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The Nome nugget., 1941-06-13

No Change In Fairbanks Strike
 Negotiations between the CIO and U. s. Shelters in the Fair banks strike situation are at a standstill today and no confer ence was held today. No new par leys were announced.
The Nome nugget., 1941-06-13
National Guard Chief In Terri.

Major Gen. J.F. Williams, chief of the National Guard Bureau at Washington, D. C. and staff arriv ed here on an inspection in con- nection with the expanon of the Guard in Alaska, including pro- bably the establishment of an Alaska air corps guard. The unit left by army plane for Anchor age from whence it will proceed south.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-13
Baptist Group
/ Met Thursday
! Mrs. ]. N. Tulbert Is Hostess
To w. M. S. AT Her
Home Here.

Mrs. J. N. Tulbert graciously
entertained the w. M. S. at the
regular monthly meeting last
Thursday. Twelve members were
present including two new ones
Mrs. Wilmington had charge OF
the program which was opened
with the song, "Jesus Saves.
Mrs. Quincy Campbell had the
devotionals, then a prayer was
offered, that by the conservation
of members may hasten the
spread of the gospel throughout
the world.
Mrs. Sears very ably discussed
the missionary work, schools, hos
pitfalls and churches in Nigeria,
Africa. Mrs. Coleman Payne sub
mitted the minutes of the last
meeting, which were adopted.
A number of business matters
were presented and dispensed OF.
Quite a nice sum of money was
raised for the two adopted orph-
ans whom the group has invited
to spend Thanksgiving here.
The next meeting, in December,
will be with Mrs. Cal Green. The
hostess assisted by Miss Ruby
Griffith served a salad and sweet
course with Russian tea.
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that was held in Asheville this
week.
Mr.. J. Roy GRAPHICAL and daugh-
ter, Dare; Mr. and Mrs. ]. E.
GRAPHICAL and daughters, Willie
Gene and Viva Lloyd, and Mr.. j
S. Allen, of Creston, Mr.. and Mrs
A. C. GRAPHICAL and daughter,
Kate, of Hemlock, attended the
funeral of Mrs. w. B. Maxwell at
Pamplin, Va. last Friday.
Mr.. o. E. Lewis, of Pylesville.
Md, is spending sometime with
relatives at Creston.
Mr.. w. B. Austin left yesterday
for Raleigh on business.
Mrs. J. M. Schulz, Mrs. w. w.
Mast, Mrs. c. D. Taylor, Miss
Mamie Smith and Mrs. B.
C. Leake, of Valley Crusis, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Ira T. Johnston,
during the past week end.
G. J. Rich, Jr., student at
State college spent the past week
end with his parents here.
Thomas Schulz Johnston, a stu
dent at Wake Forest spent the
past week end with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira T. Johnston, at
Jefferson.
Mrs. James Barlow spent the
week end with Mr.. Barlow in
johnson City.
Miss Nora Robinson, of Jeffer-
son visited friends in Elizabeth
ton, Tenn, last week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Faison, of
Raleigh, and Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
McDaniels, of Elkin, visited Mrs.
c. D. Neal and other friends IN
town last week end.
Mr.. Don Hardin, formerly OF
New York City, but now with the
selective service, stationed in
Mississippi, together with his mo-
Their, Mrs. w. B. Hardin, is visit
ing relatives in the county.
Mr.. A. ]. Dancy, of Obids, Is
critically i'll with sciatic rheuma-
tism and has been absent from
his work for the past two weeks
Miss Grace Bare, of Othello,
who was carried to the Wilkes
hospital last Friday, was operat-
ed on for appendicitis. She is get
ting along nicely, however
| Miss Mary Lou Startling, OF
Boone, spent the past week end
with Miss DeEtte Crawford.
Mrs. Eugene Smith and child
rem, of High Point, spent the past
week end with Mrs. Smiths pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Baker
of Obids.
Mr.. Kyle Barker, of Washing
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Mrs. Sturdivant
Hostess To Group

The West Jefferson Society OF
Christian Service of the Methodist
church held it's November meet
ing last Wednesday afternoon, at
the home of Mrs. Reid Sturdivant.
Mrs. Earl GRAPHICAL presided
"For Love Is The Fulfilling of the
Law" was the subject studied for
the month. Songs were sung and
a responsive reading given by the
Society.
Rev. Hoyt Wood gave a timely
and interesting discussion of the
topic, The Community - My
Neighbors," which included a
study of the different races that
live in America.
Mrs. T. E. Parker gave the dis
missal prayer.
Mrs. Sturdivant, assisted by her
daughter, Miss Mary Sturdivant,
served delicious salad and sweet
course during the social hour
. which followed the meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-13
Mrs. Lem Hafer
Buys Beauty Shop

