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British and American air forces, including US bombers from Iraq, strike rail yards and airfields across France and Belgium amid mounting Alpine battles. The clash follows night assaults on Beran and Paris as Allied fleets push into the European fortress in a 26th day of operations.
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Austin Bealmear
London
U. S
Iraq
Beran
Paris
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Mediterranean
Britain
Airforce
Germany
Roosevelt silent on fourth term fuels GOP belief of candidacy
President Roosevelt declined to discuss Democratic chairman Robert E Hanegan's claim of a firm conviction that he would seek another nomination and be reelected. Reporters crowded his news conference after a South Carolina vacation as Republicans and some Democrats conclude he plans to accept a second bid.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chicago
Robert E. Hannegan
Hannegan
New York
South Carolina
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Theatre invites Hildreth Hendershot to two film showings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Hildreth Hendershot of 1223 West Railroad Street to tonight's screenings at Strand Theatre featuring The Whistler with Richard Dix J Carrol Naish and Gloria Stuart, and Life Boat with John Steinbeck Tallulan Bankhead and William Bendix at the Dixie Theatre.
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Grafton Sentinel
Hildreth Hendershot
West Railroad Street
the Whistler
Richard Dix
J. Carrol Naish
Gloria Stuart
Strand Theatre
Lifeboat
John Steinbeck
Tallulan Bankhead
William Bendix
Dixie Theatre
Government Quits Control Of Huge Mail Order House On Eve Of Finals
CHICAGO May 10 Government resumes control of Montgomery Ward and Company after 13 days, as Jesse Jones ends federal possession of Chicago plants seized during a labor dispute. The CIO won a collective bargaining election, shaping the dispute over extending the company contract. President Roosevelt signaled the case would end with the election, while Avery claimed the president erred as Ward officials would bargain with any union chosen by the employer. Government Page 2
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Sewell L. Avery
Montgomery Ward and Company
Very
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
Jones
CTO Union
CIO
Commerce Secreary
Roosevelt
Avery
WLB Gains Jurisdiction in Detroit Union Dispute
War Labor Board takes jurisdiction over the foremen’s union disputes with five Detroit companies as the FAA logs its third victory in two days. The action, dated May 10, follows a Ford Motor Co contract and triggers membership meetings for back to work proposals. Eleven plants face ongoing strikes by 3,200 workers and 149 foremen across Gar Wood industries Briggs Hudson Packard Murray and Aeronautical Products.
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Bar Foreman’s Association of America
Emtoday
War Labor Board
Detroit
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WLB
William H. Davis
Robert H. Keys
Independent
Foremen’s Union
Ford Motor Co
Keys
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Ford
Gar Wood Industries
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Hudson Motor Car Co
Packard Motor Car Co
Murray Corp. of America
Aeronautical Products, Inc
Germans Strive to Plug Gaps in West Air Defenses
London reports on May 10 that German forces tighten western defenses as Allied air campaigns press toward invasion. Major General Pelz leads a reorganization to form separate fighter and bomber corps, cannibalizing units to keep planes in the air amid production losses.
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Associated Press
London
Low Countries
D.day
West
Belgium
Netherlands
Dunkerque
France
Adolf Hitler
Pelz
Europe
Largest alluvial diamond found in North America
In Virginia on May 10 the horse shoe pitcher uncovered a bright object beneath the earth, later identified as the Punch Jones diamond, the largest alluvial diamond ever found in the United States and in North America. Scientist R. J. Holden of Virginia Tech announced the discovery at the Virginia Academy of Science meeting, noting the stone’s origin near Peters Town, West Virginia, a few hundred yards from the state line.
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Punch” Jones
United States
North America
R. J. Holden
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia Academy of Science
Peterstown
W. Va
Virginia
William P.punch Jones
Grover C. Jones
New York
Jones
Fall Of Sevastopol Frees Russian Armies For New Eastern Offensive
London May 10 The fall of Sevastopol after a 24 day siege announced by Premier Marshal Stalin indicates one of the two main Soviet armies may have moved to the front for a new westward push. Tolbukhin and Vasilevsky led a three day final assault through German belts, reclaiming the port as part of a 31 day Crimean drive that cleared 100000 German Romanian troops. The Yeremenko forces may have been redirected for upcoming operations. See FALL OF on Page 3.
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Sevastopol
Sergei
Marshal Stalin
Stalin
Andrei I. Yeremenko
Kerch
Teremenko
Impor
Feodor I. Tolbukhim
Ukraine
Alexander M. Vasilevsky
Red Army
Black Sea
Romania
Odessa
Tolbukhin
Yeremenko
Eighth Army advances as Germans pull back in Italian mountains
Allied forces press into the Italian mountains driving toward Sulmona with minimal opposition. German withdrawals trace a new line along the Aventino river area and nearby villages Falasco, San Angelo, and Gam, expanding the advance at least nine miles beyond prior positions.
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Italy
Noland Norgaard
Naples
Sulmona
Aventino
Adriatic
Fal
Survivors Observe 75th Golden Spike Celebration
In Ogden Utah on May 10 1869 marks the driving of the golden spike. The observance included a reading of President Roosevelt’s message by Gov Herbert Maw and attendance by six known survivors from 1869. Post office issued stamps in Omaha and San Francisco depicting the moment.
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Nebraska
San Francisco
Ogden
United States Post Office
Promontrgy
Utah
Herbert B. Maw
Roosevelt St
War Today: China’s dire straits reshape Pacific conflict
DEWITT MacKENZIE warns the Allied effort faces a risk as Japan drives into Henan threatening Chiang Kai-Shek’s Chungking and the Peiping Canton railway. A Chinese collapse would prolong the war, though not end it for the United Nations. The note stresses China’s past resilience and the strategic value of a resilient ally.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Japan
China
Hitler
Orient
Henan
Great Yellow River
Peiping-Hankow-Canton
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
Chiang
United Nations
Peiping-Canton
HOFF UPSETS KENNA IN SUPREME COURT JUDGE RACE
In a dramatic upset, William Bruce Holt led Judge Jo N Kenna for the Democratic nomination for Supreme Court Judge in Charleston. Meanwhile Dawson gained early Republican momentum over Funkhouser in the governor's race. Returns show Meyer Meadows leading Chilton in secretary of state contest, with Holt and Meadows both strong in different regions.
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Kenna
Supreme Court
Taylor County
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Theket Dows
Holt
McPeek
Charleston
D. Boone Dawson
Raymond J. Funkhouser
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Clarence W. Meadows
Beckley
Funk~ Houser
Charles
Funkhouwster
Meadows
William Bruce Hoft
Parkersburg
Jo N. Kenna
Williams
O' Brien
Sam B. Chilton
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Neely
William 8. O'Brien
Funkhouser
See Hoff
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Roosevelt asks 1945 army appropriation in new Congress
President Roosevelt asked Congress for new army appropriations totaling 15.675 billion dollars. The White House said funding would raise total military outlays to 49.0 billion for the next fiscal year to support an army of about 1.77 million personnel in global operations through June 30, 1945. The plan also provides 7.3636 million unobligated balances from current appropriations for the coming year.
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Roosevelt
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