Italian statesman Count Carlo Sforza in exile to Washington
The article recalls Count Carlo Sforza an Italian statesman who escaped Mussolini's regime and became a leader against Nazism. It notes his arrival in Washington in 1940 with his family, his aid from British channels, frequent visits to the Interior Department, and his diplomatic career since 1898 with postings in London, China, Belgium, and Turkey.
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Mussolini
Italy
Washington
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Europe
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Victor Emmanuel
Order of d'Annunziata
London
China
Belgium
Turkey
Columbia
University of Virginia
University of California
Count Sforza’s enduring republic love guides Italy’s path
Harold L. Icken portrays Count Carlo Sforza as a steadfast republican advocate who helped shape Italy’s postwar fate. The piece details his anti monarchist stance, wartime efforts to promote an Italian republic, and his role as foreign minister at age 75, aligning with American ideals of liberty and peace.
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Italy
Mussolini
Savoy
Emmanuel
Umberto
Count Sforza
Montevideo
Uruguay
Sforza
Washington
Lord Halifax
Churchill
Roosevelt
Storza
Rome
London
New Republic
Luigi Einaudi
County Sforza
Diplomacy Post Blocked by Law Firm Conflict
The piece notes a diplomatic posting blocked because the law firm represents the U.S. government. Senator J Howard McGrath backs a bill to exempt Acheson from the conflict. Senator Revercomb, displeased with McGrath over displaced persons issues, has taken a stand.
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United States
J. Howard McGrath
Acheson
Revercomb
McGrath
New Books at Kanawha County Public Library
Kanawha County Public Library received twenty six new books last week announced by librarian Charles E. Butler. Fiction titles include The Song in the Green Thorn Tree and The Flames of Time. non fiction features Industrial Health Engineering and Readings in Russian History among others.
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Kanawha County
Clarence Laughlin
Page Marstin
Thomas’Mann
Charles Neider
Francis Neilson
Sir Bernard Pares
Cairngorms
William Pouceher
Mighty Five
Victor Seroff
Christian Sibius
Bondage
Abbot Smith
Harlan Stetson
Paul Valery
Warren Walsh
United States
South America
Arthur Whitaker
Bellini
Edgar Wind
Moundsville Considers $70,000 Municipal Building Bond
Residents of Moundsville will vote tomorrow on a $70,000 municipal building proposal to bond the city for a new building housing all municipal services except the fire department. The firemen would remain in the present city structure.
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Moundsville
Panhandle
We Disaffiliate: Labor Unrest and Graft Accusations Rise
Commentary on disaffiliation within the AFL and graft charges amid labor strife. The piece links Wagner Act politics and Roosevelt-era labor front concepts to evolving union employer relations in New York. It notes factions opposing isolationist views and hints at withheld bills in a judiciary subcommittee.
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John L. Lewis
Labor Front
New York
the Gazette
South Charleston Lions plan dinner meeting and board election
The South Charleston Lions Club will hold a dinner meeting at 0 45 PM at Bluebird Lunch to elect board of directors from nominees J Mariones H W Bowett RL Brydn CL Pounally 5 T Dud ding N Frame H Gorby W W Kramer T L Leishman J W Londeree Paul M Moore Roy F Pribble W E Snodgrass B S Mock and George Zimmer man The board will pick officers for installation at a July 13 ladies night program.
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Snodgrass
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J. R. Locke
J. Keith Chilton
J. W. Patton
W. C. Tebay
Spanish War Veterans Encampment Heads to Fairmont
United Spanish War Veterans meet in Fairmont for the first time in 11 years. The three day session opens Thursday with auxiliary, a memorial service by Dr John W Holister, a past commanders and presidents Breakfast Friday, officer elections, a reunion dinner for the first and second West Virginia volunteer regiments, and a Saturday banquet with speakers Charles R Barefoot of Toledo and Pansy De Nencio of Kentucky.
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United Spanish War Veterans
John W. Holister
West Virginia
Charles R. Barefoot
Toledo
Pansy de Nencio
Kentucky
Police raid mixup corrected for Hansford Street scene
The Gazette corrects an earlier error: the police raid occurred at 1306 block of Hansford Street, not 1340 as previously reported. The raid happened early Sunday in an alternate building within the same block.
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Mocumgs
the Gazette
Hansford St
Marshall Grants 289 Degrees in Largest Class
Marshall college celebrated its largest graduating class with 289 seniors receiving diplomas at commencement. Dr. Howard L. Bevis of Ohio State University delivered the commencement address, while Dr. Oscar F. Blackwelder spoke at the baccalaureate service asserting that true greatness combines usefulness courage and virtue.
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Marshall College
Howard L. Bevis
Ohio State University
Marshall
Stewart H. Smith
Oscar F. Blackwelder
Washington, D.C
Slate Fall Claims Miner at Fairmont Mine
Harry Hayhurst, 53, of Rivesville, a machinist at Christopher No. 3 mine, was killed by a slate fall at the mine, mortuary attendants reported today.
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Harry Hayhurst
Rivesville
Christopher No. 3
House ERP cuts and spending deadline shift analyzed
The House trimmed a proposed Europe aid from 5.3 to 4.9 billion then reduced a 5.2 billion total to 5.055 billion. It also ordered the 555 million within 15 months rather than 12, altering annual spend projections and implying a 1.256 billion decrease in yearly ERP spending.
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Europe
Huse
On The Line Concludes In Old-Fashioned Finale
A vivid description recalls an old-time act where the low man braces first and the top man kneels, followed by drums in the pit and a dramatic roll of cymbals signaling the finale. The memory centers on a corny, crowd-pleasing finale from vaudeville-style stagecraft.
One Handed Acrobat Dazzles Vaudeville Crowd
In a dressing room mockup before a vaudeville return the act called the G 7 acrobats is overheard. A scout reports a new performer riding a 40 foot monocycle at 75 mph with dangerous stunts including a chimpanzee in each hand and flaming daggers. The straight man is the act’s standout.
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Joe
Congress Approves ERP Spending To Aid Europe
Both chambers authorize 5.3 billion dollars for ERP over a year and begin partial disbursement. The move aims to reassure European allies while political debates continue back home amid Communist tension and calls for peace talks with the United States.
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Russia
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