Barrage Balloon Tests Stir debate on seizure powers
Brig Gen H K Rutherford says there is no way to tell about barrage balloon tests under the bill while Canada’s industry is more than half devoted to defense. Rear Adm Samuel Robinson opposes the substitute as too narrow predicting times when broad seizure powers are needed. Admiral Emory Land says industry fears passage and his agency would seize shipping only as a last resort.
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H. K. Rutherford
Patterson
Canada
Defence
Navy
Samuel Robinson
Emory Land
Maritime Commission
Break from prisoner transport near Moorefield leaves two hurt
Two inmates wounded in a break from a truck transporting prisoners from a road camp near Moorefield. Guards Wilson and Jewell opened fire as the escapees fled into woods. Involved prisoners include Frank C. Davidson of Augusta and Leslie Perry of Huntington, both in critical condition. Cook recaptured. Armentrout and Tichnell later sought by state troopers. Davidson and Perry were serving auto theft sentences. Cook armed robbery. Tichnell breaking and entering. Armentrout grand larceny.
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Moorefield
McCauley
Robert Wilson
5. T. Jewell
Frank C. Davidson
Augusta
Leslie Perry
Huntington
S Hospital
Winchester
William Armentrout
Catawba
Elmer Tichnell
Parkersburg
Walter Lee Cook
Adder
Wilson
Jewell
Charleston
John W. Bosworth
Davidson
Perry
Hampshire County
Cabell County
Bosworth
Cook
Ward
Kanawha
Ekmer Tichnell
Armentrout
Marion County
Tichnell
Final Decision Due Germans Take Brest Litovsk
Washington reports a meeting of southern coal operators and United Mine Workers to decide on a two year wage pact covering southern Appalachian field. Jan L. Lewis says the outcome could be a contract or shutdown. the wage differential has been removed but other issues remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brest-Litovsk
Washington
United Mine Workers Uplon
Southern
Appalachian
Jan L. Lewis
UMW
Secret Weapon Withheld From U S Senators Told
A presidential push seeks prompt passage of a measure expanding government power to seize private property for defense. Senator Downey notes uncertainty about the share of private industry that might be seized, while a narrower substitute aims to focus on industrial machinery and essential tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Reynolde
D. N.C
Patterson
War Department
Sen. Downey
Calif
Longer Trainee Period Foreseen by Marshall
Marshall indicated a longer trainee period may be needed and could affect unspecified numbers. He noted some selectees might be retained beyond one year for medical reasons and said retention would depend on conditions. He added the army aims for homeward flow when possible to maintain continuous training center throughput.
Nervous head pains ease after World's Tonic claims
Mrs L B Boyd of Hemphill near Welch credits World's Tonic with relief from constipation and related ailments. She reports improved digestion, reduced stomach cramps, fewer rheumatic pains, better sleep, and diminished headaches. She notes the tonic also acts as a mild diuretic and urges Cohen's Drug Store and others to stock it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Boyd
Hemphill
Welch
Fey
RAF Bombing Britain and Russia Unite in War Pressure
An American observer reports heavy RAF raids against northern France and Germany while praising Britain's support for Soviet forces. He notes large bomb loads and widespread destruction in Ruhr industry, with Luftwaffe losses mounting as British night raids intensify. The observer says German air power is shifted toward Russia, leaving Britain safer from invasion for now.
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Lithuania
RAF
Britain
Winston Churchill
Germany
French
English Channel
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Bug River
Bug
Red Army
Luftwaffe
Red Air Force
Stuka
Boulogne
Channel
Ministee
Berehitls
Paing
Dover
France
Low Countries
Royal Air Force
Wilhelmshaven
Bremerhaven
Emden
Duesseldorf
Europe
Messerschmitts
Ruhr
RAP
Topsy Turvy Frank Bolek Upside Down Accordion Act
Chicago story notes Frank Bolek who reads and writes upside down and now plays an accordion upside down. He uses his left hand for melody and his right for bass to fit an inversionist label. Larry Crownson praises his developing style.
