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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1943
Page
1
Reports from the Yangtze front say Chinese troops under General Hsuen Yueh trapped about 75,000 Japanese in a large encirclement. Japanese forces thrust from Ichang toward Chungking, suffering heavy losses with over 4,000 dead removed by May 27.
Republican party leaders foresee the Midwest as the main battleground in next year’s presidential race. A postwar advisory council of 49 members, with 24 governors, five senators, 12 representatives, and eight officials, may meet in Chicago to draft a “realistic peace-time program” for guidance at the 1944 convention. Chairman Harrison E. Spangler called for international cooperation and outlined five aims for the campaign, starting with building a better nation and a peaceful world.
Katherine Shepler invites patrons to the Grafton Sentinel at 301 Beech Street to attend tonight’s screenings. One program features Random Harvest with Ronald Colman and Greer Garson at the Brandt. Another shows Desperadoes with Randolph Scott Glenn Ford Claire Trevor and Evelyn Keyes at the Dixie Theatre.
Secretary Ickes said inland states may be asked to release gasoline to aid the Atlantic seaboard where stocks are at bottom and likely to stay low for weeks. He explained that bringing in supply from other regions is the objective to relieve the shortage.
J Kenneth Galbraith, the 34 year old Princeton economics professor, resigns as deputy price administrator after a sharp clash with Lou Maxon. Price Administrator Prentiss Brown stresses policy remains unchanged as Galbraith leaves, while Maxon seeks control over OPA personnel and policies.
Washington June 1 Party lines dissolve as the house takes up a pay as you go income tax plan. It provides a 20 percent deduction from the taxable part of wages and salaries starting next month. The bill would shift taxpayers to a current payment basis and abate a large portion of the annual tax.
Charleston report says the Board of Public Works heard railway and express company reps on next year taxes. Tomorrow the board will receive street railways toll bridges water and electric firms while utilities and bus lines face Thursday hearings for the fiscal year starting July 1.
Charleston June 1 miners across West Virginia heeded a no work pledge with about 130000 workers staying away. The stalled wage dispute and no word from United Mine Workers president John L Lewis left operations at a standstill as negotiations with mine owners and federal officials continued.
A Greyhound bus carrying 41 passengers from Parkersburg West Virginia to Wheeling Ohio overturned at Beavertown Ohio. Eleven people were injured including Mrs. Alex McGough of Shadyville Ohio who was hospitalized in Wheeling.
Police continue search for a tall Black man who confronted a Huntington woman last night. The woman was struck about the head and face and choked into unconsciousness, according to Police Lieutenant Leslie J. Swann.
The House Military Committee sought testimony from four top officials to oppose and suggest amendments to the Smith Connally anti strike bill. Secretary Knox Perkins McCloy and War Shipping Administrator Emory Land testified that the bill faces administration opposition. The panel plans to bring the measure up for a vote Thursday despite calls to reopen hearings.
Early in 1943 more than 110000 women worked in transportation with many recruited daily. Employers report enthusiasm and skepticism fades once women train, as two mothers driving ten ton Army trucks prove it possible. Jane, a driver weighing under 100 pounds, says bigger trucks are easier to handle and calls her job a cinch. See WOMEN PLAY Page 5
The column describes a volatile Russia Germany front with both sides probing for weakness as Hitler weighs a potential last gamble against Stalin. Reports from Spain of Allied ships at Gibraltar fuel speculation on a Mediterranean strike and a Western Europe invasion.
Lisbon dispatches report ongoing activity at the British fortress of Gibraltar with ships moving in a high volume, seen as a sign of growing Allied strength in the Mediterranean. Three aircraft carriers, three battleships, several cruisers and destroyers were said to have left the Mayal base during the night, observers at La Linea could not confirm whether they headed into the Mediterranean or toward the Atlantic.
Washington June 1 farmers may obtain up to 25 worth of 178 named items by certifying they are farmers in need. Purchases over that amount require county farm rationing committee approval. certificates may be written on ordinary paper.
James F. Byrnes, newly named director of war mobilization, pledged to streamline squabbling agencies into an efficient home-front war machine. He urged officials to sacrifice pride, cooperate as Army and Navy do, and noted controversies have been exaggerated amid strong arms production. The president has tapped him to unify and solidify war efforts.
The Associated Press reports a new strike wave across UMW coal miners as the truce expires without wage settlement. Thousands of miners refrain from work in soft and hard coal fields, threatening coal output for war factories and prompting anticipation of government action.
Allied forces conducted renewed raids in Italy and nearby areas. American heavy bombers struck Foggia on the Italian mainland, bombing railway yards and administrative buildings. Liberators from the Middle East air force hit Foggia airport, while island bases including Sardinia were attacked. Medium fighters targeted Pantelleria, aiming at gun positions and barracks. Two Allied planes failed to return. another enemy aircraft was downed on May 20.
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