Hess Escape Alters War Tactics In Britain
London reports Rudolf Hess parachuted onto a Scottish moor last Saturday night in a crash bound Messerschmitt fighter. British authorities say Hess is sane and has no mission or peace terms. The event could reshape Nazi strategy, influence intelligence, and fuel propaganda as Hess becomes a prisoner of war.
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Germany
Plane Crash Fatal to Two Brewsters in Pennsylvania
A New York couple, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Brewster, died in a cross-country flight that ended in a fiery crash. The wreckage was found near Mountain Top as searchers, aided by a $1,000 reward and about 70 planes, hunted for the missing pair. The $25,000 aircraft was discovered after several days of effort by an All-American Aviation airmail pilot.
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Lewistown
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New York
Benjamin Brewster
Mountain Top
Theatre Night at Two Theatres Invites Heads to Rio or Sea
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs E I Headley or Blueville to attend tonight's showings. Strand theatre presents That Night in Rio starring Alice Faye and Don Ameche. Dixie theatre screens The Sea with Edward G Robinson Ida Lupino and John Garfield.
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Grafton Sentinel
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Rio
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Strand Theatre
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Wolfe
Edward G. Robinson
Ida Lupino
John Garfield
Dixie Theatre
Broadcasters Eye Break as Mutual Threatens Split
The Mutual Broadcasting System warned it may withdraw from the National Association of Broadcasters over policy disputes. NAB officers received backing from the board, renewing Neville Miller's presidency for two years after a five hour meeting.
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Mutual Broadcasting System
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National Association of Broadcasters
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Mutual
Neville Miller
Speedy Pact With Coal Miners Sought in South
New York May 13 A joint union management team sought a rapid contract agreement for about 150000 soft coal miners in the southern Appalachian production zone. UMWA CIO international rep Percy Tetlow urged a quick settlement while southern operators wage committee chairman L Foersole Gaines said no precise deadline was set.
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Soutum
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CIO
L. Foersole Gaines
Southern
Defendant Agrees To Wed To Escape Federal Term
In Huntington on May 12 a defendant in Federal Judge Harry B. Watkins court chose marriage over jail after a probation officer reported he had pleaded guilty to a liquor law violation and had been living with an unmarried woman.
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Harry B. Watkins
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Shoes Blown Off Man's Feet in Weed Spraying Incident
Yreka California May 13 A state weed spraying crew worker Simer Jordan volunteered to assist a plumber when a hot lead dropped. A puff of smoke followed an explosion and his shoes were blown off his feet. He is hospitalized at Scott Valley Hospital.
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Calif
P— Simer Jordan
Scott Valley Hospital
May Opposes Draft Change In Selective Service Act
Chairman May of the house military committee urged a thorough study of a plan to deter older registrants from the draft. He backed a slow approach, wanting to review operation and administration before any change. Hershey proposed granting the president power to defer by age while keeping deferred individuals liable for future service.
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Selective Service
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D.ky
House Military Committee
Hershey
Lewis B. Hershey
May Opposes Page 5 Former Mayor Reelected In Piedmont
Harry Bucy, former Piedmont mayor, wins reelection over three rivals with 419 votes to 332 for Frank E. Dixon. George Boyd 221, William Davis 217. Dixon ticket gains council seats with John Gannon 546 for four years, Allan Hill four years, Charles Spicer two years, while Harold Fredrock and William Davis are holdovers.
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Pepper Says Public Will Back Convoys
Senator Pepper of Florida told reporters that public opinion supports convoys to ensure safe delivery of all supplies to Britain regardless of shipping country. He said the convoy question is broader than aiding Britain and emphasizes affirming action as American supplies reach their destination.
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Government Told It Must Settle Shipyards Strike
In San Francisco on May 13 an operator spokesman said the government alone can end a Bay Area shipyards strike that halts 500 million dollars in defense contracts and idles more than 15,000 workers. Frank Fox, head of the shipyards negotiating committee, blamed the Office of Production Management for dictating earlier terms and urged a government settlement.
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Airplane Reported In Distress Over Bald Knob Mountain
State police and Civil Aeronautics bureau said a plane was seen Monday afternoon in apparent distress over Bald Knob in Tucker county. Webb Carr and Britten Day of Redbreak reported smoking and losing altitude as it passed. Local American Airlines pilots would monitor area on the after noon flight. no missing pilot reports received.
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Civil Aeronautics Bureau
Washington
Bald Knob
Tucker County
Arthur A. Wood
Monongahela National Forest
Webb Carr
Britten Day
Red Breek
American Airlines
Defense Council Formed For Morgantown Section
Morgantown May 13 Committees of a newly created defense council began functioning today to coordinate activities arising from local industrial expansion. The council was formed after a meeting that drew 35 agencies clubs and civic organizations from Monongalia county.
