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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17
DEAR SPORTFOLIO:
By Bob" Greer

Well, it happened here re-
CARELESS of what Sinclair Lewis
might say.
T'other jour a quintet of lads
visited this section from the
capital city. Boyd Junior High
they were called until they did
the impossible and defeated the
Gary Bulldogs Then 1 do not
know what they were called.
Other teams lost to these
boys, but fans were most con-
cerned with the outcome of the
Gary tilt. They still do not be-
lieve it and / am sure Coach
Wikerson is just as dumfound-
ed as We Thoe lads must be
GOOD! =.
Bluefield State has dropped
two hard-fought battles to A
and T of Greensboro to open the
season.
Craft reports the boys of the
aforementioned city are round
ing into good shape and we hope
to see them on the winning side
for most of the season.
Mcdowell was we'll represent
ed last Saturday mite when
WINFIELD, former Gary star,
came up with 10 of the points
earned by the Mercer county
knowledge grinder.
The Yellow Jackets of West
Virginia State are rated tops
this season and we are waiting
to see how they go through
their new group, the CIAA.
~
WOa! That reminds us-the
hue and cry about a sissy league
during the grid season sorta
went Ph-fft, did not it? Now the
Yellow Jackets, newly admitted
members of the CIAA are full
fledged sissies. How touching!
The Golden Gloves tourney
at Northfork Monday and Tues
day mites is we'll filled with
dark fists. Several of the lads
put up a grand show. Still, the
best in the mitt game of this
section is the little lad from
over in Big Creek, John Collins.
If the boys in the novice di.
vision keep up the work shown
the other night we should soon
have some very good additions
to the lightweight and middle.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-01-17

The Yellow Jackets of West
Virginia State are rated tops
this season and we are waiting
to see how they go through
their new group, the CIAA.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27


HOLLYWOOD, June 27.-Dark-
eyed Mary Brian. who was a
bachelorgirl for so long. accom-
panied by her mother. is in Reno
10 get a divorce from Jon Whit
comb. 10 whom she was married
only six weeks ago. Whitcomb is a
magazine illustrator.
Mary's friends know very little
about what happened TO her mar
riage other than that she sent for
her mother to join her in Reno.
The Whitcombs have been living
at Darien. Conn. and Mary has
written very few Hollywood let
tiers since her marriage at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart
Erwin.
At the time Of her marriage
Mary was radiant. displaying with
great pride the beautiful clips and
ring Jon had given her. At the
surprise shower held in her honor
she said she was glad she had
waited so long TO marry because
she had found the right man.
III this were just quarrel, as
happens with many young married
people. il might be remedied. but
the fact that she went 10 Reno and
has not been in touch with any
of her Hollywood friends seems 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
NEGOTIATIONS OPEN

Negotiations started early to-
day August Scholle. Go regional
director, and Kempton Williams,
international representative of the
mine workers. represent the strik-
ers. and James w. Driver and s.
l.. StarkS. personnel officials, are
acting for the company.
Also present are Judge John L.
Conner. federal labor department
concillator, John Jennings of OPM
and Arthur Raab and Howard
Macdonald. members of special
mediation board appointed by the
governor. Thomas j. Donahue,
chairman of the state labor medi-
alton board, is on his way here.
Judge Conner told newspaper
men after several hours of ne
gotiating that no concessions had
been obtained and that il was
probable the conference would be
a lengthy one.
The strike was ordered last
night after a meeting of union
stewards.
Mayor Alex Shauger and Police
Chief Fred V. Sayles Immediately
appealed 10 the governor for state
DOlicp aid
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27

Joins War
On Russia
International News service Cable


BUDAPEST June 27.-Be-
cause of repeated air raids on
Hungarian territory by Russian
bombers, Hungary today declared
that state of war exists between
herself and the Soviet Uniaa-------
When Premier Laszlo BardosSy
ANNOUNCED the existence OF a state
of war TO parliament, he was en-
phatically cheered. He said the
hungarian army would take cor
responding measures OF retala-
ton against Russia.
A few hours before the state of
war was declared an explosion in
an ammunition store killed several
persons.
An official bulletin announced
that at noon yesterday Soviet
planes machine-gunned an express
train running between Budapest
and Koeroesmezoe, ear Raho.
killing one person and wounding
three.
IAN hour later. the announce
ment stated. Soviet bomberS at
tackled KaSSa. damaging several
buildings. killing five persons and
wOundinG many others.
The city was attacked again
later in the afternoon but this
assault was repulSed.
Two Russian planes also APP
preached Blu dapeSt during the
afternoon. the bulletin said, but
were chased away.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
Soviet Tanks
Claim Victory
In Poland

