U S Declares Support for Liberty of Small Nations
Secretary Cordell Hull announced the United States would champion liberty for all peoples who seek freedom and would recognize nations that assert their liberty. He tied this to postwar world organization plans to assure small nations like the Dutch, Belgians, and Poles equal standing with great powers in shared concerns.
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Washington
Cordell Hul
United States
Bull
Greece
Philippines
Hej
London
Netherlands
Eeico van Kieffens
Russia
Britain
China
Germany
Bankers Gather For Sessions In Charles Town WV
Early arrivals reached Charles Town for the first annual meeting of the West Virginia Bankers Association. Sessions open at the Daniel Boone hotel with registration and a reception, followed by an annual dinner where Senator Richard B. Russell will speak. Dr. Marcus Nadler of New York University will address banking problems present and future at a program lunch. The forenoon session will include the association president George M. Moore’s annual address.
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Charleston
West Virginia Bankers Assoc
Richard B. Russell
Georgia Democrat
Marcus Nadler
New York
Daniel Boone Hotel
Sen. Russell
Dr. Nadler
New York University
George M. Moore
Association
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Locomotive Explosion Injures Worker Near Whitesville
Fred Lewis, a Black machinist's helper, was blown 100 feet when a Chesapeake and Ohio loco blew up at the Whitesville yard. He was scalded and rushed by Valley ambulance to Charleston General Hospital in critical condition. The blast hurled parts 500 feet. the incident occurred as Lewis cleaned fires on a Mallet locomotive at Fik Run Junction.
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Chesapeake & Ohio
Whitesville
Fred Lewis
Charleston General Hospital
Lewis
Fik Run Junction
Lucas Awarded New and Important War Post
Maj. Gen. John P. Lucas, a veteran of Anzio and Salerno campaigns, receives a new and important assignment from Secretary of War Stimpson. Lucas, a native of Charles Town West Virginia, earned the Distinguished Service Medal for his leadership in rugged terrain and river crossings. He had returned to the United States recently.
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S — Washington
John P. Lucas
Stimson
Oday
Lucas
Charlestown
W. Va
Anzio
Salerno
Italy
United States
Gas Fumes Sickened Hundreds in Brooklyn Streets
About 200 people were overcome by chlorine gas released from a leaking truck tank in Brooklyn. The cloud spread two blocks causing vomiting and fainting. 4 subway lines halted for 46 minutes. No deaths reported. cargo headed to Cartagena Colombia.
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Brooklyn
New York
Bureau of Operations
Cartagena
Colombia
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Kanawha Democrat Meeting Opposed by Court Injunction
Judge Charles Ritchie was asked to enjoin a Kanawha county Democratic executive committee meeting set for today at the Daniel Boone hotel to elect new officers. The move, led by G C Robinson and Carson, faces opposition from those who say recounts prevent certification of new members in time. The injunction request, by Nelle DeFord William Garnett and W R Morton through Jackson Savage, seeks to stop the gathering.
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Charles Ritchie
Kanawha
Ritchie
Nelle DeFord
William Garnett
Charleston
W. R. Morton
Malden
Jackson Savage
Stroke of Lightning Kills Maysel Woman
Lightning killed Mrs. Mabel Etta Murphy 25 at Maysel Clay county as she turned on an electric switch. Survived by husband Lou J. Murphy a daughter and three sons, father Emory Summers of Wallback, brother Harold of Baltimore sister Zelma Farrebee Wallback and several half siblings. Services set for 2 pm tomorrow Mount Olive school house Big Laurel creek with Rev. Carl Morris officiating burial in Murphy family cemetery.
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Mabel Etta Murphy
Maysel
Clay County
Lou J. Murphy
Nessa Ruth
James Edward
Tairhe Harold
Robert Lee Murphy
Emory Summers
Wallback
Harold
Baltimore
Zelma (Farrebee
Chinese American forces seize Mala Kawng in Mogaung valley Burma
Allied headquarters report Chinese and American troops captured Mala Kawng described as the center of Japanese resistance in the Mogaung valley. They press from northwest and southeast toward Myitkyina, by cutting the Kaymaing Mogaung road and by-passing Kamaing to trap the 18th Singapore division. American air units pound rail lines and installations south of Mogaung as monsoon rains begin.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Malakawng
Mogaeng
Singapore
Malakawny
Myitkyina
Mogaung
Kamaing
Kaymaing-Mogaung
Hirg
Frank Merrill
Warong
Sharaw
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
North Burma
Mandalay
Hopeyot
Burima
Reinforced Yanks Fight on Biak Island Amidst Sniper Fire
Allied forces pour reinforcements onto Biak Island to support the push for nearby airfields while skirmishes with snipers persist on ridges. In Maffin, American patrols claim 75 Japanese killed, lifting total since May 17 to 1,453. British New Guinea sees a southeast advance near Torokina as Australians push toward Guru.
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Biak
Philippines
Schouten
Dutch New Guinea
Solomons
Torokina River
Empress Augusta Bay
Bay
British New Guinea
Madaig
Guru
Yanks Break Through Pivot Line as Night Drive Storms Deep
American forces smashed through the German line in a night operation, racing toward the Alban hills and aiming to link with the 5th Army near Rome. British Canadian units advanced along the Via Casilina, taking key towns and pushing toward Valmontone as the Rome objective looms.
