Germans claim massive Russian defeat near Velikie Luki
Berlin reported the annihilation of the 22nd Soviet army in a days long pincer battle between Smolensk and Lake Simen. More than 80,000 prisoners and 400 guns allegedly captured. Velikie Luki fell, located 275 miles west of Moscow and 250 miles south of Leningrad.
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Berlin
Smolensk
Lake Simen
Velikie Luki
Moscow
Leningrald
Novgorod
Vyazma
Leningrad
Dnieperopetrovsk
Dnieper
Kiev
Germany
French police raid blocks fourth arrondissement in Paris
French police in occupied Paris sealed off a large portion of the fourth arrondissement along the Seine and detained several residents described as Jews and Communists. Citizens were ordered to shelter in place and show identification as raids continued in multiple districts.
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Paris
France
Fourth Arrondissement
River Seine
They Dare Not Love at Strand and The Big Store at Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. Anna L. Lyon of 309 Chestnut Street to tonight's showings. They may attend They Dare Not Love at the Strand theater or The Big Store, showing for the last time at the Dixie theater.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Anna L. Lyon
Chestnut Street
Strand Theater
Big
Dixie Theater
United States Plans Mission to Chungking Amid Appeasement Rumors
The United States announced a military mission to Chungking to study China needs and aid lease lend, aiming to reassure Chiang Kai-shek and keep aid steady. President Roosevelt denounced rumors of appeasement and said the move would help deliver modern war supplies to China while denying any formal talks with Japan.
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Washington
United States
Chungking
Japan
China
Chiang Kal ©K
Churchill
Orient
Chungqing
Hull
Roosevelt
Kilgore says WPA offices not moved without necessity
US Senator Harley M. Kilgore, visiting Huntington, denied reports of moving the WPA headquarters from Huntington to Charleston. He said he has received no suggestion to relocate and will oppose any transfer unless it is shown to be necessary for efficiency or economy.
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IGTON
Harley M. Kilgore
Huntington
WPA
Charleston
Lady parachutists to aid California militia
In Los Angeles, the California state guard plans a hospital battalion of women parachutists to land behind lines and operate field hospital functions. Maj. Nolan notes few candidates meet strict medical and physical standards as the program seeks 89 women from 402 required, with one company to be composed of African American volunteers.
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Los Angeles
California State Guard
Waa
United States Army
Frank G. Nolan
California State Guard Medical Corps
Nolan
Fall causes severe shock at Ky coal plant
Horace Pruitt age 25 suffered severe burns and shock after falling onto a 2300 volt high tension line at Majestic Colliers Co. plant Majestic Kentucky. Safety workers transported him to a hospital here and a worker used a wooden club to lift the line from him.
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Williamson
Horace Pruitt
Majestic Colliers Co
Majestic
Soviet warns Japan on trade in Far East ports
Moscow warned Tokyo that any moves to hinder US Soviet trade via Far Eastern ports would be viewed as unfriendly. Molotov told ambassador Tatekawa in Tokyo that goods for the Soviet Union from the United States are needed for defense and agriculture in the Far East. A Russian statement noted shipments to Vladivostok of oil and gasoline complicate relations with Japan as they pass near Japanese territory.
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Moscow
Japan
Soviet Union
United States
U.s.sr
West
Soviet Far East
Yoshitsugu Tatekawa
Vyacheslav Molotov
Tokyo
Vladivostok
To Probe Milk Prices In Wood County Area
Reports of excessive milk price increases in the Parkersburg area will be considered at a meeting of the state anti profiteering committee probably the latter part of the week. The committee said it had received a request for an early investigation of a three cents a quart price boost in Wood county.
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Charleston
Parkersburg
Wood County
Leningrad Battles Hold Off Nazi Attacks In Aerial War
Moscow reports a vast aerial clash over Leningrad as German planes suffer heavy losses. Russian defenders claim multiple raids repelled with no bombs reaching city limits as arms rivalries continue on all fronts.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Giepeelia
Red
People's
Du Pont Plant Faces Strike at Belle Charleston
A CIO led strike threat looms at the Du Pont chemical plant near Charleston after a union vote by about 100 workers approving a walkout to force an election on bargaining representation. Federal and state conciliation agencies were to intervene today following a stalled labor board conference in Cincinnati. The plant, serving defense orders, employs about 4,300 people with 3,800 eligible to vote and 3,000 claimed as members.
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Charleston
CIO Group
du Pont
Belle
George J. Titler
Chemical Division
United Mine Workers
Labor Board
Cincinnati
J. Titler
CIO
American Association of Chemical Employes
Berkeley Springs Tomato and Health Festival Opens
Berkeley Springs gears up for the fifth annual Tomato and Health festival with streets decorated and a Saturday morning opening. A Berkeley Springs high school band concert will follow the mayor’s proclamation. Natalie Bailey, 18, is crowned Queen with state official J B McLaughlin presenting the queen’s crown.
