West Virginia payrolls peak in six months of 1939
West Virginia payrolls for the July to December 1939 period rose to 191,973,817 dollars, the highest six months in state history, led by coal output above 11 million tons in January 1940. December payrolls also beat 1938 and 1937 figures, signaling a steady industrial pace into 1940 and a strong coal barometer for steel chemicals and glass sectors.
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West Virginia
Clyde L. Ferguson
Commission
Ferguson
Industr
Glass Conference In Third Week
In Cleveland the window glass manufacturers and CIO flat glass workers resume third week of talks over a new contract. Prolonged sessions show deadlock in both groups covering about 95 percent of the national glass industry. Some idleness persists in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Arkansas after the previous union agreement expired.
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Cleveland
CIO
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Arkansas
John C. Bane
3. F. Alford
War News Censorship and Frontline News Cautions
The Gazette urges readers to distinguish fact from propaganda in war reports and notes that absence of front line news can signal better news. It argues restraint over sensationalism and prefers fewer casualties to massive slaughter as in past conflicts.
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Gazette
Mott to Give $5.2 Million in General Motors Stock
El Paso Feb 3 AP Charles Stewart Mott vice president of General Motors and major stockholder will donate 100000 shares of GM stock valued at about 5.2 million dollars to new charitable purposes. The gift will be disclosed in a Securities Exchange Commission report Tuesday.
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EL Paso
Tex
Charles Stewart Mott
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Generali Motors
Securities Exchange Commission
Illinois petitions seek FDR on Illinois Democratic ballot
Petitions with about 14 000 signatures were filed to place President Roosevelt on the Illinois Democratic advisory primary ballot. State Se cretary Edward J. Hughes and Cook County Democratic leaders indicated the move originated with Chicago organizers. The secretary noted no candidacy certificate is required for an advisory primary. He expected the state certification board to decide on Roosevelt’s inclusion.
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Springfield
Ill
Roosevelt
Edward J. Hughes
Lewis Vogel
Index Department
Hughes
Cook County
Democratic Committee
Vogel
Chicago
Chicago Democratic Organization
Sec
State Certification Board
Dewey Files First In Illinois Primary
Thomas E. Dewey filed as the Republican presidential candidate first in the Illinois primary. His name will top the Republican column on the April 2 ballot. Also filing were governor hopefuls Dwight H. Green Richard Lyons and Wart Searcy and U S Senate candidate C Wayland Brooks.
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Springfield
INS
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Dwight H. Green
Chicago
Richard d. Lyons
Libertyville
Wart B. Searcy
C. Wayland Brooks
U.S
Governor Holt Attacks Lewis Dictatorial Aims
West Virginia Governor Holt denounces John L. Lewis as aiming for the complete submission of President Roosevelt to his demands after Lewis criticized the administration at the UMWA anniversary. Holt says the president’s record of labor service means nothing to Lewis and notes the local UMWA resolutions echo the attack.
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Roosevelt
CIO
John L. Lewis
Gov
Holt
UMWA
West
Lewis
Mr. Roosevelt
Columbus
United States
Open Primary Ordered by Pennsylvania Democrats
The Pennsylvania Democratic state committee voted 87 to 22 to end endorsements and require an open primary to avoid a split over Sen. Joseph F. Guffey. Guffey praised the decision after staying in his hotel room. The convention also endorsed President Roosevelt for a third term with unanimous support.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee
Joseph F. Guffey
Guffey
Sen
Roosevelt
ET Am
Hospital Project Funds Are Sought
Charleston may launch its long deferred municipal hospital project and a sewage disposal plant this year if federal aid becomes available and local revenue bonds can finance about six million dollars. Mayor Dawson says no more general bond issues are planned and the city will coordinate efforts. Labor groups push for the hospital with Col Fortney as PWA consultant. sewage plans lack preliminary detail.
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Charleston
Dawson
Col. Co. P. Fortney
PWA
J. BE. Settle
Badly Beaten Reds Launch Terrific Artillery Barrage
British forces repelled a fresh Nazi air attack on the coast as two to three Heinkel bombers were shot down by fast RAF fighters. The day featured multiple engagements with German raiders defended near coastal shipping lanes.
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London
Nazis Sink 14 Boats in Far Reaching Raids
Berlin reports German raiding planes sank nine merchantmen four British patrol boats and one minesweeper. Three Nazi bombers were lost in raids described by DNB. One bomber was downed near Whitby four miles southwest of a Yorkshire farmhouse after a dogfight with Hawker Hurricanes. two crewmen were killed and two wounded. Another bomber fell off the mouth of the Tyne.
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Berlin
DNB
Yorkshire
Whitby
Tyne
Air Ministry
AFL Demands Walsh Barden Amendments to NLRB
The American Federation of Labor charges the National Labor Relations Board with bias toward the CIO and urges Congress to pass the Walsh Barden bill amending the NLRA. The AFL executive committee says labor, industry, and the public have lost confidence in the board and that prompt passage would benefit the nation.
