Soft Coal Parley Breaks Up in Name Calling Dispute
Southern soft coal operators and the United Mine Workers of America halted direct negotiations amid mutual name calling. The dispute over contract terms was sent to the national defense mediation board for settlement. Operators alleged UMW President John L. Lewis would become dictator if the union’s terms were accepted, while a spokesman dismissed the ad campaign as feudal and unpatriotic.
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New York
Southern Soft Coal
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
National Defense Mediation Board
Washington
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
K. C Adams
Adams
Uniform flare raises riddle in Britain about invasion attire
London dispatch notes Prime Minister Churchill's claim that German soldiers in New Zealand uniforms joined Crete landings prompts a question: what if invasion hinges on uniforms alone. The piece likens British streets to a fancy dress parade and suggests an invader could land in a baseball uniform without arousing suspicion.
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Eddy Gilmore
London
Churchill
New Zealand
Crete
Neu.a
Britain
The Grafton Sentinel Theatre Listings Tonight
MISS HELEN C LOVE at 15 Dorsey Street invited to attend Road To Zanzibar at Strand theatre starring Bob Hope Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour or Strawberry Blonde with James Cagney at Dixie theatre currently playing.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Helen C. Love
Dorsey Street
German Parachute Troops Reach Crete Invasion
German air borne troops landed in Crete and occupied key positions after heavy Luftwaffe attacks. An authorized spokesman described the move as daring, though no official announcement or detailed results were issued.
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Berlin
Crete
Luftwaffe
Auto Train Wreck Wrecks Freight Cars at Crossing
Mullins May 21 An automobile and a freight train collided at a grade crossing. The car was demolished but the driver escaped injury. Ten freight cars were wrecked and railroad damage was estimated at more than 50000 dollars.
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Mullins
D. C
West Virginia Tracks Progress Of Crippled Children Aid
Huntington May 21 A total of 4 405 children have received state aid services in 11 years of WV care for the crippled Raymond Kenny director of the state department of public assistance said yesterday expansion of the project now treating 495 men and women is a prime objective to also aid adults and extend the program.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Raymond Kenny
State Department of Public Assistance
Nazis Assure Release of 140 U.S. Survivors
German authorities say they will prevent any secrets from being disclosed by American ambulance drivers held after the Zamzam sinking. Donald Heath, US embassy official, met German Foreign Office to confirm safety and access by a US consular official. An authorized German spokesman previously forecast a speedy release of the 140 Americans rescued from the Zamzam in the South Atlantic.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
Donald Heath
Foreign Office
South Atlantic
Rosier Seeks Senate Leave From Fairmont President
State Superintendent W. W. Trent said he will urge the state board of education to grant President Joseph Rosier of Fairmont State Teachers College a leave of absence for the duration of his U S Senate term. Rosier was appointed by Governor Neely to serve the remaining two years. He was seated by the Senate after a protracted fight. TO ASK Page 4
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Charleston
W. W. Trent
State Board of Education
Joseph Rosier
Fairmont State Teachers College
U.S. Senate
Rosier
Neely
Senate
Mediation Board Sets Wheeling Bus Dispute Hearing
In Wheeling on May 21 a contract dispute between Wheeling Public Service management and 75 bus drivers led to a planned mediation board session. The Amalgamated Association seeks a 40 percent wage increase and other concessions, while a strike was temporarily postponed. The panel features Bishop J. J. Swint former Congressman Andrew Schiffler and Attorney G. Alan Garden.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Public Service Company
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway and
J. J. Swint
Andrew Schiffler
G. Alan Garden
Actor who yells against typing ends up in home
Hollywood gossip notes Allen Jenkins, veteran actor of nine years and sixty pictures, saying actors who rail at being typed often end up in an actor's home or as an extra. He adds a pragmatic view that treating acting as a business secures food and shelter even if a career fades.
