Germans Eye Cyprus as Axis Objective in Mediterranean
Berlin dispatch notes Voelkischer Beobachter naming Cyprus the next Axis target as Goering hails air force conquests. Cyprus, Britain’s last eastern Med stronghold, blocks access to Palestine and Suez and is seen as key to Axis dominance. Goering praises Crete victory while talks with Axis leaders continue.
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Britain
Mediterranean
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Cyprus
Palestine
Suez
Middle East
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Lni
Brenner
Reichsmarshar
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Crete
Knox Asks Miracle to Speed Warship Production
Secretary Knox urged shipbuilders at a Washington conference to deliver a production miracle in the nation s warship building industry to ensure Britain and the United States control of the seas. He said victory rests on a swift blend of sea and air power and called for immediate increases in labor throughput in shipyards.
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Knox
United States
Britain
America
Grafton Sentinel Teases Tonight Theatre Lineup
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Gust a Bryan to attend tonight's presentation of The Bad Man starring Wallace Berry at the Strand theatre or Las Vegas ts starring Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra currently running at the Strand. Identification may be required.
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Grafton Sentinel
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Longstreet
Bad Man
Wallace Berry
Las Vegas
State May Get Land Near Tygart Reservoir
Washington June 3. A bill to authorize the secretary of war to convey to West Virginia 2 200 acres of land adjoining the Tygart river reservoir near Grafton West Virginia for a reasonable price was passed by the House yesterday.
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West Virginia
Tygart River Reservoir
Grafton
W. Va
Chief Justice Hughes to retire from Supreme Court
Washington reports Charles Evans Hughes, the 79 year old chief justice, will relinquish his post on July 1 due to health and age. He has served 19 years on the court, rising from associate justice to chief justice, ending a long public career. Speculation on his successor dominates talk on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Et Ai
Ert
Questin
Petain calls cabinet meeting in Vichy amid Britain tensions
In Vichy on June 3, Marshal Petain summoned an urgent cabinet meeting after a two hour session with General Weygand regarding strained French British relations. Weygand, Afrique pro consul, briefed Petain who then ordered the second meeting as radio broadcasts accused Britain of planning attacks on Syria and spreading false reports of German landings.
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Vichy
France
Petain
Maxime Weygand
Weygand
Increase in West Virginia gross sales tax receipts
Charleston June 3 West Virginia state tax departments report an eleven month total of 15 954 032 28 in gross sales tax collections for 1940 41 compared with 14 131 783 17 for the 1939 40 period an increase of nearly two million dollars May 1941 receipts rose to 2 703 522 03 from 1 608 247 65 in May 1940 Coal industry led the eleven month gain with the largest rise in tax collections.
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West Virginia
INCREASE Pace 6 Trent Fills Vacancies On Lincoln Board
Charleston June 3 Three Democrats named by State School Superintendent W W Trent to Lincoln county school board vacancies caused by resignations of three members convicted of bribery Pat Barrett gas company employee Hamlin named to succeed Elza B Adkins Harrison Smith building contractor Griffissville to succeed Ove Hike and Roscoe Hazlett lumber company employee Midff to succeed Homer Hall board president Funeral services held today for Laura K Wysong widow of Charles D Wysong former Jefferson County sheriff who died Saturday near Charles Town
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W W. Trent
Lincoln County
Pat Barrett Gas Company
Hamlin
Elza B. Adkins
Harrison Smith
Griffithsville
Ove Hike
Roscoe Hazlett
Lumber Company
Midfiff
Homer Hall
Shepherdstown
Laura K. Wysong
Charles D. Wysong
Jefferson County
Charles Town
France Forced to Remain In Conflict By Germans
France remains in struggle as German pressure solidifies control. The piece, written in the absence of Dewitt MacKenzie by Fred Vanderschmidt, argues the French cannot exit the war even when defeated. It cites French collaboration and mentions Admiral Darlan and Weygand amid wartime conferences.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Fred Vanderschmidt
Germany
Admiral Darlan
Marshal Petaig
Weygand
Alumni Hear State Senator At Marshall Alumni Day
State Senate President Byron B. Randolph urged Marshall College alumni to defend democracy and liberty at a session where C. H. McKown was elected Alumni Association president. Randolph warned that surrendering leisure or luxury is minor if liberty endures while reaffirming democratic principles.
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State Senate
Byron B. Randolph
Clarksburg
Marshall College
C. H
Jackie) McKown
Wayne
Alumni Association
Eugene H. Brown
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Randolph
Week End Rains Boost State Strawberry Crop
Week end rainfall revived central and western West Virginia strawberry growers with heaviest shipments of the season anticipated this week. At the Pittsburgh terminal today supplies were light, demand fair, and the market strong with Delaware truck lots monopolizing the market, prices $4.28 to $4.50.
