President intervention urged in coal dispute by WLB
Washington June 22 The War Labor Board urged White House action as John L. Lewis and Ickes conferred on the coal strike. The board asked the President to enforce its contract terms while Lewis, O Leary, Owens and Tetlow met Interior Department officials for an hour and a half.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Ickes
War Labor Board
White House
United Mine Workers
Interior Department
Lewis
Secretary of Interior
William H. Davis
Racial Antagonists Skulk Into Hiding In Detroit
Detroit endured violent racial clashes that left 23 dead and 700 injured as federal troops restored order. The scene included damaged city hall and downtown streets while Governor Kelly halted large gatherings and postponed a Detroit Cleveland baseball game.
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Detroit
Woodward Avenue
Harry Kelly
Michigan
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Cleveland
Noah
Pee
Elk Hills Contract Exceeds Teapot Dome Limits
Assistant Attorney General Norman Littell told the House Public Lands Committee that the Standard Oil California Navy joint operation contract for the Elk Hills reserve went beyond Teapot Dome and Elk Hills deals. He said the terms conveyed government land to Standard and created a five year monopoly, exceeding congressional intent and labeling the contract illegal.
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Washington
Norman Littell
House Public Lands Committee
Standard Oil Company of
California
Navy Department
Elk Hills
Calif
Teapot Dome
Harding
Betwen
Standard
Littell
Congress
Attorney-General
Justice Department
Navy Knox
Department
Lemke
Keith Kane
Navy
Naples Fires Across Port Area After Allied Bombing Surge
Allied forces blasted Naples area including Cancello port stores depot and Salerno Battipaglia rail yards with heavy bombers from North Africa and the Middle East. RAF Wellington and Liberator escorts joined B 17 strikes. fires raged over Naples harbor and inland targets as air war widened.
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North Africa
Cancello
Naples
Middle East Command
Reggio Calabria
San Giovanni
Mussolini
James H. Doolittle
Salerno
Battipaglia
Italy
Royal Arsenal
Giovanni
Caro
Middle East
R. A F
Honor Roll Change Sparks Community Debate at Local Schools
A reader notes changes in the Honor Roll while Douglas Virginia Avenue and Handley Schools seek to improve a supervised play program. Attendance suffers due to transportation restrictions, as older children walk to playgrounds but younger ones live too far away. Parents urged to use available facilities where possible.
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Douglas
Virginia Avenue
Handley
Public Sale of Household Goods by Mrs Calvert on Gray Ave
Public sale to dispose of household goods by Mrs. E D Calvert scheduled for June 26 at 1 pm. Sale location Gray Avenue City. See Page 8 for details.
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E. D. Calvert
Gray Ave
Canning Sugar Permits Issued Thursday and Friday in Winchester
Sugar permits will be issued to Winchester residents at the old Penney building 17 North Loudoun Street on Thursday and Friday from 9 30 a m to 4 p m. Volunteers led by Mrs S C Brooks will supervise daytime operations and Junior Board of Trade volunteers will run the evening shift from 7 30 p m to 9 30 p m. Adults may apply for their entire household with ration books for identification. Citizens who already obtained sugar are urged not to apply on those days.
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Winchester
Old Penney
North
Loudoun Street
S. C. Brooks
Board of Trade
Carl F. Massey Dies Suddenly at Ridgewood Estate
Carl Frederick Massey 57 prominent orchardist died suddenly from a heart attack at his Ridgewood country home. Born in Rochester Minnesota he graduated from Andover Academy and Harvard Mechanical Engineering in 1910. He moved to Winchester in 1912 and built a large orchard and estate. Massey led the Fruit Heart Laboratories and pursued apple by product innovations.
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Carl Frederick Massey
En Mr. Massey
Rochester
Minnesota
Andover Academy
Mass
Harvard University
Winchester
Massey
Fruit Heart Laboratories
Allied air victory over New Guinea with light losses
In New Guinea near Lae and Salamaua area, U S P-38 fighter planes engaged a large formation of Japanese Zeros. Despite being outnumbered about two to one, the Americans reported a heavy aerial victory with minimal damage and light Allied losses as ground fighting continued around Mubo and Salamaua.
