Native Here Passes Away in Alaska Noted Local Relative
Mrs. Aliie Chamberlin reports the death of Wayne Blue at his home in Alaska on Sunday. Wayne Blue, son of the late Bruce Blue and Fannie B. Geele Blue, had lived in Alaska for many years and was prominent there in shipping and publishing. His wife and two sons survive. Am. 4. Blue was a notable former local figure and brother to Walter S. Blue of Kansas City.
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Aliie Chamberlin
East Wéshington Street
C. Mhegsage
Walter S. Blue
Kansas City
Wayne
Bsalge
Alaska
Bruce Blue
Jnbster
Fannie
Geeel Blue
Chamberlin
Wills Grace Whitescarver
Cous Am
Blue
Iis
Funeral services for Mrs Viola McElfresh
Mrs Viola Lee McElfresh 80 wife of A L McElfresh Booths Creek farmer died Sunday at home on the Boothsville Bridgeport road Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Bridgeport Methodist chapel with Rev Henry Loving officiating Burial was in Bridgeport cemetery
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Viola Lee McElfresh
A. L. McElfresh
Booths Creek
Methodist
Bridgeport
Henry Loving
Aged Letter From 1914 Returned Unclaimed in Huntington
A letter mailed from Grafton on February 13 1914 to J T Easterling Huntington W Va arrived back at the Huntington box yesterday marked unclaimed and returned to sender. It was sent by A E Dawson a former Grand Street dry goods store owner. The 26 year delay and location mystery remain unresolved.
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Grafton
Huntington
Thomas J. Moran
Grand Street
J. T. Easterling
W. Va
A. E. Dawson
Moran
French Alpine chasseurs block German advance near Verdun
In eastern France civilians greet troops as Alpine chasseurs cover retreat from Verdun sector. Two Alpine divisions rushed from Italy to reinforce Verdun before German breakthrough split their force, leaving about a division open toward Jura mountains. After 36 hours of fighting, the chasseurs pull back toward the Swiss frontier, many disarming in Switzerland while the rest regroup for new positions southward.
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France
Rhone
Saone
Paris
Verdun
Marne
Alsace-Lorraine
Chasseurs
Jura
Maginot Army m
Bessam
Switzerland
Three Fleeing Women Convicts Are Trapped
Ethel Bunny Shol age 22 held life term for murder and two female companions who escaped Sunday from the New Jersey state reformatory were captured five miles from Clinson after hunger forced one to buy food. Police said they lived on wild berries until this morning when Shol walked to the highway for four sandwiches and coffee. A tip from the roaster and operator led to their arrest.
Petain Urges French Forces to Keep Fighting
French Premier Marshal Petain and Commander General Weygant called on all French troops to persist in battle. The order of the day was broadcast by the French radio tonight, urging continued resistance during the ongoing conflict.
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London
Marshal Petain
General Weygant
Radio field day planned on Route 119
Northern West Virginia amateur radio club members plan a 26 hour simulated emergency field test along Route 119 between Grafton and Morgantown. Six to nine portable transmitters will operate June 22 4 p m to June 23 6 p m using self contained gear and gas generators. Public invited to view and learn how trained amateurs could aid in emergencies.
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West Virginia
Mountaineers Radio Association
U. S. Route 119
Far View
Grafton
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Buckhannon
United States
Relay League
American Radio Relay League
Mountaineer Association
Northern West Virginia
Lynn Faulkner
Allen Snyder
Guy Haymond
Rolfe Utz
John Newman
Ken Manear
Lyle E. Bates
Mountaineer Group
Bates
K. M. Zinn
Fountaineer Association
W. Tabler
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
Canadians In Hantinned 2 Foiled German Ring Depth
A cautious report describes two Canadians moving under cover as a German operation remained tightly drawn. Their train entered the yards in the pre-dawn hours of Friday with no witnesses apparent, suggesting careful planning and stealth.
