Troops Mass in Egypt as War Spreads
South African veterans who helped reshape East Africa join British forces in Egypt facing the German threat at the Suez Canal while Syria watch continues. Troops march in trucks and others sail the Nile toward actions against potential Nazi moves from both west and east as Britain weighs a Syrian attack plan amid Vichy notes.
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Willkie Says Safe Delivery Needed to Aid Britain
Chicago June 7 Willkie declared that America with the strongest Navy and growing air power can insure safe delivery of its own production to England England cannot survive unless losses of shipments to Britain are stopped or reduced immediately The 1940 Republican nominee spoke to a 22500 seat Unity day crowd at Chicago Stadium Booing delayed his address and six women were briefly seized from an office during the speech then released Willkie noted shifts in his view on aiding Britain and said democracy would not survive without its victory He added that if production had been intensified earlier the outcome might differ WILLKIE Page 8
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Theatre invite and current film listings at Strand and Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Harold M Edwards of 25 Walter Street to tonight's presentation of So Ends Our Night starring Frederic March at the Strand theatre. Also showing at the Dixie theatre is The Round Up, the current attraction.
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Southern Operators Weigh Shutdown With Negotiating Committee
Southern West Virginia coal operators left the decision to continue or shut down to their negotiating committee after the defense mediation board urged abolishing a 40 cent wage differential. Most said they would present a Washington decision by Monday. A Charleston source said national defense needs might prevent a second work stoppage. The board proposed a $7 wage in both fields, a move locals argued could drive them out of business. Contenders at White Sulphur Split declined to forecast. A Cincinnati spokesman called the board’s recommendation very.
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Radio Singer and Attorney to Marry in Baltimore
Miss Bonelle Aaron a radio and stage singer will wed Huntington attorney William Bull Strickling in Baltimore today. Aaron daughter of Mrs Lynn Aaron of Memphis Tenn has performed with many name bands. Strickling a former college football official and Marshall College and University of Virginia athlete now WV state counsel for the Chesapeake and Ohio railway retired from officiating two years ago.
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Bull) Strickling
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Secretary to Health Commissioner Resigns in Charleston
Helen Gluesenkamp of Charleston, secretary to the state health commissioner for more than 15 years, announced today her resignation to accept a position with a Charleston law firm. Her successor will be selected under the state merit system, which covers employees of federally aided departments.
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Buckhannon Fete Ends with Pageant and Parade
In Buckhannon on June 7 hundreds of West Virginia legionnaires and families attended Veterans National Defense Day during the Central West Virginia Strawberry festival. The sixth annual fete crowned Queen Jeanne Strickling of Clarksburg and King W. J. Arnold of Volga, with a grand feature parade and Fantasia show to close the festival finale. Roscoe Manley led as 1942 festival king with a grand sweepstakes berry exhibit.
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London Night Bombing Returns After May 14
London suffered its first night bombing since May 14 as German aiders used motorized raids before heavier formations attacked from the Dover Strait. British planes retaliated against guns on the occupied French shore while RAF fighters clashed with enemy aircraft over the channel. Several houses were damaged in a London district and a southeast coast town reported 12 casualties.
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Legion Plans Home Defense
The American Legion proposes involving up to 1,000,000 World War veterans in home defense units as aircraft warning and air raid services are organized nationwide. Milo Warner reports strong veteran response, with 700,000 already volunteering through a Legion questionnaire covering 67 occupations. Details await Roosevelt and civilian defense review.
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University Professor Named WPA Public Activities Chief
CLARKSBURG June 7 Irene Gillolly WV university professor T F Haygood has been appointed chief of the WPA public activities program. He will assume the post after a university leave of absence and succeeds David Hicks.
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Draft system may be used for U S Navy
Washington June 7 The selective service system which has supplied men for military service may be called upon soon to aid the Navy in manning its expanding auxiliary fleet and shore bases. Sea service aboard converted merchant craft and posts ashore are probable assignments for future selectees, with a limited number to be taken through the system.
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Hope to Finish Doctor's Trial Opens Long Day
Federal Judge Harry E. Watkins ordered an early opening and late closing to finish testimony in the trial of Dr. S M E Simon on charges of concealing assets from creditors. The court dismissed one of seven counts after prosecutors admitted failure to prove transfers of funds to Mrs Malvina Simon before bankruptcy filed November 5 1938. Judge Watkins overruled defense bid for directed verdict of acquittal.
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Doctors Urge Poison Label on Liquor Bottles
Three Boston physicians, not against prohibition but fearing its failure, ask the American Medical Association to back labeling all liquor as poison. They say labels should warn that alcohol can be dangerous if consumed in excess, comparing to arsenic and carbolic acid.
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British Confident Suez Canal Can Be Held Reported
Ambassador John G Winant told Vice President Wallace and senators that Britain is confident it can hold the Suez Canal and keep the Mediterranean from German control. Winant met with leaders for over two hours to convey a more hopeful war assessment than some expected.
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French African Troops Won't Fight Countrymen
London dispatch reports from Zurich that French North African troops could not be guaranteed to fight French forces under General Charles de Gaulle. The exchange Telegraph cites a French diplomatic source amid stormy meetings between Weygand and Darland, with Weygand relieved of Syria duties.
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Police Superintendent Speaks About Sabotage
Charleston broadcast quotes State Police Superintendent John W. Bosworth urging West Virginians to report suspected sabotage or espionage. He said the force has investigated over 100 cases and called for continual support of law and order.
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Fayette Draftee Proposes Induction Pay Rate
A Fayette county youth returns a draft questionnaire with a bold offer. He states he will volunteer as a mechanic at 90 dollars a month and no less, signaling personal terms for induction during the selective service process.
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British African Troops Capture 2 000 Italians
British East and West African troops crossed the Omo river in southern Ethiopia and captured the town of Abalti with 2,000 Italian prisoners. A second force from Soddu crossed a swollen river, while headquarters described the Omo flood as an obstacle comparable to Maidenhead on the Thames.
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Grew Opposes Peace Pledge Amid War Debate
Tokyo dispatch reports U S Ambassador Joseph C. Grew bluntly saying a just peace with Germany is utterly impossible now and the United States may have to enter the war to preserve the American way of life. He rejected a cable against entry and urged readiness to act to ensure a just peace and world order, likening war to cancer and insisting Germany has pursued war for 75 years.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Vet Dies At Huntington
Albert Celdon Harrison, 77, longtime Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train conductor, died after a four month illness in Huntington. A Florida native, he began his railroad career at 19 in Hinton with the Southern railroad. He leaves a widow, a son and two daughters.
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German propaganda claim sparks US peace talk rebuttal
Berlin reports Roosevelt had papers outlining German propaganda aims in the United States but an authorized spokesman called the claim based on falsified information. He accused the story of originating from English and American sources and insisted Germany seeks peaceful collaboration in the western hemisphere.
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Germans Rally Troop Morale Feature Dictated by War
A daily feature by Dewitt MacKenzie in his absence, with Fred Vanderschmidt writing. The piece notes a dimmed twilight of war shaped by Hitler and the expected frontline actions in Syria as British forces move. It discusses German air support for French operations and calls on Italians to contribute planes and pilots, framing France’s affair in the broader conflict.
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