Legion Fights Red Endea vor in Charleston May 21
West Virginia American Legion finished list of 8,646 signers who backed a Communist ballot petition. State Adjutant G Stanley Hainric outlined steps to bar Communist candidates, pursue petition ring leaders, and bring court action if needed. Post members will check signers and county prosecutors will review signer primary participation. The Dies committee had earlier requested the signer list.
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Charleston
West Virginia American Legion
G. Stanley Hainric
Legion
Hamric
Roosevelt
Dies Committee
Secretary of State's Office
Italy Nears Step Toward War As Italy Mobilizes
Rome and London suspensions persisted as Italy ordered air raid drills across Rome Province Terni Milan Turin Genoa with anti aircraft posts on rooftops. Demonstrations against Mussolini and Fiume produced troops and carabineers guarding embassies and consulates. A Japanese mission drew 1000 youths who chanted Down with France as Italy weighed alliance with Germany and may close schools early to free buildings for barracks.
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London
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Germany
Britain Faces Losses as War News Grows Grim
Reports detail the loss of the 9 550 ton cruiser Effingham after striking an uncharted rock off the Norwegian coast. Four British merchant ships and one Allied vessel were sunk by enemy action in the week to May 10. Berlin claims damage to a British battleship and heavy cruiser and notes air raids on shipping and French vessels. Churchill calls for more tanks airplanes shells and guns as material shortages hamper France defense.
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Effingham
Berlin
High Command
Churchill
France
Belgium
English Channel
Olinnel
North Sea
Ha Tt
War Crisis Dominates Commons as Leaders Warn of Critical Hour
Churchill reassures Labourite Maxton that opposition will be heard. Lady Astor presses that war is on. Nurses needed as convoys arrive. supply ministry calls for war speed from munitions workers. Mor rison declares the hour critical. national need is great. Separate proceedings note disputed gas company assessments and tax figures with claims of overvaluation and partial filings.
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Churchill
Ministry of Supply
Herbert Morrison
POWER CONCERN continues on street railway property dispute
H B Darden of Fairmont represented Monongahela West Penn with 1939 assessments totaling 23 750 000 on water and electric properties 1 000 000 on street railways and 55 000 on bus properties The Appalachian represented by John H Meex of Huntington had sought an assessment increase after building a new power plant at Logan two years ago United Fuel seeks cut for the Ohio Valley Bus Company of Huntington asked the board to reduce its assessment
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H. B. Darden
Fairmont
Monongahela West Penn
Appalachian
John H. Meex
Huntington
Logan
United Fuel
Ohio Valley Bus Company of
Roosevelt assures Landon he's wanted at confab
Chicago May 21 Alf M Landon said a White House conference invitation had been rescinded but he would go to Washington after a personal call from President Roosevelt The White House in Washington confirmed Landon would confer with Roosevelt tomorrow noting a mixup in arrangements and that Rep Wadsworth would lunch with the president today
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Landon
Confab
Chicago
Alf M. Landon
White House
Washington
Alf M. Landen
Rep. Wadsworth
R-N-Y
SEEK TO BAR continuad traps nnce One
Politicians debate funding limits starting July 1 with differing aims. Some seek a full year appropriation while others push for more than double the president’s request. Several proposals earmark portions of the fund, a policy criticized by Mr Roosevelt last week.
Grocers View Money Movie at Fay West Meeting
A well attended Fay lar county Retail Grocers association meeting at Grafton Baking company featured the film Know Your Money on counterfeit currency. United States Secret Service agent Mr. Frost led the screening and noted West Virginia’s low counterfeiting passage rate due to federal judges. The event also announced a committee to study possible electric rate reductions for commercial users in Grafton and nearby areas.
