Glad To Be Back Observations On The Other Half
An ex-G T observed how the other half lives during his travels through India and Asia en route to the bush. He contrasts primitive livelihoods with American capitalism and modern comforts, noting food scarcity and ragged crowds. He praises the American system while acknowledging abuses, and says he is glad to be home.
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G.T
Wm. T. Garvey
G.L
Orient
India
Mecca
America
United States
New Automobile Oil Promises Better Run, Longer Car Life
Oil industry research for war fuels led to civilian products. A forthcoming automobile oil will resist varnish, prevent bearing corrosion, and guard against oil deterioration while improving engine cleaning and starting. Technicians say it will extend engine life and provide smoother running cars as new oils reach the market.
YMCA Campaign Sets $10000 Goal in Grafton Drive
Dunham reports on YMCA fundraiser led by Captain Verner Van Syckle with Mason E. Tucker introducing the goal of 10000. Earl W. Slayton directs teams. special gifts quota 6000 and organization quota 4000. Mrs. C. Burl Mason heads the women’s division, Leota Griffith leads another group, and Trooper W. D. offers support for the drive as local workers rally for a center for girls.
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Mason E. Tucker
Earl W. Slayton
Teamis
Slayton
Mason
Women of Grafton
C. Burl Mason
Leota Griffith
Iner
MCA
Det
W. D
Board of Direct
War or peace study from Paris on looming crisis
Relman Morin reports Paris feels a conference may fail and world war II could emerge. Russians and Slavic blocs clash with the West, with Moscow's ambitions possibly deciding if war is inevitable depending on Soviet aims. Morin frames it as objective observation of a tense moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relman Morin
Associated Press
Paris
Europe
Morin
Russia
West
Moscow
Marshal Stalin
Water ‘Raleigh
Lady Peace
Hold Man To Grand Jury In Shooting
Princeton August 31 Magistrate E Dale Bailey said Dewey Tolliver of Camp Creek waived preliminary hearing on felonious assault for shooting three Snead brothers. Tolliver remains in Mercer county jail in $2000 bond and is held for the October grand jury. Victims are Donald Snead 25 Dewey Snead 20 and Dallas Snead 16 all from Flat Top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
E. Dale Bailey
Dewey Tolliver
Camp Creek
Tolliver
Mercer County
Donald Snead
Mt. Hope
Dewey Snead
Dallas Snead
Transylvania Reunion Talks Surface in Romanian Hungarian Frontier Debate
The Romanian and Hungarian frontier commissions will hear representatives on restoring Transylvania to Romania. Minorities and property rights are tied to the wider frontier issue. Hungary may push for an eastern boundary shift to retain jurisdiction over certain nationals while Romanians press for full control of Transylvania. Kilian faces accusations of improper conduct in a separate matter.
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Translyvania
Romania
Hungary
Transylvani
Kilian
Carroll
Transylvania
Board of Inquiry
Killian Aleged
Miss Pritchard resigns as Fairmont women s dean
Miss Mahala Dorcas Pritchard retires today as dean of women at Fairmont State College after 36 years on the faculty and serving as dean since 1916. She will be succeeded by Miss Eleanor R. Bayley from the University of Vermont who has been assistant dean of women and a psychometrist there for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Mahala Dorcas Pritchard
Fairmont State College
Eleanor R. Bayley
University of Vermont
Miss Bayley
Vermont
Miss Pritchard
Unknown German espionage charge debated by Stuttgart unit
A military government official in Stuttgart says the legal basis for charging 15 men with espionage could not be found and that counter intelligence blocked drafting substitute charges. The operation continues and officials refrain from disclosing details that might jeopardize future actions.
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Vnumea
Stuttgart
State Convention Delivers Speakers And Policy Shifts
General Carl Spaatz will headline the continued convention as Dr. Wellington Koo attends a memorial service tomorrow. Speakers include Sen Chapman Revercomb and Vice Admiral Hasting. OPA moves price ceilings policy with Paul Porter noting new mandate to enforce the law and expand control over slaughter quotas and federally inspected meat. Beef ceilings rise to 20.25 per hundred pounds in Chicago from 18 previously.
