Walkout Ends as Workers Return to Yards
AFL machinists end a 47 day strike at 11 San Francisco bay shipyards delaying defense orders valued near $500 million. Some 1 200 AFL and 600 CTO affiliated workers return to work Monday under master contract terms, with CIO to reconsider stance as talks proceed.
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Associated Press
AFL
San Francisco Bay
CTO
San Francisco
AFL Metal Trades Council
Pacific Coast
Trades Council
CIO
Janes Smith
Wyson Heads Control Board Charleston
Governor Neely announced the appointment of William S. Wysong Webster Springs attorney to succeed Walter S. Thurmond of Logan as president of the state board of control. Wysong will take effect July 1 after serving as motor vehicle registrar. He attended his mother Mrs Bettie Holt Wysong’s funeral in Hamlin when the announcement was made. Thurmond, a former collector and coal operator, was appointed to the post in 1937.
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Charleston
Neely
William S. Wysong
Walter 5S
Thurmond
Logan
State Board of Control
Wysong
Webster Springs
Wie House of Delegates
Ernest L Bailey
J. C. Powell
Romney
Bettie Holt Wysong
Hamlin
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Logan County
Holt
C. P. Nelson
Huntington
The
Bee
Grafton Sentinel Invites Lawrence Hall to Tonight’s Showdowns
The Grafton Sentinel invites Lawrence Hall of 311 Thayer Street to attend tonight’s performances at the Strand Theatre or the Dixie Theatre. Identification may be required to enter. The Strand shows The Case of the Black Parrot while the Dixie offers Devil Dogs of the Air.
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Strand
Dixie
Grafton Sentinel
Lawrence Hall
Thayer Street
Russian Planes Hit Bucharest Twice in Morning Raid
Berlin reports Soviet aircraft bombed Bucharest twice this morning, killing and wounding several civilians. Between 20 and 25 bombs dropped on apartment houses near the patriarchy, the Romanian metropolitan seat and Orthodox church sanctuary.
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Berlin
Bucharest
DNB
Patriarchy
New Conflict Could Slow Japan in Far East
Senator Tydings predicts Germany defeating Russia would slow Japan's moves toward Southeast Asia. He doubts Japan would threaten the Philippines while Nazi drive in Russia stays uncertain, but warns a German victory could spur Japan to attack Russia, urging faster aid to Britain.
Five convicts flee jail truck then captured near Moorefield
Charleston dispatch reports the last of five convicts who escaped from a prison truck near Moorefield were recaptured last night along the Baker Moorefield road. William Armentrout twenty two from Catawba and Elmer Tichnell twenty one from Parkersburg were found by McCauley prison road camp guards. One injured a hand leaping from the truck and both grew weak from hunger. Guards Frank O Davidson twenty nine of Augusta and Leslie Perry twenty four of Huntington were shot and wounded while attempting to flee and are in Winchester hospital.
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Charleston
Moorefield
John W. Bosworth
Bosworth
William Armentrout
Catawba
Elmer Tichnell
Parkersburg
McCauley
Baker-Moorefield Road
Frank O. Davidson
Augusta
Leslie Perry
Huntington
Two Hundred Delegates At Girls 4 H Camp
The 1941 girls 4 H Club camp opened at Jacksons Mill with about 200 delegates under Miss Mildred Reed state girl club agent. A state health champion will be chosen to represent West Virginia in a national contest in Chicago next November. Maurice Brooks of West Virginia University will speak tomorrow.
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Jackson's Mill
Mildred Reed
West Virginia
Chicago
Maurice Brooks
West Virginia University
British Raid Across Channel Strengthens Air Supremacy
London reports nine German fighter planes destroyed over the channel and northern France as RAF returns for another daylight raid after a 24 hour offensive said to involve 400 to 500 planes. Three British fighters missing. Docks at Boulogne and targets in Bremen Kiel hit. several fires started.
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Britain
RAF
Channel
France
le Channel
Bremen
Kiel
Boulogne
Germany
British Broadcasting Cor
Wool pool yields large return for West Virginia farmers
Charleston June 26 The 1941 cooperative wool pool gave West Virginia farmers a gross return of 167757.25 the second largest in pool history. Fleeces sold for a better bid price than 1940 despite lower poundage, with 90.53 percent of 68100 fleeces graded clear medium. Emerson Gregory and EB Shaw graded the wool noting high quality. See WOOL GARNERS Page 4.
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Charleston
Cooperative Wool Pool
West Virginia
State Department of Agriculture
Emerson Gregory
EB. L. Shaw
Gregory
Japan May Fight Soviet War, Italian Admiral Suggests
Admiral Gino Ducci of Italy proposed that Japan could join the axis war on Russia. He speculated Japan might occupy Sakhalin and Petropavlovsk to block U S bases, arguing aid to Russia could push Japan to reexamine its defense toward the west and north.
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Rome
Gino Ducci
Japan
Russia
Sakhalin Island
Petropavlovsk
Kamchatka
United States
Siberian
Germany
Italy
Ducel
Il Giornale Diltalia
Virginio Gayda
American Men May Be Allowed to Enlist Overseas
Washington reports indicate the United States may soon approve enlistment of American men in Britain or China's war effort for combat or non combatant technical work. A memorandum directing deferment for volunteers is expected from selective service headquarters following President Roosevelt's remarks supporting such enlistments.
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Washington
United States
Selective Service
Roosevelt
Britain
China
Mining and Metal Experts Meet in White Sulphur Springs
Eastern seaboard mining and metallurgical engineers began a two day conference in White Sulphur Springs presided over by Veleair C. Smith of Charleston. The session focused on the increased fuel demand and its impact on coal production and railway transportation amid the national defense program.