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Central
West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Agiculture
Pittsburgh
Delaware
Tauptons
Nations race for positions on new front
Qualified observers predicted the British war cabinet would declare Syria enemy-occupied, widening the wedge between Turkey and Palestine for a full scale attack. Reports from Turkey said Nazi sea borne infantry with motorized equipment had landed at Latakia near Cyprus, signaling a race for war front positions.
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Japan Sends Foodstuffs To Nazis Via Russia
Tokyo sources report vital foodstuffs from Japan and Japanese occupied China reaching Germany through the Trans-Siberian railroad at about 1500 tons daily in recent months. The traffic aids Germany’s blockade evasion, driven by Helmuth Wolthst with Japanese officials, according to reliable reports.
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Helmuth Wolthst
Adolf Hitler
Opposition Brews Over FDR Right To Seize Property
Washington reports say President Roosevelt would veto the farm bill if an amendment fixing minimum prices for government purchases is attached. See CHIEF Page 4. Opposition grows in Congress to War department power to take over property for defense, with Senator Wheeler among early critics.
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Wheeler
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Local WV towns hold mayor, council elections in 135 cities
In Charleston on June 3 voters across 135 West Virginia municipalities cast ballots for local governing officials. Most candidates ran under nonpartisan or citizen labels as Morgantown and Moundsville stood out as the main cities participating in the balloting.
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West Virginia
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Citizen's
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Moundsville
Auto Builders Hear Captain White Sulphur Springs
Captain J E Engler of the U S Army quartermaster corps told automobile experts at the Society of Automotive Engineers that achieving the impossible is essential for supplying the army with top equipment. He spoke at White Sulphur Springs on June 3 and urged engineers to push beyond assumed limits to meet wartime needs.
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Second Memorial Day Accident Victim Dies
Morgantown, June 3. A Memorial Day automobile accident claimed a second victim, Louis Ripoll, 22, whose brother Frank, 18, was killed instantly. With Ripoll’s death yesterday in a hospital, West Virginia recorded its 10th violent death during the three day Memorial holiday weekend.
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Frank
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West Virginia
France May Defend Self in Germanendt War Context
Berlin dispatch cites German sources saying France will be allowed to repel attacks to defend sovereignty. Officials would not confirm specifics on Syria or any British demands. They reference Marshal Petain and Admiral Darlan pledging to defend all French territory.
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Germany
France
England
Syria
Petain
Darlan
Fairmont Lawyer Addresses Alumni Luncheon in WV
Fairmont attorney Tusca Morris, class of 1899, spoke at a luncheon honoring U. S. Senator Joseph Rosier during alumni events for 115 graduating seniors. Morris urged the senator to resist appeasement if the nation faces decisive world action, while Rosier was on leave as president of the college.
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Fairmont
Tusca Morris
Ers’ College
U. S
Joseph Rosier
West Virginia
Morris
Rosier
Grafton Youth Nominated Judge in Mock Government
Jackson's Mill June coverage details Mountaineer Boys State mock government as Charleston youths head both tickets. Nationalists nominate Jack Lee for governor while William Teel leads the Federalist ticket, with Wayne Browning of Terra Alta unopposed for state auditor. Other listed candidates include Frank See for secretary of state.
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Jackson's Mill
Charleston
Mountaineer
Jack Lee
Gov
Emnor
William Teel
Wayne Browning
Terra Alta
Frank. A
British lose 746000 tons in ship sinkings
Berlin reports German high command says May saw 746000 tons of British merchant shipping destroyed by the navy and air force. Submarines accounted for 479000 tons, luftwaffe 125000 tons, and remaining by surface ships, with mine losses included. Five merchantmen totaling 21100 tons sunk in convoy raids off the British east coast. long range bombers hit a large merchantman west of the Faroes.
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High Command
Communiqque
Luftwaffe
Atlantic
Faroes
Schleswig -Holstein
RAF
Germany
Bermh Berlin
Army deploys for maneuver in Tennessee arena
Army units move into a pivotal Sank position as 55 000 Seventh Army corps troops sweep out in a Tennessee war game. Fifth division from Fort Custer Michigan joins 21st and 30th divisions, operating as a triangular three regiments with integrated artillery.
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Seventh Army Corps
Fort Custer
Mich
Nashville
Grafton Sentinel invites Mr Paul L Morgan to Sis Hopkins at Opera House
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mr Paul L Morgan of 439 Barrett Street to attend a showing of Sis Hopkins starring Judy Canova at the Opera House theatre.
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Barrett Street
Sis Hopkins
Judy
Canova
Opera House
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