U S Fliers Blast Jap Air Bases in Burma
U S bombers from secret Indian airfields hit Myitkyina and Hanoi bases in coordinated strikes amid ongoing Burma Road fighting. Fifteen Japanese planes were burned on the ground, with additional hits on runways and dispersed planes. One American pilot is confirmed lost. Chungking said Tigers reached Hanoi.
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Associated Press
New Delhi
Burma
Yunnan
Indo-China
India
United States Army
Myitkyina
Lewis H. Bretton
R.A.F
Chindwin
Akyab
Chungking
Flying Tigers
Hanoi
A.V.G
Lungling
Yunnan-Burma
Huge Battles May Decide War's Fate
Soviet dispatches report Kharkov under threat as Ukraine armies push toward the city and Red forces hammer German lines along Leningrad Novgorod Staraya Russa and Moscow. In Crimea Russians yield ground at Kerch yet deny decisive German victory as Axis forces claim success.
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Russia
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Ukraine
Leningrad
Novgorod
Staraya Russa
Moscow
Crimea
Kerch
Hitler High Command
Semeon Timoshenko
Red Army
Vichy
Europe
Red Star
Adolf Hitler
Tahil
Great Caucasus
Caucasus
Harper Road Work May be Held Up
Mayor A K Minter said Harper Road widening may be postponed due to wartime material freezes while curb gutter and sidewalk work can proceed. W P A officials are reviewing final estimates sent to Huntington and a decision is expected within a week.
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Harper Road
W.P.A
A. K. Minter
Huntington
Allied bombers sink Japanese ship near Amboina
Allied Headquarters in Australia said Allied air crews last night sank a 3,000-ton Japanese vessel near Amboina and damaged two others on the Japanese northern invasion flank. Other raids hit Rabaul, New Britain, targeting harbor shipping and a squadron of 15 Japanese bombers caught by surprise.
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Associated Press
Australia
Amboina
MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Three Can Buy New Automobiles
Nine applications for new automobile purchases are pending before the county Rationing Board. Chairman R H Magee said only three could be issued before May. The county issued 39 of 42 purchase certificates from March 2 to May 30. Lost certificates may receive a second one without reducing the county quota. A new order allows retreads for labor union officials and farmers transporting produce, with eligibility extended to certain officers and law investigators. constables are excluded.
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R H. Magee
Magee
Aubrey Smith
Board No. 3
E. H. Turner
Turner
Large Stove Factories Ordered To Shift To War Work
The War Production Board adopts concentration of production, ordering large non electric stove makers to stop output by July 31 and shift to war work, concentrating stove output in smaller firms. The plan aims to preserve civilian goods while guiding trademarks toward a single Victory label. A second freeze halts soft wood lumber sales by large producers for 60 days unless issued by Army, Navy or Maritime Commission, targeting mills producing 5000 feet or more per 8 hour day.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Production Board
Britain
W.P.B
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Victory
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
Band Concert Sets Stage For Bond Drive In Raleigh County
The Woodrow Wilson High School Band will perform at the Memorial Building entrance to introduce a public meeting at 8 p m for promoting Victory bonds and stamps. The band will march from the Baptist Church at 7 25 p m past the Beckley Hotel to the Memorial Building, with George W Bright leading the public relations committee and R D Bailey of Pineville as principal speaker. The Raleigh County committee, chaired by B E Carter, will convene at 7 30 p m on the Memorial Building stage before the 8 p m gathering.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Memorial Building
Raleigh
Baptist Church
Beckley Hotel
George W. Bright
Civilian Defense Public Relations Committee
Wyoming County
R. D. Bailey
Pineville
Bright
Wyoming and
Mercer County
B. E. Carter
Carter
Warships Immobilized at Martinique in Allied Accord
Washington disclosed that French warships at Martinique are being immobilized in cooperation between French and American naval and other officials. Negotiations on the Caribbean issue, with Admiral Georges Robert, proceed directly, not with the Vichy government. Ships involved include the aircraft carrier Beaum, the cruiser Emile Bertin, and Jeanne D Arc.
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Associated Press
Washington
Martinique
Caribbean
Georges Robert
Martinque
United States
Vichy
Beam
Emile Bertin
Jeanne D'Arc
Express Rates Raised by Public Service Commission
Charleston report says the Public Service Commission authorized the Railway Express Agency to raise intrastate rates by six percent for wartime duration and six months after. The move mirrors an interstate rate increase approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission on May 4.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Public Service Commission
Railway Express Agency
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bombs Over Home Towns Anger and Irony From RAF Volunteers
Free French fliers describe raids, with one boasting ownership of a factory they destroyed. Others recount near misses and odd encounters while flying over personal sites such as kitchen gardens and old homesteads, including a moment of seeing a mother in a doorway.
