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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1941

Page

2

Broad cast Lou Nova bout on MBS set for June

New York June 6 The Special News Service reports announcers Bill Corum and Don Dunphy will handle the Lou Nova Jim Robinson bout on MBS opening June 18 with Joe Louis Billy Conn. NBC CBS and MBS schedule and radio lineups follow including Willkie from Chicago and Bureau updates.

New York Special News Service MBS Bill Corum Don Dunphy Corum New York Journal American Dunphy WINS Mike Jacobs Joe Louis Billy Conn Jacobs NBC Willkie Chicago Nbc-Red NBC Blue CBS Nbc-Blue Rep J. W. Martin Dr. W. W. Bauer Wendell Willkie Britain Allen White Henry Allen Bette Davis Margaret Lindsay Eddie Cantor Lou Nova Jim ‘Robinson

Coal Wage Board Proposes Uniform Rate Across South

The federal wage board recommends eliminating the 40 cent north-south differential to a uniform seven dollar day rate for southern and northern coal fields. It notes added costs and buffer protections under the Guffey act, with most soft coal producers already under new two year UMWA terms. Also reports paid vacations approval and a separate accident involving Congressman Milton Romjue near Buckhannon, West Virginia.

Puget Sound Lumber Puget Sound Lumber Workers CIO International Wood Nesday Murray TWA United Mineworkers William H. Davis Bituminous Coal Division Appalachian United Mine Workers Union

CIO Leaders Face Labor Push and War News

The article notes CIO leaders in Washington and Chicago, with AFL affiliates seeking an election at North American and APL workers pressing for union representation. It also reports training planes moved by the Army, and Roosevelt discussing Nazi propaganda orders in Berlin aimed at Western Hemisphere sentiment.

North American APL AFL Army Chicago Richard T. Frankensteen Cio-Uaw Union Washington Lew Michener CIO West Coast Elmer Freitag UAW Berlin Roosevelt Germany Western Hemisphere Winant United States Britain

Britain eyes Syria move and Crete loss seen in raid

Timed page notes predict Britain marching into Syria to safeguard Near Eastern stance, citing Dienst which says tension grows. Reports cite no German troops in Syria while Alexandria raid is deemed a success. Voelkischer Beobachter links Crete loss to England realizing raid significance. Connally amends selective service act to seize defense plants if needed, with Byrnes and Norris backing.

Britain Syria Dienst Alexandria Voelkischer Beobachter England Crete Connally Byrnes Norris Ind Neb

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