Roosevelt calls for uninterrupted production to turn tide
President Roosevelt urged the nation to brace for further reverses as Axis submarines struck California and Pacific seas. He emphasized uninterrupted production to build overwhelming war supplies for grand offensives and warned Americans of continuing losses before the tide turns. The speech coincided with a California coast bombardment and reflected a mood of wartime urgency and resolve.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
America
California
Mr. Roosevelt
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Accused Auto Theft Ring Aids Officers
City police and an FBI agent took one suspect to Bluefield to locate stolen motors. Chief Mike Gladwell said no new arrests yet, but more could come. Suspects Ernest Artis of McDowell County and John Goss and Robert Eldridge Goss of Springville Virginia are held for grand jury in Bluefield in June. They face charges from thefts since October and possible additional indictments in Virginia.
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Tommy Roberts
Bluefield
Mike Gladwell
Gladwell
Ernest Artis
McDowell County
John Goss
Robert Eldridge Goss
Springville
Virginia
Federal Grand Jury
Submarine shelling hits Goleta near Santa Barbara
A Japanese submarine fired 15 shells toward an oil field and refinery near Goleta, seven miles north of Santa Barbara, damaging a pumping plant but causing no deaths or injuries. The attack during President Roosevelt's speech marked the first on U.S. soil in this war, with blackouts and silenced radios across Southern California.
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Associated Press
Santa Barbara
Calif
Roosevelt
Goleta
Here
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Orleans Mass
E.w.t
Carpenteria
California
Ventura
U. S
Army
Lawyers Argue Postponing Trial in Multiple Civil Actions
Lawyers argued for a continuance in the Verne Scott estate suit against Atlantic Greyhound and Hennish Freight Lines after a Georgian man, Martin, died in a January crash near Stover involving a bus and a tennis trailer-truck. Trials for Hallie Jones against Homeseekers Land were dismissed as settled. An eleven member jury awarded 1,750 dollars to Essie Fields in a suit against L E Shilling and another verdict in favor of Nick Pancgotoplus in a separate filing. A divorce was granted for James H Dillon and Juanita Dillon. Ballard v John Michael and Meadows v Vecellio Grogan were dismissed as settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Scott
W. H. Martin
Atlantic Geryhound Corporation
Hennish Freight Lines
Martin
Stover
Hallie Jones
Homeseekers Land and Building Company
E. M. Meadows
Leo Vecellio
E. G Grogan
Weather Update for West Virginia Light Snow Tonight
A weather bulletin notes light snow and a drop in temperatures across West Virginia with colder conditions likely in the southern portion tonight. Authorities urge preparedness for slick surfaces and rapid temperature shifts.
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West Virginia
South Portion
London Press Praises FDR Over Churchill In War Speech
London morning papers spotlight President Roosevelt as outranking Winston Churchill in moral resolve and wartime leadership. Beaming reviews call FDR’s speech a strong call to fight globally and project Allied momentum toward offensive action.
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Associated Press
London
Roosevelt
United States
Lord Beaverbrook
Express
America
Mr. Churchill
General MacArthur
Reds Drive in Force Against Smolensk Area
London reports German radio claims of Russian main offensive and possible Leningrad relief. Moscow says Red Army seized Dorogobuzh near Smolensk and launched a dawn attack. Soviet units repelled counterattacks, killed hundreds of Germans, and recaptured settlements as they advance toward Smolensk.
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REDS
Smolensk
London
Leningrad
Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
Dorogobuzh
Dnieper
Mozhaisk
Destroyer Truxtun and Pollux Lost After Newfoundland Wreck
A U S destroyer Truxtun and the stores ship Pollux were pounded to pieces off Newfoundland during a gale. At least 189 officers and men are dead, including Lieutenant Commander Ralph Hickox of Washington D C who commanded the Truxtun. Survivors were rescued by Lawrence Newfoundland residents after the ships ran aground near Lawrence harbor in a daylight storm with very low visibility.
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Washington
United States
Newfoundland
Navy
Ralph Hickox
Washington, D. C
Pollux
Lawrence Harbor
Lawrence
Newtfoundland
Truxtun
Eccles Man Is Injured in Mine Accident
James Castle age 21 of Eccles was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital at 4 a m with serious injuries from a mine accident at Shockley Creek Coal Company occurred at 2 30 this morning. X rays taken. extent undetermined. Harry Claytor age 22 of Hilltop negro was admitted at the same time with a less serious injury a severe contusion of the right leg from Laurel Creek Coal Company mines.
