Major Action Imminent On Egypt's Soil
British mobile forces closed with Axis units near Gambut as German long range guns fired on British lines in a prelude to battle. A Cairo communique reported Axis forces advancing south of the desert town between Tobruk and Bardia, with a military commentator warning of imminent major action in Egypt. The piece notes the need for submarines to disrupt Axis sea lines to Tobruk and says Axis advances constrained air cover for Allied forces.
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Drew Middleton
London
Gambut
Tobruk
Bardia
Egypt
Libya
Salum
Cairo
Bill Grants Cash to Wives and Families
President Roosevelt signed the service men's pay allotment and allowance bill, enabling federal payments to supplement service members' pay for dependents. The measure also creates new draft classifications to preserve the home unit, authorizing selective service to determine relationships in households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House Militar Affairs Committee
Chinese halt enemy pincers near Kiangsi at Kweiki
Chinese command announced Kiangsi forces recaptured Kweiki halting a Japanese pincer within 59 miles of Chekiang Kiangsi railway. Japanese 15,000 troops reportedly launched a new drive toward Lishui, with Lishui described as a key air and transportation hub.
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Chungking
Kiangsi
Kweiki
Chekiang- Kiangsi
Chekiang Province
Lishui
Hangchow
Lishul
Chekiang
Theatre Ticket Promotes The Perfect Snob at Strand
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. J. E. Plum of 229 West Francis Street to attend The Perfect Snob with Charlie Ruggles at the Strand. Also showing Mr. Bug Goes to Town, a full length color cartoon, and Brooklyn Orchid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Sentinel
J. E. Plum
West Francis Street
Charlie Ruggles
Strand
Mr. Bug
Brooklyn
Sordid Waste to Be Probed by House Panel
Washington June 24 a sharply split house military committee chairman said it would press an investigation already revealing a sordid picture of extravagant waste in war department contracts. Chairman May indicates possible consolidation of three subcommittees into a single unit as a minority report awaits filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Arbogast
Washington
House
War Department
May
D-Ky
Represent
Man and two women held for many burglaries
Logan June 24 A hearing was set for Edwin Jones 28 who escaped June 10 from Logan jail and his wife Mildred Jones and Aretta Coco as they face six breaking and entering charges in Togan and McDowell counties. Trooper W L Pence identified the trio and placed them before Magistrate Wayne Mathison.
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Logan
Wayne Mathison
Togan
McDowell
W. L. Pence
Edwin Jones
State Penitentiary
Mildred Jones
Aretta Coco
Husband Slays Woman In Front Of Children
BAY CITY Mich June 24 Mrs Helen Chichocki 27 was shot and killed on a rural bay county road in view of her two children aged 9 and 8 The children's account led authorities to pursue her husband Matthew Chichocki 31 and prosecutor's investigator John B O'Shea said the couple's quarrel climaxed in the fatal shooting and the suspect fled as sheriff's deputies arrived
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Bay City
Mich
Helen Chichocki
Bay County
Matthew Chichocki
John B. O'Shea
Joan
Roland
Chichocki
Dies Committee Reports Plot To Wreck Congress
Washington June 24 Five of seven Dies committee members approved a report saying certain congress members were not plotting to discredit the government but to support a strong executive branch. The panel assailed the Union for Democratic Action as linked to Communist movement interlock. Casey and Voorhis did not approve. Voorhis planned a minority report. See DIES COMMITTEE Page 6.
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Washington
Congress
Dies Committee
Union For Democratic Action
Communist Movement
United States
Casey
D.-Mass
Voorhis
D.salif
Snake Charmer Dies as Assistant Fights for Life
Camden New Jersey June 24 A carnival snake charmer died and his assistant was critically ill from venomous rattlesnake bites. Police said the snakes were believed to have had venom removed. Lewis C Ringer 42 Glen Falls New York died seven hours after the bite in hospital. John Meyers 70 Philadelphia was critically ill after being bitten earlier. Their employer Virginia Greater Shows of Suffolk Virginia had received the snakes a day earlier from Florida.
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Camden
N. J
William Gordon
Lewis C. Ringer
Glen Falls
John Meyers
Philadelphia
Gordon
Virginia Greater Shows
Suffolk
Florida
Canada plans higher taxes to fund war effort
Ottawa reports a sharp income tax rise with payroll deductions and partial refunds at 2 percent interest after the war. Finance Minister Itsey says Canadians must cut living standards to raise 377.85 million in new taxes for the upcoming fiscal year, part of a 3.9 billion budget.
