Forces Turned to Lampedusa for New Base
Allied Headquarters in North Africa reports the northwest African air forces shifting focus to the island of Lampedusa after Pantelleria’s fall. Bombing began in the early afternoon and continued through the night as air power moves to another Axis outpost about 85 miles south of Pantelleria and near Tunisia and Malta. A British commando raid on Lampedusa occurred earlier in the week.
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North Africa
Fala
Lampedusa
Panteleria
Pantelleria
Mediterranean
Agaist Lampedusa
Pantelleri
Sousse
Tunisia
Malta
Bombers unleash wide air sweeps on Koepang and Rabaul
Allied Headquarters reports improved flying weather as Fifth Air Force hammers Koepang with 42 tons of bombs and drops 19 tons on Rabaul. Liberators hit Timor capital. three of eight Zeros shot down, one Liberator missing. Follow up raid targeted runways and dispersal areas at Vunsee.
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Allied
Australia
Fifth Air Force
Koepang
Rabaul
New Britain
Koepane
Copital
Timor
The Grafton Sentinel Theatre Night Notices
The Grafton Sentinel invites Dorothy Sterling of 513 West Main Street to tonight's screenings at the Strand and Dixie theatres. One presentation features Fight for Freedom with Rosalind Russell and Fred MacMurray at the Strand, while City Without Men with Linda Darnell and West of the Tombstone with Charles Starrett and Russell Hayden play at the Dixie. Identification may be required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Dorothy Sterling
West Main Street
Rosa-lind Russell
Fred MacMurray
Strang
Linda Darnell
Tombstone
Charles Starrett
Russell Hayden
Dixie Theatre
Coal shutdown fears eased by operator statements
West Virginia mining tensions eased as northern and southern operators said they would not fine miners who walked off last week. The Solid Fuels Administration noted Ickes plan to charge miners with $2 per day, but operators in Monongalia county and beyond pledged no enforcement unless ordered, signaling an end to escalation.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Ickes
United Mine Workers
Solid Fuels
Solid Fuels Administration
Fairmont
Frank Christopher
Christopher Coal Mining Corporation
Monongalia County
Christopher
UMW
Coal Page
Ration Ticket For Shoes To Last Through October
Washington June 12 The Office of Price Administration announced that the new shoe ration stamp No 18 becomes valid next Wednesday and must last civilians through October 31 Stamp 11 expires Tuesday night The stamp will cover four and a half months about 11 days longer than stamp 17 It is transferable within a family to aid a child and aligns with an average of three pairs per person per year See Ration Ticket Page 6.
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Washington
Otwe
OPA
Elks announce Flag Day services at B&O Station piazza
Public notice states the local Elks BPOE plan Flag Day services Monday the 14th at 730 PM at the B and O Station piazza. Honor able Wm R Lunk of Fairmont will give the address with parade formations starting Latrobe street behind the Post Office and marching to the piazza with local high school bands. Businesses and homes urged to display flags. Elks Exec Committee.
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ELKS
B-P.o.e
Wm. R. Lunk
Fairmont
Latrobe Street
New Walkout Spreads Over Coal Regions
A small soft coal sector shut down and others followed in protest of government fines on miners for the June 1 walkout. The movement began in Alabama and spread to Pennsylvania with 1,600 workers voting to strike. The Alabama action targeted Interior Secretary Ickes and the $1 daily fine under the old contract. The UMW and John L. Lewis denounced the move as government intervention failing to honor contract terms.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Three Winder
Ickes
United Mine Workers
U.M.W
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Opponents Aim Final Blow at No-Strike Bill
Washington June 12 Opponents launched a last wave of criticism as the senate moved toward final action on a bill to ban strikes in war industries. The Connally Harness measure would authorize government seizure of strike threatened plants and mines and curb union activity, with a 30 day notice and majority vote on a secret ballot before any private war industry strike. The bill strengthens the War Labor Board, limits campaign contributions by unions, and faces expected senate passage despite opposition speeches set by Senators Lafollette Mead and Dang er.
