Grafton Elks Lose Narrow Bridge Showdown
In a photo finish Fairmont Elks edged Grafton by under 400 points at Fairmont with Morgantown third. Fairmont posted 28 820, Grafton 28 470, Morgantown 16 590. High pair were J Sway and Donald Poe of Grafton, topping 18 pairs.
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Fairmont Elks Lodge
Grafton
Fairmont
Morgantown
Harry Friedman
Wallace N. Henderson
E. J. Sway
Donald Poe
A. Leuthardt
J. M. Bitssee
Nick Carroll
Homer McDade
J. Paul Murphy
Paul Malone
W. C. Lawson
J. 8. Palmer
Streamlining War Production Standards Urged by Johnson
Johnson outlined plans to select 10,000 plants with fixed production schedules for future war. He noted 26 percent of items lack completed specifications and drawings and urged simplification of 7,300 articles. Congress funded educational orders for five critical items. more training funds are sought to cover 50 remaining items.
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Johnson
War Department
Congress
Germany
Contagion Report From Charleston Health Dept
The state health department said three cases of cerebro spinal meningitis were reported during the week ended Nov. 19. Two cases were in Logan County, one in Webster. The department also reported 88 cases of scarlet fever.
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Charleston
State Health Department
Logan County
Webster
Broilers and Fresh Eggs Offer Real Fried Chicken Quality
C A Henry at Brownlow Park advertises broilers and fresh eggs with a real fried chicken quality at the lowest price. Telephone 404 W. Entries dated December 1 2 3.
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C. A. Henry
Brownlow Park
WPA Worker Found Dead in Snowdrift in Shinston
Lee Meadows a 50 year old WPA worker was found dead in a snowdrift by a man he had walked with last night. Coroner Dr W T Gocke said Meadows died of exposure after being intoxicated and partially undressed. It marks the second winter death in the state with Charleston reporting a man freezing after a heart attack.
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Shinston
Lee Meadows
WPA
W. T. Gocke
Marshall Powell
Meadows
Gocke
Powell
Charleston
Wage Hour Unit to Enforce New Law With FBI Aid
Justice department officials outline three action types to enforce the wage hour law. Petition for injunction to stop subminimum pay, criminal action for malicious violations, and civil suits by workers for back pay and damages. International Ladies Garment Workers union members in San Antonio have filed a back pay suit seeking 50 dollars in wages, 50 in damages, and 75 dollars in attorney fees, but no sign yet of a broader constitutional challenge.
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Ers
Joseph E. Brill
Justice Department
FBI
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
San Antonio
Texas
Justice of the Peace
U S Monopoly to Examine Business Witnesses
U S monopoly begins a broad hearing on business controls focusing on patents with potential leaders Edsel Ford K T Keller Alfred P Sloan or William S Knudsen among possible witnesses. Officials say no study of this scope has been undertaken in over 50 years of antitrust effort to separate sound big business from monopoly.
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U.S
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
K. T. Keller
Chrysler
Alfred P. Sloan
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
Roosevelt urges temporary national economic committee
President Roosevelt proposed a temporary national economic committee to study patent pools price fixing interlocking directorates and wealth concentration. The move aligns with a broad anti trust enforcement push as over twenty court cases target organized medicine the movie automobile oil natural gas ice cream and related industries.
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Roosevelt
Congress
National Economic Committee
Young Worker Named as Spy Charged in Espionage Plot
Los Angeles December 1. Karl Allen Drummond 21 an aircraft worker at Northrop Joined a six month naval intelligence and FBI probe ending in his arrest on an espionage charge for allegedly stealing 150 photographs and 15 blueprints of a new naval plane and sought to sell them to Japanese officials for 2000. He also allegedly purloined blueprints of an experimental bomber and boarded a Japanese freighter in San Pedro harbor May 28. Drummond on probation from a burglary charge.
