Night bombing leaves Moscow casualties but front unchanged
Nazi air raids on Moscow last night caused scores of deaths and injuries while the Soviet high command said German ground progress was halted. The Red Army reported stubborn nightly fighting in unchanged sectors including Porkhoy, Smolensk, a zvodsk area near Leningrad, and Khitomir near Kiev, with no major new developments reported.
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Moscow
Luftwaffe
Red
Butt
Porkhoy
Smolensk
Zvodsk
Union Omain
Leningrad
Khitomir
Kiev
Novograd Volynski
Red Army
Survey for Huntington Airport Sites Begun by Chamber
Engineer Don Clifford and a chamber of commerce committee began a survey of four hill sites for a new Huntington airport. The group aims to secure a $1,000,000 facility on the West Virginia side, dissatisfied with current facilities across the Ohio River near Chesapeake.
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Huntington
Don Clifford
Chamber of Commerce
Cio River
Chesapeake
West Virginia
Moscow Raids Price of Delay
The piece notes Moscow’s civilians paying the price for delays in Hitler’s invasion plan as the Red Army resists and German raids press on. It discusses morale elements, civilian impact, and the continuing but slowed German advance amid heavy bombardment and wartime uncertainty.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Moscow
Red
Hitler
Grafton Sentinel Ad Invitation for Tonight’s Strand or Dixie
Mrs Laura Whitecotton of Lincoln Street is invited to tonight’s showings of Free and Easy at Strand theatre or The Great at Dixie theatre. Identification may be required as admission presents this clipping.
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Strand
Dixie
The
Grafton Sentinel
Laura Whitecotton
Lincoln Street
Strand Theatre
the Great
Dixie Thea
U S Watches Crisis in East Draw to Head
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox said recent Far East developments including Japan’s radio and cable censorship signal new military moves. He predicted movement soon but would not disclose direction. President Roosevelt noted the censorship as significant, deferring to the State Department for further comment. See U S WATCHES Page 5
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Washington
Navy
Frank Knox
Far East
Knox
Navy Department
Roosevelt
State Department
Orient
Sumner Welles
Neely pushes armory work in West Virginia university project
Governor Neely said federal regulation changes could enable construction of the $225,000 armory at West Virginia University. The Public Works Board had released $125,000 for the Morgan town building, contingent on $100,000 in federal aid, with $85,000 to be used for WPA labor. Airport and university officials note WPA labor’s extensive use at the city.
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Charleston
Neely
Washington
West Virginia University
Board of Public Works
Morgantown
Airport State
University
Berlin Admits Furious Red Resistance Near Moscow
German high command says Soviet central front resistance is fierce with heavy losses as Nazi forces report gains north and south. Moscow fires rage after Luftwaffe attack. several Russian divisions destroyed near Zhitomir northeast of Kiev on July 21.
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Berlin
Moscow
Luftwaffe
Red Army
Penser
Zhitomir
Kiev
DNB
Widow and child lose bequest in Guggenheim will
A will for William Guggenheim disinherits his widow and son and leaves the estate of more than 1 million dollars to four beneficiaries. Among them are Miss America 1929 Lillyan Andruss and Miss Connecticut alumnae, plus two younger women. The document was disclosed by Grif Ath and Content and will be offered for probate, with the widow Mrs Aimee Steinberger Guggenheim receiving lifetime support.
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New York
William Guggenheim
Copper
Guggenheim
Grif Ath and Content
Meyer Guggenheim
Abraham L. Bienstock
Aimee Steinberger Guggenheim
William
Riverside Drive
Lillyan Andrus
German Bombers Hit Odessa in Baltic Sea Port Raid
German bombers attacked Odessa, the Soviet Black Sea port, causing terrible explosions and large fires. The Berlin radio today reported the raid and noted oil tanks in the harbor were bombed.
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Soviet
Black Sea
New York
Odessa
Russia
Berlin
Connally Seeks Broad Compromise on Long Duty Bill
Senator Connally of Texas proposed a compromise to exempt certain nationally guarded and reserve members from extended Army service. He discussed the plan with War Secretary Stimson, aiming to aid those with business dependents. The amendment would be broadly worded to avoid undue hardship and might apply to selectees as well as guardsmen and reserves.
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Washington
Connally
D.-Tex
War Stimson
War Department
Texas
State schools promised aid to county boards
Charleston July 23 Fifty-three of West Virginia's 55 county boards of education will receive first state aid checks for the 1941 42 fiscal year. Budget Director Cleveland M Bailey announced the $649 000 sum would be mailed after approval by the state board of school finance. Funds are for repairs before September classes. The total for the year depends on a formal allocation formula.
