Fall Of Tobruk Threatens Egypt And The Middle East
Cairo reports Tobruk surrender gravely weakens British lines in the Middle East as Axis forces, led by Rommel, push to seize Libya. Berlin claims Hun Tobruk advance, with 25,000 Turkish troops captured and Bir El Gobi and Bardia threatened. Rommel may attack Egypt to strike at remaining Allied forces.
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Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
Tobruk
Neil M. Ritchie
Eighth Army
Prre
Berlin
Hun
Vobruk
Bir el Gobi
Desert
Bardia
Libya
Erwin Rommel
Hisuccess
Ritchie
British face grave crisis in war effort
London reports a British assessment of a Libyan military disaster that could derail a second front this year. Al Hes faces a critical bottleneck as Allied plans hinge on Middle East oil. Rommel advances near Suez threaten strategic leverage, potentially prolonging the war into 1943.
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Drew Middleton
London
Libya
Europe
Germany
Middle East
Far East
Suez
Erwin Rommel
Tob
The Grafton Sentinel Invites Mrs Royces Tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Bessie Royce of 323 Warder Avenue to attend tonight's showing of Joe Smith American with Young at the Strand. Also on the bill are Bug Goes To Town and the color cartoon Brooklyn Orchid with Stafforie Woodworth at the Dixie.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Bessie Royce
Warder Avenue
Joe Smith
Young
Strand
Bug
Brooklyn Orchid
Pt Pleasant Strike Ends At Marietta Plant
Pt Pleasant June 23 Striking workers at Marietta Manufacturing Co ended a six day walkout after war labor board intercession. The plant will resume production of Army and Navy ship hulls with assurances of state and federal review. Chief adviser Keenan to propose an NLRB election to form a bargaining unit while conditions before the strike are restored.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Army
Navy
War Labor Board
NLRB
War Department
Joseph E. Keenan
War Production Board
Missouri Man Sets Record For Lost Automobiles
Poplar Bluff Missouri businessman Mike Walker claims a record for cars stolen from him. In fifteen years seven cars have vanished with a series of thefts in June and December. He notes three tires were missing from the last stolen vehicle and vows to pursue the culprits.
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Poplar Bluff
Mike Walker
Three Counties Exceed War Bond Sales Quotas
PARKERSBURG June 22 Administrator F Roy Yoke reported three West Virginia counties surpassed their June war bond quotas a week early. Poca hontas county reached 16856 on a 14600 quota, Tyler county sold 80834 against 54500, and Wirt county moved 5000 versus a 3000 target.
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Parkersburg
F. Roy Yoke
West Virginia
Pocahontas County
Tyler County
Wirt
Hitler Ready to Race for Kill in Caucasus and Middle East
The piece credits Rommel with Tobruk success and notes Sevastopol under fierce attack as Hitler eyes a broad push toward the Caucasus and Middle East. It cites London’s angry reaction and praises Rommel as a master strategist and battlefield tactician, while Britain focuses on defending Egypt and the Suez Canal.
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DE Witt MacKenzie
Marshal Rommel
Tobruk
Russia
Sevastopol
Hitler
Caucasus
Middle East
Alexandria
Suez Canal
London
Rommel
Egypt
Canal
Alliebots
Churchill Message to Stalin on Anniversary of Russia Invasion
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill sending a message to Joseph Stalin on the first anniversary of Germany's invasion of Russia. He says the Allied fighting alliance, with the United States, will bring enemies to their knees and pledges to assist by every means. He praises Soviet defense and foresees further achievements in coming months.
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London
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Russia
United States
Labor Board Hearing In Summersville June 25
The National Labor Relations Board hearing on charges by CIO United Industrial Workers against Wallace Corp at Richwood clothespin plant opens June 25 in Summersville. UCW says after a union victory and contract, 32 UCW members were not rehired, alleging unfair labor practices and a company dominated union.
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Summersville
National Labor Relations Board
CIO United Instruction Workers
Wallace Corporation
Richwood Clothespin Manufacturing
UCW
CIO
Richwood Clothespin and Dish Workers
NLRB
Charleston
Midway Victory Ends Invasion Threat To West Coast
June 22 report credits Midway victory with halting a planned Japanese invasion of the U.S. West Coast. The Japanese armada, including battleships and carriers, was driven back after a bold offensive toward the Hawaiian atoll. The counterattack by U.S. fleet and land-based aircraft fragmented the enemy, scattering ships across the Pacific. Page 5 MIDWAY VICTORY.
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Wendell Webb
Battle of
Midway
America
Midway Island
Stiny
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Isleland
Pacific
U. 8
West Virginia Students Enter Army Deferred Service
Morgantown June 22. West Virginia University can enroll 613 students in the Army's deferred service program. Lieut. Col. W. R. Orton announced the War department directs 121 freshmen 100 sophomores 162 juniors and 130 seniors into officer training after college. Eligibility requires finishing the course with good scholastic standing to remain enrolled.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Army
W. R. Orton
Orton
War Department
Boston Air Raid Drill Stuns City With Surprise Test
Sirens sounded at 11 36 a m in metropolitan Boston during a daylight air raid drill described as the first complete test of its kind in an area of 459 square miles. About 3 000 000 residents were sent to shelter as traffic halted and crowds paused in stores offices and schools.
