Federal investigations endure across party lines in American politics
Congress probes public matters regardless of party, with investigations shaped by power shifts. Evidence rules vary, but inquiries have spurred major legislation and reforms, including the Securities and Exchange Act and civil rights decisions by NLRB influenced by hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Un-American
Committee of Congress
Department of State
Dies Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Senate
Dignity
Medical Comment on True Purpura and Treatment Options
The column explains true purpura bleeding into skin and organs, typical tests, and treatments such as spleen removal for patients under 30, with transfusions for life-saving support. It notes variation by age and causes, and advises medical consultation for corrective options. The Q&A says bowlegged individuals beyond cod liver oil age should seek physician guidance on corrective surgery or concealing clothing.
Budget game in Washington pits economy against politics
The Boston Herald notes the clash between Truman and Congress over federal spending. It argues the president once pushed strong economy measures but now faces GOP-led cuts, with critics urging restraint while observers warn of broader costs and voter desires for services.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Budget Bureau
White House
Harry
Roosevelt
GOP
Arthur Krock
Krock
The
Boston Herald
Profit Stimulates Progress in Retail Co operatives Debate
The article argues that while retail coops promise low prices at cost, they fail to serve broad urban demand, enjoy tax breaks, and depend on rural, limited memberships. It contends the profit-driven mainstream retail system better satisfies diverse consumer needs and supports national progress.
Saltzman to head policy for Occupied Areas in State
Peter Edson notes Brig. Gen. Charles E. Saltzman will assume responsibility for U S occupation policy in Germany Japan Austria and Korea with the aim of liquidating or breaking even on the billion-dollar annual cost. The piece reviews shifting aims from 1067 through Potsdam Byrnes Stuttgar policy and Marshall plan and cites MacArthur on a 3 to 5 year time frame for civilian control and peace treaties with Germany and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles E. Saltzman
U.S
Germany
Japan
Austria
Korea
Saltzman
New York Stock Exchange
John H. Huldring
Hilldring
War Department
United States
General MacArthur
State Department
Russia
London
Circuit Court September docket listings near preparatory trial dates
Circuit Clerk Vernon Jones lists September docket cases for circuit court. Felony indictments include Putney Bond Bird Davis Mat ters Scarrellato Lane Lovell Meadows Harmon Roach Mayes Bateman Scruggs Plants Kemp. Misdemeanors include Gibbs Mattox Rowe Sheline Love Wolfe Smeltzer Edens Reynolds. Civil and criminal appeals named, plus ejectment and several civil issue cases against General Chemical Defense Corp.
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Point Pleasant
Vernon Jones
Richard Edward Putney
Wyatte Ward Bond
Charles Bird
Charles Davis
David E. Matters
David Scarrellato
John Walter Lane
Delbert Lovell
Spencer Kelly Meadows
Douglas Harmon
Robert Earl Roach
Harry Lee Mayes
Forrest Bateman
James P. Scruggs
Clifford Plants
Earl Kemp
William J. Gibbs
Everett Mattox
A. C. Rowe
Charles Sheline
Neil W. Love
Hart
Beulah Wolfe
John J. Smeltzer
Howard Edens
John Wesley Reynolds
Paul Crump
Eunice Beller
C. R. Emerick
Charles Turner
Morgan Flora
Grace Henry
Reuben McCoy
Charles W. Smith
Paul Lambert
R. L. Fields
Charles Conrad
J. E. Cook
W. E. Rayburn
Fred McGuffin
Willis Knopp
C. C. Lewis
General Chemical Defense Corp
Harry R. Sayre
Grace A. Weaver
Admix
H. H. Stanley
Edward Snyder
Laura Stanley
Warren H. Love
Mootz Baking Co
Martha S. Shepherd
Eugene Shepherd
Anna Wamsley
Births Reported at Point Pleasant Clinic
The Point Clinic in Point Pleasant reports a birth of a daughter eight pounds to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stover at their Buffalo home Saturday. A newborn girl nine pounds two ounces was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lusher at the clinic, named Barbara Jean. Another daughter eight pounds fourteen ounces was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hawks at the clinic, named Thelma Ruth. Miss Eulah Davis, a medical patient, was discharged Monday and taken home on Jefferson Ave.
