Hull to Talk World Trade on American Day
A calendar of Sunday events marks I'm an American Day with speakers including Cordell Hull on World Trade Week, Sen J H Ball and Robert A Taft. Radio schedules list programs across CBS NBC and MBS, featuring lectures, music, and defense forums.
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New York
Special News Service
Cordell Hull
J. H. Ball
Minnesota
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Alfred M. Landon
Gooper
Frank Black
Ross Graham
Lucille Manners
Kent Cooper
Cooper
The
Associated Press
NBC Red
CBS
NBC
Nbcred
Milo J. Warmer
American Legion
Niles Trammell
Wheeler
Chas. A. Lindberg
Nbc-Blue
Robert A
Taft
Sec. Stimson
Nbc-Red
J. M. Lashly
NBC Blue
Jackson
R. H Jackson
Nation
Ickes
Wallace
Wm. J. Donovan
LaGuardia
Torney
Milo J. Warner
Roosevelt
Hitler
Wm. Knudsen
Chicago
Air Force
Parkersburg Factory Wins Naval Insulator Contract
The Navy announced a $29,032 contract for insulators to Porcelain Products Inc in Parkersburg West Virginia. The War department awarded a $1,800 contract to Charles Zubik of Pittsburgh for removing a sunken barge in the Kanawha River at Montgomery West Virginia. Delivery and completion dates were not disclosed.
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Washington
Porcelain Products, Inc
Parkersburg
W. Va
Navy
War Department
Charles Zubik
Pittsburgh
Kanawha River
Montgomery
Army Plane Crash Near Nelsonville Stages Aftermath
Sealed orders were recovered in a metal container and handed to Sheriff Floyd Duffy of Hocking County for Army inspection after an Army plane crashed near Nelsonville. The wreck tore 100 yards through trees along a hillside and left the muddy road below jammed with debris.
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Nelsonville
Floyd Duffy
Hocking County
Settlement talk drifts as strike over plant wages stalls
Admiral John W. Greenslade signals willingness to pursue settlement of the strike in the 12th Naval district. Army and Navy officials offer limited comment and undecided action looms. Strikers demand $1 to $1.15 per hour with double time for overtime, while offers propose $1.12 and time and one half.
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John W. Greenslade
12Th Naval District
Amy
Army
Navy
Philippi Blanket Plant Is Newly Incorporated
A charter was issued today to the Barbour Blankets and Woolens, Inc., a $40,000 manufacturing concern at Philippi. The incorporators are J. P. Hodnett of New York, R. A. Cross Bloomfield Indiana, and Morris D. May Monroe Michigan.
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Charleston
Barbour Blankets and Woolens, Inc
Philippi
New York
R. A. Cross Bloomfield
Ind
Morris D. May
Monroe
Mich
Hampden-Sydney Library Fire Destroys 125-Year-Old Building
Fire at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia destroyed the historic library, with hundreds of books and manuscripts lost. An undamaged wing housed priceless documents. officials estimate losses at least 30,000 dollars. A janitor raised the alarm early this morning as fire blocked access to extinguishers. The college will fund five thousand dollars with matching school funds to buy books and catalog materials.
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Hampden-Sydney
Hampden- Sydney College
Edgar Gammon
Gammon
Pariville
Coal Operators Near Session Over Wage Gap Snag
L T Putman said coal operators plan to present a contract but a 40 cent daily wage differential between north and south could block 70 percent of bituminous production. Northern miners won a one dollar daily raise to seven dollars, while southern workers gained only one dollar to 6.60. tentative reopenings followed a four week shutdown in April.
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L.T. Putman
Lewis
Putman
Mother gives birth to quadruplets at Mercy hospital
Mrs Adams delivered four infants less than a half hour after arrival. Only one girl expected, all babies weighed under a pound and a half. Two sisters died earlier. the surviving infant died three hours after birth as doctors called the condition fair earlier. Edward Adams, 22, rushed to the hospital in shock.
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Mercy Hospital
Edward Adams
Adams
France says US war push misreads its position in empire talks
Vichy dispatches argue the United States could lead a British French federation and that France would not attack England or the United States. They insist Dakar in French West Africa remains French and will be defended, while U.S. pressure on colonies such as French Guiana and Martinique alarms Paris as a misreading of collaboration.
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Vichy
France
United States
Dispatches
Washington
Churchill
London
Dominion
U.S
England
Dakar
French West Africa
Adolf Hitler
Jean Darlan
French Guiana
Martinique
America
Europe
Eden
Syria
Luftwaffe strikes Birmingham and raids span coast
Nazi forces claim more than 100 German planes attacked Birmingham for three hours damaging arms facilities and lighting fires. Lesser raids were reported on Northampton Ipswich Brighton Great Yarmouth Southampton and Harwich. In Tobruk two British tanks were destroyed and 25 men including three officers captured as the garrison held out. At sea, three British merchant ships totaling 16 000 tons were sunk with two more damaged and a submarine raider reportedly sank five more totaling 33 612 tons. Western Germany housing districts and an industrial plant were damaged by British raids with civilians injured. One four motor British bomber was shot down near Venlo.
