Nazis Press Cleanup Push in Southern Ukraine
Nazi forces press a swift cleanup in southern Ukraine as they push to upend any Red rearrangement. German outlets debate whether Budyonny can form a new Dnieper defense while the Luftwaffe harasses Russian withdrawals across the broad river, threatening the Donets basin and coal belt.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Sovie
Semeon Budyonny
Dnieper
Ukraine
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Marshal Budgonny
Tfort
Donets
Sourdo ughs Hold Reunion
Los Angeles August 16 1926 Old timers from the Alaska Yukon gold rush era 1881 to 1898 gathered at the 13th International Sourdough reunion banquet recounting hardships romance and far fewer shootouts than popular legends F M Hicks recalled serving as pallbearer at Soapy Smith s July 1898 funeral after coming to the Yukon in 1897 from Montana where he had worked in cattle business See SOURDOUGHS page 6
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Los Angeles
Alaska
Yukon
F. M. Hicks
Soapy Smith
Skagway
Hicks
Montana
Robert W. Service
Theatre Ticket Present This Clipping for Ad Mission
The Grafton Sentinel invites Lloyd Sayres of 235 Lincoln Street to attend tonight's presentation of Kiss The Boys Goodbye starring Don Ameche and Mary Martin opening today at the Strand theater or Jungle Cavalcade showing for the last night at the Dixie theater.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Lloyd Sayres
Lincoln Street
Don Ameche
Mary Martin
Strard Theater
Jungle Calvacade
Dixie Theater
Japan Expands Troops to French Indo China
Forty eight transports bring additional Japanese troops to southern Indochina. They are expected to arrive off Cap St. Macaques tonight and likely disembark Sunday, completing the force agreed with France for regional bases and occupation duties.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Cap St. Macaques
Gasoline Rationing Begins As Stations Cut Ten Percent
The Office of Price Administration orders a 10 percent cut in gasoline deliveries to service stations in the East. Operators must allocate remaining supply among customers without discrimination, while essential vehicles like fire, ambulance, farm and government cars remain fueled. The plan aims to curb nonessential use by about 20 percent overall.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply
OPACS
Recognition of CIC at Belle Plant Sparks Negotiations
Charleston Aug 16. Recognition of the United Mine Workers Chemical division as bargaining agent and immediate opening of contract talks will be requested by E I du Pont de Nemours plant at Belle. A 25 member committee was named to draft the communication. Wages and a possible closed shop are among expected concessions as CIO efforts culminate after a long legal battle and a Supreme Court ruling supporting the independent chemical employees union.
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Charleston
United Mine Workers Chemical Division
CIC
E. I du Pont de Memours
Belle
A. A. Franklin
Vica
Jocal
Wanus
Franklin
CIO
U.S. Supreme Court
Association of Chemical Employes
National Labor Relations Board
Soviets Quiet Fail to Reveal Battle Fronts
Moscow reports no front sectors in night battles as Soviet forces retreat behind the Dnieper. An London source says the mood remains cheerful despite German pressure. Parachute raids in Ukraine are said to be being mopped up as they land.
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Moscow
Germany
Soviet Russia
Refi
London
Dnieper
Berlin
Ukraine
Mob Storms Jail Over Rape Accusation In Roxboro
In Roxboro North Carolina a mob of about 500 men gathered at the Person county jail to seize Cy Winstead a 22 year old black man charged with raping a white girl. Officers repelled the crowd with tear gas and Winstead was moved to the state prison in Raleigh for safety. No serious injuries reported as quiet returned by dawn.
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Roxboro
N. C
North Carolina-Virginia Line
Cy Winstead
Person County
M.T. Clayton
Durham Police Department
State Highway Patrol
Winstead
Raleigh
FDR and Churchill Seek Three-Power Talks With Russia
London dispatch notes Roosevelt and Churchill ask for a three power conference with Stalin as war in Ukraine intensifies. Reported Soviet retreat under heavy German assault contrasts with press on long term war policy and potential extended hostilities.
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London
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Russia
United States
Britain
Ukraine
Joseph Stalin
Huntington Publisher Named Oil Coordinator
Huntington publisher and state planning board member Dave Gideon was appointed petroleum coordinator for West Virginia by Governor Neely. His duties are not defined, but he will coordinate with similar officials in other states and the federal government.
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Charleston
Dave Gideon
Huntington
State Planning Board
West Virginia
Neely
Gideon
Sidewalk Superintendents Treated Right in Texas
Dallas reports a growing cadre of foremen on the sidewalk job as the Dallas Sidewalk Superintendents club arranges a grand observing area. President R L Thornton notes comfort for watchers, with a 50 foot grand stand and a 26 foot extension to accommodate crowds around the 30 story city in the sky project.
