London on Alert as Blitz Looms Amid Rising Nazi Activity
London faces heightened risk of invasion as Nazi raids on French channel ports intensify. RAF increases nightly strikes on German targets while Spitfires chase Messerschmitt fighters. Home Guard reshuffled under new chiefs to bolster defenses as Britain braces for a potential blitz within days.
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London
Germany
England
Adolf Hitler
Royal Air Force
Atl
Messerschmitt
English Channel
Air ‘Ministry
Britain
Home Guard
Des
Unity Needed to Route Spies in Defense Drive
Roosevelt urged unity between federal and state governments to strengthen national defense and expose subversive activities. He preached the use of all state and national law enforcement channels, warned against untrained officers and vigilante excess, and called for disciplined, wise policing as the preparedness program faced issues at a federal state conference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Grafton Sentinel invites audience to two film showings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs J W Robinson of 212 McGraw avenue to attend tonight's Strand theatre screening of Rebecca starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine and the Dixie theatre showing Til We Meet Again starring Merle Oberon and George Brent.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
J. W. Robinson
McGraw Avenue
Rebecca
Laurence Oliver
Joan Fontaine
Strand Theatre
Merle Oberon
George Brent
Dixie Theu
Youth Congress chief testifies on Burke-Wadsworth bill
Joseph Cadden executive secretary of the American Youth Congress appears before the House military affairs committee for final hearings on the Burke Wadsworth compulsory military training bill. He opposes military training and says American youth seek regular jobs instead.
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Joseph Cadden
The
American Youth Congress
House Military Affairs Committee
Red Nominee Facing Trial in West Virginia
Oscar O Wheeler Communist candidate for governor faces fraud charges over nominating petition circulation in Beckley West Virginia as six deputies guard a jammed courtroom. Jury, mainly coal miners, quickly chosen with Louis Fleischer Harold Houston and Frank C Burdette acting as defense counsel for the 53 year old goat farmer and his wife. Continued on page d
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Beckley
West Virginia
Oscar O. Wheeler
Criminal Court
Harley M. Kilgore
Louis Fleischer
New York
Communist National Campaign Committee
Fleischer
Harold Houston
Charleston
Frank C. Burdette
Court Delays Hearing On Injunction Plea
Charleston Aug 5 Circuit Judge Bouchelle postponed until Wednesday the hearing on the American Legion petition to keep the Communist party ticket off the November ballot in West Virginia. The delay followed notice that Oscar O Wheeler of Beckley, candidate for governor, was called to trial in Raleigh county on fraud charges related to circulating the party nominating petition.
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Charleston
Julian F. Bouchelle
American Legion
Communist Party
West Virginia
Oscar O. Wheeler
Beckley
Raleigh County
Plot Against Metaxas Revealed In Greek Conspiracy
ATHENS Aug 5 An alleged plot to overthrow Premier General John Metaxas was reported by Kathimerini marking the regime's fourth anniversary. The paper said an anti Metaxas group sought aid from foreign legations to intervene in Greece’s internal affairs and overthrow his authority. The conspirators have been banished likely to the Aegean prison islands.
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Athens
John Metaxas
Kathimerini
anti-Metaxas
Greece
Agegean
Nesbitt to keynote GOP state parley in Charleston
Judge Frank W. Nesbitt of Wheeling will keynote the Republican State Judicial Convention in Charleston August 14 and 15. Governor Baldwin of Connecticut will speak at the opening night session, with Walter Hallanan to introduce him.
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Charleston
Frank W. Nesbitt
Wheeling
Robert H. C. Kay
Municipal Auditorium
Kay
Robert B. McDougle
Parkersburg
Hubert S. Ellis
Huntington
Vernon E. Johnson
Richard Earle Davis
Morgantown
Virgil E. Frizzell
Harry J. Capeheart
Welch
E. Gaujot
Bias
Williamson
Williams
Clarksburg
Baldwin
McDougle
Nesbitt
Ellis
American Legion
Department of West Virginia
Johnson
Berkeley
Springs
House of Delegates
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Walter S. Hallanan
Republican National Committee
Cara L
Romania Ready To Cede Dobruja To Bulgaria
Sofia sources report Bulgaria and Romania near a Saturday agreement to return southern Dobruja after 27 years under Romanian rule. Negotiations aligned with Hitler’s directive reportedly concluded, Romanian minority expert Victor Kadare returned to Bucharest, with a Bulgarian delegation to travel to Graiova for talks beginning Thursday.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Rumania
Dobruja
Adolf Hitler
Victor Kadare
Bucharest
Graiova
Romania
Senator Chandler Wins Party Renomination in Kentucky
In Loueville Kentucky Senator A B Happy Chandler easily wins the Democratic renomination while Walter B Smith secures the Republican bid. Final unofficial tallies show Chandler leading with 134401 votes from 3303 precincts to 20081 for Farnsley. Smith has 42070 to 3744 for Douglas as counting resumes after a midnight pause.