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Ottawa
Job, Tisley
Canada
Isley
Sugar Certificates Negotiable For Industry Use
Charleston June 24. Sugar certificates issued by local rationing boards for the July August allotment period are immediately negotiable for industrial and institutional users. Restaurants bakers and manufacturers asked to use certificates before next month to replenish dwindling sugar stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
OPA
Thirty Confederate Vets Hold Reunion in South
CHATTANOOGA Tenn June 24 The 52nd reunion of the United Confederate Veterans opened with about 30 members present to hear welcomes from civic and business leaders In a preliminary meeting General Homer Atkinson I of Petersburg Va was re elected commander in chief with a 15 officer staff The order includes Confederate officers and male descendants General Atkinson 95 years old is a member of Harris Mississippi brigade in the Virginia campaign
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Chattanooga
Tenn
United Confederate Veterans
Homer Atkinson I
Petersburg
Order of Stars and Bars
Navy
Atkinson
Harris
Mississippi
Virginia
Old Cases Settled By Compensation Payments
Workmen's Compensation department will pay overdue compensation totaling about 2000 dollars to 77 children made fatherless by industrial fatalities. Commissioner Charles L. Heab Berlin.
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Charleston
Workmen's Compensation Department
Charles L. Heaberlin
Heatherlin
Film Funny Men Endavor To Help Stricken Teacher
Jay Oklahoma June 24 Two comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello join local friends to aid Mason Williams a 49 year old school teacher fighting a nerve disease that nearly destroyed his breathing. An iron lung donated by film fans was en route by plane to help him survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay, Okla
Mason Williams
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Jay
Abbott and Costello
Williams
Home Long
Price Ceilings Set for Consumer Services From July First
Washington June 24 The Office of Price Administration orders price ceilings on consumer services including shoe shines auto repairs piano tuning funerals and related services effective July 1 The ceilings equal the highest price charged for a service in March 1942 with variations by establishment Exclusions include professional services such as physicians dentists lawyers and barbers The order explains consumer services and gives examples while noting ceilings may be adjusted downward but not upward and that haircuts and manicures fall outside the definition of consumer services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Lucky Shot Bags Two Nazi Planes Over Dutch Base
London reports a British intruder shot down a German plane during a patrol and credited with destroying a night target at a Dutch airbase. The raids left three enemy planes down, with East Anglia suffering a minor raid. Bad weather grounded RAF heavy bombers, mine-laying continued in German waters, and two British bombers failed to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Holland
East Anglia
RAF
Emden
France
Netherlands
Five Pounds Of Scrap Rubber Sought From West Virginians
J C King, state campaign chairman, urged all West Virginians to donate five pounds of scrap rubber to the nationwide drive. He believes West Virginia could supply about 10 million pounds, with 8 000 filling stations acting as collection centers. The drive ends June 30, though some loads may push into next week due to transportation issues.
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West
Army and Navy supply bills pass Senate in wartime move
The Senate approved a record Army appropriation of 42,820,606 and an unprecedented 8.55 billion Naval construction program aimed at equipping an army of 4.8 million by July 1, 1943. Both measures, crafted to boost fighting strength, were passed by the House unanimously.
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Washinton
Senate
House U
Tobruk general allowed to fight his way out
Cairo June 24 report says Tobruk's commanding general sought and received permission for his forces to escape. Heavy transport losses made a breakout impractical, so he chose to fight on to destroy key supply dumps. Terrific explosions and huge smoke columns signaled substantial demolition accomplishments.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Wilkinson files for Huntington mayor nomination
Jack Wilkinson formally filed today as a Democratic candidate for Huntington mayor. Incumbent Claude V. Swann announced a second term bid. No Republican entrants have yet declared.
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Jack Wilkinson
Huntington
Charleston
A.J. Wilkinson
House of Delegates
Claude V.swann
Wilkinson
Hard battles rage in Kharkov front with 200 tanks
Red Army reports a renewed German push at Kharkov with a massed assault using 200 tanks. Red Star notes defenders repulse enemy air attacks and inflict losses as they hold the line around Sevastopol and Kharkov. The battle enters a second day of intensified fighting with heavy tank and infantry usage.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Red Star
Crimean
Sevastopol
Sians
Trenemy
Subs Triumph in Caribbean
Submarine warfare in the Caribbean caused widespread loss over 12 days with 13 UN merchant ships sunk. Navy reports 48 dead and 7 missing among Caribbean sinkings, plus two more ships lost in the Atlantic bringing total Western Atlantic sinkings to 309. Survivors number 635, including 126 passengers, with victims from U S British Honduran Norwegian Dutch ships among small and medium vessels.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Caribbean
Atlantic
U. S
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