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Washington
Senate
House
Thomas
Wis
Danager
Mead
D.-N
War Labor Board
AIM
18-Year-Old Girl Found Unconscious Along Road
Betty Kerr, 18, was found unconscious beside state route 33 and remained in serious condition at an Elkins hospital as state police pursued an ongoing investigation into the incident.
West Virginia appoints seven member Conservation Commission
Governor Neely announced the reappointment of two veterans to the seven member Conservation Commission. Charleston’s Cohen will serve the Sixth District until June 30 1946 and Wheeling’s Hornbrook will serve the First District until June 30 1949. The commission is fixed by a 1943 act to have one member from each district and a member at large.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Conservation Commission
Goveror Neely
Neely
Trying Cohen
Percy Hornbrook
Wheeling
Cohen
Hornbrook
Hitler Assassination Seen By German Writer
German biographer Emil Ludwig told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Hitler will be assassinated soon likely by the junkers, who have betrayed their kings. He predicted generals will shift to America and the air war from the United Nations will force German collapse without invasion.
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Washington
Emil Ludwig
Hitler
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ludwig
Junkers
Kowtow
United Nations
Germany
Bombing Strength Rising On Allied Air Forces
In England the Eighth Air Force reports bomber strength rising from fifteen to thirty percent monthly, doubling since March and poised to double again by October. The expansion supports a broader Allied European offensive, with discussions that trebling force could enable a Channel crossing invasion by spring.
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Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
United States Air Force
England
Tra C. Baker
Britain
Europe
France
Fuehrer
Governor Endorses Flag Day In State On June 14
Charleston dispatch reports Governor Neely endorsed June 14 as flag day in West Virginia in line with President Roosevelt's proclamation. National Civilian Defense Director James M. Landis urged statewide observance, noting other United Nations would celebrate alongside West Virginia.
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Charleston
Roosevelt
Neely
West Virginia
James M. Landis
United Nations
West Virginians Awarded Air Medals in Southwest Pacific
In Washington on June 12 the War department announced two West Virginians received air medals for meritorious achievements in operational flights in the southwest Pacific. Staff Sgt. John W. Parker of Fairmont and Pfc John L. Fitzwater of Gap Mills were honored.
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Washington
War Department
West
State Rubber Plant Not To Be War Baby
Charleston June 12 West Virginia secured assurance that the new synthetic rubber plant near suburban institute is not a war baby but will serve after peace to aid others. Secretary Jesse Jones and Rubber Administrator Bill Jeffers said the plant would not be junked after the war and urged a 50 50 plan balancing rubber needs with imports to foster international trade and peace.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Surburban Institute
Jesse Jones
Bill Jeffers
William Jeffers
Jones
Jeffers
Dusseldorf Bombed as RAF Strikes Ruhr Armaments Centers
The RAF led a heavy night raid concentrating on Dusseldorf with Munster as a secondary target. The air ministry said 43 bombers were lost in the assault, following a daylight raid by American four engined planes against Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven. Early reports indicate extensive damage.
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Edward D. Ball
London
RAF
Reich
Ruhr
Rhineland
Duesseldorf
Munster
Air Ministry
Wilhelmshaven
Cuxhaven
Dusseldorf
Russians Launch Greatest Soviet Raid on Nazi Lines
Moscow June 12 The 700 plane Russian raid against German airfields on the front destroyed about 150 Naz aircraft and damaged runways hangars fuel dumps and ammunition depots. Tass said ten enemy planes were shot down and 19 Soviet planes failed to return. The Germans reported scattered fighting on the eastern front.
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William McGaffin
Moscow
Orel
Tass
Associated Press
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U.S. Naval Academy
Albert, P. Carpenter
Atlanta
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Mich
George L. Lampher
Lampher
Elks Exec. Committee
Lewis
Roeivind
Nervis
Coservation Commission
By Dewitt MacKenzie
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Chapman
Ems River
Netherlannds
Ladies and Society of Lutheran Church
Painter Building
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Trevor
John Wayne
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