Burke Ticket Wins Support Of Democrats In The City
The Burke ticket opened their campaign for the October 5 city election after defeating Mayor A K Minter at the mass convention. The Democrats nominated three experienced councilmen along with Burke for mayor and selected Miss Faye Farley as the first woman candidate for council, while William P Farmer Laren won the recorder post over Eli nor St Clair Hurt.
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Faye Farley
B. P. Farley
East Beckley
W. A
Gene) Burke
Miss Farley
E. D. Armstrong
W. C. Mullins
M. J. Meadows
William (Farmer) Laren
Council
J. O. Freeman
Walter A
A. K. Minter
Burke
Beckley
Freeman
Armstrong and Meadows
Mullins
William P
Farmer) Laren
Elinor St. Clair Hurt
Clay S. Crouse
Minter
W. A. Thornhill
E. M._ Jarrell
George Watkins
Bess Milstead
R. L. French
Nazis Claim Sinking of Nine Destroyers and More
London dispatch says Germany reported sinking 12 Allied destroyers and nine merchant ships totalling 46,500 tons in a surprise convoy attack en route to America. Berlin claims three destroyers damaged and two more merchant vessels hit. AP notes the report is unconfirmed by Allied sources.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
America
Churchill
House of Commons
Demand for Grand Jury Probe of Lay-off Order
Ma son County lawmaker Leon-George A. Rairden called for a grand jury investigation into reports that state police are ordered not to interfere with local crimes unless asked in writing. He urged removal of any officials if a conspiracy to block enforcement exists, criticizing verified claims of noninterference with gambling bootlegging and prostitution in several counties.
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Associated Press
Leon — George A. Rairden
House of Delegates
Mason County
Rairden
Lewis H. Miller
Ripley
C. C. Chambers
Logan
State
House
Holt
Forces of
Steps Taken To Allow Soldiers To Cast Ballots
Washington action moves to permit overseas service members to vote via a simplified V-mail ballot in the 1944 state primaries and presidential election. Senate hearings will follow secretary statements from Stimson and Knox, with House plans to start hearings ahead of March primaries. Lawmakers acknowledge practical challenges but unite to enable every eligible service member to vote.
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Associated Press
Washington
Armed Services
Congress
Green
D.R. I
Secretary of
War Stimson
Navy
Knox
Senate Elections Committee
Stimson
Lucas
D.ill
Worley
D.-Tex
House Committee On Elections
Hatch
Pickets Gather As Rockefeller Center Maintenance Strike Begins
Pickets appeared today for the first time in the Rockefeller Center walkout of 675 maintenance employees. The center largely returned to normal except for partial elevator service in 12 buildings. Service had been interrupted suddenly Wednesday before the evening rush hour.
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Associated Press
New York
Rockefeller Center
Center
Weather West Virginia Cooler Tonight
Weather bulletin notes continued cool conditions in western Virginia with a cooler period expected tonight and lighter winds overall.
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West Virginia
Legion Favors Peace Program at 25th Convention
The American Legion endorsed postwar cooperation with a free and sovereign nations bloc to preserve peace and support draft policies, backing Gen. George C. Marshall’s call for 7,700,000 men by December 31 1942. Warren Atherton was elected national commander to succeed Roane G. Waring.
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Associated Press
Omaha
American Legion
United States
Legion
Armed Services
National Defense Committee
George C. Marshal
Army
Warren Atherton Stockton
Calif
Roane G Waring
Memphis
Tenn
Banks and Stores to Sell Bonds Tomorrow Night
Banks and stores plan bond sales tomorrow as Beckley officials push rallies to boost purchases. Today individual bonds total 794 812 with a county sum of 1 726 846 and corporate buys reaching 921 034 of their quota. West Virginia nears a 76 million dollar target as state chairman warns that small investors must participate to aid the war effort. Hancock county leads in individual sales.
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Beckley Mercantile Board
R. A. Shackleford
G. C. Hedrick
Raleigh County Bank
Frank N. Gans
Beckley National Bank
J. T. Hollandsworth
C. D. Crawford, Jr
Beckley Theatre
J. C. Penny Company
E. M. Payne Company
West Virginia
A. C. Spurr
Hancock County
Yugoslav Guerrillas Attack Trieste and Fiume Ports
Yugoslav Partisan forces reportedly clashed with German troops in Trieste and shelled Fiume with artillery set from Susak as part of broader operations along the Adriatic coast. Reports say Slovene regulars penetrated into Italy near the border and joined locals in attacks, while Tito and Mihailovic factions operated with limited coordination under Allied oversight.
