House Clique Raps Rations in Rubber and Gasoline Policy
Senator Wheeler and others accuse the War Production Board of dereliction in planning for alcohol based rubber production. A subcommittee probes rubber from farm products while Joseph Eastman says civilian tire rubber is unavailable for years and gasoline rationing remains the practical conservation method. President Roosevelt avoids clear gasoline guidance and denies ordering a northern Florida canal project, despite some congressmen claiming executive power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler D
Monto
War Production Board
Senate
Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Rep. White
D.ida
Henderson, Eastman and MacLeish
FDR
Sec. of Commerce
Jones
Interior Tor
Donald M. Nelson
Robert P. Patterson
Harold Smith
Wayne Coy
Office of Emergency Management
Arthur Newhall
Roosevelt
Serosa
Florida
Congress
Meat Dehydration Boon to Shippers
CHICAGO June 5 large scale lend-lease meat export hinges on dehydration. Packing firms tout space saving through grinding pre cooking and air or vacuum drying enabling shipment in far smaller volumes. Projected deliveries could feed divisions and supply beef to American ships and armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Scouts Aid Anti-Noise Campaign In Charleston
Boy Scouts will assist Anti-Noise week by patrolling downtown areas for violations of law and manners. W. C. Easley of the West Virginia Health and Safety council says placards will remind offenders as Charleston pursues a plaque by the National Noise Abatement Council. He notes progress but acknowledges the noise problem is not solved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Easley
West Virginia Health and Safety Council
Charleston
Easley
Post Office Moves Soon to Dickinson Street
Charleston post office will move to a new building on Dickinson Street likely the weekend of June 27 or 29. Postmaster Julius Singleton said the office is nearly equipped and moving will be smooth, with only minimal equipment taken from the old Capitol Street building. The vacated space will house other federal agencies and recruiting stations will have first call. The new building was designed to allow adding at least five stories later, with a steel frame prepared for an additional frame above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Dickinson Street
Julius Singleton
Capitol Street
Singleton
Four New Canning Sugar Boards Set to Open in Kanawha County
Kanawha County rationing chief Bosher announces four new sub boards to handle canning sugar applications starting Monday. Existing boards include Kanawha school Charleston Mrs Mechling supervising. Pratt school gymnasium. West Side Woman's club house Basak supervising. and Calvert Robinson building Chelyan with morning hours. Clerks named and volunteers sought from PTA and Red Cross for additional sites. Last week eight boards operated in St Albans South Charleston Cedar Grove and other towns but demand outpaced supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
Bosher
Kanawha School
Charleston
Mechting
Pratt School
H. M. McSurley
West Side Woman's Club House
Basak
Chelyan
Calvert + Robinson
G. G. Robinson
Grant White
Mechling
Red Cross
South Hills
PTA
Garden Club
Central Board
St Albans
South Charleston
Cedar Grove
Belle
Dunbar
Sissonville
Eskidale
Clendenin
House Votes to Restore CCC Funds Amid NYA Clash
Rep Tarver wins a 5000 appropriation to equate the CCC, as the House kills a measure to drastically cut National Youth Administration funds. Rep Dirksen condemns CCC funding as burdens on families while Ways and Means hunts for new revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep
Tarver
D-Ga
Appropriations Committee
CCC
House
National Youth Administration
Dirksen
All
NYA
Office of Education
Ways and Means
22 Are Killed In Arms Blast
A massive explosion at the Elwood plant near Joliet blasts the facility killing 22 and injuring many. The blast rattled Chicago loops and 15 miles distant flames were visible. The Will county jail doors blew open fourteen miles away. The Elwood plant, opened 1940 at 30 million dollars, covers 23 square miles with about 10 000 workers and 85 miles of railroad. Army officials say production will resume soon and workers remain on other loading lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Loop
Will County
Joliet
Elwood
Kankakee
Tunstall
Britons Strike Libyan Supply Lines At Catania Front
Allied reports say Britons attacked Libyan supply routes while bombers of Rommel were used against the Indias and Free French at Bir Hacheim. British fighters shot down six bombers and three other planes as Axis reinforcements moved up. British and Indian armored forces countered in rear areas and heavy artillery pounded German positions as the Free French repelled two surrender demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bir Hacheim