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Los Angeles
Karl Allen Drummond
Japan
Naval Intelligence
G-Men
Federal Grand Jury
Young Drummond
Naval
Northrop
Douglas Aircraft Corp
Two Miners Hurt at Reppert Hepzibah Mine
Dec. 1 report from Fairmont states Delbert Powell and Z D Miller workers for Reppert Coal suffered broken legs in a coal fall at Hepzibah mine. They received medical treatment and are reported in stable condition.
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Fairmont
Delbert Powell
Z. D. Miller
Reppert Coal Company
Hepzibah
Doan's Pills Promises Relief for Backache and Kidney Irritation
The ad touts Doan's Pills as a long standing remedy for backache and urinary symptoms. It claims kidneys remove wastes from blood and notes frequent, scanty, or burning urination signal trouble. The copy urges readers to use Doan's for over 40 years.
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Polo
Theo Poloons
Mi Tsai
Dunn
SEC Moves To Reshuffle $14 Billion in Utilities
The Securities and Exchange Commission received last minute plans from most utilities to reorganize $14 billion in assets under the 1935 holding company act. Chairman William A. Douglas said final intentions should be known by midnight. The 488 million dollar American Gas and Electric filed a formal integration plan, as staffers work days and nights to analyze proposals and craft streamlined, geographic units and simpler finances.
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Washington
Securities Commission
William A. Douglas
SEC
Douglas
Commission
American Gas and Electric Company
Utility Holding Company
Wall Street
Tunnelton Picket Sentenced By Hughes For Assault
Earl Boots Riley 23 of Tunnelton a United Mine Workers picket began six months in jail and a $50 fine for assaulting W H DeBerry 28 a non striking worker at the Deep Hollow mine near Kingwood Judge A G Hughes imposed the sentence after denying a new trial motion The act occurred during picketing in protest of an independent union seeking recognition as bargaining agent for the workers
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Kingwood
Earl Boots Riley
Tunnelton
United Mine Workers
W. H. DeBerry
Deep Hollow
A. G. Hughes
Riley
DeBerry
Ford Favours Hitler Medal Debate From Detroit Visit
Ford defends receiving the Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle from Nazi Germany. He says acceptance does not imply Nazism and asserts the U S must shelter oppressed refugees while admitting some Jews may help the nation. Historic libel suit and anti Jewish charges noted, with Ford denying antisemitic ties.
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Temple Beth el
Detroit
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Ford
United States
Tam
Fritz Hailer
Dearborn
Baby Fatally Scalded In Bathtub Accident
Canton report says 17 month old Thomas Lynch died from burns after falling into a tub of hot water. His mother had stepped from the bathroom moments earlier as the siblings played nearby. The child was son of Mr and Mrs Robert T Lynch.
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Canton
Thomas Lynch
Robert T. ‘Lynch
Thomas
Wayne County High School principal elected president
Wayne County High School principal C. H. McKown was elected president of the Wayne chapter of the Marshall College Alumni Association at a recent meeting in Wayne. Christmas gifts for all the family were advertised by Skaggs & Co.
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Wayne
W. Va
Marshall College Alumini Association
C. H. McKown
Wayne County High School
ALL the Family
Skaggs & CO
Terror Bandil Cleared From Bucharest Blood Purge
In Bucharest on December 1, King Carol solidifies control with a purge of the Iron Guard after the deaths of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu and 13 followers. Police orders demand ruthless action against crime or violence as investigations implicate former minister Ion Antonescu in rightist activities.
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Bucharest
Carol
Rumania
Corneliu Zeala Codreanu
Cocrenau
Octavian Goga
Ion Antonescu
Antonescu
Bessarabia
Pope Pius Maintains Steady Recovery at Vatican
Pope Pius, convalescing after last Friday heart attack, attended spiritual exercises for the fifth day in a row. Officials describe his condition as satisfactory and note he met Monsignor Giovanni Martini, under secretary for foreign affairs, with Vatican news service saying his health is better than several weeks ago.
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Vatican City
Pius
Giovanni Martini
Vatican
Mantini
Holy Father
Christmas Gifts of En Dur During Value-Skaggs and Co
An article notes Christmas gifts tied to En Dur and the Value Skaggs firm, detailing their role in distributing presents and the season's retail activity. It highlights the involvement of Value Skaggs and company staff in holiday commerce and customer engagement during December.
