Scrap Rubber Drive Ordered
A fireside chat outlined four to five ways for the public to stay informed about rubber issues. President advised car owners to extend tire life by trimming unnecessary mileage and reducing speed. Sen Murray predicted 20 million cars could run with proper rubber allocation amid wartime needs.
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United States
Sen
Murray
Sen. Murray
D.mont
Senate
Glenn JL. Martin
House
Martin
Senate Banking Committee
Ellender
DeLa
Arthur Newhall
WPA
Senate Armed Services
Thomas
D.-Okla
Newhall
Gor
Slate Fall Fatality in Laurel Creek Mine
Slate fall injures miner Fred Laver 30 of Hemlock killing him at Laurel Creek mine Monday. Body sent to Wallace and Wallace mortuary East Rainelle pending funeral arrangements.
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Fred Laver
Hemlock
Laurel Creek
Wallace and Wallace Mortuary
East Rainelle
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Meets Tomorrow
State Chamber officials Dr George S Benson of Harding college and L R Johnston of the Greenbrier hotel lead the seventh annual gathering at the Daniel Boone hotel with an evening and daytime program. Benson will address the dinner on Looking Ahead, backed by international economic insight. Leo M Cherne will speak at a 1230 luncheon on The Problems We Face Today, while four committees meet this evening on Resolutions Government and Taxation Highways and Social Security under chairmen Wright Hugus Co McD England H A Zeller and George T Fonda respectively.
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State
George S. Benson
Harding College
Arkansas
L. R. Johnston
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Benson
China
Japan
India
Yalaya
Philippines
Daniel Boone Hotel
Plect
Leo M. Cherne
Research Institute of America, Inc
Daniel Boone
Resolutions
Wright Hugus
Government and Taxation, Co. McD
England
Highways
H. A. Zeller
Social Security
George T. Fonda
Japs Brace for Bad News In Long War Remark
An unnamed Japanese admiral told Asahi that both sides will tire in a protracted war. He cited 1904 losses of Hatsude and Yashina and the Fetropavlovsk sinking as morale shifts, warning that a fleet’s calm under pressure is crucial as six months of Far East fighting suggested the war had barely begun.
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Sasses
Asahi
Hatsude
Yashina
Fetropavlovsk
Togo
Far East
Allies Prepare for Massive Night Bombing Campaign
General Harris says the United States will eventually unleash thousands of bombers at German cities on suitable nights to win the war by air power. He warns Nazis to expect a coming storm on the western horizon as mass raids are refined, though he notes such attacks have not yet proven decisive.
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Harris
United States of America
Germany
Luebeck
Rostock
Cologne
Essen
Japan
Never Again Will I Run Out Of Worlds Tonic Says Local Man
A local man endorses World's Tonic praising its long term health benefits while urging readers to stay with the remedy and not expect miracles. He describes improving constipation headaches biliousness and digestion after using the product and credits Cohen's Drug Store for supplying it.
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Frank Monster
Daugherty St
Classenton
WY Va
Stone Mason
Frank Mowrer
Apella
Allies pledge 500 planes nightly for western Europe
The statement envisions a future where Allied air forces can deploy 500 planes per night to strike German military centers in western Europe while continuing the strategic campaign against Nazi industry. The claim outlines a coordinated, sustained attack plan tying military targets to industrial disruption.
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Europe
Free French Hold Libya Post Amid Heavy Combat
Free French troops, supported by tanks, breached a minefield perimeter at Bir Hacheim and fought Axis forces with French artillery. After knocking out several enemy tanks and vehicles, they withdrew tangled in mines as German reinforcements and RAF air power hit Bir Hacheim and surrounding fronts. The garrison under General Koenig includes French and allied units, with British forces active west of Ain el Gazala while Tobruk looms as a likely major future assault.
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Syria
Knightsbridge
Bir Hachei
Wiehy
Koenig
Foreign Legion
Caledonia
Tar
Ain el Gazala
Knightebridge
Tobruk
Navy blimps crash into Atlantic twice in catastrophe
A damaged fragment reports two naval airships sinking in the Atlantic. Names linked include Ensign K G Lee and Dr Franklin C Gilbert with ties to New London and the National Defense Research Committee. Survivors from the Macon disaster and a missing aviator from 1933 are referenced.
