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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1942
Page
1
Charleston report says the state road commission will survey each district with local game wardens to count established deer runs crossing primary highways. New signs with black letters on yellow background will mark every crossing to alert motorists.
The Army presents a $2,100,000 war show in Baltimore expected to outdo prior thrillers. Vice president Wallace and Secretary of War Knox attend along with Chief of Staff George C. Marshall. British and American heroes join in a pageant event drawing a large audience. See U.S. WAR Page 6.
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Edna Pugh Parkview to attend tonight's showings at the Strand including Secrets of the Lone Wolf with Darren William White and Perfect Down Ric ide Way with Charles Star at the Dixie Theatre.
CHUNGKING June 12. Flying Tigers of the American Volunteer Group shot down seven and possibly eight of 18 Japanese planes in an air fight over Kweilin, the capital of Kwangsi province, it was reported today.
Washington reports from Hawaii cite land based air forces as decisive in the Midway battle. B 17 Flying Fortresses and cooperation among Army Marine and Navy aircraft are credited with repulsing Japanese forces, potentially shaping future Pacific operations and prompting Japanese focus on Aleutian targets.
Second Lieutenant Frank J. Wilgus aged 24 from Fairmont West Virginia and a student flier were killed in a basic trainer plane crash near San Antonio Texas. Wilgus son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Wilgus attended West Virginia University and was accepted for Army aviation service in July 1941.
The United States and Soviet Russia announce mutual aims to open a second European front in 1942 and to build a better world afterward. Molotov and Roosevelt reach full understanding on the front, while Litvinoff and Hull sign a mutual aid pact ending dollar signs on the aid, with possible Russian air bases at Vladivostok. Senator Wheeler expresses hope bases could allow rapid Japanese surrender.
In a National Labor Relations Board election CIO Steel Workers of America won wide margins at about a dozen Carnegie-Illinois Steel plants. About 50,000 workers voted on exclusive bargaining rights with Homestead and South Charleston results included. 10,100 voted for the union 944 against with seven voided or challenged ballots.
Helena Mont June 12 Zeb Melhorn, owner of a local restaurant, complains that patriotic pilferage troubles him. He began adorning sugar bowls with miniature American flags to deter theft but now cannot keep the bowls stocked with flags.
London reports that United States Britain and Russia align on opening a second front in western Europe to crush Hitler's forces. Observers note German defenses rise with rail and pillbox fortifications while Allied air and naval power grows, signaling a pivotal year.
Eight of the eight U S Army nurses who cared for troops on Bataan have arrived in San Francisco and are under treatment at Letterman hospital. Twenty two nurses served on Bataan are reported safe with 14 reaching Australia. Others presumed prisoner or missing. The nurses endured months of physical and mental torture in Philippine jungles alongside soldiers.
Morgantown June 12 Albert Whitey Gwinn wrestling coach at West Virginia University for eight years will report Monday at Annapolis Maryland to begin training for a commission in the Navy Athletics Director Roy M Hawley said Gwinn had been given a leave of absence and no successor will be named until next winter Gwinn will undergo the same training given Richard Dyke Raese mountaineer basketball coach who is now a naval lieutenant
Newport Rhode Island dispatch reports three West Virginia brothers in military service. Joseph Johnson serves in the Army, Edward in the Marines, and Garnet in the Navy, among residents answering the war call as brothers fight Axis forces.
June 12 Pearl Harbor report notes speedy American reinforcements may be sent to western Pacific bases and key points after Midway. It claims Japanese defeat removes threat of U S invasion for now and freed forces can be redirected. Emphasizes coastal defense value of aircraft including dive bombers torpedo planes and fighters.
Spencer dentist Dr. Glenn L. Casto aims to start synthetic tire production within three or four weeks at a plant one mile south of Spencer. He said the government has given him a free hand until October 1 to test material usable for combat tires at a converted J ey's Run plant of Virginian Gas and Oil.
The Navy says the Coral Sea battle cost Japan more than 15 ships sunk plus 20 damaged while American losses included the aircraft carrier Lexington. The March 10 Big attack at Salamau Lae, New Guinea, joined by carrier and shore-based planes, led to sinking or damage of over 20 Japanese ships and heavy shore damage.
John Francesa of Fayetteville and the Kanawha corporation of Charleston won the contract to prepare the Point Pleasant site for 700 homes for workers at the West Virginia ordnance plant. The joint bid was about $423,000. Work must be completed in 120 days, with 120 acres of town site, grading and paving, sidewalks, sewer, water and fuel lines, and power line placement.
New York June 12 tax assessment places Manhattan Island at 7,664,078 dollars for the coming year. The sale to the whites for 247 dollars is framed as a notably favorable bargain by the tax commission, reflecting on the long term value created.
Fort Wayne couple Mr and Mrs Carl F Har per announce the birth of a daughter on June 12. The baby will likely be christened Pearl, adding a new name to the Har per family.
Washington reports the $50 monthly minimum service pay bill cleared both chambers with a compromise to set the base at fifty dollars for four months of service. Conferees sought agreement on a companion measure for financial aid to dependents of fighting men, while a deferment clause based on family status remained under discussion.
Charleston June 12. Mrs Mable Perry Polan nutrition consultant for the state health department resigns to join her husband Charles Polan an Army officer stationed in Oklahoma as Health Commissioner C P McClintic says a successor has been named.
Great Neck resident known as General Gin, nicknamed Butch by Fort Jackson troops, arrives home after a six month Army tour and two court martial hearings, yet earns an honorable discharge for his bold defiance and nerve.
Washington June 12 The house ways and means committee tentatively approved a record breaking six billion dollar program of new taxes and signaled that billions more could be added as lawmakers near finalizing the administration request for eight point seven billion dollars in additional revenue. A tabulation shows six point eighty seven billion already agreed upon with votes left on a few items.
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Olive Daugherty of 203 High Street to attend tonight's showing of Juke Box Jenny with Charlie Barnat's orchestra and Hillard at the Opera House.
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