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Retail Grocers Association
Faylar County
Grafton Baking Company
Preston County
Frost
United States Secret Service
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Union
Grafton
Flemington
A.V. Cuppett
O. R. Thomas
L. D. DeLaney
Duponts Quit Active Roles In Major Industry
Wilmington, May 21. The Dupont family relinquished control of E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co, leaving Lammot Dupont as chairman emeritus while Walter S. Carpenter Jr takes the chair. Pierre S. Dupont and Irenee Dupont step back from top posts as the firm affirms continued government service support.
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Wilmington
Del
Dupont
Lammot Dupont
E. J. Dupont
de Nemours & Company
Rel
Walter S. Carpenter
Cornell
Pierre S. Dupont
Irenee Dupont
United States
Duponts
Senate Candidate Wins Nomination by One Vote
A. Emerson Doak of Sistersville won the second district Republican state senate nomination by one vote. Official totals from Marshall Tyler and Wetzel counties show Doak 4,876 to George R. Spinger 4,875 with recounts not allowed post canvass though Springer may contest in county or circuit courts.
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A. Emerson Doak
Sistersville
Senate
Secretary of State
Marshall
Tyler
Wetzel
Baye Doak
George R. Spinger
Doak
Springer
Cabell Voters See Hiner Lead In Democratic Contest
In the Second district Ralph M Hiner of Pendleton appears to hold a safe lead in one Democratic contest while the other remains doubtful. Sixteen counties including Wood Braxton Brooke Clay Gilmer Greenbrier Hancock Hardy Mineral Monroe Pendleton Focahentas Richie Roane Tucker and Wirt filed official returns yesterday with only minor deviation from the unofficial count supporting a Democratic ticket of Senator M M Neely for governor and Judge Harley Kilgore for U S Senate and a Republican side.
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Ralph M.hiner
Pendleton
Wood
Braxton
Brooke
Clay
Gilmer
Greenbrier
Hancock
Hardy
Mineral
Monroe
Focahentas
Richie
Roane
Tucker
Wirt
M. M. Neely
Harley Kilgore
U. S. Senate
River and Harbor Bill Vetoed by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt vetoed a bill authorizing 109 million dollars for river and harbor improvements and surveys. He said existing authorized projects provided a sufficient backlog and that non military activities of the war department should yield to military preparedness at this time.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
War Department
Poppy Day Volunteers Sought by Grafton Auxiliary
Mrs Charles Burke Sr Poppy chairman announces enthusiastic response from Grafton women to volunteer for Poppy day efforts May 25. Teams cover city streets with red memorial flowers Relays ensure all day work. Proceeds aid disabled veterans and families. volunteers serve unpaid.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Grafton
Charles Burke
Taylor County
Hitler eyes London drive after conquest of coast
Analyzed in a high command memo, Hitler prioritizes a Normandy style strike on Britain, focusing on Paris only as a side effect of coastal harbor control. The plan envisions intercepting Allied forces and launching a massive air assault, with England as the main target since 1066.
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Eiffel Tower
Hitler
High Command
England
Paris
von Reichenau
London
British Isles
RFC Ready to Back 75 Percent of War Loans, Jones Says
Jesse Jones, federal loan administrator, told businessmen that the RFC can mobilize large resources for defense orders and urged banks to provide full cooperation. The RFC would back up to 75 percent of loans secured for production expansion needed to meet Army and Navy demand.
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Ov Iumacu Aivur
Jesse Jones
RFC
Jones
German drive nears Paris as war expands across Europe
Allied forces face a German advance with reports that Berlin’s army nears Paris, claiming rapid gains after capturing Laon and threatening supply routes. German officials tout early successes as Belgian and French fronts tighten, while Allied troops fall back to block a coastal push toward the Channel ports.
Germans Advance From St. Quentin Split Toward Abbeville and Arras
Fragmentary battlefield lines describe German movement from St. Quentin toward Abbeville about 63 miles west and toward Arras about 38 miles beyond St. Quentin. Fliers and damage to vessels are noted in a brief high command report.
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Dieppe
Boulogne
St. Quentin
Abbeville
Arras
High Command
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