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K. G. Lee
New London
Conn
Bureau of Ordnance
Ole V. Roos
Aviation
Lakewood
N. J
W. H. Herndon, Jr
Lakehurst
Charles R. Hoover
Middletown
Wesleyan University
S. Moyer
3000 Physicians Needed Monthly
The first general meeting of the association heard that during the war the medical profession will guard, maintain and even increase public health programs as need grows. Dr Rankin said the quality of medical care would not be impaired by the number of physicians entering the armed service.
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Association
Rankin
U S RAF Forces Arrive in China In Bombarded Theater
The U S and RAF forces push into China as fierce street fighting rages in a strategic city after Japanese gains near the big airport. Casualties run high with 7 000 Japanese killed or wounded in 48 hours as Chinese units contest further advances toward Kiangsi and Nanchang.
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Chuhsien
Atempt
Kiangsi
Chekiang
Kiangshan
Nanchang
Lumachiao
Tungsiang
China
Chungking
Yunnan
Agai
Salween River
Burma Road
CIO Union Breaks Away to Join UMW
A CIO union breaks away to join the United Mine Workers of America, with reports that $315,000 previously given to construction workers was ceased long ago. A CIO spokesman declined to confirm if the funds were a loan or a gift. Some locals of the construction workers oppose the withdrawal, including a Philadelphia local that questioned A. D. Lewis's transfer. The transfer was reportedly approved by the UCW policy board and passed to the UESN policy office.
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CIO
Caladelphia
Amadty O
A. D. Lewis
Uesn Fal OT Laws
UCW Policy Board
Attorney Donates 140 To Equip Defense Post
Charleston attorney and deputy district warden L M LaFollette Jr led a fund drive at 912 Central Avenue to equip district posts with a 100 donation. The event kicks off a ten-sector program led by District Warden Jackson D. Ale and includes speakers R J Raisbeck Alistret warden and James Darien senior warden. Training sessions will begin soon at Stonewall Jackson High School for district personnel. Boundaries span from Delaware Avenue to the city limits and Edgewood Country Club to Kanawha River.
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L. M. LaFollette
Charleston
Civilian Protection Setip
Central Avenue
Jackson D. Ale
Allizer
LaFollette
R. J. Raisbeck
Alistret
James Darien
Stonewall Jackson High School
al- Aizer Sid
Delaware Avenue
Edgewood Country Clus
Kanuwha River
Avccuser Held For Trial In Harlem Grill Assault
Erma Big Jack Thomas a 350 pound woman was bound over to the grand jury yesterday morning by Judge Cyrus W. Hall on a felonious assault charge. Witnesses said she shot and attacked George Green a welterweight Negro hospital orderly who wrested the gun from her after she left her restaurant and crossed Court Street to the Harlem Grill. The assault charge she had filed against Green at the time of the incident May 18 was dismissed yesterday.
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Avccuser
Erma
Big Jack) Thomas
Cyrus W. Hall
Court Street
Harlem Grill
George Green
Green
Will of John Barrymore Reveals Fear of Burial Alive
Hollywood reports the late actor John Barrymore feared being buried alive in his declining years. His will directs executors to take steps with medical men to confirm death and cooperate with anyone certain he is dead. The estate, valued above 10,000, leaves nothing to former wives and provides bequests to friends and his three children Diana, Dolores, and John Jr. References are made to Lionel Barrymore, Gene Fowler, and Garden Levoy.
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Hollywood
UNS
John Barrymore
Barrymore
Fance
Diana
iMuirhae, Strange
Poeless
Dolores
John, Jr
Ohilnous Dulores Costetto
Lionel
Gene Fowler
Autihor
Garden Levoy
Marine Underwriters Lose 46 Million Dollars
New York June report by the American Institute of Marine Underwriters shows insurance firms losing 45.86 million dollars on marine policies in the first half of the year. The three year net debit balance ending this month stands at 1.45365 million. Henry H. Reed, chairman, says no reason for concern as marine insurance is only a fraction of total business.
