Wainwrights Nag Eaten On Bataan
New York reported by CBS that under ration shortages on Bataan soldiers doctors and nurses consumed horse meat including Gen Wainwright s horse The account by Lt Mary Lohr Greensburg Pa describes nurses evacuated from Corregidor April 29 aboard navy planes to Darwin Australia one plane crashed Mindanao left behind nurses and in final days siege meat from mules was ground and cooked lik e ham burgers she recalls the taste as surprisingly palatable
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New York
Bataan
26Th Cavalry
Wainwright
Corregidor
Lohr
Stores Earn Praise for Price Compliance
South Charleston educational inspection of forty seven stores found adequate compliance in 15 locations, inadequate in 23, and none in nine. Barnes stated no willful violations were found and warned punitive action if future missteps occur, predicting that black markets will not endure.
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Barnes
South Charleston
Tobruk Siege Talk and Axis Moves Near Tobruk
Reports from Rome and Berlin say Tobruk has been “invented” with no alarm in British circles, while Axis forces press from El Adem toward Tobruk. The 8th Army holds fortified Libyan frontier positions as Rommel’s units tighten the ring and shelling from Axis artillery grows in intensity.
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Tobruk
Rome
Berlin
Claude Auchinleck
Middle East
London
Rommel
el Adem
Haifaya
Hellfire
8Th
Nices
iThe London’ Daily Sketch
Artilles
Desert warfare nears Tobruk as Rommel grips for time
British forces under Lt. Gen. Niel M. Ritchie push mechanized units from the front to strike at Axis from the south or rear while Rommel shifts focus between Tobruk and the Egyptian frontier. Observers debate whether the Axis commander can drive into Egypt or will fortify Tobruk to receive reinforcements, as desert weather curtails fighting for weeks.
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Ritchie
Rommel
Tobruk
Niel M. Ritchie
el Adem
Egypt
Mediterranean
Rubber Scrap Drive Attacked as Farce by Tulsa Official
Simpson denounces a national scrap rubber campaign as a farce and urges the government pay $100 a ton to ensure fair profit for dealers. He and James Shea sought priority for reclaiming equipment for a Ft Worth facility to reclaim 40 000 tons of rubber annually at a cost of $486 000. Dr Rogers questioned the plans and warned that only four engineers could approve them, suggesting a costly overhaul.
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Rubber Trust
Wheeler
Simpson
Coa
Sims
Senate
James Shea
Tulsa
Okla
Rogers
Newhall
Ft. Worth
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Blamey downplays Tobruk defense and strategic moves
General Blamey in the Middle East says Tobruk may be abandoned for a new defense on the Egyptian frontier. He dismisses Rommel’s advances as indecisive and cautions that Axis or Allied forces lack enough strength for a lasting victory in Libya or Egypt due to terrain and supply constraints.
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Mander
Middle East
Tobruk
United Nations
Egypt
Arthur Claude Auchinleck
London
Blamey
Rommel
Libya
U S May Buy Tires From Private Autos
The article discusses OPA publicity plans with stickers on cars indicating rationing book types to deter improper use. It notes possible next steps on authorizing gasoline price increases in the eastern shortage area to offset higher overland transport costs, while stating no firm decision yet on a three cent rise per gallon.
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OPA
Soviet Forces Halt German River Crossing and Reconquer Towns
British radio reports increased pressure on Sevastopol while Soviet forces under Marshal Timoshenko push back on the Kharkov front. German river crossing driven back with about 1,500 casualties. 3,000 killed in 24 hours. Soviets recapture three towns on the Khyransk front and a large unnamed town "K." Soviet warships sink a 15,000-ton German transport in the Barents Sea. over 1,500 Germans killed on the Kalinin front.
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Sevastopol
Kerch
Yalta
Crimea
Russia
Black Sea
Timoshenko
Kharkov
Donets
Hryansk
Moscow
Farflung
Barents Sea
Kalinin
FDR and Churchill to Meet Over War Strategy in Middle East
The wartime leaders pursue a broader strategy as losses at Coral Sea and Midway ease threats to the U S west coast. Britain faces a tougher Libya front while China resists, with Canada’s Prime Minister King expected to join the Ottawa meeting and United States Churchill Roosevelt talks.
