Rommel Blows In Desert Battle Around Tobruk
Cairo report says Rommel's German forces and Axis air power struck with ferocity to seize Tobruk. British Eighth Army and RAF repelled offensives south of El Adem and near Acroma while destroying axis aircraft and defending coastal roads. Rail and road campaigns continue as battles rage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Eighth Army
RAF
Erwin Rommier
Tobruk
Libya
el Adem
Acroma
Ain el Gazala
el Adera
Rommel
Ed Duda
Sidi Rezegh
Axis
Daba
Matruh
Alexandria
War Fund Appeal Committee Picked for Kanawha County
Charles B. Hotgen announced a committee to map plans and direct the united Kanawha County War Fund drive. Roger Creel leads the committee with Henderson Peebles D Holmes Morton Hayes Picklesimer Randolph Maddox Mason Crickard Wehrie Geary Robert Spilman Jr and Robert South among members. A corps of 75 to 100 solicitors will cover about 650 firms and individuals as special gifts. The goal is 112200 with One Day's Pay to industrial workers countywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Appeal
Kanawha County
Charles B. Hotgen
Kanawha County War Fund, Inc
Roger Creel
Daniel Boone Hotel
Henderson Peebles
D. Holmes
Morton
Hayes Picklesimer
Randolph Maddox
Mason Crickard
Wehrie Geary
Robert S. Spilman Jr
Robert £. South
Sppes
Young Heads
Clendenin
United Appeal For War Re- Het
John Adams Young
Fo Rmn
Sidney H. Robertson
D. L. Rowe
Clendennin
Newsman Gets War Data Post
Washington June 13 17 President Roosevelt created an Office of War Information headed by Elmer Davis to manage all information functions. The agency consolidates the Office of Facts and Figures the Office of Government Reports and the division of information in the Office for Emergency Management plus Donovan era foreign information service. Davis will direct directives to all departments and eliminate duplications to aid the war effort. Davis is 52 a native of Aurora Indiana long based in New York and a Columbia Broadcasting news analyst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
Office of Facts and Figures
Archibald MacLeish
Office of Government Reports
Lowell Mellett
Division of
Information
Office For Emergency Management
Robert W. Horton
Foreign Information Service
Office
Coordinator of Information
William J. Donovan
Davis
White House
Aurora
Ind
New York
U S Orders Large Oil Pipeline Project Planned
Washington June 13 Petroleum Coordinator Ickes announced a 500 mile 24 inch steel tubing order to National Tube Pittsburgh to build the world’s largest oil carrying pipeline from Texas to the Salem area. The line aims to deliver 300000 barrels daily to southern Illinois for eastern seaboard transshipment. Project cost is estimated 35 to 40 million dollars with construction to start within 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
National Tube Company
Pittsburgh
Texas
Salem, 10
Ilinois
Seaboard
Wava
Ralph K. Davies
GOP Success Held War Aid
West Virginia Republicans rallied to back a Republican sweep in the 1942 off year elections. Walter S. Hallanan urged swift war effort gains through a Republican Congress in November, saying after war reconstruction duties must be met. The state chair and Chicago committee echoed calls for leaders who will represent all people and provide real guidance. The piece notes the page turn to continuation on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
West Virginia
Walter S. Hallanan
Charleston
State Committee
Daniel Boone Hotel
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Robert H. C. Kay
Wreet
Virginia
Key
War Labor Board Orders Ackwright Strike Dealt Ultimatum
Washington June 13 The War Labor Board delivered an ultimatum to 225 strikers at the Ackwright corporation Fall River Massachusetts textile plant. They must return to work by Monday or lose their jobs. The board called the strike disloyal and dishonorable and warned of replacements with local cooperation to resume production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
Ackwright Corporation
Fall River
Mass
Williams H. Davis
WLB
American Federation of Textile Operatives
Davis
Soviet Rupture Lashes Kharkov Sevastopol Fronts in Fight
Soviet dispatches from Moscow say a heavy German offensive south of Kharkov was stemmed while Sevastopol defenses held against a major assault. Russian Black Sea Fleet ships reportedly sunk a 6,000-ton tanker off Odessa as casualties for the Germans rose in the eight day battle, with Timoshenko’s forces stabilizing the Kharkov front and repelling tank and infantry thrusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
iNs
Kharkov
Sevastopol
Crimean
Sevagiopol
Black Sea
Odessa
Timoshenko
County Defense Speed-Up Urged In Kanawha Valley
The War Department and Office of Civilian Defense urge speeding up Eljah defense training as Kanawha valley designated a top ten U.S. industrial area for national defense. Virgil F Frizzell reports 8858 enrollments county wide with aim to complete training quickly for emergencies. Major blackouts delayed to avoid disrupting training. some areas will still hold Dunbar Tuesday night. Red Cross first aid courses sped up alongside training efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha
U.S
War Department
Office of Civilian Defense
Virgil F. Frizzell
Civilian Defense
Frizzell
South Charlston
North Charleston
Nitry
St. Albans
Dunbar
Red Cross
Norris Sees Air Assault End Nazism Without Land Invasion
Senator Norris argues for continuous night and day bombing of Germany to force Nazi collapse by targeting plane factories, transport lines, and industrial centers while Soviet forces engage on the Eastern Front. He opposes a second front and suggests reserves for continent-wide mop-up use if needed. World War II aviation strategy debate in Washington and Ireland troop deployments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Sen. Norris
Ind
Neb
Europe
Nebraska
White House
Jast
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Ireland
Norris
MacArthur Gets Praise From Middle East General
General Sir Claude Auchinteck, British Middle East commander, cabled Gen. George Marshall praising MacArthur on the MacArthur day. He said Middle East forces were inspired by MacArthur’s leadership and the troops he commanded, noting American tanks and planes in the western desert and wishing good luck to MacArthur and U.S. fighting forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Claude J. E. Auchinteck