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New York
American Institute of Marinerweriters
Surance
Henry HM. Reed
Institute
Acting Mayor Elected In Mullens Balloting
Mullens voters chose Lee Selvey to complete an unexpired term as mayor, defeating W M Holroyd 611 to 593. Peoples party also elected M Brabbin and George T Strong Jr to the town commission.
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Mullens
Lee Selvey
Peoples’ Party
W. M. Holroyd
Citizens
M. Brabbin
George T. [Strong, Jr
Monument honors Kanawha Manufacturing servicemen
Kanawha Manufacturing Company unveiled a Tennessee marble monument listing 15 employees enrolled in the United States armed forces. The center inscription credits the plant for erecting the tablet, which stands at the Dixie Street plant. The ceremony marked the plant's 40th anniversary with speakers including Charles G. Peters and veterans Liversedge Barker and Edwards.
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Kanawhai Manufacturing Company
United States
Tennessee
Sears Monument Company
Charleston
James M. Ray
Eugene B. Gunnoe
Charles W.slack
Samuel F. Barker
Leonard Dunlap
William H. Jones, Jr
Wiliam R
John Liversedgs
Charles G. Peters
Liversedge
Herbert Barker
Ben Edwards
TY. F. McWilliams
Ben White
Dixie Street
United States and Britain Coordinate for Global Food Aid
The President announced cooperation with the United Kingdom to pool resources for the United Nations. By gathering data on each nation's food needs, officials aim to allocate supplies to minimize hardship. Also noted are Shaohing plain waterways linked to Emperor Yunhe and the origin of Urdu as a Hindustani lingua franca.
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United Nations
Shaohing Plain
Yunhe
China
Bobby Jones Joins the Army Air Corps as Captain
Bobby Jones, famed golfer, quietly leaves his Atlanta law office to be sworn in as a captain in the United States Army Air Corps. Lt. Col. John J. Jones administers the oath at Atlanta. Jones reports to Mitchell Field on June 20 and will join the first fighter command, with no conflict foreseen with his Hale America War benefit golf tourney in Chicago. He notes plans to participate as scheduled.
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Atlanta, Ga
Bobby Jones
Golfdam
Atlanta
United States Army Air Corps
John J. Jones
Bobby
Mitchell Field
Chicago
Georgia Tech
Russians Hold Sevastopol Against Nazi Bombardment
The city withstood heavy incendiary and explosive bombardment as civilians quickly controlled fires and restored essential services. Vital industries and institutions were protected by rock layers enabling defense, while 100 miles north near Moscow German attacks caused heavy losses and armor damage in ten days.
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Ficial
Moscow
Kramer Takes Control of WGKY Station in Kanawha Valley
Worth Kramer, who arrived January 1 to assume general management of WGKY, has bought control of the Kanawha Valley Broadcasting Company from founder William A. Carroll. FCC approval revealed the transaction covers 128 shares for 10,500 dollars. Carroll, away from the city, did not disclose his future interest. No change in Metwacks affiliations is planned, Kramer stated.
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Worth Kramer
WGKY
Kanawha Valley Broadcasting Company
William A. Carroll
FCC
Carroll
Metwacks
Kramer
Strike Ends in Kanawha City After Conference
A 30 hour walkout at the Libbey Owens-Ford plant affecting about 1500 workers ended after a meeting with CIO glassworkers president Irwin De Shetler and Charleston Building Trades officials. The contractor cited an APL labor agreement and said no CIO workers were on site when the strike began. The dispute centers on extra work and hiring preferences, with the company insisting it has no part in the dispute and that it concerns two unions only.
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Cro
Beccause
APL
CIO
Irwin de Shetler
CIO Glassworkers
S. R. Joyner
Charleston Building Trades Council
L. G. Bryan
Libbey Owens-Ford
Inter-City Bus Runs Restricted by CDT
Inter City bus routes face restrictions requiring average load factors above 40 percent in both directions. Competitors must pool services stagger schedules and swap operating rights. Government permission needed to extend services. intra city routes within 15 miles and fares at 35 cents or less exempt.
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H.C. Smith
Beckley
Shirley Davin
Sterenn
Mgr
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UMW
Alvan Diggan
Williamsport
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