RAF Heaps New Devastation On Heart Of Ruhr
British air fleets blasted Bochum and Gelsenkirchen in the Ruhr as Nazi morale faltered. Large fires raged in both cities while clouds hindered precise damage assessment. RAF bombers listed as missing and between four and six million residents reportedly fled the bomb torn region amid seven consecutive nights of Allied air assault.
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Roger Greene
Associated Press
Ruhr
Bochum
Gelsenkirchen
British
Air Ministry
Berni
Switzerland
Mediterranean
Italy
Over 250000 miners strike pits steel production
Pittsburgh June 26. The coal strike enters its sixth day with more than 250000 workers idle. United States Steel reports 14 of 37 Pittsburgh blast furnaces down, warning a week of stoppage could slash steel output by 75 percent. Republic Steel banks No 1 furnace at Thomas Alabama and trims three others by one third.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Republic Steel Corporation
Thomas
Ala
Roosevelt
Interior
Beef shortage closes stores in big Chicago
A national beef shortage threatens to force about half of Chicago’s roughly 6,000 meat markets to close within ten days. John A. Kotal of the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers cited price controls and scarce supply, with conditions also worsening in New York Seattle Cincinnati and Cleveland.
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Chicago
World’s Livestock Center
John A. Kotal
National Associatien F
Office of Price Administration
CPA
New York
Theatre Ticket Admits Mrs Coulson to Local Film Showing
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Phrona Coulson of 824 West Main to tonight's film presentation Got Me Covered with Bob and Dorothy Lamour at the Strand or Gorilla with Oder and Ruth Ford and Marshall featuring Ran Bott Nancy Kelly and Romero at the Dixie.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Phrona Coulson
West Main Street
Bob
Dorothy Lamour
Oder
Ruth Ford
Marshall
Ran“Bott
Nancy Kelly
Romero
Wayne Daugherty
Main Street
Pollow
Leo Oerillo
Leon
Errol
Mary
Hughes
Frances Langford
Eat
Road Commission Keeps Pace On License Order
Charleston reports the state road commission has sent 80,000 of 1943 44 automobile license stickers and sufficient supplies to process the remaining 156,000 mail applications. The extension period for expiring metal plates remains undecided.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Barbaric Nazi cruelty charged by Russian inquiry
Moscow reports an official commission accuses German troops of mass poisonings executions and torture of Russians in Kursk and Kharkov before the spring Red Army offensive. Eyewitness testimony substantiates the charges as reconstructions proceed and Stalingrad regains population ground to 75 000.
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Moscow
Kursk
Kharkov
Red Army
Tass
Stalingrad
Allied planes hit harbor in Messina hard
Allied Headquarters reports the largest Flying Fortress raid in the Mediterranean strike on Messina. Docks and railway yards at Messina and Olbia in Sardinia suffered extensive bomb bursts. The raid left large fires in the harbor and railway station, with photos confirming multiple vessel hits and widespread damage to warehouses and tracks.
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Noland Forgard
North Africa
Messina
Straits City
Sicily
Sardinia
RAF
Olbia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulanes
City water use ban urged for East Grafton area
Residents of East Grafton Blueville and Brownlow Park on city water are asked not to water lawns and gardens due to inadequate supply. Cooperation is urged to preserve domestic water. without it the City Council may pass an ordinance banning lawn watering and imposing penalties. Dated Grafton West Virginia June 24 1943. C O King Mayor.
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East Grafton
Blueville
Brownlow Park
Goebbels Attacks Allies as Horror Campaign Advances
London reports Goebbels in Munich denouncing British and American cultural vandalism. He claims Allied terror raids destroy cultural possessions built over centuries and outlines a new propaganda plan sending war reporters to the ruined Ruhr for horror broadcasts to stir German morale.
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London
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Munich
United States
Britain
Goebbels
Ruhr
More Women Children On Farms Than in 1942
Charleston June 26 The state cooperative crop reporting service notes growing female and youth employment on West Virginia farms this year with higher wages. Seven percent more youths under 14 are employed and women workers have risen from 11 to 20 percent. Farm wages with board average 36.75 dollars and 51.75 without board as of June 1, compared with 30 with board and 44 without last year.
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Charleston
State Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
West Virginia
Eastern Coast Faces New Gasoline Scarcity Crisis
Washington reports a fresh east coast gasoline shortage with possible car ration cuts in July. An Office of Price Administration spokesman warned suspension of A cards as a last resort, while Interior Secretary Ickes’ allotment could alter July through September civilian supply. The July rate stands at 328 000 barrels daily, up 2 000 from June, but OPA officials fear a net loss of about 1 000 barrels daily for passenger cars due to higher commercial use. See NEW GASOLINE Page.3
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Washington
East Coast
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Ickes
How BEW Saved War Aid, D C Speaker Describes Targets
Washington dispatch details the Board of Economic Warfare protecting its budget amid cuts by stressing a wartime targeting story. Milo Perkins and unnamed aides allegedly guided operations from afar to hit targets with minimal bomb impact, illustrating BEW’s perceived value to the war effort.
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Washington
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
House
Milo Perkins
D. C
Army
Navy
Milo
War Today Shifts Bombing Target to Sicily Retreat Route
The column notes Allied bombing now aims to block Axis retreat from Sicily into Italy by targeting the Messina Strait area. Unconfirmed reports claim Mussolini ordered civilian evacuation of the shaded zone. Written by Max Hill while Dewitt MacKenzie is on vacation.
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Sicily
Italy
Messina Strait
Mussolini
Dewitt MacKenzie
Max Hill
Associated Press
Tokyo
There Is So Much Loose Talk About Shortages
There is much loose talk about shortages of food and the cost of products, and a comparison with what the rest of the world is eating may be worth while. The writer is convinced after several observations, and the article points toward wartime economic conditions and public discourse.
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Max Hill
T_am
How Your Representative Voted On Anti Strike Bill
A summary of West Virginia voting on the Smith Connally Harness anti strike bill shows a split, with Senator Rever comb and Representatives Ellis Rohrbough Randolph voting for overriding Roosevelt, while Senator Kilgore Representatives Smith Kee and Schiff ler voted against the override.
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Washington
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Revercomb
Ellis and
Rohrbough
Randolph
Kilgore
Smith and
Kee
Schiffler
State Miners Going Back To Work Slowly
Bituminous mines reopen in West Virginia easing a week of closures. Logan county reports a softened outlook as union leaders note improvements. At least 10 mines resume operations today, reducing idle mines from 3,000 to 4,000 yesterday. Monongalia county districts restart after five local walkouts. Arkwright at Mona shows 7 percent turnout while Maidsville and Rosedale see about half the usual crew.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Logan County
Monongalia County
Arkwright Coal Company
Mona
Rosedale Coal Company
Maidsville
Congress Veto Moves Law Across War Industry Lines
Congress reversed Roosevelt by placing American war production under a strict anti strike law a move called a major disaster by union leaders Republicans hailed it as a blow to the administration Coal miners led by John L Lewis did not return to work with about 250 000 miners idled half the total in the fields after a three week walkout The measure passed as questions arose about its application and effects on the arsenal of democracy See CONGRESS VETO Page 3
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
WLB Gains Power Under New Anti-Strike Law
Washington June 26 The war labor board gains new powers under an anti strike law but cannot force John L Lewis to sign a contract with operators or end the coal controversy. The act allows subpoenas yet Lewis can refuse without a contract and the board relies on presidential authority for enforcement. Byrnes urged compliance as the law sparks a large legal task for WLB NLRB and the Justice department.
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Joseph A. Loftus
Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Lewis
James F. Byrnes
Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Justice Department
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