Ill Health Prompts Earl Jackson To End His Life
Earl J. Jackson a 51 year old furniture worker and owner of a store at 1116 Pike street died by self inflicted gunshot in the basement of his building using a Springfield Army rifle. He had been ill and recently hospitalized at Grifton City hospital with failing health and had previously attempted suicide by inhaling gas. His son Robert found the body after discovering a lone light in the basement between 1 and 2 am. A terse note was found. Sheriff Evans and city officers investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl J. Jackson
J. Lee Evans Furniture
Pike Street
Sprimefield
Jackson
Grifton City Hospital
Herbert Evans
J. C. Helm
Robert
G. T. Bartlett
Fanatic Cuts Off His Hand In Religious Act
Elbert Snyder, 24, told reporters in Charleston that the Lord commanded him to cut off the hand that offended his body. Calmly smoking, he displayed the severed stump at a hospital and explained he prayed after the hand offended him, recalling a biblical message to cut off the offending hand.
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Charleston
Elbert Snyder
4 Hospital
Sea War Losses Top 7 Hundred Thousand Tons
Berlin data from DNB shows that by November 28, 194 vessels totaling 735,768 tons had been sunk by German submarines or mines. The agency confirms 162 ships sunk, 82 neutral, totaling 639,689 tons, with further non German reports citing 32 ships more at 96,079 tons.
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Berlin
DNB
Great Britain
Finnish Legation Denies Finnish Surrender
The Finnish legation declared there was no surrender to Soviet Russia. It said the Russian land offensive had stopped and no Red fleet landings reached Finnish soil. It added Finland would pursue broader national unity and, if possible, reopen negotiations with the Soviet government.
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London
Legation
Russia
Finland
French torpedo boat sinks German submarine
Paris dispatch reports four French torpedo boats sunk a German submarine trying to attack a convoy of freighters. The submarine reportedly surfaced briefly after a depth charge explosion before diving almost vertically and vanishing.
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Paris
Thesday
Theubmarine
Big Judgment Against J Alf Taylor In Federal Case
Charleston dispatch reports a federal judge awarded the government a judgment of 1444.92 against J Alfred Taylor of Fayetteville former Democratic congressman. The government claimed Taylor signed a note for 1690.2 with 3429.35 of the principal paid and the remaining balance unpaid.
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Charleston
George W McClintic
J. Alfred Taylor
Fayetteville
Roberts Hardware Appliance Opens in Old Kunst Building
Formal opening of the Robert's Hardware Appliance store at 1 East Main Street, remodeled and redecorated, under manager E. I. Headley. The new store succeeds Robert's Taylor County Hardware, recently purchased by Evans Hardware company.Continued on page five.
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Robert's Hardware
Kunst
East Main Street
E. I. Headley
Robert's
Taylor County
Evans Hardware Company
Briggs Company Raises Wages Following Chrysler Increase
Briggs Manufacturing announces a three cent an hour rise for more than 16 000 hourly workers, aligning with Chrysler's raise to prevent delays after a 54 day labor dispute. W P Brown says the move matches industry pay. Emil Mazey, CIO UAW local president, had signaled a push for similar raises.
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Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
W. P. Brown
Briggs
Brown
Emil Mazey
Briggs Cio
United Automobile Workers’ Union
First Lady Returns to Dies Committee Hearings
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt attends Dies committee sessions to hear leaders of American youth groups including Joseph Lash of the American Students Union. She says she will leave judgment on Youth Congress leadership to others and notes testimony denying Communist influence.
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Washington
Anslin D. Roosevelt
Dies Committee
Joseph Lash
American Students Union
House
American Youth Congress
Youth Congress
Bethlehem Weirton Clash Over Blast Furnace Records
Weirton Steel challenged Bethlehem Steel Cambria mill at Johnstown for a world production record for a furnace without a relining shutdown. Bethlehem No 9 furnace halted after 1934 operation, at 1,014,000 tons of pig iron. Weirton No 1 furnace, running since 1930 to 1936, produced 1,856,584 tons.
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Weirton
Weirton Steel Corporation
Bethelehem Steel Company
Cambria
Johnstown
Bethlehem
Americans Seek Refuge Near Helsinki After Russian Air Attack
About 200 Americans, Britons, and others sought refuge at Grankulla near Helsinki, where the US minister has emergency HQ. A Russian bomber raid struck Helsinki and suburbs at 1:15 PM, with anti aircraft fire claiming several planes and a bomber reportedly downed by rifle fire. new fires were reported in several areas.
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Helsinki
Grankulla
United States
H. F. Arthur Schonefeld
Russians Occupy Finland Arctic Port in Raid
Russian troops parachuted from large bombing planes reportedly occupied Petsamo, Finland’s chief Arctic port, after raids that left Petsamo and another town in flames. Refugees said Russians seized the monastery of Petchenga, ten miles south, isolating Finnish troops to the north amid ongoing fighting.
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Kirkenes
Norway
Petsamo
Finland
Arctic Ocean
Petchenga
Reemployment Campaign Reported As Successful
Pittsburgh December 1 State Chairman Walter D Fuller cited plans by a large Pittsburgh firm to hire 50 men daily as proof that Governor Arthur H James job mobilization has begun bearing fruit two weeks after it started. Fuller praised county organization and noted that every 300 workers taken off relief saves $100000 yearly in state expenditures.
