U S Troops Deployed to Guard Dutch Guiana Mines
The United States dispatches troops to Dutch Guiana to protect vital bauxite mines used in aluminum production. Senator Connally predicts possible seizure of French Guiana and Martinique if Vichy falls to Nazi influence. Dutch Guiana borders French Guiana. mission aims to counter sabotage and secure war materials.
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Washington
United States
Atd
French Guiana
Vichy
Dutch Guiana
South America
Troop Dispatch to Surinam Protects Bauxite Mines
Radio reports from Paramaribo indicate the Dutch colony Surinam will receive new Dutch troops arriving via London and Canada to reinforce the garrison. Surinam supplies over 60 percent of the United States aluminum ore needs, underscoring the ore’s strategic importance.
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Paramaribo
Dutch Guiana
Eee
South America
United States
London
Canada
Surinam
Carter Mines Resume Work After Captive Strike Ended
Carter Coal company mines in McDowell county reopen after captive and sympathy strikes. Carterona Coalwood Caretta and Six G. R. Jennings resume production under New York officials orders. UMW claims back to work orders ended the stoppage as other WV mines return to normal in the week.
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Charleston
W. Va
Carter Coal Company
McDowell County
West Virginia
Carterona
Coalwood
Caretta
G. R. Jennings
Carter Pits
Oettimes
New York
United Mine Workers
CIO
UMW
Willam Lester
Carter
Axis to Discuss Occupied France Future at Causus
A meeting of French German and Italian leaders is expected within 24 hours to shape future relations with the Axis after occupation. Petain’s possible attendance, with Hitler, is uncertain but Pétain may visit occupied France to meet a senior German official. Reports say at least two high officials from each country will gather near Paris.
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Marshal Petain
Adolf Hitler
Vichy
Petain
France
Paris
Anibal Rios Claims Panama Presidency in Exile
Anibal Rios third vice president of the ousted Arias government declared himself rightfully and constitutionally Panama’s president from Cali after arriving from Lima. He said he would serve “come what may” and noted the other vice presidents had waived claims, while authorities arrested 11 friends of Rios amid fears of a subversive move in the capital.
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Cali
Columbia
Anibal’ Ross
Panama
Arnulfo Arias
Republic
Lima
Peru
Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Rios
Joe Peret
Ernesto Jean Guardia
Arias
Mexico
Ric Adolf de la Guardia
Anibal Rios
Jos
Rios
United States
Two Robberies Net 500 Dollars, Police Report
Two robberies involving more than 500 dollars were reported to city police yesterday morning. Ralph Johnston of Altman Feed store on Bluefield Avenue said checks and cash over 500 dollars were stolen from his home at 734 Wheeling Street during Sunday night. A passerby noticed a break in through a rear door, and a pass key may have been used. A separate theft at Matz Hotel Beauty Parlor took 7 dollars, with the door reportedly pried from its hinges.
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Ralph Johnston
Altman
Bluefield Avenue
Wheeling Street
Johnson
Jess Gilpin
R. L. Lively
Matz Hotel
Assessments urged to reflect true property value in West Virginia
Governor Neely urged West Virginia's 55 counties to set assessments closer to real property value during the annual convention. He warned that some lands could be worth more than their assessed price and noted one county with revenues so low the state funded 86.5 percent of the school fund to sustain a nine month term. He added that a few counties are improving assessments with increases since 1938. Dr. Carl M. Prasure of West Virginia University was cited as part of the discussion.
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Charleston
W. Va
Neely
West Virginia
Carl M. Prasure
West Virginia University
Large Defense Orders Tied Up as AFL Strike Hits St Louis
Millions in defense work paused in St Louis as 8500 AFL machinists walk out over representation of garage workers. Washington says walkout unauthorized while rail unions discuss wage talks with major carriers and Chicago faces trucking limits from AFL freight handlers. President considered emergency railroad takeover if the walkout widens.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
AFL
International
Washington
Eastern Missouri
Chicago
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Whitney
House Debates Price Control Sparks Division in Washington
In Washington on November 24 the House opened sharp debate over price control legislation from the banking committee. Administration supporters clashed with critics who warned of inflation and potential economic dictatorship. The committee, voting 14 to 9 along party lines, authorized a price administrator to license selling of regulated commodities, a move supporters call essential for enforcement. An effort to extend licensing to buying and selling of additional items was planned after the general debate ends.
