Ickes appoints Carl Newton to direct mine operations
Secretary Ickes named Carl Elbridge Newton president of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad as director of mine operations to oversee coal production under government control. Newton, a Cleveland resident and former New York legal official, will work full time loaned from his railroad to the war effort and report to an eight member supervisory committee.
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Ickes
Carl Elbridge Newton
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
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Cleveland
U. S
New York
Shesapeake
Ohio
Hhine Erations Ickes
Ees Coda Tate
Sailor Dies Of Crash Injuries In Mountain Collision
John B. Epperson Jr. seaman first class dies at St. Luke's hospital from skull fracture after his car struck a bulldozer blade on a east river mountain road. Andrew Perdue fined for hauling load over eight feet and held for grand jury on manslaughter. Epperson's sister and a Princeton woman were among injured.
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John B. Epperson, Jr
United States Navy
St. Luke's Hospital
East River Mountain
Epperson
Andrew Perdue
Ghent
C. C. Elmore
Princeton
Perdue
Fae Transfer Company
Beckey
Beckley
Virginia
Willie Sutphin
Bluefield
Regina Wolf
F. E. Springer
West Virginia State Police
Seaman Epperson
Uncle Sam
Food Administrator Chester Davis Quits
Chester C. Davis, appointed three months ago to lead the food program, told President Roosevelt the inflation program won’t work as is. Marvin Jones will succeed him. Davis cited authority conflicts and urged relief as the 1944 production and education programs begin.
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Washington
Chester C. Davis
Roosevelt
Davis
Marvin Jones
House
Congress
England
Southern West Virginia coal fields see back-to-work spread
Miners across southern West Virginia resume shifts as 85 to 90 percent of the 130 000 miners return to work. Absenteeism rises in Pocahontas while Barbour and Taylor counties report idle mines after 1 425 workers refuse entry. UMW district leaders hold special meetings to urge a return to operations.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Pocahontas
United Mine Workers
En Williamson
Meer Blueweted
Pairmont
Morgan
Exis
Barbour
Taylor Counties
Bear Mountain
District 31
Fairmont
Cecil Urbaniak
UMW
Auto Tags Extended Until Midnight July 15
Charleston West Virginia motorists may use 1942 43 licenses until midnight July 15 due to delayed 1943 44 sticker shipments. Road Commissioner Ernest L Bailey said the 15 day extension is final and all license applications must be on file by July 10. Don McClaugherty noted new registration cards will show two numbers one from the old metal plate and one for the new sticker. About 175 000 license applications had been received amid long lines at the capitol offices.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Ernest L. Bailey
Don McClaugherty
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Captured Spy Pleads Guilty Over News Sent to Germany
Ernest Frederick Lehmitz a 57 year old naturalized U S citizen pleaded guilty before U S Commissioner Martin C Epstein in Brooklyn to FBI espionage charges. He used invisible ink and sent war information to German contacts from Tompkinsville Staten Island and other locations. He faces wartime espionage act penalties including death or 30 years in prison. Bail set at 50000 for grand jury action.
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New York
Ernest Frederick Lehmitz
FBI
E. C. Conroy
U. S
Lehmitz
Conroy
Germany
Martin C. Epstein
Brooklyn
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
Europe
American Submarines Sink and Damage Japanese Vessels
Submarine actions in the Pacific and Far East report 190 Japanese ships sunk and 50 damaged, with 28 probably sunk and 269 tally to date. Attacks target supply lines near enemy bases, but exact locations and dates remain undisclosed.
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Washington
Ocean
Navy
Pacific
Far East
Nazis Fall Into Donets Minefield West of Izyum
Soviet midnight communique says German detachment crossing the Donets river south of Izyum walked into a minefield and survivors were killed or captured. Russians cut off the Nazi retreat and annihilated the unit. A separate Moscow notice reports rail junction raids at Orsha with troop trains and dumps hit.
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London
Donets
Izyum
Moscow
Te Rive
Comue
Orsha
Velikie Luki
Berlin
Transocean
Japanese Stage Raid on Darwin
Eighteen Japanese planes raided Darwin Australia with nine bombers escorted by Zeros at mid day. Only slight damage occurred and two raiders were shot down. two fighters and two bombers likely destroyed. One Allied plane missing. Allied forces bombed Cape Gloucester New Britain and Rapopo Rabaul dispersal bays during night reconnaissance. Aerial results hampered by bad weather.
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Australia
Darwin
High Command
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Rapopo
Rabaul
Laha
Ambonia
Boeroe Island
British Convoy Attacked Off Sagres Portugal
Reuters from Lisbon reports a British convoy heading south was attacked by German planes off Sagres port at Portugal's extreme southwest. Two ships were sunk. The attack occurred on the route from Britain to the S channel and Atlantic.
