Herman M. See Heads Virginia Postal Federation Banquet
Herman M. See of this city elected president of the Virginia Post Office Federation and auxiliaries. He said Congress may require government departments to pay postage on all mail. Speakers included Governor Darden and Lt Commander Charles L. Kessler as the banquet at Hotel Richmond wrapped with committee meetings and AFL resolution debates.
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Herman M. See
Federation of Postoffice
Thos. G. Burch Martinsville
Post Office and
Post Roads Tree
Congress
Federation
Richmond
Darden
Charles L. Turisi
Virginia
National Federation of Post Office
H. B. Carpenter
National Association of Post Office Supervisors
Charles L. Kessler
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Nine Jap Planes Bombard New Guinea Airdromes
Allied reports describe heavy air attacks on Rabaul area airdromes in New Britain and Lae in New Guinea. Fires and destruction at several fields are noted with one site visible from 50 miles away.
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Rabaul
New Britain
Vunakanau
Lae Airdrome
Lae
Kaimana
New Guinea
Arafura Sea
Bena Bena
Wau
Idle Miners Press Gov’t For Coal Production Direction
Half a million idle miners seek government action to resume coal output under government custodian supervision. The United Mine Workers of America directs its executive officers to be ready to confer with the Secretary.
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United Mine Workers of America
Inter
Baltimore and Chicago Market Quotations June Livestock Prices
Market quotes from Baltimore Chicago Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh on June 21 show cattle, hogs, sheep and calves trading mixed. Slaughter cattle largely steady with loads of choice heifers around 14.75, hogs up to 14.50 in some weights, lambs near 16.00, and calves varying 12.50 to 16.50 with regional price spreads.
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Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
Chicago
U. S
Pittsburgh Livestock Pittsburgh
Dept. Agr
Stock Market Slows Amid Postwar Prospects and Coal Crises
New York stocks drifted lower in a hesitant session with few big movers. Traders blamed postwar prospects and coal mining crises for timid buying as European developments kept many investors on the sidelines.
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New York
Supreme Court Upholds West Coast Curfew for Japanese Americans
The Supreme Court ruled the wartime military curfew and exclusion orders on Japanese ancestry residents constitutional. Chief Justice Stone stated governments may act in danger, balancing hardship to the many against threats, with 70,000 evacuees affected nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Stone
Six Negroes Slain In Detroit Riots
Rioting in Detroit led to six Black men killed and hundreds injured as police and troops mobilized. Governor Kelly flew to Detroit to manage the crisis while state police and 1,000 National Guard troops stood by. Police reported widespread vandalism, many arrests, and the closure of saloons in the Negro district.
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Detroit
Leonard
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Kelly
Columbus
Hastings Street
Paradise Valley
Detroi Negro
Hancock and
Beaubien
Lincoln
William Hardges
Davis
Division
Hastings
Donald S. Leonard
Michige
Harry F. Kelly
Negro District
Robert Turner
Belle Isle
Broad Bridge
Jefferson Avenue
Detroit River
Turner
Outre
Naval Armory
Belle Isle Bridge
U. S
Fred Stephan
Bugas
Col. Krech
State Police
Hits Scored On Jap Airfield
Navy reports heavy bombing raids against Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands on June 18 to 20 with Liberators attacking Tarawa Kahili Buin Vila Kolobangara and a Kiska strike by Ventura aircraft. Fires started at several targets and some runways were hit while enemy Zero fighters offered little pressure. All U S planes returned.
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Washington
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Navy
South Pacific
United States
Kahili
Buin
Avy Dauntless
Avengers
Vila
Kolobang
House approves previ ously allotted funds amid wartime push
The House passes a reappropriation of existing funds while arguing the amount is frightful yet necessary for global war. Five other appropriation bills are stalled in conference with the Senate over differences including Farm Security Administration abolishment and a deficiency measure blocking salaries of three federally employed critics.
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Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Agricultural Department
Labor Department
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Federal Security Agency
Marines Seek Woman Reserves for Enlistment
A Marine Corps recruiting trailer will be parked at the county courthouse tomorrow to interview women for the Woman's Reserve. The age limit is 20 to 36, inclusive. Women interested in joining should visit the trailer tomorrow.
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The
Stes
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The page lists quiz answers including Field Marshal Wavell and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. It mentions Buffalo New York War Food Administration Ethan Allen Hot Springs Virginia The Duke of Windsor and an actor. A statement notes a patent sued is out of the jurisdiction of the Patent Office.
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Wavell
Buffalo
N. Y
War Food Administration
Ethan, Allen
Hot Springs
Duke of Windsor
Erwin Rom
Patent Office
Two Meet Death In Ship Blast
A blast at a Newport News shipyard in aroed NEWS Virginia killed two civilian workers and injured 17 others. The dead were Lindsay H. Dauphine of Newport News, nearly 30 years with the yard, and L. W. Arp also of Newport News, about a year with the yard. One worker, C. M. Bucher, remained seriously injured.
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Aroed News
Shipbuilding and ‘Drydock Company
Fifth Naval District
Navy
Lindsay H. Dauphine
Newport News
L. W. Arp
C. M. Bucher
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Results
Wheat No 2 red winter quoted at 1.54 1-2 dollars per bushel with domestic market, garlic note. Winchester Market reports Wheat at 1.52 per bushel and Corn at 1.10 per bushel. Prices based on mill delivery.
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Baltimore
Invasion Force Ready for Assault on European Fortress
The Navy announced a joint Army Navy amphibious unit prepared to strike fortified shores with speed and coordination. The plan aims to harmonize Army and Navy practices, with Marines less emphasized, suggesting Army control from landing to combat.
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Hitler
Navy Department
Navy
Army
Bluejackets
Thriete
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Hamtramck
Carl Lincoln
Harold Bole
Vernon Hayden
Bole
Motorola
Marines
Bulletin
Packard Motor Co
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers
CIO
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Winchester
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Dial
S. Braddock St
Esso
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