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Malara
Dutch East Indies
United States
Australia
Pacific
Russia
Coral Sea
Midway
War Stimson
Mediterranean
Libya
China
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Churchill
Roosevelt
Canada
Leighton McCarty
Washington
L. B. Pearson
Legation
King
Dominic
U S Help Implored To Save Middle East
The article argues that holding Egypt is crucial to prevent Axis advances in Africa. It notes Soviet support for delaying German forces from the Caucasus and stresses the need to reinforce all lines with U S air power and tanks. U S bombers operating with the RAF in the Mediterranean underscore Roosevelt’s urgency.
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U.S
Middle East
London
Fedor von Bock
Caucasus
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Russia
Hitler
Suez
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Indies
RAF
Mediterranean
Roosevelt
They Just Can't Do That to Reuben at Fort Niagara
Fort Niagara scene shows Pvt. Reuben Steller smashing a set of shaving mirrors after noticing one marked Made in Japan. The incident is described with wartime tone and a brief, vivid image of a reverse cannon boom and a fallen mirror.
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Reuben
Fort Niagara
Reuben Steler
Steller
Japan
Army bomber lands safely near Sutton after circling Charleston
An army two motor bomber en route from a Mississippi field to Patterson field Dayton I. was forced to land at Sutton on the CAA emergency field near sunset. The craft touched down around 10 p m as a thunderstorm moved through Elk and Kanawha valleys. Seven crew members were uninjured and local inquiries flooded in. The plane had diverted to Sutton before continuing on its way.
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Charleston
Sutton
Army Field
Mississippi
Patterson Field
Dayton
Elk
Kanawha
Turkey Convicts Two Russians of Assault
The Ankara court’s verdict on the so called life endangering act is criticized by foreign circles. Tass reports that Pay fov and Kornilov proved their lack of involvement in the alleged attempt framed by Gestapo agents. Turkish journalists warn the ruling may spark discontent in Soviet public opinion.
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Papen
Ankra
Pay Fov
Kornilov xxx
Tass
Ankara
Refinery Strikers Return Pending Labor Board Action
Pure Oil refinery at Cochin Creek resumed operations after 159 CIO unionists agreed to return to work while the case is submitted to the War Labor Board. State Labor Commissioner Charles J. F. Sattler said major issues like a closed shop and seniority rights remain unsettled. Negotiations involve Sattler, John E. B. Addicks, and CIO Workers International union representatives.
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Pure Oil Company
Cochin Creek
CIO
War Labor Board
Charles J. F. Sattler
Sater
John EB. Addicks
U. S. Labor Department
Conciliator Seeks Return Of Marietta Strikers
POINT PLEASANT June 19 Director John R. Steelman of the conciliation service urged striking Marietta Manufacturing Co workers to return to work while pending bargaining with the proper government agencies. The strike has halted vessel production needed for defense. AFL and company officials were to confer with NLRB in Cincinnati to settle a four day dispute. Union leaders and war production officials were listed among participants as 1800 workers walked out over wage and hour issues.
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Point Pleasant
John R. Steelman
The
Conciliation Service
Marietta
NLRB
Philip G. Phillips
Cincinnati
Stvelman
AFL
Steelman
Charleston
Danier Steelman
Charleston Afl
Jason T. Weissenberger
S. R. Joyner
Charleston Building Trades Council
Maywood Boggess
Boilermakers Union
M. J. Finn
War Production Board
CIO
William §. Edwards, Jr
Huntington
United Steelworkers of America
Obituary of Louise V Vermillion Morgan of Blue Creek
Louise Vermillion Morgan 24 of Blue Creek died after brief illness in a Charleston hospital. Survived by husband Joan Boyd Morgan and daughter Dolores Elaine of Blue Creek. Also survived by mother Lessie Vermillion of Charleston and siblings Clarence Otis and Franklin Vermillion and Evin Galt Helen Vermillion. Grandparents Albert and Mrs. Jenkins of Kanawha Two Mile. Body to Hafer's Mortuary Elkview.
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Louise V. Morgan
Louise Vermillion Morgan
Blue Creek
Charleston
Joan Boyd Morgan
Dolores Elaine
Lessie Vermillion
Clarence
Otis Vermillion
Franklin Vermillion
U. S. Army
Coral Zone
Evin Galt
Helen
Youths Race At Lions Playspot In Elk River Park
Children aged 5 to 18 from Reynolds street area competed for carnival passes at the Lions club playground on Elk River near Virginia street. Prizes were awarded by Herman Hambrisk and Genevieve Carlin with help from The Keystone shows and Elk Kanawha post American Legion. The city cleared field will host donated playground equipment from the Lions club next week and a formal opening will follow.