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New Guinea
Lae
Mubo
Salamaua
London
United States
Ruhr
Prefeld
U. S
RAF
United
France
United States Air Force
Cologne
Germany
Duesseldorf
Muenster
Krefeld
Netherlands
Kré
Pedaling Warning and A Giant Potato Plant
City and County notes describe a cyclist who warns pedestrians to watch for him. Plank parks his bike while on beat. Raymond Carper, of Pingley and Carper, tends a Victory Garden featuring a towering potato plant that surpassed 44 inches in height.
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Plank
Raymond Carper
Pingley & Carper
Plane Wrecked Near Winchester Injures Pilot in Training Crash
A training plane crashed along Route 50 east of Winchester injuring pilot William Penn Tidmore of Frederick Maryland. He escaped serious harm after attempting a takeoff on rough ground but struck telegraph wires and a pole, leaving the craft upright on an abandoned road section.
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William Penn Tidmore
Winchester
Tidmore
Millwood Road
Frederick
City Orders Cleanup of Weeds on Vacant Lots
City authorities announce immediate removal of weeds and unwanted vegetation from all vacant lots within Winchester city limits. Ordinance prohibits owners lessees or occupants from leaving overgrown lots in disrepair.
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City of
Winchester
Early Second Front Urgently Needed For Victory
Reds urge Allies to open a second front in Europe this year to secure a quick win. Moscow radio claims German forces suffered repeated defeats on the Soviet front and in North Africa, with 6.4 million killed or missing Russians and 4.2 million killed or missing Soviets.
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London
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Soviet Union
Moscow
Soviet Information Bureau
North
Africa
Oo Osine
Uelon
Sabotage Charges In War Supplies Production
F B I director J Edgar Hoover announced seven men were arrested in Rochester New York on charges of sabotage tied to faulty manufacture of incendiary bombs and hand grenades for U S armed forces and allies at Antonelli Fire Areas Company Inc Spencerport. Amerigo Antonelli 52 president and treasurer Bennie Steg 32 foreman and John Derits 28 Rochester residents were named among the arrestees.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Rochester
N. Y
United States
Antonelli Fire Areas Company, Inc
Spencerport
Federaled
Amerigo Antonelli
Italy
Bennie Steg
John Derits
Messenger Meet The Civilian Defense Messengers
Civilian defense messengers will meet at 7 30 oclock this ran in the ao J. a Company ding on North Loudoun street.
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Ao J. A Company
Loudoun Street
French Youths And Italian Troops In Armed Clashes
In Haute Savoie Italian occupation troops moved against French youths hiding in forests while the Vichy regime called youths aged 20 to 23 for physical exams before work overseas. French police patrolled borders to stop border crossings into Switzerland amid clashes, with over a million youths possibly liable for deportation to Germany. Some youths were reportedly armed with rifles of American make.
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Bern
Switzerland
Haute Savoie
Vichy
Ethe
France
Germany
Navy Chief Confirms Invasion Plans Moving Ahead
Secretary Knox said preparations for an Allied invasion of Europe are proceeding despite reluctance to use the term second front. He avoided specifics while affirming ongoing activities and noted no Japanese disruption to U S aid movements to Russia.
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Washigton
Knox
Sien
Europe
United States
Russia
Pacific
Gas Consumption Holds Up Well in Virginia
A unnamed oil industry representative says the pleasure driving ban reduced Virginia gas consumption by only 5 to 6 percent. The source notes the state’s average daily usage remains around one million gallons, with continued effects on travel patterns unclear.
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Richmond
Virginia
RAF and US bombers hit Ruhr as Krefeld raid continues
London reports daylight RAF and US formations struck Recklinghausen Huls Rubber plant and Antwerp GM plant while night raids on Krefeld marked a sustained Ruhr offensive. Numerous losses on both sides and substantial fires reported.
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London
Ruhr
Recklinghausen
General Motors
Antwerp
United States
RAF
Krefeld
U. Ss
Huls
Rotterdam
Fire School and Special Meeting Wednesday Night
The regular weekly Fire School will meet at 7 30 oclock Wednesday. All youths interested in firemen and pumpers operated those present will be tuning of all the com mittee after the meet for the Fire Festival to be held the week of July 5.
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Piremen & Er
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U.S
Roosevelt
Public Lands Group
Doolittle
Harold V. Boyle
Penney
Carl F. Massey
Apple
Uz S
OCD
North Loudoun
Reds
Messenger
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