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Rome
Naples
Spivotal Velletri
Alban Hills
St. John Lateran
Eternal City
Sth
Pasoult
8Th Army
Casilina
Frosinone
Ferentino
Sacco Valley
Basilina Way
Valmontone
5Th Army
Vallaontone
Alban Heights
Velletri
Reaman
Thy
Velletri-defense
Artemizio
Mark ‘Wy -Gyerk
Lanuvio-Velletri-Valmontone
Lake Nemi
Oliver Leese
Ath
Trabway 6
Via Castlina
Liri
Nippon Armies Advance on Changsha in 3 Drives
Japanese forces push on Changsha from three axes along a 120 mile front in Henan province retaking ground near Changteh and along the Canton Han railway area. amphibious units advance from Tungting lake toward the rice bowl region as they seek to cut off western reinforcements and reach Yu kang.
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Chungking
Henan Province
Changsha
Changteh
Canton-Hankew
Tungting Lake
Nanhsien
Yukang
Yuan River
Milo River
Returned Sailor Demands Public Curb War Strikes
A sailor back from the South Pacific urged the public to curb strikes harming war effort at a Long club address. Aviation Chief Machinist Mate Eugene B Smith told about 11,000,000 service members fighting for a country where power should not be uncontrolled. He questioned back home support for strikes and urged clarity on workers’ aims, contrasting war duties with wage concerns and union influence.
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South Pacific
Eugene B- Smith
Pearl Harbor
Long Club
Harry Kinnedy
Kanawha Coal Operatra Assoc
Smith
Kennedy
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
John Lewis
Uniteds
South Charleston
Ike
Germany
Japan
Italy
Aleutians
Allied Mass in North Africa Threatens Riviera Invasion
A German commentator said 15 Allied divisions totaling 150000 to 200000 men were massed in North Africa ready to strike the French or Italian Riviera when the western invasion signal is given. He described Corsica as a springboard for a large-scale attack on western Europe.
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N. Africa
Riviera
London
North Africa
Britain
Sis
William M. James
Marshal Tito
Red Army
Rome
Near East
Turkey
DNB
Corsica
Europe
Citrus Juice Goes Free of Rationing
Washington reports citrus juices and canned carrots move to a ration-free status starting Sunday while meats remain rationed through July 1. Cheese prices drop two points to 10 points a pound amid adjustments to milk, pineapple juice, and grape juice values.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Three Boys Rob Man Who Befriended Them
Ralph L L Gandee of Charleston reported to city police early yesterday morning that three white boys he had befriended on Piedmont Road attacked him, beat him from his car, and then stabbed him. The suspect vehicle is a 1939 Buick four-door sedan bearing license plate 146 653.
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Ralph LL Gandee
Charleston
Piedmont Road
W. Ma
Army Secrecy on Axis War Plans Shows Half Force Abroad
Secretary Henry Stimson said the period of decisive action is at hand as nearly half the U S Army is in combat zones or being readied for new offensives. He noted 3 857 000 soldiers overseas and projected over 5 900 000 by year end with Navy strength at 1 366 100 afloat and 900 000 in transit or training. The moves reflect Allied strategy to shift forces as campaigns advance.
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Stimson
Navy
Coast Guard
Germany
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sna
Six Fort Knox Soldiers Die in Nitro Explosion
At Fort Knox Kentucky a training accident noon today killed six soldiers and injured fifteen when ten pounds of nitro starch exploded. A board of inquiry was ordered by Maj. Gen. Charles L. Scott to determine the cause. Names withheld pending next of kin notification. Lt Col W H Nutter noted medical unit on duty kept losses to a minimum.
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Fort Knox
Armored Vetter Public Relations Office
Charles L. Scott
Armored Replacement Training Center
W. H. Nutter
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British Bomb French Rails Invasion Coast Attacked
British air forces conducted heavy raids on French rail centers and coastal targets as part of an ongoing campaign. Night bombers, escorted by fighters, hit freight yards at Trappes, Tergnier, and Saumur while daylight raids targeted Boulogne and Dieppe, with German air defenses and weather shaping operations.
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London
Bogsty -Channel
Tench
Boulogne
Dieppe
Sth Tactical Air Force
France
2Nd) Tactical Air Force
RAF
Trappes
Tergnier
Saumur
King Peter Pleads Yugoslav Unity Amid Government Shuffle
King Peter of Yugoslavia appeals for unity as Tito orders Partisan forces to strike on the eve of Allied moves against Germany. Subasic travels to Bari to negotiate with Tito and Mihailovic, with Britain and Russia recognizing Tito as wartime military leader.
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London
Peter
Yugoslavia
Tito
Germany
Tne
Yugorslavia
Sendy
Ivan Subasic
Jom
Bari
Su‘basic
Washington
Punic
Neely Names Townsend to WVU Board and Holtman to Banking Panel
Gov. Neely announced Townsend Charleston attorney and UMW chief counsel will join the WVU board, succeeding Arthur Koontz whose term expired. John H. Holtman Morgantown banker becomes state banking department receiver, replacing Col. Greer who also ended his term.
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Neely
John H. Holtman
Morgantown
State Banking Department
Colo
Fairmont
F. F. McIntosh, Jr
Spencer
John D. Hoblitzell, Jr
Parkersburg
Navy Leutenant
War Prophet Saga Ends with June 27 Prediction
The article reports W D Gann, an investment broker from New York and Miami, predicting the end of the war by June 27. It notes his past forecasts, including predicting Pearl Harbor and a major Allied invasion this week, with a cycle of decisive battles.
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Fis
W. D. Gann
New York
Miami
Gann
Ferecrat
Pearl Harbor
Gann Fa
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