Senate clash looms over service pay set at 46 dollars
The Senate ready to oppose or alter a House approved service pay raise to $46. A conference report proposed $42, and the House previously backed $50. Conferees agreed on $46 and set increases to take effect June 1, not the bill’s earlier calendar trigger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Buckeye Coal Company Granted Price Increase
The Buckeye Coal and Coke company of Freeman Mercer county West Virginia won permission to raise maximum prices within levels charged in October 1941 Price Administrator Leon Henderson said the OPA partially granted the petition The relaxation applies to shipments other than truck or wagon in sizes 8 9 10 from Buckeye No 3 mine at Freeman not to exceed 2 75 dollars per ton FOB the mine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Buckeye Coal and Coke Company
Freeman
Mercer County
W. Va
Leon Henderson
OPA
Buckeye No
U S Forces Hit Jap Armada Near Midway and Dutch Harbor
The article notes U S forces bombed a battleship and carrier as a key Pacific front near Dutch Harbor and Midway Island, the last American outpost before Hawaii. It explains how the attacks relate to potential strikes on the west coast and Panama canal, with sea lanes patrolled by aircraft from Midway and Dutch Harbor, over 1,600 miles apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island
Pacific
Hawaii
Dutch Harbor
Midway
Panama Canal
RAF Onslaught Hits Shore For 400 Miles
RAF daylight and night raids battered northern France and coastal targets along the Nazi held continent. Attacks struck Dieppe Calais Dunkirk Le Havre Ostend and Brittany airfields while German ground crews watched dogfights. Losses reported were six fighters on each side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville
RAF
Channel
France
Britain
Europe
Dieppe
Netherlands
Germany
Calais-Dutkerque
le Harve
Brittany
Ostend
General Revenue Fund Nearly Doubles Amid Transfers
The General Revenue Fund rose from 2,292,813 to 4,234,820 in May despite transferring 2,111,150 to other funds. Treasurer R. Talbott reported the total across 14 funds fell from 26,105,849 to 25,324,902. Transfers included 1,075,000 to the general school fund and 1,036,150 to the public assistance fund, with receipts totaling 4,980,697 mainly from quarterly gross taxes and income tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Revenue
R. &. Talbott
General School Fund
Public Assistance
Local WAAF Officer Candidates Examined
Mental tests for local candidates for officers of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps began yesterday at the city building. Capt. A. C. Worthman reported about 60 percent of applicants passed. About 25 more will be examined today and a similar number Monday. West Virginia's officer quota was increased but he declined to specify the number, suggesting it might be tripled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
A. C. Worthman
West Virginia
More Sweetness Than Light For Doughboy
Fort Devens Mass June 5 The Colorado girl friend of Pvt James Moe proves her love by replying to his request for a sugar report with her sugar ration card. Moe’s note about a “sugar report” shows army slang and affection between the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Devens
Mass
INS
Colorado
James Moe
Moe
Colorado Springs
Army
Colorado Rn
Convoy Crosses Ocean Bolstering India Fight Strength
A British spokesman reported a convoy reaching India with about 50 fighters. He noted Japanese troops near Homalin in Burma and moving toward the Chindwin area, within striking distance of the frontier but not yet posing an immediate attack. RAF barge and boat strikes and monsoon rains hinder Japanese movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Homalin
Burma
Chindwin
Harold Alexander
Chadwin
Soviet fliers blast bases in Far North warfront
Reports from the front describe heavy air action on the Karelian isthmus near Finland with the Soviet northern bomber fleet claiming at least 12 enemy planes destroyed on the ground and Red Army fliers adding 25 more. Nazi fuel depots and a northern railroad station were also hit as attacks on German airstrips threaten convoys to Murmansk and Archangel. London dispatch notes invasion boats moving through Kiel into the Baltic and Sweden invasion speculation tied to Norway options for 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Adolf Hitler
Fieta
Wilhelm Keitel
Red Army
Russia
Murmansk
Archangel
London
Reuters
Stockholm
Kiel Canal
Baltic Sea
Sweden
Germany
United Nations
Norway
Hitler
Associated Press
Hilfer
Jap Provocateurs Nabbed in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro reports numerous arrests in Sao Paulo and northern Brazil after the discovery of Japanese undercover activity aimed at fomenting an uprising. Police seized political pamphlets urging Japanese to occupy a position they deserve for their higher breeding and intellect. Marked maps and uprising plans were confiscated. authorities say the activity had been dormant for some time since earlier arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
