War Department plans 40,000 planes yearly by 1942
Defense officials announced 40,000 aircraft annually as four new assembly plants to be built west of the Mississippi will join existing factories. Two sites at Kansas City Missouri and Omaha Nebraska will produce 2,400 standard two motor bombers yearly, while Tulsa Oklahoma is eyed for another plant to build four motor bombers at 1,400 a year. Production is to begin mass production within 15 months, boosting total output to about 36,000 planes annually by early 1942. Naval construction also reports a new ship entering the fleet every 12 days.
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Washington
Defense
Mississippi River
War Department and Defense Commission
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Tulsa
Okla
Naval Construction
Treasury asks British assets tally for war effort
Secretary Morgenthau questioned Sir Frederick Phillips at the British embassy about a detailed accounting of Britain's assets for waging war with Germany. Phillips is to report back to Morgenthau Monday, shaping possible U S loan support. officials say no commitments were made, but aid remains the central aim of the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morgenthau
Frederick Phillips
Germany
Phillips
United State Treasury
United States
Britain
Grafton Sentinel invites Frances Jones to tonight’s shows
The Grafton Sentinel invites Miss Frances Jones of 227 Maple Avenue to attend tonight’s presentation of The Mark of Zorro starring Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell at Strand Theatre or Prairie Schooner with Bill Elliot at Dixie Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grafton Sentinel
Frances Jones
Maple Avenue
Tyrone Power
Linda Darnell
Strand Theatre
Prairie Schooner
Bill Elliot
Dixie Theatre
E. E. Behan
West
Washington Street
Bobby Breen
Opera House Theatre
Bristol Hit by German Bombs Across Night Raid
London reports Bristol, a key west coast port and gateway for seaborne war supplies, bore the brunt of Allied raids. Fires swept through several targets as bombs struck a hospital and other buildings, with multiple casualties. Continued on page three.
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London
Bristol
Britain
South
England
French Agriculture Is Reorganized By Petain
VICHY France Dec 7 The entire French agricultural structure was reorganized on a corporative basis in a decree signed today by Premier Petain Peasants are to be organized by families on a regional basis in government guided agricultural corporations. The decree prohibits farm strikes or lockouts. Regulations of the corporation apply to all persons in each district. Work connected with farming or rural crafts. Within the corporative scheme there will be specialized local regional and national groups for different branches of production to fix prices and regulate relations between production and consumption with ministerial approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Petain
Woose
Shortage of Power in 1942 Report Warns of Deficit
In Dec., the FPC warned that defense programs may leave the nation short by 1,500 000 kilowatts of generating capacity in 1942 while existing facilities could meet 1941 needs. The report cited West Virginia as saving capacity that is installed or on order, but warned transmission and local facilities may limit supply.
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Defense
Federal Power Commission
Commission
West Virginia
Plans Transfer of Ships For More Bases
Mexico City dispatch says negotiations are under way to transfer six to twelve old U S destroyers to Mexico in exchange for use of Mexican naval facilities and other concessions. Mexico would likely provide refueling and repair bases for the U S fleet in return.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
U.S
Knudsen Urges Fast Defense Production to Avert War
National Defense Coordinator William S. Knudsen urged Detroit industrial leaders to speed defense item production as insurance against U S involvement in war. He told a Detroit group that accelerating setup, quantity and delivery would demonstrate U S strength and reduce attack risk. The audience included executives from three automotive firms and other production chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Stauter
Detroit
National Defense
William S. Knudsen
Knudsen
M. M. Gil
National Legion Chief Urges Speedy Rearming
National Commander Milo J Warner of the American Legion urged prompt acquisition of munitions tanks and planes to build an army of 2,200,000 men as part of a national defense program. He told 400 Legionnaires in Charleston that full cooperation of the National Guard ROTC and CMTC is needed and warned that economic warfare can lead to armed conflict. State Commander R C Hall of Elkins named Phil Conley Charleston chair of a seven member home defense committee after the speech.
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Charleston
Milo J. Warner
American Legion
Warner
West Virginia
National Guard
ROTC
CMTC
Hitler
R. C. Hall
Elkins
Phil Conley
Big Judgment Awarded In Alienation Lawsuit
Wellsburg reports a $20,000 judgment awarded to Harry J. Mellon in a $100,000 suit against Joseph Carfagna over alleged alienation of a wife. Mellon, a 52 year old steel worker, gained custody of his four children after a divorce obtained last August from Amelia Melton, age 45.
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Wellsburg
Harry J. Mellon
Joseph Carfagna
Holidays Cove
Amelia Melton
Mellon
Ladies of St Augustine's chair bingo party notice
The Ladies' of St Augustine's church will give away a lounging chair at a Bingo party in the K. of C. hall Tuesday evening Dec 10. Public cordially invited.
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St. Augustine's Church
K. of C. Hall
Labor Strife Closes Northwest Mills Across Washington
Seattle lumber plants shut by union actions as demand for higher wages and paid vacations grows. Over 40 mills in western Washington halted operations, 12,000 workers affected. Tacoma and Everett reports indicate widespread disruption with no employee strikes at Seattle sites, as pickets confront pass-through lines.
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Washington
Seattle
National Defense
Oregon
Tacoma
Everett
AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Union
Deer Hunting In Seneca Park May Be Suspended
Sportsmen urged the conservation commission to suspend deer hunting in Seneca state forest due to depopulation. Only 18 bucks were killed in the recent three day open season, most being small. The commission reported 643 official kills in 10 of 16 open counties, with 120 in Tucker county, a record exceedable to 140 after late registrations.
