Mexican Ship Sunk by Axis Submarine Off Miami Beach
The 7500 ton Portrero Del Llano was torpedoed at night by an Axis submarine, 13 men died including the captain and officers on the bridge. Twenty two survived, flames and smoke rose as the ship sank. Mexico demanded satisfaction and possible war on the Axis. many calls urged action. Aboard, crew described lights blazing to show neutrality as the periscope and conning tower slipped away.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Mexico
Miami Beach
Mexico City
Germany
Italy
Japan
Ezequiel Padilla
Eduardo Sibaja Y. Ramirez
Vera Cruz
Sibaja
Jose Magana
Jose
Joe
Local Men Sign For Navy Enlistments
Chief Petty Officer John Anthony Jr announced three local enlistments. Earl Scholl and Cecil Clyde Peters Jr of Eunice were sent to Charleston for final Navy enlistment, while Garland Ray Chapman of Beckley was accepted locally. Sergeant Rudolf Linek said Zachari Karantoris Jr, former Colcord Grocery manager, recently reconlisted in the Army after a 1938 discharge from Fort Thomas Kentucky.
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Charleston
Navy
John Anthony, Jr
Earl Scholl
Cecil Clyde Peters, Jr
Eunice
Garland Ray Chapman
Beckley
Anthony
Rudolf Linek
Zachari Karantoris, Jr
Colcord Grocery
Army
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Road 104 H dam to be graded and waterproofed soon
County Clerk Harry Anderson announced early next week grouting will begin on the Four H dam at Little Beaver Creek to stop leaks. Matt Core Drilling Company of Huntington will move in Monday to drill and grout the foundation test hole, then penetrate the dam to seal remaining leaks and aim for an airtight structure.
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Little Beaver Creek
Harry Anderson
Matt Core Drilling Company
Huntington
Anderson
Virginian and Pennsylvania to add coal route via Cape Charles
Solid Fuel Coordinator Ickes announced a new railroad corridor to move coal from Virginia and West Virginia mines to New England and upper eastern areas. Interstate Commerce Commission approved freight rates enabling Virginian Railroad to ship coal across Chesapeake Bay to Cape Charles and onto Pennsylvania Railroad lines, aiding northeastern fuel supplies.
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New England
Appalachian
Ickes
Interstate Commerce Commission
Virginian Railroad
Virginia
West Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Cape Charles
Atlantic Seaboard
Pennsylvania
Trapped Boy Rescued After Hours Under Rocky Butte
A Hill Military Academy student from Yakima, Washington, was trapped 75 feet from the entrance when rocks slid and pinned his legs beneath a 1,500 pound boulder. Rescuers, miners under Fred J. Rosenberg, freed him after hours of danger, while Captain Louis J. Glick tended him through the night. He was released at 6 a.m. Pacific war time, aided by his mother Opal Harper, as he joked with rescuers during the perilous operation.
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Louis J. Glick
Army Medical Corps
Fred J. Rosenberg
Harper
Opal Harper
Glick
Hill Military Academy
Yakima
Wash
Sheriff's
County High
Hutchinsons Sell 41 Acres of Land in Trap Hill
Forty one acres in Trap Hill District were sold to Frank Leslie Daniel by J Q and Lelia L Hutchinson, per a county clerk deed on record. Other transfers include E M and Alpha L Ryan and C D Wiley selling M M Hedrick a Mabscott Road lot and Annie Childress selling a Central Addition lot to Mattie Saunders.
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Trap Hill
Frank Leslie Daniel
J. Q
Lelia L. Hutchinson
E M
Alpha
House Refuses to Tax State Bond Interest
Washington The House ways and means committee rejected treasury proposals to tax the interest on outstanding or future state and local securities. Chairman Doughton said the panel voted not to tax interest on state and municipal securities. Morgenthau urged removing tax exemption to raise about 200 million dollars. The committee may next consider forcing married couples to file joint returns, a move Morgenthau priced at about 300 million dollars.
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Associated Pro Washington
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Doughton
D.-N.c
Morgenthau
The
Weather Outlook for West Virginia Today
A weather bulletin notes showers and scattered thunderstorms across West Virginia today, ending early tonight. Temperatures are moderate during the day and cooler by nightfall.
