Ickes Warns U S Must Fight for Liberty in World War II
Secretary Ickes tells Hartford that Americans must choose to sacrifice and fight for liberty or risk losing the war. He denounces Lindbergh and warns Hitler's doom list, urging full support for Britain to avoid joining Britain only if America acts. He frames democracy and Stalin as allies against Nazi aggression and links aid to the Allies with weakening Germany.
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Hartford
Conn
Ickes
T * Committee
America
Democracy
Stalin
Hitler
Russia
Germany
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Quisling
Norway
Laval
France
Churchill
Britain
Lost Pilot Keith Lynnton, Huntington Native, Reported Missing
Lieutenant Keith X. Lynnton, a former Huntington resident and Marshall College alumnus, is missing after a bombing plane crashed into the sea off Peru. The crew included G. Vas and G. Josephs, with few details on their addresses.
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Huntington
W. Va
Keith X. Lynnton
Peru
Xeal Boek
G. Vas
G. Josephs
Monitor Foundered Near Diamond Shoals in 1862 Storm
The Monitor, the first ironclad battle ship, sank during a heavy storm off Cape Hatteras North Carolina on December 10 1862 with all hands lost. The hulk remains visible above the waves at Diamond Shoals.
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Monitor
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Fiduciary Notice to Creditors and Beneficiaries
Legal notice to creditors and beneficiaries of estates of J Alexander Victoria Alexander Jennie Brooks James H Fletcher Enga Fletcher. Creditors must file claims with vouchers at Bluefield WV office by January 1 1942 or be barred. Beneficiaries urged to appear to present interests. signed by W T Hancock Commissioner of Accounts.
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J. Alexander
Victoria
William T. Hancock
Notice of Bankruptcy First Meeting for Raymond Lee Butt
Pursuant to law the Trustees of Scott Street Baptist Church Bluefield West Virginia announce the first meeting of creditors for Raymond Lee Butt of Bluefield in the Southern District of West Virginia. Butt was declared bankrupt on June 26 1941 and creditors must attend the meeting to prove claims and transact any business.
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Michie
West Virginia
Scott Street Baptist Church
Bluefeild
District Court of the United States
Weet Ene
Yow Lee Butt
Raymond Leett
Bluefield
Raymond Lee Butt
Tragic death of two year old from electric cord shock
Funeral services planned in Louisville for Susan Jane Matz who died after running into an iron hanging cord on the Bland road back porch. Her body was sent to Louisville with her mother and theatre manager Meyer Kwass. Father traveling from New York to Louisville as final arrangements await his arrival. The child was in care of nurse Mrs. E G Hatcher and Morrison servants. Doctor Albert H Hoge noted instantaneous death with a chest burn marking the card’s contact point.
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Susan Jane Matz
Max Matz
Matz
Bland Road
Louisville
Meyer Kwass
Colonial Theatre
New York
E. G. Hatcher
Funeral for John Alexander Mitchell in Keystone
Funeral services for 22 year old John Alexander Mitchell of Keystone were held at 10 this morning at the Keystone Baptist Church with Rev. S C Blackburn officiating. Interment followed at 2 pm Saturday in Montgomery Cemetery. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs R E Mitchell and one sister Mrs David Smith of Chiyan W Va. He had lived in Keystone five years.
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John Alexander Mitchell
Keystone
Welch
Baptist Church
S. C. Blackburn
Montgomery
W. Va
R. E. Mitchell
Koppers Coal Company
Search Abandoned For Lost Airmen Off Peruvian Coast
Today the search was abandoned for the bodies of three men who died when a U S army air force bomber caught fire and fell into the sea off the Peruvian coast between Barranca and Huacho. U S and Peruvian planes and a Peruvian destroyer had searched since the crash.
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Peru
Vian
Barranca
Huacho
U. 8
Wedding Announcement From Bethel Missionary Society
May 24, 1941 wedding notice for Bethel Missionary Society of the Woman's Missionary Society. The church committee sponsors a 5 o'clock gathering. attendees invited.
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Social Soc
Woman's Missionary Ery
Bethel M.” Church
Extension Clubs Meet in Elkhorn and Bramwell
The Elkhorn and Bramwell home and garden clubs met Thursday with the home demonstration agent presenting demonstrations on egg preservation and jelly roll as part of nutrition studies for summer. Hosts Mrs Satterfield at Elkhorn provided a salad course while Bramwell host Mrs Reddicks scored on nutrition. Mrs Wilson helped raise funds for the club treasury and members welcomed news of a 4 H short course with plans for one member to attend.
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Elkhorn
Bramwell
Satterfield
Bluefield State Teachers College Social Tonight in Lewis Hall
The summer social activities committee hosts the first social tonight in Lewis Hall starting at 9 o'clock. It is a get acquainted affair designed to help students know one another better. A note mentions a new air cooled automobile tire with ventilation ribs on the walls.
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Bluefield
Safti
Soviet Claims Extend Across Front From Baltic To Black Sea
Soviet communique reports German Romanian forces suffer heavy losses near Skuleni on the Prut river. Soviet air power bombed Ploesti refineries, Bucharest, Constanta, and sank two enemy submarines in the Baltic. Parachute drop responses and peasant resistance cited. Romanian government leaves Bucharest after air attacks.
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Prut
Russia
Skuleni
Ploesti
Bucharest
Costanta
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
Ukraine
Ukranian
Red Army
Adolf Littles
Lnt
Baltic
Peasan
Red
I E
Personne
Tass
Snow
Starshinev
Evitan Particpe
Ame Poveramans
German reports say six of British bombers downed in raid
Berlin said German pursuit planes shot down six of 25 British bombers during a mid day raid on the French coast. The British formation was escorted by fighters, DNB reported early today.
