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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1940

Page

5

Coal Division Offices Shut Across Nation

Washington reports six field coal division offices will close due to a $137,800 budget cut. Remaining field offices will handle sales distribution and compliance work. Consolidations move operations to Pittsburgh Bluefield and Chicago with staff reassigned as needed.

Washington Commission Altoona Cleveland Fairmont W. Va Birmingham Ala Indianapolis Kansas City Pittsburgh Bluefield W.va Ashland Chicago Denver Fainnant Clevend Personniel

Harsh Terms Continued in War News Analysis

Reported by Allied and German sources, the war in France is described as relentless with Germany asserting control of the republic. French forces are said to be crushed, with Paris region encirclement advancing and Maginot defenses tightening. Observers note Germany and Italy reject negotiations while Britain pledges continued aid.

Britain France Paris Loire Angers Tours Nevers Maginot Germany Hitler Mus | Splint Frange Firsb Clendening Loran Clendening First Seine Champagne Fourth Alps Pontarlier

Charlie Chan in Panama at the Dixie Theatre

The Dixie Theatre shows Charlie Chan in Panama featuring Earl Derr Biggers sleuth. The plot centers on a fiendish attempt to destroy the Panama Canal to trap the fleet. Also promoted is Swiss Family Robinson with tropical island scenery and a tamarind tree house setting.

Panama Canal Earl Derr Biggers Charlie ‘Chan Panama 20Th Pacific Atlantic Sowell Beri Freddie Bartholomew Terry Kilburn Tim Holt Bobby Quillan

Babies for Sale exposes an adoption racket on screen

The Dixie Theatre opens Babies for Sale a dramatic expose of baby trafficking. Rochelle Hudson Glen Ford and Miles Mander star as a young mother a courageous reporter and the racketeers are brought to justice.

Columbia Dixie Theatre Rochelle Hudson Glen Ford Miles Mander Miss Hudson

Famous Story Brought to Screen at Strand

The Strand screens Swiss Family Robinson in a vivid film of a family wrecked on a South Sea island. Thomas Mitchell stars as the father with Edna Best as the wife, and the four sons join the rugged adventure of survival and renewal.

Strand South Sea Thomas Mitchell America Edna Best

Half a Sinner at the Opera House Opens Tonight

The Opera House presents a fast paced romantic comedy Half a Sinner directed by Al Christie with Heather Angel and John King leading. Constance Collier Walter Cottle Tom Dugan and Robert Eliot support as a schoolteacher protagonist faces gangsters a police chase and a dead body in this lively feature based on a Dalton Trumbo story.

al Christie Bulldog Miss Angel John King Young Constance Collier Walter Catlett Tom Dugan Robert El-iot Frederick Jackson Dalton Trumbo Sensation Johnny Charles van Enger

Axis to press on with Britain's declared war aims

Britain vows to continue hostilities as Axis power assesses resolve. Italian military activity shows no sign of slackening. Civilian protection preparations are pushed ahead rapidly amid ongoing naval and aerial warfare.

Britain

France Could Face Unconditional Surrender Plans

British sources report 37 civilians killed in Malta air raids after Italy entered the war. Il Pablo Di Roma claims Germany and Italy seek unconditional French surrender, with a division of French territory to block aid to Britain. Armistice terms reportedly demand French gold, raw materials, and factories, including Polish, Norwegian, Dutch, and Belgian assets.

Malta Italy Il Pablo di Roma Germany France Munich Britain Poland Norway Holland Belgium

Mother and child swept away near Logan tragedy

The mother and her infant brother were seen walking near Freeze Fork eight miles from Logan when they fell into a stream and were swept away. The boy's body was recovered at 7 a.m. Rescuers continued to search for the mother's body as authorities noted the broader context of U.S. warnings to Italy under the Monroe Doctrine, touching on German and Italian actions in the western hemisphere.

Thomas McIlwain Freeze Fork

Dislocated Disk Causes Some Low Back Pain

Dr Logan Clendening explains that protruded intervertebral disks cause rare back pain and sciatica, usually after injury, with most pains relieved by rest and therapy. The column also covers foot hygiene, disinfectants, saccharin safety for diabetics, and notes on pamphlets offered by Dr Clendening.

Roy

Monroe Doctrine echoes in American note to Italian authorities

An American note cited President Monroe's 1823 message on non intervention in the Western Hemisphere. Ambassador William Phillips delivered the position to Italian officials. French possessions in the Americas cited include Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, St Pierre and Miquelon as context for armistice talks. British-Sino reports continue with famine relief and Peiping puppet regime.

Trajan Monroe William Phillips Western Hemisphere French Guiana Martinique Guadeloupe West Indies St. Pierre and Miquelon Newfoundland

Back in Moscow Irish and third power nar jonalists in China

Fragmented OCR text outlines political maneuvering ahead of a national convention. John L. Lewis of the CIO praises Herbert Hoover in a speech. Discussion touches on conscription and Roosevelt’s policy, with references to Taft campaign staff and New Deal sentiment.

China Lewis John’ L. Lewis Herbert Hoover Glenn Frenk Roosevelt Ehc David Ingalls Senator Taft Ohio

BEF Preparations and British Hopes Amid France Disarmament

Military circles report the British expeditionary force ready to shift to home defense after leaving France. They note 90 troops with fighting experience in modern conditions and suggest British resolve may outpace German expectations, while frail France remains disarmed.

Comunuca B.ef France England Adolf Hitler

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