Two May Escape After Reaching The Open Sea
German warships blocked the Skagerrak and reportedly battered or sunk two British chartered Norwegian merchant ships attempting a dash to England from Goteborg Sweden. Several others were said to be turned back or undamaged racing for safety toward Aberdeen and a Scottish port.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Skagerrak
England
Goteborg
Sweden
London
North Sea
Aberdeen
Cripps and Congress Open Door to Compromise Offer
In New Delhi Sir Stafford Cripps and the All-India Congress indicated willingness to negotiate a compromise on Indian independence. The Congress planned to reject the British postwar dominion status offer in exchange for full wartime participation under British guidance while also drafting counter-proposals for submission.
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Associated Press
New Delhi
India
Sir Stafford Cripps
All-India Congress Party
Sea Attacks and Allied Air Raids Across Europe
British air force raids targeted railway lines and a truck making plant near Paris while strikes hit Le Havre docks as 15 bombers were listed as missing. In Melbourne, warnings of a potential sea assault on Port Moresby grew as Japanese moves and Australian military reorganization accelerated. Allied air power and U S forces bolster Australia with bases and training shifts, with General Bennett appointed to lead a new corps and MacArthur to align commands.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Paris
Air Ministry
Russia
Ruhr
Eastern Front
Matford
Poissy
le Havre
Melbourne
Australia
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Lae
Salamaua
Sydney Sun
the Sun
Henry Gordon Bennett
Bennett
Malaya
Singapore
Francis Forde
W. M. Anderson
Middle East
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Arthur
Drakeford
Royal Australian Air Force
Taft proposes profits board to fix war item gains
Senator Taft urged creation of a board of army navy and war production experts to fix profit margins on military items and return excess revenue to the treasury. He argued a flat 6 per cent cap is unworkable and that profits should vary by product and turnover. Senate leaders signaled likely rejection of the house amendment as Nelson and officials pursue a substitute.
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Associated Press
Washington
Taft
Ohio
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Army and Navy
Nelson
Army, Navy
Treasury
Barkley
Kentucky
Landings Nearer India Threaten Burma Front
A Chungking Chinese spokesman said Japanese troops with cruisers and destroyers landed at Akyab in west Burma, reaching within 100 miles of the Indian frontier. British observers warned the flanking move could undermine British positions around Prome, 180 miles southeast, and challenge the central Bura oil fields.
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Associated Press
London
Chungking
West Burma
Akyab
Indian
Bura
Prome
Cripps Seeks Narrow Window for Counter Proposals
Cripps postpones return amid stalemate over Britain's offer as Congress Party drafts counter plans. All-India Radio reported Cripps met with Maulana Azad and Jawaharlal Nehru, who urged further talks, with Cripps hoping for more meetings.
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Cripps
Britain
Congress Party
All-India Radio
Maulana
Abdul Karan Azad
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
C.B.S
Cheer Up Girls Girdles Get Synthetic Rubber Thread
In New York the B F Goodrich Co introduces the first synthetic rubber thread made in the United States to replace natural rubber thread used in girdles brassieres and foundation garments. The move aims to avert shortages during wartime and maintain undergarment quality.
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Associated Press
New York
B. F. Goodrich Company
Real McCoy
Raleigh County to hire two more teachers next year
Raleigh County will receive 539 high school and 247 elementary teachers for next year, totaling 786, up from 784. Despite early completion of part of a building program, Superintendent E M Ashworth said facilities and rooms limit actual use, with about 760 of 784 currently employed. Completion of the three year program is expected to enable use of most salary funds.
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Raleigh County
E. M. Ashworth
W. W. Trent
Ashworth
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Sophia
Front Reports Leningrad Victories and Bulgarian Shifts
Soviet front lines claim several successful operations near Leningrad with heavy German casualties and air losses for both sides. Rome and Moscow report Axis strains in the Balkans easing for Hitler’s spring push, while Bulgaria purges officers and pledges troops to the eastern front. In the Philippines, U S forces report sharp skirmishes on Bataan, with Japanese bombing hampered by altitude and Fort Mills dueling with Japanese coastal batteries.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Leningrad
Axis
Balkans
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Bulgaria
Bern
Boris
Mihail Antonescu
Romania
Soviet Information Bureau
Kalinin
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Bataan Peninsula
Weston Boy Wins Legion Oratorical Regional Contest
Robert Myer of Weston High School will represent Charleston West Virginia in the American Legion regional oratorical contest at Lynchburg Virginia on April 9. He won the state championship in a contest held yesterday in the House of Delegates chamber.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Robert Myer
Weston High School
American Legion
Lynchourg
House of Delegates
John Lawson Given Probation in West Virginia Case
Johnson Lawson Jr of East Beckley placed on probation by Judge Clay S Crouse after conviction on driving while drunk and assault and battery. He was fined 25 dollars for the DUI and 5 dollars for the assault at the magistrate hearing.
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Johnson Lawson, Jr
East Beckley
Clay S. Crouse
Lawson
J. P. Meadows
New Police Car Tests In Oak Hill Chase
Oak Hill officers tested a new patrol car as Fayetteville resident Mil ton Spangler fled through stoplights at over 92 mph before being captured two miles from town. State police arrested Spangler on drunken driving, Adams on reckless driving and permit offenses, and Smith Coleman Rinehart on drunkenness and fighting charges.