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Hollywood
Allen Jenkins
Jenkins
Airlines Seek Permits For Charleston Route
Officials of airline companies will testify before the Civil Aeronautics board May 26 on the applications of two air services to operate between St. Louis and Washington via Charleston West Virginia. Witnesses from West Virginia Kentucky and New York appeared yesterday in behalf of the petition of the Eastern airlines and Trans Continental Western Air Inc. The American Airlines and Pennsylvania Central are opposing the application. No witnesses expressed a preference for either company and the case was recessed until next Monday.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
St. Louis
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Kentucky
New York
Eastern Airlines
Trans- Continental Western Air, Inc
American Airlines
Pennsylvania Central
Glider troops tested as invasion concept in Crete
May 21 report from New York states Germany used glider troops with parachute units in Crete, signaling a possible test of invasion plans against Britain. The piece notes prior discussion of glider transport and paratroopers, with Soviet air forces pioneering early parachute experiments.
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James M. Long
Associated Press
New York
Germany
Mars
Crete
Hitler
Britain
England
Norway
Iraq
Russia
Lilly Family Reunion Draws Up To 70000 Attendees
Charleston May 21 Preliminary plans for the 12th Lilly family reunion at Flat Top on the Raleigh Mercer county line were set at a luncheon. Former Attorney General A A Cousin Abe Lilly was reelected president and other officers chosen. Between 60000 and 70000 persons are expected to attend, the organizers claim it is the nation’s largest family reunion.
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Charleston
Lilly
Flat Top
Raleigh
Mercer County
A. A
Abe” Lilly
State Coal Operator Dies At Huntington
Joseph William Cockill 72 of Minnie Kentucky, a veteran Big Sandy coal operator, died in a Huntington hospital from a heart ailment. A native of Liewelgh Pennsylvania, he helped form Bryson Mountain Coal Co. in 1892, ran a Hunt¬ington mine 1901 to 1905, opened Henry Clay mine in Pike County until Semet Solvay bought it in 1917, then led Edgemont Fuel Co. until his death. Survived by his mother age 91, his widow, and a daughter.
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Huntington
Joseph William Cockill
Minnie, Ky
Big Sandy
Huntington Hospital
Cockill
Liewelgh
Ezra Cockill
Middlesboro
Bryson Mountain Coal Co
Hartranft
Tenn
Henry Clay
Pike County
Semet-Solvay Co
Edgemont Fuel Co
U S Demands France Explain True Position On War Aims
The United States pressed Vichy for a forthright written declaration of France’s future intentions in collaboration with Germany. Secretary Hull signaled a formal note as the path to restoring Franco American relations, asserting France must adhere to the June 1940 Armistice in all dealings with the Third Reich, as Hull conferred with Henry Haye and reports from Martinique raised suspicions.
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Washington
United States
Vichy
France
Germany
Hull
U.S
Henry Haye
Mar
U. S
Mining Chief Urges Revision Of West Virginia Mine Law
West Virginia mining chief N P Rhinehart labeled the 1940 mining law a patchwork and urged a revision aligned with current mining knowledge. He asked for specific guiding provisions and deletions in his annual report to Governor Neely. The interim committee formed for 1941 was charged with studying the law and recommending changes.
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Charleston
N. P. Rhinehart
State Mines Department
West Virginia
Neely
Department, of Mines
Prison fugitive Keplar captured after seven years on run
State Police Return Prison Camp Fugitive John Keplar who admitted escaping from a London prison farm seven years ago will be returned to the institution after a routine fingerprint check. Superintendent Bosworth said Keplar was arrested May 13 in Morgantown under the name John Kelly. He admitted fleeing the prison farm July 23, 1934 where he was serving one to 20 years for manslaughter and has waived extradition.
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Charleston
John Keplar
London
John W. Bosworth
Keplar
Morgantown
John Kelly
Bosworth
Protests Stop Summer Congress Recess Over War Concerns
Two protests oppose a summer recess for congress. Anti convoy senators want lawmakers on duty to monitor world events. Tax experts say months needed to pass a 3.5 billion dollar tax bill. Senator Nye argues against any break beyond three days to avoid leaving convoy issues unresolved.