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Berkley Springs
Berkeley Springs
Natalie Bailey
Slab Fork
Morgan
J. B. McLaughlin
Boone elected executive secretary of WV safety commission
Charleston August 27 C W Boone was elected executive secretary of the West Virginia safety commission at the first executive committee meeting. Boone already served as safety director in the department of public safety and was appointed by Governor Neely to the post.
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Charleston
C. W. Boone
West Virginia Safety Commission
Boone
Department of Public Safety
Commission
Neely
Slain Brooklyn Family Echoes a Contagious Disease Theory
A Brooklyn woman Mary Morey and three of her children were slain in a bloody attack, with a note saying this is the best way out. Her husband and another child were wounded. Neighbors heard screams at 5:50 AM and the son William Jr. was found bleeding and wandering.
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New York
Brooklyn
Edward A. Hefferman
Hefferman
Mary Morey
Thead
Marcella
Claire
Paul
William, Jr
William
Methodist Hospital
Morey
William Jr
Cornerstone Plunges Through Arcade During Storm
In Ashland Kentucky a heavy rainstorm loosened a cornerstone from the Second National bank building and it crashed through the Arcade roof from an 11 story height. The 200 pound stone struck a steel desk in McKinzie and Van Sant law office, nearly flattening it, but no one was inside at the time.
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Ashland
Second National Bank
McKinzie and van Sant
Fire Losses Rise in West Virginia Report
State Fire Marshal Fred Watkins reported a loss of 147,796 dollars last month in West Virginia, up 86,566 from July 2040. Fire deaths resulted from fires explosions and similar hazards.
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Pires
West Virginia
Fred B. Watkins
Army Ordnance Association condemns strikes and price ceilings
The Army Ordnance Association denounces strikes as a disgraceful blot on defense progress and calls for outlawing them. It also criticizes delays in fixing a ceiling on prices, warning of added costs and potential inflation impacting the defense effort. The remarks appear in its journal Army Ordnance.
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Army Ordnance Association
Washington
Lsted
Ordnance Organization
Association
Army Ord
Storm causes heavy damage across West Virginia towns
Severe mid summer storms strike eastern Logan county causing homes off foundations and crippling power and communications in Morgantown and mining regions. No serious injuries reported as state police survey the area and damage to highways, property, crops, and draglines is estimated in the thousands.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Logan County
Mallory Coal Company
Elk Creek Coal Company
Morgantown
Solons Probe Gas Shortage
Washington reports a government plan to curb gasoline profiteering and a senate committee will probe an eastern oil shortage. Price administrator Henderson may set a motor fuel price ceiling to shield Atlantic motorists. Ickes, vacationing, is to be questioned by the commerce subcommittee.
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Washington
Senate
Leon Henderson
Atlantic Seaboard
Ickes
Defense Petroleum
Roosevelt
Solons
Three Arrested for Still Operated Within City
In Huntington a raid on a moonshine whiskey still within the city limits led to the detention of Pearlie Simmons 40, Mrs Elizabeth Vernatter, and two men held on $2,000 bond each for action by the October federal grand jury. Bernard Eastholm, 29, posted $500 bond.
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Huntington
J. P. Douglass
Pearlie Simmons
Elizabeth Vernatter
Bernard Eastholm
New Safety Head Charleston
Attorney Woodrow W. Hiller of Clarksburg is named head of the State Road commission safety responsibility division, succeeding George C. Leslie of Charleston. Commissioner Ernest Bailey announced the change last night.
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Charleston
Woodrow W. Hiller
Clarksburg
George C. Leslie
State Road Commission
Ernest Bailey
Mass Escape by Sea From Estonia Reportedly Under Way
Readers are told that Russians threaten a mass escape from Tallinn amid heavy siege. German forces seal off the city as observers hear siege gunfire and fires blaze in the port area. Dispatches from Helsinki say Finnish towns across the gulf observe the bombardment while Soviet plans supposedly aim to force an escape by sea.
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Associated Press
Tailsinn
Estonia
Helsinki
Finland
Tallinn
Pouni
Eatne
Miners Plan Labor Rallies Across West Virginia
District 17 Mine Workers of America plans Labor Day rallies throughout southern West Virginia with two major addresses and numerous speakers. The program includes a statewide hookup via radio stations in Wheeling Fairmont Parkersburg and other cities with District Vice President Charles J. F. speaking at the event.
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Westyginia
District 17
Mine Workers of America Net
Wheeling
Fairmont
Parkersburg
West
Virginia Union Council
Cro
Charles J. F
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