Ancient City to Be Spared War’s Blows
Damaskans fear fall of the city as British and Gaullist siege forces move toward Damascus. Officials report no blackout or evacuation yet, with public security in native hands. The ancient capital, famed for its citadel and long history, may remain unfortified if assaults falter, as authorities mobilize to protect French residents in Syria and Lebanon.
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Damascus
Syria
Paris
Panierlane
Damasus
Amascus
Masures
Ila
Lebanon
Walkouts Averted in Bay Area Shipbuilding Crisis
The potential strike by IL machinists threatening $500 million worth of shipbuilding in the San Francisco Bay area was resolved after a direct appeal from President Roosevelt and an upcoming secret ballot following a Sunday meeting. A full and democratic discussion was planned, with a vote to follow, ending the immediate walkout threat and allowing resumption of operations in 11 yards.
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Associated Press
Sanrancisco Bay Area
Executive Council
Washington
Fos
Harry Hook
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Theatre Ticket Admits West and Cyclone at Dixie NDixle
Clip shows admissions for Parkview Addition tonight featuring West starring Lloyd and Cyclone on Horse at the Dixie NDixle theater. Ticket present required. May be necessary for admission.
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Btrand
Dixie
Parkview
West
Lloyd Or
Cyclone On Horse
Ndixle
Safe in the United States Edith Ackermann Arrives
Edith Ackermann arrives in New York from Bilbao with her mother remaining in Germany after being refused permission to sail. Her father lives in the United States, having fled the Hitler regime two years earlier.
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New York
Bilbao
Spain
Edith Ackermann
Germany
Hier
United States
Central Press
Be proscribed Beirut siege reported in Middle East ops
British and Free French forces push north of Sidon toward Beirut as they widen the Lebanon Syria base. Vichy resistance delays progress but Cairo command says advances continue in all sectors toward Damascus. Madrid notes exchange outlines the protest and British stance on countering German aims. Tandon in Madrid reports.
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London
Lebanon
Syria
Beirut
Damascus
Sidon
Pree Treuen
Kissoue
Middle East
Cairo
Madrid
de Gaullist
Vichy
Tandon
Enter Guilty Pleas In Election Fraud Cases
Three persons pleaded guilty in Harrison county criminal court over irregularities in the recent city election. The defendants were Mrs. Geneva Beavers 19 James Panetta 19 and Dominick Patsy. Two other persons were acquitted of similar charges.
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Cuarksburg
Harrison County
Geneva Beavers
James Panetta
Dominick Patsy
Brandonville Elects Unopposed Mayor and Recorder
Brandonville, June 13. James Galloway and Guy Martin were unopposed for mayor and recorder in the election held yesterday in Brandonville the state's smallest incorporated town and Preston county's oldest.
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Brandonville
James Galloway
Guy Martin
Preston County
Huntington Man Named State Pen Guard Head
MOUNDSVILLE June 13 Former Huntington police chief Lon Whitten was named captain of the guards at the state penitentiary to succeed George Aleman of Boone county Warden M E Ketchum announced last night Whitten, a Huntington patrolman, is expected to assume duties Sunday or Monday Aleman had submitted his resignation earlier.
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Moundsville
Lon Whitten
Huntington
State Penitentiary
George Aleman
Boone County
M. E. Ketchum
Whitten
Aleman
Solons grave over sinking of Robin Moor
Washington reports demand stern diplomatic representations to Germany and naval protection for American commerce after the torpedoing of the Robin Moor. Pepper urges convoys across the Atlantic while others call for delay pending Germany’s explanation. Rep Izac says the sinking was intentional.
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Washington
Germany
Congress
South Atlantic
Pepper
Rep. Izac
D. Calif
Solons
British Reveal Losses By Air Raids In May
The Ministry of Home Security disclosed May air raids in Britain killed 5,394 people and wounded 5,181. Among the dead were 2,512 men 1,994 women 753 children under 16 and 135 unclassified. Injuries included 2,930 men 1,835 women and 416 children.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Home Security
Beckley Woman Held In Probe Of Husband s Death
Beckley deputy sheriff reports the arrest of Gusta Adkins, indicted earlier for the death of her husband Willie Adkins. Cleopus Adkins, about 19, is serving a life term in the state penitentiary for the slaying. Brammer notes the two are not related.
STERN PROTEST TO GERMANY OVER ROBIN MOOR SINKING
The United States will lodge a strong protest with Germany over the Robin Moor sinking, citing survivors who say a Nazi U boat torpedoed the vessel deliberately. The State Department will seek restitution for American life and property, with 36 missing, and assurances against repetition. President Roosevelt’s planned remarks at a press conference were anticipated.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Robin Moor
State Department
Roosevelt
White House
STERN
Armed Nazis board ship in South Atlantic sinking
A Robin Moor survivor says armed German seamen seized the freighter near Recife after blocking an SOS. The 4,999 ton ship disappeared 23 minutes after passengers and crew fled in lifeboats on May 21, with calm throughout and notable bravery by a child witness.
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Recife
Brazil
United State
Robin Moor
South Atlantic
Unemployment Benefits Fall in West Virginia April
The Social Security Board announced in Washington that West Virginia paid 172 035 in unemployment compensation for April, down 13.9 percent from March, while the state employment service placed 4 044 workers, up 15.7 percent.