MOSCOW, June u. - Heavy
fighting ragged throughout the
night along the White Russian
frontier near the vital railway
junction of Minsk and in the
Sulein region of the Bessarabian
sector, the Soviet bureau of infor-
nation announced in its first day.
time communiaue today. 1t was
admitted that the Nazis on the
Minsk front had pushed 160 miles
into the Soviet Union.
While parachute troops-a So
Wet invention--were dropped con-
tinually inside the Russian lines
by the German army, infantry,
tank and air force attachments ex-
changed staggering blows on these
two maian sectors of the front.
In an effort to blast a way into
Minsk and beyond, the German air
force attacked Borisov, Bobruisk
and Mogilov, which lie respectively
northeast. southeast and east in
fan from the White Russian
capital.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
Aluminium
Drive Set
I'm State
Tim.. star Correspondent

LANSING. June 27-Governor
Van Wagner today made plans
for statewide collection of
aluminium utensils starting July
81 and lasting several days.
It will be part Of the national
campaign ordered by New York s
Mayor Fiorella LaGuaria. civilian
defense directro.
Van Wagner asked American
Legion and VIEW posts To under
take the drive under supervision
of the state defense council
He revealed that the aluminium
will not 60 directly into the manu-
facture OF airplanes
ct will be used for other
essential articles, thus releasing
the virgin aluminium for the
p manufacture Of planes, the gov
ernOr explained.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
Boys Confess KILLING
TUo I2-Year-Olds Say Victim Died in Fight After
RiUer Yields Body to End 3.Day Hunt
international New. Service wir,

CHESTER. H., June 1.-TWO
l2-ycar-old boys today confessed
the killing of Harry Knoke Jr.. H..
who disappeared from his home
Tuesday noon. States Atty. d. n.
Conn announced.
He said the boys were Matthew
Voudrie and Barney Byram, both
of Chester
Harry was the object Of an or
gained search for three DAYS
until the body was picked up in
the Mississippi River near Neely'S
Landing, 40 miles south Of Chester.
States Attorney Conn quoted
Matthew and Barney as saying
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
ALLIES TAKE . CITIES

LONDON. June n GNS)-
British military authorities de-
clared TO-DAY that Free French
forces in Syria have reached the
town of Quastal. 35 miles north
east of Damascus.
Other Allied troops were de-
clared TO have occupied Maaraba,
a few miles due north OF Damas-
Gus.
Palmyra. held by Vichy forces,
still is under siege. it was stated.
and the British forces surrounding
the town are closing in.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
REC Head RESIGNS

HYDE PARK, y. Y. June 27.--'
GNS) President Roosevelt today
accepted the resignation of Emil
Schram as chairman of the board
of the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration. Schram is 10 become
president of the New York Stock
Exchange.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
Spain Recruits
Foes Of Russia
Photo by Germo
International New, ServIc. oabI,

MADRID. June Recruiting
offices for volunteers who wish TO
fight with the Nazis against Rus
STA Will be opened throughout
Spain. the Falanglst Party an
nounced today.
Falangist leaders have been
ordered To open such Offices and
invite all militant comrades to
participate in the struggle the
announcement stated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
Van Wagner Warns Dow Strikers
Big Soviet
- numbers
jolt NaZiS
BY PIERRE j. HUSS
IRtI News Service stan respondent

BERLIN, June 27.-The Ger
man high command today an
nounced discovery OF Soviet troop
designed for an in
yasion Of central Europe. This
presumably introduces a surprise
factor into the Russian campaign.
Up until this afternoon the high
command insisted that all opera
-tions were proceeding according to
plan. But although il said that
big decisions" had been achieved
on all sectors of the far-fiung
battle line, todays communique
strongly indicated that the Ger
man battle line, today's COM
|munique strongly Indicated that
the German army was surprised
by the number of Soviet soldiers
found at places on the frontier
where advances should have been
IunimDeded
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
ACCUSES COMPANY