Middle East
George €. Marshall
U. S. Army
MacArthur
Western
Desert
America
Gen. MacArthur
United States
Giraud Escaped From German Prison With Underground Help
An inside account details Gen Henri Giraud winning a three man lottery to attempt escape from Koenigstein fortress near Dresden. Preparations included $50,000 in support from a French patriot and a network with agents in Germany Switzerland and France. He shaved his face, used a disguise, and slid down a rope to reach a train, aiming to transmit information to Marshal Petain and weaken German positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Zaugg
Berne
UNSI
Henri Giraud
Dumas
Giraud
Koenigstein
Dresden
Henry Petain
Petain
Gereman
Germany
Switzerland
France
Girach
Reich
Girsud
Airmen battle to oust foe's grip on chain
Airmen from the American army and navy aviation fought in poor weather to drive Japan from the Aleutian chain endpoints near Alas ka. Imperial forces reportedly landed at Attu and ships were seen at Kiska, yet analysts downplay any Alaska threat while noting Midway losses may reduce Japanese capability. Rear Admiral Towers called the action of “no real importance” to Alaska, though some weigh it as potentially risky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Far North
Aleutian Island
Alas‘ke
Attu
Kiska
Rat Island
Lonely Tn
Nippon
North Pacific
Midway
Japan
Alaska
John H. Towers
Bureau of
Seronautics
Baltimore
Rabies Quarantine Tightened in Kanawha County
Kanawha County faces intensified rabies quarantines after a mad dog infected with rabies bit its owner and several other dogs. Two Harrison County children died in the past week, prompting Agriculture Commissioner J. B. McLaughlin to extend quarantines to Monongalia, Mercer, and Taylor counties. A Charleston veterinarian confirmed rabies in the biting dog, raising fears of wider spread. The owner received Pasteur treatment as authorities urge tying and shielding dogs from strays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atate
Kanawha County
State Agriculture Department
Harrison County
J. 8. McLaughlin
Harrison
Monongalia
Mercec
Taylor
Charleston
Agriculture Department
Pasteur
Guy Robertson
Price Admin inspectors to check Charleston stores
A unit from the Office of Price Administration will arrive in Charleston tomorrow to assess retailer compliance with the general maximum price regulation effective May 16. H V Barnes will head the local team and complete the tour within a week, with officials stating the effort is educational, not punitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Charleston
Clifford L. Jwames
Cleveland
H. V. Barnes
James
Eurte
Jalen
First Lt Gibson Receives Commission After Landing in Ireland
First Lt Robert Lewis Gibson age 22 son of Mr and Mrs A J Gibson of 1567 A Lee Street received his army commission last June and earned a bachelor of science in education at West Virginia University. He was the first officer ashore with the latest American Expeditionary Force in Northern Ireland. His Charleston High School diploma and family awaited news before his sailing to an unknown port abroad. His mother expressed no surprise upon learning he had landed in Northern Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ropert Lewis Gibson
A. J. Gibson
Lee Street
Northern Ireland
West Virginia University
Charleston High Oil
Fourth Big AEF Now in Ireland Forms new U S Army convoy
A fourth large American expeditionary force unit landed in Northern Ireland after an Atlantic crossing. Lt. Robert Gibson of Charleston and Pvt. Jacob Miller of Crosby led the first ashore as the contingent, armed with modern armor, anti tank guns and equipment, prepared to join the projected second front. Units from multiple states including some Negro troops joined the operation as tanks and guns were set for action with ships reaching the Irish port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Northern Ireland
INS
AEF
Robert Gibson
Charleston
W. Va
Jacob Miller
Crosby
Tex
Hitler
Union
Atlantic
Northern
Ireland
Unrestricted Sub Warfare Extended to U S Coast
German radio announced that unrestricted submarine warfare would expand to the entire north Atlantic reaching the U S coast. Ships entering the zone after June 26, 1942, would face destruction, signaling a dramatic escalation of U-boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Germany
North Atlantic
U. S
CBS
United States
Turks Display Friendly Face To Americans
British press reports say four American bombers with crews landed in Turkey, part of a Middle East air operation against Axis bases on the Black Sea coast. Ankara and London describe internment and cordial treatment of the crews, with some bombers believed to have attacked Odessa and Nikolaev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. S
Turkey
Egypt
Black Sea
Russia
Ankara
Middle East
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Nikolaev
Reuters
Exchange Telegraph
Ail
Twenty Four Czechs Executed in Retaliation for Heydrich Death
London reported that 24 Czechs, including a very old girl, were executed in Prague and Brunn. The tally reaches 382 executions in reprisal for Reinhard Heydrich’s assassination, not counting those killed in Lidice, estimated at about 350.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prague
Initia
Reuters
Bruenn
Reinhard Heydrich
Bohemia and Moravia
Lidice
County Will Pay Homage To Old Glory, 165 Today
Kanawha county observes Flag Day with flags and ceremonies inside. W T Brotherton and Frank Clark mobilize services, ministers urged to deliver patriotic sermons, and production plants encouraged to set records. Lodge 782 B nai B rith to present service flag at hearse theater. No parade planned. households asked to display flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
Congress
United States
OCN
W. T. Brotherton
Frank Clark
Brotherton
United Nations
Charleston
Lodge 782
B'nai B'rith
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War Fund Appeal Committee
Creel
James P. Muir
Miles City
Mont
James FP. Collins
Meridian
Miss
Pearl Harbor
FDR
GOP
Hallanan
Sound Baltic
Hardy Timoshenko
Legiona
Wal
War Office
G. H. Gay
M' Arthur
Mid-East
Eastern Front
Opa
Heydrich
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