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London
Reuters
Lisbon
Sagres
Portugal
Conv
Britain
American heavy bombers smash French targets in major raid
Allied air forces struck deep into France in a large four engine bomber attack as RAF planes and MOSQUITOS hit airports and railways. British air units sank two German ships and forced another aground while coastal actions off the Dutch coast damaged a Nazi convoy.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Norfolk
Newport News
London
France
Europe
RAF
U.S
Boulogne
Calais
Channel
RAF Ty
Hitler
Congress Recess Plan Sparks Sharp Presidential Doubt
Speaker Rayburn defended a two month summer recess plan saying Congress would return by September 13 unless leaders call an earlier session. He stressed the President retains authority to convene Congress, while Democratic and Republican leaders argued over minority rights and the plan’s scope.
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Washington
Rayburn
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Senate
United States
McCormack
Massachusetts
Martin
Wheney
Germans Shift Fifty Divisions In World War II Reassignment
An unofficial underground report from London claims Germany ordered 50 divisions moved from the Russian front to the west to reinforce defenses from France to Greece. The report suggests a plan allocating 10 to reserve, 15 to western France, four to southern France, nine to northern France, and 12 to the Balkans, with total German strength around 300 divisions including reserves.
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France
Greece
Germany
Churchill
Commons
Balkans
Russia
Low Countries
Italy
Norway
Denmark
Accused Wife Slayer Held For Grand Jury
Clarence Lilly of Princeton waived preliminary hearing and was held without bond for the next grand jury term on a charge of fatally shooting his wife. Mrs Lilly was shot Friday night at 9 30 on the porch of their East Princeton home after an argument over their four children. Five shots from a .32 caliber revolver entered Mrs Lilly's body but she died shortly after midnight. Lilly has been in the county jail since his arrest at a Princeton drug store.
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Clarence Lilly
Princeton
Nazis Say Invasion Will Start Saturday
Reuters reported that German reports reaching Stockholm claimed a British American invasion would begin by this coming Saturday. No details were given on how the date was determined or where the strike would occur. The axis has previously issued dates to prompt Allied action.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
General Giraud to Visit Washington as Allies Back Giraud
President Roosevelt endorsed Eisenhower's handling of North Africa French factions and invited General Henri Giraud to Washington when feasible. The move signals a rebuff to General Charles de Gaulle, while keeping Giraud in overall command in French North and West Africa under Eisenhower. The exact visit date remains unannounced.
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Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North
Africa
Henri Giraud
Associated Press
Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
French Africa
Eisenhower
Europe
London
CBS
Frederick Painton
Algiers
United States
Committee For National Liberation
West
Genea de Gaulle
West Africa
de Gaulle
Statewide blackout guidelines issued for tonight
A message outlines a staged electrical outage with a first dimout followed by a short blast, a second dimout, and a final all clear. During the blackout all lights must be off except low beam vehicle lights, pedestrians shelter, buses curb and exit, and signs stay dark until signals indicate arrival of full power.
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Secon
West Virginia Prepares First Statewide Civilian Defense Test
Charleston officials announce WV's first statewide OCD drill of the year set for tomorrow night. Executive Director Carl G. Bachmann says over 75,000 residents will participate in the home front strength examination with real life incidents and local problem testing to follow after the all clear.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Office of Civilian Defense
Carl G. Bachmann
OCD
Ohio
Publc
West
Raids Hit Greek Airfields and Channel Offensive Advances
Allied air forces attacked two Greek airfields at Athens in a heavy Liberator strike as part of a wider Mediterranean push. Across the Channel, British and American squadrons pressed raids on coastal targets while Ruhr activity suggested a shift in German production. In afternoon operations US heavy bombers joined RAF fighters in strikes against shipping, sinking and damaging vessels and forcing others aground.
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Europe
Athens
Mediterranean
Italy
England
Hitler
English Channel
Ruhr
Russia
U. S
Balkan Entryway Safer Smash Delivers Axis Setback
Cairo reports a new and powerful smash at the axis4 hold in the balkans as Allied forces push through the contested entryway. The action underscores a sharp turn against Axis positions with rapid advances and intensified engagements across fronts.
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Cairo
Balkan
Allies Step Up Raids in Pacific Front War
American bombers and fighters intensified attacks across the Pacific on Saturday. Kiska in the Aleutians faced seven raids, while New Georgia's Munda, Kahili, Reeakta Bay, Ballale, and Vila in the Solomon Islands were also targeted. Liberators, Mitchells, and Fort Unity bombers joined with Lightning and Warhawk fighters to strike anti air positions and runways, with three-day totals rising to sixteen raids on Kiska.
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Thom
Pacific
Navy
Kiska
South Pacific
Made
Munda
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Kahili
Reekata Bay
Ballale Island
Vila
Solomon Islands
Rock
Ff Island
Warhawk
Aleutians
Janese
Kolombangara
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