Williams charged the company
was attempting TO affect the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board cleo
ton July 8 by diScharging key
union men.
I'VE hate 10 close down any
thing so vital Ia national de-
Tense, hut the strike was called
of twice when government off,
Gals assured us they would get
things settled" he said. "They
didn't do 10 and now our
stewards are being laid or"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27

they caught up with Harry on a
street on the Chester River front
and a fight enSued when they at
tempted to take away from him a
l2-ineh file which he carried.
In the fighting. Barney was
holding Harry while Matthew
struck him on the head with the
file, according 10 the story Conn
said the boys told.
They said This about knocked
him out and they carried him
about half block and pushed him
into the river. Conn added that
Barney said in his confession:
I'VE thought he could SWIM
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
French Reported
Leaving Syria
InisrnatIonaI 500. ser,Ics Cael.

LONDON. June PA Reuters
British dispatch from Ankara
said il was reported today that
have been made for
evacuation of 10000 Vichy French
troops from Syria through Turkey
The report said Arab and
Armenian troops would not be
to cross Turkish territory
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
FRENCH BOMB DAMASCUS

VICHY. June ~ GNS)-A
French military spokesman de-
clared today that the situation in
Syria remained unchanged He
said French planes bombed the
BritiSh-held Syrian capital of
Damascus yesterday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
Naval Cooperation
For Britain, Russia

LONDON, June Tins 49,
Anglo Russian naval co-opera-
ton" has been arranged. authori-
tative London sources announced
to-day
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
STEWARDS LAID OFF

Immediate cause Of the strike
which has been rumored for weeks
WAS The lay-off OF tWo stewards
OF the mine workers union.
They ought 10 he put hack
"a work." said Van Wagner.
Then they can sit down and ne
gotiate the dispute"
The Dow plant is the largest
single chemical plant in the world
II is rated % per cent defense
plant by government officials. who
have interviewed twice recently Il
avoid a strike. The plant employs
) 900 men and women.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27

Clio
Picket Line
BY FRANK WELLS
Times star Correspondent

MIDLAND. June 27.-Gov. Muir
ray ID. Van Wagner will intervene
in negotiations 10 settle a strike
called today at the huge plant OF
the Dow Chemical Company here
IF the situation gets too bad"
Striking members OF the United
Mine Workers Union (CIO). put
l00-man picket line around the two
main entrances TO the plant at s
a. m. today. but an estimated IS
per cent Of the employees passed
into the plant through lanes kept
open by 100 state troopers.
~ don't want that plant shut"
the governor said at Lansing.
The men ought IN 20 back 10
work. at least until an NLRB
election TO select n bargaining
agent II held In the plant July
81
The governor is scheduled 20
make the principal address al the
National Conference OF Governors
in Boston this weekend. but he
said today that he would cancel
the engagement if necessary.
'If the products 81 the Dow
company are just half a. vital
To defense as Washington con
tends, my place IL here In Mich
igan." he said
POINTS TO PLANE STRIKE
1.-THE President showed in the
California airplane strike that
he will not allow vital defense
industries Co be closed by strik-
ers. The Dow company II even
more important than the plane
plants because II produces the
magnesium necessary for bomb
ers and fighting ships.
Without the magnesium from
Dow. all plane factories will be
compelled 10 stop production
when present supplies are ex-
bausted."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
IN THE
NEWS
WINSTON CHURCHILL,
w premier of England, Sub