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Charleston
The
Conservation Commission
Seneca State Forest
Cooper's Rock
Monongalia
Charles Calvert
Tucker
Foreign Language Press Quiz Urged On Congress
Congressman Randolph of West Virginia calls for a thorough investigation by the Dies committee into foreign language newspapers and magazines, describing more than 1000 such publications as alarming and urging close scrutiny of their writings and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Elkins
Randolph
D.-W. Va
Dies
Congressional Committee On un-American Activities
West Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association
Keyser Man Undergoes Execution After Delayed Clemency
In Moundsville on December 7 Paul Tross, 41, a Keyser Black man, was executed for the 1941 assault of a white Keyser schoolteacher. He maintained calm before the trap and told Warden Leo Callison he wished his body sent to his mother in Keyser, a request granted. Governor Holt twice granted reprieves after appeals to higher courts failed.
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Moundsville
Paul Tross
Keyser
Tross
Leo Callison
State Penitentiary
Callison
Homer A. Holt
State Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Influenza Epidemic In Los Angeles Past Peak
The mild influenza epidemic appeared to level off in California with Los Angeles reporting 666 new cases yesterday and authorities saying the peak had been reached. San Francisco logged 98 new cases bringing total to 597 with no alarm raised.
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San Francisco
California
Washington State
Oregon
Los Angeles
State School Head Backs Striking Jefferson Parish Students
New Orleans reports State Superintendent of Education John E. Coxe supported the 225 Jefferson Parish High School students on strike over the dismissal of five teachers described by the school board as retrenchment. The strikers marched with placards asserting the impact on learning and urging replacement of dismissed staff.
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New Orleans
John E. Coxe
Jefferson Parish
Two Keyser Students Face Apology Over Nazi Flag
Keyser High School ordered by Circuit Judge Robert V. Crane to issue a public apology after two students raised a Nazi flag on the junior high flagpole last week. They remain suspended as the Mineral County Board of Education considers further action.
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Keyser
Keyser High School
Robert McV. Crane
Mineral County Board of Education
High Fascist officer resigns in Rome shock
Count Cesare de Vecchi, a leading Fascist figure and governor of the Aegean islands since 1936, resigns his command in the Dodecanese. Mussolini appoints General Ettore Bastico, 64, to replace him as Italy's war leadership undergoes a second sensational retirement.
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Rome
Cesare Marie de Vecchi di
de Vecchi
Farmers of Italy Must Obey Laws On Storage
Rome reports a cabinet measure imposes one year imprisonment and crop confiscation for farmers who withhold products from compulsory storage. The move, announced today, aims to ensure adequate agricultural reserves for armed forces and civilians as Italy mobilizes resources for war.
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Italy
Rome
Woman rushed to homeland from New York to Chile
An over water hop to Panama organized for a U S Army bomber carries Senora Carlos Davila wife of Chile's former president to her homeland to save her life. Report says she withstood a six hour flight from New York and is scheduled to arrive Monday in Santiago Chile where doctors expect to treat her condition.
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Miami
Fla
Panama
United States Army
Chile
Senora Carlos Davila
New York
Roosevelt
Senora Davila
Santiago
West Virginia 1940 election final tabulations
Charleston reports final tabulations for West Virginia’s 1940 general election. Roosevelt's total shows 496,530 votes though no Democratic elector reached that figure, while Willkie is credited with 373,238 votes though no Republican elector matched it. The secretary of state explains presidential votes are computed by the largest vote any elector received in each county.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Secretary of State
County Board Seeks Bids on Bridge Bonds in Ky Plans
Lawrence County Bridge commission will accept bids on 2,275,000 dollars in bridge bonds as it considers possible purchase or condemnation of the Huntington Chesapeake and Iron Ton Russell bridges. Col J W Daugherty said negotiations with the Huntington and Ohio Bridge Company are ongoing but no decision has been made.
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Tronton
Lawrence County Bridge Commission
Huntington-Chesapeake
Ironton-Russell
Col
J.W. Daugherty
Daugherty
Commission
Huntington and Ohio Bridge Company
Greeks Press Albanian Invasion Amid Italian Retreat
Greek troops pushed through strongholds near Chimara Tepelini and Elbasani as Italians retreated toward the Adriatic coast. Athens reported steady Greek advances beyond Porto Edda and threatened Argiroscastro, Tepeleni, and Valona, with heavy Italian losses and a push from Premet toward Tepeleni.
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Athens
Chimara Tepelini
Elbasani
Albania
Adriatic
Porto Edda
Chimara
Valona
Argirocastro
T Tepeleni
Argiroscastro
Tepeleni
Premet
Viosa
Italy Claims Some Success On Albanian Front
Italian high command reports regaining some positions from which Fascist forces were driven by Greeks along the Albanian battle front. Greeks press Italian left flank west of Podgoretz while their Argirocastro wing attacks are described as local and limited. The report gives no sector specifics. Also notes a Taylor County Rod and Gun Club meeting at the Courthouse Monday at 7:30 pm with Captain Robert Taylor urging member attendance.
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Rome
Pogradetz
Argirocastro
High Command
Taylor County Rod and Gun Club Meeting
Robert Taylor
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Strand
Dixie
Oren Root, Jr
District of Columbia
Grand Jury
Associated Willkie Clubs of America
FPC
National Legion
Northwest
Seneca Park
Cambridge
Mass
Keyser Negro
Mr. Kern
Miss Hayes
Mr. Campbell
Dodecanese Islands
Homeland
Grafton
First Christian Church
Harry Odgers
Agirocastro
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