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Washington
West Virginia
Social Security Board
Biologist Seeks Remedy To Insulin Shock Damage
Pasadena California June 13 Dr David Tyler reports insulin in large doses acts on a cat brain as if in a nitrogen chamber The symptoms progress more slowly during insulin shock He notes insulin shock treats schizophrenia restoring sanity but risks leaving patients with animal mentality or causing death
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Pasadena
Calif
David Tyler
California Institute of Technology
Tyler
Neighboring States Allowed to Take Merit Exams in WV
Charleston says residents of surrounding states may take examinations for certain technical jobs in health and public assistance departments. Merit System Supervisor Carl M Frasure notes residence requirements waived as few West Virginia applicants were filed.
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Charleston
Health and Public Assistance Departments
Merit System
Carl M. Frasure
Prashre
West
Divided House Committee Weighs Property Seizure Bill
A sharply divided House military committee considered the Senate property seizure measure as part of a bill to authorize deferral from active duty for selective service registrants turning 28 by July 1. Some members say the Connally proposal goes too far. others say amendments weaken it. The panel aims to adapt the Senate language before nightfall while Chairman May signals selective modifications.
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Washington
House
Senate
Connally
D.-Tex
May
D.-Ky
Thomason
Legion Post seeks probe into WPA discrimination
Elkins June 13. H W Daniels Post 29 American Legion called for a thorough investigation into reports of discrimination against World War veterans in WPA employment in Randolph County. The unanimous resolution urged the state Legion department to conduct the probe and take corrective action if the claims are found valid.
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Elkins
Randolph County
H. W. Daniels
American Legion
State Department of the Legion
British Super Bomb Brings Nazi Warning
Berlin authorities urged residents to seek air raid shelters at the first siren as a new type of British weapon is said to have a severe impact. Officials noted many flee shelters only during artillery action, leaving many bomb victims, and stated underground rooms are safest during raids. British reports describe the devastating effects of the super bomb on Germany.
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Berlin
Germany
Zionist Leaders of Three States Meet In Capital
Zionist leaders from West Virginia Kentucky Ohio and Indiana gather in Charleston for their three day annual convention. Rabbi Elias Charry of Indianapolis will speak tonight and Daniel Frisch Indianapolis regional president will speak tomorrow.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Elias Charry
Indianapolis
Ind
Daniel Frisch
BIDDLEHOLDS INSIDE TRACK FOR CABINET
Capitol Hill buzzed as Roosevelt weighs Francis Biddle against Thurman Arnold for Attorney General. Jackson to Supreme Court, Stone to Chief Justice, Byrnes to replace McReynolds. Senate rushed proofs and expected swift approval for Stone and Jackson nominees.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Francis Biddle
Thurman W. Arnold
Justice Department
Jackson
Supreme Court
Harlan F. Stone
Charles Evans Hughes
James Francis Byrnes
James Clark McReynolds
Senate
Byrne
Stone
Bankers Hear Leader Speak At West Virginia Meeting
The 48th annual West Virginia Bankers Association convention in White Sulphur Springs opened with Wyndham S. Clark of Fairmont delivering the presidential address. Speakers included Leo Crawley of Washington and Prof Montford Jones of Pittsburgh. Governor Neely presided at a banquet with Lake Hayes to speak. Hugo Laupp of Wheeling to be installed as association president tomorrow.
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White Sulphur Springs
Wyndham S. Clark
Fairmont
West Virginia Bankers Association
Clark
Homer Gebhart
Huntington
George M. Moore
Clarksburg
Leo Crawley
Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Montford Jones
Pittsburgh University School of Finance
M. M. Neely
Gebhardt
Laupp
Allies Nurse Hope of Nazi Russian Split
London reports suggest Britain and Moscow weigh a Soviet German split as Cripps seeks to gauge Russian German relations. The aim appears to scare Russia into better Allied ties and push the United States toward greater cooperation with Britain. Reported discussions center on Russia's stance and potential shifts near the Baltic and Black seas.
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London
Berlin
Russia
Moscow
Baltic
Black Seas
Stafford Cripps
U. S
Times of London
Stafford
Nazis Ponder Ship Sinking In Berlin Dispatch
Berlin reports an authorized German source says Germany will shoot at any ship carrying contraband bound for England. The Robin Moor, a 5000 ton US freighter sunk May 21 in the South Atlantic, was bound for Capetown. Survivors say a submarine torpedoed her. German authorities investigate and will comment in due time.
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Berlin
England
United States
South Atlantic
Capetown
Union of South Africa
Germany
State Restaurant Owners Elect Montgomery Man
The West Virginia State Restaurant Association elected Denver Brown of Montgomery as president at its ninth annual meeting. The executive committee will choose the 1942 convention city. Also named were Merritt Wilson Jr of Elkins as executive secretary.
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Charleston
West Virginia State Restaurant Association
Denver Brown
Montgomery
Merritt Wilson,Jr
Elkins
French Internee Warship Seamen Join Free Forces
Officers and men from French warships interned in Alexandria harbor are joining the Free French in growing numbers. Syrian developments may decide the status of the vessels demobilized after the French German armistice. The Lor raine and four cruisers, three destroyers, and one submarine at Alexandria are reported joining the Free French.
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Larry Allen
Cairo
Egypt
Alexandria
Syria
Lorraine
Heaviest British Raid Yet On Ruhr Valley
London reports a large force of British bombers struck the Ruhr valley in the heaviest raid of the war, blowing industrial buildings skyward and starting fires. RAF six planes were missing from the bomber command, while RAF fighters repelled a formation of Messerschmitts over the southeast English coast in a five minute action.
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London
Germany
Ruhr
RAF
Bomber Command
Invitation to Tonight’s Show at Opera House
Your invitation notes a screening titled South of Panama at the Opera House, with a related newspaper thriller advertised as now showing. The message invites treet to attend this evening’s program and event details are locally presented.
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Wesley
Treet
Panama
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