Two of seven prisoners captured near Thornburg
Two of seven federal escapees were recaptured in a tourist camp near Thornburg Virginia. Gerald Montague 21 of Kankakee and Walter Smith 22 of Cincinnati identified themselves. They were among ten prisoners who broke from guards July 26. They overpowered guards and fled in a woman's car. The pair later learned the stolen vehicle was found near their cabin in Kankakee.
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Til
Thornburg
Gene la Fontaines
Gerald Montague
Walter Smith
Cincinnati
la Fontaine
Walter Bauer
Cain
Montague
Smith
Atlanta
Government
Lawrencebure
Richmond
Monta~gue
Fountaine
William Bukowski
Momence
France Faces New Campaign at Tientsin and Honan
The Japanese press predicted an anti French campaign at Tientsin and the confiscation of British missions, hospitals, and schools in Honan province. It reported a blockade cutting off meat and fish in the British zone, amid anti British demonstrations in Shanghai and air raids that destroyed two British steamers on the Yangtze near Ichang with casualties.
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Shanghi
Tientsin
Honan
Shanghai
Sie Yangtze River
Ichang
Campaig
The Grafton Sentinel Notice for Tonight’s Theatre Shows
Mrs. Helen V. Nutter of 214 Francis Street is invited to attend tonight’s Strand theatre showing of Claudette Colbert and James Stewart in It’s a Wonderful World or the Dixie theatre screening of Sonja Henie Tyrone Power in Second Fiddle.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Helen V. Nutter
Francis Street
Claudette Colbert
James Stewart
Strand Theatre
Second
Sonja Henie
Tyrone Power
Dixie Theater
Senator Millard Tydings Throws Hat for Democratic Nomination
Maryland Senator Millard Tydings becomes the first to enter the Democratic presidential race challenging the Roosevelt administration as a longtime foe.
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Millard Tydings
Maryland
Roosevelt
Beaverhill Strikes Iceberg Off Newfoundland Coast
The 503-foot Beaverhill, a Canadian Pacific freighter bound from Montreal to London, struck an iceberg early today off Newfoundland. In dense fog, Ausonia and the Montclair stood by while the Beaverhill reported no immediate danger. No passengers aboard. details scarce.
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Boston
Canadian Pacific Steamship Line
Montreal
London
Newfoundland
Coast Guard
Ausonia
Fairmont Man Fined For Bad Check Writing
John N. Sturms Jr of 618 Murray avenue pleaded guilty to passing a worthless ten dollar check drawn on the Novelty company. He was fined $100 plus costs and posted a $240 bond to guarantee payment before Justice A B Knabenshue Saturday night. authorities had sought his arrest after the Fairmont police request.
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John N. Sturms, Jr
Murray Avenue
Justice of the Peace
A. B.knabenshue
Sturms
Fairmont
New Parole and Probation Department Opens in Charleston
CHARLESTON Aug 7 The new state department of parole and probation is staffed for a streamlined system. Director Stanley Dadisman named Andrew C. Black of Sharples J B Bullington of Spencer R M Knott of Shepherdstown Byron T Morris of Kenova H Hunter Murdock of Morgantown and F Wegler of Moundsville as parole and probation officers.
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Charleston
State Department of Parole and Probation
Stanley Dadisman
Andrew C. Black
Sharpies
J. B. Bullington
Spencer
R. M. Knott
Sheperdstown
Byron T. Morris
Kenova
H. Hunter ,Murdock
Morgantown
F. Weigler
Moundsville
New Dealers Hope Public to Aid Them
Washington August 7 A new struggle to win public opinion for or against unfinished items in the Roosevelt program unfolds as Congress nears adjournment. Administration leaders expect public reaction to press the 1940 session to enact most New Deal measures. Republicans predict greater independence in 1941. President Roosevelt departs tonight for Hyde Park to study the final congressional batch and may discuss the situation on his October West Coast trip. Senator Barkley says opposition Senators will gauge constituencies and likely modify views on neutrality and lending programs. Continued on page six.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Hyde Park
Senator Barkley
D.-Ky
Courageous Doctor Tries To Save Trapped Victim
SOMERSET, Pa. Aug. 7 A small-town surgeon risked his life to free William Leach 33 from a crushed arm beneath a 20 ton rock in a highway tunnel. Leach died minutes after rescue as Dr. John D. Spencer cut away the limb amid falling masonry. workers called him a guy with guts while authorities investigated责任.