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In Register
Oak Hill
Milton Spangler
Fayetteville
Spangler
Dewey Kincaid
Lacy Wilhelm
Virgil Lyons
Tom Adams
Ira Smith
Ray Coleman
Aubrey Rinehart
Uncle Held for Pick Slaying of His Nephew
Leonidas McGinnis, 29, killed his seven year old nephew James Edward Houston with a pick, then released as harmless after a 1940 mental hygiene hearing. County records show he was ruled insane and confined, later found harmless and incurable. neighbors described him as dangerous. Grand jury may consider indictment as officials review the case.
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Leonidas McGinnis
James Edward Houston
McGinnis
Rock Creek
L. E. Proudfoot
Whitesville
James Houston
Proudfoot
Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Leonidas McGinnis Committed After Insanity Ruling
Leonidas McGinnis, son of G L McGinnis, described as peculiar for six years, once threatened violence and burned a home. He refused to sleep indoors, wandered hills for roots, and spoke of harming others. His brother Emmitt said he talked oddly and threatened self harm. The Commission ruled him insane and committed him to the local jail pending admission to the state.
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Leonidas
G. L. McGinnis
Emmitt McGinnis
Emmitt
Leonidas McGinnis
Huntington hospital case shapes juvenile custody dispute
Hospital authorities notified the commission that the boy was placed on a waiting list for admission and would be admitted later. The commission then released him from jail on August 6, citing harmlessness and incurability, placing him in his father's custody with a promise to return him if violence arose. Officials said the youth refused to talk but admitted not knowing who he hit, appearing vicious and mentally deranged. Court records show a January 16, 1935 burglary-related felony conviction, with a 12 month jail sentence to be served on roads, marking the start of his term.
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Huntington
McGinnis
Commission
Miller murder trial closes as jury nears verdict
In Kingston William Howard Miller faces first degree murder charges in Glen White victim Grady Giammerino case. Prosecutor Ragland argues presumption of guilt after admission, while defense attorney Locke challenges legal instructions and questions witness credibility. Judge Crouse rebukes personal remarks as closing arguments continue ahead of jury deliberations.
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William Howard Miller
Kingston
Grady Giammerino
Glen White
Neda Ragland
Weather West Virginia Warmer Today
An updated forecast reports warmer conditions across West Virginia today with higher temperatures continuing into early tonight. Highs reach into the mid 70s with mild evening cooling and light winds across the region.
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West Virginia
Seven transfers of land deeded in county records
A six acre tract on Stover's Branch sold to J S Tolbert by John M Acord and wife. Willis Stover and wife sold Bessie Stover and Ina Williams on Clear Fork. Willis Stover and wife sold Stella Stanton on Clear Fork. Berman sold George A Rahall and Louis A Rahall one half of a lot on Neville Street. Sylvia McAllister and husband sold Russell C Morgan on Highland Avenue. Thomas L Cannaday deeded Elsie Cannaday lots 21 and 22 in Gulf Highway Addition Sophia.
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Stover
J. S Tolbert
John M. Acord
Willis Stover
Ina ‘Williams
Clear Fork
Stella Stanton
Berman
George A. Rahall
Louis A Rahall
Neville Street
Sylvia McAllister
Russell C. Morgan
Highland Avenue
Thomas L. Cannaday
Elsie Cannaday
Gulf Highway
Sophia
Otsego Driver Receives Fine
Harlen Collins of Otsego was charged with drunken driving by state police last Saturday night. He was tried before Magistrate Oleg Mills yesterday, fined $25, and his license revoked with a six month car impoundment. Mills said Collins crawled from a back window during transfer to jail and escaped. He was later arrested on a warrant and brought to trial.
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Harlen Collins
Otsego
Oleg Mills
Mills
Collins
Woman Who Fled Bataan Urges U S to Send Aid
Mrs Francis B Sayre wife of the U S high commissioner to the Philippines urged immediate American aid for troops in the Philippines. She said winning the war is Americas job and that Corregidor and Bataan soldiers are seeking help from the sea and sky. She described Corregidor as a man's land and noted she fled Manila with a small group including Mrs Douglas MacArthur.
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Bataan
U. S
Philippines
Francis B. Sayre
Corregidor
U.S
United States
Washington
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Million Soldiers Plan to Worship Good Friday and Easter
Washington The army chief of chaplains William R Arnold said over 1,000,000 soldiers are expected to attend special Good Friday and Easter services across all units. Commanding officers may excuse men from noon to 3 p.m. Friday and Easter morning, and numerous camps will host musical programs while more than 100 local radio stations will broadcast services from army posts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
William R. Arnold
Arnold
Registrants to Tell Their Skills Charleston Draft Forms
Men registered for selective service February 16 will receive two questionnaires from draft boards. One asks for a report of occupational skills and the forms will be sent to those in earlier registrations as well. The questionnaires aim to inventory national manpower abilities for the war effort.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Carleton C. Pierce
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K. M. Jarrell
Robert Winston
Robert Ashworth
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Ragland
J. Q. Hutchinson
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