Robot Bombs Hit London Amid Evacuee Warning
A dawn robot bombing raid struck southern England and London, killing at least nine. The attack prompts renewed gov ernment warnings to returning evacuees and indicates blackout rules will be relaxed tomorrow. London faces housing needs as winter approaches and clocks shift for wartime time.
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Old Twin Branch Mine Reopens After Long Idle Period
Darr Smokeless Coal buys the Twin Branch mine near Welch from Ford Motor, aims to start production around January 1. The 2000 ton daily capacity site will employ about 2300 workers and include 200 homes for employees, with 5000 acres leased for coal.
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WLB Panel Sets Hearings on Mine Dispute Across States
The War Labor Board appoints a three member panel William W. Latimer Charles Gregory and Lloyd G. Reynolds to hear disputes between coal firms in West Virginia Pennsylvania Alabama and Kentucky and the United Mine Workers district 50. The first hearing is set for Sept. 25 to produce a factual report on issues excluding bargaining rights and discrimination charges.
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Mountaineers Ready to Face Pitt in Open Nine-Game Season
West Virginia opens the 1944 football season with a nine game schedule starting at Pittsburgh next Saturday. Coach Ira Rodgers plans to use about 40 men including several 1943 holdovers and a group of freshmen led by Harold McKibben Tony Leone Jim Walthall and Gus Rader. This frist clash since 1928 for WVU against Pitt promises a tough test as Rodgers seeks early depth in a young squad.
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Packers Open National Pros Season with Tigers Clash
The National Football League kicks off its 25th season as the Green Bay Packers face the Brooklyn Tigers in Milwaukee. Coach Curly Lambeau brings a veteran core including Hutson returning from retirement, while Brooklyn features Pug Manders and Bruiser Kinard. The opener also marks the debut of sideline coaching and no out of bounds kickoffs.
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Stratton Strives For Elkhorn Clash Friday Kickoff
Stratton high school Bull-Dogs practice for Friday’s home opener against Elkton at Stratton stadium at 2 p.m. Veterans B Hannah W Hannah Clark Hurtie Monroe Mitchell Abrams Strange Bradshaw Brown return. Coach Cain moved W Hannah to tackle and B Hannah to opposite tackle. newcomers Green brothers Rhinehart Parnell and B Branche show promise. The Stratton band will perform a new halftime program.
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Relief for Itchy Pimples with Petersons Ointment
When skin is irritated by pimples red blotches and itching torture a quick relief is promised. Apply Petersons Ointment from your druggist and experience soothing balm relief that calms itching and smarting and makes skin feel better. It is also good for cracked feet and between toe cracks.
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Kilpatrick Sees New Sports High In Post War Era
Brig. Gen. John R. Kilpatrick, commander of the Hampton Roads port of embarkation, predicts a postwar sports boom and a revival of Madison Square Garden leadership after the war. He spoke here today about a surge in athletic interest and planning to return to the garden presidency and direction.
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Postwar sports boom eyed by Kilpatrick for boxing rise
General Kilpatrick predicted a postwar sports boom across all disciplines and said Gene Tunney and Carpentier among others were developed in the last war. He anticipated a significant increase in outstanding athletes, with boxing seen as a major beneficiary.
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St Nazaire Base in WWI Seen as Senet Army Hub
The historic St Nazaire site functioned as a Senet Army base during World War I while noting that campus derives from a Latin term meaning level plain.
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