List of students by class and names in the 1960s cohort
The page lists many names grouped by class sections Freshmen Sophomores Juniors and containing numerous individuals including June Harvey Frances Hayhurst Doris Headley Frederick Henderson Mildred Jones Kenneth Knox Clarance Grow Richard Leonard Edyth Martin Bernice Miller Betty Rose Miller Mildred Nestor Lucille Payne Frances Proudfoot Virginia Marshall Mary Louise Ridenour Velma Rogers Mary Louise Robinson Gertrude Saffel Ruth Shroyer Ruth Stevens Jane Stubbins Helen Turner Simon Wamsley Harriet Bloom Doris Jean Boyd Dolores Burke Eloise De Moss Dorothy Douglas Mary Ellers John Paul Floyd Mildred Gall Anna Giles Oliver Glass Mary Louise Hammer Martha Hopkins Christine Hufford Dale Lockard Virginia Lucas Arlean Moore Mary Parish Compton Pembroke Evelyn Poling Joan Reger Jean Shingleton Mary Ellen Sinclair Virginia Stout Kathleen Watkins Benjamin Wilson Jane Wolfe Louise Stansbery June Bailey Kenny Bartlett Annabelle Barton Edith Bartrug Helen Bennett Richard Byrd Roberta Brown Shirel Bryan Robert Cassell Donald Chenoweth Paul Collins Betty Lou Curry Charlotta Fawcett Idaline Knotts Derrick Knox Frances Leonard Mildred Linn Dorothy Moore Alice Morris Margaret Jane Payne Dayle Reed Lillian Shaw Helen Shingleton Paul Sinsel Eugene Reynolds Mildred Sheets Vivian Taylor Betty Williams Jo Ann Bartlett Audrey Bartlett Alice Bloom Floyd Borneman Donald Boylen Mary Bragg Janice Burge Marion Carpenter Lenore Carpenter Wilma Casse Velma Cross Wayne Dancherty Edward Decker Kathryn Devlin John Edwards Estella Evans Alfreda Fischer John Fordyce Betty Gordon Mary Groghan Austin Hatch Paul Hunt Edna Kester Martha Kuhn Bruce Lamb Robert Lost Betty Lee Miller Kenneth Newton Gwendolyn Newton Gwendolyn Proudfoot Pauline Shafferman Kathleen Rogers Virginia Stine Pauline Wilson
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Harriet Bloom
Doris Jean Bolyard
Dolores Burke
Eloise de Moss
Dorothy Douglas
Mary Ellers
John Paul Floyd
Mildred Gall
Anna Giles
Oliver Glass
Mary Louise Hammer
Martha Hopkins
Christine Hufford
Dale Lockard
Virginia Lucas
Arlean Moore
Mary Paruish
Compton Pembroke
Evelyn Poling
Joan Reger
Jean Shingleton
Mary Ellen Sinclair
Virginia Stout
Kathleen Watkins
Benjamin Wilson
Jane Wolfe
Louise Stansbery
Som
June Bailey
Keny Bartlett
Annabelle Barton
Edith Bartrug
Helen Bennett
Richard Bdyard
Roberta Brown
Shirel Bryan
Robert
Cassell
Donald Chenoweth
Paul Collins
Betty Lou Curry
Charlotta Fawcett
Idaline Knotts
Derrick Knox
Frances Leonard
Mildred Linn
Dorothy Moore
Alice Morris
Margaret Jane Payne
Dayle Reed
Lillian Shaw
Helen Shingleton
Paul Sinsel
Eugene Reynolds
Mildred Sheets
Vivian Taylor
Betty Williams
Jo Ann Bartlett
Audrey Bartlett
Alice Bloom
Floyd Borneman
Donald Boylen
Mary Bragg
Jan-ice Burge
Marion Carpenter
Lenore Carpenter
Wilma Casseday
Velma Cross
Wayne Dancherty
Edward Decker
Kathryn Devlin
John Edwards
Estella Evans
Alfreda Fischer
John Fordyce
Betty Gordon
Mary Groghan
Austin Hatch
Paul Hunt
Fdna Kester
Martha Jean Kuhn
Bruce Lamb
Robert Lost
Betty Lee Miller
Kenneth Newton
Gwendolyn —Newton
Gwendolyn Proudfoot
Pauline Shafferman
Kathleen Rogers
Virginia Stine
Pauline Wilson
Eiter Is Jailed Oak Hill Flash Crime Note
Magistrate R C Godsey sentences Ralph Britt to 10 days in jail after Constable Bob Richards reports Britt bit his finger. The incident occurred in Oak Hill on December 1.