Train Crew Returns Through German Breakthrough
A French engineer fires a few sharp locomotive blasts with no reply as Brigadier Smith and Lt. Col. Haldenby lead the 1st Infantry Brigade and the 48th Highlanders to investigate a German breakthrough toward Sable. A British transport officer warns departure, the crew balks, and a firing team is formed after tobacco and wine. Canadians reach port to find British and French officials unaware, yet a fast cross-channel ferry is moored at the dock.
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A. A. Smith
E. W. Haldenby
48Th Highlanders
Sable
Port
Great Naval Expansion Recommended By Stark
Admiral Harold R. Stark urged Congress to approve a 4 billion dollar Navy expansion to build about 200 fighting ships and add 1.25 million tons to current combat tonnage. He testified before the House Naval Committee, deeming it essential to defense of the United States and its insular possessions and the Monroe Doctrine.
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Washington
Harold R. Stark
Congress
House Naval Committee
Chief of Naval Operation
Stark
Vinson
D.ga
United States
Insular
Actor Richard Arlen Reports Extortion Plot Attack
Los Angeles police detained William Tate on suspicion of extortion after actor Richard Arlen said Tate beat him at Wilshire Country Club golf course. Arlen claimed Tate forced him into a car ten weeks earlier with a pistol over his alleged affair with Tate’s wife.
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Los Angeles
Richard Arlen
William Tate
Wilshire Country Club
Poll
Tate
T.F. Mellett
Arlen
Metropolitan Airport
Mellett
Lieut
Frank
Lefty) James
Petain government awaits Munich advice on peace terms
In Bordeaux on June 18 the French cabinet met with Premier Marshal Petain awaiting an answer to his Sunday night appeal to the enemy for peace with honor. The army reportedly fights a losing battle while Valerio, papal nuncio, liaises with Italy to halt the war and France’s overtures to Germany pass through Spain and the Madrid government. In Charleston a separate item grants bus operation rights on state route 73 to West Virginia Transportation Co under Public Service Commission order, mandating service with no daily round trips on the old route through Mannington, Wyatt, Shin Shinnston.
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Bordeaux
France
Marshal ‘Petain
Valerio Valeri
Italy
Germany
Madrid
Charleston
Bridgeport
Five Mile House
West ‘Virginia ‘Transportation, Company
Public Service Commission
Mannington
Wyatt
Shin
Woodard Lumber Co moves office to West Main street
Notice states W A Woodyard Lumber Co office will be located at 832 910 West Main street starting Monday June 17 Walnut Street office will be discontinued henceforth
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West Main Street
Walnut Street
Jesse Corbin Named Head of DeMolay Commandery No 11
Jesse G. Corbin was named eminent commander of DeMolay Commandery No 11 Knights Templar of Grafton at the regular meeting in the Masonic Temple. Elective officers include A Earl Henderson Clyde E Hardman C Ray Watson Marion C Allender Reese W Hilkey Em Sir Charles W Steel and Em Sir Charles H Payne. A luncheon followed installation with guests of the incoming commander.
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Jesse G. Corbin
DeMolay
Knights Templar
of Grafton
Masonic Temple
Clarence E. Evans
A. Earl Henderson
Clyde E. Hardman
C. Ray Watson
Marion C. Allender
Reese W. Hilkey
Charles W. Steel
Charles H. Payne
Beavers
Corwin J. Wolfe
Arthur G. Yates
Joseph C. Riley
Sentinel
Charles G. Corbin
Blair Wolfe
Ray A. Monroe
Thomas J
Spencer
William A. Beaviers
West Virginia
Mem ‘Bers
Busy Bee
Louisiana Governor Asked To Probe Consul's Talk
Washington reports the State Department asked Governor Sam H. Jones of Louisiana for details on remarks by Baron Edgar Von Spiegel German consul general in New Orleans that were described as unfriendly to the United States. Hull noted the department is reviewing activities of German and Italian consular authorities in the country. Spiegel said he was misquoted after blaming American aid to Germany's enemies.
