Broaddus Opens September 3 for 1940-41 Year
Alderson Broaddus college in Philippi will open on September 3 marking the start of its seventieth year and the first West Virginia college to open for 1940-41. Registrations suggest a record enrollment and five new department heads, including Mary S. Frease as dean of women and Eva B. Clarke as head of social sciences. Rehabilitation is complete and campus buildings are fully usable. Gifts totaling 385 dollars were received for the kitchen, a general fund, and a new walk from Whitescarver hall to the administration building. Registration and freshman orientation begin with classes set to start Thursday.
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Philadelphia
Eva B. Clarke
Boston
Jane Edmund
Racine
Wisconsin
Mary May Dunaway
State College
Asa Harris
Parkerburg
Th College
West Virginia
Whitescarver Hall
Nazis debate U.S. neutrality and child evacuation plan
In Washington, Democratic Chairman Bloom questions official DNB statements as debates over amending neutrality laws continue. Spokesmen argue mines in the blockade cannot be moved while discussing safe conduct guarantees for British vessels and potential risks to children crossing the Atlantic. German observers claim the blockade extends west and north of Ireland, citing recent sinkings and damage to merchant ships.
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Atlantic
Britain
Washington
Bloom
D.N
House Foreign Affairs Committee
DNB
U. S. Army
American Legion
Petsamo
Finland
New York
Ireland
The Mayor Plays Stamp Salesman 3 They Were Attacked
A wartime report describes a Nazi air attack that struck eight cottages, causing many casualties and a 30 foot crater. It also covers Senate debate on defense contracts, government takeover of factories, and wealth draft proposals amid World War II mobilization and conscription discussions.
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House
Ways and Means
Senate
Lee
D.-Okla
Germans Face Threat of New Luftwaffe Attacks Across England
Reports describe ongoing British and American efforts against a heavy German air campaign. A Hudson dive bomber shot down a German plane near Denmark after a lone duel, while mass raids are said to be paused by bad weather. News notes a Scottish fatality and damaged houses as nightly raids continue with aerial torpedo impacts on the southeast coast.
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Archibald Sinclair
Htler
England
Denmark
toWay
Wales
Berlin
Britain
Channel
Pietwes
Hitler
Junkers Yard
Junk
News Chronicle
Goering
Lesignea
Hori
Egypt Resists War Entry Amid Pressures From Britain
Egypt stood firm against joining the war with Britain, saying it would only act if its territory or forces were attacked. British Middle East commander Lieutenant General Archibald P. Wavell warned of implications as pressures mounted.
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Egypt
Archibald P. Wavell
Britain
Egypt vows to stay out of war while aiding Britain
In a five hour session the Egyptian premier declared the country harbors no ill will toward any nation and will resist war unless attacked directly. He said Egypt will grant Britain full use of naval and military bases and communications to wage war on Italy under their defensive treaty, as Italian forces mass near Bardia.
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Hitler
Britain
Napoleon
Egypt
Ahmed Maher Pasha
Bardia
Libya
Aly Maher Pasha
Italy
Crochet Pattern 6786 Offers Embroidered Filet Motifs
Pattern 6786 from Grafton Sentinel provides a transfer design of 18 motifs sized from 41-4 by 71-2 inches to 11-2 by 13-4 inches with crochet instructions, stitch illustrations, materials, and color schemes. Send ten cents to the Household Arts Dept. in New York with name address and pattern number. ALSACE AREA Germany occupation notes rail repairs and food sufficiency. repatriation and labor shifts described with reconstruction efforts in Strasbourg and Mulhouse and brief civil-organization updates.
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Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Alsace
France
Baden
Lorraine
Saar
Reich
Starsbourg
Mulhouse
Germany
Card of Thanks to Carr China workers and Local 98
George W. Pugh and family express sincere thanks for the floral tribute sent at the death of John Pugh in Parkersburg by Carr China employees and Local Union No 98.
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Carr China Company
John Pugh
Parkersburg
Two Women Admit Crime In Fake Holdup
Mrs Otis Cumberledge 36 and her sister Elizabeth Petit 25 faced charges of dressing in men's clothing and shooting Mrs Headley in a staged robbery at her home The physician testified Mrs Headley now has a 90 percent chance of recovery Headley had claimed his wife was shot by three men who robbed him and fled in his car
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D.-Ga
Walsh
D.-Mass
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D-N.c
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George W. Pugh
Grafton
the Sentinel
Nettie Ey
Firestone
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