Steel Mills In Southwestern Pennsylvania At Low Level
Southwestern Pennsylvania steel mills operate at the lowest production level in over three years due to the wildcat coal strike. Dow Jones puts production at 78 percent of capacity, with Crescent Number 1 pit closed and the Monongahela Valley plant under picket lines. UMW president John L. Lewis cites confusion as the strike impacts coal supply and steel output heads toward a national campaign for expanded production.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Victory Valley
Wildcat
Dow Jones
Financial News Agency
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Crescent Number 1
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Monongahela Valley
UMW
Hettac Ae
John Bec Egye
Denip Murray
Clarke County Labor Panel Forestalls Farm Worker Education Survey
Clarke County Labor Committee conducted a county wide survey of agricultural workers to gauge education needs. The effort targets improving training and labor conditions for farm workers across Clarke County.
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Clarke County Labor Committee
Special Attention Advertisers Notice
The Star announces continued public notice that advertisers should reserve space for upcoming editions. The notice emphasizes deadline adherence and placement guidelines for forthcoming inserts.
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Special Attention
Wallace Jones To Meet Byrnes Over War Material Rift
Washington June 30 James Byrnes called Vice President Wallace and Secretary of Commerce Jones to discuss their quarrel over stockpiling war materials. Byrnes said progress was made in dissolving differences but expected ongoing friction as long as strong convictions exist. Wallace accused Jones and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation of hamstringing the Board of Economic Warfare. Democratic Senators maintained a hands off stance amid the dispute as Roosevelt faced criticism of press and radio coverage.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Wallace
Commerce Jones
Office of War Mobilization
White House
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Jones-Wallace
Rosevelt
Danaher
R.conn
Jones
Michigan
Ferguson
Roosevelt
Commerce
Quick Rites Scheduled For Mr Quick Tomorrow
Interment will be in Mount Hope. No new cases reported as investigators probe the fatal shooting at the rambling Kent street store. Son John H Quick Jr says the elder Quick locked up nightly then joined his wife before returning to the store. a .32 caliber bullet was recovered. Coroner Dr H S Pifer awaits FBI ballistics report before ruling.
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Mount He
Oe Se Quick
H. S. Pifer
FBI
Bricks Found in Meat Cases Reported in London
London report notes Sir Tasker complained bricks found in meat cases and drainpipes discovered in canned salmon, highlighting tampering concerns during the period.
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London
Sir Tasker
Girl Bites Dog Fort Atkinson Scare Story
A child named Joyce, 18 months old, bit a neighbor's black dog so hard the dog now avoids her. The incident occurred in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and is recounted as a curious local tale without further injury.
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Fort Atkinson
Wis
Joyce
Robert Wiie
Mechanic Treks Five Miles for Auto Use Stamp
Harry Armel of Novick's Transfer Company rode five miles by bicycle from Route 50 west of Winchester to the city in the morning to obtain an auto use stamp. The trip, though uncommon, drew local notice as a routine act by a city worker.
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Harry Armel
Novick
Winchester
City
House Votes To Outlaw Rollback Subsidy Funds
Congress moves toward banning subsidy rollbacks as wartime food prices provoke dissatisfaction at home. A Senate House conference panel aims to extend the Commodity Credit Corporation to sustain price controls, with President Roosevelt likely to veto if the ban remains.
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Iog As T
Senate
Senate Conter Committee
War Labor Board
Senate House
Eden Urges Mussolini to Accept Unconditional Surrender
London reports Foreign Secretary Eden urged Mussolini to accept unconditional surrender and said Britain will not pursue bombing Rome unless war demands. Eden defended Allied raids and warned of heavy bombing if needed. Parliament heard on civil defense cuts amid German threats.
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Anthony Eden
Mussolini
Britain
Italy
Rome
Commons
Eden
Signor Mussolini
Casablanca
Cheering House
Home Office
Hitler
Dies Presses Relocation Probe Amid Racial Tensions
Chairman Dies and the three man subcommittee plan several weeks of hearings on Japanese relocation policies following Detroit riots that killed over twenty. Witnesses will include WRA director Dillon Myers and former officials from Harold Ickes farm, with records from a recent Japanese American Citizens League meeting seized.
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Detroit
Costello
War Relocation Authority
WRA
Dillon S. Myer
Maryland
Farm of Interior
Harold Ickes
Ae Nee
Ickes
Tan Sone Ai
D-Ny
Mittes
Surprise Test Blanks Area Causes Nearby Outage
A sudden test blackout affected a nearby area last night. Officials investigated the cause and warned residents to stay clear of potential hazards while crews restored power and inspected local lines.
