Allied Forces Encircled In Flanders Berlin Says
German high command says Belgian forces British expeditionary force and portions of France’s first seventh and ninth armies are ringed in Flanders. Allied relief attacks repelled, with 600 000 to 1 000 000 trapped and potential booty rising. Lys river crossing and Boulogne Calais areas also reported encircled as Vimy Ridge falls to German forces.
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Fifth Column Drive Starts in Washington
Washington lawmakers moved to speed anti subversion and immigration bills amid rumors of fifth column activity. A Senate judiciary subcommittee opened hearings on measures to outlaw tampering with military discipline deport aliens and fingerprint all incoming foreigners. Continued on page four.
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Grafton Sentinel invites Marguerite Thayer to Dixie show
The Grafton Sentinel invites Marguerite Thayer of 201 West Washington Street to tonight's Dixie Theatre program featuring Bil Elliott in The Man From Tumbleweeds and The Doctor Takes A Wife with Loretta Young and Ray Milland at the Brand Theatre.
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Ray Milland
More Arrests Planned in Scotland Yard Roundup
Scotland Yard says 60 Fascists were seized in two days and more arrests are expected this weekend in a drive against suspected fifth columnists and stop the war agitators. Forty two arrests occurred in London with the rest in the provinces, amid actions in Northern Ireland where 76 IRA members were seized. Continued on page six.
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Huey Long aide Weiss to face U S Court
Seymour Weiss former treasurer of Huey P. Long's political group and four others must serve federal prison terms after a Mail fraud conviction. They were found guilty of twice selling the same hotel furnishings to a university. The group includes Monte Hart Dr James M Smith Louis C Lesage and J Emory Adams.
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Seymour Weiss
Huey P. Long
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Monte Hart
James M. Smith
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Louis C. Lesage
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Charleston Ordnance Plant To Reach Capacity
Washington May 25 America's defense preparation may push the naval ordnance plant at South Charleston West Virginia into full capacity. The wartime facility built to produce armor plates and big guns has stood idle since the war ended, then partially reopened for Carnegie Steel to fill navy orders. Navy sources say operations have been stepped up and a rapid capacity operation is likely in the near term.
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Hallanan Orator At Rally For Morris Harvey Campus
Walter Hallanan, Republican national committeeman for West Virginia and Plymouth Oil head, spoke at a Morris Harvey rally launching a 500000 dollar housing campaign for a new 11 acre campus. He said current world conditions pose a challenge to the church and the school. Hallanan is a Morris Harvey alumnus.
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Walter 8. Hallanan
Morris Harvey
West Virginia
Plymouth Oil Company
Norris Still Prodding Roosevelt Nomination Odds Rise
Washington May 25 With a majority of Democratic convention delegates pledged to President Roosevelt Senator Norris Ind Neb said he does not see how the president can refuse another nomination with conditions as they are Prior to Germanys lightning smash toward the English channel Norris had doubts the chief executive wanted a third nomination He thought Roosevelt was letting states pledge delegates to him hoping to swing strength to another liberal candidate Republicans urge statement.
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West Virginia Trooper Wins 15th Interstate Pistol Meet
In Trenton New Jersey on May 25 1925 a West Virginia state police corporal L W Emrick of the tan detachment won the individual pistol medal with a 285 score. The event drew 192 competitors and included several former Grafton state trooper champions who were defeated.
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Tan
Public Speaking Club for Adults Announces Meetings
Joseph Fordyce announces an adults public speaking club. First meeting Monday May 27 from 6 to 7 15 p m. Subsequent meetings Fridays June 7 to August 2 from 6 80 to 8 34 p m at A M College Credit offered. Fee six dollars payable with registration. Advance registration encouraged. May 22 24 26fp.
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Sentinel to Close for James A. Holt Rites
The Grafton Evening Sentinel will publish at noon Monday and close at 1 p m to allow all staff to attend Holt's funeral at his home 23 Thayer Street and burial at Bluemont cemetery. News and ads must be in by early Monday morning.
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Sentinel
London Press Says Grave Situation Deepens In France
London reports the war situation remains grave as the British Expeditionary Force struggles in France. Prime Minister Churchill urges labor unions to rally for the country while officials reveal limited details. RAF and naval air arms attack German positions near the English Channel, destroying oil tanks at Rotterdam and sinking a torpedo boat.