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White Sulphur Springs
Eastern Seaboard
Central Appalachian
Coal Division
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Veleair C. Smith
Charleston
Russia May Free Polish Prisoners to Fight Nazis
A high ranking neutral source in London says negotiations in London aim to liberate 300000 Polish soldiers held in Soviet Russia to fight Germany. The prisoners include officers and skilled troops trained with modern implements of war. Progress reportedly continues despite Russia's initial objections.
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Russia
London
Soviet
Chrysler Firm Defies Board In Price Fight
Washington June 26 Leon Henderson price administrator announced that wholesale and retail tire and tube prices would be frozen at June 16 levels. He said conferences with the tire industry would be held to smooth details of the schedule expected to be ordered next week. An advance notice was issued to avert pre schedule price changes. Chrysler Corporation refused to rescind recent price increases on new models. Furniture makers in New York boosted prices about five percent despite Henderson requests to submit increases to his office.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
New York
Hotel Association Opens Thirty Third Convention
Members of the Southern Hotel association opened their 38rd annual meeting today representing hundreds of hotels and inns serving traveling America. S. L. Meyers of Concord, North Carolina, president, was to submit his annual report at the initial session.
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Southern Hotel Association
America
S. L. Meyers
Concord
N. C
Appointment Ends Long Charleston Director's Term
C F Hopson of Charleston is appointed by Governor Neely to replace I M Carper as director of the bureau of Negro welfare and statistics. Carper has served since 1933 and Jes us appointment is effective at once with a term expiring June 30.
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Charleston
C. F. Hopson
Neely
I. M. Carper
Negro Welfare
Carper
Esus
Record Sharp Earthquakes Shake World News
London reports a severe earthquake rated among the worst in years with damage described in Morocco and few casualties. Seismographs in Lisbon and New York tracked strong tremors, with readings showing intensifying movement and distant epicenters about 3,500 miles from Fordham University in New York.
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London
Bevere
Morocco
Fordham
Fordham University
New York
Child Electrocuted By Toning Cord At Home
In Bluefield on June 26 a two year old girl, Susan Jane Matz, adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs Max Matz, touched an iron ing cord and was electrocuted. The foster parents were away and a nurse cared for her. Dr Albert H Hoge said the girl was killed instantly when the cord touched her heart.
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Bluefield
Susan Jane Matz
Max Matz
Albert H. Hoge
Enita
Tobruk Reports Gains as Axis Front Weakened
Cairo dispatch says Britain's besieged Tobruk garrison made strong new gains against the axis front yesterday. The report notes strengthened British position in the sector and claims of progress in East Africa along with disintegration of Fascist forces in Ethiopia.
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Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Tobruk
Libya
Western Desert
East Africa
Ethiopia
Germans Lose Sea Raider in Indian Ocean
Berlin reports one German surface raider sunk in Indian Ocean combat with the British heavy cruiser Cornwall while Admiral Scheer returns from a long Atlantic raiding cruise. Commander and most crew were killed. some captured. The Cornwall is a 10 000 ton cruiser with eight 8 inch guns. Admiral Scheer, commanded by Captain Krancke, arrived at a German base after sinking 86 090 tons of the total 152 000 tons during the voyage. The article notes Admiral Graf Spee relation and Uruguay actions in 1939.
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Berlin
High Command
Indian Ocean
Admiral Scheer
Atlantic
Cornwall
Lloyd’s Register
Bremen
Krancke
Admiral Graf Spee
Uruguay
Montevideo
State Draft Evader To Receive Sentence
BLUEFIELD June 26 The record of Henry H Hilton of War was studied today by Federal Judge George W McClintic before imposing sentence for failure to report for a selective service examination Hilton 24 pleaded guilty yesterday as the first person prosecuted for draft evasion in a West Virginia court Assistant U S Attorney Charles M Love said Hilton failed to report for the physical exam on the first date, appeared intoxicated the second time and left the country to join the Canadian army He deserted from Canadian forces and returned to Washington where he was arrested.
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Bluefield
Henry H. Hilton
George W. McClintic
McDowell County
Hilton
West Virginia
U. 8
Charles M. Love
Love
Washington
Beckley Child Killed by Large Log Near Eunice
Beckley police reported 7 year old Robert Jack Lares died when a log rolled onto him near his Eunice home last night. The boy had been attempting to pull over a sapling when the accident occurred.
German Nazi claims mix with Soviet counter words in war report
Report from Rome says Italy will aid against the Red army and Berlin seeks Finland’s active participation while Sweden allows passage of a German division. The Russian high command counters with claims of halted Panzer thrusts and a Prut river stand. The German communique hints at growing developments on the eastern front as air war numbers rise.
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Associated Press
Germany
Russia
Italy
Red Army
Rome
Berlin
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Lithuania
Finland declares war after repelling Russian raids
In Helsinki on June 26 Finland vowed to defend itself with all means after Russian bombing raids. Premier Rangell announced the policy at a late parliament session, reporting 23 Soviet raiders shot down, and obtained unanimous confidence. The move follows heavy casualties and widespread damage from the raids.
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Helsinki
Finland
Junk Rangell
Heqvests
Flora A. Grafton Woman Attends Billy the Range Show
Mrs Flora A of 216 Warder Avenue plans to attend tonight's showing at the Opera Theatre featuring Billy the Range and Zonga, a pair of acts from members at the venue.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Flora A
Billy the Ae
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