Early Settlement Sought in Carr China Dispute
Duffey arrives to press for quick settlement of labor dispute between Carr Shing Company and local Union No. 98 of the Brotherhood of Operative Ries. Talks with plant officials under way as 7:30 pm union meeting to relay progress. Union hopes for prompt return to work after today’s conference.
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Carr Shing Company
Brotherhood of Operative Ries
James Duffey
National Brotherhood
East Liverpool
Grafton
Bloyd R. Lisk
Harry Haislop
Alex Mathews
1Inion
Carr China Company
W. J. Frey
L. C. Frey
Ice
Mrs Weaver Dies After Illness at 75
Mrs Sarah Clementine Weaver, 75, former county resident, died after an extended illness Monday at her daughter Mrs George Dadisman home in Columbus Ohio. Widow of Amos Weaver she leaves cousins in the county as the only local survivors. Body to lie in state at Bartlett Funeral Home on EGraw Avenue. Funeral at Glemtown church tomorrow at 2 pm. Burial in Clemtown Cemetery under G T Bartlett direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Clementine Weaver
George Dadisman
Columbus
Ohio
Amos Weaver
Bartlett
eGraw Avenue
Glemtown Church
Clemtown Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
Social Security viewed as bulwark of U S defense
Arthur Altmeyer, chairman of the Social Security board, assures 40 million workers there will be no retreat for Social Security amid the defense program. He notes five years since the 1935 act, urges higher benefits, and cites a financially sound system funding death and unemployment protections for tens of millions of workers.
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Washington
Arthur Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Altmeyer
Isaac Dalton Death Victim In Colebank Rural Area
Isaac Dalton 80 a farmer of Colebank died at his rural residence at 4 25 yesterday afternoon after a long illness. Born January 2 1860 he was the son of William and Maria Dalton and is survived by his widow Malinda two brothers Alexander of near Dalton and a sister Mrs Mary Mayle. Funeral will be at 2 tomorrow at Shiloh church with Rev Nelson Williams officiating interment in Shiloh cemetery under GT Bartlett of Gratton directions.
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Isaac Dalton
Colebank
William
Maria Dalton
Malinda
Alexander
Dalton
Near Dalton
Mary Mayle
Shiloh Church
Nelson Wiliams
Shiloh Cemetery
GT. Bartlett
Gratton
Express Trucks To Aid Uncle Sam Get Recruits
New York Aug 14 A crawny armed Uncle Sam with sleeves rolled up will carry his army recruiting appeal across the nation on 11 300 truck posters L O Head president of the Railway Express Agency announced today The posters first appeared on 120 trucks of the company.
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New York
Sam
L. O. Head
Railway Express
Music Club Meet Showcases Grafton Talent at Cozy Rest
A festival of music presented by three outstanding Grafton musicians at Cozy Rest featured John T. Evans with trombone solos The Glow Worm and Hubert's Serenade Elizabeth Stuck sang Home and A Little Coon's Prayer A piano solo offered ultra modern classical pieces A Kiwanis district convention was announced for Fairmont September 29 to October 1 and the August board meeting was set for next Thursday night Merle Bailey attended as a guest.
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Grafton
Bigigus
Cozy Rest
John T. Evans
Arthur Yates, Jr
Hubert
Elizabeth Stuck
Kiwanis
Fairmont
William Manley
R. W. Rohrbough
Merle Bailey
New Commander Chosen For Australian Army
Maj. Gen. John Northcott was named chief of the Australian army staff after Lieut. Gen. Craig B. White was killed in an air crash alongside Defense Minister Geoffrey Seet Air Minister J V Fairbairn and Sir Henry Gullett. Acting ministers Philip McBride and Arthur Fadden were sworn in as defense and air ministers. Parliament adjourned in tribute and officials warned against combined air travel by top leaders.
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Canberra
Australia
John Northcott
Cra B. White
Philip McBride
Arthur Fadden
Defense
Geoffrey A. Seet
J. V. Fairbairn
Henry Gullett
Executive Council
Mystery Girl Is Identified In Columbus Ohio
A 16 year old found rugged in a West Side field was identified by her mother as Bonnie Marie Collins of Drift Kentucky. She sobbed at University hospital when her mother arrived and recalled little after drinking pop en route to her father Gervill Collins in Prichard West Virginia. She mentioned a youth named Red and another girl in Prichard. Hospital staff report her condition as poor but not critical and she cannot be sent home yet.
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Columbus, O
West Side
Bonnie Marie Collins
Drift
University Hospital
Evelyn Taylor
Taylor, Ky
Andrews Church Lawn Fete to Sorrow Night
Andrews Church hosts a lawn fete titled Sorrow Night featuring Harry White in a community event on the church grounds to raise funds and provide a reflective evening for attendees.
British Fleet Sails From Aden Amid Gulf of Aden Movements
Il Giornale D Italia reports the British fleet left Aden toward an unnamed port as Italian troops push in Somaliland. The paper notes intense activity in the Gulf of Aden but offers no explanation for the fleet movements.
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Rome
Il Giornale D'Italia
Aden
Gulf
Berbera
Somaliland
Gulf of Aden
Campaign book still an issue in 1940 politics
Washington officials say prosecutions under Hatch act are unlikely if the Democratic campaign book is sold by the DNC. The book’s legality is debated as Hatch, and supporters call it an evasion while Republicans push for publication to stop the sale. Attorney General’s view notes seller coverage as needed for enforcement.
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Washington
Justice Department
Purcuers
Democratic National Committee
Edward J. Flynn
Democratic Nations
Charles Michelson
Hatch
Tiynn
Jackson
Fleet Commander Heads to Shanghai for Parley
Admiral Thomas C. Hart, commander of the United States Asiatic Fleet, arrived by submarine from Tsingtao and immediately conferred with Col. Dewitt Peck of the 4th U.S. Marines regarding a forthcoming action.