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Delaware Man Killed In Accident Near Kingston
The body of Richard Shuricht, fatally injured in an automobile accident near Kingston, was sent to Smyrna, Delaware. Companion William Peacock, 53, of Smyrna, remained critical at Rochevale Memorial Clinic. Investigators said the car tumbled over an embankment when brakes failed on three-mile Caddle mountain while both men were installing equipment at a knitting mill.
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Smyrna
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William Peacock
Rochevale Memorial Clinic
Chain Store Manager Killed In Route 60 Accident
Montgomery, May 25. Robert Currence, 30, of Napier Braxton county died in hospital from injuries after his car hit a culvert and rolled over several times on Route 60 between Hutington and London. He was manager of a Kroger chain grocery store in Montgomery transferred there from Charleston last Monday.
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Roosevelt to revive Council of National Defense
Washington May 25 Roosevelt plans to revive the Council of National Defense with six cabinet officers and seven civilian experts to coordinate the vast defense program. An informed authority said a list of possible members exists but names are secret while aides study an enabling statute and potential revisions.
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Protests Grow Over Communist Petition Signatures
Charleston scene reports a wave of protests against a Communist ballot petition. Signers alleged misrepresentation prompting guidance from the secretary of state to consult county prosecutors. Letters arrived from northern and southern sections, and Secretary William O'Brien will forward them to Attorney General Clarence Meadows.
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UMW Official Cites Federal Right to Inspect Mines
United Mine Workers official John Owens told a House committee that the government may use police power to inspect coal mines since the industry handles interstate commerce. The discussion aimed to justify federal mine inspections under the Neely bill. Owens urged proper ventilation rock dust and water and the use of permissible explosives to prevent disasters.
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Earthquake in Peru adds to death toll and injuries
Rescue workers in Lima and Callao sift debris after a quake yesterday that left 249 known dead and over 3,000 injured. Communications were crippled and many sought shelter in the open as crews searched scattered wreckage across Callao, Chorillas, and surrounding areas for additional victims.
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German light units reach outskirts of St Omer amid Lille break
Berlin dispatches report swift German motorized forces broke Allied lines between Ghent and Lille and reached the outskirts of St Omer, midway between Lille and Calais. In Rome, Corsica's irredentist leader Petru Giovacchini issued a manifesto calling for liberation, saying redemption is near.
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Lille
Calais
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Corsica
Rome
Petru Giovacchini
Artillery Fight Rages On Rhine Front Near Istein
A five hour artillery battle pitted the French Maginot fortifications against Germany at Istein on the Rhine. In northern France German bombers struck French airports in massed formations to blunt the French air campaign and reduce Germanys aircraft numerical disadvantage.
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Ssebs
Swastika on Sweater Stops Work in Plant
In Moundsville on May 25 a swastika on a sweater halted factory work briefly until several women employees restrained a fellow worker and ripped it off. After the incident all workers returned to their tasks, including the embarrassed wearer.
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French Fight to Close Gap Near Somme In War News
Paris May 25 French forces battled to narrow the 20 mile Allied gap north of the Somme as German blitzkrieg units advanced toward the English Channel. Officials reported French troops along the channel coast holding off advance guards and checking the Nazi push near St Omer amid local combats as Cambrai Valenciennes battlefield action continued.
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Channel
St. Omer
Italy Geared to Enter War Under Civil Mobilization
Rome May 26 reports indicate Italy is mobilizing all resources for war under a new civil mobilization order, aligning with Germany. Signs suggest action may come soon as additional Army and Navy reserves are called up and trans Atlantic liner sailings are delayed and postponed.
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Mussolini
Germany
Holt Blames Officials For Propaganda of War
U S Senator Rush D Holt charged that damage has been done by government officials acting as propagandists for U S participation in the European war. He spoke at Wooster College on a quadrennial mock political convention saying enemies within the country are poverty idleness and their fellow travelers and that democracy will prove its worth to the world.
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Allied Forces Encircled as German Lines Tighten
German high command claims many Allied forces in France and Belgium forming a dangerous encirclement. Reports say Boulogne and Lille areas are under threat as troops cross the Lys river. Allied leaders acknowledge isolated units and a perilous situation with limited escape by land.
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