Nazi Air Raids Challenge Western Front Defence
British airmen bombarded German positions near Abbeville for about 45 minutes scoring direct hits on roads and bridges over the Somme estuary. Reports say three direct hits on a Somme estuary bridge as German raids hit England's south and east coasts. Britain claims higher plane and engine output since mid May amid ongoing aerial war. a ship curfew is imposed as Nazi raids continue.
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London
Great Britain
France
Abbeville
Air Ministry
Somme
England
Somme-Aisne
Ora
Lord Beaverbrook
Fritbister
Britain
Flanders
Turkey Faces Grave Threat Across Eastern Med
Istanbul June 7 Turkey holds to its mutual aid pact with Britain and France and could be drawn into war if Italy enters the conflict. Turkish officials say the treaty obliges joining the Allies against Balkan or Mediterranean aggression, with Mussolini weighing Italy's entry only if victory seems assured. The government monitors Mussolini’s moves as the war landscape shifts.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Britain
France
Balkans
Mediterranean
Italy
Mussolino
Mussolini
Il Duce
Germany
Local theatres host Pinocchio and Stagecoach War showings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. Max Friedman of 460 West Main Street to tonight’s Strand Theatre showing of Pinocchio, a Walter Disney fantasy, and the Dixie Theatre showing Stagecoach War.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Max Friedman
West Main Street
Pinocchio
Walter Disney
Strand Theatre
Dixie Theatre
Dewey Visits Charleston Rally in West Virginia
Presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey spoke on The Price of Safety in Charleston with a radio address and gathering of Republicans as they organized their state committee for fall elections. New York district attorney held informal conferences ahead of a Republican rally at 8 30 p m E S T. Mrs Dewey attended a luncheon and reception. State Chairman Robert C Kay likely to stay on. judicial convention dates set between August 1 and August 15 in Huntington. Continued on Page Two.
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Charleston
Thomas E. Dewey
West Virginia
New York
Dewey
Kay
Republican State Committee
Robert C. Kay
Huntington
Another U S Warship Dispatched to Brazil
The navy announced the Wichita is en route to Rio de Janeiro where the Quincy was ordered last week. Officials call it a friendly visit, but confidential reports note rising pro Nazi activity in South America since the German advance. The Quincy was ordered to South America last Friday. the Wichita has served on the Atlantic coast neutrality patrol.
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Washington
Navy
Wichita
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Quincy
Edison
Flanders
South America
Atlantic Coast Neutrality Patrol
Americans Ordered Home By U.S. London Embassy
The American embassy in London urged Americans without urgent reasons to return home aboard the Washington leaving Galway Ireland in mid June. It warned this may be their last chance to leave until after the war and that those who stay must risk travel on belligerent ships as U S law forbids permits.
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London
Washington
Galway
Ireland
Adjourment in two weeks dominates Capitol actions
In Washington Roosevelt aides push for swift adjournment within two weeks to finish the session as defense tax issues loom. AFL leader Green opposes four of Smith committee amendments while backing most reforms, and a new three member labor board proposal draws mixed support. A Fairmont notice notes a $1000 donation from Senator Neely to the Democratic war chest, as Watkins announces the contribution.
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Fairmont
U. S
M. M. Neely
Democratic Party
A. Hale Watkins
Neely
Washington
Capitol
Roosevelt
House
American Federation of Labor
Green
William Green
AFL
Rep. Smith
D.-Va
Smith
National Labor Board
Separat
Union Plans Strike Call at Jewell Ridge Mines
William Blugzard of United Mine Workers district No 17 announced a strike at two Jewell Ridge Coal Corp Virginia mines, effective Monday unless the company honors the Appalachian wage agreement. About 800 miners at Jewell Ridge in Tazewell county and Jewell Valley in Buchanan county would walk out for nonpayment of agreed wage scales as of April 1, 1939. The union said J R Steelman sought compliance through labor conciliator and a sub-committee of the Appalachian conference urged payment.
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Charleston
William Blugzard
United Mine Workers District No. 17
Virginia
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
Jewell Ridge
Tazewell County
Jewell Valley
Buchanan County
Sigred
New York
Labor Department Tries To Settle Building Row
A U S Department of Labor conciliator met with the Hod Carriers and Building and Common Laborers Union and Charleston Contractors Association to resolve a wage dispute causing a strike that halted work on the new Catholic high school and other buildings in Charleston. Pickets continued around unfinished projects as the union and contractors awaited the conference outcome.
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Charleston
Department of Labor
Daniel F. Hurley
Cincinnati
Building Trades Council
Charleston Contractors Association
Contractors Association
Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers’ Union
AFL
Sun Buckle Blamed in Connellsville Train Wreck
State police blamed a sun buckle on a rail for a Pittsburgh and West Virginia freight wreck near Banning, killing one man and injuring nine. Nine cars of steel, grain and other products plunged over a 20 foot embankment as the freight derailed. The victim, William J. Moran, 40, of Lawrenceville, Mass, was identified by Social Security records and believed to have been riding on a freight car.
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Connellsville
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Banning
Wiliam J. Moran
Lawrenceville
Mass
Navy Planes To Aid Allies In War Support
The nation considers selling 50 surplus Navy warplanes to the manufacturer for Allied aid as urgency grows for France and Britain. The move follows White House appeals for rapid military supplies and the Senate passed a 1.492 billion Naval appropriation bill. Senator Rush Holt frames the debate as edging toward war declaration.