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Miami
INS
National Labor Relations Board
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Walsh-Barden
National Labor Relations Act
A. F. of L
Romania Draws Closer to Germany Amid Balkan Split
Belgrade dispatch reports Romania leaning away from Anglo French Balkan bloc toward closer ties with Germany and possibly Soviet Russia. Balkan Entente fractures after a three day conference with no united frontier alliance to deter Germany or Russia.
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Belgrade
Rumania
Greece
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Europe
Hungary
Transylvania
Russia
Bessarabia
Bulgaria
Dobruja
Germany
INS
Entente
Romania
Balkan
Grigore Gafencu
Crimes by Women Reach 7.6 Percent of 1939 Arrests
Washington report from the INS notes the FBI records show 7.6 percent of 1939 arrest records involved women, up from 6.8 percent in 1938. J. Edgar Hoover says women commit fewer crimes but tend toward serious violations when they do.
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Washington
INS
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBE
J. Edgar Hoover
Henderson Plans Sheriff Run In Kanawha County
N R Henderson former banker and secretary of the public service commission since 1933 plans to enter the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Kanawha county in the May 14 primary. He has strong county wide backing and little opposition, with party leaders noting broad unity among Democrats on leading candidates.
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Secretary of Public Service Commission
Harry G. Hoffmann
WN. R. Henderson
Public Service Commission
Kanawha County
Henderson
J. H. “Foss” Abbot
Veterans Ask More Benefits From Budget Proposals
Washington reports the house World War Veterans Committee heard leaders of service organizations push expanded pension and benefit programs. National Commander Raymond J. Kelly of the American Legion and Otis N. Brown of the Veterans of Foreign Wars endorsed the chairman John N Rankin D. declaration that the budget must not be balanced at veterans’ expense.
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Washington
UNS
House World War Veterans Committee
Service Organization
Raymond J. Kelly
The
American Legion
Otis N. Brown
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John N. Rankin D
State Oil Output Is Up For Year
West Virginia oil and gas production rose in 1939 as the state department of mines reported 1,676 barrels daily of oil, up from 9313-4 in 1938, while gas production fell from 452,992,297 to 533,350,583 cubic feet daily. Gas wells in Kanawha County began with over 300,000,000 cubic feet. The department issued 718 drilling permits, with 463 wells completed, and 385 gas wells, 63 oil wells, and 108 dry wells recorded. Production data omitted for several wells.
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West Virginia
State Department of Mines
Marie E. Griffith
Department
Oil and Gas Division
Kanawha
Stanley Raps Peace Talk
British War Secretary Oliver Stanley rejected peace negotiations today in Newcastle stating the war must continue to end Germanys power. He warned a truce would not bring lasting peace and victory is needed for a secure honorable outcome.
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Newcastle-On-Tyne
England
Oliver Stanley
Stanley
Britain
J. B
Bloc Will Fight To Restore Funds In Budget Battle
Senator Glass says substantial budget reductions unlikely as Roosevelt spending cuts face a hostile economic climate. The 82-year-old Appropriations Committee chair notes people enjoy spending, especially with others’ money. Meanwhile the Senate farm bloc gathers to push hundreds of millions into the farm bill beyond the House figure of $722,001,084.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Sen
Glass
D.-Va
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Farm Bloc
Senate Farm Group
French Leader Declares Red Army a Herd After Russian Defeats
Lisbon dispatch quotes Edouard Herriot, president of the French Chamber of Deputies, as saying the Russian army is not an army but a herd. He asserts his view grew from visiting Russia and witnessing defeats in Finland, leading him to question its efficiency.
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Lisbon
Paris
Diario Lisbbon
Edouard Herriot
French
Chamber of Deputies
Russia
Finland
New Drive Is Indicated New Drive Is Indicated Thousands of Invaders Are Claimed
Finland reports heavy Soviet air offensive with 78 planes striking Kuopio and multiple cities. Early tallies count 50 dead and 100 wounded in the south as Finnish forces counterattack along Lake Ladoga and the Mannerheim line. The high command says 400 Soviet warplanes took part, with 19 shot down, while Finnish casualties reach dozens.
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Helsinki
Finland
Kuopio
NBS
Coe KI
Lake Ladoga
Mannerheim
Carelian Isthmus
Kuhmo
Arctic
Salla
Red Army
Norse Ship Tempo Sunk by German Bombers
Captain Albert Knudsen of the Norwegian steamer Tempo reports his 629 ton vessel was attacked and sunk by three German planes. Four of the 14 crew are dead, seven survivors reached the northeast coast in a lifeboat after the attack and sinking amidships.
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London
Albert Knudsen
Tempo
Knudsen
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Illinois
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Franci
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Italy
Aldinia
Byares
Heslareteel
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TANCE
Eek
Soviet Alliance
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