May forecasts no draft for married men and youths 18-19
Associate Press reports Chairman May of the house military affairs committee predicted the war would end probably in 1942 and unquestionably in 1943. He cited selective service data to argue that drafting 18 and 19 year olds is unnecessary, estimating about 3,125,000 in that age group and potential 2,000,000 counter to the next two years.
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May
House
Associated Press
Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Kentuckian
War Department
Plane beacon is turned on permanently in Beckley area
Herbert Sessler of Beckley Airport said the Scott Field beacon was lit last night for the first time this year and will stay on. A repaired transformer by New River Coal Company enables nightly operation, aiding inland night flying amid increased air traffic since Pearl Harbor. The Beckley Flying Club bought the beacon and plans to present it to the Beckley Mount Hope Airport Corporation.
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Herbert Sessler
Beckley
Scott Field
Beckley Flying Club
New River Coal Company
Pearl Harbor
New River Company
Rainy July and wet spell hit Beckley crops hard
Weather observer L A Mauck reports 1.35 inches of rain in Beckley in an early morning downpour, giving July 3.28 inches in nine days and June at 4.85 inches. The area nears its average monthly rainfall while heat remains mild. Farmers face flooded soils delaying cultivation and harvests.
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L. A. Mauck
Beckley
Mauck
Victory
Beckley Man Charged In Fatal North Heber Street Stabbing
Beckley man Steve Craft is held on charges after Charles Smith was found fatally stabbed on steps to the railroad at North Heber Street near Piney Avenue. Smith died at 9 50 PM in a local hospital. Police say the two men were together for much of the evening after buying wine, motive is unclear, Craft’s custody continues.
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Steve Craft
Charles Smith
Beckley
North Heber Street
Piney Avenue
Tommy Roberts
Roberts
Smith
Craft
Two Bridges Out Flooding Forcing Home Egress
Flooding from heavy rainfall hit Pax and Cittsville regions with water rising to three feet in Koppers Grill and washing out bridges. Residents fled Weirwood bottom, roads blocked between Pax and Mount Hope and lower Paint Creek, no casualties reported. Authorities dispatched crews as Paint Creek rose five to six feet at Cirtsville, with several bridges washed or flooded and traffic diverted.
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Pax
Weirwood Bottom
Cirtsville
Mount Hope
Paint Creek
Cittsville
Maple Fork
Sweeneyburg
Cirtsville-Beckley
Sand Branch
Batoff Mountain
Beckley
Prince
State Road Commission
Tamroy
Price Hill
Loup Creek
Tauroy
Skelton
Road Commission
Consolidated Bus Lines
Germany's Greater War Effort On Don Front In 1943
German and Allied forces push across the Don left bank as 800 tanks mass for a main assault aimed at Voronezh. Berlin claims a 300 mile front breach while Russian counterattacks north and west of Orel fend off pressure. The Tirpitz reportedly struck by torpedoes and damaged, seeking refuge in a fjord.
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Russia
Germany
Upper
Don
Berlin
Orel
Red Army
Staryi Oskol
Voronezh
Belgorod
Kursk
Caucasus
Tirpitz
Bismarck
Barents Sea
Egyptian War Becomes Waiting Game Near El Alamein
The Associated Press reports a stalemate as British and Axis forces near El Alamein hold positions awaiting reinforcements for a major offensive. Britain claims continued air counteroffensive with more successful bombings of Rommel's forces while Axis forces say defenders of the El Alamein gateways to the Nile have been driven from key positions.
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Egypt
el Alamein
Rommel
Axis
The
Nile
Committed to Jail on Larceny Charge
Mary Brown, a negro, was arrested by city police and jailed on a grand larceny charge. Lacy Stout and Buck Wright were jailed on breaking and entering charges by Constable Quincey Burgess of Artie.
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Mary Brown
Lacy Stout
Buck Wright
Quincey Burgess
Artie
5 000 Jews In One Town Killed In Hrubieszow
London reports Polish sources say the Nazis killed the entire Jewish population of Hrubieszow in southeast Poland. The town's population was 15 000 to 20 000, with more than 5 000 Jews killed.
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London
Hrubieszow
Poland
Weather West Virginia Thunder Showers and Warmth
Scattered thundershowers expected across West Virginia today and tonight with somewhat higher temperatures. A few spots may see brief heavy rain as warm air moves in.
