Allies bomb Jap fleet delaying Solomon invasion plans
Allied air raids in the Southwest Pacific, led by MacArthur’s force, hit Japanese ships at Buin and disrupted the expected invasion tempo toward Guadalcanal. Navy reports note a minor Japanese probe on Guadalcanal repulsed with no material change in the battle lines as Australian troops push toward Port Moresby and Kokoda.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pacific
Solomons
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
United States
Stimson
MacArthur
Robert A. Ghormley
U. S
Port Moresby
Kokoda
Buna
British Battle Fleet Now in Indian Ocean
London reports a powerful British battle squadron in the Indian Ocean including three battleships Warspite Royal Sovereign and Resolution and the aircraft carrier Illustrious under Admiral Sir James Somerville. Allied planning for a possible drive to retake Burma is tied to discussions among Wavell Auchinleck and Stilwell, with renewed aerial reconnaissance along the Burma India frontier after the monsoon.
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Indian Ocean
Associated Press
London
Archibald P. Wavell
Burma
Warspite
Royal Sovereign
Resolution
James Somerville
India
Wavell
Claude Auchinleck
Middle East
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Burma-India Frontier
Urges 57 Hour Work Week And Abolition Of Overtime
Senate military committee member Reynolds proposes raising the standard workweek to 57 hours and ending premium overtime pay to address labor shortages. He cites Britain 57 hours Germany 60 and Japan 70, and warns against alien labor imports for harvesting. Other witnesses include Donald Nelson and Brig. Gen. Frank J. McSherry.
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Associated Press
Washington
Reynolds
Senate Military Committee Today
Raynolds
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Frank J. McSherry
War Manpower Commission
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Titler to Attend Coal Conference
George J. Titler, president of local district 29 of United Mine Workers of America, will leave Monday for New York to attend meetings with UMW representatives and northern Appalachian coal operators. They will discuss proposals to increase bituminous operations from five to six days a week. The UMW headquarters said southern Appalachian operators declined to meet jointly with the northern producers, and miners will confer with the Southerners separately later.
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George J. Titler
United Mine Workers of America
New York
Three Marriage License Applications Filed In County Clerk Office
Three new applications for marriage licenses were on file in the county clerk's office today. Names listed include Gilmer Adran Ayers 21 and Emma Eugene Bragg 21 both of Eccles James Alvin Barker 22 of Beckley and Marie Harizanoff 21 of Skelton Freelin Lester 21 and Helen Whitlock 21 both of Eccles.
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Gilmer Adran Ayers
Emma Eugene Bragg
Eccles
James Alvin’ Barker
Beckley
Marie Harizanoff
Skelton
Freelin Lester
Helen Whitlock
West Virginia Weather Turns Colder With Mountain Showers
The West Virginia forecast calls for colder conditions today with showers in the mountains this morning. Tonight will bring a risk of frost as temperatures fall across the region.
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West Virginia
Negro Brother-in-Law Slayer Enters Service
Criminal Court Judge Clay Crouse reported Henry Hyden Smith sent a card saying he would join Pearl Harbor service. Smith, accused of murdering his brother-in-law, pleaded guilty but his case was postponed for sentencing. He found work at a Portsmouth Virginia defense plant and was later accepted for Army service. the judge congratulated him and advised conduct at Pearl Harbor.
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Clay Crouse
Henry Hyden Smith
Inlaw
Pearl Harbor
Smith
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Mouth
Virginia
Crouse
Judge Crouse
British Bomber Raid Hits Genoa In Moonlit Night
LONDON reports the RAF bombed Genoa heavily in bright moonlight last night in the first Italy raid from Britain in six months. Genoa, a key manufacturing and naval base, hosts Ansaldo works producing aircraft parts and munitions.
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Associated Press
London
Genoa
R.A.F
Italy
Alps
Africa
Ansaldo
Archibald Sinclair
Commons
Britain
Royal Arsenal
Turin
Mediterranean
Sicily
Britain’s Plane Output Is Ahead
Captain Oliver Lyttelton, Britain’s minister of production, announced that Britain now produces aircraft at four times the rate of early 1940 and has surpassed the Axis total output. He cautioned against large labor influx and said gains must come from better use of existing labor and machines.
