Beaverbrook Named Churchill's Chief Aide in Wartime Shakeup
London May 2 Prime Minister Churchill reorganized his cabinet creating a minister of state post for Lord Beaverbrook to oversee wartime industries. He merged shipping and transport ministries and appointed Frederick Thomas Leathers to head wartime communications and become a baron. J T C Moore-Brabazon moved from transport to aircraft production as Beaverbrook’s successor. Ronald H. Cross became Australia high commissioner as the debate over Greece and North Africa looms.
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London
Winson Churchill
Lord Beaverbrook
Itm
Britain
Churchill
Shipping
Frederick Thomas Leathers
J.T. C. Moore-Brabazon
Transport
Beaverbrook
Ronald H. Cross
Australia
Greece
North Africa
Eoolaiina Hon Loshween Ndant
Rented hubby sues for half of fee in divorce case
Samuel Brummel 56, an insurance salesman, says his wife Lilian Patton Brummel rented him to another woman for a year and that she kept the $10,000 fee. He seeks half as community property after returning at year end and being deserted. Norma Peppin testified she paid the sum but declined to explain its purpose.
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Los Angeles
Samuel Brummel
Brummel
Lilian Patton Brummel
San Francisco
Norma Peppin
The Grafton Sentinel Promotes Two Tonight at Local Theatres
The paper invites Mrs J W Powell to attend tonight at the Dixie theatre to see Chad Hanna starring Henry Fonda Dorothy Lamour and Linda Darnell and Elery Queen Master Detective with Ralph Bellamy at the Strand theatre. Identification may be required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
J. W. Powell
West Main Street
Chad Hanna
Henry Fonda
Dorothy Lamour
Linda Darnell
Dixie Theatre
Ellery Queen
Ralph Bellamy
Strand Theatre
American flag in European war zone stirs German ire
Berlin reports semi official Nazi sources warn the American flag in the European war zone would disturb greater Germany interests. German commentary near Wilhelmstrasse emphasizes this point as a priority in their contentions.
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Berlin
Greater
Germany
State extends aid to needy miners in relief effort
Charleston May 2 The Public Assistance department will continue to dispense commodities to miners as long as relief is needed State Director Raymond Kenny announced today Most field workers have returned to work after the Appalachi an shutdown but aid will continue for miners unable to obtain credit at company stores or who cannot buy from independent agencies If a miner has gone back to work and has no credit the department will keep assisting until he is on his feet Kenny said about 50 percent of the state's miners had received aid during the work stoppage Payday is on or after June 1 as the first two weeks pay are usually held back Peak production planned See STATE GIVING Page 5
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Charleston
Public Assistance Department
Raymond Kenny
Kenny
Steady Use of Defense Tools Demanded By FDR
President Roosevelt urged the defense industry to run machine tools around the clock seven days a week, except for overhaul and repair. Through the Office of Production Management he sought more new tools and longer use of existing ones to meet rising munitions demand for planes and ships amid the critical national situation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Defense Industry
Office of Production Management
Many Workers Get Jobs For National Defense
Washington report shows a March surge in jobs as defense efforts drive hiring. State agencies placed 376,000 workers, 1.55 percent higher than a year earlier, with 53,000 further placements by offices. AFL estimates 578,000 more employed between February 28 and March 31.
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Washington
National Defense
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Administrator
Social Security Board
State
American Federation of Labor
U.S. Spending Reaches Peak in Defense Buildup
Officials forecast monthly federal expenditures rising to 2 billion dollars starting July 1, with last month totaling about 1.3 billion. The estimate, about 24 billion yearly, was prepared for Senate committee by Stacy May of the Office of Production Management.
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Washington
Stacy May
Office of Production Management
Senate
Kilpatrick Sells Hotel in Philippi to Two Men
PHILIPPI May 2 The Hotel Irving once run by W I Kilpatrick has been sold to Steve Medve and Alexander Silay of Daisy town Pa. Medve known to locals from Lido theatre visits, they operate the theatre and plan major renovations. The Hotel Philippi will be renamed and the connected theatre remodeled with new equipment.
