Red Division Annihilated by Nazi Panzer Columns
Berlin dispatch reports Nazi panzer columns driving deep into the Soviet defense line annihilated an entire Red army division aided by tanks. The German agency DNB cited large losses and claimed multiple Russian units destroyed as mountain troops from Austria reportedly supported attacks. Further details awaited.
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Berlin
Red Army
DNB
DNR
Fuehrer
Austria
Luftwaffe
Huge bomber to get tests
A maiden flight of the Douglas B-19, touted as the world's biggest bomber, occurred at March Field California. The Army air corps plans a long series of tests to decide if the nation will pursue a fleet of oversized, heavily armed bombers based on the 82 ton monster and its $3.5 million development.
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March Field
Calif
Army Air Corps
Air Pover
The Grafton Sentinel Theatre Ticket Notice Admits Mrs Haddix
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Mary E Haddix of 226 Barrett Street to attend tonight's performance. The notice lists Time Out For Rhythm starring Rudy Vallee at the Strand and Devil Dogs of the Air at the Dixie.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Mary E. Haddix
Barrett Street
Rudy Vallee
Strand Theatre
Dixie Theatre
Congress Speeds Up Vote On Huge Appropriations
Congress fast tracked a major appropriations bill while a 28 year old draft deferment bill faced a 10 day delay to clear fiscal year end. Senate and House sessions rushed key measures to Roosevelt as July 1 fiscal period approached.
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Congress
Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Adams
D.-Col
Latin America Topic of Talk in White Sulphur Springs
Crawford Model of Jonesboro Ark told the Southern Hotel association that the United States will share in Latin American trade regardless of the European war's outcome. Nobel warned that money exchange must align with South American values to foster the good neighbor policy, citing exchange disparities and limited access for U S products. He noted Britain and Germany pricing Latin American goods differently and criticized perceived overemphasis on German encroachment.
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U. S
Nobel
Great Britain
Germany
Delegate appeals suit over nonpayment for bill drafting
June 28 in Williamson: Delegate Rush F Farley filed notice of appeal after Magistrate George Ward awarded Delegate James R Ewing 160 in a suit over 25 drafted bills in the recent legislature. Ewing, Wheeling attorney, said the delegate physician did not pay him for drafting the bills. He cited a 25 extra fee for some bills.
Camp Cabell At Milton Abandoned By Officers
Milton June 28 officers announce Camp Cabell is being abandoned with personnel reassigned to other camps. Equipment will be left intact for possible reopening. The camp was established in 1939.
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Milton
Ccec
Camp Cabell
H. G. DeBold
Lakin Hospital Head President of Society
Dr. BE. L. Youngue superintendent of Lakin State hospital was elected president of the West Virginia Medical society of negro physicians at the close of the 35th annual meeting held last night in June.
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BE. L. Youngue
Lakin State Hospital
West Virginia Medical Society of Negro Physicians
Gamelin Escapes French Prison in World War II Saga
German radio via Vichy dispatch reports General Maurice Gamelin escaped from Bourraso prison in France. Two suspects detained at Clermont-Ferrand aiding his flight. Gamelin held since Sept 16, 1940 with Daladier Reynaud Blum and others over responsibility for the war declaration and France’s collapse.
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New York
Maurice Gustav Gamelin
Allied Forces
France
Gamelin
Marshal Petain
Daladier
Reynaud
Blum
Bourraso
Vichy
Clermont-Ferrand
Verdict Not Reached In Clarksburg Dynamo Murder
In Clarksburg Harrison county jury failed to reach a verdict on the murder charge against Raymond Echard a 2 Shinnston miner. Judge Arols J Harpert discharged the panel and Echard faces a new trial at the November term. The case concerns the dynamite slaying of Clarence Cecil Johnson 42. Echard testified he wired dynamite to Johnsons care last March after threats to his life and due to affection for Johnsons wife Hazel.
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Clarksburg
Harrison County
Johnson
Hazel
No One Could Ever Say He Didn't Try
A Virginia case follows a negro volunteer who faced multiple deferrals for medical reasons. Rejected for flat feet, he appealed to the medical advisory board and was passed yet later found unfit for service due to pneumonia. An order to report was followed by another dismissal for defective vision.
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Richmond
Medical Advisory Board
Germans Hold Victory Story Until Sunday
Berlin reports seven days of furious thrusts by Germany’s air force and armored columns against the Soviet forces. The Fuehrer’s headquarters promises full details tomorrow, with Minsk reportedly fallen and announcements expected to confirm major eastern theater successes.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Minsk
Ankara
White
Russia
Sommunterie
England
Royal Air Force
Colonel Greer Named To Board of Governors
Governor Neely named Col H C Greer Morgantown publisher and industrialist to the West Virginia university board of governors to succeed J R Poland whose term expired June 30 1940. Greer will serve until June 30 1944. Governor also reappointed John B Hoblitzell Jr of Parkersburg to the board serving until June 30 1945.