Greek Riots Erupt Over Axis Occupation in Several Cities
James F. King reports widespread Greek street disorders in Athens Onika Volos and Larisa sparked by Axis occupation and Allied air raids. Turkish dispatches note arrests and shootings as Greek protests intensify amid plans for a Balkan Allied thrust and Axis countermeasures.
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James F. King
London
Europe
Ankara
Salonika
Athens
Ters
Balkan Ree
Onika
Roosevelt
Volos
Larisa
Balkans
Rts
Axis
Bomb raid on Le Mans by U.S. Eighth Air Force
U S bombers struck Le Mans in a first raid on the city since May 4. The operation, escorted by P-47s, destroyed nearby enemy air fighters and returned to base with all bombs aboard due to cloud cover. Le Mans housed chemical industries key to the German war effort and lies 130 miles southwest of Paris.
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le Mans
France
U.S. Eighth Air Force
RAF
U. S
Antwerp
U. S. Eich
Chemical Industries
Sarthe Department
Sarthe
Paris
Vichy Radio
Neesons
England Removing Defense Barriers
Great Britain is removing emergency defenses such as anti tank ditches barbed wire barriers and road obstructions from 1940 as orders from Sir Bernard Paget commander in chief home forces direct all commands to remove obstructions dispensed with in view of the altered military situation Lord Croft told the House of Lords.
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London
Great Britain
Lord Croft
House of Lords
Bernard Paget
Home Forces
Germany Keeping Big Forces On Russian Fronts
Moscow reports Pravda disputes rumors of German redeployments. The paper states 211 divisions on the Soviet front with none shifted, while other fronts total 91 divisions and Italy has none. France Belgium and Holland show 35 divisions with limited combat capacity. Balkans listed at 12 to 10 divisions, all with limits.
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Moscow
Pravda
Germany
London
Europe
Prance
Balkans
Accoudt
Italy
France
Belgium
Holland
Austria
Gareman
Five Local Men Named for Induction After Examinations
Five colored men from the county report examinations and to be inducted. Named are Chester Brown, John Jefferson Brown, Herbert Lee Brown, Thomas Na ther Burrell and Clyde Edward Williams Jr. Notice lists a deadline at noon for a local event.
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Chester Brown
John Jefferson Brown
Herbert Lee Brown
Thomas Nather Burrell
Clyde Edward Williams, Jr
Fire School Meeting Scheduled for July First
The regular Fire School meeting will be held Thursday night July 1 at 7 00 o clock. All are invited. E W Agrenbright Chief.
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E. W. Agrenbright
Unclear Entry on Marion Anderson Meeting Attendance
Fragmentary note lists Marion Anderson and Capt. as present with unclear date and location details. No definite event or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
Churchill lays out war hopes and U boat losses in London
In a London Guildhall speech Prime Minister Churchill reports more than 30 U boats destroyed in May and notes heavy Mediterranean fighting ahead. He praises US and Canadian ship output, warns Italian anxiety and asserts Allied resolve to strike Germany and prevent a repeat of fascist aggression.
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London
Churchill
Mediterranean
Guildhall
United States
Canada
Atlanta
Axis
Russia
Rei
United Nations
Germany
Airo
Warning Post Opens At Round Hill Camp
Starting July 1 an Aircraft Warning Post will operate at Round Hill Tourist Camp on the Northwestern Camp. The night shift from 6 P.M. to 6 A.M. will be conducted with cooperation from The O Sullivan Rubber Co Inc and chief observers listed as N Carper P L Hockman Om All der W O Grove J I Rose and WL Driver.
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Round Hill
Cooperatal
O'Sullivan Rubber Co., Inc
Te O
N. Carper
P. L. Hockman
Allder
W. O. Grove
J. I. Rose
WL . Driver
American Forces Land on Rendova Island in Solomons
The Navy announced that combined American forces landed on Rendova Island in the Central Solomons on June 30 in an apparent first stage of a new offensive against Japanese positions. Details were scarce and the strategic purpose unclear, with the move marking a second Solomons operation after Guadalcanal.
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Washington
Navy
Rendova Island
Solomons
South Pacific
United States
New Georgia
Rus—y Islands
Rendova
Munda
High Command
Guadalcanal
Guadalgaee
Solomons Pacific
Attu
Punafuti
Ellice Islands
Central Pacific
Large Increase in Work Strikes in May
Washington report shows May strikes rose sharply with 2.7 million workers involved, a rise from April though the number of strikes remained steady. Officials cited higher unemployment and union activity as key factors driving the surge.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hats V2 Price Margaret L Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop
The item lists price information for hats from Margaret L Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop. Trade details indicate a catalog style notice with price points tied to the shop's offerings. Banked terms reference a shop location and product lines, reflecting a retail notice from a historical newspaper page.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
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