Lashio Falls to Japanese as Burma Road Threatens
The capture of Lashio by Japanese forces after heavy casualties on both sides threatens the Burma defense and risk to Mandalay. British and Chinese reinforcements face envelopment. fires spark amid reports of fifth column activity. Mines, supplies, and road traffic are disrupted as allied positions shift.
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Chungking
China
Lashio
Burma
Associated Press
United Nations
Mandalay
London
India
Sittang-and-Irrawaddy
Pyawbwe
Stillwell
Howev
U S General Harold H. George Killed in Crash
Allied headquarters reported the death of Brig. Gen. Harold H. George U S Army Air Forces in a crash in Australia. Also killed was Melville Jacoby Time and Life correspondent who arrived with MacArthur from Bataan. George served with MacArthur in the Philippines and accompanied him to Australia. He was born September 14 1892 in Lockport New York and entered the army in 1916 with the New York National Guard.
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Associated Press
Allied
Australia
Harold H. George
United States Army Air Force
Allied Headquarters
Melville Jacoby
Time and Life Magazine
Bataan
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
George
MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
Lockport
N. Y
Selfridge Field
Michigan
New York National Guard
Allied Planes Strike 20 Japanese Planes in Raid
Allied planes destroyed or damaged 20 Japanese aircraft on the ground at Lae New Guinea in an air base raid and started large fires. Japanese planes attacked Port Moresby three times with minor damage. A light raid hit Koepang Timor. In Mindanao reinforcements landed at Parang as Parang and Cotabato were claimed to be fully occupied by Japanese forces. Corregidor and surrounding islands endured heavy bombardment.
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Associated Press
Australia
Lae
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Koepang
Dutch Timor
Philippines
Parang
Mindanao
Tokyo Radio
Cotabato
Corregidor Fortress
Seek Licenses for Four County Marriages
The county clerk reports four couples applying for marriage licenses: Sidney Voters, 34, of Whitby with Tillie Goodman Sabella, 31, of Beckley. Fred Junior Bullins, 21, and Ethel Mae Lilly, 21, of Rhodell.
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Sidney Voters
Whitby
Tillie Goodman Sabella
Beckley
Fred Junior Bullins
Ethel Mae Lilly
Rhodell
R A F Fights Giant 25 000 Ft Battle Over French Coast
R A F and Nazi forces clash at 25 000 feet over northern French coast with vapour trails spanning miles. RAF targets Gennevilliers plants near Paris in renewed strikes, setting factories aflame and drawing Allied air operations across Ostend and Dutch areas. Six British planes listed missing. Gennevilliers and nearby docks damaged. Vichy reports high casualties. Continued on Page Six.
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Paris
Associated Press
Olkestone
England
R.A.F
French
Folkestone
Cap Gris Nez
Boulogne
Dover Strait
Ostend
Low Countries
Gennevilliers
Reuters
Vichy Radio
Hitler to Meet Duce and Jap in Berlin or Tokyo
A Tokyo radio quoted Hochi that Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini and General Hiroshi Oshima the Japanese ambassador to Germany will meet in a few days. Berlin radio reported Oshima's arrival in Munich for a week of interstate cultural work with army Nazi party and local government representatives present. Oshima recently returned from Bulgaria where he conferred with Japan's ambassador to Turkey, signaling Axis prospects in the Middle East.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hiroshi Oshinma
Germany
Tokyo
Hochi
Reuters
Berlin
Munich
Oshima
Nazi Party
Bulgaria
Turkey
Middle East
Nine page peace offer would crown Nazi Europe control
London dispatch from A F I says Germany proposed peace to Britain three times since mid March based on a nine page Goering memorandum. It claims the third Reich would master continental Europe and gain living space by defeating Russia and keeping Allied colonial possessions. Churchill and Roosevelt denied negotiation though reports circulated.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
A.F.I
Britain
Third Reich
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Free French
Turkey
Switzerland
Sweden
Russia
Steve Ginestra Resigns From Beckley National Bank
Steve Ginestra resigns after twenty-five years as Beckley National Bank trust officer and defense bond sales expert. He filed the notice two months ago and plans to manage personal affairs in Raleigh and Fayette counties. The Raleigh county defense bond sales lead remains with him as he encourages friends to continue buying war bonds through banks or the post office.
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Beckley National Bank
Stephen Ginestra
Raleigh
Fayette Counties
Raleigh County
Sam
Eighteen Women Enroll in Auto Motors Class at King Coal
Eighteen women began a motor mechanics course Wednesday evening at the King Coal garage under Oscar Neal. With a large class, it is split into two groups two evenings a week. The Tuesday and Wednesday cohort includes Mrs C R Hill Miss Juanita Rexrode Miss Marie Huddleston Mrs Helen Fleshman Miss Kathrine Croft Miss Janice White Mrs Genevieve Harvey Miss Willa Huddleston and Mrs W H Hill.
