Oregon Coast Shelling Reports No Casualties Or Damage
Seaside Oregon reports nine 60 pound shells from an offshore submarine near the Fort Stevens defense zone. No injuries or structural damage occurred though shells landed within 500 yards of a farm and caused frightened residents. Authorities, including Colonel Carl Deney, confirm submarine origin and conduct ongoing air surface searches.
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Seaside
Ore
Oregon
Columbia River
Fort Stevens
Carl 8. Deney
North American
Fstevan Point
Vancouver Island
Ottawa
J. L. Ralston
House of Commons
Jean Heffling
Coney
Doney
Convoy System Expands for East Coast Merchant Shipping
Washington reports merchant ships along the U S east coast now travel in convoys protected by small fast warships with the navy stating the system has run about 30 days and may expand to cover the Gulf of Mexico Caribbean and other areas as anti submarine craft become available.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Maine
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic
U. S
Caribbean
Gulf
Canada
South America
Navy High Command
Neuro surgeon Dr. E L Gage named lieutenant commander
Dr. E L Gage a neurosurgeon at Bluefield sanitarium has received a commission as lieutenant commander in the Medical corps of the United States Navy and will depart soon to serve at Parris Island, S C. His wife and two children will remain in Upfield. Previously based in Princeton.
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E. L. Gage
Bluefield Sanitarium
Medical Corps
United States Navy
Parris Island
8. C
Upfield
Gage
Princeton
Sanitarium
Seven year old girl enters 150th week in persistent sleep
Albany reports seven year old Doreen Shook has lived in uninterrupted sleep for 150 weeks since August 1939 due to an unknown encephalitis. Nurses tend her daily with flowers and a Panda toy as relatives visit. doctors admit there is no hope of awakening.
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Albany
N. Y
Doreen Shook
Doreen
Laval Urges French Workers to Aid Reich
Pierre Laval in a radio address to mark the armistice anniversary urged French industrial workers to go to work in Germany. He said liberation of prisoners and France’s position in a new Europe depended on their attitude and hinted at prisoner exchanges and conversion to free workers with ratified salaries. He claimed Hitler might grant concessions, while noting liberation had slipped by and labor power was essential as Germany fights the Soviets.
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Vichy
Germany
Pierre Laval
Hitler
Europe
France
Laval
Henri Honore Giraud
Permanent Gas Rationing on Coast Delayed
Washington reports the start of permanent gas rationing on the coast is postponed to July 22 from an earlier date and July 13 was delayed. The extension of emergency rationing will continue for a week after July 15. OPA officials say rationing levels depend partly on carpooling and shared transportation.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
J A Luse Named Assistant to Carter Coal Executive
John A. Luse of Washington resigns as secretary of the bituminous coal board District 7 to join Carter Coal Co as assistant to the president. Carter operates mines in the Pocahontas field with headquarters in New York.
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J. A. Luse
Carter Coal Co
John A. Luse
Washington
Bituminous Coal Board
District 7
Carter Coal Company
New York
Carter Company
Pocahontas Field
Federal Court Opens Sixth Day as Judge Rules on Indictments
Federal Judge Ben Moore disposed of six cases on the opening afternoon of the June term of the U S court for the southern district of West Virginia. Grand jury reports on 34 indictments were read, with several defendants pleading guilty and judgments deferred.
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Ben Moore
United States Court
Southern District of
West Virginia
John Sidney Bailey
Mercer County
Bailey
Willie Ray Hamrick
Iley
Hamrick
Charles Pinley Cole
Raleigh County
Clarence Saunders
McDowell County
Aaron Black
Ont Monroe McCoy
Huntington
Transporta
Ohio
Lee Underwood
Welcker Named Chief Statistician for Southern Coal Group
Pred J Welcker former assistant manager at the Bituminous Coal Division local office left yesterday for Charleston to take the post as chief statistician of the Southern Coal Operators association He was to succeed Herbert May who will go to United States army service in July May holds a colonel commission No definite replacement for May was known last night though indication pointed to a new appointee from Washington
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J. Welcker
Bituminious
Department of the Interior
Charleston
Southern Coal Operators Association
Welcker
Herbert May
United States Army Service
May
Roosevelt and Churchill Plan Early Allied War Power Drive
Roosevelt and Churchill continued four day strategy talks in Washington with aim of earliest maximum concentration of Allied power. They signaled broad progress on lend lease, production and allied coordination while avoiding specifics. Officials said discussions remain ongoing and a final statement would follow.
