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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1939

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Dairy Products Meet Ends Today

West Virginia Dairy Products and Ice Cream Manufacturers Association wraps up its annual two day gathering at the West Virginian hotel with a banquet and floor show. Dr Richard Aspinall WVU assistant to the president spoke as did George W Hennerich and Hudson Huffard. State and regional officials will address sessions today before officers are elected for 1940.

West Virginia Dairy Products and Ice Cream Manufacturers Assocition Richard Aspinall West Virginia University West Virginian Hotel George Berthold Association George Hennerich Ice Cream Merchandising Institute Washington, D. C West Virginia Dairy Products and Ice Cream Manufacturers Association Aspinall George W. Hennerich Arenes Wae Hudson Huffard Chamber of Commerce H. O. Henderson West Virginia University Dairy Department

McAdoo backs Roosevelt for a third term in 1940

William Gibbs McAdoo returned from Washington saying there is a general consensus Roosevelt will be the 1940 Democratic nominee. The former Treasury secretary and ex senator stated he will support a third term for Roosevelt, noting his discussions with several prominent Democrats in Washington.

Roosevelt San Francisco William Gibbs McAdoo Franklin D. Roosevelt Washington McAdoo Chicago Ohn Nance Garner Garner McAdon

Mother Refuses Give Up Million-to-one Chance Save Child

Philadelphia, Nov. 13. Grief-worn Mrs. Charles Felt searches letters and telegrams for a donor to save her seven-year-old daughter Kathryn Felt who is weakening from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She has received offers of help and will check every lead in hope of a match.

Philadelphia Charles Felt Kathryn

Worker contacts power line and dies in Greene County

Pred K. Friend aged 31 of Morgantown West Virginia was fatally injured at a service station when knocked from a ladder while stalling lights. Coroner reports a cerebral hemorrhage from skull fracture as the cause. Walter Minera held the ladder. Friend allegedly touched a 6900 volt line. He is survived by a widow and two children.

Bobtown Greene County Pred K. Priend Morgantown W. Va Raymond C. Adamson Friend Gulf) Oil Company Walter Minera

Airfrance announces long distance flight to Dakar

Paul Codos, renowned French jet flyer, took off from Rio de Janeiro on a 2,7611 mile substratosphere journey to Dakar Senegal. The same aircraft was previously forced back last Friday due to motor trouble during a similar planned flight.

Rio de Janeiro Airfrance Paul Codos Dakar Senegal

Ruling of labor unit favors PMWA over UMW

The Progressive Mine Workers of America won its first victory over the United Mine Workers when the National Labor Relations Board ordered Kelleys Creek Colliery Co to offer reemployment to PMWA local president for Eugene Shifflett. The board found unfair labor practices in his Aug 23 1938 discharge and mandated wage loss payment, noting the CIO affiliate had joined the UMW in contesting the case.

Kelly’s Creek Progressive Mine Workers Cincinnati Progressive Mine Workers of America United Mine Workers National Labor Relations Board Kelley's Creek Colliery Company War W. Va PMWA Eugene Shifflett Shiffiett Philip G. Phillips Shifflett UMW Congress of Industrial Organization American Federation of Labor The United CIO

American Plants in Reich Worry U S Officials

Washington officials fret over hundreds of millions in American capital tied to U S branch factories in Germany built before the Nazi rise. Seized by German authorities, these plants may limit U S control and spark new policy on overseas factories, with firms like General Motors Ford and NCR involved.

Reich Washington Germany Adolf Hitler Britain France General Motors Ford National Cash Register Re Mable United States America Latin America Hitler

Court Upholds State Rights To Control Liquor Traffic

The U S Supreme Court rules states may broadly restrict liquor traffic and supersede federal commerce limits. It upholds Kentucky's ban on transporting liquor by unlicensed common carriers and confirms 21st Amendment power to regulate intoxicants from outside state lines. Justice McReynolds writes the major portion with Justice Reed concurring. Butler absent.

Washington Supreme Court Cowr T Atlanta Huyes McReynolds Kentucky Ziftrin, Inc Indiana Chicago Reed Valvoline Oil Company Interstate Commerce Commission Justice Butler

Kuhn's Wires Read In Court

In New York on November 13, evidence linked Fritz Kuhn to charged telegraphic love messages sent to Mrs. Florence Camp as part of his Bundsführer trial for embezzlement. Adele Jennings and Frederick Viehl testified the wires were billed to Kuhn's Bund newspaper account.