Mrs. Lem Hafer, popular local
woman, has purchased the Sky
land Beauty shop.
Mrs. Hafer will manage her
newly acquired business and in
vites the patronage of her many
friends.
eve want to assure everyone of
the same high quality service and
we plan to make many improve
ments and additions to the shop
Mrs. Hafer said. She pointed out
that some new equipment had
been ordered and explained that
she had already secured a wider
variety of nationally known sup
plies.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-13
Riverview I'll. ID.
Club Met Tuesday

The Riverview Home Demon
stration club met at the home OF
Mrs. v. C. Lillard, Tuesday after
noon, with IA members and one
visitor present.
Mrs. J. H. Black, president, pre-
sided. Mrs. Boney, Home Demon
stration Agent gave an interest
ing talk on Food for Defense"
Mrs. Knox gave a we'll worth
while discussion on "Home Beau
tification," using native shrubs.
The club decided to use botE
subjects as major projects for the
year. The next meeting will be al
the home of Mrs. Ray Farmer or
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2 p. m.
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Guild Officers
Are Elected

The Wesleyan Guild of the West
Jefferson Methodist church met
last Thursday at the home of Mrs
r. c. Ray with. Mrs. H. D. Cues
senberry as associate hostess.
Following the program under
the direction of Mrs. Hoyt Wood
new officers for the coming year
were chosen. Mrs. Carlos Thomas
was again chosen as president;
Mrs. Hoyt Wood, vice-president;
Mrs. Ed D. Barr, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Jack Hunter, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. R. c. Ray
treasurer.
There were 20 members and one
visitor present. At the close Of the
program the hostesses served de-
licious refreshments.
It was announced that the next
meeting would be held with Mrs
Hoyt Wood and Mrs. Earl David
son at the Methodist parsonage.
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PAGE FIVE

The state school dentist, DR..
Koontz, has been working in the
school for the past three weeks.
He did much work for the grade
children which was badly need
ed and is greatly appreciated. We
all grades together - want to
thank Dr. Koontz and Mrs.
Koontz and invite them to return
to us for a visit at any time.
The school enjoyed a puppet
show of Little jack, on Novem-
Der IL. This show was sponsored
by the N. c. Health Department.
Little Jack" stressed particular
ly "The Care of the Teeth.
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ment.
The following were honor stu
dents for the second month:
Second grade-Dorothy Mcneil,
Edward Trivett, Doris Ann Nc
Neil.
Third grade-Iva Jean String
err, Eugene Hafer, John R. Long.
Fourth grade-Nancy GRAPHICAL,
Helen Woodie, Mary Gail Phil
lips, Clay Woodie.
Fifth grade-Gale Campbell,
Mable Mcneil, Dean Mcmillan.
The honor roll for the sixth and
seventh grades will be published
next week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-13
Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Dockery, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kilby and Mrs. Hoyle, OF
North Wilkesboro, visited in the
home of DR.. and Mrs. B. E. Reeves
last Sunday.
Mrs. w. T. Miller and small son
Edward, of Nathan's Creek, re-
turned home Sunday after spend
ing ten days with her sister, Mrs
Bill France at Daytona Beach
Florida. Mr.. and Mrs. France and
son Billie, came home with them
and returned to Spartanburg, S.
c., where Mr.. France raced in the
stock car races Nov. 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Tucker, OF
Lexington, visited Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Tucker last week.
DR.. Clyde Jones, of Camp Da-
Wis, visited his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. F. B. Jones over the week
end.
Mr.. Johnnie Miller, who is a
student at Wake Forest College
spent the week end with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Miller,
of Jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Hash and
children, of West Jefferson, spent
Sunday visiting Mr.. Hash's grand
mother, Mrs. Sarah Hash at Kin
drick, Va.
Miss Geneva Grogan, of Todd,
left Sunday for High Point where
she plans to accept a position.
J. c. Gambill, Jr., who is stu
dent at ASTC, Boone, visited his
parents over the week end.
Mr.. F. B. Jones spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. B. Jones.
Mr.. James Cook, a student at
Mrs Hill, visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Cook, over the
week end.
Hugh Baldwin and Reeves Wea-
yer, who hold positions at Kama
polls, spent the week end here.
Mr.. Herman Caudill, who has
been working in West Va, for
some time has returned to his
home at Glendale.
Mr.. Gayle Lemly, of ASTC,
Boone, spent the week end visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Gentry Lemly.
Mrs. John Donnelly, of Moores-
vile; Mrs. Ben Reeves, of Spar
ia; and Mrs. John Wilkerson and
son, Jimmie, of Shelby, were
week end visitors at the home OF
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Gambill.
Rev. w. T. Wilmington attend
ed the Baptist State Convention
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-11-13
Healing Springs
III Club Formed