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West Virginia
Gasoline Card Holders Limit Their Needs
Eastern Seaboard rationing began at 12:01 am EWT amid a rush to trade high allotment cards for smaller ones. Boards cited honest mistakes and fear of penalties as drivers surrender liberal cards, while others pursue home heating fuel shifts to coal. Industry leaders urged use of alternative transport and possible rail subsidies, warning of bootlegging as shortages bite across 17 states from Maine to Florida.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
E.W.T
New York
Maine
Florida
W S. Farish
Standard Oil Company N. J
Eastern States Gasoline Dealers’ Conference
William Pennington
Long Island Gasoline Retailers, Association
Albert Feiman
Inter-City Gasoline Association
Local Tire Ring Broken Up in Fayette County
Constable Howard Keatley and State Trooper H D Gibbs broke up a local tire ring in Fayette County. Joe True of Mount Hope and Howard Mowell of Weirwood are jailed on breaking and entering charges after being captured in Roanoke Virginia. Six locals face bond over stolen tires, with hearings set by Magistrate Oley Mills.
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Howard Keatley
H. D. Gibbs
Joe True
Mount Hope
Howard Mowell
Weirwood
Fayette County
Roanoke
Virginia
Keatley
Gibbs
New River Company
Skelton
New River
Pure Oil
Mabscott
Oley Mills
Ruby Spears
Georgia Bowden
Ira Armburgery
Edwin Mowell
Stamaford
D. M. Dickerson
Russell Carter
Beckley
Mills
Mowell
Local Men Missing From West Virginia List
The navy reports 29 missing in line of duty including Marion Carnutte of Cranberry and Orvel Peters of Stickney in the third casualty list. Also listed is Fayette County’s Lawrence Byrd Davis, electrician’s mate, third class. Raleigh County youths bring total killed or missing to seven since the war began five months ago, from Beckley area deaths of Earl Martin in California, William Klaus during aviation cadet training, and Lew Sheffler in Royal Navy action at Sikeston Missouri.
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Marion Franklin Carnutte
Cranberry
Orvel Vincent Peters
Stickney
West Virginia
Navy
Curnutte
Edward Oscar Curnutte
Peters
Maude May Peters
Fayette County
Lawrence Byrd Davis
Elsie Florence Johnson
Fayetteville
Raleigh County
Earl W. Martin
Mattie Withers
California
William Klaus
K. J. Klaus
Beckley
Sikeston
Missouri
Lew Sheffler
H. R. Sheffler
The
Royal
Mine Foreman Killed in Koppers Cost Mine Accident
A mine foreman John Mizda 32 of Sophia died when a mine motor wrecked and crushed him at the Koppers Cost Company mine in Helen at 5 30 this morning. He is survived by his wife Rose Kovach Mazda three children Julia Ann Betty Louise and Helen Rose Mazda and his parents. Funeral services will be held Monday at Tams Catholic Church with burial in Sunset cemetery. Pallbearers include Frank Lovitch Bernard Somebody Nick Wyde Mike Wasalchalk Otto Dunn and Louis Puskas of Crow.
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Koppers Cost Company
Helen
John Mizda
Sophia
Mizda
Laslo Mazda
Bridgeport Association Lodge
Rose Kovach Mazda
Julia Ann
Betty Louise
Helen Rose Mazda
Tams Catholic Church
Sunset Cemetery
Frank Lovitch
Bernard Somebody
Nick Wyde
Mike Wasalchalk
Otto Dunn
Louis Puskas
Crow
Soviet Drive Penetrates Kharkov Front, Many German Losses
Soviet forces led by Semyon Timoshenko crossed the Donets and pushed toward Kharkov, driving German lines on a wide front. Reports say Soviet tanks and troops advanced seven miles beyond the river while German counterattacks faltered, with heavy fighting continuing around Kharkov and Kerch as Berlin claimed gains on nearby fronts.
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Semeon Timoshenko
Donets
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Crimea
Hitler
Kerch
Great Caucasus
Red
British Army Reaches India After Burma Retreat
After a five month, costly battle in Burma, the last British troops, about 5,000 men, cross into Manipur in eastern India. Meanwhile Vichy radio claims Japanese forces push 80 miles into India near the Bay of Bengal, within 210 miles of Calcutta, as Gen Stilwell’s units resist a Japanese advance along the Burma Road toward China.
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Associated Press
Burma
Manipur
India
Vichy
Bay of Bengal
Chittagong
Calcutta
Mandalay
Joseph W. Stilwell
Stilwell
China
British Forces Retreating in Burma Safer Says Official
British troops withdrawing along the Chindwin river valley in Burma toward the Indian frontier have extricated themselves from a dangerous situation, according to an official statement issued today.
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Associated Press
New Delhi
India
Chindwin River
Burma
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Hal M. Scott
Winding Gulf Operators Association
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East
Cranberry, Stickney
Warren Reeser
W. M. Reeser
American Legion Post
S. C. Catron
Lions Club
Harry Lee Daniels
Western Union
Tommy Jones
Jones
Bulletin
London
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Tokyo
Russia
Siberia
Red Star
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