Marietta Manufacturing workers walk out in wartime protest
Workers at the Marietta Manufacturing boat plant in Point Pleasant staged a morning walkout, with L. J. Callinan of the American Federation of Labor calling the shutdown 98 percent effective. He charged the firm defied Army Navy and Labor rulings, adding the walkout was not driven by wages and that a picket line formed shortly after.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Company
L. J. Callinan
American Federation of Labor
Calman
Army and Navy
Department of Labor
War Board
Feedale
Marieta Company
Charleston
Flying the Flag on Flag Day 1942 War Bond Appeal
The piece links patriotism to a wartime finance effort. It urges Americans to invest at least 10 percent of income in War Bonds and Stamps to fund ships planes and tanks. It explains the 18.75 dollar bond yielding 25 dollars in 1952 and notes purchase options at post offices banks and payroll plans.
Yank with RAF batter s ships off Holland
An American volunteer with the RAF Squadron Leader W. B. Cooper of St. Petersburg Florida was credited with sinking two German supply ships off the Dutch coast. Piloting a Hudson bomber he spotted a three ship convoy off Don Helder and dropped bombs on the smallest ship then attacked the other two, leaving only one afloat. Cooper, nicknamed tricky, serves in a Canadian squadron. all planes returned safely.
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London
W. B. Cooper
St. Peterburg
Fla
Holland
Cooper
Don Helder
Air Ministry
Theatre Ticket Grafton Sentinel Features Tonight’s Shows
The Grafton Sentinel advertises tickets for Mallie Michael on Webster Road and the film It Takes a Flyer, plus Tone and Joan Bennett in Dixie or Woman of the with Spencer Tracy and Hepburn at the Strand.
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Grafton Sentinel
Mallie Michael
Webster
Ite
Tone
Joan Bennett Dixie
Spencer Tracy
Hepburn
Strand
West Virginia Trains 5h War Workers in May
West Virginia's wartime vocational training program produced five new workers for war production in May, raising the total since July 1940 to 5,888. Most graduates are entering Navy yards aircraft plants and steel mills, said Director William A Williams.
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Charleston
Inesca
West Virginia
Navy Yards
William A. Williams
Bomb Shakes Paris Office in Occupied France
An underground passage blast in Paris damaged offices above a city hall building, with no injuries reported locally. The target was Charles Magny, recently named Paris governor and prefect, former Surete chief, as German broadcasts claimed two injuries and Germany and Italy sought peace terms with Vichy ahead of the armistice anniversary.
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Vichy
France
Paris
Charles Magny
Seien
Surete National
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Temperamental thief hurls basket of eggs after finding 15 cents
Denver dispatch reports a burglary where a temperamental thief smashed into a piggy bank, discovering only 15 cents, and tossed a basket of eggs in frustration at the scene near John.
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Denver
Italy Claims Sea Victories in Mid June Battle
Italian high command asserts heavy losses against a British east bound convoy between Sardinia and Sicily. Two cruisers and a destroyer sunk, damage to five others including an aircraft carrier and a battleship. Twenty one Italian planes missing. Confrontation involved torpedo planes bombers and fighters with two aircraft carriers shielding the convoy.
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Rome
Africa
Sardinia
Sicily
Kind Delusion Ends With Missing Wallet in Albuquerque
In Albuquerque on June 15 a man named A J Malchar awoke to discover another man in his bed. Believing him to be a crew member, Malchar made space and slept on. The next morning his billfold containing $40 was missing, prompting questions over the odd incident.
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Albuquerque
N. M
A. J. Malchar
Malchar
Young Man Killed When Car Hits Guard Rail Near Clay
Daniel Boone Legg a 20 year old resident of Fola Clay county died when an automobile struck a roadside guard rail near Clay. He suffered a fractured skull and other injuries. The incident occurred in Clay county on June 15.
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Clay
Daniel Boone Legg
Fola
Clay County
Special Session Sets Record State Claims Court Docket
Charleston June 15 A special term of the state court of claims convened to set a record docket of 500 cases for the regular term starting July 13. Thirty-six of 50 cases are contested, up from 22 of 41 previously. The session may run through much of the summer. Two $15,000 personal injury actions and two major highway contractor claims are the largest on file.