INS
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Allies Sink Six Japanese Submarines Near Australia
Allied air and naval forces report sinking six Japanese submarines in waters near Australia after a sequence of midget submarine attacks on Sydney. The Japanese also claimed a warship sunk, while MacArthur and Curtin noted minimal allied losses. Allied air raids against Dutch Timor, New Britain, and the Solomon Islands continued with bombings on Kupang, Rabaul, and Tulagi, starting fires and destroying anti aircraft sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Singapore
Itt
Australia
United States
United Nations
Sydney Harbor
High Command
MacArthur
Curtin
Dutch Timor
New Britain
Solomon Archipelago
Kupang
Rabaul
Tulagi
Timor
Solomons
Bank Debits Rise Further in Charleston Area
The clearing house reported a weekly increase in Charleston bank transactions totaling 16,628,685 dollars, up 504,097 from the prior week, indicating sustained growth in local financial activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
War Food Rationing Considerations In War Year
In a time of acute farm labor shortage and threats to Allied shipping, officials weigh possible rationing of foods and the impact on fats and vegetable oils. The committee faces limits on raw materials versus reserve stock use and outlines details of the 1943 AAA farm program already framed for this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Russia
100000 Japs Attack Chuhsien Rail Point
Japanese forces attacked Chuhsien and Kiangsi with wedges from the north and Canton area, while battles continued near Nanching and Kiangel. Chinese artillery held lines, with reinforcements arriving as dawn-to-dusk assaults yielded 3000 Japanese casualties yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiangsi
Chekiang
Kwangtung
Canton
High Command
Chuhsien
Klangsi
Kiangel
Nanching
Hangchow
CIO Bids AFL Join In National Council
The CIO executive board urged against drastic action toward miners over unpaid dues while awaiting settlement of a CIO claim for 1 665 000 against the CIO tied to UMW loans. The national convention must act, and a resolution opposed tax programs that could reduce workers' income. It urged higher corporate taxes and tax reforms for security, joint returns, and depletion allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
UMW
National Convention
Flinn Announces Teacher Changes in County Schools
County Supt. Virgil L. Flinn announced 28 teacher appointments and resignations approved by the school board. New appointments include librarians, principals, and teachers across Nitro, Bonham, Dunbar, Lincoln, Ward, St. Albans, Stonewall Jackson, Marmet, and others. resignations listed include Marshall, Keely, Neal, McComas, Mathews, Hughes, Meckeny, Shelton, Wade, and Gal lisher. Leaves of absence and assignments also noted, with several staff moves among Edison, Lincoln, St Albans, and Charleston schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil L. Flinn
Charles J. Collins
Jean Black
Wood
Nitro High
Kathryn B. Lines
Bonham School
Jane Delaney
Lincoln Junior High
Virginia MclCoy
Chelyan Junior High
Hose Furik
Dunbar High
Elizabeth Steadmen
Lincoln Junior
Betty McKee Tam
Charleston High
Thelma Topsen
Wake Forest
Virginia Neal
Commerce
Stonewall Jackson
Russell Parsons
East Bank High
Kathryn Craft
South Charleston High
Cora Wayland
Ward Junior
Clarence Newland
St. Albans High
Fae Chengweth
Marmet
Ralph Fasick
Cedar Grove Junor
Elizabeth Johnson
Woodrow Wilson Junior
Ruby Bright
Dunbark High
Marjorie Head
Highlawn
Evelyn Goodwin
Lelia Halloway
Lee~wood
Juanita Halstead
Edison Junior
Virginia Hyer
Doris Caldwell
Louise Berry
Violat Tompkins
Marmet Junior High
T. F. Ellis
Ward Junior High
Kathryn Kraybill
Clayton Taylor
William Jennings
Bricen Miller
Joan McClung
Jean_Marshall
Dunbar
Madeline Keely
Charleston
Laura Neal
Handley
Minnie McComas
Ralph 5
Hixenbaugh
Diamond
Lloyd Earhard, Jr
Stonewall Jackson High
Kent Warner
Darrell Rector, Jr
Cedar Grove
Irma Patry
Clendenin
George Mortis
Leewood
Andréw Ault
Sissonville
Helen Houdyachel
Nitro
Wede Kessel
East Bank
William Weber
South Charleston
Mary Young
Frame
Ronald Thomas
Mendel Carp
Helen Bayless
Antoinette Wagner
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Dickinson
America
Ational Optical Stores
Catania
Buckeye Coal Company
Drs. Collins & Collins
Arsenal Forest Park
Fontlac
Ill
Elwood Arsenal
U.S
General Revenue Fund
WAAF
Ocean
Far North
Jap Provocateurs
Nippon
AFL
National Council
Flinn
EB. M. Bartrug
St. Albans
Richard Sidebottom
M. F. Smith
Mary Epling
Edison Junior High
Julia Taylor
Chile
Sunday Gazette
Cutz
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