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Washington
Banking Committee
Moonshiner Faces Rough Season Amid Enforcement
Federal agents tighten sugar purchase notices and warn dealers to report buyers. Moonshiners struggle as drought and law enforcement pressure sap throughput, leaving many to stay home and pray for rain.
Attorney Ward Loveless Found Shot in Country Home Closet
Leesburg Va November 24 The body of Ward Loveless 51 Washington DC attorney was found early today stuffed in a closet after a violent struggle He had been shot at least three times and his feet protruded A heavy buffet table blocked the door The discovery was made by a Negro servant at 8 am Claude Honi con Loveless partner reported last saw him Sunday noon en route to Washington Loveless planned to spend the night alone Mrs Loveless had gone to Elkton Ala to visit relatives
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Leesburg
Ward Loveless
Washington, D. C
Loveless
Claude Honicon
Washington
German U boat sunk by Canadian corvettes Chambl y and Moosejaw
Ottawa reports a German submarine was sunk in the North Atlantic by Canadian corvettes Cham bly and Moosejaw on convoy duty. The Chambly forced the U boat to surface with depth charges and the crew abandoned ship after Moosejaw fired one round. 47 survivors were rescued and imprisoned.
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Ottawa
North Atlantic
Port Ministry
Chambly
Moosejaw
Navy
Heneron
Welders Stay Off Job At Morgantown Ordnance Works
About 100 welders at Morgantown ordnance works refused to report for work in protest. They are with Riggs-Disnier Pipe company and allied with a new independent union seeking AFL charter. A spokesman warned of a four hourly strike in defense plants if demands are not met.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Morgantown Ordnance Works
AAPL
Pittsburgh
Riggs-Disnier Pipe Company
American Federation of Labor
AFL
British Hold Gambut As Axis Push Intensifies
Moscow faced grave peril as Red Army battles massed Nazi tanks near the capital. German forces reportedly nearest to Moscow unleashed heavy counterattacks while Moscow’s defense lines endured along Rostov and Klin, with Rasputin? The report notes 7,000 German casualties along a 70 mile front and Russian counter offensives at Rostov and around Leningrad.
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Kuibyshev
Russia
Red Army
Moscow
Don River
Rostov
Leningrad
Volkhov
Klin
Kalinin
Volga
Archangel
All-Tank Division Reaches Britain In Giant Convoy
A British port reports Canada’s first all-tank division under Maj. Gen. E. W. Lan reaching Britain in the largest Atlantic convoy. Included were 75 U S Army air corps and signal corps experts, Americans joining the Royal Canadian Air Force, and over 1,000 Canadian trained airmen aboard a liner. The force crossed un attacked with British escorts nearby.
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Sansom
Rough Riders
Canada
E. W. Lan
Britain
Atlantic
United States Army Air Corps
Signal Corps
Royal Canadian Air Force
Bombing of Saigon Consulate Deepens Far East Crisis
A mysterious bomb explosion wrecked the American consulate in Saigon Indo China, causing structural damage but no injuries. Saigon police opened a probe as U S authorities decline to attribute the act, amid broader Far East tensions and ongoing discussions over Japanese influence in Indo China.
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Far East
Washington
Saigon
United States
Indo-China
Conferees urge power for FDR to inaugurate arbitration
A bipartisan group including House leaders met with President Roosevelt and labor and justice officials and urged prompt labor legislation with a cooling off period before strikes. They supported the president having power to order compulsory arbitration if needed, limited to defense industry during the emergency.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
Labor and Justice Department
House
McCormack
Martin
Mass
German Forces Penetrate Toward Klin as Moscow Hangs in Balance
Historic wartime dispatch outlines German advances near Klin and Volokolamsk, threatening Moscow’s supply lines and encirclement risk. It notes rail links through Sergievski Posad and the strategic danger if Klin falls, potentially severing Moscow from key routes to Archangel and the northeast.