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Register
OAK Hill
King Coal Garage
Oscar Neal
Neal
J Sheldon Trump
Gene Denault
Katherine Jones
Clarice McDonald
Mary Mankin
D. J. Myers
C H. Wilmoth
G. B. Bobbitt
C. R. Hill
Juanita Rexrode
Marie Huddleston
Helen Fleshman
Katherine Croft
Janice White
Genevieve Harvey
Willia Huddleston
W. H Hill
United China Relief Fund Seeks Full Campaign Total
The Beckley area wind up for a $1,000 China relief drive continues as only 60 percent of the goal has been reached. Contributors are urged to donate, with current acknowledgments totaling $596.11 from Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Palmer and several individuals including Marian Diggs Lillian Bright and Gladys Wooldrige's Lillybrook school room.
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Beckley
China
Alfred Palmer
Marian Diggs
Lillian Bright
Gladys Wooldrige
Lillybrook School
Naval Committee Tables Measure To Limit Profits
The Naval Committee voted 13 to 12 to table a measure to cap war profits, lift the 40 hour work week, and keep shop status quo for wartime. Chairman Ninsen D Gaj warned of public reaction in November elections amid two months of hearings on profits and labor. The move leaves profit limits to the Ways and Means Committee, while Roosevelt’s push for no new labor legislation remains.
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Associated Press
Washington
House’ Naval Committee
Ninsen_D.-Ga j
Roosevelt
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Bradley
D.pa
Rep
Smith
D.va
Pep. Bradley
D.-Pa
Senate
Public Sendoff for Draftees Set Tomorrow
Beckley Rotarians urged citizens to attend a large sendoff for 67 Town District men heading to army induction. Buses depart at 7:30 am from the local station, with the Beckley Junior High School band providing music. Each draftee will receive a package of cigars, cigarettes, gum, and candy.
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Beckley
Rotary Club
M. A. Johnson
Johnson
Aubrey Smith
John E. Bridge
John Valentine Schulte
Joe Luchini
Paul Lilly
Dr Milburn Held in Jail on Narcotic Forgery Charge
A. A. Milburn of Long Branch is jailed on $500 bond to face a grand jury for violating the federal narcotic act after appearing before U. S. Commissioner A. D. Preston. An officer will transport him from the local jail likely to Hinton. Police say Milburn forged the name of Dr. Robert J. Howard to morphine prescriptions for his own use, with first forged orders dated around April 8.
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A. A. Milburn
Long Branch
U. S
A. D. Preston
Charleston
Dr. Milburn
Hinton
Robert J. Howard
Tommy Roberts
Milburn
Cohen Drug Store
Roberts
Sullivan urges WV coal sector to shield war effort
West Virginia coal leaders warn that delaying skilled miners, equipment upkeep, and transport will threaten wartime coal output. Secretary Sullivan says induction of miners cannot continue without harming production and asks draft boards to avoid draining mine manpower. He notes 1941 output rose despite fewer mines and more workers since 1917.
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Jesse V. Sullivan
West Virginia
State Coal Association
Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia Coal Association
Sullivan
FHA to Rule on County Two School Requests
The Charleston FHA office will review Raleigh County plans for Sophia High School and Beckley Junior High additions. An inspector will assess needs while Architect Alex B. Mahood submits required applications. Bids remain slated for Friday night despite no firm approval yet.
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FHA
Charleston
Federal Housing Authority
Raleigh County
Sophia High
Beckley
Alex B. Mahood
Bluefield
Ashworth
Woodrow Wilson
Sophia
Mahood
Washington
Coal Operators Call Meeting Here to Study New Price Ceiling
Southern West Virginia producers convene in Beckley to discuss the OPA price ceiling announced for bituminous coal. The Pocahontas Operators Association notes likely representation from Winding Gulf Greenbrier New River Pocahontas and Tug River fields as shippers consider May price schedules and contracts.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
O.P.A
Beckley
Pocahontas Operators Association
Winding Gulf
Greenbrier
New River
Pocahontas
Tug River
Washington
Beckley Meeting
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India Road
Harold George
Goodrich Rubber Works
Gnome-Rhone Aero
Air Ministry
Hitler
Duce
West
Italy
Churchill
Steve Ginestra
United China Relief Fund
Naval Committee
Vinson
E. M. Ashworth
War Production Board
F. H. A. Office
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