Mr.. H. D. Quessenberry, assist
ant county agent and Mrs. Gorda
C. Boney, home agent, met with
the boys and girls of Healing
Springs high school Nov. IL and
organized a All club with 80
members.
The following officers were
elected: Evon Dickson, president;
Cecil Ballou, vice president;
Jean Gambill, secretary; Shirley
Cox, treasurer; Floye Owen, re-
porter, Dare Pierce and Victor
Cearley, song leaders.
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West Jefferson
Hi School News

The students of the high school
and the upper grades enjoyed a
double-feature program on Tues
day from 1890 to 1900 o'clock
in the auditorium.
Rev. Hoyt Wood delivered a
very interesting talk on National
Defense week. He pointed out that
each day for the remainder of the
week has particular significance
in national defense, and that each
one has the privilege of helping
with defense.
The second feature of our pro-
gram was an illustrated lecture
delivered by Mr.. Meacham, of the
Raleigh office of the Soil Con-
servation program assisted by Mr.
Station McIver, of the local branch.
Mr.. Meacham discussed soil con-
servation in Ashe county as the
pictures were shown of various
phases of conservation in the
county. The pictures were Ashe
county scenes and this made them
particularly interesting to the au-
dience.
Miss Margaret Phillips and Mrs.
James Barlow accompanied a
group of girls to Boone Wednes-
day where they entered the music
Festival.
Entering the contests were the
following: Misses Isabel and Eliz-
abeth Ann Diggs, Ruth Trivette,
Helen Sells, Rachel RAIDER, Betty
Corvette, Mary Francis Cook,
Ruth Hairless, Dynona Cook, Mary
Brown, Elizabeth Oliver, Juanita
Weaver, Marion Williams, Effie
Lowe Gambill, Virginia Worley,
Evelyn Bare, Virginia Miller.
GRADE SCHOOL NEWS
We are very sorry to report that
Gale Dean Howell, of the first
grade, is absent this week because
of pneumonia.
In order to raise money to buy
library books, the fifth grade pu-
pills are selling greeting cards.
Christmas, birthday, convalescent
and sympathy cards are for sale.
If you have not bought your
Christmas cards be sure to see
ours before buying.
Billie Sue Lyall and Edgar
Barnes have recently become
members of the fifth grade.
Theodore Blevins and Mamie
Sue Holland are now absent from
school because of illness. It is un-
derstood that Mamie Sue has been
carried to the hospital.
Miss Margaret Weaver, fifth
grade teacher, was absent two
days last week due to a severe
cold.
The various grades enjoyed Hal
lowe'en parties in their respective
rooms either Thursday or Friday
of last week.
The fourth grade has recently
added to their reading materials
through subscription to each
two new magazines, The Play
mate and Child Life.
Pupils in the fifth grade are
delighted with two new reader!
and set of reference books jus
! purchased and put into use.
Edna Blevins, sixth grade stu
dent, has been absent several day
because of illness.
Bobbie Weaver, of the thirc
grade has been absent from schoo
for three weeks due to illness. She
is expected to enter the new hos
pital at Jefferson soon, for treat
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ton, D. c., visited relatives and
friends in the county during the
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Goodman
and son, Ronnie and Miss Faye
Howell spent last Sunday in Blue
field.
Mrs. r. w. Coward and son,
Billy, attended the circus in Char
lotte last week.
Mrs. Lem Hafer and children,
Eugene, Margaret and Suzanne
and Retha Hurley attended the
circus in Charlotte, last week.
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ENTERTAINED AT DINNER

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Diggs enter
tanned at a duck dinner on Sun
day in honor of their son, Tommy
Diggs. The occasion being his
tenth birthday. The guests lists
numbering twenty, included mem
bers of the family and other re-
latives.
Tommy received large num-
Der of attractive gifts.
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Hospital AUX. To
Meet On Nov. 20

Mrs. w. B. Austin, chairman of
the Ashe County Memorial hos
pital auxiliary, announced that
there would be an important
meeting of the group next Thurs
day evening, Nov. 20 at 7:30 at
the hospital.
Everyone is urged to attend as
there are a number of matters to
come before the organization.
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SERVICE AT OBIDS

