Stalingrad Standoff Amid German Fall Promise
Moscow says Red Army repelled two major German assaults around Stalingrad as street fighting rages in the city. Berlin cites Stockholm reporting fierce house to house defense with casualties mounting. sailors join the Black Sea area near Novorossisk, signaling gravity of the position.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Berlin
Stockholm
Red Fleeet
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Fifteen Sign Up For War Service
Fifteen Beckley area men entered service today with thirteen joining the navy and two the marine corps. Elven men were sent to Charleston for navy examination and enlistment. two others were accepted as enlistment applicants. Names released by Chief Petty Officer John Anthony Jr. include Gaylon Sheets and several others from Beckley area. Marine recruits James Goan and Robert Cook went to Charleston for final enlistment examination.
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Beckley
United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
Charleston
Navy
John Anthony, Jr
Navy Office
Gaylon Winifred Sheets
Brooklyn
Marshall Lee Boggs, Jr
Second Creek
Clarence Wilmer Humphrey
Anthony
Howard George
Marine Recruiting Office
James Robert Goan
Stephenson
Robert Erwin Cook
Oak Hill
Weather Update West Virginia Reports Moderate Temps and Rain
Moderate temperatures prevail across West Virginia with thundershowers in the western area this afternoon and occasional rain in the extreme eastern portion today and tonight. Yesterday’s high reached 75 and the low last night was 59 according to official weather observer L. A. Mauck.
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West Virginia
West Portion
L. A. Mauck
Teacher Shortages Being Filled in Raleigh County
Raleigh County schools faced ongoing teacher shortages with about eight one room schools at risk of not opening. Superintendent E M Ashworth reported progress as six of 30 vacancies were filled by noon and four one room positions were filled that morning. High school vacancies in music commerce and physical education remained, while no non certified hires are being planned without state approval.
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Raleigh County
E. M. Ashworth
Raleigh
Ashworth
Mercer County
Fayette County
Fewer People Pay Personal Property Tax Delinquencies Rise
In Raleigh County 1941 real estate delinquencies as of June 30 show 6372.11 in Class Two and 8978.36 in Classes Three and Four, while personal property delinquencies increase sharply to 604.23 in Class One and 27837.02 in Class Two, with capitation tax at 8777 and dog tax 1160.50. Delinquencies for 1940 were lower in both real estate and personal property.
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Raleigh
J. E. Ward
Sheriff's Office
Ward
Free Labor Winning Amid War Unity Says AFL Leader
William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, declares free labor will win the war economy. He notes workers have broken production schedules and built weapons in record quantities since Pearl Harbor, praising labor’s voluntary restraint from striking and its continued dedication during wartime. He cites six million AFL members as unmatched in economic history.
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Wide World
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Workers of America
Pearl Harbor
Eco
Rommel Reorganizes After Failed Push Toward Cairo
Rommel’s Axis forces were driven back to their start line after heavy Allied land and air blows. Allies harassed retreating troops while British bombers claimed 55 Axis aircraft shot down in six days, with Axis losses in tanks trucks and planes heavy and reorganizing needed before another strike.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Nile Valley
Egypt
Eighth Army
R.A.F
65 Jailed For Drunkenness
City and state police reported an unusually quiet Labor Day weekend with several drunkenness arrests. Jailer H P Thomas said 65 persons were jailed, all drunks except a few on minor charges. Only one arrest for non support occurred today and a quiet holiday was predicted.
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H. P. Thomas
Lighted Cigarette Starts Car Fire in Beckley Sedan
A lighted cigarette dropped on the rear seat of a 1934 Desoto sedan caused a blaze on South Kanawha street yesterday at 2 30 pm. Minnie Lee Ward of Beckley owns the car and damages are estimated at 10 dollars.
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Desoto
South Kanawha Street
Minnie Lee Ward
Beckley
Second Front By Air Can Win War, Experts Predict
London reports flying fortresses escorted by fighter command over enemy territory this morning many manned by Americans. The daylight raids hit Nazi occupied France and the Ruhr Duisburg inland port city suffered heavy damage. Eight aircraft missing in night raids. Goering seeks to blunt the raids to maintain Luftwaffe morale.
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Associated Press
London
English
Goering
Luftwaffe
United States Army Air Forces
France
R.A.F
Duisburg
Germany
Ruhr
Rhine
Eleventh States Hold Primaries For Senate House And Governors
Nominees in 11 states for seven senate seats 55 house seats and eight governors posts will be chosen this week with top races in Minnesota Colorado Washington Connecticut and Georgia. Major primaries occur tomorrow in seven states with Alaska Delaware Connecticut and New Mexico holding conventions or elections. Several incumbents have failed to win renomination and several races are set for runoffs or November elections. Senator Ball seeks renomination in Minnesota as a former vacancy appointee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Minnesota
Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia
Maryland
Arizona
Louisiana
Vermont
Alaska
Anthony J. Dimond
Congress
Delaware
New Mexico
Bulow
S. D
Hughes
Dela
Bunker
Nev
Doxey
Miss
Joseph H. Ball
Isola
Decorated Truckload Of Coal Tops Labor Day Parade
More than 1,500 miners joined District 29 union members for the U M W A Labor Day parade in the city. Crowds gathered from 10 a.m. as the procession formed at Woodrow Wilson stadium and moved along main streets under police direction. Local and state officers coordinated traffic to keep the parade moving smoothly.
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Labor Union
Woodrow Wilson Stadium
Roosevelt outlines wartime controls on prices and wages
President Roosevelt presented to Congress and the nation a plan to curb wartime pressures from fat pay envelopes and scarce store stocks. Congress will hear the program as farms face parity debates with senators warning against bypassing legislative power. Wages and salaries are expected to be held in line with the cost of living, according to reliable but unquotable sources.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Norris
Ind.-Neb
McCarran
D.-Nev
174 Ships Launched Today Amid Wartime Shipyard Push
American shipyards roll out 174 ships and lay keels for 49 more as labor day marks a record maritime build. The launches follow wartime losses in the Western Atlantic since Pearl Harbor, signaling a massive industrial output.
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Pearl Harbor
Associated Press
United Nations
Atlantic
Labor Day
Murray Says All Labor's Efforts are for Victory
CIO President Philip Murray declares Labor Day as wartime unity with the slogan Free Labor Will Win. He cites labor leadership in boosting production, renounces strikes for the duration, and vows to defend workers' liberties while rallying for victory against the Axis. (See Story No. 1, on Page 4).
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Murray
Labor
America
Hitler
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Roosevelt asks Congress for power to curb living costs
President Roosevelt urged Congress to grant an anti inflation act by October 1 to stabilize farm prices and overall living costs. He warned he would act on his own if Congress failed, stressing the need to sustain war production and prevent economic chaos. The message outlined a plan to hold prices at parity or at recent levels and avoid a broad board.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Dr Koch Saves The Day With His Camera
Dr John R Koch an optometrist and amateur photographer captured the Greer Garson appearance on Main Street for the Sunday Register. Photographer Bill Diehl produced many fine shots but a dark room accident ruined his negatives, and Koch’s work saved the paper from missing news pictures of the actress two day tour.
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Sunday Register
Greer Garson
Main Street
John R. Koch
Beckley
Register
Bill Diehl
Garson
Koch
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