Union Abjures Lewis Action During Strike
Huntington June 7. David J. McDonald secretary treasurer of the CIO United Steelworkers of America charged that John L. Lewis is conspiring with capitalists to destroy social gains of the Roosevelt era. He said Lewis may help push the Smith Connally bill and denounced UMW Chemical Workers division for raid efforts. Other speakers warned of future industry slumps and urged fighting unfavorable legislation. The convention adopted a resolution condemning Lewis raids while supporting miners.
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Huntington
David J. McDonald
CIO
United Steelorkers of America
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
McDonald
Lewis
Germany
Hitler
Italy
Mussolini
Norway
Quisling
France
Laval
Smith-Connally
UMW Chemical Workers Division
UMW
Harrisburg
York
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
South Charleston
John B. Easton
West Virginia Industrial Council
CIC
Charles J. F. Sattler
W. D. MacKay
MacKay
Zoot Suit Riot Spurs City Roundup
In Los Angeles on June 7 roughly 50 youths wearing zoot suits were rounded up after sailors retaliated against recent attacks on service members. Officers reported pools of evidence from two nights of sailor patrols on the east side, with chains bottles and rope seized and youths delivered to the sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sheriff's
East Side
Sheriff’s Office
Army Transport Corps seeks qualified officers for commissions
The Transportation Corps invites applications from men eligible for direct commissions in motor transportation, industrial traffic, highway traffic engineering, and water transportation. Urgent needs include motor fleet operators, terminal managers, industrial traffic managers, pier superintendents, harbor boat operators, and ship maintenance officers. Applicants under 35 with standout qualifications may be appointed. 55 max. Write to Columbus Officer Procurement District, Columbus Ohio, with full particulars. Do not call. Letters reviewed by a board for qualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Transportation Corps of the
United States Army
Columbus
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
Donot
Hovatter and Henderson Families Learn of Safe Arrivals
Mrs. George E. Hovatter of Route 1 and Mrs. Laura Henderson of 53 Addison Street report their children Lt. Violet M. Hovatter of the A N C and Cpl. Dorsey Kenneth Henderson have arrived safely in North Africa. The notices confirm the safe arrival of two service members overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Hovatter
Route 1
Violet M. Hovatter
North
Africa
Laura Henderson
Addison Street
Cpl
Dorsey Kenneth Henderson
Nine Pruntytown Boys Take Leave Of Absence
Nine inmates escaped from the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys at Pruntytown last evening. All but one have been apprehended or returned to the institution or by state police and sheriff’s deputies while reform school authorities recaptured the rest. a sixth escape had occurred Friday night with two recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
Axis defense no longer unbeatable in invasion plans
Wartime commentator argues the Nazi claim of invincible continental armies is flawed. He cites Allied air power gradually eroding Hitler’s war machine, noting long fronts and vulnera ble supply lines. With bombing and air bases across Italy and beyond, the balance shifts as Allied forces prepare southern Europe landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Europe
Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Die Wehrmacht
United Nations
Hitler
Italy
Reich
J W Grannon Dies After Weeks of Illness
James Ward Grannon 61, Thornton gasoline station operator, died 3:45 p m Saturday in Philippi hospital after three weeks of complications. Born January 5 1882 in Thornton he lived in Taylor County all his life. Survived by widow Mary J Bailey Grannan two sisters Agnes Phillips Anna Dumire and nephew Joseph Grannan. Funeral 2:30 p m today at Thornton home Father M J Hannon officiating. Burial Woodsdale Memorial Park near Prunnytown Bartlett funeral home in charge. Pallbearers from Grafton Lodge 308 Elks.
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James Ward Grannan
Thornton
Philippi Hospital
Barney and
Bridgett Ward Grannan
Taylor County
Grannan
St. Augustine Catholic Church
Grafton Lodge No
The
Benevolent and Protective Order, of
Elks
Mary J. Bailey Grannan
Agnes Phillips
Anna Dumire
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph Grannan
Washington
M. J. Hannon
Woodsdale Memorial Park
Prunnytown
Bartlett Funeral Home
Grafton Lodge No. 308
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Hogue Guilty in Charge of Drunkenness
Dennis F. Hogue of Grafton route 2 pleaded guilty to drunkenness and hazardous driving before Mayor C O King. He was fined $5 and costs for drunkenness and $25 and costs for hazardous driving after driving into a ditch near Handley crossing at 12:30 this morning, blocking railroad tracks and prompting a train to stop. Accompanied by Robert Huffman and Herbert Huffman, both of Grafton route 2, they also pleaded guilty to drunkenness and were fined $5 and costs each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis F. Hogue
C. O. King
Hogue
Handley’s Crossing
Robert Huffman
Herbert Huffman
Grafton
Invasion Underway Amid Allied Bombardments
The dispatches describe massive Allied air and naval bombardments as precursors to an invasion. Allied forces hold serial superiority, with dominance in places like North Africa, while Hitler's Luftwaffe cannot strike from his production centers. Our strength grows daily as his decreases.
