New Strikes Upend U S Defense Shipwork Across Coasts
Some 1700 AFL and CIO machinists struck at West Coast shipyards amid defense orders, while East Coast vessels tied up as crews pressed for wage hikes. San Francisco Bay yards and drydocks are affected, with $500 million in contracts at risk. Workers seek $1.15 hourly and double time for overtime, while offer stands at $1.12 and time and a half. National defense cited as reason for strike, and officials urged avoidance.三
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Associated Press
Navy Department
Maritime Commission
AFL
CIO
San Francisco Bay
John P. Frey
AFL Metal Trades
Knox
Land
The
A. T. Wynn
Bay City Metal Trades Council
Wynn
Metal Trades Union
Knox and
New York
Far
Huge defense order halted in San Francisco strike
AFL and CIO machinists walked out at Bay Area shipyards and drydocks, halting roughly 500 million dollars in defense contracts over demands for 1.15 dollars per hour and double time. Employers offered 1.12 and time and a half, with picketing slated to start Monday after a holiday weekend. Joint action spanned San Francisco Oakland and Alameda amid opposition from AFL leaders.
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AFL
San Francisco
CIO
Oakland
Alameda
John P. Frey
AFL Metal Trades Department
Bay Cities
Grafton Sentinel Ad Invites Mrs Knotts to Dixie Show
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs P W Knotts of 215 Lincoln Street to tonight's Dixie theatre program. The bill features Money Made in Rio with Don Ameche and Alice Fayre, or Bar Vigilantes a Hopalong Cassidy picture with William Boyd. Identification may be required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
P. W. Knotts
Lincoln Street
Mney
Rio
Don ‘Ameche
Alice Fayre
William Boyd
Dixie Theatre
Paraguay President's Son Arrives in Miami for Treatment
Higinio Morinigo Jr., seven year old son of Paraguay's president, arrives by plane in Miami for treatment for infantile paralysis, en route to Warm Springs, Georgia, at President Roosevelt's invitation, accompanied by his mother.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Higinio Morinigo, Jr
Paraguay
Miami
Utility Won t Fight Boost Charleston Revenue Rise?
Amere Gas Utilities indicates it would not oppose a tax assessment increase. A report by treasurer A J Newman notes 1940 results may justify higher assessed value. Board of Public Works hearing completed. more details on page 3.
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Charleston
Up— Amere Gas Utilities Company
Board of Public Works
A. J. Newman
Beckley
West Virginia
Dutch Decoration Day Observed In Occupied Holland
Amsterdam reports solemn May observances as Dutch graves for soldiers and civilians are honored quietly. Wreaths are laid for Dutch and German dead alike, with warnings against disturbances echoing from Nazi authorities and youth groups attending ceremonies.
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Holland
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Berlin
English Channel
Two Florida Men Wreck Plane In Lincoln County
HAMLIN May 10 Lincoln County records its first airplane accident when a plane owned and flown by M. F. Whillock and W. H. Schuffleff of Clearwater Florida was damaged as they attempted a field landing near Trace creek mouth three miles east of Hamlin. Both men were uninjured and said they had run out of fuel after losing their horse. The aircraft damage was estimated at 1000 dollars and would be dismantled and shipped by rail to Clearwater.
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Hamlin
Lincoln County
M. F. Whillock
Clearwater
Trace Creek
Whitlock
Shuffieff
Io Clearwater
British Bomb Planes Blast Nazi Capital in Berlin Raid
Berlin raids by British planes caused civilian casualties in the center of Berlin and fires in Mannheim while Hamburg suffered heavy losses. Seven British planes were shot down. The German high command reported civilian deaths and missing persons, with night fighters and naval artillery credited for losses. German raids targeted Midlands and southern England armament plants and Scottish port facilities, sinking two merchant ships and damaging three. a British destroyer was set afire south of Portsmouth. Axis forces reported local successes near Tobruk and Salum in North Africa.
