France Awakens From Nightmare In Normandy as De Gaulle Watched
In liberated French towns civilians study Allied columns with mixed emotions. A young Parisian remembers German oppression yet notes their wartime economy. People hope for a strong democracy after war, respect De Gaulle but doubt his political steadiness.
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The
Charleston Gazette
France
DeGaulle
Roger D. Greene
Andre
la Delivrance
Germany
Normandy
Hitler
United States
Charles de Gaulle
Lunch Meetings Cancelled by Charleston Exchange Club
Secretary Joe Brown announced yesterday that the Charleston Exchange club luncheon meetings scheduled for tomorrow and July 3 are cancelled. The next session will be held duly 10.
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Charleston Exchange Club
Joe Brown
Wave of Hysteria Sweeping Reich Feeds Sabotage Fears
Berlin reports a surge of fear across Germany as sabotage and espionage cases rise. Gestapo guards double at railway stations and factory managers receive warnings to scrutinize foreigners closely. Train passengers face multiple checks and denunciations spurt amid growing paranoia.
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Ay Ernest Zangs
Berne
Switzerland
INS
Germany
Reich
Gestapo
Wage Order Extends 40 Cent Minimum to 21 Million Workers
Announcement by Christian Shelton of the Wage and Hour division details that final wage orders set a 40 cent minimum for all covered workers by July 1947, affecting about 21 million people in industries across Region IV. The plan includes restitution of unpaid wages and notes prior oversights.
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Christian O. Shelton
West Virginia
LU. S
Shelton
Region
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Congress
Pair Arrested on Grand Larceny Charges
Coy Patrick and a 17 year old companion from Aaron's Fork are jailed on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing two wheels tires and a horn from a car owned by Elmer Reese of Leatherwood. Deputy H R Jenkins made the arrest and they face arraignment before Justice Guy M Massey.
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Coy Patrick
H. HR. Jenkins
Elmer Reese
Leatherwood
Justice of the Peace
Guy M. Massey
Pilot Training Cut 30 Percent by Navy
The Navy announces a substantial cut in pilot training due to aerial combat losses, reducing pre flight cadet training by about 50 percent. Some cadets may shift to non aviation roles while others finish V 12 training or pursue reserve midshipman paths with potential commissions as deck officers.
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Washington
Navy
A. W. Radford
Naval Operations
Labor Referral Parley Set Here in Charleston
West Virginia will decide how the nationwide priority referral system is applied in five War Manpower Commission areas at a state management labor committee meeting in Charleston. Area WMC directors will also meet to receive instructions for relaying to the 27 U S employment service offices. The program requires most male job seekers to be referred to new jobs by the U S Employment Service with several exceptions.
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War Manpower Commission
West Virginia
State Management Labor Committee
Charleston
Andrew Edmiston
WMC
U. S
U. S. Employment Service
Edmiston
Wyoming County Couple Celebrate Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Dick Conke marked their 50th wedding anniversary on June 9 at their Pineville home with a tea for 78 guests. The event coincided with the 77th birthday of Mr Cooke, son of Wyoming county's first sheriff and longtime county education employee. Their family includes five other children seven grandchildren and a great grandson with two grandsons in the armed forces. Capt James E Odell serves in New Guinea and Jack Cooke is overseas as a boatswain's mate. Other children reside in Baltimore Beckley Pineville and Elkins. Guatemala services now carry over half a million tons monthly.
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Dick Conke
Pineville
Wyoming County
Mr. Cooke
Cooke
Pice
Harry W. Cooke
Charleston
James E. Odell
New Guinea
Jack Cooke
C. F. Qdell
Baltimore
A. D. Cooke
Beckley
Lane Cooke
Ted Cooke
Elkins
Navy Mother's Clubs Celebrate Thirtieth Anniversary
The Navy Mother's clubs mark 30 years since their 1930 founding by Mrs. Emma Jones of McAllen Texas the first national commander now head. Ohio leads in membership while West Virginia and Vermont host active local units and nine chartered clubs exist in the state. The movement promotes welfare education patriotism and support for sailors and their families through canteens visits gifts and hospital aid.
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Emma Jones
McAllen
Tex
Dallas
Charleston
Edward Bradley
Sunny Joe Settle
South Charleston
J. E. Settle
U. S
Vermont
Ohio
Toledo
Navy Mothers Clubs
Texas
Estat
Navy
Canteer
Red Cross
West Virginia
Wheeling
Welch
Effie Hickman
Huntington
Mother's Clubs
James W. Jones
Jimmie
Stenographer Jobs Open With Labor Department
Thousands of graduates from high schools and business schools are offered positions as stenographers or typists in the Labor Department in Washington. Miss Molly Oliphant says the department can place appointees in various fields based on training. Details are at the U S Employment Service in Charleston and workers are met at Union Station with housing provided. Appointments follow War Manpower Commission policies and stabilization plans. Irish and Argentine flags were sown at Kilrane Ireland to mark the centenary of emigrants leaving for Argentina.
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Labor Department
Washington
D. C
Molly Oliphant
Travelers Aid Desk
Union Station
Miss Oliphant
U. S. Employment Service Office
Charleston
Power Commission
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