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Point Pleasant
Point Clinic
Howard Stover
Buffalo
Eulah Davis
Jefferson Ave
Homer Lusher
Barbara Jean
Emery Hawks
Thelma Ruth
Local social notes from Mineral area visit varied
Mrs Carrie Crow visits near Chillicothe with the Hadley Ely family. Mrs William Jenkins and daughter Edileene travel to Athens. Mrs Dorothy Secoy stays with Emmett Brooks and Mary Clark. Edith Addis of Barberton visits Nannie Addis and Joe Buckley. Ernest Crow visits relatives in Indiana while in town. W R McAfee of New York tours with D T McAfee family, pausing at Owens McAfee and Drood McAfee near Indianapolis. Walter Duncan makes a business trip to Athens. Sylvia Andrews visits sister Lasch in Jeffersonville. Local couples and individuals join Birch Hollow homecoming attendees Mrs C V Hester and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jenkins
Edileene
Athens
Dorothy Secoy
Emmett Brooks
Mary Clark
Edith Addis
Barberton
Nannie Addis
Joe Buckley
Ernest Crow
Winton Place
Indiana
W. R. McAfee
New York
D. T. McAfee
Dayton
Owen McAfee
Drood McAfee
Indianapolis
Walter Duncan
Sylvia Andrews
Lasch
Jeffersonville
Ind
Paul Walsh
Paul Coley
J. P. Snyder
Aug
Levy School Board Reviews Budget in Special Session
POINT PLEASANT The board of education will meet in special session this evening for a final review of the budget and levy for the year. The session also to consider final placement of teachers and leaves of absence for two staff members. Supt. Robert H. Ferguson noted likely no further special meeting before the regular September gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Board of Education
State Board of School Finance
Robert H. Ferguson
Pt Pleasant Area Personal Notes On Weddings and Visits
Miss Neil Diddle returns from Columbus after attending a wedding and two week vacation then resumes work with Somerville and Hyer attorneys. Several residents visit relatives and friends in Huntington Charleston Marlington and Madison while others host guests from Detroit Lake Worth and Geneva. Ottis Roush of Mason County Bank takes a farm vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Diddle
Columbus
George Gardner
Huntington Hospital
Estill Coleman
Huntington
J. D. Durst
C. E. Morris
Henderson
Charles Bethune
Charleston
Ralph Wayne Raike
Bethunes
Genevieve Raike
Sue Brooks
Marlinton
Marshall College
J. H. Ferguson
Middlebourne
Robert H. Ferguson
A. L. Rossiter
Detroit
Marvin McElfresh
Madison
E. McElfresh
Maggie Johnson
McElfresh
J. David Seward
Pamelia Seward
Galena
Ohio
Ben Franklins
Main St
J. H. Hutchinson
Rex Hite
Kate Trent
Goldie Pratt
Richmond
Virginia
Jean Pumphrey
Lake Worth
Fla
Dora
Effie Hysell
Geneva
B. E. Sommer
Leon
Sherwood Costen
Ohio River Road
Sommer
Ottis Roush
Mason County Bank
New Haven
Marriage License Issued in Point Pleasant
A marriage license was issued Saturday to Jack Earlon Noble and Phyllis Marie Reads, both of Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Jack Earlon Noble
Phyllis Marie iEads
Graham Area Farmer Builds New Home Along Route 33
Junior Frye, a Graham area farmer near the Philip Sporn power plant at Graham Station, is constructing a new house on the cut off road between New Haven and Graham Station. The road, likely to extend New Haven’s Main Street and coincide with Route 33, will run hard surfaced and mark residences along the route to the plant.
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Point Pleasant
Junior Frye
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
New Haven
Main St
Active Market In Livestock Reported At Pricey Peak
Last Saturday in Point Pleasant the local stock market saw high attendance and strong demand. Best cattle brought $22 to $24.90, top veal calves reached 25.75, hogs topped at 27.60 per hundred, and lambs and sheep varied by grade with sturdy buyer interest across types.
