Chamberlain hints fleet may sail East if needed
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain warned Parliament Britain might send its fleet to the Far East in certain circumstances. He stressed this was a warning not a threat as Europe’s crisis darkens, with Japan aligning closer to Rome Berlin axis. Parliament adjourned for two months. reassembly set for October 3 unless emergency.
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Chamberlain
Japan
Great Britain
Far East
Italy
House of Lords
House of Commons
Britain
Europe
Labor chiefs file protest over Green Mountain dam clashes
Federal and state probes follow a July 12 strike at the Reclamation bureau project near Kremmling Colorado. Seven men were wounded as violence erupted after union pickets clashed with “back to work” forces. U S Attorney Thomas J Morrissey said the Justice Department seeks full information on the strike as National Guardsmen extended the occupation to the town.
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Green Mountain
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Harold H. Richardson
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Kremmling
Colo
Blue River
U. S
Thomas J. Morrissey
United States
Denver
Department of Justice
American Federations of Labor
Reclamation Bureau Project
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Linn Norman to theatre
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Linn Norman of 219 Lincoln Street to tonight's presentation of A Woman Is The Judge starring Ida Inescort at the Strand Theatre, or Tim McCoy in Trigger Fingers at the Dixie Theatre, with identification may be required.
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Grafton Sentinel
Linn Norman
Lincoln Street
Ida Inescort
Strand Theatre
Tim McCoy
Trigger Fingers
Dixie Theatre
Harold Waller
Love Avenue
Lucille Ball
Patricknes
Donald Woods
House Theatre
Tragedy of Europe Ends With Family Jump Suicide
A Czech family linked to wealth lost during Nazi absorption leapt from the 13th floor of the Congress hotel on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Mrs. Della Frank of New York City, later identified as Mrs. Karl Langer, 43, and her two sons Karl Tommy, 6, and Ja Michael, 4, died on the sidewalk. The husband, a former Prague textile manufacturer, was found in their basement apartment. Police sought motive as witnesses offered conflicting accounts.
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Congress Hotel
Michigan Avenue
William Genoude
Della Frank
New York City
Karl Langer
Karl Tommy
Michael
Satner
Prague
Czechoslovakia
GMC Walkout Truce Signed Amid Labor Standstill
Detroit August 4. Terms to end a month long walkout by General Motors skilled workers were agreed upon pending ratification by the union officials and strikers. If approved, production of 1940 autos delayed by the strike could resume soon. James F. Dewey, federal labor conciliator, announced the agreement reached after talks with GM officials and the CIO UAW. The international UAW-CIO board will vote at 1 p.m. EST, then the strikers at 12 plants tomorrow. Formal signing could occur by tomorrow night if union approves.
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General Motors
James F. Dewey
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Dewey
International Executive Board
Uaw-Cio
Business On Threshold Of Advance, Hanes Says
Acting Secretary of the Treasury John W. Hanes told reporters that business is on the threshold of a big advance. He cited three factors for the forecast: growing forward orders at factories, low inventories ready to fill, and the general state of business, noting conditions improved over the past 30 to 60 days.
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Washington
John W. Hanes
DPA Plans Feeding Program for Miners' Children at Wendel
Director Frea Lewin of Taylor county Department of Public Assistance said daily meals will be provided to children of families affected by the Maryland Coal Company operations suspension in Wendel. Surplus garden vegetables and commodities will be supplied by the Works Projects Administration and the DPA as volunteers help support the effort at the Wendel school building.
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Maryland Coal Company
Taylor County Department of Public Assistance
Frea Lewin
Works Projects Administration
DPA
Lewin
100 Men’s Suits Stolen From Charleston Store
Approximately 100 men’s suits valued at several thousand dollars were stolen from a downtown department store in Charleston. Thieves reportedly lowered themselves through a skylight. private detective I A Cohen reported the loss and suspects.