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Berlin
Mannheim
Toda
High Command
Hamburg
Channel
Midlands
England
Scottish
Portsmouth
Malta
Africa
Tobruk
Salum
Sei
Trent Urges Schools To Observe Citizenship Day
State School Superintendent W. W. Trent urged county superintendents to actively observe Citizenship Recognition Day on May 18. He advised coordinating with the American Legion post commander to form a committee, invite all 21 year olds turning 21 by May 18, and recognize them in a statewide effort to involve youth who can vote.
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Charleston
W. W. Trent
Trent
American Legion
Former King Carol and Lupescu Arrive in Bermuda
In Hamilton Bermuda on May 10 the United States liner Ex cambion docked with former King Carol of Romania and Mme Lupescu aboard. The Romanian flag flew from the bow as the royal exile arrived with little public excitement. They plan to travel next to Cuba to settle, with an official Bermuda reception arranged for their arrival.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
United States
Excambion
Carol of
Rumania
Mme Lupescu
Cuba
U S Mediation Demanded By Chinese Chief
Tokyo dispatchs quote Japan s ambassador to Nanking Kumatoro Honda saying Chiang Kai shek refuses to talk peace except with the United States as mediator The Nichi Nichi dispatch notes no peace can be reached through mediation by a third nation Honda s return to discuss with Premier Konoye and Foreign Minister Matsukoka follows rising editorials urging a quick settlement to aid Japan s Greater East Asia program
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Max Hill
Tokyo
China
Japan
Nanking
Chiang Kai- Shek
United States
Nichi Nichi
Shanghai
Kumatoro Honda
Honda
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
Yosuke Matsuoka
Kokumin
Brewers to Meet State Tax Official Over Beer Law Changes
Charleston May 10 Approximately 100 percent representation of West Virginia brewers and beer distributors is expected when they meet Assistant State Tax Commissioner Walter V Ross to discuss changes in state beer laws Questions of unauthorized extensions of credit will be aired at the session for brewers May 19 and distributors on May 20 The official said numerous plaints had been made against such subterfuges as extension of credit on containers and rubber checks.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Walter V. Ross
Ross
Trial of ex Fairmont postal worker put over
The trial of Louis A. Southern, former Fairmont postal service employee, on a $5 theft charge was postponed to the Elkins term by Judge W. W. Baker. The jury reported after two days of deliberation that it was hopelessly deadlocked and was dismissed.
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Wheeling
Louis A. Southern
Fairmont Postal Service
Elkins
W. W. Baker
Britain lists ship losses of last year in war toll
British and neutral ships lost 1 098 vessels totaling 4 734 407 tons in the year since the Nazi invasion of the Low Countries. Mediterranean losses in April reached 488 124 tons, with 187 054 tons from intensive Mediterranean operations. Removing that, other theatres showed 301 070 tons, and over the year total merchant losses stood at 719 ships.
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London
Britain
Low Countries
Admiralty
Greece
Mediterranean
Calls for polio aid burden WV public aid costs
London lists report says medical calls during West Virginia 1940 polio epidemic added unnecessary expense for public assistance offices. Advisory committee notes many parents demanded attention for mild symptoms seen as polio signals and physicians' home calls were made when not needed.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Department of Public Assistance
State Medical Association
Public Assistance Advisory Committee
Two Teachers and Osteopath Held For Flogging Youth
In Camdenton Missouri on May 10, two Ozark women teachers Hilda Rhoads and Aldythea Kieth and osteopath Dr. Robert Murrell were summoned for preliminary hearing after being accused of flogging 23 year old Max Caldwell under threat with a gun. Caldwell, who faces rape charges on Miss Rhoads complaint, was to testify as crowds packed the courtroom and residents planned to miss business to hear his account.
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Camdenton
Ozark
Max Caldwell
Justice Court
Caldwell
Hilda Rhoads
Aldythea Kieth
Robert Murrell
Miss Rhoads
H. J. Williams
Barkley predicts Rosier to win West Virginia seat next Tuesday
Senate Majority Leader Barkley predicted a close vote will seat Dr. Joseph Rosier of Fairmont West Virginia as junior senator next Tuesday after debate over the Rosier appointment and the Martin challenge. He noted voters backed Neely’s appointment by a 48000 vote margin, while opponents argued a new election could not be held under West Virginia law.