Sign Defense Council Meeting On Tap Over British Sector
Tomorrow a defense council meeting is set where Col Peck is expected to oppose Japanese demands for control of the British sector in the international settlement. Observers speculate a compromise where American marines may assume control of key downtown areas from Britain as they withdraw from China, with Japan potentially taking over British sectors north of Soochow Creek and along extra settlement roads in the badlands district.
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Defense Council
Col. Peck
International
China
Soochow Creek
Badlands
Former Local Man Keener Dies at 65 in Gassaway
Jacob Erwin Keener, 65, a former Grafton resident and eight years in the B and storeroom here, died yesterday at Eakle Clinic in Gassaway where he had lived since leaving the city. He had been in poor health after a fall that led to retirement. He is survived by four children, Mrs. R. N. Gay, Charles Keener, and Bertie Keener of Gassaway, and Mrs. Florence Smith of Grafton. Funeral services will be at the Gassaway Baptist Church Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Harry F. Poe officiating. Interment at Moore Cemetery on Steer Creek, under Gassaway lodge No. 133 A F and A Masons. Mr. Keener was a member of Copestone chapter No. 12 Royal Arch Masons.
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Grafton
Eakle
Gassaway
Jacob Erwin Keener
R. N. Gay
Charles Keener
Bertie Keener
Florence Smith
Gassaway Baptist Church
Harry F. Poe
Moore Cemetery
Steer Creek
Chater
Gassaway Lodge No
British Patrol Advances Into Italian Libya
A British patrol penetrated 35 miles into Italian Libya near CATRO Egypt, forcing an Italian patrol to retreat after a clash. Another engagement in the Gallabat area of the Anglo Egyptian Sudan ended with the enemy withdrawing behind defenses, with one officer and 32 other ranks captured or killed. British casualties were six.
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Catro
Egypt
Libya
Gallabat
Sudan
Costly Fire Brought Under Control Today
Santa Barbara officials reported a windswept blaze near the city was tamed after devastating 6000 acres of timberland and destroying cabins and lodges valued at about 200000. Among losses was a $45000 home of opera star Lotte Lehmann.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Los Padres National Forest
Here
Lotte Lehmann
Fayette County reports second paralysis death
Fayetteville reports the death of 12 year old Forrest Broom of Lookout from infantile paralysis. He became ill Friday. This is Fayette county's second reported case. The other patient, a Layland child, is in a Beckley hospital.
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Fayetteville
G.N. Angstadt
Fayette County
Forrest Broom
Lookout
Layland
Beckley Hospital
Germans Start Returning Alsace Peasants to Farmlands
Basle reports indicate Alsace-Lorraine peasants moved to southern France are being welcomed back by Nazi authorities who claim German blood. Thousands have reached Rhine near Basel after long journeys. 130 train loads are expected home next week. Farms and personal belongings limits set. Jews barred from farms and told to leave cities.
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Basel
Switzerland
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Germany
Rhine
Alsace
Flood Claims Mother and Child Near Bluefield
Bluefield officials report Mrs Hassel Hunt about 25 and her 3 year old daughter drowned as the river overflowed in Russell county Virginia. Bodies recovered near the mouth about a mile from the town. Appalachian Electric Power to repair lines near Grundy Virginia. Thirteen cars washed away at Grundy and 18 homes carried by Garden Creek near Page Virginia. Mrs Hurst wife of a Norfolk and Western bridge crewman notified at Williamson.
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Bluefield
Hassel Hunt
Russell ‘County
al i
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Welch
Grundy
Levisa River
Slate Creek
Garden Creek
Page
Hurst
Norfolk and Western
Williamson
Apple Crop To Be Less Than Last Year’s Crop
Pittsburgh August 14 Growers and shippers will have 2,409,000 bushels of apples to distribute this year, or 5,000,000 bushels less than last year, announced at the 45th annual convention of the International Apple Association. Shippers say the 1939 crop was cleaned up despite loss of European markets, though government purchases of surplus apples were substantial. Washington leads 24 applegrowing states in production.
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Pittsburgh
International Apple Association
Shippers
Washington
Harrison Rural Electrification Meets in Clarksburg
Members of Harrison Rural Electrification Association Inc and families gather at Carmichael Auditorium August 22 for annual meeting. Business will include election of 11 directors and activity reports. Dr. Robert G. Craig will address attendees with program of music, entertainment, and exhibits of electrical appliances. The association, formed in 1938, serves about 770 farms across Harrison and nearby counties. Officers J W Cork, J W Drummond, H L Cunningham. directors include G Vincent, E B Williams, B V Richardson, B B Young, A W Randolph, I D Mason, Ray Williams, John Wilcox.
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Harrison
Rural Electrification Associaton,Inc
Carmichael Auditorium
Clarksburg
Robert G. Craig
Rural Electrification Administration
Harrison” Rural Electrification Association,Inc
Approxia Huperred
MaNon
Taylor
Barbour
Upshur
Lewis
BE. V. Richardson
B.:.b. Young
A. W. Randolph
I. D. Mason
Ray Williams
John Wilcox
Post Offices to Compile Records Of All Aliens
West Virginia post offices will begin compiling records of aliens on August 27 under a congressional act. By December 26 all white aliens aged 14 and older must file fingerprints and personal data at local post offices. Data sent to the justice department to issue a registration receipt. Expected alien total 15,000 to 20,000 in the state.
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Charleston
West, Virginia
Department Justice
West Virginia
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