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Charleston
Neely
Col. H. C. Greer
Morgantown
West Virginia University Board of Governors
J. R. Poland
Berkeley County
Greet
John B. Hoblitzell, Jr
Parkersburg
State Inspectors Probe Underweight Cheese Packets
Charleston inspectors from the state labor commission found underweight cheese packages distributed nationally. After checks, 25 half-pound units were ruled underweight and ordered returned to the unnamed manufacturer.
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Charleston
State Labor Commission
National Concern
Charles J. F. Sattler
Sattler
Conveyor Belts Spark Change in Plane Building
Baltimore June 28 A small production technique borrowed from other industries is cutting man hours on airplanes. Glenn L. Martin Company reports the belt system has halved man hours on some sub assemblies. Harry F. Vollmer VP says further savings will come as workers master their operations. Belts are a new feature in aircraft manufacture as part of a series of adopted techniques.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin Company
Harry F. Vollmer
Shipments of vital supplies resumed to French North Africa colonies
American oil and essential goods shipments to French North Africa were allowed to resume after talks among the United States Great Britain and France. The Bermuda based British authorities allowed the Scheherazade to sail to Casablanca while assurances were sought that Weygand's forces would stay out of major actions and that colonies would not be handed to the Nazis. The move followed Germanys use of Syrian air bases and aimed to keep key bases in Tunisia and Algiers from Nazi use.
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Washington
Vichy
Germany
Syria
United States
Great Britain
France
Africa
Mediterranean
Bermuda
Scheherazade
Casablanca
U. S
Gearesco
Maxime Weygand
Illness Wave Strikes Fete in Williamsport
In Williamsport Pennsylvania on June 28 a mystery illness swept a 5000 person picnic arresting 300 adults and youths during the main address at former State Senator Charles W Sones estate. Authorities debated food poisoning while Detective Chief Schumacher ordered tests on food ice cream and drinks. Ambulances were in short supply as the scene turned chaotic and the program halted.
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Williamsport
George Lamade
Joseph H. Schumacher
Charles W. Sones
Four Prisoners Injured in Premature Quarry Blast
Four prisoners were injured in a premature discharge of explosives at the state penitentiary rock quarry in Moundsville. George Myers, 21, of Berkeley County, and three others received injuries, with Clarence Westbrook, 34, of Marion County, the most seriously hurt.
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Moundsville
George Myers
Berkeley County
State Penitentiary
Rock Quarry
Ketchum
Clarence Westbrook
Marion County
Russians Counter Attack Near Minsk in Blitzkrieg Push
Moscow reports a mighty Soviet counter assault routing the leading German panzer column aimed at Minsk on the road to Moscow. Minsk lies about 20 miles inside the frontier, about 160 miles east of the nearest German border, with fiercest fighting reported in the Minsk and Luck sectors as panzer attempts to outflank Lwow were repulsed.
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Moscow
Red Army
Minsk
White Russia
Les
Istanbul
Turkey
Prut
Flimania
Bessarabia
39Th Tank Corps
Lwow
RAF Continues Daily Forays Over Germany
RAF bombers swept over Germany in daylight raids from France attacking a rail station near Lille and other targets including Bremen and Dunkerque. Fighters reported few Nazi planes, three shot down, with twelve bombers lost last night.
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London
Royal Air Force
SAC
Assas
Comines
Lille
France
RAF
Air Ministry
Bremershaven
Cuxhaven
Oldenburg
den Helder
Dunkerque
Calais
Bremen
Vegesack
Engineers End Joint Meeting Ends in White Sulphur Springs
Engineers from the eastern seaboard toured the New River Pocahontas and Winding Gulf coal fields before adjourning their annual conference of the Central Appalachian section and the coal division of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. William G. Christy of Hudson County New Jersey spoke on smoke abatement during the talks.
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Eastern Seaboard
New River
Pocahontas
Winding Gulf
Correction Notice Corrects Grocery Ad Price
The Sentinel repeats a corrected advertisement from yesterday for South Side Grocery with a price of 39 cents per pound instead of 30 cents. The correction aims to clear up any misunderstanding caused by the typographical error and repeats the ad for clarity.
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South Side
Sentinel
Production of US military fireraiés in doldrums
Washington reports indicate output of military fireraiés stagnates through July and August due to shortages of essential materials. A defense official notes lower production across combat and craft lines, with May output at 1,334, and a forthcoming report expected in about two weeks detailing ongoing program status and model transitions.
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Washington
United States
Stitalin
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