Gas Rationing Exemptions Expand Across State
West Virginia will largely be exempt from gasoline rationing starting May 15 with only the eastern panhandle left in the plan. WPB officials consider the boundary decision formal, while state leaders indicate exemptions are effectively approved. County superintendents were told to cancel May 12 to 14 rationing registrations in eight western counties.
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West Virginia
Eastern Panhandle
Staboard
Carl G. Bachmann
Bachmann
Birkett Williams
Office of Price Administration
Cleveland
Sec. G. Lyie Bellsley
War Production Board
Washington
WPB
Pennsylvania
New York
Henderson
Statehouse
Price
Leon Henderson
House
Ralph K. Davies
OPA
W. W. Trent
Trent
Grant
Mineral
Hardy
Hampshire
Pendleton
Morgan
Jefferson
Berkeley
Neely and Bachmann
Two Gallons Weekly Ration Set for Eastern Motorists
The government announced a gasoline ration plan for the eastern seaboard limiting non-essential cars to about two gallons weekly for seven weeks from May 15 to July 1. The order covers roughly 9,000,000 motorists and ends pleasure driving, with tougher rules likely after expiration. Tourists will face the same limits as residents.
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Washington
Seaboard
Price
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Tourista
Russia Halts German Offensive In Karelia Front
Moscow reports say the Hed Army and Air Force wrecked a three way German spring offensive from Finland into Soviet Karelia and drove many Nazi planes from Arctic bases. Frontier dispatches claim German troops were pushed back with heavy losses across the Karelia frontier. Red Star notes 30 000 Germans lost as battlegroups withdraw to Norway and Finland after weeks of fighting along Arctic sea lanes and rail lines supplying Murmansk and Archangel.
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Moscow
Hed
Finland
Soviet Karelia
Russia
Arctic
Karelian
Pravda
Red Star
Murmansk
Archangel
Norway
Leningrad
Five French Hostages Executed in Paris Reprisal
Nazi authorities in Paris announced the execution of five French hostages in reprisal for a new attack on German forces. If the attacker is not found, fifteen more hostages will die and 500 French citizens deported to Germany. The attack was reported to have targeted the Clichy district of Paris.
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Vichy
INS
Paris
British Fortify Ceylon as Japs Point to India
British reinforce Ceylon and push to eradicate Vichy French remnants in Madagascar as Japan sharpens focus on India. Reports say Rangoon raids by U S bombers continue amid Japanese air forces threatening Calcutta and the Ganges region. Burmese front holds Chindwin valley as declarations tie Ceylon to looming Eurasian operations.
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Ceylon
India
London
Madagas
Var
Indian Ocean
Rangoon
Burma
Akyab
Calcutta
Lewis H. Brereton
Chindwin River
Where and Why of Battle Map Fails Reveal WWII Clash
A four day sea battle near the Solomon Islands is outlined with maps showing the area of operations and possible Japanese thrusts toward Port Moresby and the northeastern Australian coast. Reports note a Japanese transport sunk by bombers near the Louisiade archipelago as observers link transport corridors from Rabaul or the Solomon Islands to wards the New Hebrides or New Caledonia.
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Solomon Islands
Louisiade Archipelago
Louisiades
Port Moresby
Australian
New Guinea
New Britain
London
Rabaul
Salaman Islands
New Hebrides
New Caledonia
Australia
U. S
Continental Invasion After RAF Air War
Sir Archibald Sinclair told Birmingham audiences Britain would invade the continent after the RAF defeats the Nazi air force. He warned of a terrible summer for the Luftwaffe and contrasted wartime air power with 1940 Britain, urging relentless onward hammering of its strength.
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Birmingham
England
Archibald Sinclair
Britain
RAF
Luftwaffe
Sinclair
Turning Surplus Grain Into Rubber Advocated
Secretary Wickard urged converting surplus wheat and corn into synthetic rubber to boost wartime production. He cited 80,000,000 bushels of wheat as ready for rubber and noted government programs would largely use petroleum bases. Senators pressed for action while Wickard warned funding limits affect research and development.
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Washington
Wickard
Senate Agriculture
Dr Robertson resigns from state board to seek county post
Dr. Grover C Robertson resigns from the state board of control to run for Kanawha county commissioner. Gov. Neely appoints Robert F Roth of Fairmont as successor, with Roth reporting Monday as member secretary. Roth, a mining engineer, formerly managed WPA offices and headed the Federal Bituminous Coal office in Altoona. Neely expresses regret, praising Robertson for his work on Pruntytown Industrial School and other reforms.
