Germans Drop Invasions on Crete Battle Reported
Prime Minister Churchill announced German airborne troops including 1500 soldiers in Anzac disguise invaded Crete by airlift. British and Greek forces fight the invaders on Crete with a hospital retaken from the d huts and efforts to contain attackers on the Canea Maleme road. The assault comes after heavy bombing of Suda Bay as German forces crossed from the Greek mainland.
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London
Crete
Churchill
House of Commons
Canea-Malem
Church
New Zealand
New
Army Draft Doctors Cooperation Needed
In Charleston on May 20 Dr R C McCaughan of Chicago urged closer cooperation between physicians on draft boards and at induction stations to improve the lot of men drafted for Army service. As executive secretary of the American Osteopathic Association he criticized current examination procedures that he said force men into Army service only to seek other work soon after. He spoke at a banquet during the West Virginia Osteopathic Society convention.
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Charleston
R. C. McCaughan
Chicago
McCaughan
American Osteopathic Association
West Virginia Osteopathic Society
State Opens 11 Road Bids in Charleston
The Road commission opened bids on 11 highway projects and one bridge job totaling about 240000 dollars. Unofficial low bidders include Kanawha county for Blundon to Ironton segment 86325, Jackson for Ripley to Wirt line 52568.51, Greenbrier for Caldwell to Organ Cave 21289, Upshur for Hedgeville route 3750.75, Mason for U S Route 35 Arbuckle to Putnam line.
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Charleston
Road Commission
Kanawha County
Coon Creek
Blundon
K. Topping
Ironton O
Jackson
Octaville Wirt County Line
Pinnell and Post
Ripley
W. Va
Greenbrier
Caldwell
Organ Cave
Kelly Construction Co
Clarksburg
Upshur
Berling- Hedgeville
Abbot Construction Co
Mason
Arbuckle
Putnam County
Grafton Sentinel invites Thorp to Strand or Dixie showings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Clarence D. Thorp of 445 West Wilford Street to attend tonight’s screenings. Road to Zanzibar stars Bob Hope Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour at the Strand. The Strawberry Blonde with James Cagney plays at the Dixie. Identification may be required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Clarence D. Thorp
West
Wilford Street
Zanzibar
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Dorothy Lamour
Strand Theatre
James Cagney
Dixie Theatre
British goods cross safely senator says
Senator Barkley of Kentucky said that lease lead war equipment seems to be reaching Great Britain satisfactorily. He doubted new steps to assure delivery unless the situation changes, noting goods are crossing and conditions are not acute. The remark came amid questions on convoy use as leaders discuss strategy.
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W. B. Ardery
Washington
Barkley
Kentucky
Great Britain
Barkeley
Ethiopian War Nears Finish In Mixed Board Moves
Charleston reports governor Neely completes state board of education reorganization by naming Brewster and Mrs. Louden to new terms. Board remains a 3-3 party balance with Trent as president and other members including Gibson, White, and Beckwith. In London, Britons retreating from East Africa are redirected to desert fronts as Ethiopia’s last resistance collapses.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
Neely
Brewster
Louden
D. N. Mohler
London
Italy
Ethiopia
North Africa
Palestine
Iraq
Duke of
Aosta
Amba Alaji
FDR Creates Civilian Defense Office Led by LaGuardia
President Roosevelt today established an office of civilian defense to be headed by New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. The agency will have a board of civilian protection with representatives from War Navy Justice departments and several federal and municipal bodies to advise on protecting life and property in emergencies. A second division will include a volunteer participation committee limited to 20 members from various regions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Board of
Civilian Protection
LaGuardia
War, Navy and Justice Departments
Federal Security Administration
Council of State Governments
American Municipal Association
United States Council of Mayors
Agr
Alvision
FDR
Supreme Court backs Cabell bridge purchase in bid
The West Virginia Supreme Court held the Cabell county court did not abuse its discretion in buying the Huntington-Chesapeake bridge over the Ohio River last August. The decision reversed a lower ruling that the sale was constructively fraudulent, stating mere excessiveness does not prove fraud.
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Charleston
Cabell County
Oho River
Supreme Court
Huntington-Ohio Bridge Company
Cabell Circuit
Fred L. Fox
Cowen Youth Killed In Automobile Mishap
Webster Springs reports an automobile struck and killed Joe Howell Irvin an 11 year old of Cowen after he got off a school bus near his parents home Mr and Mrs Jam es Blaine Irvin The incident was reported by state trooper E L Roush
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Webster Springs
Joe Howell Irvin
Cowen
James Blaine Irvin
E. L. Roush
Predict Speedy Showdown Over Coast Walkout In Shipyards
The West Coast shipyard strike looms as six submarine net tenders at Lorain Ohio halt work amid an unauthorized CIO AFL machinists walkout. Two of 11 Bay Area yards may reopen today, nine tomorrow, with wages pushed from 1.00 to 1.15 per hour and double pay for overtime. CLARKSBURG to observe daylight saving time starts midnight Saturday after a 6-3 council vote.
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Associated Press
West Coast
Lorain
Ohio
John Frey
AFL Metal Trades Department
San Francisco Bay Area
CIO
AFL
Bay Cities Metal Trades Council
Ohio Shipyard
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Thanksgiving date setback announced by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt said the move to advance Thanksgiving by one week failed to boost retail business. He proclaimed that next year the holiday would return to the customary last Thursday in November, with this year falling on the next to last Thursday by proclamation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Air-Directed Posse Captures Indian Chief in Arizona
In Tucson on May 30 a gun-toting posse directed from an airplane by a U S marshal captured Pia Machita 90, Papago chief who led resistance to the U S government and ordered his followers to dodge selective service. He and 10 supporters are jailed on assault charges for mauling a deputy marshal during the October 16 arrest on the Papago reservation.