w premier of England, Sub
Secretary Welles of our own
administration, and Queen
Wilhelmina of Holland are a
unit In one respect.
They hate communism, but
love the Communists.
All the royal refugees from
sO-called demOcracies chime
concurrence in this cOntradic-
tory attitude and proffer
their aid and comfort to
Stain and his cOmmunistic
despOtism.
The question Is a vital one
and 1t might be better to al
low the totalitarian tyrannies
to fight one another to ex-
haustiOn and extinction with
out helping either side.
Why should democracy
support and strengthen ANY
brutal and bloody tyranny:
Why offer money and ma
terial for its wars?
Probably Stain does not
need money and material for
war, but he will take them
and use them against his
immediate enemy nOw-and
very possibly against us later.
We know from experience
how little any tOtalitarian
professions of friendship are
worth. and especially how in
valid Russian promises are.
America recognized Stains
totalitarian tyranny on the
specific pledge that Moscow
would keep its stained hands
out of Americas internal af-
fairs.
All YOU good Americans
who read and think know per-
fectly well how continually
how continuously Stains
pledge has been broken.
The course Of your coun-
try at this critical juncture is
a matter for YOU thought
fully TO consider and decide.
YOUR columnist is careful
i not to intrude his own
personal opinions into mat
ters OF such serious moment.
Wednesday he quoted from
the Dies congressional COM
mittee, from the American
Legion, from President Green
of the A. r. of l.. and from
Communist literature, 10 give
accurate fact and authorita-
tive opinion regarding the
danger TO our free institu-
tiOns through the coddling OF
communism in the United
States.
Today he presents an ar
ticle by an authoritative in
yestigator from a magazine OF
the highest standing-thc
Readers Digest.
This revealing article i
aptly and appropriated,
titled Rehearsal for RevO-
luton"
IL should be thoughtful,
read by our American people
before there any further
encouragement to revolution
or to revolutionary forces eX-
tended by our government.
Mr.. Stanley Highs impor-
tant article reads as follows:
OvUORk on more than one
w third Of all the nations
defense production contracts
was wholly or partially para
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
PINCERs CLOSING

II is expected that the first
series of specific high command
announcements on the military
situation will be issued this after
noon.
Meanwhile, il was revealed that
huge bodies of Red troops have
been cut off from contact with
the Soviet military headquarters
and are withdrawing in what the
Germans describe as haphazard
fashion.
Gigantic pincers were declared
TO be closing about them like
traps.
The silence Of the German high
command so far was attributed
largely 10 the fact that these
pincerS are extending beyond and
around the flankS of such large
Red units that it takes time 10
snap them shut"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
BOAST OF VICTORY

Military headquarters confined
itself TO brief description Of
fighting on the eastern front, but
official observers in Berlin boosted
that Reichsfuehrer Hitler's forces
already are Victors over the bulk
of the gigantic eRd army.
After only five days of blitz at
|tacks. these authorities said. the
fact is that Russia "basi-
cally has been beaten"
They asserted that the fatal
decision" fell on the main battle
field of the eastern front where.
German authorities explained. the
Russian high command m ade a
fatal error by masSing two
thirds OF the Red army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
Mary Brian i'm Reno
Wed Only Six Weeks Ago to Jon Whitconb
Ex-Bachelor Girls Now Seeking Divorce

indicate the break is too serious
10 be patched up and that Mary
is hiding a bitter heart-break.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
CLAIM AIR SUPREMACY

These claims were ACCOMPANIED
by an official announcement that
the German luftwaffe is continu-
ing its humiliation" of the Red
air force. German planes were said
to have destroyed large number
of planes on the ground and 10
have shot down others in air duels.
Other German air units. the
announcement stated. assisted
German ground troops in attacks
against Soviet tank formations
and motorized Red army forces.
An official announcement said
German air supremacy on the
eastern front had been demon
Strated by the fact that only few
Soviet planes. flying singly, pene-
trated East Prussia and the east
ern part of Poland.
The statement said these planes
were driven off Immediately by
German fighters and were unable
TO drop their bombs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
s CITIES BLASTED

Other sections of the front were
quiet, the communiQue said, add
ing:
"Our air force carried out In
Vulnerable attacks on the enc
my's columns In the direction Of
Wilma, Brodsky and Baranovitch.
The enemy suffered heavy losses
In tanks as result of these at
tacks.
Soviet bombing OF Bucharest
and Ploesti In Rumania caused
great damage. Constanza BLACK
Sea porD was severely dam
aged"
PloeSti Is the center of Ru.
nania's great oil industry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27

"WoRk on more tina" one
w third Of all the nations
defense production contracts
was wholly or partially para
lyzed for IS days--from late
January into April-by a strike
at the s0OO-employe plant of
the Allis- Chalmers Manufacture
ing Co, nj West Allis, a suburb
OF Milwaukee. What happened
at West Allis was no mere strike.
IL was dress-rehearsal chal-
lenge 10 the American system.
"Not wages or hours or work
ing conditions were back of the
Continued on Next Page. Col. q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
BEssARABIA FRONT

