Soviet Battle Update Reports Limited Front Action
Moscow reports no major developments on the vast German Russian front with only isolated actions. A Danube river bridge near Cerna Voda was destroyed by Soviet dive bombers, crippling Bucharest rail links to Black Sea ports. Berlin notes German forces advancing despite heavy bombing and retreat toward the Black Sea defenses.
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Moscow
Danube River
Cerna-Voda
Bucharest
Black Sea
Romania
Europe
Berlin
Ukraine
Adolf Hitler
Bug
Dniester
Odessa
High Command
Marshial Semeon Budyenny
Leningrad
Luftwaffe
Warden slain in jail break from Oklahoma prison
Slain warden Jess Dunn was held hostage by four convicts after escaping from Oklahoma State Prison at McAlester. In a gun battle, a sheriff's deputy killed two felons, wounded a third, and forced the fourth to surrender. Another deputy also died.
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Jess Dunn
Oklahoma State Prison
McAlester
Eighteen Months Extension Bill Narrowly Passed by House
The House approved an eighteen month extension of military service by a razor thin vote of 203 to 202 after a ten hour session. Speaker Rayburn announced the final tally amid tumult with celebrations and boos. The measure aligns with Senate action on keeping selectees and National Guard units in training for a total of 30 months.
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Washington
Rayburn
House
Senate
War Department
Congress
Tells of Raid on Battleship
A wartime diary entry describes a Royal Air Force operation over German occupied France. Pilot Officer Tack Calder narrates navigating and bombing as Maxie keeps oil pressure steady while the crew braces waves and flak near the coast, with wedding plans and duty amid peril.
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Tack Calder
Royal Canadian Air Force
Jack Calder
London
Maxie
Brest-and
the-Gneisenau
Uli
France
Max
Rage In Heaven and Man Hunt at Strand and Dixie Theatres
The Grafton Sentinel invites Carter C. Peters of 1320 W. Washington Street to tonight's program offering Rage In Heaven at the Strand theater and Man Hunt at the Dixie theater, advertised as the last night showings.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Carter C. Peters
Washington Street
Strand Theater
Dixie Theater
Food Depots Plan Opposed By Critics
Agriculture Commissioner J B McLaughlin defends depots to curb profiteering and price hikes, saying facilities will protect consumers. George King of the Retail Grocers Association labels the plan socialistic while Meadows addresses authority. McLaughlin intends to establish 10 or more farmers markets in the coming year.
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Charleston
J. B. McLaughlin
George King
West Virginia Association of Retail Grocers
Clarence W. Meadows
Clarence W. Meadows’ Opinion That, the Agriculture Commissioner
Commission Sets Hearing on Virginia Utility Structure
Securities commission schedules September 23 hearing to require Virginia Public Service to revise and simplify its corporate structure and redistribute voting power among security holders. The company runs electric utilities in four West Virginia counties and parts of Virginia and North Carolina.
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Washington
Securities Commission
Virginia Public Service Compan
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
New Order in France Perils Home Enemies
France under Vichy decrees targets domestic foes as Petain vows to smash and decimate opponents to secure collaboration with Germany. Broadcast promises a broader plan for a reconciled continent while Parliament is sidelined. See New Order Page 5.
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France
Vichy
Europe
Germany
Philippe Petain
Testifies For U S Railways Urges Tax Change
R V Fletcher general counsel of the Association of American Rail roads urged the senate finance committee to revise the house excess profits tax to use invested capital as the sole standard. He noted the present measure lets corporations use invested capital or average earnings 1936 to 1939 and warned a firm could owe 10 percent on profits even if no tax under invested capital.
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Washington
R. V. Fletcher
Association of American Railroads
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Fletcher
Gauley Bridge Bank Ordered to Pay Deposit Dividend
Charleston reports that the Gauley Bridge Bank will pay a five percent dividend to depositors after its closure on July 13 1933. Banking Commissioner H D Vaughan authorized the payment, completing creditor settlements for the institution.
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Gauley Bridge Bank
Charleston
Bank of Gauley Bridge
H. D. Vaughan
Army truck parade shocks with shaving soldier
Brig. Gen Louis A Ledbetter watched the 45th division convoy in Longview Texas when a bearded soldier in one truck began calmly shaving. The sight drew surprised civilians as the column rolled by.
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Longview
Tex
Louis A. Ledbetter
Germans Say U S Designs On Martinique
German sources claim American groups covet Martinique and may use Petain speech to justify seizure. They call Petain’s address important for signaling outside powers seek to establish influence, while ridiculing U S editors who urged French reliance on U S protection.
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Berlin
Martinique
State Petain
West Indian
Marshal Petain
Foreign Office
State wages show boost in coal industry payments
State workmen's compensation fund paid a record 44,162,683.71 in wages during June as coal labor leads the rise. Commissioner Heaberlin cited retroactive 40 cent daily increases for southern West Virginia miners as the main driver, with steel wages also rising as 118,931 coal workers received 18,386,633.01 versus 12,172,592.38 for 107,805 others.