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Chandler
Loueville
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Walter B. Smith
Pineville
Bell County
M. M. Logan
Kentucky
Charles P. Farnsley
Louisville
Smith
Roscoe Conkling Douglas
Saxton
Virginia Adopts Same Marriage Law as West Virginia
BECKLEY Aug. 5 Virginia’s pre marital blood test law effective August 1 has spurred a sharp rise in marriage licenses in Raleigh county officials report. Before the law many couples went to Virginia for ceremonies similar to West Virginia’s rule in effect since June 1939.
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Beckley
Virginia
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Short campaign drive shapes up for both parties
Washington reports that Democrats and Republicans are organizing for a very brief presidential race. The parties plan about 10 to 11 weeks of speeches and doorbell activity, down from four months. Early signs show intense contest. Fletcher opines that the $5,000 personal gift cap applies to national or senatorial/congressional committees only. Donors may channel larger sums to state or local committees to keep funds separate.
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Washington
Henry P. Fletcher
Jackson
Hatch
Fletcher
School Bus Inspection Scheduled During Month
Charleston reports Assistant State School Superintendent F Ray Power announced state police will inspect school buses and examine driver licensing between August 15 and September 15. Other inspections are planned for December 1-15 and March 1-15, 1941. Officials must certify to state police and the Department of Education a list of all buses used to transport children.
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Charleston
F. Ray Power
State Police
Department of Education
Power
Powerful Chicago Labor Leader Succumbs
Chicago labor figure Michael Carrozza dies at 49 after gallstone removal surgery in Presbyterian Hospital. His physician cites the operation as the immediate cause of death while he faced an indictment on alleged antitrust violations. The death closes a long career noted for union leadership in the city.
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Chicago
Michael Carrozza
Herman L. Kretschner
Carrozza
Presbyterian Hospital
Noted Arctic Explorer Dies After Stroke in New Rochelle
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, famed for a disputed claim to discovering the North Pole, dies after a long illness. Once thrust into global controversy in 1909, Cook’s assertion of an April 1908 pole discovery was rejected, and he later faced legal troubles before a pardon.
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New Rochelle
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Arctic
Cook
Robert E. Peary
Peary
U S Coastal Vessel Released By Japanese
The small American coastal ship Estelle was released by Japanese authorities after five days detention. Consul Richard P. Butrick advocated for the release. The vessel, owned by Shanghai silk dealer Robert Lang, had sheltered from a typhoon in a restricted zone off Chekiang coast. no Americans were aboard.
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Shanghai
Death ends morals case against film director Gus Meins
Los Angeles reports that film director Gus Meins aged 47, accused of sex offenses against six youths, died by carbon monoxide in his car. Prosecution halted as death precluded trial. attorney Joseph K. Coady notes Meins feared publicity would ruin his career. Bond forfeited after multiple continuances.
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Los Angeles
Gus Meins
Meins
Joseph K. Coady
Coady
Douglas
Five Weekend Fatalities In State Reported In Crashes
The Associated Press notes West Virginia logged at least five weekend deaths in highway crashes and a drowning. A truck car collision at West Logan injured 11, including Walter Bartosh seven who died. driver Walter Hager two dozen, Chap manville, faces manslaughter charges. Additional fatalities include Mrs. Frank W. Lanster of Pleasant Valley near Moundsville.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Walter Bartosh
Switzer
West Logan
W. E. de
Moss
Walter Hager
Chapmanville
Frank W. Lanster
Pleasant Valley
Moundsville
Peace Rally in Chicago Attacks Conscription
Across the nation appeals for defense dominated talks on conscription and aid to Britain. Pershing urged 50 destroyers to aid the British fleet and possibly spare the nation another war. Lindbergh urged cooperation with Europe and non intervention in Europe’s affairs. Knox pressed quick action and a 1,300,000-man army, while Adler urged training now or fighting later. Fish criticized conscription as undemocratic and unnecessary.