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Philippi
Irving
W. I. Kilpatrick
Steve Medve
Alexander Silay
Daisytown
Medive
Lido Theatre
Silay
Ara
Medical Service Plan Studied By Doctors in West Virginia
PARKERSBURG May 2 The house of delegates of the state medical association will consider a volunteer medical service plan at a meeting in Charleston May 12 14 Dr D A MacGregor of Wheeling announced He chairs a special committee that studied the plan and says it would operate a non profit medical and surgical service administered by the association board of directors and lay representatives It would be based on a small monthly charge and could be tied to hospital insurance programs.
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Parkersburg
House of Delegates
State Medical Association
Charleston
D. A. McGregor
Wheeling
MacGregor
Conlon Appointed Tax Agent for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
John J. Cornwell of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad announced the appointment of Thomas E. Conlon as tax agent, succeeding Hugh McNeil Jr. who retired due to ill health after 50 years of service. Conlon had served as assistant general freight claim agent since January 1, 1940.
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Baltimore
John J. Cornwell
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Thomas E. Conlon
Hugh McNeil, Jr
Conlon
Judge Fisher Delays Ruling In Mine Workers Case
Circuit Judge Jake Fisher took under advisement until Monday testimony that three United Mine Workers violated an injunction by trespassing on Elk River Coal and Lumber property at Widen. Fisher had issued the restraining order against the CIO and its officers at the company and employees' request and held the three trespassers in contempt. Evidence was heard yesterday.
Military Guards May Be Stationed On All Dams
The War department announced that Army engineers study plans to station military guards at dams and other navigable-stream structures in a greater emergency. Officials said no definite procedure had been adopted.
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Washington
Army Engineers
War Department
Miss Phyllis Furlow Invited to Night at Opera House
Miss Phyllis Furlow of 201 Lincoln Street is invited to tonight’s presentation of Richard Arlen in A Dangerous Game at the Opera House theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Phyllis Furlow
Lincoln Street
Richard Arlen
Opera
House Theatre
Oil risks flare as Iraq tensions threaten Kirkuk fields
Washington dispatch reports growing American concern over a British Iraqi clash that could ignite unrest in the Near East. US minister John Knabenshue informs the State Department as Baghdad mutters toward instability, risking Iraqi oil and Allied interests. Experts warn loss of Iraq fields would sharply reduce oil flows to Britain, though German seizure odds remain uncertain.
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Lloyd Lehreas
Washington
Kingdom of
Iraq
Near East
Kirkuk
Paul Knabenshue
United States
Baghdad
State Department
Germany
Merchants Post Bond To Halt Scrip Redemption
Fayetteville May 2 Arrangements were made by Raleigh and Fayette county merchants to post 5000 bond to make effective an injunction barring New River company from redeeming miners scrip from non employees Notices posted state that no scrip would be cashed for persons not employed in company mines Circuit Judge H E Dillon Jr fixed May 1 as the effective date of a temporary injunction sought by the group to curb scrip traffic
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Fayetteville
Raleigh
Fayette County
New River Company
H. E. Dillon, Jr
British Navy praised for Greek rescue effort amid danger
Associated Press correspondent Robert St John reports from Cairo that the Royal Navy rescued nearly 50,000 Imperial troops from Greece in a perilous operation. He notes heavy bombardment and long flight routes from Belgrade to Egypt, with several correspondents injured, praising a feat likened to Dunkirk.
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Robert St. John
Associated Press
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Egypt
Balkan
Cairo
St. John
Adriatic
Kotor
Greece
Royal Navy
British Navy
Australian Troops Rescued After Stuka Attacks at Alexandria
A British force landed 5,000 Australian troops from Greece after repelling dive bomber assaults by German Stukas. The Australians manned Brent guns on deck and used rifles to fend off the attackers as several near misses rocked ships.
