Harlan Operators Block Signing Of Wage Accord
United Mine Workers urge a July 8 production halt in southern Appalachian coal fields unless 13 southern operators sign a two year wage accord. John L. Lewis says 12 of 13 associations acquiesced, with the Harlan County group balking. Talks to resume to press for contract terms and avoid a shutdown.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union Today
Appalachian
Southern Soft Coal
Lewis
Southern Wage
Harlan County
Coal Operators Association
UMW
Harlan
Northern
Southern
Harlan Area
Route 10 reconstruction to be let in late summer
State Road Commissioner Ernest L. Bailey announced that a six mile segment of Route 10 from Matoaka to Wyom ing county will be reconstructed and let for bids in August or September. The project mirrors the current route, though concerns arose that Matoaka might be bypassed.
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Bailey
Matoaka
Wyoming County
Ernest L. Bailey
Wy County
Bluefield
Princeton Matoaka
Road Commission
Mercer
Oming
Logan
Huntington
Wyoming
Logan County
Princeton
Virginian
Conductors of America Banquet Near Bluefield
About 200 conductors and their ladies attended the Conductors' Association of America banquet at the West Virginian hotel in Bluefield. Ray Evans served as toastmaster, a telegram of support for President Taft was approved, and remarks praised fellowship and hospitality.
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West Virginian Hotel
Conductors’ Association of America
Ray Evans
Aconovelt
Bluefield
Wation
C. Horn
Roanoke
T. R. Smith
T. A
Chicago
Bluefiers
Clara Wertzbacker
Columbus
Ohio
Probation for Mail Violators in Federal Court
Federal court sentenced two men to three years for defrauding Raleigh county farmers James Foster and John R. Halstead via letters after ad responses. A postal inspector linked them to a 60-member Iowa Illinois ring operating over 30 years. Numerous liquor and still cases were postponed or continued with several defendants found guilty or nolle pressed.
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George W. McClintic
Raleigh County
James Foster
John R. Halstead
Iowa
Foster
Halstead
United States
Illinois
James T. Bailey
J. L. Milam
Fred Sizemore
North Welch
Ray Cook
Kimballee
Joe Raleigh
Lillian
Cora Dillon
Sally Dillon
Welch
Nolle
Trent
Herman Burkes
Bluefield
Jules McClintic
Tetal
Tlanta
Harry Pied Gulty
Aoe Ee
Atlanta
James N
Several Ears Rare Indian Corn Found
Papago sweet corn isn’t extinct. Brown hopes enough will be available in several years to supply Papago anew. It was a staple food of the Indians.
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Tucson
Ariz
B. Brown
Britain and Soviet to Fight Hitler as Partners
Britain and the Soviet Union will act as military and economic partners against Germany. Eden announced in the House of Commons that a mission to Moscow is being prepared, with Cripps aiming to return soon for further talks. The move preserves Turkey’s mutual aid treaty, while the US stance remains cautious.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Germany
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Russia
Stafford Cripps
Amor
Moscow
Foreign Office
Adolf Hitler
Eden
Turkey
Madrid Demonstrations Support Spanish War Move
Madrid and other cities saw large rallies by Falangists backing Spain’s potential volunteers in the war against Russia. The government studied the new phase of the European war as crowds chanted death to communism and urged Moscow’s defeat.
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Madrid
Russia
Madr
Moscow
Axis
Albacete
Barcelona
Valencia
City Election Officers Named
City directors finalized registration books and corrected election officer lists from the Democratic and Republican committees. The officers appointed mirror those from the June 10 municipal primary, with precincts and names listed across wards and clerks noted, as the city readies for Tuesday July 1 voting.
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J. F. Ward
W. L. McMullin
J. I. Mangus
Gene Warrick Wright
W. Owen
J. Edward Litz
Charlie Hume
Frank Maynard
W. F. Stinson
H. Clark
Mabel Gibson
Harry Pring
J. R. Johnston
Fred Branson
R. E. Greear
Wison Dunn
Vivian M. Shumate
Cleo Cash
Elsa Hamilton
Sewell Morris
R. E. Yost
Merriman Smith
R. R. Rogers
R. L. Burgess
E. M. Weckerly
J. Y. Hill
Elwood Peters
Herman Kirchner
Maree Harding
L. D. Wilmore
Ff. A. Fortune
Virginia Stone
Carel Thompson
P. K. Johnston
L. G. Scott
Harry Coles
J. P. Weiser
Wharton O'Keeffe
Annie D. Woolwine
W. K
E. M. Leedy
Scott D. Holcomb
H. T. Totten
Scientists Hint New Clue On Heart Disease Cause
Durham New Hampshire June 24 Dr William Raab Vermont College of Medicine reports a clue that hormones from adrenal glands and thyroid may influence heart disease and its prevention. Dr Louis Faugeres Bishop Bellevue Hospital cites many long lived with heart disease.
