Electors to cast votes for Roosevelt in 1944
Washington dispatch notes Roosevelt will win 432 electoral votes to 99 for Dewey. Electors meet December 18, Congress counts January 6, while AP tallies show Roosevelt leading 25,610,46 to 22,018,177 with others at 326,360. The piece discusses electoral college quirks and calls for reform.
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Charleston Gazette
Roosevelt
Dewey
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Congress
Rlonges
Associated Press
Popus
Dairymen Short Course Set at West Virginia University
West Virginia University will host the fourth annual dairy farmers short course from December 16 to 12. Agriculturalists from Pennsylvania Michigan Wisconsin and Maryland will join speakers including John R Haswell J C Napcotte C F Fluffman Vern FP Melhuizh and Mal Mo Miller. Dr H C Henderson head of the dairy husbandry department announced the program theme efficiency rays and coverage of the 1935 national Be point dairy program.
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University Morgantown
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Maryland
Dairy Farmers
West Virginia University Dlan
H. C. Henderson
Henderson
University
Efficiency Raya
John R. Haswell
J. C. Napcotte
Pennsylvania State College
C. F. Fluffman
Michigan State College
Vern
Melhuizh
Soldier’s Widow Receives Purple Heart Acknowledgment
Mrs. Nettie C. Najar of 20715 Washington St W receives the Purple Heart posthumously awarded to her husband Pvt. Fred J. Najar who was killed in action August 1 with the infantry in France. Retired contractor James Thomas Eddins, 65, dies in Athens after a long illness. he moved from Welch two weeks ago and led Welch Lions Club as former president. British historian Philip Guedalla, 55, dies in London hospital. noted for Mr Churchill A Portrait published in 1941.
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Nettie C. Najar
Washington St. W
Pvt
Fred J. Najar
France
Athens
James Thomas Eddins
Eddins
Welch
Welch Lions Chub
Guedalla
London
Des
Philip Guedalla
Mr. Churchill
Linkous
Safety Measures Urged at Five West Virginia Mines
Inspectors urged safety upgrades at five West Virginia mines. Olga No. 1 at Coalwood faced ventilation and haulage safety recommendations. No. 3 at Dartmont's Orlando Coal Co. endorsed split ventilation and continuous fan operation. Amiga mine at Amino advised haulage improvements. South Side mine Caperton urged blasting safety and better man-trips. West Virginia Coal and Coke Co Omar faced surface hazard elimination and ventilation improvements.
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Washington
West Virginia
Bureau of Mines
John Zelkeskey
Olga No
Carter Coal Co
Coalwood
McDonnell County
Zeleskey
Aboyee
H. E. Sanford
Amiga
Amiga Coal Co
Amino
Raleigh
South Side Co
Lloyd
C.F. Linkous
West
Virginis Con and Coke Co
Omar
Lagan Couners
Crop Insurance Bill Sent To White House For Signature
The Senate completed action on a broader federal crop insurance program covering wheat cotton and flax with added crops later. Payments up to 75 percent of value would be made for losses from hazards like bad weather insects and plant diseases, based on average yields. Coffee grounds noted as a garden fertilizer.
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FDR
Wasiington
Senate
White House
Auto Theft Reported in City Area
Orville Haynes of 1320 Wr ington Street reported to city police yesterday that his 1937 Chevrolet coach bearing license 111-525 was stolen at Waals Motor and Florida Street. Also listed are theft reports from Sunny Quick of 102 Hunt Avenue and Edward Duggese of 1632 Seventh Avenue plus Joseph Huld of 71 Park Avenue concerning sled thefts.
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Orville Haynes
Wrington St. W
Hie
Waals Fnator
Florida Ste
Sunny Quick
Hunt Av
Edward Duggese
Joseph Huld
Park Ay
Montgomery Ward Seeks Injunction In Detroit Stores
Detroit December 16 Montgomery Ward & Co faced picket lines at four Detroit area stores and sought a second injunction against violence and interference with nonstriking workers. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge John V Brennan deferred action to study the petition. Earlier Oakland County Judge Frank L Doty issued no temporary restraining order against CIO strikers from the United Retail Wholesale and Department Store Employes Union following disturbances that injured three Ward employees. A AFL labor dispute potential friction between CIO strikers and AFL members was noted.
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Detroit
Montgomery Ward & Co
Iis
Wayne
John V. Brennan
Oakland County
Frank L. Doty
United Retail, Wholesale & Department Store
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Royal Oak
CIO
American Federation’of Labor Unions
Frank 2. Martel
Wayne County
AFL
AFL claim of high unionization at Royal Oak Ward store
Martel, president of the Detroit and Wayne county Federation of Labor, said AFL members at Ward stores were not on strike and had no quarrel with Montg Ward. He claimed the AFL held about 85 percent of the Royal Oak store employees as members and that workers at a Wayne county store asked for AFL membership.
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AFL
Royal Oak
Wayne County
Martel
Detroit
Wayne County Federation of Labor
Ward
Montg.Ward
Detroit area stores hit by strike over back pay and union dues
CIO union leaders report 1 500 of 2 200 Detroit area department store workers joined the strike that began a week ago. The action aims to force management to comply with War Labor Board directives on back pay union membership dues check off and grievance arbitration.
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CIO
Detroit Area
Labor Board
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Silver
F. W. Woolworth Co
Montgomery Ward
Thmansie
Coffman Optical Company
Perioh
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Mather
Santa
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Silex
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