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Birmingham
Northampton
Ipswich
Broghton Great Yarmouth
Southampton
Harwich
Tobruk
Salum
High Command
Germany
Venloo
Taylor Camps Rejections Highlight Health Violations
The article lists 120 camp rejections citing missing health certificates for food handlers and various deficiencies. It notes 19 camps not operating this season and details counts for water supply, toilets, equipment, sewage disposal, and linens, with officials like McClintic reporting no unapproved camps reported from several counties.
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Biles
McClintic
Berkeley
Jefferson
Hampshire
Hardy
Mineral
Mor
County Camp Signage Plan Aims at State Campaigns
The list by counties includes four in Taylor, Berkeley two, Hampshire six, Hardy one, Mineral three, Morgan one, Pendleton one, Pocahontas one, Randolph two, and Taylor four. McClintic said the West Virginia publicity commission and State Road commission have been asked to erect highway signs urging motorists to patronize only state approved camps.
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Gan
Taylor Berkeley
Hampshire
Hardy Jefferson
Mineral
Morgan
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Randolph
Taylor
McClintic
West Virginia Publicity Commission
State Road Commission
Will Hold Rudolf Hess, British Minister Says
London May 17 Herbert Morrison home security minister told a London audience that Rudolf Hess will stay in British hands regardless of his reasons for the flight. He said the German people are shaken by the episode and mocked Goebbels as turning in circles. Unknown disclosures about Hess and a purge involving Willi Messerschmitt were broadcast to Germans listening.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Rudolf Hess
Dr. Goebbels
Deputy John Hall in Grave Condition After Attack
Matewan clinic reported deputy John S. Hall former clerk of the House of Delegates is in extremely grave condition after an acute cardiac asthma attack. Hall showed slight improvement overnight. Wall, brought from Williamson after a sudden illness, spent the night in an oxygen tent. Hall served seven years as house clerk before the chamber’s reorganization and was named chief field deputy by Sheriff Thurman Chambers of Mingo County four days ago.
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Matewan
John S. Hall
House of Delegates
Wall
Williamson
Hall
Thurman
Mingo County
Monongalia County Seeks More Health Staff
Charleston May 11. State Health Commissioner C F McClintic said he has appealed to the U S Public Health Service for additional personnel for the Monongalia county health department. Despite Morgantown being an industrial defense area the county office operates with one fewer staff member. He cites dire need for an assistant health officer a supervisor of nurses two sanitarians eight more nurses by July 1 and another nurse by September 1.
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Charleston
C. F. McClintic
U. S. Public Health Service
Monongalia
Morgantown
McClintic
Pennsylvania Central Airlines doubles Pittsburgh service
Pennsylvania Central Airlines announced it will double its service from Pittsburgh to Clarksburg and Charleston West Virginia, effective tomorrow.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Clarksburg
Charleston
W. Va
Mark Nostrum Battle Starts in Syria Marks Mediterranean Clash
Dewitt MacKenzie analyzes a developing clash between Nazis and British in Syria and Libya. He warns that losing the Mediterranean would be disastrous for Britain and the war, as Vichy France and the African colonies could shift the balance. The piece frames a strategic pincers move toward Egypt and the broader theater’s crucial stakes.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Syria
Mediterranean
Hitler
Flanders
France
England
Hersel
Middle East
Libyan
Africa
Egypt
Libya
Britain
British Isles
Vichy
Miu Pattern 266 Tots Frock In Three Versions
Mothers stop and order this kiddie style pattern by Claire Tilden. Pattern 366 offers three versions with neckline shapes puffed sleeves sun tan bodice cut and back sash options. Includes bloomers or panties. sizes 2 4 6 8 10. pattern 366. Send 15 cents to The Grafton Sentinel Pattern Department New York.
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Claire Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
Britain Sees Hitler Ready for Major European Move
A wartime briefing notes Hitler may launch a swift, large offensive across Europe. Reported plans hint at a possible pincer against the Suez canal from east and west, while securing Iraqi oil to sever British supply lines to their eastern Mediterranean fleet.
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Hitler
Europe
Suez Canal
Iraq
Mediterranean
Republics pledge protection as European colonies eyed
At Havana inter American conference nations agreed to provisions for provisional administrations in European possessions if war risks threaten stability. French colonies such as Martinique and Guadaloupe were listed as potential targets for protection by American republics, with Dutch and British troops temporarily stationed in Curacao and Aruba to defend refineries and maintain order.
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Havana
Martinique
French Guiana
Guadaloupe
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Clipperton
Bermuda
Bahamas
Jamaica
Leeward Islands
Windward Island
Barbadoes
Trinidad
British Honduras
British Guiana
Ditch Guiana
Curacao
Aruba
Dutch West Indies
Holland
United States
Panama Canal
Fort-De-France
Caribbean
Bearn
France
Porte-A-Pitre
Jean D'Arc
Dutch Guiana
Fishing Porta
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Newfoundland
Clipperton Island
Pacific
Betwee Austrawaii
Panama
Marshal Petain
Vichy
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