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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1939

Page

9

Four Logan Miners to Testify Before NLRB Probe

Four coal miners from Logan area I M Tomblin Arnold Smith Beier McCallister and Tom Hager were summoned to Washington to testify December 13 before a congressional committee examining National Labor Relations Board activities. PMWA organizer H L Bowden said PMWA claims to have organized a majority in some Logan coal camps and sought an NLRB election.

Logan PMWA UMWA Washington Congressional Committee National Labor Relations Board H. L. Bowden Progressive Mine Workers of America I. M. Tomblin Arnold Smith Beier McCallister Tom Hager Bowden NLRB Charleston Claude Smith CIO United Mine Workers

St Albans Club And Church Activities In One Week

St Albans business men meet Friday at 7 30 PM in city hall with West Virginia Water Service representatives. Jefferson district Farm Women’s Club gathers Friday afternoon at Mrs J W Carnes’s home. A Christmas party and exchange of gifts planned. St Albans Chapter 79 Order of the Eastern Star hosts a Christmas party Friday evening at the Masonic temple with program and refreshments. Various church circles meet. Bible studies and Survey program held. Glenwood Mother Singers of Charleston to give a Friday concert at High Lawn School, with history of the group and past performances noted. Admission 25 cents adults 10 cents children.

Business Men's Association West Virginia Water Service Company Jefferson District Farm Woman’s Club J. W. Carnes Second Avenue St. Albans Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Glenwood Mother Singers Glenwood School Charleston High Lawn Parent-Teacher Association Glenwood’ Mother Singers Glenwood Parent- Teacher Association Glenwood Choral Club Boyd Stutler New York City James B. Thomas Cincinnati Virginian Theater WCHS R. H. Alvey I. Merrill Smith W. W. Lowe Marie Auer E. F. Koch

Deatherage Sues for Libel Over Star Spangled Fascists

George E Death erage of St Albans former national commander of the Knights of the White Camellia filed a $50,000 libel suit in common pleas court against Curtis Publishing Co Philadelphia. The complaint cites The Star Spangled Fascists article in the May 27 issue of The Saturday Evening Post which allegedly names individuals as enemies of the U S government.

George E. Deatherage St. Albans Knights of the White Camellia Curtis Publishing Co Philadelphia Common Pleas Saturday Evening Post U. S

Piano Recital Tonight at Galperin Auditorium

Beulah O Neal Duffield students present an 8 p m piano recital at the Galperin auditorium. The world’s deepest mine in Brazil now extends over a mile below the surface in gold exploration.

Beulah O'Neal Duffield Galperin Auditorium Brazil

Spider figures in wartime chat and grim forecast

On the Western Front, a tale of wartime bravado is woven through a surreal evening with John O'Donnell and a spider. Journalists from Moscow to Baltimore discuss the war's outcome, predicting Allied victory within months to six years, and foreseeing Bolshevism as the era's major threat after peace.

Russia Marshal Joffre John O'Donnell Spider

Calf Damage Case: Elkview Farmer Not Liable

Henry Vickers of Elkview was found not liable for damages to an auto that struck and killed his calf last spring. A jury in common pleas court cleared him in a suit for 151.07 filed by Ivan Fogarty and General Exchange Insurance, who argued he should have kept the calf off the road. Vickers testified he fenced the animal adequately and noted Fogarty’s car skidded over 100 feet before the collision.

Henry Vickers Elkview Common Pleas Court Vickers Ivan Fogarty Frames General Exchange Insurance Company Fogarty

Boy Scouts Open Annual District Rallies Tonight

Scouts of the Nitro district meet in Nitro High School Gym tonight to open the annual district rallies for southern West Virginia. Charleston rallies follow Friday at Owens-Illinois gym with Capitol district, and Charleston central and Kanawha districts meet at St Matthews gym South Hills. Raleigh county district scouts gather at Woodrow Wilson High School Gym Beckley Friday evening.

Boy Scouts West Virginia Nitro Charleston Capitol District Owens-Illinois Charleston Central Kanawha St Matthews South Hills Raleigh County Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley

Reckless Driving Charge Filed After Incident Involving Fogarty

A report states that after the collision, an individual was knocked about 20 feet and charged Fogarty with reckless driving. The incident details and further legal actions are under review by authorities.

Fogarty

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