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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
5
The German claim to have sunk 805000 tons and the Italians 58000 tons in May bring enemy totals to 861460 tons. The admiralty noted May losses were about 120000 tons below April, including eastern Mediterranean operations, with 299000 tons of sinkings attributed to May alone. The war’s cumulative sinkings through June 10 were substantial.
The German agency reports Berlin considering simultaneous axis measures to impress retaliation. It notes Italy runs 49 consulates in the United States with 55 representatives, and that bans could keep Italians from leaving the U.S. or entering as immigrants if linked to war restrictions. Some Italian posts abroad were shut months earlier at U S State Department request.
Reports from Major Edward Bowes hospital say he was operated on for a hernia and is resting comfortably. Broadcast schedules note his absence as Don Dunphy handles duties. the listing mentions network time slots across NBC CBS and MBS with Don Dunphy making his first big time broadcast appearance.
A记录 of radio programming across WMMN Fairmont and NBC CBS networks detailing shows, times, and hosts from morning through midnight. Entries include dramas, music, variety acts, sports, and news features with multiple affiliations and performers listed for each half hour.
Berlin reports Nazi government orders closing of American consulates and American Express offices in axis Europe. Italy follows with similar action. US citizens, consular staff told to depart by July 15. Germany accuses American envoys of espionage and hostile activity.
Deep appreciation to all who were kind during illness and death of Mrs. Sarah Helen Summers mother and grandmother. Messages of sympathy eased our grief and reminded us that God the Father is near. Signed by H Atwell Summers Family and Alvey Jacobs Family.
The federal power commission signaled support for daylight saving across the area while Ickes hinted at possible gasoline rationing as domestic tankers shift to British use. The price control administration moved to freeze gasoline prices, and 800 petroleum industry reps agreed to cooperate. OPM said rubber use would be cut to about 600000 tons annually in the last half of 1941 to build defense stockpiles.
Restored calm spreads through gardens and irrigation canals as forces move forward. British fleet reportedly targeted French positions near Sidon while clashes surged in Kunettra and Dera sectors. Department heads weighed options to keep offices open or grant leave.
Warner Bros thriller Shadows On The Stairs debuts at Strand Theatre. Frelda Inescort runs a London boarding house entangled in mystery as Paul Cavanagh suspects a lodger while Heather Angel adds romance. Turhan Bey plays a suspect. Cavanagh is found murdered as Scotland Yard investigates motives.
An OCR fragment advertises livestock and garden items including Altmans meal Trojan and Blue Bird flours, roofing and paint, brooms, garden tools, chick feeders and waterers, brooders, manchuse soy beans ferrocene, grass and garden seeds, lawn mowers, and pasture products with varied prices.
Margaret Sullivan stars in the Universal drama Next Time We Love coming to the Opera House. A tale of love and ambition follows a wife who becomes a star while her husband pursues foreign correspondence, with a triangle and Broadway success amid world events.
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