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Associated Press
London
RAF
Noormandy
Cigarette Fire Extinguished At Cottage Apartments
A cigarette dropped from an upper story window ignited a rear awning at the Cottage Apartment building around midnight. Local fire department extinguished the flames with no damage to the building, only to the awning. Smoke drifted into the Gas Company office. no fire in the structure was found. It was the first call for the fire truck in over three weeks.
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W. H. Weidensall
West Virginia Weather Warms Up With Windy Thunder Showers
Rather warm and windy today in West Virginia with thunder showers expected in the west this afternoon and in the east tonight, followed by cooler conditions.
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West Virginia
West Portion
East Portion
None Accepted for Training as a A. S. Officer
Several men from adjoining counties were on a list of 30 West Virginians who relinquished their 3-A status to be candidates for officer training, but local draft boards report few have applied locally and none have been accepted.
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West
Coral Sea battle prompts forecast of another Japanese assault
Washington experts assess Tokyo's Coral Sea claims as exaggerated and conclude Japan will likely launch a large scale naval foray toward Australia to salvage face. They warn Admiral Yamamoto would need reinforcements to threaten the Australian supply route and may press a second major attack soon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tokyo
Australia
Coral Sea
Yamamoto
MUS
Navy
Incendiary shells fail to stop tanks on Leningrad front
Soviet dispatches from the Leningrad front report Germans deploying six new six inch anti tank guns against Voroshilov tanks yet land battle ships remained attraine. The shells allegedly reach 3000 degrees Celsius 5432 Fahrenheit upon explosion and the front line outlets note the tanks are proving better fighting machines and have destroyed several of the new guns.
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Associated Press
London
Leningrad
Leningrad Front
Brother of Har p er Road woman killed in Osage mine blast
Mrs Wayne Henderson of Harper Road learned her brother was among 56 victims in a mine explosion at Christopher Coal Company mine in Osage.
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Christopher Coal Company
Osage
Morgantown
Wayne Henderson
Harper Road
Mount Tabor
United China Relief Fund Total Donation Amount
The reported total for the United China Relief Fund comprises $1,082.17 previously acknowledged by Mrs. S. A. Caperton's Sunday School Class Grae Form and an additional $7.00, yielding a grand total of $1,089.17.
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United China Relief Fund
S. A. Caperton
Teastaé WC. Griffith
Former Beckley Athlete Missing in Philippines
Jess Willard Hanson, a former Woodrow Wilson High School football star and Mabscott native, is reported missing after Manila Bay defenses fell. The navy telegram lists him as missing pending investigation, with unknown if killed or captured. His family received a briefing from Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs.
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Raleigh County
Manila Bay
Jess Willard Hanson
C. O. Hanson
Mabscott
Woodrow Wilson
Hanson
Bureau of Navigation
Henson
Randall Jacobs
Bureau
Navy
Manila
Young Hanson
Woodrow Wilson Hanson
Army
San Pedro
California
Navy Department
Jess
Ed Dingess
Callaway Heights
Neaman
Jess Hanson
Manila Bay Area
Minimum Income Tax Proposed by Morgenthau
Secretary Morgenthau urged a minimum tax of several dollars on every income tax filer to reach those who owe nothing yet must file returns. He cited a possible $5 minimum, estimating $100 million yearly, and noted constitutional review. Support on Capitol Hill reportedly shifted away from a general sales tax amid administration pressure.
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Associated Press
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
George
D.ga
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Ways and Means
DuPont Indicted For Conspiracy In Global Dyestuffs Cartel
Washington reports that a federal grand jury in Trenton New Jersey indicted eight corporations and 20 officials in a worldwide conspiracy to monopolize dyestuffs production and sale. The case, led by E I DuPont de Nemours and co conspirators across Germany France Great Britain Switzerland Japan and other regions, aims to curb production of chemical intermediates used for explosives plastics and war related goods.
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Associated Press
Washington
Justice Department
Trenton
N. J
E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Company
Germany
France
Great Britain
Switzerland
Japan
South America
Canada
Thurman Arnold
Anti-Trust
Arnold
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
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Salween River
Timoshensko
Anse
Harper
Dutch Island
A. S
U. 5
FLEET
Beckley
Philippines
DuPont
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