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Associated Press
London
Oliver Lyttelton
Britain
Lyttelton
Institute of Production Engineers
Gasoline Ration Forms To Be Available In October
Local rationing board officials announced gasoline rationing forms will be available here about October 27 with the exact date to be announced soon. The tire inspection reports will accompany all mileage rationing applications and the tire program will be integrated. Registration for A coupon books starts in school houses on November 9 and the gasoline plan takes effect November 22.
FBI Urges Evacuation Plans For Civilian Dispersal
Six FBI war traffic school experts urged immediate civilian dispersal planning to avert a sudden, costly awakening like Pearl Harbor. Citing France and England experiences, they said coastal areas must prepare now, or tomorrow may be too late.
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Associated Press
Washington
F.B.I
Pearl Harbor
France
England
Fewer Planes and Tanks Made Says President
President Roosevelt announced production cuts in tanks and planes based on combat experience. He noted 45,000 tanks and 60,000 planes targets for 1942 would not be reached, with emphasis on power and range. He hid exact totals as military secrets and said adjustments will continue as needed. He warned luxury goods may be cut to divert steel to munitions. He convened a war production conference with top military and civilian officials.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Red snipers seize key position northwest of Stalingrad
Soviet reports say Red Star forces struck first, taking a major northwest position as winter storms hit the steppes. German troops, though supported by about 250,000 men in the siege, were pushed back to a defensive stance across ruined blocks. Pravda notes Budennocsk civilians ordered to donate warm clothing with death as penalty for disobedience. The noon communique claimed control of another major position to the northwest without details.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Stalingrad
Red
Red Star
Pravda
Budennocsk
Mrs Roosevelt Flies to England as Guest of King
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in Britain as guest of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to study British women war efforts and visit U S forces in Great Britain. She travels with secretary Melvina Thompson and plans a two to three week stay visiting the WAAF, ATS, WRNS, civil defense and women in industry.
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Associated Press
London
Eleanor Roosevelt
Britain
George VI
Eliabeth
United States
Great Britain
Buckingham Palace
Melvynna Thompson
England
Royal Palace
Roosevelt
Melvina Thompson
Churchill
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Women’s
Royal Naval Service
Non-Violence Policy Said To Be Key to Indian Talks
Sir Stafford Cripps says Gandhi’s non-violence stance blocks any Indian government from accepting dominion status while Britain fights for survival. He notes Gandhi not present at the decision and shifts blame away from Gandhi’s personal responsibility.
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London
Stafford Cripps
House of Commons
Stafford
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
England
Britain
Rickey to Pilot Brooklyn Dodgers
The World Telegram reports that Branch Rickey will become president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Announcement may follow a board conference in New York, with directors unavailable for comment.
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World-Telegram
Associated Press
New York
the World-Telegram
Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey
Rickey
Sheriff Pays Consumer Tax On Jail Food Purchases
West Virginia sheriffs face sales tax on jail food bought for prisoners. Sheriff Ash Mankin says wholesalers collect the tax without issue, though at Wheeling one wholesaler declined to handle it. Some sheriffs plan to obtain retail store licenses to file returns themselves, per state tax officials.
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Ash Mankin
Mankin
G. P. Alderson
Wheeling
Ohio County
C. Lee Spillers
Navy
Tom Padden
Charleston
State Tax Department
West Virginia
Spillers
Padden
Beckley Police Civil Service Exam Held For Patrol Men
A civil service exam to form an eligibility list for Beckley patrol positions was held at city hall at 10 this morning. Ten applicants who passed preliminaries took the test under C. D. Crawford Jr. secretary of the local police civil service commission. Several others with physical forms pending may join later. Two vacancies exist after patchman Robert Cole resigned, leaving the department short. Potentially two officers may be hired from the list as a result.
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Civil Service
Beckley
C. D. Crawford, Jr
Police Civil Service Commission
Crawford
A. K. Minter
Patchman
Robert Cole
Grocers Association Postpones Meeting Tonight
Paul Cole secretary of the Raleigh County Grocers association said the group will not meet tonight because members are asked to attend a salvage committee meeting in the Memorial building.
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Grocers Association
Paul Cole
Raleigh County Grocers Association
Memoria
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