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James Castle
Eccles
Raleigh General Hospital
Shockley Creek Coal Company
Harry Claytor
Hilltop Negro
Laurel Creek Coal Company
Castle
Arnold Again Seeks Court Reversal in Payroll Case
Charleston Christened speaker Malcolm Arnold of the 1941 West Virginia House appeals to the Supreme Court for a second time challenging his conviction as an accessory in the state payroll padding cases. Attorney T C Townsend questions county venue and the legality of indictments tied to relatives and payroll work.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Malcolm Arnold
House of Delegates
T. C. Townsend
Supreme Court
Townsend
Arnold
Kanawha County
Jane Bennett Arnold
Boone County
June Bennett Arnold
Reba M. Arnold
Leslie Arnold
Racine
Rites Tomorrow for Thomas Cole
Thomas Ransom Cole, 46, died at his home early Sunday. Funeral services are set for 2:00 PM tomorrow at the Coal City Church with Rev. Kennedy and Rev. Levi Akers officiating. He will be buried in Coal City Cemetery.
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Thomas Ransom Cole
Coal City
Mr. Kennedy
Levi Akers
Men in Service Excused From State Income Taxes
Charleston report says soldiers sailors and marines may defer state income tax this year by filing a return with a statement of military service. Those in uniform prior to April 15 may delay payments for up to six months after leaving the service, though government allowances of $21 a month or more must be reported as taxable income.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Tax Department
George P. Alderson
Alderson
Lend Lease Aid to Allies Surges After Pearl Harbor
Washington reports lend-lease aid to the United Nations has tripled since Pearl Harbor. Edward R. Stettinius Jr. testified that average monthly aid rose from about 141 million dollars in early months to 338 million in December and 462.1 million in January. He noted air ferrying routes to the Middle East and Africa, bases in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and projected continued rapid growth with a 5.33 billion dollar direct lend-lease fund and a 95 million addition pending. The program aims to unite free peoples resisting Axis aggression with Australia, New Zealand, the Dutch East Indies, China, India and Burma serving as the Pacific front.
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Associated Press
Washington
United Nations
Pearl Harbor
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Senate Appropriations Committee
Atlantic
Middle East
Southern
Pacific
Africa
Scotland
Northern
Ireland
Stettinius
Australia
New Zealand
Dutch East Indies
China
India
Burma
America
British favor freedom for Indian people in Lords claim
London Lord Cranborne the colonial secretary stated in the House of Lords that the British government is in favor of India's political freedom and welcomes Chiang Kai Shek's message to the Indian government. He said Britain supports closer understanding between Indian and Chinese people and Chiang Kai Shek urged India to rally to liberty. An official spokesman said Chiang Kai Shek accepted an invitation to join the Pacific War council.
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Associated Press
London
India
Lord Cranborne
House of Lords
Cranborne
Chiang Kai-Shek
Pacific War Council
School Board Rules on Pregnant Teachers Contested
The board approved minimum four month leaves before birth and seven weeks after, paying substitutes by qualifications. Dr Greene objected that first weeks should go to the original teacher and urged keeping pay with the former system amid budget concerns.
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Dr. Greene
Board of Education
State Department
E. M. Ashworth
J. H. Greene
Ashworth
W. W. Trent
D. W Bryson
F. J. Moore
Thelma Cantley
Eunice Tosh
Howard McKinney
Dutch urge iron will as Java defense tightens
The Governor General calls for faith and an iron will as Allied Java defenders near zero hour to bar Japanese advances that threaten vital United Nations supply routes in the Indian Ocean. An Indies high command communique notes fresh aerial bombardment on Java, with Bandoeng targets and heavy anti-aircraft fire as bombers press in. Casualties and downed aircraft are reported amid continued Japanese pressure in Sumatra and Bali, while Burma operations show Japanese forces pushing near the Rangoon-Lashio line along the Sittang river.
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Proes Batavia
N. E
Dutch East Indies
Java
United Nations
Indian Ocean
Sumatra
Bali
Indies High Command
Bandoeng
Malang
Burma
London
Sittang River
Rangoon- Lashio
County Bar Committee Reviews Jail Improvements
A Raleigh County Bar Association committee has received jail improvement details from District Marshal W. H. McGinnis Jr. and will present findings to the county court soon. Chairman Fletcher Mann said the group aims to raise jail standards to win federal approval and avoid a discontinued federal court term.
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Raleigh County Bar Association
W. H. McGinnis, Jr
Fletcher Mann
Mann
Bar Association
Ned H. Ragland
L. L. Scherer
Scherer
McGinnis
Ben Moore
Suit Seeks $50,000 From Lillybrook Coal Company
Gus M Tolley of McDowell County sues Lillybrook Coal Company for 50000 alleging disability from silicosis contracted while employed there. Welch attorney Patrick J Flanagan filed the action in circuit court. Tolley has been unable to work since leaving the company last February. James G Jeter of Charleston will join Flanagan in the case.
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Gus. M. Tolley
McDowell County
Lillybrook Coal Company
Patrick J. Flanagan
Welch
Lillybrook Company
James G. Jeter
Charleston
Flanagan
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Earl Riner
Greene
Rhodell
Moore
Farley Hill
Sanitary Board
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