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Protection Axis Style in Indo China War Debate
The piece argues Japan’s claimed cooperative defense with Asiatic nations is hollow given its Manchurian conquest and alliance with Germany. It warns against Axis protection as a mirage, urges strong national defense, and calls for indefinite military service for the duration of the emergency.
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Japan
Indo-China
Manchuria
China
Germany
Greece
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Finland
Poland
Axis
Roosevelt
Hamstringing the Army in Limited Service Debate
A Wheeling Intelligencer editorial argues against fixed enlistment limits for the military. It warns that short terms disrupt training and operations from Valley Forge to Bull Run, opposing both six month and eighteen month extensions as misguided. The piece critiques reliance on warnings of militarism and urges maintaining flexible service length.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
Congress
Taft
United States
Emory Upton
United States Army
Valley Forge
Bull Run
Ridiculous reprisal echoes in Bolivian-German tensions
Clarksburg century news notes Bolivia and Germany clashing over alleged plots, portraying Berlin as provoked by Bolivian boldness. The piece argues against harsh reprisals and questions German justice while warning of supposed Wotan influenced subversions.
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Clarksburgent
Bolivia
Berlin
Reich
Hitler
Himmler
President timing Kearny strikes on shipyard dispute
Report from page one notes Bethlehem Steel shipyard walkouts across Brooklyn Staten Island and Kearny tied to a modified union shop. CIO and AFL unions clash over contracts wage scales and picketing while mediation urged a 12 percent blanket raise and changes to vacation and contract terms. The Atlanta cruiser launch was delayed as crews prepared.
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Kearny
East Coast
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Brooklyn
Staten Island
CTO
Teamsters
AFL Teamsters
Bethlehem
Brooklyn Yards
CIO
Mediation Board
AFL Teamsters Union
AFL
Atlanta
Taylor County traffic officer urges motorist license proof
John L. Proctor, appointed traffic officer by the Taylor county court on May 7 1923, urges motorists to carry a copy of state read laws. He warns that driving without a license is worse than lacking lights and says fines can be saved by reference to the book. He plans to tighten enforcement and reduce highway accidents.
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John L. Proctor
Taylor County Court
Taylor County
American Legion
France
Legion
Grafton
William Morgan, Jr
Merchants and Mechanics Bank
Arthur G. Yates
First National Bank
Lee E. Bennett
West Main Street
H. C. Compton, Jr
Taylor County Post
William A. Dabney
William P. Dabney
Joseph Ellington
Arthur Holmes
Charles McDonald
Clarance Morehead
L. H. Revels
Floyd Stokes
L. J. Twitty
Thomas Tyson
Warren Methodist Episcopal Church
Colored Baptist Church
High Street
South Grafton
H. Clay Jackson
Stephen Donald
Morgan Minor
J. H. Watson
Thayer Street
West Grafton
Spen
Warren
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
H. Morrison
Senate chairmen shape foreign policy and tax plans
Central Press columnist notes Senate foreign affairs chairmanships carry power in shaping tax laws and defense debt policy. He traces transitions from Key Pittman to Walter George to Tom Connolly, and discusses Navy and Military Affairs chairs Walsh and Reynolds as administrative headaches.
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Uty
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Senate
Finance Committee
Army
Navy
Uncle Sam
Jand Faftoat
House of Congress
Key Pittman
Foreign Affairs Committee
Walter F. George
Pat Harrison
George
Pat
Harrison
Georg
Tom Connolly
Robert F. Wagner
Bob
Banking and Currency
Fury
David I. Walsh
Robert R. Reynolds
Dave Walsh
Bob Reynolds
Morus Sheppard
White House
Walter George
O. K
Tom
Strikes Delay Saturday Launch in New York and Galveston
Two AFL labor actions stalled plans as New York City electricians and Galveston boilermakers, both out since July, faced mediation. Electricians accuse Consolidated Edison of violating a union-only hire pact while Galveston workers press for a close shop contract. The mediation board sent telegraphs urging resume of work as hearings loom.
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AFL
New York City
Todd Galveston Dry Docks, Inc
Galveston
Texas
Mediation Board
Conciliation Group
Ion
Consolidated Edison Company
CIO
Viena's Remodelled Return to Cromwell Real Estate
Viena Varanoff navigates a delaying, demands a new property hunt in La Madera. She pressures Percy O’Neil through a day of showings, snagging a $3,600 to $4,200 budget while eyeing a Main and Alvarado corner shop. The ads point to Cromwell and Cromwell as the firm behind the deal.
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Viena
Brodie
Scott
Vienz
la Madera
Aunt Daisy
Alvarez Hotel
Carlyle
Ylena
Cromwell
Alvarado and
Main Boulevard
Yiena
Mr. Cromwell, Sr
Alvarez Ho
Percy
Nell
Pop Cromwell
Grand Canyon
Tate
Francie
O'Neil
Yiena J
Frank
Posey
Perey O'Neil
Cromwell and Cromwell
Pérey
Boulevard
Alvarado Road
Contained Verses and Jumbled Echoes of News Snippets
A jagged mix of humorous quips and disjointed notices unfolds from mock camouflage lore to a firework of nameless anecdotes. It references Berlin, London, celestial trivia, shopping before Christmas, and a Charles Town outing with Representative Jennings Randolph, hinting at a 25th anniversary celebration.
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Berlin
Hitler
London
Great Profile Continues As Alcoa Labor Turmoil Unfolds
The story details Alcoa’s Los Angeles plant settlement plans held up by CIO die casters protesting an AFL organizer. It notes 1,785 Cleveland workers affected, and Pittsburgh executives signaling wage- differential negotiations in Philadelphia. Also mentions a San Diego Navy dump strike settled for higher pay and site lodging compensation. It ends with a tongue in cheek mock scene about Kay Kyser’s Playmates and retakes.
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CIO
AFL
ALCOA
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
CIO Aluminum
San Diego
Calif
Fallbrook
Martinsburg Workers Hit by Wage Increase for Dessert
Martinsburg August 8 workers at Perfection Garment Co received a wage boost after a picnic meal of sandwiches and watermelon. The raise affected about 1500 employees across plants in this area and at another site.
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Martinsburg
Perfection Garment Company
Efforts Continue To End Huntington Steel Strike
In Huntington on August 8, negotiations among American Car and Foundry Co, the union, and federal and state representatives continued to settle a strike that closed the plant since July 22. After yesterday's session, federal conciliator L. J. Smith district manager R. W. Ward and CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee sub regional director W. B. MacKay reported considerable progress.
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Huntington
American Car and’Foundry Co
L. J. Smith
R. W. Ward
ACF
W. B. MacKay
Steel ‘Workers Organizing ‘Committee
CIO
Tiees
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John 8. Palmer
Ruth
Stewart
Walsh
Reynolds
Alvarez
Jupiter
Zadok Dumbkopf
Aluminum ‘Company of America
Los Angeles
Kay Ky- Lier
Lupe
Barrymore
Mtalon
Huntington Steel
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