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Alexandria
Greece
Moorefield Tannery to Grant Wages Increases by July
Moorefield work force at the Potomac tannery of Union Tanning will receive three wage increases totaling two cents an hour by July 1. One cent increase effective yesterday, a half-cent raise June 1, and another half-cent raise July 1. If no accidents occur before May 7, a further safety year could earn all employees a bonus of one quarter cent per hour. About 65 men are employed at Moorefield operation.
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Moorefield
Potomac
Union Tanning Company
J E. Matson
Matson
Parade Highlight Of Apple Blossom Festival In Winchester
The Shenandoah apple blossom festival parade steps off this afternoon led by the queen's float with Governor Price and former Governor Westmoreland Davis in the line of march. Queen Shenandoah XVII celebrates with Miss Mollie Foulkes Lee, a New York socialite songwriter, taking part as the parade marks the second and final day of the two day celebration.
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Winchester
Shenandoah XVII
Two Linemen Electrocuted While Stringing Wire
Two Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone linemen died and a third was injured when a telephone line being pulled beneath a high tension line snagged and touched the power conductor across the Elk River. Officials said the accident occurred during stringing work by the company crew in Charleston.
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Charleston
Telephone Company
Elk River
Chesapeake and Potomas Telephone Company
Seized ships shape Senate debate on war powers
In Washington on May 2 an unexpected Senate push to curb presidential authority over seized axis shipping sparked protests in the Senate Commerce Committee. The plan tied to approving roughly 80 foreign flag vessels in U.S. ports faced opposition as some members warned transferring belligerent ships could be seen as an act of war. Chairman Emory S. Land of the Maritime Commission dissented while others forecast a compromise.
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Washington
Senate
Great Britain
United States
Senate Commerce Committee
Emory S. Land of the
Maritime Commission
Iraq War Looms Over Near East Oil Reserves
Pro-German Iraqi premier appeals to people as religious war edges closer. Britain braces for conflict as key oil regions near the Near East become focal points of mounting tensions and potential military action.
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Iraq
Near East
British U S Help On Tremendous Scale Needed By War
London radio via NBC reports Iraq shelling of the British air base at Habbaniyah and Rashid Ali Al Gailani seeking German aid. Women and children evacuated under safe conduct to Habbaniyah. German broadcasts claim Iraqi mobilization near British bases and Mosul oil fields as Muslims join a jihad. Prime Minister Menzies appeals to the United States for large scale war aid to shorten the conflict.
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New York
London Radio
NBC
Iraq
Habbaniyah
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Germany
London
Near East
Europe
Africa
Asia
Robert G. Menzies
Australia
Suez
Turkey
Menzies
United States
Germans End Greek Drive
Berlin reports a finishing stroke to the Greek campaign with Nazi forces claiming victory and occupation of the Peloponnesus. British losses are cited as two thirds of the expeditionary strength, about 40,000 men, with 8,200 British prisoners trapped at southern harbors before evacuation. A British transport was sunk by Nazi tanks at the Gulf of Corinth on April 30 as the high command marks the end of fighting on the mainland.
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Berlin
Germany
Greece
Britain
Peloponnesian
Peloponnesus
High Command
Gulf of Corinth
Advertising Will Help Undue Price Increases
Atherton W. Hobler, head of Benton & Bowles in New York, told the 24th annual convention of the American association of advertising agencies in Hot Springs Virginia that advertising will deter price hikes during the defense program. He said advertised products resist increases and historically show lower prices and greater value to consumers, making price and value central to advertising messages.
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Hot Springs
Atherton W. Hobler
New York
Hobler
Benton & Bowles, Inc
American Association of Advertising Agencies
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Baron Leathers
Strand
Dixie
FDR
United, States Savings Bonds
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
U.S
Kilpatrick
Io Philippi
Judge Fisher
TRAQ
Stoeene
Imperial Navy
Moorefield Tannery
Grafton City Hospital
Gavardun City Commission
Corrine Starford
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