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Charleston
State
Charles L. Heaberlin
West Virginia
Defense Industry Training Expands WV Workforce
William A. Williams reports that 1,064 West Virginia workers have entered defense jobs since vocational defense training schools began on July 31, 1940. Trainees now work in airplane plants, steel mills, ordnance works, powder plants, and other defense facilities, as the program runs through county schools with the state education department.
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Charleston
West, Virginia
William A. Williams
Williams
Wilch
State Department of Education
Worst feared of alignment with Germany
United States and France relations reach a critical pass as officials fear Vichy program of collaboration with Germany threatens American interests and territories. Secretary Hull withholds comment while noting concern over Admiral Darlan's pro axis elevation to supreme command of eases.
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Washington
United States
France
Vichy
Germany
Hull
Marshal Petain
Darlan
Bremmlere
Eas
O Ae
Knudsen predicts peak defense output by July 1942
New York August 13 Director General William S Knudsen of the office of production management said that if the defense program reaches its halfway point by January 1 1942 peak production should occur by July and America can write its own ticket on war material He urged decentralization of subcontracting to speed orders and reduce Washington involvement asserting manufacturers should handle their business with as little central oversight as possible Page 3
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New York
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
America
Knudsen
New York Division of Commerce Production Clinic
Washington
Draftee Hubby Insists On Coming Home Often
In Indianapolis a Marion county grandmother volunteered to take her grandson’s draft camp place, offering to cook sew and wash. A Ohio River wife complained her draftee husband should be sent farther away, as he insists on weekly returns from Fort Knox across the river.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Selective Service Headquarters
Marion County
Ohio
Alaska
Fort Knox
U S Seeks Brazil Bases For Hemisphere Defense
The United States reviews air base rights in Brazil to counter possible German threats from Dakar in French West Africa. State Department talks press Brazil to resume control of an Italian airport near Natal. Congress worries about direct action against Nazi occupation but favors quick western hemisphere safeguards.
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Washington
United States
Brazil
Dakar
French West Africa
State Department
Natal
South Atlantic
Congress
Vichy
Jean Darlan
Western Hemisphere
Search Continues For Nine Prison Fugitives
State police and penitentiary guards scoured hills near Moundsville for nine inmates who escaped from a prison road gang and farm. Three men fled Glendale Heights road gang yesterday while six of eight men who escaped from the prison farm Monday remained at large. two who joined the farm break were recaptured.
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Moundsville
Glendale Heights
West Virginia Rep. Smith Votes Against Army Service Extension
Rep. Joe Smith of West Virginia was the lone House member from the state to oppose the Army service extension bill. The vote saw West Virginia Democrats supporting the measure, with other named supporters including Andrew Edmiston George W. Johnson John Kee Robert L. Ramsay and Jennings Randolph.
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Washington
Joe Smith
D.-W. Va
House
First State
West
Andrew Edmiston
George W. Johnson
John Kee
Robert L. Ramsay
Jennings Randolph
Manila War Fears Rise Ahead of Possible Clash
Manila and the United States face renewed tension as talk of war grows in the Far East. An augmented Asiatic fleet lies at anchor, U.S. planes patrol the skies, and Army trucks move through Manila while oldtimers recall the 1898 occupation. The 1st United States Infantry Regiment marks its 25th year in the city with quiet observances.
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Manila
United States Infantry
Admiral Dewey
United States
Uncle Sam
Far East
Huntington Nickel Firm To Be Awarded Pennant
Huntington Aug. 13 The International Nickel Co. to receive the Navy E pennant for excellence in naval ordnance contracts. Each employee to get a lapel button as a symbol of their role in national defense. Presentation by Rear Admiral Blandy with Governor Neely and company officials present.
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Huntington
International Nickel Co
Inco
Navy
William HP. Blandy
Naval Ordance Bureau
Governor Neely
Arthur B. Sheffstall
John F. Thomson
Hersman M. Brown
Utility trial continues over Monongahela West Penn dispute
The Public Service Commission pressed to resolve a land and service contract dispute between Monongahela Gas and West Penn Public Service. The Harrison Rural Association urged approval to build 100 miles of line across Upshur Doddridge Ohio Gilmer and Lewis counties, while West Penn protested the HRBA application. A halt was ordered on 26 lines totaling about 109 miles pending contracts. Charles Snyder, new West Penn manager, testified that Penn lines would provide broader coverage than proposed by HRBA, which seeks to extend lines in Doddridge, Ritchie, Upshur and Lewis. The commission will continue proceedings with testimony and filings.
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Charleston
Public Service. Commission
Monongahela
Penn Public Service Company
Harrison Rural Hloc’ Association
Monongahela West Penn
HREA
Upshur
Dodaridge
O Chie
Gilmer and
Lewis
Penn
Charles. Snyder
West
Hirsea
a.West Penn
Penn Service
Tion
HRBA
Snyder
BREA
Ines
Doddridge
Ritchieceremer
Tate Yebrorting
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Ann Cooper Hewitt
Tonopah
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Jack Whitaker
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Petain
U.S. Railways
U.S
Defense Industries
Hubby
Mae of
Lee Dakar
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U. S
Huntington Nickel Firm
West Penn
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