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Somerset
John D. Spencer
William Leach
Leach
Spencer
Honeymoon for red headed showgirl and jailed lawyer amid police guard
Nyack authorities show little enthusiasm for guests as red headed showgirl Hope Dare, 28, honeymoon with jailed lawyer J. Richard Davis under detective protection. Dare, arrested with Davis in 1938, influenced Davis to reveal racketeering links aiding ex-Tammany leader James Hines’ conviction. Court ordered secrecy. details to Page Six.
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New York
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
Underworld
Hope Dare
Philadelphia
Davis
Martha
Hines
David
Tombs
Miss Dare
Srom Ey
Day
Tammany District
James’j. Hines
Schultz
Boy Loses Four Fingers In Market Machine
Charles Shackelford eighteen son of Mr and Mrs W R Shackelford of Blueville suffered a severe left hand injury when caught in a meat cutting machine at the Sayre market Saturday night. Surgeons at Grattan City hospital amputated four fingers. He was later sent home to Blueville after treatment.
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Sayre
Charles Shackelford
W. R. Shackelford
Blueville
Grafton City Hospital
Young Shackelford
New Deal Defeated in Congress Faces Sharp Setback
Washington reports a bumptious Congress rejected President Roosevelt's lending plan and pushed for direct spending cuts. The session followed 1938 elections that trimmed Democratic majorities, signaling a shift toward reduced government spending and a balanced budget as Roosevelt prepared to address Congress in the annual message.
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William L. Beale, JR
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
House
Riverside Drive School Buildings Are Painted
Work on painting the field house and the new Grafton High School building on Riverside has begun. A foundation aluminum coat is in place in the field house. The adjoining buildings will be painted ivory to harmonize in appearance with a self washing coating for the extensive job.
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Grafton High School
Riverside
First Arrest In Stop Sign Drive Here Campaign
The first arrest in the current campaign by state police to enforce stop sign observance concerns Ronaled Hoover of Buckhannon. He was ordered to appear in Magistrate A B Knabenshue court next Saturday after officers say he ignored a stop sign on U S Route 60 in Blyeville.
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Ronaled Hoover
Buckhannon
Justice Court
A. B. Knabenshue
Hoover
Blyeville
Mill Creek Man Admits Attempted Case Holdup
ELKINS August 7 Police say William Eigar Mc Cauley 23 of near Mill Creek confessed to an attempted holdup of a local restaurant last Wednesday night He was arrested by City patrolman Gerald Koontz as he left a dance hall early Sunday morning Mrs Fern Mouse a waitress at the restaurant identified Mc Cauley as the man who fired a shot at her after demanding money from the cash register
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Elkins
William Eigar McCauley
Mill Creek
McCauley
Gerald Koontz
Fern Mouse
Son of Logan Physician Drowns On Fishing Trip
Seven year old R. M. Parker son of Logan physician drowned in the Guyandotte river during a fishing trip near Verner Logan county assessor W. C. Turley and others watched as he slipped from a rock into shoal water on a sand bar. The body was recovered after a 15 minute search.
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Logan
R. M
Skippy” Parker
Guyandotte River
R. M. Parker
Logan County
W. C. Turley
Verner
Turley
German Military Operations Watched as New Peace Fears Rise
London observers track German and Italian drills as Britain mobilizes land sea and air forces for two months of peace time maneuvers. Attention centers on German moves in Pomerania Silesia and Moravia near Poland, with Italian actions near Piedmont Lombardy. Eastern Europe sees vast mobilization warnings as Yugoslavia Bulgaria Romania Hungary Greece and Turkey prepare. The Times notes Britain would aid Poland if its independence is threatened.
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Great Britain
Pomerania
Silesia
Moravai
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Pedmont
Lombardy
Europe
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Greece
Turkey
Edward Sigly-Rydz
Krakow
Times
Britain
Sigrid Gurie Weds Society Physician Dr Lawrence C Spangard
Brooklyn born actress Sigrid Gurie 28, known for Marco Polo and Algiers, married Dr Lawrence C Spangard 42, a prominent Hollywood physician, in a socially notable ceremony.