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Charleston
State Court of Claims
State Chiropractors May Abandon Conclave
West Virginia chiropractors decide whether to join the Ohio State Society or skip their convention next year due to wartime issues. President E. R. Johnson of Charleston and all officers were reelected at yesterday’s one day meeting.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
Ohio State Society
E. R. Johnson
Charleston
Johnson
Scrap Rubber Drive Begins in Nationwide Push
Washington June 15. With victory in sight, Americans start a mass scrap rubber drive led by President Roosevelt to speed up production and possibly delay gasoline rationing. Citizens urged to turn in every spare rubber and deliver to the nearest of 400000 gasoline stations where it may be donated or sold for a penny a pound. The oil industry will mobilize over a million workers and its automotive equipment to collect and process the rubber.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Eye Doctors Hear About Good Sight in War Work
In Clarksburg on June 15 members of the West Virginia Optometric Association held committee reports and officer elections after discussing the role of sound eyesight in war industries. Officers were to be elected at an afternoon session with a special meeting planned after the convention. Opening speakers included Dr Earl H Ridgeway public health director of the New Jersey Optometric Association Carl G Seashore Jr of Pennsylvania State College and H C McDaniel Pittsburgh illuminating engineer.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia Optometric Association
Earl H. Ridgeway
New Jersey Optometric Association
Carl G. Seashore, Jr
Pennsylvania State College
H. C. McDaniel
Pittsburgh Illuminating Engineer
Rising Cost Of Major Farm Commodities Halted
Franklin Mullin reports from Chicago on June 15 that war driven farm commodity price rises have paused for now. Prices remain above prewar levels though over all major products have retreated from 1942 highs, with experts noting wartime farm profits and market dynamics.
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Franklin Mullin
Chicago
Pearl Harbor
Registration Card To Speed License Service
Charleston notes a last year's registration card will be the ticket for prompt service to obtain new automobile tags at the road commission’s license office. The old card, stamped on the card, is used to verify the renewal.
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Charleston
Fight Splits Senate Group Over CCC and NYA
A Senate appropriations panel divided into two camps over continuance of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Youth Administration. Senator McKellar led moves to strike both programs, while a WPA continuation with potential cuts drew support. Senator La Follette warned of pushing the issue to the full Senate.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Senate Appropriations Committee
National Youth Administration
McKellar
D.-Tenn
Congress
House
CCC
NYA
MccKellar
Tennessee
Works Progress Administration
la Follette
Senate
Doctor Warns of Choppers in Raids
Dr. Charles F. Deatherage of the Illinois state council of defense dental advisory committee cautioned residents to remove false pests if bombs begin. The note appeared in Chicago on June 15.
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Chicago
Charles F. Deatherage
Tlinois State Council of Defense
Rationing Has Varied Effect Across Eastern States
Ten million eastern motorists completed the first month of gasoline rationing as 17 war-stressed states report mixed results. Traffic fatalities fell up to 40 percent and highway accidents as much as 50 percent, while hundreds of service stations closed. Juvenile delinquency also dropped, with overall compliance noted from Maine to Florida.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Florida
Mine Inspectors Seek Improvements at Hughes Mine
Federal mine inspectors urged better ventilation and haulage practices at the Katherine Coal Mining Company mine in Hughes Harrison County West Virginia to cut accidents and protect worker health. They praised safety methods but said improvements are possible given natural hazards and coal output.
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Washington
Hughes
Harrison Couty
W. Ve
Katherine ‘Coal Mining Company
Nation's Coal Quota Boosted During 1941
Washington reports that soft coal mines produced 511 million tons in 1941, the bituminous division says. The total surpassed early estimates by about 8 million tons due to including smaller operations.
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Washington
Nazi Thrusts Fail as Germany Fails at Sevastopol
Russia reports Soviet aid to Sevastopol with barrage that inflicts heavy tolls on axis forces. German efforts on Kharkov and Sevastopol fronts stall despite massed units, with no decisive momentum in major battles on the eve of new Russian campaigns.
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Moscow
Sevastopol
Red Army
Kharkov
Semeon
Timoshenko
Ukraine
Russia
Black Sence
Hitler
Fatal shooting follows rail crash in Raleigh and Virginia
In Kittrell North Carolina the Seaboard Airline Silver Meteor was rammed by a freight train in the Virginia division Friday. Hours later at Raleigh H M Terrell division superintendent age 56 was found fatally shot in the railroad yard. Eight killed and 11 injured in the wreck. Police indicate a pistol with powder burns on the tongue and a shooting occurred about 2 30 a m. Officials declined to confirm a connection between the crash and the death. Page 2 carries further details.
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Kittrell
N. C
Seaboard
Virginia
H. M. Terrell
Raleigh
Terrell
Horton
Parade Formation for 1942 Flag Day Celebration
On June 18 1942 a Flag Day parade forms on Latrobe Street between McGraw Alley and St Marys Street. The route proceeds up St Marys to Post Office then east on Main to Depot Square. No parking on Latrobe Street west of St Marys from 6 30 p m. Parade detour via Bridge Street East and West on Boyd Streets. Traffic stops at 6 15 p m and is diverted through Boyd Street. Earl DeMoss Captain of Poles.
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Latrobe Street
McGraw Alley
St. Mary's Street
St Mary's Street
Post Office
Main Street
Depot Square
Bridge Street
Boyd Streets
Boyd Street
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Ray
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