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Charleston
Gene Department
Schwabe
May
I. A. Cohen
Refuses help to save life in Hanford shooting
In Hanford California 58 year old grocer L H Cardwell refuses physicians permission to operate after a self inflicted or safety related bullet wound. Attorney General Earl Warren advised against surgery without consent as doctors fear peritonitis if the bullet pierced the stomach and Cardwell may not survive. District Attorney Roger Walch labeled the wound personal safety related and Cardwell warned he would act again if he survives.
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Law of
California
L. H. Cardwell
Cardwell
Earl Warren
Attorney General Plans Court Attack On Crime
Washington Aug. 4. Attorney General Murphy outlines a nationwide drive on crime with federal forces in New York Chicago New Orleans and Boston to target income tax evaders gangsters and their helpers. He says the effort aims to reach corruption in politics and will be energized without spectacle.
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Murphy
New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Boston
Uncle Sam
Free City of Danzig Opens Pontoon Bridge Link
Danzig authorities announced a pontoon bridge completed and ready for installation over the Vitula river, linking the free city with German East Prussia. The move follows threats by Danzig Nazi leaders amid tensions after the Poland Danzig dispute known as the herring and margarine war. The bridge is on free state territory, connecting Kite-emark and Rotebude, and awaits anchoring at the Danzig dock.
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Prussia
Reich
Free State
Danzig Dock
West Fork River Survey Authorized by Bill Proposal
A preliminary survey of the West Fork river and its tributaries in West Virginia is authorized in a bill sent to the president by congress. The study aims to determine the advisability of a multiple-use reservoir system in the basin as an alternative to the proposed Wat Fork Reservoir. The authorization replaces a broader waterway improvements bill shelved by the senate commerce committee.
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West Fork River
West Virginia
Congress
Wat Fork
Senate Commerce Committee
Holt Blocks State Postmasters Selections
Two West Virginia postmaster nominees John Kenna Kerwood of Ripley and Charles B. McCray of Webster Springs faced renewed Senate committee action after Senator Holt opposed their confirmation. Holt had postponed a trip to Norway and arrived to halt the panel’s earlier move, prompting fresh committee referrals before a floor vote.
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West Virginia
Senate
Holt
D.-W.va
Norway
John Kenna Kerwood
Ripley
Charles B. McCray
Webster Springs
Post Office
New York
Oslo
Gas Blast Hurts Scores Near St Pauls Cathedral
Scores of people were injured when a gas explosion ripped a building roof near St Pauls and shattered several church windows. Police reported a gas leak traced to an adjacent excavation, with injuries mostly from flying glass and minor bruises.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Quarrel Over Other Women Ends In Murder
In Cincinnati on August 4 a quarrel over other women left a 23 year old mother dead and her husband charged with murder. Deputies Holtke and Nolting said the Mobile worker said he joined his wife at a party and she accused him of associating with other women. He claimed he returned home in a rage and killed her after finding her on the porch with another man, arms around his neck. The case centers on a heated dispute sparked by alleged infidelity.
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Cincinnati
William Holtke
Edward Nolting
Brigman
Dewey Lake Held Over To September Grand Jury
Dewey Lake, 41, of Webster, unable to post a $500 bond, is held after waiving preliminary hearing on a felonious assault warrant. He was committed to Taylor county jail to await the September grand jury after being arrested by state police for a pen knife slashing of his wife Ida Lake, 37, a WPA worker and mother of six.
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A. B. Knabenshue
Dewey Lake
Webster
Taylor County
Lake
Ida
WPA
Justice Department to Enforce New Hatch Law
The Justice Department will enforce the newly enacted Hatch Act restricting political activities by federal employees. Attorney General Murphy said the department is preparing a manual to aid interpretation of the law as President Roosevelt noted possible questions about what activities are forbidden for government workers.
