Allies Urge Faster Production for War Supplies
Washington reports ambassadors in Paris and London telephoned and cabled to speed up production of military essentials for the Allies. Secretary Morgenthau noted potential vast new purchases of aircraft while Attorney General Jackson’s surplus disposal ruling may open sales.
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Washington
White House
America
Paris
London
Stephen Barry
Ambasaddor Kennedy
Bullitt
Myron Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
Jackson
Early
Visiou
Morgenthau
Knox urges full aid to Allies in war effort
Chicago June 6 Col Frank Knox urged the United States to aid France and Great Britain with every resource short of sending soldiers. A former Republican VP nominee, Knox said neutrality was a sham and pledged support to allied security. He noted launching Aviation Plattsburgs to train pilots and 30,000 men next school year.
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Chicago
Frank Knox
United States
France
Great Britain
Chicago Daily News
Roosevelt
Army
Col
Knox
Plattsburgs
Theatre Ticket Ad Mission at Strand and Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs W A Coffman of 512 Gay Street to attend tonight's Strand Theatre showing of Paul Muni in Dr Hhrlich's Magic Bullet or Dixie Theatre showing Corlgo Maisie with Ann Sothern and John Carroll. Verification may be required.
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Grafton Sentinel
W. A. Coffman
Gay Street
Paul Muni
Dr. Hhrlich
Magic Bullet
Strand Theatre
Corlgo Maisie
Ann Sothern
John Carroll
Dixie Theatre
Big Strawbery Festival Opens in Buckhannon
Thousands of central West Virginians gather to honor new rulers at the annual strawberry festival coronation in Buckhannon. Pretty Jean Bailey of Weston and Dyce Hinkle of Queens Upshur county participate as regents while Former Governor John J. Cornwell crowns Queen Jean V and J B McLaughlin officiates. Buckhannon school children parade past crates of early strawberry specimens in a two day celebration with an exhibition hall full of produce.
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Buckhannon
West
U S Receives Warning Not To Meddle Abroad
The Italian Fascist editor Virginio Gayda warned the United States against intervention in the European war. He stated American aid to Britain and France could draw eventual European intervention in American affairs and called such involvement an ostentatious rash taking of sides.
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Kome
Virginio Gayda
United States
Ifhe
Britain
France
Gayda
Il Giornale D'Italia
Europe
Easley Partlow Endorsed by County Democrats
Pineville voters hear a county executive committee reorganization elect W C Bailey Jr as chairman. The committee endorsed D M Easley of the ninth district circuit and Ira J Partlow for supreme court judges, with Ward Wylie named to seek reelection in the ninth senatorial district.
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Pineville
Wyoming County
Dah D. M. Easley
Ira J. Partlow
Supreme Court
W. C. Bailey, Jr
Ward Wylie
Old Slaying Case Gets Grand Jurors For Study
A Milton man and a 57 year old man were involved in a murder case. Magistrate J A Browning ordered Winfred Barley held without bond. Barley was arrested this week at Matewan. The seven year old is referenced in the slaying case under grand jury review.
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Piney
Milton’ Walker
J. A. Browning
Winfred Barley
Barley
Matewan
Strike Halts Construction Across Charleston Area
In Charleston on June 6 a large work stoppage by the Hod Carriers AFL over wage dispute forced the Charleston Contractors Association to halt all union-controlled projects. About 15 jobs were affected and 300 to 1,000 workers idle, with no work resuming until pickets are removed and a settlement reached.
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Charleston
Navy
Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union
AFL
Over & Wade
Charleston Contractors Association
Sacred Heart Catholic
Riot of Long Termers In Eastern Pen Quelled
Nine long term convicts rioted at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia on Saturday but were brought under control. All refused meals. Warden Herbert B. Smith said he felt like he was sitting on a powder keg. The disturbance, linked to an escape plot uncovered on Valentine’s Day, arose over alleged demands for better cells and radio service. The prison houses 1,300 inmates.