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Chicago
Frank Bolek
Frank
Larry Crownson
Talek
Plans For New Housing Project In Area Formed
Development in Highlawn near St Albans with 459 units nearing completion faced rejection by realty men city and county officials who warned it would produce competitive rentals for Charleston and South Charleston real estate holders. Post war plans envision a 400 family project possibly rented to low income groups under government supervision after World War II.
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Highlawn
St Albans
Charleston
South Charleston
Navy
Armer Park
Lislepage Terrace
Washington Manor
USHA
Spring Hill
Naval Ordnance Plant
U.S. Echoes Sympathy With Reds In War Debate
Secretary of State Hull and officials outlined U.S. sympathy toward Russia amid the Soviet-German war. Welles said no formal Soviet communication had arrived, and Washington seeks fuller details before any neutrality actions. Churchill echoed opposition to Communism but pledged aid to Russia and its people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welles
State Department
Moscow
Laurence Steinhardt
Roosevelt
U.S
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Russia
Navy ends West Coast strike with civil service plan
The Navy moves to halt the West Coast strike by offering civil service status to striking machinists and urging rapid, nationwide support. Bethlehem Shipbuilding agrees to join the government master contract for two years or the duration of the national emergency, with the goal of uninterrupted yard operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL
Los Angeles
Greenslade
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Dykstra
A. Gunn
Clarence A. Dykstra
National Defense Mediation Board
Lnss Pey
Bethlehem
Admiral Greenslade
Navy
Dawn patrol breakfast draws Charlestonians from five seaplanes
A Parkersburg dawn patrol breakfast Sunday drew Charlestonians aboard five seaplanes from Kanawha Flying School. Occupants included pilots John F. Hunn Jr and Maxwell Whitlock, Bruce Craig, and John R Fraser, with several couples aboard each craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Warships Escort British Vessels Across Atlantic Mission
U S Navy ships tracked and guided British vessels as tensions rose in Atlantic waters. Radio operators intercepted a distress call from a Nazi vessel claiming it was sinking. A carrier detector signaled a submarine which, after no reply, faced depth charges. A later submarine warning led to surfacing a long range French sub with Free French and British crew aboard a tiny plane on deck. The flotilla then turned toward the African coast and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kent
Calais
U. S
Berlin
Cape Verd
U. S. Naval Vest
Sels
Baltic Revolt Sparks Baltic and Finnish Turmoil
Finnish spokesman says Finland maintains independent military stance and transit accord with Germany remains. Soviet battery near Pummanki fired at a trawler near Peisamo fjord but missed. Shots across the border by Soviet soldiers also failed to hit. Lithuanian revolt proclaimed in Kaunas with Col Katsis Skirpa as premier and Rastikis as defense minister. Berlin reports suggest pro German figures and possible German presence. Moscow radio notes anti Stalin pledges in Estonia and Latvia. Latvia declares independence from Moscow in Koenigsberg via exile government voice identified as Karl Ulmanis.
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Red Army
Baltic
Black Sea
Moscow
Kremlin
Russia
Germany
Finland
Helsinki
Karelan
Polani
Ladislav Sikorski
London
Poland
Soviet Union
Pummanki
Peisamo Fjord
Mitsilampi
Tmmamajaervi
Adolf Hitler
Svith
Arctic
Finlang
Norway
Kaunas
Katsis Skirpa
Stasys Rastiilis
Skirpa
Koenigsberg
Karl Ulmanis
Nebraska
Burlesque performer volunteers as air raid warden
New York June 23. Verily, Mare Hart, known for taking off her matches in a Broadway burlesque, volunteered today as an air raid warden. Dressed in red, white and blue sandals, a blue hat and blue dress, she carried a matching purse and said she was once a Girl Scout in Edgerton, Ma. She cited first aid and cooking training, which impressed Patrolman Charles McQuillan, who signed her up noting she could help control a crowd effectively.
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New York
Gie Hart
Edgerton
Charles McQuillan
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Cohen's
Mrs. L. £. Boyd
West
US. Navy
Fage Fi
Verily
Cop
Merril Photo Supply
Tob-Lee
Madam Bane
Lenemien
Coe
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