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Washington
State Department
Sam H. Jones
Louisiana
United States
Baron Edgar von Spiegel
New Orleans
Jones
Hull
Baron von Spiegel
Germany
Canadian Steamship Niagra Reported Sinking At Sea
The Niagra a Canadian Australian line passenger steamship wirelessed from the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia that an explosion in No 2 hold disabled the engine. The vessel was taking on water and sinking by the head as distress messages were sent from the Niagra.
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San Francisco
Globe’ Wireless Marine Station
Pere
Niagara
Tasman Sea
New Zealand
Australia
Honolulu
Rumanian Cabinet Resigns, British Report Says
London dispatch says the Rumanian cabinet has resigned per the Daily Telegraph report quoting the German official news agency DNB as its source. The brief note from June 18 provides no further details on the reshuffle or interim government actions.
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London
Exchange Telegraph
DNB
Court Opinion Clarifies Nomination Timing and City Election
Charleston June 28. The Supreme court handed down an opinion directing that Democratic candidates be certified for the city council. Mayor Chris Dailey, a Republican, was reelected. J Nelson Hicks, Democratic chair, had sought a writ after ward conventions dated May 3, instead of before May 1 as chartered. The court allowed a writ of mandamus if procedures were regular and no fraud or prejudice shown.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Chris Dailey
J. Nelson Hicks
Jo N. Kenmin
Three Cleveland Dailies Halt Corner News Sales
In Cleveland on June 18 the Press News and Plain Dealer announced the permanent end of corner newspaper sales. The move follows a two week strike by the Cleveland news boys union affecting the three major daily papers.
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Cleveland
Press, News, and Plain Dealer
Cleveland Newsboys Union
Daily News
News papers shift to home delivery distribution policy
The Cleveland Newspaper Publishers association announced a change in policy. Street sales are discontinued and all distribution will be through home delivery carriers, stores and merchants who have long handled most retail sales. The newsboys strike was called June 9 after papers refused to recognize a union affiliate as bargaining agent for home delivery boys.
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Stewart Hooker
Cleveland Newspaper Publishers Association
Argentine Faces Economic Struggle Amid War Disruption
Argentine sources warn that South American nations depend on export trade balances and need U S aid to avoid European totalitarian domination. Countries including Brazil Chile Uruguay and others report disrupted markets as European war spreads.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Europe
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Uruguay
Churchill Warns Britain Faces Possible Dark Age
In stark speech, Churchill warns that without France's continued wartime support the world could enter a new dark age. He asserts Britain cannot relieve France of treaty obligations yet pledges readiness to resist invasion with over 1.25 million men, dominions forces, and a navy. He concedes raids by small forces cannot be prevented but predicts invaders may be drowned or blown apart upon landing.
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Phares Neuere Ono
Europe
Britain
France
Churchill
Churchill Speech on Battle and Air War in Britain
Churchill warned the nation that air attacks could intensify and that invasion would only occur if Britain’s air forces are overwhelmed. He said Britain must break Hitler’s power on the island, noting the need for 200 to 300 ships to move even five German divisions across the Channel and asserting defender advantages in the air war.
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Britain
Hitler
Churchill
Dunkerque
Flanders
Allied PS PRISONERS In Detainee Camps Across Reich
From page one report describes Allied prisoners in Nazi camps across the Reich. Flanders notes camps in Germany and work barracks with barbed wire, mentioning August the Strong of Saxony as an antiquated ruler. Patterson cites complaints about food but says rations match national levels, while civilians receive vegetables and fish only incidentally. Norwegian and Dutch prisoners are largely repatriated and Belgian army captives released, though some Belgian soldiers remain held.
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Flanders
August the Strong
Saxony
Poland
Germany
Reich
Patterson
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Boys’ Industrial School
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Opera House
Merly
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Roy Rogers
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John King
Kanes Egat
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Munich
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Head Commandery
HAGAN
Grafton Drug and Chemical Co
Malone
Martinsburg
NEW Dark Age
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