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Associated Press
London
Trieste
Fiume
Adriatic
Italy
Idria
Yugo
Bistrica
Feistritz
Ljubljana
British Broadcasting Corporation
Algiers
Susak
Budapest
Zagreb
Montengrin
Josip Broz
Tito
Draja Mihailovic
Cairo
Yugoslavia
Mihailovic
Thhat
Red Army reaches Dnieper in full offensive push
Russian forces drive from Poltava through Novomoskovsk to seize the Dnieper in southern Ukraine as Germans rush to slow the advance. Red Star notes 58 miles southwest of Poltava at Kremenchug and describes mud, river crossing, and a robust push toward Kiev-centered lines amid fierce German resistance.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
Dnieper
Red Star
Novomoskovsk
Ukraine
Poltava
Great River
Kremenchug
Dniepropetrovsk
Kiev
Dnepropetrovsk
Zaporozhe
Smolensk
Allies Threaten Japanese Airfield At Finschhafen
Australian artillery pounded the Japanese base at Finschhafen New Guinea as Allied forces moved to the edge of a key airfield two miles north of their target. Gen Douglas MacArthur announced amphibious operations and the beachhead was secured after Lae and Salamata falls with heavy bombing and sustained ground action.
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Pacific
New Guinea
Finschhafen
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
New Britain
Lae
Salamata
Cape Gloucester
Demand Rises for Draft of U. S. Federal Workers
Washington lawmakers push to draft federal employees to ease manpower shortages. Committee head May says it is futile to prohibit father draft while urging Gen Hershey to explain why about 300,000 draft age non-fathers in federal employ have not been inducted. Rep Costello estimates half could be in uniform, easing burdens this year and next. Harness notes 60 percent of unmarried air force depot workers at Middletown Pa have deferments.
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Washington
May
D.ky
House Military Affairs Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Rep
Costello
D. Calif
Armed Services
Costell
Harness
Costello Committee
Indianan
War Department
Allied torpedo boats strike Albania sinking two ships
In North Africa headquarters report Fifth Army opened a broad offensive against German mountain positions guarding the Naples route. Allied motor torpedo boats entered Valona harbor on the Albanian coast and sank two enemy vessels.
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Associated Press
North
Europe
Eighth Army
Salerno
Straits of Messina
Cancello
Withdrawal On Corsica Continued
NORTH AFRICA The Germans are withdrawing north on Corsica as Allied forces seize Bonifacio and Porto Vecchio and attack attempting evacuations. Corsica’s air blockade intensifies while RAF Beaufighters shoot down several German transports. De Gaulle hails Corsican liberation as a UN victory contribution amid Italian campaign gains.
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Associated Press
North Africa
Corsica
Bonifacio
Porto Vecchio
Bastia
R. A. F. Beaufighters
Avellino
Venevento
Mark W. Clark
Trade School Board Sees $200 Saving on Grinders
Raleigh county vocational school reports saving about $200 through the purchase of two grinders for $40 each instead of $140. Superintendent Stewart B. Angell notes one grinder will serve the welding shop and the other the machine shop. A September 22 period shows students’ installations and repairs saving $122.39, excluding the grinder savings.
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Raleigh County
Stewart B. Angell
E. M. Ashworth
Sforza to Join Badoglio Government in exile move
Corriere Del Ticino reports Count Carlo Sforza former Italian foreign minister will join the Pietro Badoglio cabinet as representative of an anti fascist group active abroad for 20 years. He was en route to Palermo designated as provisional seat of King Vittorio Emanuele III's government. Sforza formerly lived in London and New York.
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Associated Press
Bern
Corriere del Ticino
Carlo Sforza
Pietro Badoglio
Palermo
Sicily
Vittorio Emmele
Sforz
London
New York
Stoves Rationing Increase in Raleigh County Allocates Certificates
Raleigh County rationing board raises permits to 140 monthly for heating stoves amid coal and wood shortages. Cecil Swim notes prior month allowed ten purchases. board had 211 applications on hand and approved 128 after state approval. Local dealers reported large stocks and New River company stores sold many stoves before rationing began.
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Raleigh County
Cecil Swim
Mitted
Swim
G. L. Hash
FE. Bibb
New River Company
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Abe
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Napoleonic Isle
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French
Committee of National Liberation
France
United Nations
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Fifth
Oliveto-Citra
Acerno
Matera
Taranto
Ginosa
Pisa
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Badogeho
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