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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1942
Page
1
Washington reports the East coast plan expands basic ration to about four gallons weekly under the coupon system starting next month. Non essential drivers must show cause for extra fuel, with limited B books issued to pools or businesses, and A books issued to all registering drivers.
Beckley emerges as a potential headquarters for the restored United Mine Workers District 29 as smokeless coal fields exit District 17 jurisdiction. Percy Tetlow, named provisional president of District 17, is set to visit Beckley to begin formal arrangements.
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Laura Huffman of 34 Addison Street to attend tonight's showing of Great Man's Lady with Joel McCrea and Barbara Stanwyck at the Dixie or Rio Rita with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello at the Strand or Dixie theater.
Myrna Loy, famed for film roles as the perfect wife, wed John D. Hertz Jr., advertising executive, in New York a week after a Reno divorce from Arthur Hornblow Jr. The ceremony was conducted by State Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora.
Article notes Allied air and sea power turning tide at Midway, with battles at Coral Sea and Midway proving American naval airforce superior. Describes twofold US objective: protect controlled zones from Australia to Alaska and reduce Japanese sea power for future offensive. highlights dive bombers and torpedo planes backed by land based aircraft.
Spokane, June 8. Sheriff Ralph Buckley, returning to jail, picked up a hitchhiker who proved to be the man charged with deserting his family. The sheriff immediately turned him in at the rail station after confirming identity.
Wayne Neb June 8 Mr and Mrs Pred Lutt returned to their farm southwest of town to find their house had burned to the ground after they had gone to town to buy matches. The irony of it was noted by the couple as they assessed the damage.
About 200 West Virginia volunteers swore oaths in mass ceremonies in Charleston and eight other cities six months after Pearl Harbor. The event mirrors national rites as thousands in the state join the Navy since the Pacific attack.
Cairo June 8 The great Libyan desert battle enters its 14th day with British and Free French forces repelling Axis attacks at Knightsbridge and Bir Hacheim The Brits report artillery smashed another Rommel attempt toward Tobruk and Free French at Bir Hacheim repelled a tank assault signaling Axis pressure continued but the Allied line held firm
In Phoenix on June 8, the Pryor children Mary Ellen Eddie Nancy Lee and Ernest ran a lemonade stand for service members. They posted Sailors and Marines drink free to help thirsty soldiers who ran out of funds at the stand.
British warplanes hit targets in northern France and Holland and damaged a German ship off the Frisian Islands. Bad weather prevented a mass raid on Emden. All aircraft returned to base. Bombers struck a railway yard near Caen and attacked a train at Mondidier. A lone Boston bomber hit Leeuwarden airdrome.
Louis P. Lochner, Associated Press Berlin bureau chief since 1928, will speak on NBC at 6:30 p.m. about life inside Nazi Germany. After internment in Berlin, Lochner has returned with other American correspondents and previously won the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for foreign service.
Huntington June 8 The induction of district governors claimed the attention of more than 200 delegates attending the 20th annual convention of West Virginia Lions clubs W D Lawton of Mount Hope became head of the southern district while Homer Miller of Bridgeport took office as governor of the northern area
Moscow reports Sevastopol, Russia's last Crimean stronghold, endures seven months of siege as German forces press a major land and air assault. The Soviet information bureau claims 628 German planes destroyed and 151 Russian losses in the week, with heavy German losses cited as they fail to break the fortress.
Washington June 8 Informed quarters predicted desperate new Japanese efforts to break American air and sea power in the Pacific. After Midway their only course, authorities said, is to strike again along the defense line from Alaska to Australia or face defeat by inactivity in the defense that remains.
Allied briefing from Australia reports Japanese submarines shelled Sydney and Newcastle in a nighttime attack the first on the mainland since the war began. One casualty, Edward Hirsch, 40, a German refugee, suffered a broken leg. windows broken and minor damage noted, with a blackout ordered across coastal New South Wales.
Brian Bell, 52, chief of the Washington bureau of the Associated Press, died at his Arlington home at 5 40 am after a park attack. A South Carolina native, he headed the AP Washington office since 1939 and had earlier worked in Atlanta New York Los Angeles and San Francisco. He was a long time member of the State Columbia staff. The sports writer years earlier, he was felled while watching a Detroit game with his physician citing a coronary condition.
Tokyo broadcasts quoted official Japanese spokesman Tomokazu Hori denying the use of poison gas against China. He asserted Japan has never used gas thus far and would not do so unless international laws are violated by the enemy.
London June 8 British radio broadcasts urged French evacuees to leave a broad coastal strip from Belgium to the Spanish border, calling it a prohibited military zone. The message warned that civil populations face grave dangers as war operations may intensify and urged immediate action, noting a prior notice to prepare for help when called.
Huntington residents may soon face bottled beer rationing as WPB limits on bottle cap metal push distributors to curb supply. J Frank Fesenmeier of Fesenmeier Brewing co notes curtailment already applied to distributors and possible effects on consumers.
In a curious episode a draft boarder drew his own number on Saturday, an act tied to his induction into the Army. The incident, described in brief, shows a man attempting to influence the process by selecting his own entry, prompting questions about the fairness of the draft system.
Pearl Harbor report states Japan lost at least 16 ships and transports in an attempt to seize Midway, while American forces sunk one destroyer and damaged an aircraft carrier. Admiral Nimits said the fleet appeared to withdraw but pursuit continues. Navy releases loss figures and orders renewed vigilance.
Allied and neutral ships downed by U boats in the western Atlantic total 252, with 25 new victims reported last week. The latest tally brings 880 seamen and passengers lost or missing, including 19 US ships and several other nationalities, as U boat packs operate from Canada to South America.
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