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West Virginia
FDR Refuses to Take Sides in National Political Feuds
Washington report says President Roosevelt will not engage in national political feuds after Pearl Harbor. He plans no 1942 purge like 1938 and will avoid campaigning against isolationists, except possible influence on New York politics. He favored bipartisan support for the administration during wartime emergency.
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FDR
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Pearl Harbor
New York State
United States
Strategist Bourne Teases War Focus On Japan Or Germany
Brigadier G K Bourne, of the British joint staff mission in Washington, asked whether the war should first strike Japan or Hitler. Speaking at Charlottesville, he weighed defeating Japan by fleet actions and invading Europe against concentrating on Germany first, noting Japan could be stronger if allowed to grow. He urged a definite UN decision by war planners.
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Japan
Germany
G. K Bourne
Washington
University of Virginia
Institute of Public Affairs
Charlottesville
Bourne
European
Roosevelt
New Group to Depart for Army July 18
Beckley selective service officials announced a second group will depart for military service on Saturday July 18 joining 73 men already inducted on Tuesday July 14. Clerk Aubrey Smith listed twenty men expected to leave including James Lewis Safford Jr Llewellyn Wilkes John Parsons James Evans Elgie Cole Hugh Hughes Harry Comer Willis Anderson Okey Wicker Orval Whittington Dennis Rice Thomas Williams Woodrow Cook Leo Rizaro Willard Gilkerson George Sikora and Gilbert Graham.
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Army
Beckley
Aubrey Smith
Clerk of
Selective Service Board No. 1
Smith
James Lewis Safford, Jr
Llewellyn Emil Wilkes
John Britton Parsons
Five Leave To Enlist in Navy
Petty Officer Johnny McDorman of the local Naval Recruiting Station announced today that five men were sent to Charleston yesterday for final enlistment in the Navy. He also said that the station accepted four applicants for enlistment today and yesterday. Those who left for Charleston were Paul Edward Saeler of Beckley Samuel Levi Dick of Carlisle Charles Robert Brabben of Beckley Kidney Edward St. Clair of Abney and Melvin Mercer of Herndon. Newly accepted applicants were James Bruce McGinnis of Beckley George Raymond Waddy of Alderson Miletus McGraw of Tipple and Henry Shelburn Brooks of Tipple.
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Johnny McDorrman
Charleston
Navy
Paul Edward Saeler
Beckley
Samuel Levi Dick
Carlisle
Charles Robert Brabben
O Beckley
Kidney Edward St. Clair
Abney
Melvin Mercer
Herndon
James Bruce McGinnis
George Raymond Waddy
Alderson
Miletus McGraw
Tipple
Henry Shelburn Brooks
Government Finds No Good Natural Rubber Substitute
The Agriculture Department reports no quick substitute for natural rubber amid wartime cuts. Guayule offers limited potential with 50 000 acres planned for next winter, but 600 000 acres needed for a sixth of demand. Crypto stegia and goldenrod show promise only if extraction methods improve.
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Associated Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
Mexico
Texas
Loren G. Polhamus
Bureau of Piano Industry
War over farm office flares again in Raleigh County
Officials from the state Agricultural Conservation Program visit the Raleigh County farm office amid a push to move ACP operations from the courthouse. County leaders argue the move costs residents and fragments the offices, asserting the present setup serves farmers who elected them. A decision or resignation is expected soon as pressure mounts from state and federal offices.
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State Office
Agricultural Conservation Program
Morgantown
A.C.P
Blair Bennington
Washington
Raleigh
Armers
National Farm Bureau
British Forces Occupy Mayotte Island with No Resistance
The British army announced that forces occupied the French island of Mayotte in the Mozambique channel on July 2 without resistance or casualties. The move follows ongoing naval operations in the region as part of the broader conflict.
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Associated Press
London
Mayatte
Mozambique Channel
War Office
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New Guinea
J. McCabe
Milwaukee
Wis
Australian New Guinea Administration
Central Press
Laurel Creek
U. S
Cittsville-Pax
Frances Biggs
Kanes
Biggs
State Liquor Control Commission
R. E. Talbott
Huntington
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Bluefield
Hitler
United Nations
District 1
Carlisle, Abney
Polhamus
Guayule
ACP
French Island
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