Rev. Thomas Salmons of JEFF
ferson will preach at the Obids
Baptist church, Sunday morning
at HOO o'clock, it was announced
this week. Every one is invited to
attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28

town on the west bank on the
Dnieper river. The Germans were
said to have lost more than 5000
killed out of total of 5000 men
in this division.
Describing the Finnish attack at
Hango, the communique said So
Wet marines cooly let the Firms
approach within several yards and
then opened witnel;ng rifle and
machine gun fire.
Thirteen Firms were killed ia
stantly and the Finnish unit began
to withdraw but then the Russian
artillery opened fire, conpletely
cutting the Firms from their road
of retreat. The Finns were ami
hilated. simultaneously the Firms
attempted a landing from the sea
but this also was frustrated Sew
en- boats with all men aboard were
destroyed"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
Reds Soy $4,000
Nazis Des4 s4royed

MOSCOW, Aug. % CUP)-Rus-
sian forces have smashed five Ger
man divisions, totaling 75,OO0 men,
in a series of engagements and
Red army men and marines have
hurled back a terrific German
Finnish attack on the Hango naval
base on the Finnish coast, war
communiques said today. =
Last night our troops engaged
in stubborn fighting with the en-
emy in the direction of Gingisepp,
Gomel, DnieprOperovsk ans Odes-
sa,' the supreme Soviet command
said.
g Kingisepp is on the Lcningrad
front While Gomel is north of
Kiev on the lower. central front.
Odessa is the heavily besieged
Black sea port While Dniepropet-
rovsk is in the great bend of the
Dnieper river in the Ukraine.
Strong Finnish forces attacked
the Russian naval base at Han
go in southwestern Finland during
the night "but marines of the
Baltic fleet heroically held the ter
ritory," the Russian communicate
said.
Accounting for five German di-
visions which the Russians claim
to have smashed, the supreme So
Wet command said the 41St Ger
man infantry regiment and staff
was routed and that German col
onel and several officers were kill
ed.
A dispatch from the front &c
ported that a Red army division
which has been defending a large
besieged southern city for a month
inflicted several defeats on the oath
95th and list German infantry
divisions, which were reported Il
have lost upwards of 40 per cen
of their effectiveness. The gen
eral commanding the 95th division
was said to have been routed Will,
attempting to withdraw his force.
for regrouping.
A communique said that Russian
forces, fighting a stubborn real
guard action, had smashed the
132nd German infantry division in
a savage fight in the streets of a
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
Turks old j. s.
Backs Iran Drive

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug. % (UP)
United States Ambassador John
Van MacMurray has advised For
eign Minister Sukru Saracoglu that
the United States supports British
policy toward iran, it was author
itatively reported today, as Turkey
sought a quick compromise that
would end the Anglo Russian cam
paign in Iran.
Well informed quarters asserted
that MacMurray had advised Sara
coglu of the support of the United
States fer Britain n a talk during
which he asked Saracoglu to out
line Turkeys policy.
Resignation Of the Iranian govern
ment, regarded as pro-German, and
a dramatic series of diplomatic con-
ferences indicated that a peacable
settlement might be reached at any
time between Iran and Britain and
Russia.
quarters that the basis suggested
was British-Russian occupation of
strategically important areas of Iran
without further opposition, as a
safeguard against a German coup
or German invasion, but the allies
would not occupy Tehran, the cap
ital
News of the resignation of the
Iranian cabinet came just after a
series of diplomatic talks in which
Saracoglu saw the United States,
British, Russian, Iranian, Afghan
iStan, German and italian ambasSa-
dorS.
Baron Franz von Papen and Oc-
tavio de Peppo, the German and
Italian ambassadors, were reported
to have told Saracoglu that cir
cumstances forced Germany and
Italy to stand aside in the Iranian
situation, from the military view
point at least as they had in Syria.
They were said to have warned
Saracoglu of the menace" involved
in the prospective presence of Rus
sian troops on another part of Tur-
keys frontier.
Both Papen and Peppo entrained
for Istanbul last night.
Sir Hugi1e Montgomery Knatch.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
Berlin Admits Red
Relief Attacks on
Centra! War Front