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Philadelphia
Eastern State Penitentiary
Herbert B. Smith
Smith
St. Valentine's
Mother of Seven Cleared of Murder in Husband’s Slaying
Ruth Margaret Walsh a 42 year old mother of seven was acquitted today in the fatal shooting of her patrolman husband John J. Walsh at their home last March. She cried as the verdict was read and was supported from the courtroom by three of her children. She testified he drank heavily abused her and threatened to kill her.
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Pittsburgh
Ruth Margaret Walsh
John J. Walsh
Fifth Column Drive By FBI Is Proposed
Washington reports a total preparedness push as Congress is asked to authorize 400,000 regular troops and a $6,558,800 boost for the FBI and other subversive activity units. State restrictions hit aliens with bans on entry and travel, and foreign seamen face shore leave limits. The FCC forbids amateur radio operators from contacting foreign stations.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department
State Department
United States
Federal Communications Commission
Belgium in exile government gains British recognition
Prime Minister Churchill announced in London that Britain recognizes the Belgian government formed in France as Belgium’s sole legal authority. Hubert Pierlot heads the government in exile. Churchill stated Parliament that Britain’s aim is the restoration of Belgium’s freedom and independence.
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London
Churchill
Britain
France
Belgium
Hubert Pierrott
House of Commons
House
German Tanks Destroyed By Defending Frenchmen
Telefrance reports 25 German tanks destroyed at Chaulnes near Peronne amid German drive on Paris. Heaviest attacks said to hit Abbeville region at the mouth of the Somme as French forces defend.
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Paris
Telefrance
Chaulnes
Peronne
Abbeville
Somme
Nazis raid Britain as air attacks loom near London
London reports the German air force delivering its heaviest bombing since the war began. Bombs blaze along a 270 mile stretch from Yorkshire to Kent as paratrooper landings are feared. A Kent family narrowly escapes a burning diary bomb. several incendiaries ignite fires but are put out. Continued on page five.
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London
Britain
Nrazi Air Force
England
Royal Air Force
Ruhr
Yorkshire
Kent
Thames
Esby
Duke of Windsor Relinquishes Liaison Post in Europe
In London June 6 informed sources said the Duke of Windsor has given up his post as liaison officer with the British and French armies. No explanation was immediately available. Earlier reports said Brigadier Edward Spears assumed most duties and attended a supreme war council meeting.
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London
Duke of Windsor
Edward
Edward Spears
The
Riviera
Spears
Supreme War Council
Dr Thorn Delivers Sermon at West Virginia University
Six hundred WVU seniors set for final exercises hear Reverend Nelson Hi Thorn of Clarksburg deliver the baccalaureate sermon tonight. The 73rd commencement week opens with Earl Mitchell, Pittsburgh organist, and Frank Cuthbert, baritone, in a recital. Saturday features President Wickenden of Case School of Applied Science and Dean Roscoe Pound of Harvard Law School for speeches.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Nelson Hi. Thorn
Clarksburg
Earl Mitchell
Pittsburgh
Frank Cuthbert
W. E. Wickenden
Case School of Applied Science
University Field House
College of Law
Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
Few Civil War Veterans To Attend Fairmont Encampment
In Fairmont on June 6 the 69th annual encampment of the Grant Army of the Republic and affiliated groups will open next Monday. Officials expect only four or five Civil War veterans to register while Union Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Spanish American War Veterans and the American Legion participate. Planned events include a banquet, memorial service, parade, camp fire, and closing on Thursday with national officers such as Frances M. Haskell, president of the Ladies of the Cantinuea.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Department of the Grant
Army of the Republic
Union Veterans
Sons of Veterans
American Legion
Frances M. Haskell
The
Ladies of the
French Military Leaders Cheer As New Line Holds
Paris reports a renewed German assault on lower Somme positions facing a slight French withdrawal. French outposts hold well and tactics shift to mobile warfare, with tanks exposed to flanking fire and some German gains repulsed. The Somme-Aisne line stretches through multiple towns toward Montmedy and Rethel.