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Pittsburgh
Walter D. Fuller
Arthur H. James
Curtis Publishing Company
Fuller
President Roosevelt Aims to Limit Congress Controversy
President Roosevelt plans to restrict controversial issues at the next Congress session. Confidants say he hopes lawmakers pass regular appropriation bills, authorize higher defense outlays, and address relief, then adjourn. Three potential flashpoints loom including extending the reciprocal trade treaty law past June, Wagner Act amendments, and a proposed special measure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Russian Planes Threaten Helsinki Again As Reds Talk Surrender
Helsinki endured a second day of air raids with sirens wailing and an all clear issued. No bombs fell as overcast skies hid Russian planes. Reuters reported another alert at 1 15 p m. Civilians streamed from shelters and many civilians fled with baggage as Finland faced a stark choice between yielding to Russians or seeking leaders able to strike a deal. Three towns were razed and the Finnish government resigned after a parliament vote of confidence amid the Soviet assault from the Isthmus of Karelia toward Lenin Grad and near Norway.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Helsinki
Reuters
Finland
Russia
Karelia
Leningrad
Norway
Arctic Circle
Bethany Freshman Leads College Academic Standing
Bethany college reports its top ranking student is a freshman football player with a 99 percent average after aptitude testing. The finding highlights strong academic performance from a first year student balancing athletics and studies.
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Bethany
Bethany College
Finns Shocked by War News
Washington dispatch reports reaction to Finland's stance as the Finnish military attache and Col Per Zilliacus await radio from Helsinki. A Finnish translation plan is described as officials brace for a major foreign minister address amid high tension with Russia.
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Clarke Beach
Washington
Legation
Finland
Per Zilliacus
Elias Erkko
Helsinki
Zilliacus
Helsin
Neely predicts Senate favors breaking with Russia
Fairmont dispatch reports Senator M. M. Neely predicts that if the Senate votes on severing diplomatic relations with Russia, more than 90 of 96 members would support such action. He condemns the Soviet invasion of Finland as a violation of international law and calls for immediate U.S. severance of relations with the Soviet Union.
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Fairmont
M. M. Neely
D.-W. Va
Russia
U. S. Senate
West Virginia Democrat
Finland
United States
Soviet Union
Roosevelts Appeal Urges Bombing Pledge Across Nations
President Roosevelt urged Russia and Finland to promise the world they will refrain from bombing civilians and unfortified cities. Finnish minister Procope said Soviet planes bombed Helsinki and nine other fortified communities, all unfortified, in a report echoed by newsmen.
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William B. Ardery
Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Finland
Hjalmar J. Procope
Helsinki
Procope
Ameri
Taylor County Man Bags Deer at Opening of Season
One of the first deer reported killed in Preston county yesterday was shot and claimed by Roy Mason of Route 2 Grafton. Mason’s nine point buck weighed 155 pounds and was killed near the Monongalia Preston county line not far from Route 119.
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Preston County
Roy Mason
Grafton
Taylor County
Mason
Monongalia
Route 119
Dr Gerkin Named Associate Public Health Director
Dr Robert F Gerkin of Graf ton has been named associate public health director for West Virginia. He joins the Public Health bureau of the American Optometric Association, led by director Dr William Fein bloom of New York City. Optometrists of America pledge cooperation to address the nation s eye care needs and reference the first National Health conference of Optometrists held in Los Angeles which established machinery to aid the effort.
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Robert F. Gerkin
Grafton
West Virginia
American Optometric Association
William Fein~bloom
New York City
Optometrists of
America
National Health Conference of
Optometrists
Los Angeles
President Roosevelt Calls Invasion of Finland a profound shock
President Roosevelt labeled Russia’s invasion of Finland a profound shock to the United States and a threat to self-government. He condemned the move as a resort to force and urged peace loving nations to oppose military force as arbiter of disputes, warning that small nations face jeopardy as force spreads.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Finland
United States
Wight
Finnish Legation in Moscow Struggles to Depart
Moscow December 1 Finnish legation spokesman said the Soviet government removed the legation telephones and staff cannot obtain passports for departure. No date for leaving for Helsinki given and some expect permission may be refused until the Soviet Helsinki consulate staff arrives. Tass circulated a statement. Soviet papers published a Finnish Communist appeal to seize large landowner estates by radio.
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Moscow
Legation
Helsinki
Finland
Finnish Communist Party
Russia
Tass
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Strand
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Ross Street
Joe E. Brown
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Strand Theatre
Viipuri
Reds
Viborg
Baltic Republic
Germany
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Alf Taylor
Roberts’ Appliance
Briggs Company
Grafton High School
Thespians
PROBE
Bethlehem Steel
U.S
Neely
Senate
Dr. Gerkin
Grafton Lodge
B. P. O. Elks Lodge
L. T. Eddy
Fairmont Lodge
Fred M. Reed
R Boose
Theatre Tantia Setan
Grafton Sentitel
A. ‘T. Miller
East Washington Street
Pixel Dugan
Lee Tracy
Opera House
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