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Durham
N. H
William Raab
Ioe
of Vermont College
Louis Faugeres
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Ender
Bishop
Roosevelt frees frozen Russian assets for US purchases
President Roosevelt announced the release of frozen Russian assets to buy needed materials in the United States. He said aid would depend on American production, defense needs, and Britain's war aims, with funds possibly totaling 50 to 100 million dollars. The move aims to aid the Soviet defense while preventing Axis benefit.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Roosevelt
United States
Red Forces
Great Britain
Italy
Sumner Welles
Welles
Troops Withdrawn From Plane Plant Mission
Fifteen days after a tense stand, 1 500 troops from the 15th Ontario at Fort Lewis withdrew from the giant North American aviation plant under the direction of Lieut Col Charles E Bran shaw who still leads the $196 000 000 order program for the United States and Britain. About 2 500 soldiers remain nearby as they relocate to bivouac quarters on Municipal Road.
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Los Angeles
CID
Charlies E. Branshaw
States
Great Britain
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Municipal Rt
United Automobile
100 White Laborers Wanted At Radford
A notice from the West Virginia Employment Service calls for 100 white laborers at Radford with 50 carpenters also needed. Dabney Mice, placement director, said the jobs are available now and men should register at the local employment offices in the Bradmann building.
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West Virginia Employmencyment Service
Dabney Mice
Trice
Bradmann
Four Soldiers Sentenced in Hancock Court
Four soldiers from Fort Benjamin Harrison admitted guilt on automobile theft charges after stealing a car in Portville and were sentenced in Hancock circuit court to one to ten years each. The defendants are George N. of Monticello, John U. of Akron, and Lawrence Osuneil of Akron, Ohio, with ties to Bluefield and Greenfield Indiana.
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Greenfield
Ind
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Portville
Hancock Circuit Court
Indiana Sedecenaneny
RAF Bombers Hit Calais Boulogne in Heavy Night Raid
RAF bombers blasted Calais and Boulogne for the 14th night of Britain's air offensive. The strike lit a glare along 20 miles of the French coast as anti aircraft defenses responded. A few German planes were sighted over the east and southwest of England with no reports of damage inland.
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London
Dover Strait
Calais
Boulogne
Britain
Channel
England
Midla
Nazis Claim Great Success In The East
Berlin reports extremely heavy fighting north of Brest Litovsk as German forces breach Soviet positions. German high command says four Russian armies faced the attack, with up to 49 infantry divisions and 2,000 planes in support, while Stukas and frontline combat yielded high casualties and several thousand Soviet prisoners.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Brest- Litovsk
Hitler
Brest-Litovsk
East
Pripet
East Prussia
Lcow
Poland
DNB
Russian planes bomb Finnish waters in Turku Archipelago
Helsinki reports Soviet aircraft violated Finnish airspace again, bombing a Finnish motorboat off Utoe. The captain was wounded by a bomb fragment. The communique notes latest incursions occurred Monday with scout planes over Kuhmo and Tolke followed by fighters near Hango. General Ernst Linder arrived in Helsinki to assess Baltic security.
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Associated Press
Helsinki
Finland
Turku
Utoe
Kuhmo
Tolke
Hango
Ernst Linder
Stiff Resistance Hamps Blitzkrieg in Russia
Soviet war reports claim heavy German losses as Red Army halts a mechanized regiment near Warsaw and in Lithuania. Parachutists in German uniforms were allegedly used to disrupt communications. Luftwaffe raids, tank battles, and air offensives are described with thousands of German troops and hundreds of aircraft destroyed. Citizens rally and cheer as war intensifies across the Eastern Front.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
Warsaw
Constanta
Red Army
Was
Siaulia
Lithuania
Brodska
Siaussia
Germany
Luftwaffe
Red
Red Air Force
Danzig
Poland
Konigsberg
Lublin
Pinland
Saa
Soviet
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L. T. Putnam
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Harlan Association
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By Howard W. Blakeslee
U. S
Radford
Finnport
Blitzkrieg
Kolno
Lomza
Black Sea
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