Anti-Sabotage School Opens At Morgantown Soon
Morgantown will host the states second civilian defense school June 18 and 19 with an expected attendance of 500 or more. Major A A Knapp, West Virginia coordinator, says the program will cover fire protection, arson, bombs, blackouts, gas defense, decontamination and industrial cooperation. Speakers include Joseph S Deutsche and C. Spurr of West Penn.
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Charleston
Morgantown
A. A Knapp
Knapp
State Office of Civilian Defense
West Virginia University School of Mines
Civlian
Joseph 8
Deutsche
OCD
Cleve- Lee
Tornadoes sweep western city in Oklahoma City
June 13 report puts known dead at 27 and about 100 injured as a pair of tornadoes struck a 12 block neighborhood on the citys southwest edge. Roughly 60 buildings were demolished while many residents sought shelter in storm cellars during the dual blows. Mostly wooden frame homes lined the devastated area. Mr and Mrs T Nelson crawled into a culvert as the storm passed.
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Okklahoma City
Oklahoma City
T. Nelson
Nelson
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs McDaniel to tonight's shows
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Virginia McDaniel of 1032 West Main Street to attend tonight's screenings at the Strand or Dixie. Patrons may be asked for identification. Featured titles include Woman of the Year with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy at the Strand, Blue, White and Perfect with Lloyd at Dixie, and Down Rio Grande with Starrett at Dixie.
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Grafton Sentinel
Virginia McDaniel
West Main Street
Katharine Hepburn
Spencer Tracy
Strand
Lloyd
Rio Grande
Charles Starrett
Dixie
Study in alertness at U S Sub School shown at periscope
A second officer of a submarine tied to the Naval Submarine Training School at New London Conn is pictured at the periscope during a practice crash dive. As the sub submerges he sees a green film cover the lens and then turns black as the dive level is reached. Thousands of men at U S subs receive their training at New London School.
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Naval Submarine Training School
New London
Conn
New London School
McWhorter Girl Dies After Auto Accident Near Weston
Betty Lee Edwards 17 of Mc Whorter died in Weston Hospital after an automobile collision between Jane Lew and Mc Whorter. The crash occurred last night and involved two vehicles leaving Edwards with fatal injuries.
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Weston
Jane Lew
McWhorter
Weston Hospital
Betty Lee Edwards
Allies Stage Flag Rituals Across War Allies Unite
Flag Day observances spread across six continents as Allied nations unite against the axis. The Stars and Stripes waved in millions of homes while parades, reviews, broadcasts, and services marked the day. Wladyslaw Sikorski urged faster victory in a London order of the day.
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Associated Press
United States
Chungking
Capetown
Manchester
Melbourne
London
Free Poland
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Mao
Gen
MacArthur
Roosevelt
White House
Mexico
United Nations
Light Bulb Makes Hyman Think Japs Had Returned
SEATTLE June 13 a survivor of the air craft carrier Lexington told of rescue by a destroyer after an hour in the water. He clambered aboard and a light bulb came loose from the deck startling him into thinking the Japanese had returned.
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Hyman
Seattle
Hyman, Harris
University of Oregon
Lexington
Japanese land on Attu and Kiska in Aleutian raid
Japanese forces landed on Attu Island and reported presence in Kiska harbor as Army and Navy aircraft attacked. Navy says operations continue with weather delaying air searches. Allied forces repel attacks on populated areas but fighting continues on the outlying islands.
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Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Navy
Navy Department
Attu Island
Aleutian Archipelago
Kiska
Rat
Aleutian
Lecturer Sees War Bomb Threats for New York
Frederic Snyder of Kingston North Carolina told West Virginia bankers that the United States will be bombed by enemy raiders soon. He spoke at the association banquet and said Hitler would stage such an attack to produce a victory in the headlines. He warned New York would be the story, whether from a single two pound bomb or thousands from 300 planes.
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Charleston
United States
Frederic Snyder
Kingston
N._C
Snyder
West Virginia Bankers Association
Hitler
New York
NBC Reporter May Return in August Exchange
BBC reported the State Department said Richard Tennelly, an NBC reporter stationed in Tokyo and interned since Pearl Harbor, would be part of the US Japanese nationals exchange. Exact return date to New York uncertain, possibly around August. Two other NBC men are missing, Edward Hart Mackay and Bert Silen, last heard from in Shanghai and Manila respectively.
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New York
BBC
State Department
Richard Tennelly
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Tennelly
NBC
Edward Hart Mackay
Shanghai
Bert Silen
Manila
City
Legion members called to assemble at post office
American Legion members are requested to assemble at the post office on Monday June 15 at 6 15 p m for the Flag Day parade.
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American Legion
West Main Street
U S Bombers Land in Turkey Reported by Turkish Radio
Turkish radio reported that United States bombers with seven American crewmen each landed in Turkey before noon. Those not wounded were interned. No official details given on origin destination or purpose of the flight.