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Boston
Bloody fight for Sevastopol escalates as siege tightens
Reuters reports street fighting begins in Sevastopol as German and Romanian forces pierce city fortifications and Soviet defenders resist with heavy losses. A Bucharest dispatch notes units embark on transports while fighting rages with unprecedented violence in the crucial stage of the battle.
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London
Reuters
Sevastopol
Bucharest
Moscow
Three Killed Two Hurt In Power Plant Blast
An explosion at the Liberty power plant, a division of the Olin corporation near Uniontown Pennsylvania, killed three men and injured two. The dead are Thomas Crayton of Lemont Regis Owens and Joseph Sikes of Dunbar. The injured are Francis M Lemont and Robert Conway of Connellsville.
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Uniontown
Liberty Power
Pennsylvania
Olin Corporation
Thomas Crayton
Lemont
Regis Owens
Joseph Sikes
Dunbar
Francis M. Lemont
Robert Conway
Connellsville
War Production Board reorganization nearer announced
Washington June 22. A complete WPB reorganization will be announced this week with top official reshuffles. William H. Harrison, head of WPB production, will move to the War Department to take a key post in procurement. Plans also seek closer contact between WPB chairman Donald M. Nelson and the Army and Navy chiefs of staff.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
William H. Harrison
War Department
Service of Supply
Donald M. Nelson
Army and Navy Chiefs of Staff
Atlantic Seaboard gas shortage strands motorists nationwide
The Atlantic seaboard faced a gas shortage as midafternoon Sunday left thousands stranded with 3,500 stations closed. Drivers and tourists could not refuel amid rising demand, while dealers posted "no gas" signs and towed or parked cars along highways.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Atlantic Seaboard
A. Reed Engle
Violent Summer Storm Strikes Charleston
A violent summer storm hit Charleston early today leaving debris scattered across the city. Numerous downed power lines and backed up sewers filled basements with silt as crews assessed the damage and restored services after the storm.
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Charleston
RAF Raiders Given Answer
Nazi air raiders attacked Southampton in a sharp raid described as Britain’s heaviest in three weeks. The raid caused some damage and casualties while two German planes were shot down and two more destroyed by RAF fighters. RAF fighters also strafed northern France and the Low Countries.
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London
RAF
Emden
Germany
Southampton
Britain
France
Low Countries
Dutch Guerrillas In Indies Bother Enemy
Allied Headquarters confirms a Dutch guerrilla leader in the Netherlands East Indies made a secret trip to Australia and returned to his command. Guerrilla warfare has continued across multiple islands since March 8 as Japanese forces maintain coastal centers and avoid inland clashes. Japanese emissaries have urged surrender via natives.
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Allied
Australia
Netherlands East Indies
Japs Gaining in Aleutians
Japanese landing forces advance along the Aleutian chain toward Alaska and establish themselves at Kiska amid fog and bad weather. A combat communiqué reports bombarding a small enemy force in Kiska harbor and Army aircraft claim hits on a cruiser and the sinking of a transport. Separately a submarine shelled the Estevan Point radio station on Vancouver Island, causing no damage.
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Washington
Aleutian Island
Alaska
Kiska
United States Navy
Dutch Harbor
Kiska Harbor
Ottawa
Dominion Government
Estevan Point
Vancouver Island
Postoffice Opens With Flag Ceremony and Transfer
A flag raising by Marines marked the opening of the $850,000 post office building today four blocks away from the old facility. Transfer from the 1914 structure was completed last night by Postmaster J. W. Singleton and staff. Construction began in November 1940, while the old building remains in use by the federal district court and other agencies, and vacated space houses recruiting offices.
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Charleston
Saat
J. W. Singleton
Federal District Court
British Ships Fleeing Tobruk Destroyed by German Torpedo Boat Flotilla
Berlin reports a flotilla attacked British coastal craft and freighters fleeing Tobruk yesterday morning. One patrol boat, six coastal craft and a 4,500 ton freighter sunk. three more coastal craft captured. 175 men taken prisoner.
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Berlin
Tobruk
High Command
Vancouver Island shelling and Oregon coast gunfire shock Pacific Northwest
Unidentified offshore craft shelled a Dominion radio station on Vancouver Island Estevan Point at 10 35 p m Pacific War Time. Seaside to Astoria observers heard gunfire for 16 minutes with no damage or casualties. Authorities reported six to nine shells landed north of Seaside. See NO DAMAGE Page 5
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Associated Press
Vancouver Island
Canada
British Columbia
Oregon Coast
Pacific Northwest
Estevan Point
Kenneth Stuart
Seaside
Ocean
Astoria
Columbia ‘River
Gon
Western Defense
San Francisco
Jap U Boat Hits Canada at Estevan Point
An enemy submarine shelled a Dominion radio station on Vancouver Island late Saturday night. No damage reported beyond window breakage and concussion. Coastal defense units and Royal Canadian and American navies launched a hunt. the submarine, believed Japanese, was not seen from shore. Only 38 residents lived at Estevan Point.
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Victoria
Vancouver Island
Kenneth Stuart
Canadian West Coast
Estevan Point
Stuart
Lonely Estevan Point
Pacific Ocean
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Stalin
Labor Board
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Vichy
Atlantic
Madeline
Madeline Webb
Jacques Buitenkamp
General Sessions Court
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Susie Flora Reich
Eli Shonbrun
John D. Cullen
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Sue
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