New York Fritz Kuhn Bundsfuehrer Kuhn Herman McCarthy Florence Camp Adele Jennings Frederick Viehl Telegraph Company Peter L. F. Sabbatino

Finland Breaks Off Moscow Talks as Russia Presses

Finland ends negotiations with the Soviet Union after Moscow pressure on Baltic bases and Arctic concessions. The silent Finnish delegation returns home, while Russia seeks a naval base on the Gulf of Finland and territory near Leningrad in exchange for Karelia. Luftwaffe air activity intensifies with raids on France, Britain, and the Shetlands, causing civilian injuries and farm damage.

Associated Press Little Finland Moscow Thelic Russia Baltic Latvia Estonia Lithuania Gulf of Finland Leningrad

Polar Snowship Reaches Boston For Antarctic Voyage

The U S Antarctic expedition ship North Star readies to depart at noon tomorrow on the southern leg. The 27 ton polar snow cruiser must be boarded and lashed on deck amid ongoing work as Admiral Byrd and Dr Thomas Poulter oversee the operation to secure the vehicle for the voyage.

Boston North Star Polar Chicago Richard E. Byrd Thomas Poulter Antarctic

War Briefs From Front Lines and Air Attacks

Moscow silent as Finnish delegation returns home after talks break down. London reports British planes and anti-aircraft guns repelling Nazi air attacks on Shetland and off England. Washington says German ships will clear City of Flint home from Bergen. Paris notes anti-aircraft fire wounds three during French drive. Berlin lists armed British and French ships amid sinkings concerns. The Hague seeks to reassure neutrality amid war tensions.

France British Isles Paris Shetland Islands Scotland Moscow Helsinki London England Washington State Department City of Flint Bergen Berlin Hauge Netherlands

Dam case primed for high court

The Supreme Court may decide if Appalachian Power can build a dam on the New River near Radford Virginia. The Federal Power Commission may ask review of the Fourth Circuit ruling denying an injunction to stop construction. The case centers on navigability of the New River and federal jurisdiction.

Supreme Court Appalachian Power Radford Dam Baltimore Appalachian Power Company Radford Federal Power Commission Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Sisted Poresanion Spd 10 W. Calvin Chesnut District Court For Western Virginia Asheville N. C Elliott Northcott Chesnut John J. Parker Commission Kanawha River West Virginia Kanawha

Welles Defends Neutrality Zone Against Critics

Sumner Welles said in a radio address that the neutrality zone around the Panama conference area would not be enforced by force. He refuted claims that the Panama declaration is bellicose or that a US navy would police the waters, stressing the aim to secure belligerents’ respect for rights defined at Panama.

Washington Sumner Welles NBC Welles Panama Pbbes

Nazis Give Flint Safe Voyage Order

Washington reports the German government told its warships to avoid interfering with the City of Flint on its voyage home. Alexander C. Kirk, American chargé d affaires in Berlin, said the naval command issued the order after learning cargo from the American freighter had landed at Bergen Norway. The State Department said the German move was voluntary and not prompted by U S requests.

Washington Flint United States Alexander C. Kirk Berlin Reich Foreign Office Bergen Norway State Department

Taft claims domestic policy threatens future happiness

Senator Taft of Ohio voices strong criticism of the Roosevelt administration at a Pittsburgh Community forum. He cites rising deficits and debt, swelling federal personnel, and expanded military outlays. He warns of proposed programs and loans under a broader defense power push.

Pittsburgh Robert A. Taft Roosevelt Ohio Congress Taft Army Ben Cohen National Power Policy Committee St. Lawrence Seaway

Davidson Home Restoration Fund Contributions Rise Slowly

The Davidson restoration and reservation fund grows slowly with several donors already giving. Local supporters are urged to contribute, with a few names acknowledged and a note to write checks to the Daily Telegraph office to support the project.

Davidson Home Restoration Fund Lny Davidson Restoration and Reservation Fund Porelean Oords Daily Telegraph

Hold-up at First National Bank nets nearly nineteen thousand

Two men with pistols roped customers and staff at the First National Bank of South Charleston in a daylight heist. A third man guarded entrants while tellers’ cages were cleaned out of about $18,000 to $19,000. Police chase a possible getaway in a 1929 black car with red wheels.

Charleston W. Va First National Bank of South Charleston Mertie Skeen Count Tae Ohio Kentucky Studebaker Packard C. W. Ray State Police Criminal Identification Bureau South Charleston Clarence McGee Kermit Big Here

Germany Post: Enem y Vessels

Berlin reports list British and French passenger ships armed against submarines including Queen Mary Aquitania Mauritania Georgia Empress of Russia De Grasse and others A total of 29 British and 5 French vessels named No official comment but Berlin papers warn armed merchantmen risk submarine attack and Field Marshal Wilhelm Wrinne calls them pirate ships

Berlin Aquitania Mauretania Georgia Ihs Germany New York Harbor Wilhelm Wrine National Zeitune of Essen

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