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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1942

Page

5

Fourth selective service lists many registered men

A long scanned list shows numbers from 226 to 293 with names and addresses in multiple towns. Entries include John Reason Shoemaker 03 West Main Street and many others across Flemington, Bridgeport, Rosemont, Thornton, and nearby areas. The Sen del plans to publish the full roster today.

Sendel John Reason Shoemaker West Main Street Jesse Wight Goff Monroe Street Wallace Smith Snider Alnut Street Charles Franklin Clark West Knotts Charles Wesley Farls RFD Howard Withers Westam Street Arthur Ford City Earl Cooper Flemington Peter Fis Georgebert Shahan Handley Crossing John Brown Lemington John Michael Meh Creedrus Spiker Pearl Street Luther Wesley Funk der Avenue John Edard Dowden Gay Street Melville Jay Bennett Rfdity Floyd Wayne Sumners John Trocino Simpson Otto Martin Sinsel Walnut Street Joseph Ephriam Shackelord O. E. Lough Orestus Reed Bert Mathies Black Rosemont Dorsey Rauscher Hayer Street James Henry Yansberry Charles Grass Taine Leon Painter Maplevenue John Artso Paul Rowe West Francis Street Rthur Edwin Lockard John Battista Morasco Long Street Frank Ith Albert Is Wren First Street Thomas Chester Tichneil Lincoln Street Otto Roy Lider Jesse Jenkins Ie Stark Bridgeport Homer B. Daugherty Wilson L. Hamilton RD City Clarence Swisher Arthur Dequoy Exline Floyd Kimber Hoting Alvin Kinter Christia Na Street Charles Prederek Steinhoff Dewey Avenue George Elias Shaffer Thornton George Frederick Igett Fred Vant Zinn Ira Floyd Oling William M. Ball Charles Harper Warder IRFD Milton George Stevens Virgil Carl Wolfe Hurst Jackson Cunningham Floyd Alonzo Duckworth I FD Walter Dani Nyard Acle Anthony Isaac Walter Earl Strother West Washington Street Charles Hope Carpenter Maple Avenue Herbert Evans John Henry McCauley Philippi Dale Lawrence Zinn David Stemple Gainer Victor Street Max Edgar Rau Isaac Della Martin Garfield Woods James Forrest Fordyce

Tobruk falls as Rommel gains near Suez in new blitz

Dispatches report the fall of Tobruk after a savage desert battle ending with many prisoners and Axis gains. British air opposition wanes as Rommel moves supplies near the Egyptian frontier. In the U S gas rationing tightens as stations close and motorists face shortages. Philadelphia notes fuel card value doubled to six gallons for a short ration period.

Tobruk Ritchie Rommel Suez Spki RAF Philadelphia Washington American Automobile Association New York Westchester County Union City N. J

Bloody Fight in Crimea Threatens Sevastopol Front

On the Crimean front the battle rages into its 18th day with Sevastopol breached by German forces. Soviet reports claim 100,000 enemy troops routed in hand to hand combat as Russians defend fortifications and press counterattacks along a 2000 mile front from Ukraine to the north. The Soviet Information Bureau notes no major shifts at night while Russian units claim heavy losses for the Germans and substantial aerial victories.

Crimean Russia Michael Kalinin Soviet Information Bureau Leningrad Moscow Kalinin Ukraine Hitler Crimea Sevastopol Black Sea Sever

Submarine Attack Sparks Seaside Gun Fire Rumor

Witnesses including Robert Lucas, associate editor of the Astoria Budget, report hearing 12 to 16 shots and flashes near Seaside after a Japanese attack on Estevan Point. No shells landed in Astoria or nearby areas, with Army noting several shells north of Seaside. Royal Canadian and American naval units launched an immediate hunt for the presumed submarine.

Robert Lucas Astoria Lucas Seaside Ocean City Columbia River Jharmless Estevan Paint

American naval communiques claim heavy carrier losses

American briefings assert sinking at least three carriers and possibly four, plus ten damaged ships including three battleships and a destroyer. Torpedo planes dive bombers heavy bombers and fighters supported the carrier battle. air superiority prevented a last-ditch stand. Ships protecting the carriers repelled repeated air attacks while pursuing the enemy.

Try Out New Mobile Canteens In Pacific Action

The account notes an American destroyer reported lost while a carrier was damaged after two attacks. The finale in Japan’s power bid in the Midway area ended with no enemy planes in sight three hours after the last strike. Submarine action near Vancouver and Victoria failed to excite residents.

Japan Midway Strait of Juan de Fuca Clallam Bay Washington Columbia River Cathlamet British Columbia Vancouver Victoria

Yale Pitcher Stingy With Hits And Scores

NEW HAVEN June 22 Ted Harrison Yale pitcher wound up his collegiate career with one of the best earned run averages in Eastern Intercollegiate league history. Leading the circuit for the third straight year Harrison this.

New Haven Ted Harrison Yale Harrison

Dim-out ordered as US ships confront sub menace

Jon and Oregon were ordered to dim lights visible from the sea amid a broader alert against Japanese U boats. The blackout measure aimed to reduce visibility from approaches at sea and prevent submarine attacks along coastal waters.

Jon Oregon

Notable Quips on Sports, Medicine and News Red herrings?

A collage of quirky statements on bridge players TV clashes rodeo fashion insect gardens educated graduates insomniac pilots and Hitler ideas. The piece presents satirical, fragmented lines mixing sports, science, and social observations without a single coherent event or clear narrative.

Grafton 40 and 8 Will Attend Nearby Wreck at Clarksburg

Graf ton eighty and others from Weston Fairmont Morgantown and Elkins are expected to attend the annual wreck of Mountaineer Voiture No 1058 at the Waldo hotel in Clarksburg tomorrow night The banquet begins at 6 30 p m and will mark the wrecking of a large class of goofs or candidates to be elected

Grafton Mountaineer

Stewart Says Elmer Davis Needs More Authority for Information Job

Central Press Columnist Charles P. Stewart argues Elmer Davis should have full authority over government publicity akin to George Creel. He notes Davis’s confrontations with Office of Government Reports and others, while predicting possible clashes with Byron Price and Nelson Rockefeller over curation and censorship.

Elmer Davis Charles P. Stewart Central Press Uncle Sam Herr Hitler Elmer Axis George Creel George May Lowell Mellett Office of Government Reports Archibald MacLeish Rolf Sherwood Foreign Informe Service Robert W Ho Office of Emergency Elm Latin America Recgion Inter-American Nelson A Rockefeller Wild Bill Donovan Lkewise Army Navy Eimer Byron Price Byron Himer Low

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