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Grover C. Robertson
State Board of Control
Kanawha
Neely
Robert F. Roth
Fairmont
Roth
W. S. Wysong
William C. Cook
WPA
Parkersburg
Altoona
Robertson
W. T. Brotherton
West Virginia
Pint of Blood Mistakenly Donated at Sugar Book Hunt
In Tonawanda on May 8 a middle aged woman entered a high school blood drive for the Red Cross and, after being questioned by a doctor and nurse, had a pint drawn. She asked why she donated and was told it was for soldiers and sailors, then learned she had entered the wrong school while seeking a sugar rationing book.
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Tonawanda
Red Cross
Freighters Sunk in Atlantic Amid Ocean War News
The navy announced Friday that four American freighters were torpedoed by Axis submarines in American waters. One ship was attacked by four U boats in the Caribbean on April 26 but return fire likely sank at least one submarine. Fifty-two survivors were brought to Puerto Rico by an American warship. Shelling was reported as the merchantman was torpedoed. Survivors from two other vessels landed at Key West, Florida.
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Ay International
Navy
Caribbean Sea
Puerto Rico
Lief M. Olsen
Providence
Olsen
Key West
Fla
Counter Attack Crushes Chinese and Japanese Forces
In Chungking on May 8, Chinese forces reported destroying 1,000 Japanese troops and killing 500 of another 1,000 in fierce battles along the Burma road near Chefang in Yunnan. Chiang Kai-shek announced the victory as Japan tried to trap Chinese units led by Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell. The Flying Tigers aided US bombers striking Japanese troops and trucks in western Yunnan. Japanese air raids continued in eastern China with dozens of planes over Kiangsi and Fukien, while reconnaissance missions were noted over Hunan.
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Chungking
China
Burma
Chiang Kai-shek
Joseph W. Stilwell
Chefang
Yunnan
Flying Tigers
AVG
Japan
Kiangsi
Chekiang
Fukien
Kiang-si
Kian
Hunan
Airport Closing Is Expected Soon Near Wertz Field
Wertz field is nearing closure for passenger airliners with officials predicting an imminent shutdown. David Giltinan of West Virginia Airways Fred Alley airport manager and Charles E Hodges of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce foresee the termination date, which is not yet official, with the report referencing Page 3 for details.
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Wertz Field
David Giltinan
West Virginia Airways
Fred Alley
Charles E. Hodges
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Song of Bank Notes WPA Musician Found Dead
Atlantic City New Jersey May 8 A WPA musician Peter Pasquale 59 died while rehearsing County Physician I E Leonard found cash totaling 8698 in a paper bag in his pocket Officials said Pasquale had claimed no means of support when applying for a band job
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Atlantic City
N. J
WPA
I. E. Leonard
Peter Pasquale
Invasion Smashed in Coral Sea Engagement Report
Reuters and INS accounts describe the Coral Sea clash as the greatest naval battle since Jutland with U S and Japanese forces exchanging blows. The navy reports sinking an aircraft carrier and two heavy cruisers, with multiple ships damaged, while Allied lines claim the Japanese fleet is on the run and the battle near Australia has ceased temporarily.
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Washington
INS
Navy
U. S
Coral Sea
Department
Dehlgren
Indianhead
Jutland
London
Jut Hana
Japan
Australia
U. S. Navy
Tokyo
Australl
Corassea
MacArthur
Reuters
United Nations
South Pacific
Pacific
Two Liberty Freighters Being Launched Each Week
Baltimore reports rapid Liberty ship production at Bethlehem Fairfield yard. Two 10,000 ton freighters roll off the ways weekly, part of a wartime push to build 172 ships by end of 1943. Yard employs about 25,000. improvements aim to cut build time from 110 to 75 days using aviation production principles.
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Baltimore
May
Fairfield Shipbuilding Yard
Bethlehem Steel Company
U. S. Merchant Marine
Maryland
Middle East
Maritime Commission
J. MM. Willis
Fairfield Yard
National Association of Manufacturers’ War Industries
Willis
Bethlehem Company
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Fillie Willis
Robert Quillen
Sia
Robert Lee Ghormtey
New Zealand
Free French
United States
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Nasis
U.S
Aykab
Madagascar
Aff Tanimbal
Oten
Sefen Wea
Wwe
Guines
Somerset
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Oka
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Fieta
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Cardwell
Yvonne Sear
Eee York
Accoktows
New Ireland
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Solomon A
Pacific Ocean
Townsville
Queensland
Sewn, Ledonata
Gillette
D.-1a
Norris
Ned
Wheeler
D.-Mont
McNary
R.-Ore
Agriculture Department
Awiteh
World Rubber Trust
Agricultural Department
Congress
Noarvis
Donald M. Nelson
The
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Atlantic
Stilwell
Burma Road
Liberty
Donna Ashworth
Rosalie Amherst
Richard Trevor
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