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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
1
Rome reports German air forces join Italian units to fight Britain and aid bombardment of Great Britain. Italian Junkers and formations operate from bases on the French Channel, with missions over British cities and shipping as January storms limit flight.
The Associated Press reports over 200 deaths by violence as the nation welcomed 1941. Traffic mishaps caused 149 deaths, while more than 320 fatalities by violent means were tallied for Christmas Eve and Day, lifting total holiday toll well above 500. Eight deaths occurred in train crashes and eight in fires.
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs D J Lake of 619 West Main Street to attend tonight's presentation of Murder Over New York and Sky Murder at the Dixie Theatre, or Bittersweet at the Strand Theatre starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy.
Cedar Rapids editor Verne Marshall asserts William Rhodes Davis of New York supplied official Nazi peace proposals from Germany in October 1939 for a White House conference with President Roosevelt as mediator. State Department reportedly suppressed the plan details. The Davis figure is noted as an oil operator.
In Wasatch mountains near Salt Lake City workers dug through a 50 foot snowpile to locate missing skier Kenneth C. Wright after an avalanche swept down Rustler's peak yesterday. Witnesses recalled four skiers were struck as the slide began, with about 1,500 people at the adjacent area. Wright’s skis were later identified by companions. Five others in the group escaped.
Athens reports Greek troops captured heavily fortified Italian positions north of Klisura a key Albanian battlefront town. Prisoners, two guns and material taken in local operations. Strong Italian counterattacks around Klisura beaten back as defense works fell.
In Huntington on January 2 three Logan county brothers Glenn Dingess 33 Paul Dingess 25 and Grover Dingess 21 all of Harts Creek were jailed in Cabell county for grand jury action on forgery charges following arrest in Richmond Virginia State Trooper Edwin Starcher of Barboursville reported the trio were held awaiting action by the grand jury.
German port Bremen was pummeled for three and a half hours in a major RAF raid. The British claim a concentrated blast of incendiaries and high explosives hit shipyards and the railway station, with large fires and explosions recorded. Other ports in German-occupied territory were attacked. no British planes were reported lost.
Col Allen H Turnage delivered three demands to Lieut Gen Hoyas Tada after five marines were arrested following a cabaret fracas in North China. The demands seek apology for unlawful arrest and force, measures to prevent recurrence, and punishment of those responsible.
Authorized Berlin sources rejected reports of a break in relations with France under the Vichy regime. They cited ongoing contact between Fernand de Briain and Otto Abetz and said the mutual aim remains to reach an amicable arrangement despite Laval's removal.
Charleston January 2 The official call for the final meeting of the interim committee created by the 1939 legislature was issued by Co Chairs James Kay Thomas and William Lafon Speakers of the House and Senate President. The session begins at 10 am to draft a report to the governor and legislature on proposed laws from two years of study.
The Army plans to request about 3 billion dollars from the new Congress to expand its allout armament program. Proposed outlays include 1 billion for production of 3,600 bombing planes, 1.6 billion for guns tanks and other equipment, and 400 million for new munitions plants. Factories would mirror Britain with standby shadow plants to cover a 4 million man force in an emergency.
Logan dispatch reports P W Ellis, Chapmanville justice of the peace, lost his job New Year’s Day while his wife gave birth to triplets. He remains unemployed and stated he has not found another job. The newborn two boys and a girl raise his family to 15 children, ten boys and five girls.
State Trooper Musgrave reported a box of clothing and a death by own action note found on the Neale run bridge by the Little Kanawha river. Dragging of the stream was unsuccessful. The note signed "Chuck" and wallet papers bore the name C. H. Anderson.
The 76th Congress, the longest in history, closes after 366 days amid clashes over defense, taxation, and foreign policy. Senate leaders push to confirm J Warren Madden to the Court of Claims as the session ends with questions of quorum and unresolved nominations.
West Virginia coal mines produced 126,500,000 tons in 1940, the best year since 1929, per the state mines department. Despite two major disasters that raised fatalities to 376, the production to death ratio surpassed pre-1932 levels as Engineer H. G. Houtz noted the improved handling of accidents and the absorption of 100 extra deaths from two large explosions without major impact on the record.
Director W C Easley of the state police highway safety bureau announced a highway safety education plan for West Virginia high schools. New York University will send instructors to train prospective teachers at state colleges at no cost to the state. State Superintendent W W Trent and county boards of education will attend a Charleston conference January 23 24 during the annual safety conference to discuss the plan.
Col. John Baker White recalls the 1889 to 1890 governor contest between Nathan Gott of Clarksburg and Aretas Brooks Fleming of Fairmont. The dispute delayed Fleming’s oath to February 6, 1890, not the original March 4, 1889 inauguration date. The delay angered Gott and followers, with Waite noting the protracted legal battle continued over more than a year.
DEWITT says only a swift end hinges on Hitler's invasion of England, with Britons guarding night and day. He warns favorites may lose and predicts the conflict could be decided this year if the invasion proves feasible, otherwise a drawn-out war remains likely.
NEW YORK, Jan 2 Winston Churchill named Time man of the year for 1940. CHARLESTON Jan 2 Five killed and nine injured in New Year accidents. Truck crash near Lockwood kills Howard Cook and Lowell Moore, with two others hurt. City Councilman Garland Bartlett and J B Starcrer die on US 119 near Roane Calhoun line. Bartlett’s brother Howard becomes Roane sheriff. George Markovich, Pursglove miner, killed by a mine blast. Six soldiers en route home injured or absent details continue on page 67.
Twenty six troops from Fort Bragg escaped injury when their chartered Queen City Line bus caught fire near Bluefield. The engine blaze destroyed the vehicle valued at 10 000 dollars, six weeks in service. Passengers lost luggage. Bluefield Fire Department arrived too late to help, soldiers were driven back to town by passing motorists awaiting new transport.
Washington Jan 2 The new wage order raises minimum pay by 36 cents per hour for track workers red caps dining car and wait staff and 33 cents for similar classes on short lines. About 65 000 trunk line workers and 5 000 short line workers are expected to benefit starting March 1.
In Baltimore on January 2 a fast spreading early morning fire suffocated John A. Healy aged 32 and his two children Kathleen 2 and Mary Elizabeth 4. His wife, 31, was rescued by her brother John Ellwood a firefighter who lived with the family. Ellwood broke his ankle leaping from a second story window and Mrs Healy suffered possible fractures. both also sustained burns as fire crews recovered the bodies.
Huntington new chief Leslie J. Swann orders end to gambling bootlegging and vice in all forms. Mayor Claude V. Swann, his brother and appointer, observes. Chief Swann succeeds Lon Whitten, who resumes detective duties.
Invading aircraft unidentified cruised within sixty miles of Dublin for five hours early today dropping bombs that killed at least three people and wounded two. Bombs struck multiple localities including near the Curragh in Kildare and Terenure in Dublin suburb. Casualties centered in Boris, Carlow, with haystacks set afire and minor damage near the Curragh.
Reports from the western desert indicated the British Army may strike Tobruk before Bardia falls. Mechanized patrols operated beyond the border, and mobile units held a long stretch of the road from Bardia to Tobruk. Weather could disrupt plans as General Wavell weighs options.
Mrs H A Walls of 113 Beech Street plans to attend tonight's presentation at the Opera House featuring Warren Hull in Marked Men and Wild Horse Range with Jack Randall, a current double bill in town.
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