U S Grand Jury to Get Foreign Agent Data
Attorney General Murphy announced the Justice Department will present its inquiry into foreign agents to a District of Columbia grand jury within weeks. He said a special grand jury would open early next year to probe suspected violations of income tax, passport, and registration laws, focusing on the top organizers.
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Washington
Murphy
Justice Department
District of Columbia
State Department
Girl Scouts Plan Tea At Governor's Mansion
Kanawha county council of Girl Scouts will entertain at 4 p m today with a tea at the governor s mansion. Girl Scouts from Troop No 3 of Kanawha Presbyterian church and Brownies from Troops No 61 and 64 will sing Christmas carols during a brief program before tea. Mrs J R Thomas and Mrs C C Dickinson sr will pour. Mrs William Blue is general chairman in charge of arrangements assisted by Mesdames Frank Drumheller Walter Coopey Edward W Rugeley Ben Brown and W E Miller.
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Kanawha County Council of Girl Scouts
Kanawha Presbyterian Church
J. R. Thomas
C. C. Dickinson
William Blue
Frank Drumheller
Walter Coopey
Edward W. Rugeley
Ben Brown
W. E. Miller
Gas Foreman Jacob Yoho Dies at 49
Clarksburg reports Jacob Yoho field foreman for Carnegie Gas company dies at age 49. A native of New Martinsville, Yoho served twenty years with the firm and passed away after illness.
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Carnegie Gas
Clarksburg
Jacob Yoho
Carnegie Gas Company
Yoho
New Martinsville
Britain Urged Support for League Sanctions on Russia
London reports that the British government plans to back League of Nations sanctions against Soviet Russia if proposed. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and ministers reportedly favor punitive measures short of war, to be considered at Geneva. France is expected to join Britain in decisions at the League council and assembly over Finland's appeal for collective action to halt the Soviet invasion.
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London
League of Nations
Russia
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Geneva
France
Finland
Woman Awarded 10000 Judgment in Railroad Crossing Case
Mrs. Nettie Smith of Watts street, 40, who lost both legs when struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio switch engine Dec 31, 1938, at the Watts street crossing, was awarded 10000 by a district federal court jury. Railroad counsel to file motion to set aside verdict.
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Nettie Smith
Watts Street
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
C. and O
W. B. Fray
William Elmer Lacy
Morris Street
Tax Delinquents Receive Warning From State Auditor
Kanawha county assessor J. H. Abbot announced that delinquent tax statements from the state auditor regarding property sold to the state in 1937 and 1938 are on file by district. Former owners may request copies by writing or calling. Redeemption for 1937 property ends December 31. pay due amounts before January 1, 1940.
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J. H. Abbot
Kanawha
Abbot
Blockade of Finland Declared by Soviet Russia
Denmark reports from Moscow that Soviet Russia has declared a blockade of all Finnish coasts except the Aaland islands if not used for war purposes. The blockade takes effect tomorrow at noon local time.
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Copenhagen
INS
Russia
Aaland Islands
Moscow
Legation
Dunbar Region Suffers Two Hour Night Time Blackout
Dunbar and the Tyler mountain area experienced a nearly two hour blackout last night after a wind toppled a power pole. Appalachian Electric Power Co. said the pole appeared rotted. Lights were out from 5:45 to about 7:30 p.m. Denmark boosts its shipments to the United States.
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Dunbar
Tyler Mountain
Appalachian Electric Powers Company
Tennerton Miner killed in Buckhannon crash
Upshur county records a second traffic death in five days as Clifford Holden a 30 year old Tennerton miner died when his car left the road and plunged over a small embankment after curving toward a truck authorities said Holden appeared to swerve and lose control with state police confirming the incident.
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Buckhannon
Upshur
Clifford Holden
Tennerton
State Police Corp
Troy ‘Alkire
Holden
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