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Texas
Dallas
Dallas Sidewalk Superintendents’ Club
R. L. Thornton
Mercantile National Bank
Texas Summer Sun
Panhandle Under Ration In West Virginia
Charleston petroleum distributors say government gasoline rationing may apply to the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Clyde L. Hensley of Pure Oil and F G Bannerot Jr of Elk Refining doubt the order affects the Kanawha valley, noting Charleston’s nearby supply facilities.
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Charleston
Panhandle
West Virginia
Clyde L. Hensley
Pure Oil Company
F. G. Bannerot, Jr
Elk Refining Company
Office of Price Administration
Kanawha
Hensley
Sta Se
Clarksburg Lawyer Named Secretary of State Compensation Board
CHARLESTON Aug 16 Attorney Edward M Baker of Clarksburg was named secretary of the state compensation commission replacing B D Downing of Elkins The commission also announced A Blake of Beckley and Harry R Pauley of Saeger McDowell county lost their roles as field claim inspectors as part of staff changes.
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Charleston
Edward M. Baker
Clarksburg
State Compensation Commission
B. D. Downing
Elkins
Baker
S C. L. Heatherlin
A A. Blake
Beckley
Harry R. Pauley
Saeger
McDowell County
Taxi strike ends after talks with labor officials
Jordan Taxi and Transfer company employees halted work last night as a meeting among company leadership, union officials, and State Labor Commissioner Charles J F Sattler resolved the stoppage.
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Charleston
Jordan Taxi and Transfer Company
Charles J. F. Sattler
Roosevelt Reaches Rockland After Historic Meeting With Churchill
President Roosevelt arrived in Rockland Maine after an unprecedented sea rendezvous with Winston Churchill ending a 13 day voyage billed as a vacation that yielded a joint statement of postwar aims. The White House yacht Potomac followed the historic meeting as reporters awaited a press meet.
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Atlantic
Franklin,Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Rockland
Roosevelt
White House
Potomac
Hearing Set for Norfolk and Western Tax Appeal
The hearing of the Norfolk and Western railroad's appeal of its 1941 tax assessments is tentatively scheduled for September 18 in McDowell County circuit court. Attorney General Clarence W. Meadows said the date is subject to approval by Circuit Judge Thomas H. 8. Curd.
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Charleston
Norfolk and Western Railroad
McDowell County
Clarence W. Mea- Meadows
Thomas H
Curd
Federal board studies tighter installment credit limits
Washington Australia reports the federal reserve board discussed tighter installment credit rules to curb inflation. Proposals seek a minimum one third down for autos aircraft boats and motorcycles and 20 percent for radios refrigerators and major appliances with a 15 percent down for plumbing and air conditioning units and an 18 month cap on terms under 1000 dollars.
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Washington
Aus
Federal Reserve Board
Yes-Sterday
Marriner S. Eccles
Tween Revenoeers, Defense Bootlegger Ain't Prosperin
In Brevard North Carolina August 16 old timers who make mountain moonshine surrender to new pressures of defense. High wages lure bootleggers away while rising raw material costs push others to farm. Ed Patton chief of the federal alcoholic tax unit NC says mountain blockade appears weakened.
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National Defense
Ed Patton
Charlotte
Federal Alcoholic Tax
North Carolina
Soviet Union to host Moscow talks with Roosevelt and Churchill
Stalin told US and British ambassadors he will take all necessary steps for the Moscow conferences proposed by Roosevelt and Churchill. Molotov attended. The note offered maximum aid and rapid arrangements for talks were promised.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
United States
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Kremlin
Vyacheslav Molotov
Ickes Seeks Higher Refining to Boost Aviation Fuel
Petroleum Coordinator Ickes announced plans to double refining capacity to meet aviation gasoline needs for Russian Britain and American air forces. He said oil and gasoline supply will decide the war’s outcome and outlined surveys to assess cracking capacity and essential equipment. He also indicated steps to aid China and discussed conferences with industry and government officials.
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Washington
Ickes
Russia
Britain
Tokes
Ities Dd Petroleum Coordination
Tekes
China
Mutiny in the Attic Final Show at the Opera Theater
Mrs Adelaide Hambro of 181 Maple Avenue attends tonight’s final screening of Mutiny in the Attic at the Opera Theater. Residents urged to view the production before curtain call.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Adelaide Hambro
Maple Avenue
Opera
Re Theater
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Lord Beaverbrook
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