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Sigrid Gurie
Hollywood
Sigrid’ Gurie
Claudette, Colbert
Ie Dunne
Miss Gurie
Algiers
Lawrence C. Spangard
WPA Orders Dismissals From 18 Months Service
State WPA officials were instructed to remove from relief rolls all workers with 18 months continuous service, with war veterans exempt. The action follows a relief act passed by Congress and ordered by Work Projects Commissioner Col. Harrington to take effect by August 31. Discharged workers face a 30-day hiatus before potential rehire and must be recertified as needy.
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Washington
WPA
Congress
Col
F. C. Harrington
Work Projects
Auto Workers Vote Walkout Amid GM Back-to-Work March
In Detroit on August 7 a walkout threat loomed as a back-to-work march pressed in General Motors plants. CIO UAW Local 190 authorized leaders to call a strike at Packard Motor Car if sanctioned by its international board, though certainty of action remained doubtful. Curt Murdock, local president, said the vote aimed to avert a second double cross in the election determining union representation between UAW CIO and AFL. The NLRB set tentatively August 17 for the election. Packard’s C B Weiss noted no grievances were reported and management would meet either union but not grant exclusive rights yet.
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General Motors
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Packard Motor Car Company
International Executive Board
Curt Murdock
Murdock
UAW Cio
AFL United Automoble Workers
National Labor Relations Board
C. B. Weiss
Packard
Uaw-Cio
Johnson Leads In Kentucky Primary Vote Contest
Lieut Gov Keen Johnson, a Richmond publisher, holds a lead in Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial ballots as counting resumes after a Sunday recess. Unofficial returns from 1,173 of 4,307 precincts show Johnson 85,862 to Brown 73,928, with CIO campaign ties noted. Republican side sees Judge Swope ahead of Cooper 22,909 to 14,801 from 820 precincts. Johnson backed by AFL allies continues to campaign against CIO.
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Louisville
Keen Johnson
King Swope
Kentucky
Johnson
Richmond
John Young Brown
Lexington
U. S
Swope
A. B. Chandler
John Bhier‘Cooper
Somerset
Brown
John Sherman
Cooper
Courier-Journal
Two Brothers Set Endurance Flight Record in Springfield
Hunter and Humphrey Mi completed a four day light plane endurance flight in a Taylorcraft monoplane over Springfield Illinois. They landed at the municipal port after 343 hours hours of continuous flight, setting a noted record for endurance.
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Springfield
Hunter
Humphrey Mi
Neely To Give Speech At State CIO Meeting
Huntington report notes Neely and colleagues set to address the State Industrial Union Council at the August convention. The event lists John R. Steelman and others as scheduled speakers amid preparations for the congress of industrial unions. Weather disruptions forced a flight to divert, landing safely despite a storm.
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Neely
Huntington
Hunter
Doroty
M. M. Neely
Thy
John Brophy
Activit
Humphrey
Congress of Industrial
State Industrial Union Council
John R. Steelman
U.S
Long Beach
Calif
Clyde Leh
Thomas
Harley Lange
Alderson Plans To Pare WPA Rolls In West Virginia
WPA Administrator J N Alderson said he received notice to resume furloughs of workers on WPA rolls 18 months or more. He awaits a report from H B Colebantk on how many in West Virginia will be affected. Furloughs must be completed by September 1 to fill vacancies with other eligibles.
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Charleston
WPA
J. N. Alderson
F. C. Harrington
Washington
West Virginia
Bartlett Earns High CMTC Camp Honor at Fort Harrison
Frederick Bartlett of Grafton attended the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana in July and was recommended for a commission in the Officers Reserve corps He earned a special merit diploma as an outstanding soldier issued by Camp Commander Col L A Kunzig He is one of five boys in the camp to receive the honor son of Ollie and Mrs Bartlett of Dewey Avenue
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Frederick Bartlett
Grafton
Citizens” Military
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Young Bartlett
L. A. Kunzig
Ollie Bartlett
Dewey Avenue
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the Sentinel
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John L. Lewis
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