snyder
Preston
W. S. O’brien
State Senate
Campaign stances clash as Senate races open
The piece notes Rep Snell of New York assailing the New Deal in a radio talk and Sen Barkley launching his Kentucky renomination bid with staunch defense of New Deal gains. It reports on Senate campaign finance inquiries and vows of enforcement by the Senate expenditures committee, plus early signals on the court restructuring debate.
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Representative Snell
New York
House
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Agriculture Wallace
Harcourt A. Morgan
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Sheppard
D. Tex
United States Senate
Pews
Barkley
Snell
Ion
Increase Granted On Freight Rates In West Virginia
The public service commission approved an intrastate rate rise for heavy products effective July 1, exempting coal shipments from most of southern West Virginia. Coal shipments from certain lines remain unchanged, while all other listed products face the new rates. The commission noted railroad return on investments had declined since January 1936, and overall rate gains averaged about three percent.
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West Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Virginian
New York Central
Winding Gulf Field
Fairmont
Charleston
American Mission 1s Target for Jap Planes
Reliable reports from Peking say two Japanese planes bombed the Southern Baptist mission at Pingtu in eastern Shantung last Friday, killing an unknown number of Chinese women and children. Seven Americans attached to the mission were said to be safe. A ton of high explosive bombs were dumped on the mission, which lies about a mile from Pingtu's walls and away from military targets. The mission compound was marked with six American flags. Weather in the area was clear with good visibility.
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Peking
China
Pingtu
Shantung Province
Changed Pattern of U S Foreign Policy 15 Drawn
Washington outlines a new American foreign policy pattern anchored in a strong national defense budget. The Senate denounces civilian bombings while expanding the Navy, with bipartisan support and administration pressure. Hull shapes a cautious aim toward disarmament and international law amid signals from Rome Berlin and Tokyo.
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U.S
Berlin
Rome
Tokyo
Hull
Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Senate
China
State Hall
Germany
Japan
London
Nags Ticketed for Parking in Beckley
In Beckley West Virginia on June 18 prosecutors and lawyers clashed over illegal street parking as two lawyers left six horses in Prince Street and failed to pay meters while a case proceeded under Prosecutor W. A. Thornhill.
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Pe. W. Va
W. A. Thornhill
Prince Street
UMW Shuts Down Ozanic at West Virginia Rally
Ataale W Va June 18 a thousand UMW supporters braved rain to boo and overwhelm an attempted speech by Joe Ozanic head of the Progressive Mine Workers of America He vowed to return to coal fields this year while UMWA leader William Blizzard proclaimed West Virginia miners resist Illinois organizers and run their unions Ozanic was unable to speak and the scene marked by the largest crowd in years See Page 4
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A. F. O. L. Union
Ozank
William Blizzard
Illinois
The
Progressives
West Virginia
Blizzard
Ozanic
Charleston
Editors to visit Bluefield for Show Mine dedication
About 40 editors from the National Editorial association will visit Bluefield Tuesday for a gala luncheon at the Country club and a dedication at the Pocahontas Operators' show mine. The event follows the association's convention opening in White Sulphur Springs. The program includes coal and railway interests, state officials, newsreels, and national radio commentators.
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Bluefield
Herbert Markle
Chamber of Commerce Committee
National Editorial Association
White Sulphur Springs
Chamber
Country Club
Pocahontas
Pocahon
W. J
Sipe Capestenee
Te Teehontas Fuel Company
Show
German
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Joseph Buga
Show Mine
John Roosevelt and Anne Clark Wed In Nahant Union
John Roosevelt and Anne Clark married in a six minute Episcopal ceremony at Nahant and celebrated with 300 guests. The president and First Lady attended the wedding and the couple then prepared for a private honeymoon possibly to New Hampshire Campobello or Canada.
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Nahant
Mass
John Roosevelt
New Hampshire
Campobello
Roosevelt
New Brunswick
Canada
John
Anne
Hyde Park
N. Y
Salem
Endicott Peabody
Groton
Mendelssohn
James Roosevelt
Nahant Club
Sarah Delano Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
F. Haven Clark
Britain Faces Troubled Course on War and Finance
London, June 18. Problems of war and finance complicate Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as he faces demands from both right and left for firmer resistance. Conservatives press for stand against Germany to secure Austrian loans, while aid to Franco’s insurgents draws opposition. Parliament debate looms after Chamberlain refused retaliation for attacks on British ships in Spanish ports.
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London
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Francisco Franco
Germany
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Konrad Henlein
Praha
House of Commons
Bids Agreed On Route 62 Paving Across McDowell and Mercer Areas
State road commission opened bids for surfacing 1.86 miles on Route 52 between the McDowell county line and Simmons and 1.95 miles between Maybeury and the Mercer county line as part of seven projects and two bridges totaling about 415 000 dollars. Bluefield chamber official Frank Easley praised the move, noting these will be the region’s largest road improvement this year after eight months of advocacy.
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McDowell County
Simmons
Bng
Maybeury
Mercer County
State Road Commission
Frank 8. Easley
Bluefield
McDowell
Mercer
Easley
Welch
Monroe County
Raines Corner
Greenville
Raleigh
Tams Mountain
Slab Fork
Ghent
Odd
Leng Boone—Surts Creek
Hail Strikes Baileysville District Damages Homes
Two hail storms battered Baileysville West Virginia on June 18 damaging crops and wrecking automobile roofs and homes.
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Wyoming
Baileysville
W. Va
Logan Athlete Fatally Injured? in Auto Crash
Logan West Virginia June 18 Don Totten 22 a former scholastic athlete was thrown about 85 feet into a tree when his car plunged from an embankment to a railroad track He was in critical condition with a fractured leg and other minor injuries his father Leland Totten reported.
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Logan
W. Va
Don Totten
Coadion Totten
J. O. Tutwiler
Leland Totten
Merciless New Campaign Pushed Against Jews Across Germany
A merciless official drive against Jews expands nationwide with secret police orders. Panic grips Jews as foreign consulates are besieged seeking emigration, food access falters, and police conduct raids beyond Berlin. Witnesses report brutal dawn seizures and mass arrests with hundreds detained and slogans smearing Jewish shops.
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Berlin
APY
Germany
Frankfurt
Republicans lay election plans at Mercer meeting
Mercer County Republican executive committee convened in Princeton to map strategy for the upcoming primary. Bluefield city clerk Ralph E. Shupe announced his candidacy for Mercer county court clerk. Principal speakers included High Ike Shott and Howell M. Tanner as attendees noted growing Republican registration.
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Mercer County Republican Executive Committee
Princeton
Mercer County Court House
Joseph M.ers
Ralph E. Shupe
Bluefield
Mercer County
Shupe
High Ike Shott
Howell M. Tanner
Mercer-Wyoming
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Chowkiakow
Anwhei
Spurs
Sulong
Rep. Snell
Profers
Southern Coal Exempt
Baltimore
Ohio
Mary
Solons Campaign
Beckley
Claudine McCall
Franklin Pierce McCall
James B. Cash, Jr
Fla
McCall
Miami
UMW
Eskdale
Throng
Nation
Will
White Sulphur
Hitler
Anne Clark
Nahant Church
Britain
France
Sonneshneremne Selene
Rowtess
Buchwald
Weimar
Haydrich
Henrich Himmler
Greater
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