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Washington
France
Britain
Navy
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
Gospel of Love Needed at West Virginia University
Dr. Nelson H. Thorn urged the 1940 West Virginia University graduates to apply the gospel of love to humanity's problems. He warned aggressor nations seek global solidarity at civilization's expense and framed Moscow's ideal as a move toward a Communistic world state. About 600 graduates faced the baccalaureate services in Morgantown on Saturday.
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Morgantown
Nelson H. Thorn
West Virginia University
Clarksburg
First Presbyterian Church
Moscow
Dr. Thom
Mouse Causes Car Wreck Injuring Driver in Spencer
Len Wright of Leatherbark Calhoun county sustained a fractured spine when a mouse ran up Fred Whytsell's trousers causing a loss of control. The car then toppled 60 feet down a bank, overturning twice. Whytsell and Henry Starcher escaped with scratches. Wright was hospitalized. Whytsell's farm barn housed the car, the mouse reportedly used the vehicle as a home.
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Spencer
Len Wright
Wright
Leatherbark
Calhoun County
Fred Whytsell
Whytsell
Henry Starcher
Italian Vessels Ordered To Take Refuge Immediately
New York June 7 The Italian Line said all Italian ships at sea were ordered into neutral ports and sailings cancelled Italo Verrando New York manager said ships were safe and if the order came from Rome it indicated possible war Several liners Rex Conte Di Savoia Roma were previously rushed to Italian ports and sailings postponed
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New York
Italian Line
Rts
Italo Verrando
Line
Rome
Weygand Line Pierced Across Front in German Report
Berlin reports claim the Weygand line has been broken through on the entire front as France battles along the Somme and Aisne defenses. The High Command notes no details beyond progress and mentions Allied air losses and a sinking by German coastal guns.
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Berlin
Paris
France
Somme
Aisne-Oise Canal
Tank Attack Fails as French Hold Firm
Paris June 7 A German blitzkrieg thrust with about 2,000 tanks into the Weygand line falters as French forces bite deep into the soil of France. A military spokesman cited 500 tank divisions, 480,000 men, and massive cannonading while British aid bolsters the defense amid uncertain battlefield reports. The clash marks a third day of fighting as observers note the Germans regroup and press toward the strategic north.
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Paris
Germany
Weys
France
Weygand
Aisne
Panzer Divisi
Teleftanice
Sik
Fuel Company Trackman Killed By Lightning
Oliver Castell a 37 year old trackman for a fuel company since coming from Friendsville Maryland in May was struck and killed by lightning while sitting in his boarding house at National His widow and six children reside in Friendsville.
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Morgantown
Oliver Castell
Friendsville
National
Plan Barter for Supplies Plan Barter for Supplies
Washington June 7 The administration disclosed plans to obtain critical materials like rubber and tin through barter of surplus American farm products. Senator Wagner said Jesse Jones told him Congress might authorize the Reconstruction Finance Corp to pay for reserve defense supplies with raw or manufactured agricultural goods.
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Washington
Wagner
D.-N.y
Jesse Jones
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
RFC
Six Prisoners Escape From Tazewell Jail
Six prisoners cut through a jail escape at Tazewell county jail, aided by a shower room opening. One prisoner refused and alerted the jailer, prompting a countywide search led by Sheriff R Brown Thompson. The escapees include Bert Lowe Raven five years for breaking and entering and A C Hannell Baptist Valley five years for assault among others.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Truble Heldreth
Bert Lowe
Raven
A. C. Hannell
Baptist Vall
Ley
Harry Bailey
Richlands
Melvin Dawson
Arthur Newman
Pocahontas
Dan Smith
Jewell Ridge
R. Brown Thompson
Heldredth
Germany Aims to Annihilate France and England
Germany issued war aims through authorized sources declaring twofold goals: the annihilation of France and England, with all else beside the point. An authorized spokesman claimed Germany seeks peace but England and France have declared war, so total annihilation until capitulation is the aim. The blockade is noted as England’s action.
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Berlin
Germany
France
England
von Richenau
Walther von Richenau
Paige
Airmail Pickup Service Extension Proposed Nationwide
Representative Edmiston of West Virginia urged extending airmail pickup to all states using army and navy reserves as pilots. He told Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson and General H H Arnold that the plan would create a pool of capable fliers and he discussed it with Navy, Post Office, and civil service officials.
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Washington
Edmiston
D. W.va
United States
Army
Navy
Louis ‘A. Johnson
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
West
Navy, Post Office and
Civil Seronatutics Authority
Repeal Guffy Act urged by Pa Congressman
New York June 1. Rep Robert G Allen of Greensburg Pa Democrat told a National Pull Credit convention that passage of the Guffey coal act was a false and foolish step to be retraced at once He urged amendment or repeal to free enterprise from bureaucratic control and ultimate government ownership.
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New York
Robert G. Allen
Greensburg
National Pull Credit Association
Mass Troops in Rome Reported in Midyear Review
In Rome today, June 7, observers note mass troop detachments around strategic centers. The report emphasizes deployment levels and potential impact on security posture across central government districts.
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Rome
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Hitler
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