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Tucson
Ariz
United States
Pia Machita
Owers
Arizona
Papago
Churchill declines to discuss Hess case in Commons
In London on May 20 Prime Minister Churchill said he could not discuss the Hess case and did not know when he would. He left MPs and the public to guess why Rudolf Hess flew to Scotland on May 10, with Vyvyan Adams asking if the flight was planned with German government connivance and whether the government would consider it a routine stunt.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Hess
Scotland
Rudolf Hess
Vyvyan Adams
Board to mediate Wheeling bus strike dispute
A mediation board will convene in Wheeling to hear management and the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes over a stoppage that could halt city bus service. The panel includes Bishop John J. Swint, former Rep A C Schiffl er, and Attorney G Allan Garden. Unions seek a 40 percent wage boost and other concessions for 75 drivers.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Public Service Company
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
John J. Swint
A. C. Schiffler
G. Allan Garden
Union
Uncle Sam Puts Keyser Pigeon Fancier in Army
Clarksbury May 20 Charles Edward Bill of Keyser has raised and trained carrier pigeons as a hobby. Uncle Sam assigned him to the Second Pigeon company at Camp Claiborne Louisiana as a second lieutenant.
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Clarksburg
Charles Edward Bill of
Keyser
Sam
Camp Clairbone
Louisiana
Shipping Pool Near Goal Set by Roosevelt
The Maritime Commission has lined up about 1.5 million tons of shipping for national defense and aid to Britain, with 2 million tons the target. President Roosevelt is expected to sign the acquisition bill soon, including roughly 460,000 tons of refugee ships in American ports, seen as troop transports as well.
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Karl R. Bauman
Washington
Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
Four defendants challenge indictments inKanawha payroll padding case
A written demurrer filed for Speaker Malcomb Arnold of Boone County and HE H Tracy argues indictments charging four defendants as accessories in the legislative payroll padding fraud case are invalid. The document questions the legality of the charges before the Kanawha Intermediate Court.
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Charleston
Kanawha Intermediate Court
Malcomb Anold
Boone County
HE. H.tracy
Baltimore Ohio Train Delayed By Broken Rail
A broken rail halted traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio main line to Washington delaying the New York to Chicago express for an hour and 20 minutes last night. No cars derailed no injuries and service resumed after the rail was replaced.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
New York
Chicago
France signals plan to fight Free French forces
France declares readiness to reclaim African colonies seized by General de Gaulle with British aid. Vice Premier Admiral Darlan travels toward Paris to continue collaboration talks with German representatives as French anti aircraft batteries open fire on British planes over Syria, signaling heightened tensions.
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Vichy
France
Charles de Gaulle
Jean Darlan
Paris
Syria
France Plans Page 5 Government Asks Berlin For Details
The United States sought full details from Germany about 138 Americans reported saved from the Egyptian liner Zamzam near Berlin. The State Department, lacking official word on the sinking, cabled the American embassy in Berlin to obtain information. The primary concern is the welfare and return of the American nationals.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
State Department
Pharmacists Conclude Annual State Meeting in Morgantown
Delegates to the 35th West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association convention wrap up a two day session in Morgantown with a keynote by Dr E F Kelly of Washington and the installation of officers. Kelly, secretary of the American Pharmaceutical Association, was to address national drug industry legislation. A roundtable on federal food drug and cosmetic laws was planned and Roy Bird Cook of Charleston was to report the legislative committee.
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Morgantown
West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association
E. F. Kelly
Washington
Kelly
American Pharmaceutical Association
Tthe
Roy Bird Cook
Charleston
Apprehend Axe Slayer Of Wife, Two Children
Clarence Webb a 28 year old poultry farmer was captured after an automobile chase near Odessa shot himself and was hospitalized in Wilmington. Police say his wife Ethel 30 and children Clarence Jr six and Judith seven months were found murdered at the Webb farm home near Newark. A blood spattered axe was found in a log behind the house.
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Wilmington
Del
Clarence Webb
Odessa
Webb
Ethel
Clarence, Jr
Judith
Webb Farm
Newark
Buck Privates at the Opera House Tonight
Mrs Hazel B. Goff invites admission to the Opera House clipping noting identification may be required. Buck Privates stars the Andrew sisters and Abbott and Costello are currently showing at the Opera House theatre.
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Opera House
The
Grafton Sentinel
Hazel B. Goff
High Street
Zamzam liner sunk. 138 Americans safe in German hands
Berlin May 20 report says the 8,229 ton Egyptian liner Zamzam was sunk by a German surface raider. Of 322 on board, 138 were Americans who are now in German occupied territory. The ship departed New York March 20 and Recife April 9 for Cape Town, South Africa. The passengers included 24 American ambulance drivers and 20 ambulances bound for See See Page 5 for continuation.
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Berlin
South Atlantic
Recife
Brae
Capetown
Union of South Africa
New York
France
Corts
Dentists urged to use talk to ease fear in chair
White Sulphur Springs May 20. Dr A V Purinton told oral hygienists meeting with the West Virginia State Dental society that dentists share responsibility for the idea of painful dental work. He urged more talking in offices to offset the public view and said hygienists can aid the profession despite lacking formal standing in many states.
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White Sulphur Springs
A.V. Purinton
West Virginia State Dental Society
Purinton
Philadelphia
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