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Churchill
Washington
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Europe
Egypt
China
Sevastopol
United Nations
Carmi A. Thompson Dies in Cleveland After Illness
Carmi A. Thompson 71 a West Virginia native and former U S official who served as secretary to the president interior secretary and U S treasurer under President Taft died in Cleveland after months of illness He was born Sept 6 1870 in Wayne County West Virginia and later held roles with Great Northern ore properties Tod Stambaugh Cleveland Fidelity Investment Association Wheeling W V His death follows a long illness and recent medical procedures including an amputation of a son.
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Cleveland
Carmi A. Thompson
West Virginia
United States
Taft
Ay. Thompson
Wayne County
W. Va
Euclid
Interior
U. S
Great Northern Ore Properties
Tod-Stambaugh Company
Old Fidelity Investment Association
Wheeling
Tobruk Fall and Kharkov Sevastopol Battles Deepens War Effort
Axis forces mass for Tobruk attack as Britain braces for Egypt. In the south, Kharkov fronts renew major German offensives while Sevastopol endures heavy siege fighting. Dispatches describe fierce battles, casualties, and continued Soviet resistance near Crimea.
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Tobruk
Egypt
Britain
Canvass Teams For Bond Sales To Hold Meeting
Canvass teams for bond sales will meet this week in Bluefield and Princeton to organize drives. Bluefield group includes 10 Life Underwriters from Bluefield and 10 from each civic club meeting Friday at 7 30 pm at Appalachian Auditorium. Princeton group meets tomorrow at 6 30 pm at the American cafe. County seat committees include Rotary E K Ketron chair and members Evans, Bailey, Poston, Glen. Kiwanis George W Seaver chair and members Eades, Chambers, Ballard, Bromiley. Lions Philip Sasser chair and members Bourne, Thabet, Watters, Hansbarger.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Yesterar Bluefield Boon
Life Underwriters Association of
Appalachian Auditorium
American Cafe
Rotary Club
E. K. Ketron
J. Evans
Dewey J. Bailey
W. M. Poston
H. L. Glen
Kiwanis Club
George W. Seaver
Roy Eades
Willis Chambers
Oscar H. Ballard
Howard Bromiley
Lions Club
Philip Sasser
Clyde Bourne
Edward G. Thabet
Vincent Watters
Robert Hansbarger
Draftees Head to Induction Center After Breakfast
Draftees leaving this morning for induction in the United States Army will gather at Jimmy's restaurant for a 7 o'clock breakfast hosted by the city wide committee led by Joseph M. Sanders. They will then meet at the First National Bank building at 7:30 and depart for Huntington by an 8 o'clock special train with Red Cross volunteers distributing care packages.
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United States Army
Jimmy's
Joseph M. Sanders
Draft Board
No. 1
First National Bank
Huntington
American Red Cross
Settle Seems Named Local OPA Office Manager
Bluefield man Settle is said to be appointed manager of the local Office of Price Administration office to open here. Conrad Brevick is named junior receptionist, under Charleston OPA, while Carl Prasure directs appointments by S Key Dickinson of Charleston.
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Jelia Thomas Settle
Bluefield
OPA
Settle
Conrad Brevick
Pneseter
Charleston
Price Ad
Carl Prasure
Direca Heeeamaanins
Key Dickinson
Fourth Front If Necessary To Stop Hitler Says Hopkins
New York dispatch quotes Harry Hopkins vowing a second front and, if needed, a third and fourth to trap Hitler. He predicts Italy will collapse under attack led by Mussolini and vows to destroy Tojo and Japan’s dictatorship. He rallies at Madison Square Garden urging Allied victory.
