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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1941
Page
15
The London Daily Express outlines a British July 4 celebration with flying Stars and Stripes to honor the 165th anniversary of American independence. C. V. Roy Thompson urges the public to display the flag and join a national gratitude event while noting work and fireworks limits.
Barbers and beauty shops plan rate increases effective soon after lifting wartime price controls. Downtown shops will post new schedules Monday after dealing with higher costs for living, equipment, and services. Mrs. Dorothy Chandler notes uniform timing uncertain but many shops have pledged simultaneous advance. She says beauticians will publicize rates shortly while urging public awareness.
Henderson calls for industry cooperation to resist inflation and says recent price advances harm earnings prospects. OPM advised 13 steel firms including Ford to curtail non defense sheet and strip steel to boost defense production, a move likely to cut auto and appliance output. U S Steel proposed a $50 million expansion near Pittsburgh, expected to rise after OPM inquiry.
Doctor refutes reports that typhoid shots will be given to prisoners following the death of Raymond Young Ward at a local hospital. He states Young contracted typhoid before jail and that the prison’s sanitary setup prevents typhoid spread. Funeral arrangements and surviving relatives noted. regional steel industry mentions follow in the same article.
Washington dispatch reports Edward Cheyfitz national secretary of the Die Casters union and other Cleveland strike leaders labeled Communists by Dies committee witnesses. Testimony cites Paul Martin's felony convictions and parole revocation while naming Balint, Radden, Gray, Stevenson, and others as party members or affiliates amid a 3 day strike involving five A A C plants affecting aircraft production.
Senators and representatives debate the sinking of the Robin Moor by a German submarine. Officials seek clarity amid warnings and calls for restraint as they await a full account of the incident and its implications for U.S. policy and potential intervention.
Martin Goldstein and Harry Strauss, aged 35, were executed in Sing Sing for the 1939 killing of Irving Feinstein. The pair, part of a Brooklyn murder syndicate, killed for as little as one dollar per job. Reles testified, aiding the gang’s downfall. two accomplices, Maione and Abbandanda, await their fate.
Birth announcements list a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Smith of St Albans and a son to Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Saunders of Hugheston. Rexford Burgess welcomed a son at 1808 Seventh Avenue. Douglas Alexander Kersey born to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kersey of Marmet on June 7. Mrs. Kersey is the former Aileen Moore. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scanell of Marmet on June ?. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tucker of Dunbar are noted in the record.
Wage contract talks between Southern operators and the United Mine Workers are recessed to allow self conference before resuming tomorrow. Reports from UMW headquarters indicate little progress and difficulty interpreting Defense Mediation Board proposals amid the protracted dispute.
Mr and Mrs Earle of Guthrie 638 Seventh Avenue announce the birth of a daughter named Beth Ann born yesterday at Sharleston General hospital.
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