BERLIN, Aug. % CUP)-German
operations in Russia were said to-
day to be proceeding according to
plan, but Official sources admitted
that the Red army had launched
"relief" attacks on the central
front and had attempted to cross
the lower Dnieper river from the
east bank.
The location of the attempted
crossing was not given. The official
news agency reported that German
artillery smashed the attempt when
Soviet troops we're discovered ap-
preaching the river with pontoons
and rubber boats.
Soviet troops were said TO have
attempted local relief attacks in
central sector, but the agency re-
ported that they collapsed in the
face Of German defense. The Rus
sian assaults were reported to have
been supported by strong artillery
fire.
Three Russian cavalry SquadronS
were reported wiped out in one
central front attack
The news agency claimed that
German storm troops, comprising
pioneers and infantrymen, occu-
pied a large unnamed island in the
Dnieper after overcoming Soviet de-
tenders in bitter hand-to-hand
fighting.
The laconic proceeding according
to plan from the high command
followed claims in other quarters
that German troops were making
new threats against Leningrad,
Russia's second city, after having
railroad. This gain in the north
followed German successes in the
south where the lower Dnieper riv-
er was reported to have been cross
ed.
The high command said that on
the Finnish front German and
Finnish troops operating east of
Salla had destroyed Russian forces
in the strength of two divisions af-
ter several days of fighting under
most difficult conditions of weather
and terrain.
Salla is north of the "waist" of
Finland and in that area Russian
forces have been fighting off a
Finnish German thrust in tin di-
rection of the -Murmansk
railway.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
War Department
Awards Contracts

SAN FRANCISO, Aug. %. CUP)-
The office for emergency manage
ment announced today that in the
period between July II and Aug.
Is the War department awarded
contracts totalling $68, 8,131, 300 to
firms in California, Washington,
Utah, Arizona, Oregon and Idaho
for defense work.
The largest contract went to the
Vultee Aircraft, inc, Downey, Cal
for $14,518,707 worth of war planes
and parts.
The contract awards by states
were as follows: California $53,-
215,899; Washington $7,213,6 Ari-
zona $3,546,l63; Utah h $3,429 ,298,
Oregon S375,815 and Idaho $68,872.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
Gene Tunney Will
Tour Stations

SAN DIEGO, Aug % CUP)-Lt.
Comdr. j. J. (Gene) Tunney, U. S.
N. r., has started a tour of the
country's navy recruiting stations
for the purpose of interviewing ap-
plicantS for appointment as physi-
cal directors with naval reserve
ratings of chief boatswain's mates,
1lth naval district headquarters an
nounccd today
The former worlds heavyweight
boxing champion who now is a di-
rector of recreation and welfare for
the navy viii arrive in Seattle. Oct.
%, and will swing down the Pacif-
ic coast to Los Angeles, Oct. 80, 81,
and Nov. |.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
Iran
Seeks
ruce

LONDON, Aug. % (UP)-A Ger
man news agency Gispatcn reported
today that new Iranian cabinet
had been formed and had decided
to make terms with Britain and Rus
sia while it was officially announced
here that general mobilization OF
the Iranian army had been ordered.
1t was unclear for the moment
what the situation was, but 1t was
known that urgent attemps were
being made Tehran and Ankara
to end the campaign under an agree
ment which would give Britain and
Russia control of Strategically i'm
portant Iranian areas for the dura-
tion of the war
However, the Iranian general mo-
bilization order was issued yester-
day and the new Iranian cabinet
was reported to have been formed
today.
Hence hope rose mere, after per-
iod of pessimism, that what it was
asserted had been only token"
fighting in Iran might end soon.
1t was said authoritatively that
the Russians, advancing steadily,
had taken Turkmanchai, 10 miles
southeast of Tabriz and 280 miles
northwest of Tehran, and Danhar-
gan, 80 miles southwest of Tabriz
on the eastern shore of Lake Ur-
mia.
British forces, tanning out in the
western frontier area, fought their
way through the strategic Pai-1-Tuq
pass YESTERDAY and reached Karind,
about 20 miles west of the important
town of Shahabad, twas said au-
thoritatively.
Informants disclosed that Lieut..
Gen. Edward Pel1ew Quinan, who
has spent most of his life on the
Indian frontier, is commander in
chief of the British forces in Iran,
under the supreme command of
Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, COM
mander in chief in India.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
Wife of Pro-Nazi .
FrenchInan Injured

VICHY, France, Aug. % CUP)-
Paris dispatches disclosed today
that Mrs. Fernand de Brinon, wife
OF the chief Vichy envoy to Ger
man occupied territory, had suf-
fered a fractured skull yesterday in
bicycle accident in a Paris
suburb and was said to be in seri-
Gus condition
pierre Laval and Marcel Deaf
were shot in the Paris suburb,
VerSailleS.)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
Berlin Says Iran
To Give Up Fight

BERLIN, Aug. %. CUP)-An Of
ficial news agency Tehran dis
patch reported today that a new
Iranian cabinet had been formed
and had decided to give up re-
sistance to the British and Rus
sian forces in view of their super
iority and in order to avert further
bloodshed.
Ali Furughi was named premier
and Ali Soheily was named foreign
minister in the new cabinet, the
dispatch said. II
j. Ameri was named interior
minister, it was said.
In the last cabinet Soheily had
been interior minister and Ameri
foreign minister.