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Oak Hill
R.C. Godsey
Ralph Britt
Bob Richards
Britt
Pittsburgh Markets Produce and Livestock Prices Dec 1
Pittsburgh markets report moderate produce demand with apples mostly steady across varieties and yet-to-be-sold stock. Potatoes and Maine Green Mountains, Katahdins, and Idaho russets shown with current price ranges. livestock values listed for hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep with direct-sale figures and weekly top loads.
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Pittsburgh
U. S
Dept
New York Baldwins
Hubbardstons
Wealthies
Starks
Greenings
Kings
Pennsylvania Delicious
Staymans
Ben Davis
West Virginia Delicious
York Imperials
Maine
New York
Lias Escapes on Probation in Wheeling Numbers Case
William Lias known as Big Bill Lias pleaded guilty to operating a lottery in Wheeling and received a one year suspended jail sentence plus a $100 fine and one year probation. Robert Ringer and Bernard Harding also got suspended terms and $100 fines. George Embrions faced nolle prosequi. Spillers urged probation with strict watch and seizure of gambling equipment, warning that any new illegal act would revoke probation and send Lias to jail.
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Wheeling
Willliam
Big Bill
Lias
Lee Spillers
Robert Ringer
Bernard Harding
George Embrions
Nolle
Spillers
William B. Casey
Abduction report witness description near Red's Corner Md
A woman near Red's Corner Maryland, about five miles from the Brown home, said she heard a girl scream from a passing truck yesterday afternoon. The article notes two rough continuations of the event and that authorities denied seeing the girls.
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Wwest
Red’s Corner
Brown
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ELKS
Fairmont Bridge
Grafton Drug & Chemical Co
Charles Stead
Palo Alto
Cal
Stead
Point Reyes
Shinnston
Contiued
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Hughes
DIXIE
Swat Y Si ‘Ane Anes
Charles Abrew
Joan Davis
Smith Ballew
Panamini’s
Herbert Kim
Columbia University
Siberian
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Baby
Petey Carter
Hobie Nay
Walter Bowie
TILL
Dee
Terror
Pope Pius
Malone
Sequoia India Herbs
India
Sequoia India
MailOrdere
Malone's
Deep Cut Rate Drug Store
Main ST
Wyley
Uruguay
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Cuucthuru
June Harvey
Frances Hayhurst
Doris Headley
Frederick Henderson
Mildred Jones
Kenneth Knox
Clarance Grow
Richard Leonard
Edyth Martin
Bernice Miller
Betty Rose Miller
Mildred Nestor
Lucille Payne
Frances Proudfoot
Virginia Marshall
Mary Louise Ridenour
Velma Rogers
Mary
Louise Robinson
Gertrude Saffel
Ruth Shroyer
Ruth Stevens
Jane Stubbins
Helen Turner
Simon Wamsley
Homores
Eiter
Numbers Baron
Aioe Stewart
Lionel Barrymore
Grandpa Vanderbof
Edward Arnold As
Walt St. Tycoon
Kirby
James Stewart As
Dashin
Tony Kirby
Mischaauer
Ann Miller
Spring Byington
Samuel S. Binds
Donald Meek
H. B. Warner
George S Kaufman
Moss Hart
Fran Capia
CIA
Capra
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