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Washington
Congress
Nye
N. D
Director Rejects Merit Council Recommendation
Charleston report states G C Robertson unemployment compensation director rejected a merit council suggestion that C P McKenna resign as state employment service chief. McKenna claimed no written cause or 15 days notice. Robertson said reasons were sustained after May 8 hearing. McKenna offered resignation contingent on 641.12 pay, but Robertson awarded only 158.06 for salary through April 1.
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Charleston
Merit Council
C. P. McKenna
G. C. Robertson
Robertson
C. M. Mohl
McKenna
Carl Carey
Election Fraud Hearing Postponed At Clarksburg
In Clarksburg on May 21 hearings for three Republican poll officials charged with altering ballots in the recent municipal election were postponed again and moved to May 28. John B Angotti Dominick Mancino and Virginia Mancino were named in warrants and ordered to appear before Magistrate Charles Smith. They served at a fourth ward polling place as city council weighs Joseph H Oliverio’s seating contest against Republican Russell Sandy after a recount left Sandy with a nine vote margin.
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Clarksburg
John B. Angotti
Dominick Mancino
Virginia Mancino
Charles Smith
Joseph H. Oliverio
Russell Sandy
Sandy
Fourth Ward
Civil Defense Plan Aims to Use Over Age Men
A plan for voluntary registration of men above the military age was reported under consideration. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia arrived to direct the vast civil defense program. Authorities said about 10 million men aged 36 to 45 fall in the overage group, with 21 to 35 as the active duty range and 27 million women aged 21 to 46 also noted.
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Washington
Fiorello LaGuardia
Civil Defense
Arkansas Lochinvar To Lose Fair Damsel
Mary Helen Linger of Kansas City may wed before Friday but not to the Arkansas Lochinvar who followed her home from the Kentucky Derby by automobile. Bridegroom will be John West, former Stanford heavyweight boxing champion, who reads of her attraction for Earl Lee Archer, Arkansas student. Mary Helen says she never met Archer.
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Kansas City
Mary Helen Linger
John M. Linger
John West
Stanford University
West
San Francisco
Earl Lee Archer
University of Arkansas
Mary Helen
Archer
Draper and Company Wins Wool Purchasing Rights
Draper and Company of Boston secured the right to purchase the West Virginia Wool Marketing Association pool after bidding on an estimated 320000 pounds. Wool grading and sale will begin May 28 at Bardane Jefferson County under the state agriculture department. Draper offered prices more than a third higher than last year. the pool size is smaller than 1940 when farmers offered 352000 pounds.
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Charleston
Draper and Company of
Boston
West Virginia Wool Marketing Association
Bardane
Jefferson County
State Department of Agriculture
Draper
4500 German Troops Swarm Down on Isle in Crete
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill stating 4500 German troops were dropped onto Crete by air and gliders with further air borne assaults at Suda Bay. He cited the rapid drop, partial losses by six thirty p m, and continued fighting as Crete’s invasion presses on.
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Associated Press
London
Churchill
Crete
House of Commons
Suda
Suda Bay
Canea
George II
Greece
Nedapanere Recc E
Crete Attack Seen as More Than a Test
The article reports 3,000 additional German parachute troops landing on Crete with a naval landing attempt, marking Crete as a strategic Allied base in a continuing operation that shows increasing weight and possible full commitment. Describes German strategy as intended to finish what they start.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Crete
Bituminous Coal Board Okays Seasonal Discounts
Bituminous coal division authorizes temporary seasonal discounts from minimum prices to encourage stocking of domestic coal by retailers in Indiana and western Kentucky. District 11 Terre Haute and District 9 Madisonville producers petitioned for permanent seasonal discounts.
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Washington
Indiana
Western Kentucky
District 11
Terre Haute
Ind
District 9
Madisonville
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Hela
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Zamzam
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French Port
DR. Rosier
Trent
Martinique
Henry-Haye
Rhinehart
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
White House
Roosevelt
Board
Arkansas
Lochinvar
Boston Company
Commons
Winter
Bituminious Coal Board
St. Augustine’s Catholic Church
M. J. Hannon
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