Royal Heirs Safe as Dutch Royal Family Flees to London
In wartime London, Princess Juliana, Prince Bernhard and their two children arrived with the Dutch royal line. A foreign office note stressed safeguarding the Orange Nassau heirs amid peril, as Allies report intensified German drives in Belgium and Holland. Refugees pour from Liège toward Flanders as RAF bombs Rotterdam aims.
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Fortress Is Continued from Page One Soldier Killed in Violation
In Berlin Switzerland neutral city reports a soldier killed in what officials call a violation of international law amid wartime reporting. The incident adds to mounting tensions as military actions unfold across Europe.
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Switzerland
Burned to death in employer's car near Greenland
Glenn Secrist twenty one of Mt Storm died in a car fire yesterday on Green land. The blaze started from a cigarette in the automobile of his employer A E Kissel a lumberman. Secrist was a laborer for Kissel at the time of the tragedy.
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A. E. Kissel
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Adlerika Advert From Grafton Drug Co
An advertisement urges relief from heart pressure caused by stomach gas from constipation. It claims Adlerika cleans out both bowels with one dose and suggests its use when gas bloats the stomach and disrupts eating or sleeping.
Radio Schedule Fragments From 1940s WV Station Lineup
Fragmented radio listing shows programs, hosts, and orchestras across NBC CBS MBS WMMN and WLW. Notable names include Paul Douglas Dirk Stabtle Teddy Roosevelt? No, Lowell Thomas, Glenn Miller, Eddy Duchin, Leighton Noble, and Eddie Howard. Local WV station 890 ke 5,000 watts broadcasts sports and concerts through late evening.
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CBS
Paul Sullivan
NBC
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MBS
KDKA
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the World Today
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Nbc-Wiz
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Ross
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News of Europe
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Edwin C. Hill
George Duffy
WMMM
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Bishop Alder
Wally Stoefer
WLW
Orrin Tucker
WMMN
Leighton Noble
Lou Breeze
Hull describes perils of restricting thought at congress
Secretary of State Hull told the eighth American Scientific Congress at the Pan American union that nations curbing freedom of thought doom themselves to decadence. He warned science suffers where thought is suppressed, and called for safeguards to keep thought and science from aiding anti social ends.
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Hull
Eighth American Scientific Congress
Pan American Union
GOP Primary Sees Vote Fraud Fears Roil Campaign
Senate investigators and FBI agents will observe voting tomorrow as Neely warns of planned fraud at 13 county seats. Former Governor Kump seeks full record review while CIO backers push Judge Kilgore as federal candidate and Senator Holt defends his tenure.
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W C Fields Praised By Philly Kids In Rise To Fame
Philadelphia born comedian W C Fields credits tough local youngsters with shaping his 42 year career. He recalls beatings that fed his famous enlarged nose and rugged, nonchalant persona. Fields stars with Mae West in Universal's My Little Chickadee at the Opera House. Born Claude William Drixen Fields on February 10, 1879, he ran away at a young age and roamed streets, sleeping in doorways and boxcars until 15, which forged his stagecraft.
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W. C. Fields
West Virginia Campaign Scene Shapes Up In 1940 Balloting
State Senator J Buhl Shahan lauds Neely and Roosevelt while attacking the state administration. Nationally, scarce interest due to few major aspirants on ballots and a potential third term delegate slate. GOP leaders urge an uninstructed delegation though Dewey backers accuse quiet support for Taft. In Charleston mayoral race Dawson and Miller clash on city finances and class representation amid criticism of waste and political factions.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Miller
Dawson
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
Lewis H. Miller
Ripley
D. B. Ealy
Moundsville
Howard B. Lee
Campaigns wind down with radio addresses and rallies
Andrews and Neely close campaigns with radio talks from Charleston and Fairmont while Morgan No Quitting Miller holds a homecoming rally in Ripley. Dawson predicts a record primary majority as four Republican senatorial hopefuls end their appeals with radio messages and town talks. Governor Morgan denies withdrawal rumors and says he is in the finish for the nomination. Holt plans a radio address and Weston appearance to close his bid.
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Neely
Fairmont
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Morgan
Miller
Ripley
Dawson
Buckhannon
Thomas Sweeney
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Carl G. Bachmann
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E. F. Morgan
Holt
Weston
Former Local Teacher Dies At Keyser Home
Funeral services for B. J. Fort eny who died in his 85th year at his Keyser home will be held at 2 p m Tuesday. A former member of the Taylor county board of education and long time teacher in local schools, he passed away at 1 a m Sunday.
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Keyser
Board of Education
Taylor County Schools
Phi Sigs Win Fraternity Sing At West Virginia
West Virginia events wrap with Phi Sigma Kappa taking the fraternity loving cup and Alpha Xi Delta winning the sorority prize. The three day program included military review, engineering show, scholarship awards, athletic honors, and the state scholastic track meet where Huntington and Morgantown tied for first. Frances Williams of Clarksburg crowned May queen.
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Greater
West Virginia University
Phi Sigma Kappa
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Frances Williams
Clarksburg
Fiduciary accounts before commissioner for settlement
Notice states fiduciary accounts by H B Daugherty as committee for Howard J Daugherty, John Q Musgrove as administrator with will annexed of James Mason, and Mary Hercz Bihari as executrix of Sandor Bihari, all before the commissioner of accounts. Dated May 6, 1940.
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James Francis Mason
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Sandor
Alex) Bihari
William P. Samples
Shirley Temple Plans Retirement From Films at Eleven
Shirley Temple, vaulted as a box office star from 1935 to 1938, will sever ties with 20th Century Fox after her 24th film Young People completes. Her mother and studio president said the move is amicable as Temple seeks normal life and opportunities beyond acting. The child star’s earnings and deals have not been fully public, though a spokesman noted her films earned about 20 million dollars.
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George Temple
20Th
Joseph M. Schenck
Shirley
Notable Performer Reaches 20th Milestone
The prominent artist is identified as among the era’s top earners, her surplus pay historically accumulated through careful investments by her father, a former banker, underscoring a strategic family role in sustaining her wealth.
Masquers To Meet At Lawson Center Tonight
Masquers drama group will gather at Lawson Community Center tonight at 8 o clock for a business meeting. President Lesley Crawford urges all members to attend as plans are made for another play.
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Masquers Dramatic Organization
Lawson Community Center
Lesley Crawford
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