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Carl (Tooey) Spaatz
Army Air Forces
Wellington Koo
United States
U. S
Chapman 'Revercomb
R.W, Va
R. Graham Hasting
Newark
N. J
Daniel E. Barbey
OPA
Paul Porter
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Porter
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Fayetteville Candidate Withdraws From State Senate Race
John D. Toney of Fayetteville notified the secretary of state of his withdrawal as the Republican candidate for state senator in the 11th district. In a letter to Secretary Pete O'Brien he cited withdrawal conditions beyond his control.
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Charleston
John.d. Toney
Fayetteville
Pete O'Brien
Toney
Oil prices up as Eureka pipelines raise barrel price
Pennsylvania grade crude oil in Eureka pipelines will cost 26 cents more at 3.20 per barrel effective Sunday to align with western Pennsylvania prices. Warder reports campaign expenditures total 193.71 with no contributions for re nomination in 19th judicial circuit. Offner ends term as state health commissioner. N H Dyer appointed to succeed. State police retirements noted. L Waugh retiring after 25 years. Bankers from 14 counties attend West Virginia Bankers Association group 6 meeting in Fairmont.
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Falling Rock
Pennsylvania
Eureka
Elk Refining Company
Warder Files
Charleston
F. L. Warder
Grafton
19Th Judicial Circuit
Secretary of State
State Chess Tourney Opens in Clarksburg
In Clarksburg on August 31 the West Virginia Chess Association began its state tournament opening rounds as players test strategy and settle early results in a brisk midweek session. The event gathers diverse clubs and competitors eager for early standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Chess A Tion
Mary Patten Reads Draft For Memoir In Stanton
Mary Patten, newly settled in Stanton, reviews a rough manuscript about Nora Temple and her longing for a self made world. She notes over writing and fears the loneliness implied, deciding to edit before the project proceeds, while planning a future trip to New York.
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Stanton
Mary Patten
James Muir
Ike Charie
Maby Patten
Neil Winslow
Neil
New York
Nora Temple
Temple
Ceric
Nora
Wederick
Nell Winslow
Labor Day radio schedules sweep networks with labor leaders
Radio listings for Labor Day week outline talks by AFL chief William Green from Tulsa and CIO head Philip Murray from Pittsburgh, plus Schwellenbach and trainmen secretary Whitney. Night programs include NBC CBS and ABC lineups with concerts, dramas, and news features across stations.
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C. E. Butterfield
New York
NBC
Wm. Green
AFL
Tulsa
Okla
MBS
Sec
Schwellenbach
Washington
ABC
Philip Murray
CIO
Pittsburgh
A. F. Whitney
Chicago
Peter J. McGuire
Freedom of Airways
CBS
Sweeney
March
New Time
Diana Lewis
Detect and Collect
Quivenile Jury
Jonathan Trimble Esq
Mel and the Paper Shortage Echoes in Holiday Ramblings
A fragmentary column blends humor and global notes. It references a paper bag shortage, elastic pockets for suits, US engineers destroying Nazi nitrate plants, Winston Churchill with five secretaries on a holiday trip, King Farouk expelling ex King Emmanuel from Cairo, and satirical misgivings about the Paris conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
Farouk
Egypt
Victor Emmanuel
Cairo
Senator 8 Margaret O'Brien in Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Program notes list showtimes and titles including At Your Request, Ladies Be Seated, The Fat Man, In Crime, and Paul Whiteman. A statement notes poliomyelitis was first described by a London physician in 1784.
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Margaret O’brien
Fat Man
Paul Whiteman
London
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YMCA
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Rohrbough
Verner van Syckle
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Tars
L. ‘L. Waugh
Sutton
W. E. Murchett
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Mrs. Patten
Reed
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Netje
Stron
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Jimmy
Robert Merrill
NBC Symphony
Frank Morgan
Dick Powell
Tommy Dorsey
CBS Symphony
Jack
Kirkwood
Ise
James Melton
We the People
U.S. Army Band
Erle Johnson
Drew Pearson
Festival of American Music
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Washington Park
Herbert Marshall
Cradle and Clock
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