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Berlin
DNB
Alcazar Sees Spanish Youth United Against England
The Alcazar newspaper comments on British radio notes that Spanish youth already share anti English sentiments. It claims English gold and intrigues accompany efforts to control Gibraltar and asserts Spain’s firm position in the European war.
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Ple
Alcazar
England
Spain
Gibraltar
Oil scarcity blamed on propaganda agencies and pipelines
A coal customer says the oil tanker bull and tank routes meet demand while accusing propaganda agencies of causing eastern oil shortages. He rejects a government plan to build a southwest to St. Lawrence pipeline, arguing coal remains essential for defense and procurement of rails and machinery.
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Koepler
St. Lawrence Wate
Neely Announces New Coal Industry Position and WVU Board Changes
Governor Neely said he will take a new post connected with the coal industry on July 1 after accepting his reelection or appointment. He also announced reappointments to the West Virginia University board of governors, naming Arthur B. Koontz and Fred F. McIntosh to terms ending in 1944.
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Internal Revenue
A Ator
Neely
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Arthur B. Koontz
Charleston
Sixth
Fred F. McIntosh
Spencer
Koontz
Melintosh
Schram Resigns as Chairman of RFC
President Roosevelt formally accepts the resignation of Emil Schram as chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The resignation notes his integrity and fidelity to public interest as qualities fit for constructive service, with Schram’s departure on the Roosevelt train en route to Hyde Park.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Emi
Emil Schram
Reconstruction of Corporation
Grand Jury Indicts Huntington Suspect
A special grand jury in Rocky Mount Virginia indicted Walter Nunley 44 of Huntington West Virginia for criminally attacking a nine year old girl. He is held without bond. no trial date set. Nunley formerly lived in Pennsylvania and was arrested near the attack site. The child ran a mile to neighbors and collapsed then was treated at a Roanoke hospital. Authorities say she was given alcohol and Nunley says he remembers nothing.
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Rocky Mount
Walter Nunley
Huntington
W. Va
Nunley
Pennsylvania
Roanoke
Kidnaping case links to Philadelphia Boston and Newark
John Doe warrants issued as Tenns searches for daughter Sylvia after she is taken from a Service Inn area. Alleged kidnappers Pete and Joe Wanko lure Tennis to park his car and pay taxi fare while Sylvia is moved through Philadelphia Newark Brooklyn to Boston where Tennis agrees not to press charges if Sylvia is returned. Authorities coordinate across cities.
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Peaches
Service Inn
Astell
Sylvia
Tennis
Philadelphia
Elmore
John Doe
Newark
Brooklyn
Pete
Joe Wanko
Anna Wanko
Boston
Joe
Princeton Road
Roscoe Pendleton
Kid
British stance unchanged as aid to Poland linked with Soviet talks
The report notes no shift in Britain's approach to Communists at home despite MP William Gallacher's pledge to back government steps with the Soviet Union. Talks in London aim to free 300,000 Polish soldiers held by the Soviet Union to fight Germany, with a neutral source reporting progress despite initial objections.
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Britain
William Gallacher
Soviet Union
London
Germany
Shipyard Strike Halts Curtiss Wright Plant Construction
Workers at the Curtiss-Wright Airplane Co. new St. Louis plant halted erection of the steel framework after a wage dispute. Four members of the APL Helsing Beales Engineers union walked off Monday when a superintendent rejected a request from the crew, delaying progress on the plant.
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Army
Navy
Membe
APL
Helsing
Beales Engineers Union
Curtiss-Wright
Com
St. Louis
Construction Company
RAF Air Superiority Aids Invasion Strategy At Coasts
Aeroplane urges Britain to build air dominance over Nazi held coasts to defend seized bases by day and shelter operations at night. It argues air umbrella could pressure enemy lines as RAF expands, noting bombers in Western Germany and rising bomber weights dropped last fall.
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Aeroplane
RAF
Germany
Christiansburg Livestock Market Report Summary
Ceremonial market data lists total head 1196 with lambs averaging weights around 7 11 pounds and prices from 4 to 11 95 per hundred. Cattle include steers mostly low grades at 7 70 with 1790 head, heifers at 9 25 to 10 90, light weights 9 10 to 10 60, sows from 9 10 to 10 10.
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Ceretmamrne Yvette’ Marces Report
Ginia Ae of
Sica
Schram Resigns From Federal Service
Schram submits a letter of resignation dated yesterday expressing reluctance to leave federal service but offering to remain on call should his services be needed.
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Schram
War clouds over Finland and Russia as bombs strike Turku
Fragmentary wartime report notes Finland under air raid with Turku bombed and casualties feared. Moscow vows to respond to breaches of peace treaty as Britain reconsiders its stance amid heightened tensions and German dictatorship. Tire wear data appears in unrelated line about vehicle maintenance.
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Ryti
Finland
Nea
Turku
Moscow
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Britain Warns Friends of Germany as War Tides Rise
The policy asserts that any ally of Germany is Britain’s foe. Helsinki faced its sixth air raid siren in just over a day, signaling ongoing aerial danger and intensified wartime strain in the region.
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Germany
Britain
Helsinki
Government 10 study informs possible Roosevelt legislation
Officials say extensive information gathered will be submitted to President Roosevelt as a potential basis for new law. Chrysler Corporation reports rising production costs due to labor and materials, noting a $27.55 average per car and $26.62 price increases, defending defense production and cooperation with government agencies.
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Roosevelt
Chrysler Corporation
Henderson
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Order of the W. M
Knights
No. 85
Edward R. Baker
Masonic Temple
Bradley's
Bradley
Eloise Glovier
Royal Air Force
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Bond
Schenley
Schenley Distillers Corporation
New York City
Firestone
Richard Crocks
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Symphony
Alfred Wallenstein
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