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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1941

Page

2

Woman Released In Mate's Slaying

Mrs. Mabel McCutcheon 34 was released after being charged by state police in the fatal shooting of her husband John H. McCutcheon 33 a North Charleston chemical worker. He died from abdominal wounds after being shot early Wednesday. Readiness for services set at home of his parents and Salem Baptist church with burial in Keen An cemetery near Summersville.

Mabel McCutcheon John H. McCutcheon North Charleston McCutcheon A. F. McCutcheon Arch Edwin Mesdames L. C. Salmans L. B. Watts L. E. Bronaugh C. B. Mastin C. L. West Salem Baptist Church Summersville J. E. Brown Mr. West Keenan Cemetery Bartlett Mortuary

Bankers Warned Care Is Needed on Loans

Bankers warned that careful loan practice is essential to protect depositors as consolidation and defense orders shape lending. Delegates elected Hayes Picklesimer and George M. Moore to national banking bodies while J G Williams and Edger C. Trout assumed vice presidential roles for state divisions. Crowley urged funding defense largely from existing savings and noted rising incomes should boost personal savings. he warned against shifting riskless assets to loans, urging stronger reserves to shield banks from credit expansion pressures.

Crowley Hayes Picklesimer Charleston American Bankers, Association George M. Moore Clarksburg ABA E.g.otey Bluefield Moore J. G. Wiliams Parkersburg National Bank Edger C. Trout Martinsburg State Bank E. M. Cassidy Morgantown Savings Banks W.P. Welker Wheeling America Montford Jones University of Pittsburgh School of Finance Jones

RAF raids Ruhr with heavy night fighter losses

The report notes numerous inconclusive engagements with German night fighters and six RAF raiders shot down. The German high command confirms several losses on their side as the air battle over the Ruhr continued, matching Allied accounts of resistance and attrition.

Indictments and charges from June Grand Jury presented

The June grand jury returned 113 indictments including grand larceny cases against Les Arnold and June Arnold of Boone County. Other names include Speaker Malcolm Arnold and multiple officials. Trials begin July 21 with listed felonies and misdemeanors across theft, forgery, assault, and related charges. Separate public notices cover civil and criminal actions.

Leslie June Arnold Boone County Malcolm Arnold Les Arnold House J. R Alift EH. Traty Deu White Madison Lester Perry Logan Arnold Thelma Perry Curtis Clay Robert Edward McClain Edward F. Fisher C. F. McCurdy Thomas Rush Otha Back Jesse Allen Dewey Henry Ball Robert Brady, Sr Robert Brady, Jr Arthaniel Brooks Cephas Brown I. H. Buster E. R. Casdorph Booker Clark Robert Cobb Nogh Hatfield Hye Charles Davis Harley Douglas Charles Cecil Fowler Charles Milford Frazier Rosie Bell Johnson Emma Thurston Albert Kearnes James Lee Clarence Lee Kyle James Lester Joe Marie Charles Martin Charley Mitchell Lucy Mirmers Fred Moore George Myers Lundie McCoy Fred Augustus McMillion Ralph Leon Nay Tlor Jack Nelson Leroy Reed Vandervort Rinehart William van Buren Riser Leonard Roles John St. Clair James Corbett Sigms Emmett Daniels Charles William Romeo Lloyd Richard Simms James Smith Edgar Snow Lewis Felix Stewart Orlan Stoffel John Figh Elwood McClure State Thefs Jesse G Johnson Clarence Strickland Fete Strickland Joe Tincher Walter Tolley Hans~ Tord W. Briles Holton Vaughn Fred Ward Gabe Henry Washington Hermson Rhodes Cleo Sylvester Green Franklin Melton

No Nazi Red Clash Seen by Moscow

The Moscow issued Tass statement denies any German demand on the Soviet Union and asserts no war is planned. It lists four points: Germany abides by the non aggression pact, rumors of imminent war are false, and troop movements are for training and logistics. American railroads anticipate 1,617 serviceable freight cars for the October peak.

U.S Soviet Union Gereman Ger Balkans Germany Russia Tass Moscow Radio US Ssr UV. 5 U. S Yass

Germans Defend Torpedo Action Over Robin Moor Sinking

German officials defended the torpedoing of the Robin Moor saying war cargoes for Britain fall within submarine range. They dismissed U.S. claims the ship carried no contraband as an argument and noted the inquiry could take weeks as officers report from the area. Germany expects a calm reaction and cautions against premature conclusions.

Exmoor Hitter Britain Dienst Sumner Welles England Geonsa Zamzam Germany Robin Moor

Printing and screening of U.S. workers in bill passage

The bill moves to the Senate and the White House. It would require fingerprints by the Civil Service Commission for federal employees and FBI checks for criminal records. It also excludes aliens suspected of subversive aims from entering the United States, with visas denied by consular officials. Sumner Welles urged swift passage as necessary. A patent on a wig attached to a bathing cap is noted.