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Lions’ Club
Elk River
Virginia Street
Reynolds Street
Herman Hambrisk
Genevieve Carlin
Albert Toory
Cleo Kenney
Ronald Myers
Ben Leftwich
Kenneth Canterberry
Thomas Eoward
Earl Spence
Ed Leftwich
Mathew Tyree
Thomas Milam
Frank Rogers
Philip Milam
Bill Painter
Patricia
Clark Gable Applies For Air Force Duty
The War Department announced that Clark Gable has applied for a commission in the army air forces. He has taken his physical exam and, if accepted, will be ordered to the officers training school at Miami Beach for training and then to the director of individual training in Washington. The department plans to send him to air force replacement training centers for navigation gunnery radio and engineering to explain air crew jobs. The department noted Gable’s long interest in flying and his speaking skill make him well suited for the assignment.
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Washington
War Department
Clark Gable
Army Air Forces
Gable
Officers Training School
Miami Beach
Fla
Lincoln Club Plans GOP Rally on June 30
The Lincoln Club and Young Republican league announce a June 30 rally in the city council chamber with Charleston attorney W. Chapman Revercomb as principal speaker for the U S senate nomination. Club officers and committee changes were approved at a meeting led by Charles Anderson.
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Lincoln Club
Republican League
W. Chapman Revercomb
Charleston
Revercomb
U. S. Senate
Charles Anderson
Elfrida Moore
Lena Hensuvre
C. Robert Jarrett
Cliff Mosier
John A. Simms
Postwar excess profits tax debate on refunds
A House committee debated a postwar refund for corporations facing excess profits taxes. After secret sessions, chairman Rep. Doughton said the 8 percent refund proposal was tentatively rejected, though not abandoned. Agencies favored refunds above 80 percent to curb waste and boost efficiency.
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Doughton
Coughton
Donald M. Nelson
Treasury Depar
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Wat
Cycle Upsets Leave Mail Carrier Hurt in Route 21 Crash
Between Charleston and Parkersburg, 31 year old Ferris West, a mail carrier, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident on Route 21 near Sissonville. An ambulance rushed him to Kanawha Valley Hospital where doctors described his condition as fair with a fractured right arm, head injury, and severe shock being treated.
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Ferris West
Charleston
Parkersburg
Sissonville
Cunningham
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Records Fall In AAA Meet
Two hitchhiking Californians Luther Nichols of Californian University and Russ Peck of Stanford tied for junior pole vault honors after arriving from Chicago. Michigan Normal’s Charles Ghlad set a junior 200 meter low hurdle mark, Wisconsin’s Hob Beierle added to the junior discus record, and Bill Watson of Michigan dominated multiple events as Minnesota's Tactic Defield helped New York Athletic Club lead in senior races.
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New York
Luther Nichols
Californian University
Russ Peck
Stanford
Chicago
Charles Ghlad
Michigan Normal
Hob ‘Beierle
Wisconsin University
Bill Watson
Michigan
Nichols
Peck
Defield
Minnesota
New York Athletic Club
San Francisco Olympic Club
Turks Claim Firing At 14 U S Bombers
U S bombers visited the Black sea region a week ago today and were reported to have bombed Ploesti Romanian oil fields and the German occupied Russian ports of Nikolaev and Odessa. Four of the raiding craft made forced landings in Turkey.
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U. S
Black Sea
Ploesti
Nikolaev
Odessa
Turkey
Wysong OKs transfer of funds to Huntington Hospital
Attorney General W S Wysong said there is no legal objection to moving 9500 from the governor’s emergency fund to Huntington State Hospital for current expenses. The transfer, as an advance to be repaid after July 1, is allowed by the governor’s power and the 1992-43 appropriation. The move was prompted by rising commodity costs this fiscal year.
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Wysong
Huntington Hospital
W. S. Wysong
Huntington State Hospital
Edgar B. Sims
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Drs. Collins & Collins
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Finer Medical
Aris Big
Gen. Blamey
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E. F. Dalton
Crimea Citadel
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Lions
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Enka
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