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Associated Press
Great Britain
John J. Pershing
Washington
United States
Chicago
Charles A. Lindbergh
Europe
England
Germany
Knox
Navy
Military Training Camps Association
H+e
Patterson
War Department
Julius Ochs Adler
New York
Fish
McCarran
D-Nev
Rep
R.N.Y
Logan Jail Inmate Found Dead After Fight
Logan county jail inmate Charles Aiken of Amherstdale was found dead after an inmate fight. Officials said an autopsy was requested to determine the cause of death.
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Logan
Jaller
C.W. Bias
Charles Aiken
Amherstdale
Logan County
W. E. DeMoss
Paralysis in Big Increase in West Virginia
Dr. A M Price of the State Health Department warned vacationing parents to keep children home in southwestern West Virginia after reporting 17 new infantile paralysis cases in the week ending August 3. He named Cabell Wayne Logan Mingo Lincoln and Boone counties as danger zones where 49 of 59 cases this year have occurred. Epidemic levels were reported only in Huntington, where the outbreak neared epidemic proportions.
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Charleston
A. M. Price
West Virginia
Price
Cabell
Wayne
Logan
Mingo
Lincoln
Boone
Huntington
Excellent Program For Bar Meeting Scheduled
White Sulphur Springs August 5. The West Virginia and Virginia Bar associations plan an August 8–19 meeting with joint sessions. Attendees estimated from 200 to 1000. Gov Holt of West Virginia and Gov Price of Virginia will speak at a Thursday dinner. Friday features Federal Judge W Calvin Chesnut. Circuit Judge Jake Fisher will appear at a separate West Virginia session. Supreme Court Judge Haymond Maxwell to speak Saturday, with Harvey T Harrison of Little Rock giving the principal address at the annual banquet.
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White Sulphur Springs
Supreme Court
Arkansas Bar Association
West Virginia
Baltimore
Jake Fisher
J | Sutton
Plate
Haymonn
Maxwell
Harvey T. Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Spending at record peak in peacetime budget outlook
The budget bureau reports pending appropriations and contracts could push Congress spending above 20 billion dollars, a peacetime record and more than double last year's outlays. Current figures show 13.824 billion appropriated and 1.060 billion in contracted authorizations, with defense bills driving totals toward nearly 19.92 billion in completed and pending expenditures.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
Budget Bureau
Congress
Lillys Plan to Buy Flat Top Reunion Ground
BECKLEY August 5. The Lillys may buy reunion land at Flat Top on the Mercer Raleigh county line to erect a monument for the region's first settler. The secretary said action likely after August 17 18 meetings. Officials expect 80 000 attending the reunion where U S Senator Robert A Taft is slated to speak. The family claims the nation’s largest reunion.
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U. S
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Monument to Miley Dedicated at UMWA Program
In Clarksburg on August 5, Union leaders Thomas Kennedy and Van A. Bittner spoke at the unveiling of a monument to J. Frank Miley, former president of UMWA district 31, urging continued work for real economic justice as the best tribute to Miley.
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Clarksburg
J. Prank Miley
United Mine Workers
Thomas Kennedy
International
Edy
van A. Bittner
Miley
UMWA
Senate Battle Looms Over Burke Wadsworth Training Bill
Washington Aug 5 The military committee voted 12 to 3 to send to the senate floor the Burke Wadsworth compulsory military training bill requiring registration of about 12 million men aged 21 to 30. The measure, endorsed by Secretary of War Stimson, would allow one year of training with an enlistment option, and faces anticipated Senate opposition.
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Washington
Senate
Stimson
Budget
Kent Roosevelt
Benate
Downey
D.canid
Johnson
Thomas
Idaho
Minn
Congress
En Army
National Guard
Japan Drafts New Protest In London Ambassadors Action
London reports Japan’s embassy said Ambassador Mamori Shigemitsu was drafting a third protest to the British government over arrests of Japanese subjects across the empire. An embassy spokesman indicated the Genkitsu would likely call Foreign Secretary for discussion this afternoon. In Britain, four Japanese journalists seized and held in London. Police in Rangoon reported three arrests tied to a local company owner named Tadsu Oba and his agent. The British foreign office announced Japan’s reported release of three detainees.
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London
Psiphe
Mamori Shigemitsu
Éhind
Empire
Bhigenitsu
Iom
Emt
Empire Total
Rangoon
Tadsu Oba
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