Carr China Co Officials Answer Union Charges
Carr China Company denies unfair labor practices after a strike at its pottery plant amid a dispute with Local No 98 of the Brotherhood of Operative Potters. The firm insists workers are on strike, not facing a lockout, and defends factory conditions and management’s record with the community.
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W. J. Prey
J. Cey
Carr China Company
The
Sentinel
Focal No. 98
Brotherhood of ‘Operative
Carr China
Grafton Sentinel
City
Carr ‘China Company
Brotherhood of Operative Potters
National Brotherhood of Operative Porters
Grafton
Brotherhood
Potters
Carr China workers go on strike at Grafton plant
Carr China employees have walked out, rendering them ineligible for state unemployment compensation and allowing their protective insurance to lapse after two weeks. The company asserts no lockout, notes part time status of a local union leader, and defends its actions as fraternal and cooperative while denying eighteen grievance points. W J Frey and L C Frey sign as officers.
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Carr China
Grafton Brotherhood
Grafton
National Brotherhood
Brotherhood
Carr China Company
W. J. Frey
L. C. Frey
Cara China
Stock Market Plunges on War Fear Revival
New York stock prices tumbled as war fears renewed selling. Industrial leaders faced steep losses, with U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors Douglas Aircraft Du Pont Westinghouse Eastman Kodak International Paper preferred Great Northern Sears Roebuck and Anaconda among biggest fallers. Rails utilities and oils fared better than many. Aluminum of America Jones Laughlin Bath Iron Works American Cyanamid B
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New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
General Motors
Douglas Aircraft
du Pont
Westinghouse
Eastman Kodak
International Paper Preferred
Great Northern
Sears Roebuck
Loft
Anaconda
Aluminum of America
Jones & Laugh‘lin
Bath Iron Works
Humble Oil
Bott Ousted From Post On City Payroll
Refusal of Willam Bott to train the mayor’s appointee led to his dismissal from city employment after three years as a helper in the garbage collection department. Wayne Hall was designated to take over the route duties, while Bott maintained the route should be taught by the new supervisor. Bott also serves in the city fire department amid ongoing civil tensions with the mayor. The pay differential cited shows the chief collector earning 45 cents per hour after deductions, with an assistant paid 40 cents hourly.
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Willam Bott
John C. Sponangle
Baltimore and Ohio
Bott
Wayne Hall
Hall
Doe-killing fined Dana Johnson near Sutton
Dana R. Johnson, 38, of a Sutton-area residence, was fined 100 dollars plus costs for illegally killing a doe nearly eight months ago, according to Game Warden W2K Kelley.
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Kingwood
Dana R. Johnson
Sutton
Kelley
Republicans Leave For Convention In Charleston
Republicans departed Grafton for the state capital, Charleston, to attend a two day judicial convention. Attorney James C. Holt led a group that left this morning with more delegates and party workers to follow tomorrow as balloting on state supreme court nominations and the platform adoption are planned.
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Grafton
Charleston
James C. Holt
Arkansas Campaign Is Bitter In Last Stage
Arkansas Democrats vote to nominate governors and four other offices in a contest shaped by charges of machine rule against Governor Bailey seeking a third term. About 351,000 were eligible with runoff possible if no candidate wins a majority. Bailey's rivals include Homer Adkins, J Rosser Venable, and Frank B Witte.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Carl B. Baley
Bailey
Homer M. Adkins
Intrmal
J. Rosser Venable
Frank B. Witte
Magnolia
Logan County Miner Killed in Slate Fall
Cecil Walter Prince 25 a conveyor worker at the Slagle mine of Logan County Corporation was killed in a slate fall yesterday. It is Logan county's 22nd mine fatality of the year. Prince worked at the mine two days and came from South Charleston Ohio where his widow and 3 year old daughter reside.