In the BesSarabian sector the
Russians were declared TO be
firmly holding their positions
after hurting back German and
Rumanian forces.
I'm White Russia" the bulle-
tin said. several four and sIx-
man groups Of paracbutists
landed In various localities.
These were taken prisoner and
handed oves 20 the military au-
thorities.
Each parachutist carried q
wireless sending spparatus."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
TANKS IN BIG BATTLE

TANKS IN BIG BATTLE
While the air force claimed its
Gripping blows. the Soviet high
command announced that Russian
land battleships" won two great
victories over German tanks on
the Polish front.
.EieEce tank battles advanta--
geous to us continued through
out the day." the communique
said.
In the Ukraine, il was stated,
Red cavalry units swinging their
sabers smashed German attempt
to land a large body of troops by
air.
100 MILES PAST BORDER
The Germans on the Minsk front
have penetrated some 160 miles
beyond the Russo-German line of
'demarcation in Poland and also
have pushed well within White
Russia. ii was acknowledged. This
was the first admission that Ger
man troops have crossed the old
Soviet frontiers.
1t was implied the Red Army
was putting up a desperate fight
before Minsk to save the city from
capture.
On the Luck front. II was con-
firmed that the Nazis had pushed
nearly 100 miles into the USSR de-
spite previous Russian claims that
Przemysl. far TO the southwest on
the Polish frontier, had been cap
tured.
Soviet raids were said TO have
started huge fires in factories
around Ploesti, 40 miles north OF
Bucharest. but the bulletin did not
mention possible damage to the
rich oil fields Of the Ploesti dis
.trict.
Two enemy submarines were re-
ported sunk in the Baltic Sea.
In the Cernauti area on the Prut
River north of Rumanis, il was
stated. Red Army units repulsed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02
a SIX of War Aims

Some Of us in Gland are
plously asking for declaration Of
our war aims The least attempt
At such declaration would change
rs from q united nation into a
dozen irreconcilable factions.
Mr.. Churchill's aims are not
those of Mr.. BeVin Bevln'S aims
arc not those of Sir Stafford
Grips. Sir Walter Citrine's aims
are not those of Mr.. Clement Att
lee. Sir Archibald Sinclair's are
not those of Lord Halifax. PreSi-
dent RooSevelt's aims are not
those of Colonel Lindbergh, and no
man on earth. il seems. dares say
his are those of Mr.. Hearst. who
may say AZ any moment what he
really thinks.
But none of them wants to come
under der fuehrer'S thumb: so not
A word about aims until we have
downed old 'Itler And I'm afraid
| must include old MuSSo.
! beg these two gentlemen to
excuse my putting the case 50
illiterally; but l don't know how
else to express the unanimity OF
Main street. When the fear these
two NapoleonS inspire is removed,
political structures which are held
together by that fear will crumble;
the unlntcndcd and unforeseen will
happen: and We shall sec what We
shall see
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02
Defense
Classes Feb. 10

Special classes identified with
the national defense program fea-
ture curricula changes for the sec
ond semester Of the 1901 school
year at the Detroit Institute of
Technology, il Is announced by DR..
Paul Hickey. director of education.
Students are registering this week
and next week for the semester,
which starts February 10.
The first classes dealing with
national defense needs will be in
machine design and tool and die
design. Tuition is free in both
courses and the course in machine
design is open to all students with
two years of engineering college
work.
Students taking the course in
tool and die design are required
10 have one year of college credits
and a knowledge of mechanical
drafting and trigonometry. The
courses will continue 18 weeks.
New classes in aeronauticS
under the Civilian Aeronautics
Authority will start February 4,
with classes Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings of each week. Stu
dents taking the course must be
between the ages of 10 and %
md are given an examination for
pilots license after completing
> hours in the air.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02
Knudsen In Reunion
With MelchiOr, HershOlt

They embraced.
Then Lauritz Melchoir. famous
Wagnerian tenor Of the Metro
politan Opera Company. and Jean
HerShoii. famous character actor
Of the screen for il was they
looked up the third member of the
boyhood trio. They found him AT
his desk. immersed in war plans
for his adopted country Big Bill
knudsen. production chief Of the
defense commission.
knudsen. Melchoir and HerSholt
three boys grown managed
TO get together before the week
ended for an evening in Hersholt's
suite. in which Danish and English
mingled with roars Of laughter and
"reminiscences.
Melchoir and Hersholt were here
for the Presidents Birthday Ball.
knudsen is here for the duration"