Five Thousand Nazis Drown In British Sea Attack
Alexandria May 24 Five thousand Germans headed for Crete aboard a mixed convoy were reported drowned after a three hour British naval assault. An Italian destroyer and 40 sailing vessels were sunk as three British cruisers and four destroyers pressed the attack. Survivors headed for Greece as German ships were torn by shells and flames. One British captain recounted a darkened ship struck by a destroyer’s opening fire and a dramatic sea battle as searchlights prowled the scene. SEA DISASTER Page 8.
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Larry Allen
Alexandria
Egypt
Crete
Greece
Suda Bay
Solons Should Take Exercise
Washington May 24 The congressional physician Dr George W Calver urged all senators and representatives to walk at least an hour daily and play nine holes of golf if possible He warned that almost three years in continuous session has caused overwork and strain contributing to absences Advise relaxation and outdoor activity to ease national defense tax and convoy worries Continued on Page eight.
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Washington
Congress
George W. Calver
Calver
Theatre Ticket Invite For Tonight's Strand and Dixie Showings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Harvey Brown of 122042 West Main Street to attend tonight's screenings. The Great Dictator starring Charlie Chaplin plays at the Strand and Ride On Vacquero plays at the Dixie, with identification possibly required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Harvey Brown
West Main Street
Charlie Chaplin
Strand Theatre
Ride On Vacquero
Dixie Theatre
Geologists Engineers End Joint Meeting in Morgantown
Morgantown hosts a joint conference of the Appalachian Geological Society and the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania with a final business session led by American Association of Petroleum Geologists President Ed Owen. A tour of drilling operations near Morgantown was planned after discussions and a May 24 timetable is noted.
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Morgantown
Ed Owen
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Appalachian Geological Society
Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania
London
Ae Ee Ae Ey
Cory Ee
German Pilot Officer Killed Over England and Crete
Berlin reports Colonel General Ulrich Grauert, commanding a flying corps, was killed while leading the fight against England. The high command says he met a hero's death but provides no location. Crete air actions may be connected, with ongoing large-scale bombing of British fleet units near Crete.
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Berlin
Ulrich Grauert
England
Gravert
Crete
High Command
Convicted Lincoln County Officials Seek Probation
Convicted Lincoln county school board members Homer Hall Ove Hill and Elza Adkins asked for probation. Circuit Judge John W Hereford scheduled a ruling for June 7 after deputy probation officer J H Walden completes an investigation into their eligibility for probation following bribe convictions and 1 to 10 year sentences. The petitioners say they have no prior criminal record and would stay out of trouble if probation is granted.
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Huntington
John W. Hereford
Lincoln County School Board
Homer Hall
Ove Hill
Elza Adkins
Lincoln County
J. H. Walden
Italy's King Nearly Shot by Assassin
Rome May 24. A Greek man, labeled by officials as affected by poetic madness, fired at King Vittorio Emanuele III during a motorcade with Albanian premier Shefket Verlaci on May 17 in Alabama. All shots missed. The assailant Vassal Laci Mihanoff was arrested and saved from lynching by locals to avoid compromising investigations into possible accomplices.
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Rome
Vittorio Emanuele
Alabama
Tirana
Laci Mihanoff
Shefket Verlaci
Albania
Italy
Bus Drivers Rules Change In Charleston Meeting
The state board of education approved changes to school bus driver regulations including a committee to study aptitude tests, installation of a new summer school system, annual permits, and written examinations replacing oral tests. Licenses may be refused or revoked for intoxication.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
British Bombers Raid French Invasion Coast
London reports RAF strikes last night on Cologne in western Germany. Coasts of Nazi-occupied France around Boulogne hit, with overnight attacks on St Nazaire docks and air dromes. A merchant ship burned off the Netherlands coast and a tanker damaged off the French west coast in daylight raids.
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London
Royal Air Force
Cologne
Germany
Boulgne
Coastal Command
St. Nazaire
France
Netherlands
Hometown dedicates memorial to Eddie Neil
In Methuen Massachusetts on May 24 a ceremony honors Eddie Neil Associated Press correspondent killed in the Spanish Civil War. A second memorial in his hometown features a Christ mas box monument with holly and mistletoe. Locals name a playstead with a field house two baseball fields a football grid iron badminton courts and a quarter mile track in his honor. Eddie a former sports writer and Pulitzer prize recipient would have approved the tribute.
