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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1943
Page
1
Army troops patrolled Detroit after three days of racial conflict that left 28 dead and about 700 injured. Police said most arrestees were Black youths around 21, curfews remained, and factory work lagged as saloons closed and stores were looted.
Glenn E. Battson of the Seabees on Guadalcanal wrote home that pipes are valued by natives and that they would trade a wife for a pipe. He noted the wives would use pipes but not for that purpose.
A Justice Department official says the Elk Hills naval oil reserve contract contains features far beyond Teapot Dome but naval officials defend it as legal and in the public interest. Assistant Attorney General Norman Littell testifies to the House Public Lands Committee as Knox hints at motives behind attacks while Keith Lane defends the agreement and the Navy plans a detailed merits review. The dispute centers on Standard Oil of California's surface rights for the Elk Hills field and the Navy’s abrogation of the deal.
Columbus June 22. Fortunes of war may set the date for drafting fathers the nations manpower and selective service chiefs said. McNutt and Hershey warned the call date remains unknown and could shift with battle outcomes and changing physical standards. They expect delays for men with families and possible use of older or deferment cases if war demands shift.
The first trial of the term in the Southern District of West Virginia ended in a hung jury for Giles Phillips of Ghent Raleigh County charged with manufacturing moonshine whiskey. The second trial, Alan Logwood, was found not guilty and released. The Phillips case moves to July 22 at Beckley. Two witnesses testified for the government Lester Groves an alcohol tax unit investigator and W S Reynolds former state en
Allied air forces pounded the Ruhr, Antwerp’s General Motors plant, and Rotterdam docks in a 24 hour strike. American Flying Fortresses led raids through intense enemy defenses, leaving vast fires at Huls and Kleefeld while RAF bombs hit industrial targets. Heavy losses were reported on both sides as diversions sought to draw German fighters away from approaching bombers.
Allied air forces from North Africa and the Middle East struck Naples Reggio Calabria San Giovanni and other southern Italian targets. Bombers including B 17s and Liberators hit rail yards docks and oil dumps while Spitfires intruders and escorts attacked defensive positions and roads. Bomb loads and fires caused extensive damage across multiple ports and industrial sites.
The Office of Price Administration sets a ceiling price of $1 for an unrepaired emergency tire, with a rationing certificate required. About 1.5 million low-grade tires will be sold through regular trade channels, via the Defense Supplies Corporation at 50 cents to dealers, to aid low-mileage motorists with spare tires. Additions may be charged for emergency repairs per existing service ceilings.
Norfolk and Western Railway asks city directors to reconsider action on East Tuesday and to abandon a 30 foot street right of way through the Borden Benes area. The railroad proposes years of use without compensation as it expands facilities, citing previously unused road potential and need for wider access.
Japanese make costly attacks on Allied lines in New Guinea with over 100 enemy casualties and light Allied losses near Mubo 12 miles below Salamaua. Air combat over Aroe islands damaged enemy float planes while one Japanese bomber was downed and four were damaged.
Ernest Mathews, 30, an escapee from the Oakvale mobile prison unit, was captured in Bluefield by Chief W. B. Owen, Inspector C. C. Weddle, and Patrolman R. L. Lively after reportedly injuring Mrs. Jessie Patterson. He carried a .22 rifle taken from the Patterson child and was turned over to state police at Princeton for a preliminary hearing.
Twenty nine baboons owned by the Daily Brother circus escaped when a caretaker opened their cage in Delta Colorado. Horsemen lassoed several in nearby hills while others hid in a flour warehouse and along a railroad line. Eight reached a bridge before being recaptured. twenty one were caught before noon.
Moscow reports heavy Soviet air attacks on German airdromes and supply depots behind the lines. Russian formations claim to have shot down 17 enemy planes in daylight raids near Leningrad while ground activity remained quiet on the Russian front. German raids toward a populated area near Leningrad were repelled with only single raiders penetrating.
In a coordinated assault from Ruhr to Belgium and Italy, U S and British bombers target Germany's war production centers. Air raids peak at five four ton bombs per minute in RAP operations. Mediterranean firelines flare as US strikes widen. Washington reports steady invasion preparations. France designates Giraud and De Gaulle for leadership in colonies, while Red Air forces hit supply depots near Leningrad. Ground activity remains quiet.
West Virginia's 130000 idle soft coal miners were told to return to the mines. Officials warned the full return may not occur before Thursday. Operators said many pits could resume by tomorrow midnight, with some back by Wednesday. Railroad crews and power suppliers noted limited or no disruption while stocks of coal held firm for weeks.
John L. Lewis orders miners to return to work by Oct 31 under government employ only, seeking court action for portal to portal pay. War Labor Board pressures Roosevelt to enforce a contract, Ickes pledges wartime coal production cooperation while Dave and Wadsworth call it a postponement of core issues.
Wartime coal stoppages drive half a million miners to shut down seven Pittsburgh area blast furnaces with thirteen more expected by Thursday. U S Steel, the area’s largest producer, faces significant curtailment as coke plants in Clairton and nearby coke ovens are banked. Weirton and Steubenville facilities would face curtailment if strikes continue for three to four days.
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