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Klin
Moscow
Eee
Sergievski Posad
Yaroslavl
Archangel
Tula
Sioa
Red Army
Xelinin
Upper
Volga
Volokolamsk
Kalinin
Libyan Battle-See Page 2 Bids for Building Coach Yards
Bids for constructing a coach yards building at the local railway yards were requested from nine contractors, including three locals. E. H. Roth said work would start in about two weeks with a three month completion. The 116 by 18 feet structure will sit between the passenger station and old-apes and replace fifteen sidings used for crack yards storage. It will house supplies for coaches and Pullman cars and host limited repairs across ten rooms.
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E. H. Roth
Roanoke
Two Men Admit Earlier Break-In At Raleigh Street Liquor Store
Two Bluefield men confessed to breaking into the Raleigh street liquor store after being questioned by City Patrolman Roy Humphries. They said entry was gained by forcing a window and occurred several hours earlier. They were held in jail for questioning.
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Roy Humphries
Bluefield
Raleigh Street
Leare
Property Demands Rent in History in Bluefield
Demand for rentals in Bluefield reaches record highs with lists shrinking and properties snapped up in days. Agents report tenants willing to pay 35 dollars or more per month as stock runs low and construction continues despite higher building costs.
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Bluefield
British Right Battles Axis Amid Libyan Desert Clash
Cairo reports a decisive Libyan battle as British forces push toward Gambut with control of a key Axis supply hub while the Imperial left drives west from Giarabub aiming to trap Axis units. Rommel’s forces are said to be split into four segments as repair and supply lanes shrink.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gambut
Libya
Giarabub
Giala Oasis
Gulf of
Sirte
Erwin Rommel
Teachers Meet Here Saturday In Regional Conference
A regional conference of classroom teachers will be held in Bluefield on Saturday November 29 with delegations from McDowell Greenbrier Wyoming Summers and Mercer counties gathering at the Y W C A rooms on Federal street at 10 a m and concluding at 3 p m. Prominent state educators Misser Keyser of Beckley and H. gers McVey of Alderson will lead discussions on C T A aims functions and policies. An open forum is planned and a luncheon at 12 30 will be held in a club room with reservations through Miss Eleanor Jennings at Beaver High School.
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Mercer County
Bluefield
McDowell
Greenbrier
Wyoming
Summers
Mercer Counties
Federal Street
Misser Keyser
Beckley
H. Gers McVey
Alders
C. T
Eleanor Jennings A
Beaver High School
Seven More Governments Join Anti Comintern Accord
Berlin reports seven additional governments will sign the Anti Comintern Pact, aligning with Axis aims to combat Bolshevism. Nations named include Finland Croatia Romania Slovakia and Denmark. Japan is represented by a high official. The move marks a renewal of commitments on the fifth anniversary of the Japanese invasion of China.
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Berlin
Sixj
Finland
Croatia
Rumania
Slovakia
Russia
Denmark
China
Rand Apoliene
Manchukuo
Nanking
Hoshima
Japan
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Netherlands
Brazil
White House
U. S
Carter Mines
Axis
Causus
AOS Glaimg
la Guardia
Louis OT
Windy City
Whitney's Union
Moonshiner
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Gorvettes
Ordnance Works
Ted Army
Malaya
Vishera
U. S. Army Air, Signal Corps
Sidney H. Browne
Oyna
Short Hills
Vics
Manger W. Haton
Wooster
Miss Cc
Richmond
South China
Solons
Mr. Roosevelt
McMormack
Congress
National Defense Mediation Board
Ite House
By Kirkel, Simpson
Mozhaisk
Rohaene
Libyan
Tobruk
Mediterranean
New Zealand
YWCA
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