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Morgantown
Monongalia County
Close Battle Over Senate Seat Sets Up Vote
Washington May 13 Leaders predicted a razor thin margin could decide West Virginia’s junior Democratic seat as the Senate prepared to vote by 6 p m Eastern on seating Clarence Martin or Joseph Rosier. Backers of both claim sufficient votes. the vacancy followed M M Neely’s resignation to become governor.
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West Virginia
Senate
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American Bar Association
Joseph Rosier
National Education Association
M. M. Neely
Rosier
Homer A. Holt
Martin
Holt
Clark
Idaho
George
Georgia
Wiley
Wisconsin
Hatch
D.N. M
Senate Elections Committee
Four Members Named To Clay County DPA Council
Charleston May 13 The governor's office said four new members were appointed to the Clay County Public Assistance council to replace three terminated by Governor Neely and one who resigned. The Department for Public Assistance cited a policy to improve humanize and liberalize public assistance.
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Clay County Public Assistance Council
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Department For Public Assistance
Work Gets Started On Power Plant Expansion
RIVESVILLE May 13. Work began today on a 3.9 million expansion of the Monongahela system power plant. The project will take two years to complete and raise capacity from 65 000 to 100 000 watts, company officials said.
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Rivesville
Monongahela
Health of Selectees Better Than During Earlier Draft
Dr Morris Fishbein from the Journal of the American Medical Association told delegates of the West Virginia State Medical Association that fewer men fail to meet Army physical requirements now than in 1917. The convention resumed with hopes for an early vote on sickness insurance and reports comparing the current draft with World War I.
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Morris Fishbein
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American Medical Association
West Virginia State Medical Association
Fishbein
Hess Flight Blew Into Nazi Morale High Strain Inbound
Diplomatic circles say Rudolf Hess’s dramatic flight to Britain will deeply affect morale in Germany. German and British accounts diverge on Hess’s health and sanity, with questions raised about who truly guided Nazi policy while he acted as a close associate of Hitler. Inner council divisions over Hess’s fate and role have persisted as details unfold.
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Great Britain
Roosevelt Warned of Nazi Plans to Conquer Europe
Berlin reports Dr Robert Ley of the German Labor Front warned Roosevelt that within three years Europe under German dominance will mobilize fully for the Reich. He predicted 300 million Europeans facing 130 million Americans and 40 million English in a ruined England, challenging Anglo Saxon leadership.
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Reich
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Churchill to issue early statement on Hess flight
London May 13 Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that a further statement would be issued soon about Rudolf Hess flight to Scotland. He said no new details beyond last night’s government statement but promised updates as facts unfold. The exchange followed Labour queries on the handling and imagination in reporting the case.
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Lived In Belief That He Could Bring Early Peace
Berlin May 13. Rudolf Hess, third in the Nazi hierarchy, flew to Scotland believing he could win understanding between Germany and England with old English acquaintances. The Nazi party said Hess suffered long with disability and used aids as a factor, blaming possible mental disorder or a British trap. Hitler took Hess’s office, renaming it party chancellery, while German spokesmen said Hess was demoted from second to third rank.
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Hess Polite Parachutist Surrenders to Scottish Farmer
Rudolf Hess, Nazi deputy leader and No 3 in the regime, surrendered peacefully to a Scottish farmer armed with a pitchfork after landing unarmed. He chatted with the farmer for an hour, declined tea, then accompanied officials for ankle injury treatment. A Glasgow doctor noted Hess carried a stimulant for heart attacks.
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Rudolf Hess
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National Socialist Party
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Iraq Accepts Turkish Mediation Offer in Gulf Conflict
Cairo May 13 Iraqi authorities reportedly accepted a Turkish mediation offer in the ongoing guerrilla conflict with Britain. Sources say Iraq thanked Turkey as a sister nation and noted the Turkish offer had been received earlier and is being used. Fighting around the British held Habbaniyah airfield, 60 miles west of Baghdad, has continued since May 2 when Iraqi batteries began firing on the airport.
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Egypt
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Wheeling Coal Concern Gets Hearing On Prices
In Pittsburgh on May 12 the bituminous coal division opened a hearing to probe if Costanzo Coal Mining of Wheeling WV violated minimum price rules in sales totaling 200000 tons. The inquiry focuses on whether the firm sold coal to large industrial buyers at prices five cents to 1.35 dollars per ton below the fixed minimum.
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Costanzo Coal Mining Company
Wheeling
W. Va
Constato
Invisible Woman at Opera House Stars Bruce and Barrymore
Mrs B J Rowland presents the film The Invisible Woman at 641 West Wilford Street with Virginia Bruce and John Barrymore showing for final times at the Opera House theatre.
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Grafton Sentinel
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West Wilford Street
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John Barrymore
Opera House Theatre
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