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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1942
Page
3
Edward Haden and Mozell -, janitors at Bailey Lumber were jailed as suspects in a wholesale stamp theft. Police found over $9 in stamps on them and nearly 100 more stamps at the Haden home. Company estimates loss over $1,800 in the past year prompted the investigation.
The article describes a wide mobile struggle across a 45 mile bottleneck between the Mediterranean and the Cattara line near Matruh. German and British forces clash under a bright full moon with night fighting, air strikes on Alexandria, and shifting positions across the desert as reinforcements, tanks, and artillery engage.
Axis command reports German and Italian troops drive east into Egypt and capture Matruh, the first British fortress on the path to Alexandria. More than 6,000 British troops and large stores of booty are said to have fallen into Axis hands, with the British Mediterranean fleet involved.
The Merchants and Buyers event will be held at the West Virginian hotel in this city from July 7 to 9. Harry Cheatham, longtime manager, announced the convention will feature a smaller setup with fewer mains ties and more focus on business activities.
Amid heavy fighting from Sevastopol to Kursk the Red Army reports strike back against German advances. Naval and air bombardments pound Leningrad factories as Kursk thrust aims at Voronezh, with reports of German casualties and Soviet counterattacks along the central and Kharkov fronts.
Report details a long range over water bombing run with high praise for navigators and crews. The operation near Wake Island involved intense anti aircraft fire, a single hit on the squadron, and successful strikes on all targets with one plane pursuing but failing to launch again.
Mercer county selective service draft board 1 urges registrants to complete and return their questionnaires promptly. Board members emphasize careful filling of all questions and timely submission to ensure proper processing and advisory review.
Reports list H Anderson of Bluefield Virginia dead at 76 from a heart attack while winding a clock. Survived by widow Miss Totten and two brothers J C Anderson of Dandridge Tennessee and T E Anderson of Falls Mills Virginia. Funeral plans pending. Also notices Bowman 94 of Mudrok, died at Bluefield sanitarium. burial planned for family cemetery. John J appeal chapel Pembroke service on Main Street. organist and pallbearers listed. Multiple obituaries mention families and addresses in Patrick, Tazewell, and nearby counties.
Board members said they plan to place individuals in a delinquency class. Mailing of the February 15 draft questionnaires will be completed today and classifications will be made as soon as possible.
In McDowell county a federal case brought by J. C. Fummers as administrator for Luther Miller, killed in a highway crossing accident, against Norfolk and Western awaited continued evidence as the U.S. district court adjourned. Sessions to resume at 9:30 this morning in Bluefield with most of the term to proceed this week.
Washington reports on possible limits to long distance calls amid ongoing policy reconsiderations. Officials consider rationing as a response to high demand and supply constraints.
Local draft boards set fifth draft registration with about 400 youths aged 18 to 20 expected in Bluefield and nearby areas. Chief registrar Robert A. Lampton leads a team from American Legion Post 9 assisted by Parent-Teacher groups and local post members.
Charleston June 29 nearly 57000 names will be added to West Virginia s selective service roster in tomorrow s registration of men aged 18 19 and 20. State headquarters and the new listing will raise the total registered manpower to about 594000 from 18 to. The 239000 first registration for men 21 to 35 remains the largest enrollment. Ninety draft boards will register West Viewers born between January 1 1922 and June 30 1924 between 7 p m and 8 p m tomorrow.
About 75 to 100 enforcement officers from southern West Virginia attend a FBI conference in Bluefield to study cleaning up prostitution and disease. Bluefield Mayor C Snyder and Circuit Court Judge D M Easley are scheduled speakers. a closed session will discuss National Defense investigations.
The report traces Axis gains from Kursk toward Voronezh and Kupyansk, threatening Russian supply lines and widening a potential front. It notes British actions in Egypt with Rommel’s eastward drive, and warns of suspected Axis concentrations in Crete and Aegean islands for possible Middle East strikes.
The article predicts Churchill will explain why equipment gaps persist after three years of war and weigh the idea of relinquishing his defense role. It suggests Prime Minister Churchill could be replaced by a coalition including Roosevelt Stalin and Chiang Kai-shek, with newspapers urging his removal.
Howard M. Roncagline of Amonate Virginia has joined the engineering corps of the United States Army. He departed for induction at Fort Thomas Kentucky after volunteering for service.
In service photo shows Mrs R E Holcombe's three grandsons. Thomas A Vance Jr is at Fort Clayton Canal Zone, Edgar Lee Hurst at Atlanta Georgia, and Charles T Montgomery stationed somewhere in the Pacific.
City and Coalfield Items advertise piano tuning by Harry Haffen of Roanoke and weekly town visits. The Telegraph Commercial Printing Co offers mimeograph and general printing services with address and phone. Also listings seek a young lady for a private home position, and a cotton prints sale at Pretwell's starting July 1.
A House committee proposes to cut Henderson funds and expand state OPA appointments without member input, recommending about 30 000 OPA workers and more voluntary help. It bars spending on purchasing evidence of violations and aims to curb snooper hiring. The major item is 1 100000 000 dollars for the War Shipping Administration to acquire operate and service more merchant vessels.
The company charged the panel with a closed shop classification and said its statement questioned the board’s authority to impose the plan. It filed a statement disputing the wage award reasoning and claimed the panel’s report lacked findings of fact. The filing described the report as containing only qualified statements and argumentative conclusions.
One Scout Troop of Bluefield Boy Scouts were overtrained in collecting scrap rubber. They loaded rubber into a filling station for weighing. The scout master, examining the pile, found an overshoe that matched one from his own car, confirming items included tires tubes and other scrap rubber utensils.
A government letter from Ickes urges miners to resume operations after fines were debated. The statement notes most mines could reopen by Wednesday and that a 10 day July 4 holiday slowed production with 60,000 to 75,000 idle. Officials praise the patriotic effort of producers to keep coal flowing.
Charleston reports United Mine Workers join in celebrating the end of the vacation controversy. Southern bituminous mines to resume operations by tomorrow morning, with many restarting tonight after a one day pause. The Southern Coal Producers Association agreed to remit 2 a day fines for miners who joined a sympathy walkout during last autumn’s strike. Union spokesman says the controversy is over.
Wholesale Food Distributors Association votes unanimously to back Bluefield merchants in July campaign. I. Shott outlines group support and field salesmen will relay the plan to local merchants. R. E. Lazenby chairs as Bluefield merchants suspend selling for 15 minutes daily to promote war stamps. The drive opens at noon Wednesday with the V for victory signal on the railroad whistle.
Chief Petty Officer R. C. Clontz announces a new offer for trained ex Navy men honorably discharged between July 1 1932 and December 6 1941 to reenlist in the Naval Reserve at one grade higher than their discharge. Eligibility includes age under 50 and physical suitability. The policy enhances pay and adds dependents allotments under current law.
The Bluefield West Virginia Marine Corps Recruiting Office, housed in the post office building, advertises open enlistments for young men. It promotes the voluntary nature of the service, thorough training, and the need for applicants in good physical condition, noting that super-men are not required.
The article notes the union will return fines collected legally by August 1 to the members from whom they were taken. Directors of the producers association in Charleston proposed donating the fund to war service groups, but President John L. Lewis rejected the idea. Union sources say most mines can resume work on short notice and maintenance crews stay on duty.
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