Watts Senate Federal Service Civil Service Commission FBI House White House Sumner Welles Senate Immigration Committee

Sims Bans Advance Pay to Vacationists

Sims institutes a no advance pay rule for mid month vacations saying wages are earned only after services are rendered and aligns with federal methods. He notes building custodians are paid twice monthly and rejects a half month pay system due to higher check writing costs.

Sims

Inter Union Strife Eases as Machinists Order Return to Work

AFL machinists union orders strikers at 11 San Francisco shipyards to resume work. San Francisco agents plan a Sunday meeting to review the council action, with a potential Monday return. West coast layoffs affect 30,000 to 40,000 workers, while North American plant reopening brings 11,020 back. CIO Woodworkers dispute spans Puget Sound mills and camps, with 12,000 to 22,000 on strike according to sources.

AFL San Francisco Harry Hook International Woodworkers CIO Puget Sound Olympia Defense Mediation Board O. M. Grier IWA

Slashed WPA Fund Passed by House

Healey proposes ending the WPA rotation after 18 months, arguing it causes hardship. Congress rejects food stamp aid diversion of 50 million to agriculture. House bars payment to David Lasser, former WPA head, amid related accusations. South American colleges report record summer course registrations.

David Lasser Workers’ Alliance Lasser WPA

Hull Says France Is Being Delivered To Hitler

Hull accuses Germany of using France and Syria to press plans to invade Iraq Egypt and the Suez area. He denounces the Vichy government for aiding German expansion and warns that armistice terms are being scrapped as France faces internal and external conflict.

Vichy Syria French Mandate Hitler Iraq Egypt Suez Aiea Africa France Britain Germany Hull Darlin Darland Darian-Laval Mesgieurs Laval Darlan Marshal Petain Suez Canal Near East

Dozens of U Boats Declared Destroyed By Britons

London June 13 British minister Ernest Bevin said naval forces sank dozens of German U boats that appeared suddenly in the Atlantic menacing merchant ships. He predicted Britain would soon be as safe from night bombing as from daytime raids.

London INS Ernest Bevin Atlantic Drivestec Bevin Briain

No Firecrackers Legislators Asked

June 13 Springfield. Illinois lawmakers move to curb the tradition of firecrackers in the legislative chamber during the closing days of the session. Speaker E J Schnackenberg asked that the final days proceed without fireworks, confident the request will be followed.

Springfield Dlinois E. J. Schnackenberg

Sinking of the Robin Moor and its cargo of motor cars

The Robin Moor was ordered abandoned after a warning by a German U-boat commander who noted cargo of motor vehicles. Within 20 minutes the ship sank after torpedoing. Of 46 aboard, 35 were reported missing, including two women and a four year old boy. Survivors drifted 16 days before Brazilian ship Osorio rescued them near Recife. Discrepancies in survivor accounts cited by Cary.

Gunther Prie Prien Scapa Flow Robin Moor St. Peter Or St. Paul U- Bost Osorio Recife Cary

Tax to Sock Big Companies Planned Auto tax shift eyed

The article outlines a proposed rise in the automobile tax from 7 to about 15 or 20 percent, supported by Leon Hennessey defense price czar, as a means to ease burdens on auto makers facing demand. It notes potential repeal of other excise hikes on soft drinks, tobacco, and possibly gasoline if the heavy auto tax is enacted.

Treasury Leon Hennesson

Torpedo Strikes German Pocket Battleship Off Norway

A Beaufort torpedo attack crippled a German pocket battleship off Egersund Norway, with the crew describing a surprise run at 100 feet and a close pass of destroyers. The ship fled toward the Baltic as RAF coastal command sustained patrols over the Skagerrak exit amid reports of German raider activity. Admiral Graf Spee’s fate and the remaining pocket battleships, including Admiral Scheer, frame the current German naval weakness.

Beaufort Baltic Britain Germany Air Ministry Royal Air Force Coastal Command Skaggerak Egersund Mandal Norway Admiral Graf Spee South America River Plate Montevideo Uruguay Admiral Scheer Avlantic Indian Ocean

No Damascus Defense By French Expected in Mediterranean

A wartime communique said French forces defended Damascus and mounted Mediterranean operations. They claimed 24 Axis warplanes shot down and several Axis ships bombed and set afire while attacking airfields on Rhodes. Malta flights reportedly downed eleven Axis planes and Australian fighters claimed three German Junkers off the Lebanese coast. Four British planes were lost. two British pilots were rescued as operations spanned from Lebanon to Benghazi.

Mediterranean Rhodes Malta Lebanon Bengasi Italan

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