ill-timed attack on voter registration law debated in western state
A Southern news digest reprints editorials opposing abrupt repeal of permanent voter registration rules. The piece argues literacy rates are adequate, voters can seek assistance, and that the measure serves to curb political machines. It contrasts calls for reform with critics who fear disenfranchisement and manipulation by bosses. It also critiques war funding, debt, and federal policy while urging reliance on producers over social bureaucrats.
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C.so
Bluefield
House of Delegates
West Virginia
Japan or Dai Nippon how names shape the world
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart explains the Japanese term Dai Nippon and Nippon’s meaning, tracing why Westerners used Japan. He notes Tokio versus Tokyo spellings, Nippon versus Nippon, and the misreadings that followed Marco Polo’s era. The column touches on pronunciation, eastern meanings, and cross-cultural naming.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Japan
Dai Nippon
Siam
Thailand
Great Nippon
Great Britain
Nippon
Britain
Occidentals
Mitsunaga
The
Nippon Dempo
Yedo
Tokio
Marco
Tokyo
Lad Stuart Mitt Tracks City Visitors From High Tower
The unnamed lad Stuart Mitt starts using a mechanical counter to tally visitors from a vantage point 431 feet above street level as the bank considers giving guests telescopes to view upper details.
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Stuart Mitt
Bank
Mountain distillers face intensified revenooer pressure
In the mountains, distilling outfits struggle as sugar and grain prices climb and revenooers intensify their hunt. Old-time blockader morale wanes as economic gains fade. some mountaineers recall 1918 sugarmash days while withholding profits amid enforcement.
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Watea
Patton
La Madera romance amid a blazing Inferno and promised marriage
Chapter twenty eight follows Ylena Cromwell as she plans lavish houses with Tate and Barker while juggling love, schemes, and growing tension. Tate’s illness slows plans but the couple remains close as friends depart for distant projects. A fire breaks out during a summer of weddings and work, threatening their Cromwell ventures.
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Alona
Tate
Cromwells
O'Neils
Ylena
Tal
Cromwvelly
Ylene
Terry Alkire
Scott Hamilton
Barker
Lena
Terry
Yiena
Hyself
Theodore Vincent
Taylor Cromwell
la Madera
Benest
Diane
Francie
Davy
Jevishee
Yloria
Jones Cromwell
Do as I tell you not as I do in American policy
The piece critiques President Roosevelt for promoting strict credit terms while New Deal agencies extend generous installment credit. It cites the Electric Home and Farm Authority giving 5 to 10 percent down and 12 to 48 month terms, notes later reductions to 10 and 18 percent down and 12 to 36 month maturities, and argues private business still offers stricter terms. It then discusses Latin American trade, noting auto machinery and electrical goods sales, a looming reduction in production due to defense needs, and the impact of lease lend and war-related policies on Latin American demand. The column includes musings on German and British trade efforts and the risk of Latin American markets shifting toward Europe if US aid wanes.
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Elias Inter-Mountain
Roosevelt
Congress
New Deal
United States Chamber of Commerce
Electric Home and Farm Authority
EHFA
Hitler
United States
Latin-America
Latin America
South America
England
United. States
Latin- America
Germany
Italy
Skeleton found in abandoned mine linked to Black Hand case
Prosecuting Attorney W. Merle Watkins along with State Trooper Paul Thomas and others investigated a mine near Coffman eight miles north of Grafton after a human skeleton wrapped in burlap was found. The remains, identified as Pietro Arae, prompted murder claims against Phillip Missiche and James Longo, who are already serving long sentences. Memorial Day observances followed with veterans and officials honoring the dead, noting the absence of key organizer Mrs. Marla Leeds.
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W. Merle Watkins
Paul Thomas
Rocco Fiorello
A. A. Alvarez
Coffman
Grafton
Vic
Tim
Black, Hand Society
Pietro Arae
Phillip Missiche
James Longo
Missiche
Moundsville
Harrison County
Lumberport
Arae
Taylor County
Christain
Gratton
Grand Army of the Republic
Isaac Locke
Edgar Rosier
John Cassel
Thomas E. Cole
Jesse Cole
John Mays
John N.J. Frye
R. W. McWilliams
R. T. Tallman
Patrick Flannery
W. P
United States
Marla Leeds
Election Commission to Seek Bids for Registration Equipment
Charleston, Aug 16. The state election commission, in charge of establishing and overseeing the 1941 permanent voter registration system, will meet Tuesday to call for bids on all materials needed to set up the registration files in each of the 55 counties. The move aims to prevent fraudulent voting as required by the legislature.
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Charleston
State Election Commission
State
Panhandle refinery supply lines described
The report notes panhandle oil regions including the Kenawks valley and Huntington area receiving crude via a Cabin Creek refinery pipeline from Boone county and Oklahoma. Elk company stations at Bannerot say they are supplied from a Walling Rock refinery with all crude oil originating in West Virginia.
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theiKenawks Valley
Huntington
Cabin’ Creek
Boone County
Oklahoma
Elk Company
Bannerot
Walling Rock
West Virginia
Recognize CIO Continues Across Courts on Page One
A fragment notes the Recognize CIO item continuing from page one through the federal district court and into the appeal process, indicating progression within the judicial sequence. The text hints at a layered legal journey across courts.
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Associated Press
J. J. Devine & Associates, Inc
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Lexington Ave
Atlanta
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Chicago
North
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Cumberland News
War Department
America
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Toyo
State Department
Mikado
Foreign Office
Yangtse
Nomura Immedia
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Carleto
Uis
Ensenada
Yilena
Terrence Alkire
Catalina
Alkire
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Wakilel
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Honolulu
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Daisy
Canada
Pop Cromwell
Rio Grande
Warksburg
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Europe
Eds
National Cemetery
Elijah Coffsman
Isaac M. Locke
Gray
Mount Morris
American Legion
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Robert Hayhurst
Pike Street
First Ward
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Isabelle Henderson
Robert Henderson
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