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Istanbul
United States
Turkey
General MacArthur Day Prayer Call Across Allied World
Allied Headquarters in Australia reports General Douglas MacArthur urged Americans to offer a quiet prayer on MacArthur Day and reaffirm the nation’s will to safeguard life liberty and happiness. Prime Minister Curtin and Australian leaders praised him as Australia observes the day and flags fly. Curtin and Army Minister Francis Forde laud MacArthur as a key ally as ceremonies unfold and conferences continue.
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Allied
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Cne
Southwest Pacific
West Point
John Curtin
Curtin
Philippines
Army
Francis Forde
Tyler County Clerk Seeks Republican Nomination for Congress
Huntington June 13 Donald Van Camp vice president of the Young Republican League of West Virginia announced he would file Monday for the Republican nomination for congress Van Camp of Middlesboro ne and Tyler county circuit clerk.
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Huntington
Donald van Camp
Young Republican League of West Virginia
Congress
van Camp
Middlebourne
Tyler County
Kay Kay Rams at Neely F D R
Robert H C Kay West Virginia Republican chairman assails Congress for not leading in sacrifice at a Charleston meeting of ex ecutive committee. He calls for lawmakers who represent all people and plan for August primary and November elections.
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Charleston
United ‘America
Congress
Robert H. C. Kay
Kay
West Virginia
Thirty-five West Virginia U men to join Navy air wing
Morgantown June 13 Transport planes will carry 36 Flying Mountain eers selected from West Virginia University for Navy air force training at Anacostia D C. The students will undergo active duty training before postings to Pensacola Corpus Christi and other bases.
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Morgantown
Anacostia
D. C
U.S. Navy Air Force
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Pensacola
Fis
Corpus Christi
Tex
Yank Dive Bombers Forced To Sink Own Aircraft Carrier
In San Diego on June 13 194? Lieut. Commander Weldon L Hamilton said American torpedoes sank the carrier Lexington after seven and a half hours of fires and internal explosions started by a Japanese attack Captain Frederick Sherman ordered abandonment which saved many lives. The dive bomber squadron leader recalled the sequence and the decision to scuttle.
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Robert S. Prescott
San Diego
Calif
U. S
Lexington
Weldon L. Hamilton
Frederick Sherman
Lightning Hits St Francis Borgia Church at Anmoore
Fire Chief J J Martin reports a lightning strike damaged St Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Anmoore. Estimated damage ranges from 500 to 1000 dollars as crews assess the structure and safety conditions overnight.
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Anmoore Borgia Catholic Church
Hime
St. Francis Borgia Catholic
Anmoore
J. J. Martin
Reds Batter Nazi Forces In Crimea Sevastopol Stand
Soviet dispatches report Kharkov counter attack after 48 hours on the defensive and heavy losses for Germany in Sevastopol. The Soviet information bureau cites 50 Nazi tanks destroyed, 42 damaged, ten artillery and mortar batteries knocked out, and several regiments annihilated, amid renewed German pressure on the Crimean base.
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Moscow
Kharkov
Ukraine
Sevastopol
Crimean
Soviet Information Bureau
Red Star
Information Bureau
Ger
Reds Batter Page 6 Headline Theme
Lightning struck in different places but hit Robert Hudson twice within two days. The Owosso man, a Bennington contractor, was knocked unconscious while supervising a job at Michigan Sugar Co. He recovered with only a headache after the Thursday strike.
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Owosso
Mich
Robert Hudson
Bennington
Michigan Sugar Co
Japanese carrier loss impact after Midway and Coral Sea battles
Naval sources estimate Japan has lost at least six of its fleet carriers in the Coral Sea and Midway actions, weakening the spearhead of its air sea striking power. Despite some fast carriers remaining, persistent damage and combat losses diminish offensive capability across the Pacific.
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Washington
Midway
Coral Sea
Japan
Pacific
Clerks Close Annual Convention at Welch
McDowell county clerk B. Renn was installed as president of the West Virginia County and Circuit Clerks association at the convention close in Welch. Circuit Judge Thomas H. Card spoke at the banquet. The 1943 meeting will be held in Fairmont.
Death Takes Veteran Elkins Hotel Manager
Jonas W. Poling, 61, longtime operator of a restaurant and hotel in Elkins since 1910, died yesterday from a heart ailment.
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Elkins
West Virginia Officer Leads Yanks Aboard Heavy Tanks
Thousands of U S soldiers arrive in Northern Ireland including tank destroyers and armor units, led by West Virginia officers. Ships escort transports across the Atlantic without incident as bands march ashore at Ulster port. U S troops from several states disembark amid cheers while British dockworkers trade cigarettes and coins for pennies.
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Northern Ireland
United States
Atlantic
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Georgia
Tlinois
West Virginia
Kentucky
Sautaenls
Indiana
Ulster
The
Wrens
Britain
Army war show dazzles 45000 in Baltimore debut
The U S Army war show opened before 45 000 spectators in Baltimore drawing praise from Gen George C Marshall and Maj Gen Arturo Espinosa. The display featured heavy artillery tanks and infantry demonstrations as 1 200 soldiers showcased the army’s capabilities amid booming shells and crashing guns.
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Marshall
U. S Army
George C
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