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Charleston
Boards of Education
Cleveland M. Bailey
Bailey
State Board of School Finance
Berkeley
Hampshire
Huntington Ends Milk Grading Controversy
Huntington. City Milk Inspector W. W. Stevens is reported as terminated today amid a dispute over the city milk inspection ordinance. Nine wheat farmers attacked the legality of the grading rules as the last man accepted a grade A, then agreed to a grade C with a rein inspection. eight others complied earlier.
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Huntington
W. W. Stevens
Blood Donors Fail to Save Victim of Strange Disease
In New Orleans on July 23 194th, Zemery C Wood a 40 year old radio technician from Kaplan Louisiana died after 11 days of illness. Physicians at Touro infirmary reported a rare blood disease and despite 19 transfusions offered by relatives and friends the patient succumbed to the mysterious condition.
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New Orleans
Touro Infirmary
Zemery C. Wood
Kaplan
Kapan
Berlin Papers Brand as Lies for Message
Berlin papers lash at President Roosevelt in a front page anti FDR campaign. Editors call his address to Congress a threat to Germany and Bolivian policy, while publishing a photo of Roosevelt at a Mason session. Military actions target Moscow and push war off Berlin front pages.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Moscow
FDR
Germany
Bolivia
DNB
United States
Congress
Silver Dollars Replace Scrip in Southern West Virginia Mines
Silver dollars replace metal tokens as prepayment for miners at Island Creek Coal in Holden. Other firms test substitutes for abused mine scrip. Officials note scrip may fade out, with Island Creek reportedly issuing $20,000 in cash advances and allowing miners to draw up to $2 daily against wages. Eddie Clevenger says a mix of cash and credit is used.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Island Creek Coal Company
Holden
Logan County
Eddie Clevenger
Merit Examinations Set For 28 DPA Positions
Dr Carl Frasure supervisor for the state merit system council announced exams will be held for 28 technical positions in the state health and public assistance departments. Examinations will be oral based on education experience and interviews with a committee of physicians and nurses judging.
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Charleston
Carl Frasure
State Merit System
Council
Frasure
Physicians
Nut
Ice Cream Social and Novelty Sale at Church Lawn
A community event on Thursday July 24 offers an ice cream social and novelty sale on the Main Street Church Lawn. Proceeds support church activities and local outreach.
Nurses Relate Open Boat Ordeal After Ship Torpedoed
Four American Red Cross nurses describe twelve days aboard an open boat after their ship was torpedoed four hundred miles off Greenland en route to Great Britain. Picked up July 5 by a destroyer, they were treated for gangrene of the feet and exposure before reaching Iceland and then Norfolk.
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Norfolk
Greenland
Great Britain
Red Cross
U. S. Navy
North Atlantic
Rey
Kjavik
Iceland
Clarence Gulbranson
New Orleans
Marion Blissett
Victoria Pele
Rachel St. Pierre
Boston
Lilian M. Pesnicak J
Albany
Navy
Londonderry
Ireland
Mary Beard
Washington
Localized effort to curb food price hikes in Charleston
Charleston July 23, state anti profiteering committee plans local groups to investigate complaints and curb unwarranted food price increases. Attorney General Clarence W Meadows, state chairman, said these groups will be part of the campaign against profiteers. At a joint meeting with the state food defense council hysteria and mass buying were cited as factors behind higher prices.
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Charleston
Clarence W. Meadows
State Food Defense Council
Japs May Gain Base for War on Singapore
United States Navy officials report Japan pressing France for concessions in southern French Indo-China. Talks center on access to airfields and naval bases as a springboard toward attacking Singapore. French authorities confirm negotiations on Japanese technical protection of Indo-China underway in Vichy and Hanoi amid British troop movements in Malaya and Burma.
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Associated Press
Far East
Japan
Indo-China
Britain
Singapore
Reuters
Hanoi
France
Oriental
Vichy
Malaya
Burma
West Virginia firms eligible for payroll tax cuts
About 1,100 small West Virginia business firms may gain payroll tax reductions totaling around 1,000,000 dollars for unemployment compensation. The state chamber estimates 2,000 of 4,500 employees meet eligibility as merit ratings rise after three years. Tax rates drop from 2.7 to 1.8 or 0.9 percent, effective through January 1, while U.S. tax remains unchanged.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Firmis
U.S
Chamber
Bulletin
United States Treasury
Seg Iide
Aeissiness
Funnier Faster Dancing In Future Dancer Claims
Hollywood gossip recounts Nick Castle predicting dance trends will grow rougher and swing from jitterbug to rug cutting and primitive steps as film and music drive new styles. He expects traditional jitterbug to fade, replaced by dynamic, uninhibited dance forms in upcoming productions.
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Hollywood
Nick Castle
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