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United Nation
North African
Hitler
Luftwaffe
United Nations
Mrs Greco to Open Salvage Drive on Wednesday
Mrs Betty Barton Greco chief of the womans unit General Salvage division of the War Production Board will speak at a public meeting at 8 oclock Wednesday night in the Taylor county courthouse circuit court room Ray Mathews chairman announced Greco served as chief of the unit since December 15 1942 and has ten years of national radio newspaper and lecture experience as Betty Barton Her programs covered material of interest to women and she has worked with women s organizations on national plans She has traveled extensively in this country and abroad and last fall led a seven week trip in western states for the Office of War Information and the Salvage Division of the War Production Board
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Barton Greco
General Salvage
Wet Production Board
Washington, D. C
Circuit Court Room
Taylor County Court House
Ray Mathews
Taylr County Salvage Board
Betty Barton
New York
California
Mrs Curr et of Thornton Dies at Home
Joanna Ellen Current 83 of Thornton died at her home after two years of illness. Born July 11 1859 in Preston County she lived much of her life in Taylor County and was a Mapple Run United Brethren member. Survived by husband Albert Current son Floyd and three daughters Mrs W Butcher Mrs Earl Thomas and Mrs Earl Menear with five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at 2:30 tomorrow at Thornton Methodist Church with Rev Lois Luzader and Rev Guy Meahling officiating. Burial Woodsdale Memorial Park Pruntytown.
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Joanna Ellen Current
Thornton
Preston County
Taylor County
Mapple Run
Coal split to be settled in union negotiations today
Split in coal is to be settled with the union in negotiations scheduled to resume today. A large segment of southern operators was reported holding out for a referee's ruling by the WLB, an agency led by United Mine Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WLB
United Mine Leader
Coal field talks drag as June wage demand looms
Reports from coal fields say near normal production resumes after a six day stoppage. Miners return at Roosevelt's direction while union leaders set a June 20 deadline for a $2 a day wage increase. Congress presses for anti strike legislation and a possible War Labor Board intervention. John L Lewis criticizes the compromise effort as insufficient. Senator Connally predicts a bill before June 20 amid divisions among operators. John P Busarello of UMW district 5 remains cautiously optimistic an agreement will arrive within two weeks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Senate-House
Connally
D.-Tex
Senate
War Labor Board
WLB
John P. Busarello
UMW District 5
Pennsylvania
Invasion Theories In Allied Press Rumor Mill
The Daily Herald and London discourse fixate on who will lead Mediterranean invasion forces while German planners bolster defenses along potential landing points. Reports note a Norwegian port under emergency rule and a 600 yard wide anti tank ditch belt. A beaver colony may persist for centuries.
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Page Oedio
Eastbourne
London
The
Daily Herald
Geo. C. Marshall
U. 8
Army
Mediterranean
Europe
Gergen
Hague
Holland
Elsie Ringler New Director Of Wave Spar
The Navy opens a WAVES SPARS recruiting office in the Fairmont area at the public library in Grafton. Librarian Elsie M Ringler will head the office with Chief Boatswain's Mate George Dent in charge of the Fairmont recruiting. The office operates daily 1 30 to 5 30 p m except Sunday, inviting women aged 20 to 36 to learn about enlistment options and complete papers the same afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Fairmont
W. Va
Grafton
Public Library
Main Street
George , Dent
Fairmont Navy
Elsie M. Ringler
Ringler
WAVES
SPARS
Dent
Huntington
West Virginia
Miss Ringler
Do Their Part to Heigl About a Speedy Victory
Vague fragment hints at a sports or team effort toward a quick win. No clear names, places, or dates are readable to verify events or entities. The text provides insufficient facts to form a solid card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heigl
Pittsburgh Man Fined for Slapping Relative in Wilford Street Home
Edward Bennett, 27, of Pittsburgh, admitted slapping his sister-in-law Mrs. Pauline Carney at a Wilford Street home. He paid a $10 fine and costs. The sister was arrested but the charge was dismissed at the complainant Bennett’s request.
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Edward Bennett
Burgh
Wilford
Pauline Carney
Wilford Street
Reque Bennett
Roosevelt and family linked in wartime boyhood friend tale
The fragment recalls Billy Roosevelt, a young friend of William H Bonner’s daughter Mrs Winsor, and his harmless misadventure. It notes Mrs Winsor’s marriages, including Curtin Winsor, and Billy’s close ties to the White House circle, with vague references to an accident during a weekend at the Windsor home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winsor
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Wed
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Rocko
Willhide
Lateobe ST. v. C
Mgr
Elsie Ringler
Wave-Spar
Fort Pitt Shoe Store
Pittsburgh
WM. Roosevelt
Billy
Oey
Malone’s
Drui Chemical
Cog Ld
Greyhound
Leesburg
Winchester
Clarksburg
Annapolis
Office of di Transportation
Capitol Greyhound
Washington Annapolis
Purcellville
Leesburgville
Greyhound Terminal
Love Drug Store
W. Main St
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