United Mine Workers Near Break With CIO Over Loan Repayment
United Mine Workers of America nears an official split with the Congress of Industrial Organizations. John L. Lewis signals the 37th constitutional convention will decide the rift over a $1,665,000 CIO loan versus a claimed miners’ loan. Lewis hints at past CIO membership and stresses probe of racketeering bill.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
United Mine Workers of America Today
Congress of Industrial Organizations
John L. Lewis
U.M.W
K. C. Adams
U.M.W. Journal
Adams
U.M.W.C.I.O
C.I.O
Congress
Miners
Lewis
C.N.O
Grand Jury Probe Aims At Cleaner Elections In Future
Grand jury findings on the county primary election probe led Judge Clay S. Crouse to promise reforms to ensure cleaner elections. Prosecuting Attorney Ned Ragland and jury foreman E. G. Larrick were praised for thorough work. The panel returned 73 true bills including one murder indictment and several manslaughter and maiming counts. the docket awaits Judge Crouse's approval.
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Clay S. Crouse
Crouse
E. G. Larrick
Ned Ragland
Ragland
Steve Craft
Charles Smith
Jake Lilly
Cool Ridge
Ghent
James Barr
Charles W. Taber, Jr
Bernard Cowens
William Gilchrist
Roosevelt Lawsheep
Henry Pettry
William John Ricketts
Two Brothers Join Marines From Pine Knob
Two Miller brothers Sterling James and Warner Howard Miller will depart this afternoon for Charleston for final exams before enlisting in the Marine Corps. Local staff sergeant Bill Dunham reported the move as part of a larger group: six recruits transferred for exam and enlistment, plus two applicants. Other names tied to the process include John Julius Rahall Clifton Price Julian E Gilbert Joe Lukie Vernon W Richards Tony Llamas Grover Emerson Marion and Carl Tolliver.
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Pine Knob
Charleston
Marine Corps
Bill Dunham
Sterling James Miller
Warner Howard Miller
John Julius Rahall
Tams
Clifton Price
Julian E. Gilbert
Whipple
Joe Lukie
Harvey
Vernon W. Richards
Radford
Virginia
Tony Llamas
Prudence
Grover Emerson Marion
Mullens
Carl Tolliver
Thurmond
Nazis Try to End Norwegian Revolt Ten Executed
Nazi commissioner Josef Terboven and fresh German police forces imposed terror in Trondheim Norway as the revolt faced a harsh crackdown. Ten were executed and about seven hundred seized as authorities tried to restore order.
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Associated Press
London
Josef Terboven
Secret Police
Trondheim
Federal Officials Plan To Seize Old Cars In Charleston
Federal officials revisited the A L Rhodes garage on Third Avenue to assess scrap metal as authorities seek requisition power. Baren Mitchell and A G Teepen led the inspection aided by Mayor A K Minter and local dealers. Mrs Rhodes refused entry to the back section and rejected inspector IDs bearing 1926 dates.
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A. L. Rhodes
Third Avenue
Second
Charleston
Baren Mitchell
A. G. Teepen
War Production Board
Rhodes
A. K. Minter
County Court Pays Sheriff for Jail Feeding Without Statement
Sheriff Ash Mankin billed the county for September feeding inmates at 42 cents per day totaling 1 159.88, paid by the county court without an itemized cost statement as has been customary. The county clerk noted this follows prior practice and law requires a cost statement, though payment without it remains common. An election officers list was rearranged and published, with some changes to board memberships while reinstating those who served in the primary. Kay’s Cut Rate Drug store received tax relief exemption for part of 1940 taxes due to a sale and fixtures.
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Ash Mankin
Harry An
Derson
Anderson
Mankin
Floyd M. Sayre
Republican Committee
K. M. Jarrell
Kay
22 Jap Planes Downed For Each American Fighter
Aleutian Command reports a remarkable 22 enemy planes downed per American lost in the first month of combat. Pilots Pat Deberry and Arthur Rice head the list, each credited with two Japanese planes, one in a daylight chase and the other in a September 28 raid that drew heavy anti aircraft fire.
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Associated Press
Alaskae Defense Command
Phineas K. Morrill
United States
Pat M. Deberry
Austin, Tex
Arthur T. Rice
Farmington
Utah
Deberry
Rice
Heat From Gas Logs Sparks Small Blaze
Firemen answered a 7 20 a m call at 110 Bever ly Street to extinguish a small blaze caused by gas logs heating a false flue which caught fire and burned a hole in a beaver board wall. Damage was estimated at 5 dollars. The home is owned by Mrs. C. H. Wilson and occupied by Mrs. Glen Evans.
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Beckley
Beverly Stret
Weidensall
C. H. Wilson
Glen Evans
West Virginia Sees Rising Temperature Through Day
A warming trend unfolds across West Virginia as afternoon temperatures rise with little change expected tonight. No significant cooling is anticipated, keeping a warm pattern into the evening hours.
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West Virginia
Trucks Needed To Move Scrap Before Xmas
E. J. Fourney, director of the scrap salvage campaign in Raleigh County, urged Raleigh countians to volunteer their trucks and drivers for a half day each to haul scrap to the collection center before Christmas. He noted five trucks from the state road commission and private owners are helping, and moving scrap from schools is essential so children receive credit for donations and the $500 in prizes can be awarded.
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E. J. Fourney
Raleigh
Raleigh Countiaes
Fourney
State Road Commission
Ambassadors To Russia Return Home Amid Aid Talks
Washington moves to clarify misunderstandings in the British American aid program to embattled Russia. President Roosevelt announced Ambassador William Standley would return with military and naval attaches to report on lend lease and military questions. Other diplomats including Laurence Steinhardt will also report to Washington as a protocol on aid deliveries is signed.
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Washington
Russia
Roosevelt
United States
William H. Standley
Soviet Union
Moscow
Wendell Willkie
Standley
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Turkey
Steinhardt
State Department
Stalin
Prime Min
German Rail Center Bombed Again by RAF Bombers
London reports a strong RAF bomber force attacked Osnabrueck in Hannover province last night, targeting the rail center and industrial areas. The raid follows daylight Mosquito sorties and a dusk strike near Hengelo, with high explosives and incendiaries causing damage and smoke.
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London
Osnabrueck
Air Ministry
Hannover
Germany
Berlin
Britain
Hengelo
Netherlands
H. I. Edwards
Bremen
D. A. G. Parry
Roosevelt pledges UN war crime inquiry and surrender
President Roosevelt said the United States will back a postwar United Nations commission to investigate Axis crimes and help surrender war criminals. He stressed targeted punishment for ringleaders, limited reprisals, and cooperation with Britain to establish an international inquiry.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
United Nations Commission
Willkie Urges All-Out Allied Offensive Everywhere
Wendell Willkie urged the United Nations to wage an all-out armed offensive on every front of World War II in a press conference during his 13-nation tour. He stressed the statement was his personal view and that he acts as Roosevelt's representative on official matters.
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Willkie
Chungking
Wendell Willkie
United Nations
Nations
Roosevelt
Weary Nazis March To Death Against Reds
Nazi forces pour troops into the Stalingrad battle as the Red Army says it has crushed a German wedge in the 40 mile northern barrier and repelled ten assaults. Soviet reports claim fresh ground gained northwest of the city while encirclement is not indicated. At least 1,200 Germans killed yesterday as Timoshenko’s relief offensive advances.
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Adolf Hitler
Stalingrad
Red Army
Volga
Semeon Timoshenko
Izvestia
Hitler
Berlin
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United Mine Workers
Marines
Old Dobbin
Scrap Harvest
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Kiska
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Mussolini
Stephen Farly
Constanty
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