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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1944
Page
1
Moscow reports Red Army penetrates to the outskirts of Pskov from the east and nears the Pskov Warsaw railway. Unofficial Soviet accounts say Narva is being torched by German forces as Soviet spearheads move within six miles of key rail routes and advance on the Narva bridgehead under Govorov.
Staff Sgt. William Thompson of Pittsburgh declared in writing his fatherhood of the quadruplets born to unmarried Norah Carpenter in London. He said he hopes Norah and he will be left alone, aims to have the babies registered in his name, and plans to support them and the mother. He asked for a divorce from Eleanor, his wife, calling their marriage hasty and under wartime stress.
The Grafton Sentinel invites Co. D. Brown Blueville to attend tonight's presentation at the Dixie theatre. Readings include Spitfires with Leslie Howard and David Niven and Happy Serves a Writ featuring William Boyd as the cast continues.
Clay West Virginia March 4 Official sources said two United Mine Workers organizers held in the slaying of a non union miner and wounding of his son at Widen would be brought to Charleston for arraignment then returned to Kanawha County. D H Foley 34 and Rawson Kirk 50 face murder and shooting with intent to kill charges connected with a dispute over a union election at Widden. Foley is accused of killing Joe Groves 47 and both men are held in Kanawha jail awaiting arrangement after consultations with UMW counsel. Young Groves is in Charleston hospital recovering from wounds received in the incident.
In Charleston four furnace blasts from internal combustion at Haylawn grade school caused no injuries to 300 students and staff as vents were closed to avoid pressure release. In Notrum near Natrum a car crash after a basketball game killed 35 year old referee Gersia Gainer and injured fellow ref James Brandon. Gainer perished when the gasoline tank exploded after the crash. Brandon survived with critical injuries and was rushed to a hospital.
Three small German attacks on the beachhead below Rome were repulsed as Allied forces battered back the efforts after the failed offensive. British and American troops reported limited action at Cassino and other fronts with unfavorable weather hindering operations. Allied officers estimate at least five German divisions were committed to the push, with heavy casualties in the latest offensives.
Allied forces push inland at Los Negros in the Admiralty islands as Japanese strongholds resist from ridge positions Reinforcements from Manus arrive in the Bismarck sea while Mitchell bombers and Boston attackers pound Nipponese defenses and Momote airfield falls under allied control after MacArthur inspection Future counterattacks are repelled and the invasion progresses from the airfield toward surrounding terrain
Philadelphia report says a quarter million gallons of high grade Pennsylvania lubricating oil in 55 gallon drums have been loaded at an east coast port and will be shipped to Spain in the next few days. The piece notes the embargo details, clarifying packaged oil shipments may be approved, contrasting bulk oil restrictions, and cites a State Department spokesman.
Washington march 4 influential senators shied from a resolution to commit the United States to participate in the trial and punishment of war criminals. Introduced by Senator Pepper it calls for UN machinery to punish enemy leaders and a full US role in prosecutions. Most committee members avoided debate and warned the measure could affect world relations.
Franklin D Roosevelt, age 62, marks another presidential anniversary in Washington. He faces major domestic and international challenges, a Congress that defied his tax bill, and global issues from Argentina to Turkey. His doctor calls him fit despite influenza.
The AP reports a 1100 mile round trip by U.S. fighters from Britain to Berlin, signaling stronger fighter support and greater bombing power against Hitler. London bulletins announce 12000 pound bombs, a sign of escalating air warfare as Air Minister Sinclair warned of air supremacy and intensified defenses.
U S Army headquarters reports heavy bomber formations attacked targets in eastern Germany with one formation claimed to hit a Berlin district. The flight faced difficult conditions with clouds up to 30,000 feet amid Berlin broadcast confusion on raid details.
Rep. Clare Boothe Luce offers a plan to induct 50 000 to 200 000 men aged 18 to 45 into essential war work under selective service. Inductees would receive regular Army pay and wear uniforms to perform harvesting, mining, tanning, and other tasks supporting the war effort.
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