Advance on Leningrad Seen, Hopkins May Lead Moscow Mission
Reports from Washington say Harry Hopkins likely to head the American delegation to Moscow for talks with Stalin. Plans reportedly include flying U.S. bombing and fighter planes to the Soviets via Siberia and a new route to the Middle East, with Pan American Airways possibly operating the transport chain. Details to be finalized at Moscow conferences.
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Middle East
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Pan-American
Roosevelt
President Parallels Lincoln Statement to Tell People of Long Hard Road to Victory
Washington August 20 President Roosevelt quoted Abraham Lincoln to stress a long hard road ahead before victory over the axis. He spoke of continuing the war into 1943 if needed and urged Americans to grasp the task's enormity. The press conference left Capitol unsure how literally to take the parallel. Lincoln told women seeking encouragement I have no word of encouragement to give The military situation is far from bright and the country knows it as well as I do. The president continued the parallel with Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln the War Years describing the 1862 interview after the bloodily fought Antietam and prior Union reverses. See PRESIDENT page 2.
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Roosevelt
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Australia
Robert G Menzies
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Tao
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Lee Menzies
Meri t System Head Resigns and New Chief Named
Dr Carl Frasure resigns as head of the state's merit system effective immediately to return to West Virginia University. Dale Noble of Ann Arbor Mich, previously assistant merit system director, is appointed successor. Headquarters will move from Morgantown to Charleston, with transfer completed by September.
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Carl Frasure
Morgantown
Dale Noble
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Merit System Advisory Council
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West Virginia University
Noble
Ann Arbor
Migh
Merit System
Get Away at Strand and Honeymoon for Three at Dixie Tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Velma Dennison of 220 W Boyd Street to tonight’s screenings. The Get Away is showing at the Strand theater while Honeymoon for Three is playing at the Dixie theater. Identification may be required.
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Velma Dennison
W. Boyd Street
Strand Theater
Dixie Theater
Detroiters Walk Thumb As Streetcar Bus Strike Hits City
Detroit faced a surprise strike by streetcar and bus operators, idling 1 650 buses and 1 000 street cars. About 400 000 workers who rely on municipal transit faced commuting chaos as taxi drivers expanded routes and neighbors offered rides. Mayor Edward J. Jeffries sought talks with union leaders to end the stoppage.
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Detroit
Motor City
Edward J. Jefferies
Plan Control Of Shipments Expands Exports Controls
Washington reports that government export controls now cover 80 percent of commodities and may expand to blanket all shipments abroad with a likely embargo on certain materials. President Roosevelt added six new categories to the license list effective September 10, including furs, synthetic fibers, wood, asphalt, non-ferrous and precious metals, as nations seek to secure materials for defense.
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Roosevelt
United States
Deadline Set For Bids On Election Equipment
Charleston reports the West Virginia state election commission extended bids to August 27 for equipment used in the new permanent voter registration system. The commission has not yet determined the type of equipment to be used and the system takes effect in the 1942 elections.
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West Virginia
State Election Commission
Stuka dive bombers sink ships off Tobruk port
The Italian high command said German dive bombers sank two British naval vessels off Tobruk and that Italian troops captured the crews as they attempted to land.
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Tobruk
Rome
Defense Bill Near Five Billion As Aid Rise Predicted
Washington August 20 The defense program allocations topped 44 000 000 000 and a forthcoming lend lease request would lift the total to about 50 000 000 000 The War department would receive 824 805 321 523 for an Army of 1 500 000 and 36 000 planes Navy 9 421 487 646 for ships 10 000 planes bases and shore stations Other agencies 3 033 451 053 for defense activities including the maritime commission See DEFENSE BILL page 5.
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House Appropriations Committee
Congress
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Rooisevelt
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Two Ocean Navy
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Maritime Commission
Pythian Knights Convene In West Virginia Meeting
PARKERSBURG Aug 20 Delegates from the West Virginia Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias and Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters attend sight seeing tours business sessions and luncheons at the joint convention. F Roy Yoke welcomed 400 delegates as Grand Chancellor T B Waldo and Mrs Helen Morris presided. Governor Neely planned to attend tomorrow. O G Saunders of Terra Alta to deliver principal address.
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West Virginia
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Grand Temple of Phythian Sisters
F. Roy Yoke
Internal Revenue
Waldo
Elizabeth
Helen Morris
Montgomery
Women's Organization
M. M. Neely
Grand Lodge
O. G. Saunders
Terra Alta
River Oil Shipments Rise Across Ohio and Monongahela
Pittsburgh August report from the U S Army Engineers district shows July river shipments of petroleum products total 29 7 million gallons, up 5 76 million from June. The Monongahela carried 13 35 million gallons, rising 1 83 million from June, highlighting the Ohio river as the main eastward route from western fields.
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RAF Drinks to Dickie Lee Fighter Pilot Hero
In England the RAF squadron honors fallen pilot Dickie Lee who looked like a doll yet fought like a devil. Dickie Lee, shot down over France a year ago, is praised at a dinner where pilots recall his bravery and share drinks as they remember his actions.
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Devil
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Drew Middleton
Lille
England
Lee
King to Meet with Churchill in London Transit
Canadian Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King arrived in Britain by air to confer with Prime Minister Churchill and other wartime leaders and to inspect Canadian forces in the British Isles. He traveled with Norman A. Robertson Brig. George Vanier and three secretaries aboard a Liberator bomber en route to London.
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George P. Vanier
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Canada
Roosevelt
Ottawa
Vment
Defense Forces State Bar To Change Plans
National defense forced a change in the West Virginia Bar association annual convention. Secretary Bernard Sclove said the meeting moved from Morgantown to White Sulphur Springs at the Monongalia County Bar association request because Morgantown housing was over taxed by ordnance works construction.
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National Defense
West Virginia Bar Association
Bernard Sclove
Morgantown
White Sulphur Springs
Monongalia
State Represented At Defense Priority Meet
West Virginia was represented at a meeting of the defense priorities committee today by W. B. Wysong, president of the state board of control. Col. Louis A. Johnson of Clarksburg, vice chairman of the West Virginia defense council, is expected to take part before adjournment.
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West Virginia
Defense Priorities Committee
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Wysong
State Board of Control
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
West Virginia Defense Council
French Report Details Mushroom Poisoning Deaths
Vichy France reports widespread toadstool poisonings in the German occupied zone amid mushroom consumption rising to supplement rationed foods. The outbreak spans the past 48 hours, with multiple deaths likely linked to unsafe foraged fungi.
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DPA To Fill Vacancies In Councils September 3
Charleston Aug 20 The state public assistance advisory board will meet September 3 to begin filling vacancies on 55 county public assistance councils Director Raymond Kenny announced He said terms expire August 31 and the board will likely recommend at least two candidates for each post for three year terms
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West Virginia
State Public Assistance Advisory Board
Raymond Kenny
Kenny
Hese
State Board
Neely
Germans Raid at Alexandria on Night of Aug 20
Berlin reports German airmen bombed British targets from Alexandria Egypt to England's east coast during the night. The high command said few enemy planes reached the German coast and damage was immaterial. The British Air Ministry noted RAF bombers attacked naval bases and other sites in northwestern Germany.
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Dnieper River
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