Spanish Falange Demonstrations Back Moscow War Push
Madrid and other cities saw more than 10 000 demonstrators in blue shirts and red berets shouting On to Moscow and Death to Russia. The cabinet debated Spain's possible volunteer enlistment while police guarded embassies amid U S and British concerns as Franco’s regime weighs expansion in World War II.
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Madrid
Russia
Moscow
Albacete
Barcelona
Valencia
Siiesis
Soviet
U.S
Alexander W. ‘Weddell
Francisco Franco
Spain
Germany
Serrano Suner
Falange
Russias
Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera
Knudsen pushes broader defense production plan
Knudsen outlines a sweeping defense restructuring to speed armament output. He proposes 20 commodity sections, centralizing operations under one division per industry to cut delays. Roosevelt urges faster production, with tools shifted from consumer to defense use and a revised munitions priority list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knudsen
Kuudser
Roosevelt
Defense Chief
Army-Navy Munitions Board
OPM
Over-Lanping
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Donald Nelson
John Biggers
Biggers
Reds Hopelessly Confused, Say Newsmen With Nazis
Berlin dispatch describes German reporters observing a Russian retreat as chaotic and disorganized. The account notes tanks, horses, and vehicles in panic with bombs and gunfire creating a scene of confusion as advancing German forces press the offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Gazette
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Kurt Helbing
Paul Joseph Goebbels
der Angrief
Junkers
Ben Williamson Ex Senator Dies in Cincinnati Hospital
Ben Williamson a former U S senator from Kentucky died in a Cincinnati hospital after a four tenths illness at age 76. He will have a private burial at the Ashland mausoleum. Born in Pike county he rose from hardware merchant to philanthropist and founded the Kentucky crippled children's commission serving as president from 1924 until recently. He was married to Ceres Wellman of Catlettsburg and survived by son Ben Williamson Jr and daughter Mrs Davis Geiger.
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Catlettsburg
Ben Williamson
U. S
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Ashland
Williamson
Pike County
America Slater
Wallace J. Williamson
Mingo County
W. Va
Pike
Bethany
Ceres Wellman
Morrow and Williamson Hardware Company
Crippled Children
Crippled Children's Commission
Frederick M. Sackett
Germany
M. M. Logan
Davis Geiger
Walter Hessam
Walter Hessom
Goshorn Street
Libbey- Qwens-Ford
Kanawha City
Experimental electric locomotive at Dynamo works Moses
An experimental electric locomotive with low watt capacity and a maximum speed of 112 miles per hour is reported under construction at the Soviet Dynamo works in Moses.
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Moses
Cossacks Rally to Aid Soviet Fight Against Invaders
Cossacks from the Don and Kuban regions, though exempt from service, met with about 5,000 at a rally and passed a resolution to fight the invaders until the enemy is crushed, Tass reported from Moscow on June 25.
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Moscow
INS
29 Girl Scouts Enroll For Camps At Edgewood
A day camp on Edgewood drew 129 Brownie and Intermediate Girl Scouts for sessions. Monday’s opening saw 4 Intermediate scouts, about 65 Brownies attended their first session, with classes in nature study cooking and homecrafts. Miss Marie Rasmussen directs. Transportation is via Charleston Transit at three cents for the B 45 Edgewood bus from Capitol to Quarrier Street. The second Intermediate session starts at 9:01 this morning and Brownies meet again tomorrow.
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Edgewood
Marie Rasmussen
Charleston Transit Company
Capitol
Quarrier Street
Two Boy Scouts Awarded Eagle Badges in Charleston Area
The Charleston Area Council announced the awarding of Eagle badges to James Crow of troop 4 in Charleston and Jack Adams of troop 46 in Dunbar. The presentations were made Sunday at the camporee closing day held at the 4-H fairgrounds near Dunbar.
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Boy Scouts
Charleston Area Council
Mom
F. Kinsey
James Crow
Charleston
Jack Adams
Dunbar
Obituary notices from Kanawha Valley area
Multiple obituaries list Peter Morris 58 dying at a daughter’s home, Rindy Cowger 71 at Middle Run church rites, Mary Hamm Barrows 88 longtime Putnam County resident, Elizabeth King 61 of Nebe, Maggie Wright 88, Leo C. Franklin 79, Rosa Lee Matheney 75, Walter Hessom 54, Dors Crow Letheoe 37, Homer Rakes 18, Emma Raborg Wigart 83, and Esther Miller 48 with funeral details across Kanawha and surrounding counties, including church services, cemeteries, and family survivors.