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Logan
Cecil Walter Prince
Logan County Concorporation
Logan County
Prince Hat
Loy County
South Charelston
Ohio
President seeks $137,000 for Bituminous Coal division
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 137000 dollars for the Bituminous Coal division to assist in imposing new price schedules. The request was filed from Washington on August 13.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Plan Aid for Drafted Men Plan Aid for Drafted Men
The War department asked Congress for legislation to force courts to mediate settlements for drafted men facing low pay and family obligations. The plan covers national guardsmen and reservists and those with dependents under Burke Wadsworth proposals, deferring rent, insurance, and taxes until after active duty.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Veterans’ Administration
Hatch Flays Party Book Plans Facing Legal Challenge
Democratic efforts to publish a souvenir 1940 campaign book provoke opposition within the party. Senator Hatch accuses the project of evading anti politics law and urges discontinuation. Senator Miller moves to amend the corrupt practices act to ban soliciting funds from employees for political purposes. Quayle’s price proposal is vetoed by the attorney general as Flynn denies selling the book national committee aims to distribute it to 100000 speakers and workers.
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Washington
Hatch
D.-N.m
Kersge
Miller
D.ark
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
C. B. Tuttle
S. S. Kresge Company
Byrnes
D.-S.c
Kresge
Flynn
National Committee
Little Theatre Tryouts Planned This Evening
The Grafton Little Theatre announces tryouts this evening at 8 at the Lawson Community Center for roles in the production Contents Unknown. The project offers a chance to develop stage talents and showcase acting ability.
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Grafton Little Theatre Project
Lawson Community Center
Grafton Little ‘Theatre
Little Theatre
Stronger beer approved by German rulers amid war news
Berlin reports a government order allowing malt content to rise from nine to 10.3 percent. Beer costs a small extra pfennig, but no complaints are noted. The move comes as chemists produced a non alcoholic beer and the press cites it as evidence Germany manages commodities wisely.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Negro Is Removed From Death House In Prison
MOUNDSVILLE Aug 13 Paul Tross a 41 year old negro once saved from the gallows by a last minute reprieve was moved today from the death house in the state penitentiary to murderers row Warden Leo Callison said Tross was elated but offered no statement He a chauffeur and odd jobs man in Keyser was sentenced to die for criminally assaulting a white school teacher in Keyser Yesterday he was granted a 30 day reprieve by Governor Homer Holt to allow the Supreme court to review his petition for a writ of error
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Moundsville
Paul Tross
West Virginia
Murderers’ Row
Leo Callison
Tross
Jobs
Keyser
Homer Holt
Supreme Court
Idaho primary races test Dems for governor and congress
Idaho voters cast ballots in Boise as a three way bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination unfolds while Dems challenge Bottolfsen with Chase A Clark and J W Taylor leading. Incumbent Rep Dworshak and Rep White face no opposition and Sen Thomas seeks Borah term among six Republicans and three Democrats in race for U S Senate seat.
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Boise
Idaho
C. A. Bottolfsen
Chase A. Clark
Idaho Falls
Sen. Clark
D.idaho
Barailla Clark
J. W. Taylor
James L. Barnes
Hansen Farmer
Bottulfsen
Thomas McDougall
Dworshak
Sen
Thomas
William E. Borah
Airmail Pickup Service Resumes In Grafton Weekend
With clear conditions and no fanfare American Aviation, Inc., resumed permanent airmail pickup service in Grafton yesterday after a year's experiment ended three months ago. Congress passed required legislation and Civil Aeronautics Authority approval followed. First day traffic was light and both north and southbound trips ran slightly behind schedule.
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Grafton
Seana American Aviation, Inc
Congress
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Marine Recruits Sought In Grafton
Sergeant Dettenback of the Clarksburg Marine Corps Recruiting Station will have a sergeant of Marines on duty on the second floor of the Post Office building tomorrow. Young men eligible to enlist must be between a specified height and in good health and should visit the sergeant or write to the Clarksburg recruiting station.
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Dettenback
Marine Corps
Clarksburg
Marine Corps Recruiting Station
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Loar Jewelry Store
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Reuter
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