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Justice Department
New Hatch
Washington
Murphy
Roosevelt
Federal probes hunt SOS hoax perpetrator
Federal radio officials pursued a search today for the person who sparked a day long coast guard and private vessel hunt for a phantom burning ship. Investigators sift clues suggesting distress messages may have emanated from a land radio station in the Tampa area. Participants face up to a $10,000 fine and three years in prison.
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Miami
Fia
Coast Guards
Arthur
Fish
Federal Communications Commission
Mes
Farm fund restored to last bill amid Senate push
A 119 million dollar farm fund was reinstated by a Senate subcommittee into the deficiency bill and backed by President Roosevelt. The move aims to avert harm to the farm loan program as Congress races to adjourn Saturday night. Senator Barleyton indicated adjournment pressures remain.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Wallace
Commodity Credit Corporation
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Shis
Ates
Ae Federal Jaim
Senate Appropriations Committee
Barxiey
Five Girls Suffer Burns in Spokane Pageant Finale
In Spokane on August 4 five young dancers aged 13 to 15 were badly burned when sparklers on gauze costumes flare during the fiftieth anniversary celebration of Washington statehood. Names include Addie Felmer Geraldine Smith Patricia Ellis Sally Lace Virginia Weibel. They were among 121 dancers and expected to recover.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Heavy Fire Devastates Chicago Malt Kiln Complex
A five story brick malt kiln on the northwest side suffered heavy damage in a spectacular blaze, estimated at 100000 dollars, with flames feeding on malt and dust. The Hale s and Hunter company feeds firm owned the kiln. A 150 foot wooden conveyor chute to a nearby grain elevator burned, threatening 500000 dollars worth of grain, but firefighters spared the elevator from ignition.
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Chicago
Northwest Side
Reals
Michael J. Corrigan
Hales and Hunter Company
lTthrlae
Kentucky Has Close Battle In Democratic Primary
Kentucky's Democratic and Republican primaries preview a tense contest after the Hatch law restricts federal employee participation. Charles D. Arnett seeks protection from Attorney General Frank Murphy, alleging harassment by the WPA. Four GOP candidates compete as observers note a tight Democratic race centered on John Young Brown.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Charles D. Arnett
Frank Murphy
John Young Brown
Four Draw Prison Terms In Judge Baker's Court
ELKINS August 4 four men who transported large quantities of auto upholstering material from a Martinsburg plant to New York were sentenced yesterday by Federal Judge William Baker for conspiracy to violate the strong goods act. Harry W. Sencindiver Martinsburg Louis Andrews Hagerstown Md Albert Scherr Bayonne N J received two year terms Vincent Hart Hagerstown got 18 months Sencindiver pleaded guilty and the others were convicted.
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Martinsburg
New York
William B. Paker
Harry W. Sencindiver
Louis
Andrews O
New Pension Union of West Virginia Chartered
Nine incorporators formed the United Pension Union of West Virginia Inc to seek $60 monthly payments for those aged 60 and older. The nonprofit corporation was chartered yesterday by the secretary of state, consolidating two prior West Virginia old age pension associations.
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Charleston
United Pension Union of West Virginia, Inc
Grafton City Runs Red in Budget Plan
Grafton faces a rise of about $1,000 monthly in expenditures over the past year with debts of $25,589.92 excluding contracts and bonds. The council projects total spending of $87,345.92, receipts at $66,076, and a $20,389.02 gap to be covered by tax levies, with parking meters and other revenues forecast. A five percent payroll cut reduces salaries. new fire equipment is eliminated.
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Grafton
J. B. Bradford
P. F. Gillispie
Governor Cornwell Publishes Memoir A Mountain Trail
West Virginia wartime governor John J. Cornwell at 72 has published A Mountain Trail recounting a life as teacher editor lawyer governor and railroad general counsel. The memoir highlights never before published events and intimate portraits of figures such as William Howard Taft and Newton D. This description notes the author’s hope others will enjoy the stories.
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John J. Cornwell
West Virginia
Thetimore and Ohio Railroad
Willam Howard Taft
Newton D
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