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Mary Hamm Barrows
Putnam County
William Austin Barrows
Clarabell
Ohio
Kanawha
Gallipolis
Elsie Carruthers
Mayne Barrows
Neva Barrows
Connecticut
Elizabeth King
Gilgal
Nebe
Nicholas County
Huntington
Kyle Sawyers
Wallace Dorsey
R. B. Nelson
James C. King
Leo
Summersville
Jennings
James
Samuel
Jenkins
Jack King
Arnold E. Tullch
Point Pleasant
Eugene Dunbar
Charleston
Lawrence O'Brien
Matewan
Lula King
Marian King
Wallace and Wallace Mortuary
East Rainelle
Rosa Lee Matheney
Bartlett
Kiawha Valley
Pennsylvania Avenue
Joseph C. Hoffman
Young Cemetery
Mill Creek
Christchurch
W. W. Wertz
Wilbur L
James Ira Matheney
Laura Stone
Maiden
George Matheney
Earl Rogers
Ward Stone
J. W. Stone
Philip Hanson
Russell Hastings
William Asbury
W. ¥. Shirkey
Coal Shutdown Vote Ends Talks in Miners Regions
A miners union votes to suspend production from July 3 to July 7 1941 across districts 17 18 28 and 30 after failed talks with southern Appalachian operators. The policy commits to vacation pay under the Appalachian agreement and allows district officers to negotiate terms consistent with northern agreements and this policy.
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International Union and
Mine Workers Negotiating Committee
Eden Welcomes Soviet And Promises to Aid
Eden announced Britain's acceptance of Soviet help with military and economic missions to Russia to coordinate efforts against Germany. He urged Britons to overlook London Moscow tensions while recognizing a mutual, reciprocal defense partnership. Britain voted to allocate 1.0009 billion pounds for war purposes as Churchill’s era continues.
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Eden
Moscow
Russia
Germany
London
Winston Churchill
House
Kingsley Wood
Kingsley
Britain
Hitler
Turkey
Risia
Wart
Leslie Hore-Helisha
Baltic States
Soviet Union
Red Division Wiped Out As Nazis Push Onward
The article reports a German air force success on the eastern front with bombers destroying fuel depots and tank cars, while German radio claims gains and minimal Soviet resistance. It notes sea actions, U-boat sinks, and claims of battlefield advances and strategic objectives in the buffer zones.
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Eastern Front
European East Front
Soviet Union
Bhack
Luftwaffe
Red Army
Russia
Windan
Baltic
Poland
Rumania
British Report Gains By RAF In Syria Debated
The report cites Britain and Vichy dispatches about RAF actions in Syria. An official British admiralty notice says two Vichy destroyers tried to interfere with operations but were engaged and damaged before retreating behind shore batteries. Also an Italian liner of 20 000 tons was struck by two torpedoes.
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Vichy
Merdj
False Teeth Comfort and Care Claim Ad
Weavers advertise loose false teeth and comfort tips. They promise no embarrassment and suggest using non-scorching powder and odor control. The ad touts a new plate and offers guidance for better fit and fresh breath.
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Chariesten
Lydia Pinkham
Deloua
Girl Scouts
Frigidaires
THE
Diamond Department Store
Peter Y. Morris
Hardman and Hardman Mortuary
Clay
Peter Mortis
Joan Duffy
Widen
Rindy Cowger
J. H. McLaughlin
Middle Run
Braxton County
Jack Cowger
Muggie Wright
Maggie Wright
Donnally Street
Harden and Harden
John Essex
Spring 'l Cemetery
Lea
V. Franklin
C. Franklin
R. C. Franklin
Burlow Drive
Cinati
Dora Crow Lethcoe
Perine
Dors Crow Letheoe
Filly Letheoe
Cedar Grove
Montgomery
I. L. Crist
Ward Cemetery
Kelly's Creek
Franka
Tarst May
Ralph and
Leeon Crow
Hemlock
Homer Rakes
William Rakes
Avondale
Frank Rakes
Nazarene Church
Glasgow
Greencastle
Burnwell
C. C. Mills
Alifair Bakre
Davis Creek
Tennie Rakes
Ruby Rakes
Ralph
Billy
Ed Rakes
Emma Raborg Wigart
Parkersburg
Baltimore
Emma K. Slingluff
Kanawha _ parkway
Kathryn Wigart
Owen and Barth Mortuary
Esther Miller
Esther O'Dell Miller
St. Albans
Snodgrass Funeral Home
South Charleston
Owen Miller
Elmer
Charles
Joseph
Hubert
Mildred
Urata
Ruby
Bathios Star Villa
McAuams Animend
Enareelig
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Reuters
Ankara
Black Sea
Bukovina
Patch
New York
London Radio
NBC
Helsinki
Sas
Riga
Helsinai
Finland
Turku
Drce
Tada
Daily Telegraph
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Semion Timshenko
Hitlerich
RAF
Syria
McKee
Worms of
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