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Paris
Lower
Somme
Oise
Ailette
France
Saar
Euré Line
Somme-Aisne
Rev John Love Elected President Of Retreat
The Christian Tri State Retreat held its 12th annual conference in Bethany selected Rev John W Love of Washington Pa as president Rev Henry C Mathews of Mt Vernon ND and Rev O J Howearth of Wellsburg WV were named vice president and secretary treasurer respectively.
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Bethany
John W. Love
Washington, Pa
Henry C. Mathews
Mt. Vernon
O. J. Howearth
Wellsburg
W. Va
Communists Petition on Ballot Under Scrutiny in West Virginia
Charleston reports at least two thousand people on a Communist election petition say they did not know its purpose or did not sign. Attorney General Clarence W. Meadows says 8,646 names were filed May 13 to place the Communist party on the November ballot. The American Legion recruits a statewide campaign to bar the party. prosecutors in 19 counties review signature rew cards and may pursue court action.
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Charleston
Clarence W. Meadows
Communist Party
Legion
Meadows
The
American Legion
Relief Outlays Linked With Needs of Defense
A senate ready relief and defense funding plan aims to merge relief outlays with national defense needs. The bill, totaling 1,075,584,916 dollars, authorizes 300,000 youths in CCC non combatant training and 25 million dollars for speeding defense projects, with Marshall testifying non combatant services vital in mobilization.
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Washington
Senate
Adams
D.-Colo
Senate Appropriations Committee
War
Navy
George C. Marshall
Army
Italy widens preparations signaling entry into war
Rome reports suspension of regular steamship service between Malta and Sicily as Italy broadens war preparations. Coastlines and empire waters now fenced with 12 mile zones for foreign shipping. Also, many Italians in Turkey reportedly return home. Parachute Corps formed and wartime food supply talks continue with Reich minister Walter Rattu amid rumors about Ettore Muti.
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Rome
Malta
Mediterranean
Sicily
Italy
Turkey
Walter Ratre
Ettore Mutt
Fascist Party
Auto Wreck Kills Six in Kentucky Crash
Six people died in a Lawrenceburg area car wreck when the automobile swerved off the highway and struck a tree, snapping it 18 feet above the ground. Two others were seriously injured. The deceased include Rosetta Trimble Sawyer Parton 58 of Somerset and Charles Pene Sawyer 35 of Frankfort plus Josephine Thurman 35 of Frankfort, Charles Morrison 29, Ruby Lee Gaither 24 of Frankfort, and Roy Everett Gaither 5, the nephew.
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Lawrenceburg
Here
Rosetta Trimble Sawyer |Parton
Somerset
Charles Pene Sawyer
Frankfort
Josephine Thurman
Charles Morrison
Ruby Lee Gaither
Roy Everett Gaither
Four Girls Die After Pond Wading Tragedy in Covington
Four young sisters and cousins drowned after wading in a Covington pond. Victims included Louise Ware, 12, Nellie Ware, 14, Susie Carpenter, 16, and Lib Carpenter, 18, in a sorrowful Kentucky accident reported June 6.
French Retreat Reported as Allied Bombing Intensifies
Paris reports French troops offensive toward the southwest pushing into enemy lines as Allied bombing raids increase pressure. German high command notes progress on the western front while acknowledging French defense along southwestern fringes amid rising tensions.
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Fran
Becomes One Man Director of Wartime Paris Backing Reynaud
Dynamics appoints Paul Reynaud as sole wartime director, shaping the Paris defense amid the battle for Paris. The move follows a late night vote strengthening Reynaud’s political grip, with prior cabinet figures Daladier and others sidelined as new leadership takes charge.
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Iittle
Chamber
Daladier Aloe Soares
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