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Barkley
Rosier
Senate
Washington
Joseph Rosier
Fairmont
W. Va
West Virginia
D.-Ky
M. M. Neely
Clarence E. Martin
Martinsburg
Homer A. Holt
Neely
Chandler
D-Ky
Hatch
Martin
O'Mahoney
D.-Wyo
Austin R.-Vt
Pinnacle Rock State Park to be improved
Huntington May 10 WPA announced 1 780 for Pinnacle Rock State Park improvements including picnic shelters parking areas fireplaces walks and drinking fountains. Also allotted 39318 to Welch and 63292 to Terra Alta for street and alley improvements in both towns.
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Huntington
Pinnacle Rock State Park
WPA
Welch
Terra Alta
Caesar the Great Dane spared death in New Jersey
In Holley NJ on May 10 Peace Justice Hubert J. Gillette ruled 165 pound Great Dane Caesar guilty of being dangerous after three allegedly unprovoked attacks on Bruce Seager. The dog is confined securely for one year effective immediately. The case follows Caesar’s trial on May 1 and drew several supporters to the courthouse.
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Holley
N. J
Caesar
Hubert J. Gillette
Bruce Seager
Caesar Caesar
Bridge Story of Year Comes From Texas City
In Dallas on May 10 the event began with Mrs. J. L. Young Jr opening two on 13 clubs. The power lay in diamonds held by Mrs. 8. V. Stephenson hearts by Mrs. Arthur Voekel and spades by Mrs. Betty Downs, yielding a perfect hand for one player.
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Dallas
Tex
J. L. Young, Jr
V. Stephenson
Arthur Voekel
Betty Downs
Roosevelt to Speak Before Latin American Mission Delays Senate Convoy Vote
Washington May 10 Administration leaders say President Roosevelt will issue a major foreign policy statement before a Latin American mission address next Wednesday night, prompting a delay in a Senate showdown on the Tobey convoy resolution to clarify U.S. aid to Britain.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
United State
Great Britain
Tobey Seree
Blaze Next Door To Fire Station Destroys Large Structure
Firemen fought a three hour blaze that gutted a two story brick and frame building adjoining the central fire station in Huntington on May 10. The loss to the structure housing several grocery firms a restaurant a billiard parlor and 12 living rooms was estimated at 25000 by Fire Inspector Harry Damron. Fire Chief Brooks McClure said the cause was unknown but it started in a second floor rear room.
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Huntington
Harry Damron
Brooks McClure
RAF Bombs Hit Reich Nerve Center and Berlin Factories
A concentrated RAF raid struck Mannheim and Ludwigshafen’s nerve centers with extensive dock and factory fires. Berlin factories also hit as raids swarmed northern France airdromes and ports. Five British planes reported missing as dusk patrols pressed the defense.
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London
Mannheim
Germany
Ludwigshafen
Rhine
RAF
Air Ministry
Berlin
Calais
Ostend
Boulogne
Kristiansand
Norway
Ijmuiden
Netherlands
France
Dover Strait
England
U.S. Airplanes Help British Amid War Efforts
US military plane production surged this spring with 1,216 total in March and 1,427 military planes in April, aiding Britain’s defense and offense. Authorities say American supplies boosted RAF operations against Nazi bombers and Reich jetty targets in Hamburg and Bremen.
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Washington
Britain
United States
R. A. Fs
Hamburg
Bremen
Reich
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs MeeTigue to Sign of the Wolf
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs J J MeeTigue of 330 East Main Street to attend tonight's presentation of the Jack London picture Sign of the Wolf at the Opera House theatre with Michael Whalen as the leading attraction.
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the Grafton
J. J. Meetigue
East Main Street
Jack London
Michael Whallen
Opera House
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