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Fourth Front
Hitler
Hopkins
New York
Harry Hopkins
United Nations
Roosevelt
Madison Square Garden
Italy
Mussolini
Ethit
Japan
Tojo
Federal Rent Control Expands to 60 More Communities
The office of price administration announced federal rent control will cover 60 additional defense rental areas on July 1, affecting about 28 million people. Major cities named include Chicago Philadelphia San Antonio Indianapolis Buffalo Dayton Joliet Newark New Haven and Portland Vancouver Seattle area.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chicago
Philadelph
Santonio
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Dayton
Ohio
Joliet, Til
Newark-Jersey City Area
New Haven
Compensation Given Kin of Non Military Personnel Injured
The Senate passed a bill authorizing compensation for relatives of non military personnel injured or captured at U S military outposts abroad. The measure would empower the compensation commission to assume liability for civilian employees of contractors at bases if injuries or capture occurred. Senator Thomas noted it covers relatives of men seized at Wake Island and similar outposts.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Employes Compensation Commission
Thomas
Idaho
Wake Island
Argentine Freighter Rio Tercero Sunk Near New York
Foreign Minister Ruiz Guinazu announced the Argentine 4800 ton freighter Rio Tercero was sunk about 120 miles off New York. He could not confirm torpedo or mine causes but believed captain and crew were rescued. The ship, formerly Fortunstella, sailed from New York the previous day and was Argentina's third casualty since the war began.
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Buenos Aires
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
New York
Foreign Ministry
Washington
Ruiz Guinazu
Uruguay
Spain
Victoria
Cape Hatteras
U. S
Germany
Atlantic naval clash reported near Belem
Belem Brazil June 22 reports say the torpedo damaged the 4954 ton United States ship Columbian and the Panamanian ship Cardl jans in the South Atlantic. No details on the Columbian. Thirty four survivors of the Carolinal arrived at Port today.
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Belem
Braziel
United States
Columbian
Cardljans
South Atlantic
Port
Uncovered Blackmer Funds Hidden in New York Banks
Secretary Morgenthau said a ten million dollar stash of securities and cash owned by Henry M Blackmer, who fled during the Teapot Dome era, was found in New York banks under numeric codes. Blackmer, linked to a pay off scheme for oil land sales, left the U S in 1921 and later avoided extradition.
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Morgenthau
New York
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry M. Blackmer
New York City
Blackmer
President Ortiz of Argentina to resign from post
Critics report that President Roberto Ortiz, nearly blind and retired, plans to resign after extensive medical consultations. Doctor Ramon Castrovielo urged surgery. Castrovielo departed Buenos Aires for Miami amid the controversy as Ortiz’s stance aligned with Roosevelt policies.
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Ortiz
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Roberto Ortiz
Ramon Castrovielo
New York
Castrovielo
Bueno Aires
Miami
Roosevelt
Axis forces mass for assault as Tobruk siege intensifies
Axis tanks and motorized infantry threaten Egypt with an assault 12 miles from Capuzzo while Rommel eyes a push toward the Nile. British, South African, and Indian troops resist as air and sea actions continue. American reinforcements are deemed unavailable for two months. Tobruk losses and prisoners are reported as the Axis gains coastal Libya.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Egypt
Capuzzo
Sidi Azeiz
Rommel
Fatal blast at Liberty Powder Plant in Mt Braddock
Three workers were killed and two injured when an explosion ripped through the Liberty Powder Plant at Mt Braddock near Uniontown Pennsylvania. Windows shattered in nearby homes and the plant manager said the accident was one of those things that happen in industry.
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Uniontown
Liberty Powder
Mt. Braddock
W Crosby
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