Newspaper notices and editorial clippings from Grafton paper
The document compiles subscription prices, publishing details, and staff names for the On Sentinel Publishing Co in Grafton, W Va, plus commentary on New Deal defense spending figures and a Wall Street Journal note on aid to Russia. It cites Isaiah 7 14 and critiques defense allocations. It includes remarks on Hopkins in Moscow and stance on aiding Russia versus defending the Western Hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anx
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
Wall Street Journal
Russia
Great Britain
England
China
Hitler
Not So Accurate Moreantarm War Communiques Questioned
Analysis notes that German high command and Moscow dispatches during the early war years showed bias and inaccuracy. It warns readers to distrust official communiques and even Soviet sources, urging reliance on actual events over propagandistic reports from London and Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Germany
High Command
Tooittle
London
Moscow
Clar
Sutor
New Deal publicity attacked over defense effort figures
A Clarksburg Telegram excerpt criticizes Democratic publicity for misrepresenting defense spending. It notes alleged distortions by the New Deal machine and cites David Lawrence's Hayes News as quoting a large, erroneous appropriation figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
New Deal
Democratic Clipshoe
David Lawrence
S . Hayes
Skyscrapers as targets amid wartime fears in New York
Elkins Inter Mountain notes visitors to New York fear aerial bombing, citing London destruction and the city’s tallest structures. It highlights the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet and other 900 plus foot towers, arguing high real estate costs fuel tall-tower growth and that distant bombers reduce risk for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
New York
Empire State Building
London
Chrysler
Wall Street Tower
Manhattan Bank
Cleveland
Chicago
Red Force Continues Across Baltic Front Near Tallinn
Dispatches report German forces tightening grip near Tapa 45 miles southeast of Tallinn as Baltic operations unfold. Separate Ukrainian theater notes claim German engineers and shock troops struck a Soviet troop train, destroying the locomotive and cars before they veered into a ditch and burned.
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Tapa
Tallinn
Gulf of Finland
DNB
Ukraine
Fraudulent Corticelli agent fleeces West Virginia buyers
The Corticelli Silk company offered a $100 reward for a woman calling herself Mrs Culver and aliases who posed as an agent in Grafton and other towns, collecting 10 to 25 dollars for silks and hosiery and disappearing with the money. The piece notes the risk of plausible sellers and the company’s denial of involvement. It also includes a note on flag etiquette from the Taylor County Post and a May 3 1923 WV university concert by a West Virginia University quartet with Solos by Price Helman Schroeder and Barrett and mixed jazz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corticelli Silk Company
Philadelphia
New York
New London
Connecticut
Culver
Dean
Willia
Baker
Bates
Wilson
Hill
Grafton
West Virginia
Corticelli Company
P. T. Barnum
Taylor County
American Legion
West Virginia University
Robert Helman
Edward Barrett
C. Frederick Schroeder
William, Price
Opera House
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Bendeemer
Sylvia
St. Mary's
William Price
Carmen
Lyceum
Moscow raids and Kiev push mark continued wartime drives
German forces press toward Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk as raids hit Moscow goals. Soviet counterattacks near Smolensk repel Red forces amid heavy losses. German and Hungarian units cut rail lines south to the Black Sea, while front reports indicate intensified drive across Ukraine and deepening supply pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
High Command
Kiev
DNB
Smolensk
Red Army
Obexvérs
Dnepropetrovsk
Dnieper River
Ukraine
Blev
Black Sea
Lokal Anzeiger
Red
Anderget
Uncle Sam's Latin America policy under scrutiny
Central Press columnist Charles Fr. Stewart critiques a U S blacklist aimed at pro Axis groups in Latin America. He notes Sumner Welles and President Roosevelt respond to fears of puppet governments, while Nazism and fascist influence are described as the greater threat across Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Peru, and Cuba. The piece links Axis agents to local elites and warns of Quisling schemes amid regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fr. Stewart
Central Press
Uncle Sam
Rio Grande
Washington
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Latin America
United States
D. Worth Clark
Idaho
Roger Babson
Sam
Clark
Welles
Petts
Axis
Sumner
Quisling
Argentina
Uruguay
Chile
Bolivia
Brazil
Presdent Vargas
Peru
Ecuador
Havana
Pomelof
de Tugal
Young Cromwell’s entanglement and a ring reveal affair
In La Madera Tate confronts Ylena about a planned engagement while Francie frets over a ring. Ylena asserts her love, taunts Tate, and drives away in a tense, revealing scene of jealousy and shifting loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flena Varanofe
Ylend
la Madera
Tate
Yiena
Mimueff
Viena
Sway
la Madera Club
Francie
Ylena
Cromwell
Cattle Values Rise as Population Estimated Up Near Billion
The report notes cattle prices exceed last year by over one dollar yet show the smallest gain among major livestock. It also estimates the nation's cattle population value has risen by about a billion dollars compared with a year ago, reflecting overall gains in livestock economics.
Japan wary of Soviet aid and Vladivostok mining move
Officials noted no lease lend aid was needed as Russia could pay for purchases locally. A Tokyo paper questioned U S assistance to the Soviet via the Siberian road and warned that transporting war supplies to Vladivostok could provoke Japan. Officials also voiced disapproval of Russia mining near Vladivostok.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Seared Far Road
Tokyo
Nichi Nices
Pacific
Vladivostok
Japan
Frontier Tensions Highlighted Near Port Arthur
Report notes frequent minor clashes in recent years between Japan and Soviet forces along the frontier, with no clashes since a recent incident near Dalien north of Port Arthur. Armies remain on high alert as Japanese troops heavy artillery and munitions move along the sea. Foreign arrivals at Dairen face blackouts and strict movement controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darren
Port Arthur
Yellow Sea
Dairen
U S Pledges and Aid to Soviet Allies Revealed
Constantine Oumansky, the Russian ambassador, said the pledge involved urgent orders and priority assistance to nations fighting aggression. The approach includes licenses for export of supplies and possible ships to transport them, extending aid to the Soviet Union under the policy of aiding countries in struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Constantine Oumansky
Soviet Union
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