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Point Pleasant
New Principal Moves Family From Kingwood to Wahama High
Clyde Foley 39, new Wahama High School principal, moved his family from Kingwood. They reside in B. F. Board property in the town's northern area. Foley is a West Virginia University graduate with 21 years in teaching and school leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clyde Foley
Wahama High School
Kingwood
B. F. Board
Foley
West Virginia University
Leon Personal Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Mrs Pearl Stalnaker of Nitro spent the weekend with sister Mrs Grant Beaver in Leon. Mr and Mrs John Buxton of Alloy visited in Leon with H A Buxton and Homer Smith. Natalia Stewart returned from Chicago to Leon meeting Warren Stewart in Columbus. Lida Smith, Morris Harvey College student, stayed in Leon with father W C Smith. Anna Lee and Dora Thomas returned to Rochester Pa after summer with grandmother Verna Thomas in Leon.
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Point Pleasant
Leon
Pearl Stalnaker
Nitro
Grant Beaver
John Buxton
Alloy
H. A. Buxton
Homer Smith
Natalia Stewart
Chicago
E. J. Morgan
Columbus
Warren Stewart
Lida Smith
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
W. C. Smith
Anna Lee
Dora Thomas
Rochester
Jverna Thomas
Social notes from Stockport area and region
Local residents host and visit family across multiple towns including Bristol Madison Marietta and Columbus. Highlights include Donald G Schaad arriving on leave from Fort Dix and a new baby William Henry born at University Hospital to William Howe and spouse. Several weddings anniversaries and weekend visits feature, with many regional households hosting relatives and attending church events.
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Stockport
Donald G. Schaad
Fort Dix
New Jersey
R. A. McElhiney
Columbus
Robert Durbin
Clyde Jackson
Barbara
Bristol
Wisconsin
Bryan Medley
Fred Wilcox
Tommy
Jackie
Marietta
Ellen Powelson
Powelson
Albert Schillinger
New Rochelle
N. Y
R. M. Walker
Fred Matthews
Marshallville
Dale Scott
Marilyn
Jim Locke
Virginia
Jimmie
Harriman
Tenn
Locke
Tennessee
Earl Locke
Berlington
Patti Durbin
Ohio University
William Howe
University Hospital
W. B. Wallace
William Henry
Wayne Calendine
Walter Porter
Canton
George Loar
Jim
N. J. D'ziamba
Jean
Billy
Patty
Bridgeport
J. O. Harkins
Betty
Remodeling under way at Fenzel and Congress Apartments
The article notes a modern remodeling project at Fenzel and Congress Apartments on N Congress St owned by L C Baker and R W Finsterwald. It also mentions Ohio University enrollment concerns for fall 1937 due to curtailment of National Youth Administration funds.
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Fenzel and
Congress Apartments
N. Congress St
L. C. Baker and
R. W. Finsterwald
F. B. Dilley
Ohio University
National Youth Administration
Radio Highlights Listings for New York Nightline
NBC broadcasts feature Milt Berle at 8, Call the Police at 8, Fred Waring at 8:30, Romberg Concert at 9:30. CBS offers Big Town at 7:30, Mr and Mrs North at 7, We the People at 8, Studio One at 8:30, Laburnum Grove. ABC presents Green Hornet at 7:30, Light Opera Festival at 8:30, Summer Serenade at 9:30, Norman Thomas on High Cost of Congress at 10:30. MBS runs Warden's Cases at 7, The Falcon at 8, American Forum Federal Aid to Education at 8:30.
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New York
NBC
Milt Berle
Fred Waring
Romberg
CBS
Mrs. North
We the People
Studio One
Laburnum Grove
ABC
Norman Thomas
Congress
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Ingle
William A. O'Brien
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Carrie Crow
Chillicothe
Hadley Ely
Frank McDaniel
J. P. Emish
Phillip Stephenson
Maude Brooks
Phyllis
Darlene Crow
Neva ‘Taylor
Clarice Bolen
C. V. Hester
Birch Hollow
Graham
J. M. Sams
Lodi Township
Athens County
Athens County Radio Club
Paul Cotton
Harry Simmons
Logan
All- Stars
Smithers
Sam Withem
Chauncey
Jacksonville
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