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Frank Carey
Methuen
Mass
Eddie Neil
Associated Press
Ple
Eddie
Barbour County Receives WPA Grants For Roads And Buildings
Huntington May 24 The state WPA has allotted 259 292 for Barbour county road construction and improvements 42074 for an addition to the Nicholas county courthouse 8619 for a Buckhannon public library building and 4675 for Kimball street improvements The State Road commission adds 88454 Nicholas county 29939 Buckhannon 10424 and Kimball 2106 respectively
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Huntington
State
WPA
Barbour County
Nicholas County
Buckhannon
Kimball
State Road Commission
Valera to Talk to Parliament Over Ulster Conscription
Premier Eamon de Valera summoned the Dail Eireann to meet Monday to hear a statement on the possible imposition of British conscription in Ulster Northern Ireland. He opposes conscription there due to the pro Eire resident mix and potential impact amid economic strains.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Dail Eireann
Ulster
Northern Ireland
de Valera
Eire
United Kingdom
Aioe
Belfast
German Sub Attacks Convoy Near Greenland
German submarines reportedly attacked a British convoy near Greenland. Sources said the action matched a high command communique noting nine merchant ships totaling 70 000 tons including three large tankers were sunk en route to England. One 7000 ton munitions steamer sank after torpedo strikes. The convoy was described as strongly guarded.
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Berlin
Greenland
High Command
England
DNB
First Lady To Visit Arthurdale Community
Director Raymond Kenny of the Public Assistance department left today to join Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt in a meeting of the advisory committee of the Arthurdale resettlement project. The first lady will drive to Arthurdale tomorrow afternoon and remain over the weekend to address the graduating class of Arthurdale High school on Monday. Kenny said the committee would study plans for bringing an industry to Arthurdale.
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Charleston
Raymond Kenny
Public Assistance Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Arthurdale
Arthurdale High School
Kenny
Farm Security Administration
Invitation to Lula B Travis at Opera House
Miss Lula B Travis invites patrons to the Opera House showing of Where Did You Get That Girl featuring Leon Errol at 119 West Washington Street.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Lula B. Travis
West
Washington Street
Leon Errol
Opera House Theatre
Gillette presses probe into war goods shipped to axis
Senator Gillette charges American firms sold materials to axis powers and urges a joint congressional committee. He cites petroleum abuses and fuel shipments from U S firms via Latin ports to Germany and Italy. He calls for transparent facts and tighter controls amid planned U S Canadian economic boards to aid Britain and defense of the hemisphere.
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Gillette
Washington
United States
Canada
Britain
Roosevelt
MacKenzie King
North America
Twin “Boards
D.towa
Iowa
Germany
Italy
Dutch East Indies
Japan
Lowa
Advertising Campaign Boosts West Virginia Publicity
West Virginia Publicity Commission reports an average of 200 inquiries daily about West Virginia as a vacation land. Secretary Bruce Crawford cites a current advertising series in national magazines and regional newspapers as the source of the boosted interest.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Accused Killer to Take Stand in Norfolk Case
Elmer Pack, 22, was to testify in his own defense as the trial for him and Herbert Murphy, 17, continued over the January killing of Frank Perdue, Norfolk and Western station agent at Wharncliffe. Delmas Murphy, 23, already pleaded guilty and testified that Herbert struck Perdue, Pack fired twice, and Delmas later fired to “accommodate” his cousin. Delmas claimed a jealousy motive and a plotted murder.
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Pack
Delmas
Delmas Murphy
Perdue
Arietta Smith
Herbert
Marian Talley Seeks Divorce and Custody Battle
In Los Angeles on May 24 the divorce and child custody suit of Marian Talley unfolds with Adele Springer questioning. Miss Talley seeks custody of her six year old daughter Susan while accusing her former voice teacher Adolf Eckstrom of unfit care. Eckstrom’s attorney asserts Talley aims to advance her career via custody.
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Los Angeles
Marion Talley
New York
Portia
Adele Springer
Miss Talley
Adolf Eckstrom
Susan
Newburg WPA Worker Escapes Serious Burns
Newburg May 24 Foreman Fred W. Herchler on the Newburg WPA street project had a narrow escape from serious injuries Tuesday morning when tar ignited and exploded two barrels of oil as the tar truck started. Flames and smoke rose, but Herchler sustained only minor burns to the face and eye and returned to duties after treatment.
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Newburg
Fred W. Herchler
Black Topping Market Street
Horehler
Britain vows to defend Crete to death in Nazi invasion
London reports say Britain will fight on Crete at almost any sacrifice as the island faces a fifth day of battle. Churchill declared Crete would be defended to the death with no withdrawal. Fighting centers on Malemi airfield as German forces push to seize the island's western end.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
Crete
Mediterranean
Churchill
Malemi
Sky
Tle
Greece
Liquor Prices Likely To Stay Low Says Commission
Charleston May 24 The state liquor control commission said it aims to keep prices as low as possible to deter moonshining and illicit liquor traffic. It cannot forecast new listing prices pending federal tax actions by Congress. Commissioners Edmondston and Bachmann set the week of July 7 to hear statements from distillers and wineries about products to be listed.
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Charleston
State Liquor Control Commission
Congress
Matthew Edmiston
Carl Bachmann
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