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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1938
Page
4
Rep Maas of Minnesota urges a navy shake up and proposes a bill to establish a general staff akin to the army. He cites navy organization delays in warship construction with engineering construction and repair bureaus each voicing independently in ship projects.
Thornton Holgate, a Rice University professor, attends a campus dance with Peaches Pomeroy and later faces humiliation as she flirts with younger students. A car incident reveals her drunken behavior and stirs tension among faculty and peers, prompting Holgate to reflect on propriety and desire.
The passage notes that his opponents won in the primaries while many of his favorites were defeated, and that despite a massive political slush fund, the repudiation was striking in the elections. It cites the scale of spending and the surprising outcome against Roosevelt allies.
The Chicago Tribune notes a Republican surge with 81 house seats, 8 in the senate, 14 governorships, and many local wins signaling broad rejection of Roosevelt era policies. It details failed purge efforts against pro packing senators and Democratic defectors, citing state primaries and regional rejections from New York to Minnesota and New England.
Parkersburg News notes repeated incidents where out-of-town promoters victimize local groups. An agency handling a car giveaway left town before completing contracts, forcing officials to refund buyers. The piece warns Parkersburgers are easy marks for smooth-talking promoters and reformers preying on churches lodges and schools for profits.
Logan Banner discusses America's historic role as asylum for the oppressed and notes current immigration limits. It argues the nation should study the refugee crisis thoughtfully and consider offering aid despite high unemployment and strict quotas. The piece calls for prayerful reflection on policy.
Senator Borah backed a cautious stance on armaments while Idaho’s solon announced plans to push a Ludlow amendment requiring a people’s vote on declaring war, except against foreign invasion, aiming for an immediate House vote amid prior opposition from Roosevelt and Hull.
Reporters note Francois-Poncet expressed surprise at France's stance while Italy rejects 1936 Laval accord as nullified by Ethiopian sanctions. A Rome daily echoes claims of oppression by Tunisia’s taxes and discrimination, linking protest to Sudetenland rhetoric and asserting Italian resolve to pursue justice.
The article notes a diverse slate of professionals among lawmakers including attorneys, merchants, teachers and bankers. It specifies 17 lawyers in the house and seven in the senate, eight teachers in the house with a football coach among them, two educators in the senate, and six bankers in the house.
The article warns that breakthroughs in labor saving machinery and new rayon and harvesting processes could reduce jobs and shift costs across industry. It cautions unions, investors, and citizens to plan for unemployment, public programs, and broader economic disruptions while noting optimism for new technologies and the need to balance progress with social impact.
The article lists occupations and roles of lawmakers and nominees including eight merchants in the house and six in the senate with varied professions such as druggists clerks farmers and engineers. It notes the senate includes a newspaperman an insurance agent physicians and electrical contractors among others and mentions rivalry among leaders and staff activity. It also covers the Reichsbank president Hjalmar Schacht organizing a large national collection with expected totals exceeding last year and the role of celebrities and journalists in the fundraiser.
The text cites a Nazi era chapter arguing that Jews were outside the German state and thus ineligible for solidarity efforts. It lists figures such as Goering, Goebbels, von Ribbentrop, Rosenberg, and others connected to Nazi leadership amid a broader discussion of state and party roles during the period.
Fragmentary text reports possible union secretaries machination to provoke a strike. France may recall its ambassador to Rome for a vacation unless Fascist territorial demands cease. Premier Daladier opened national defense conferences with navy and finance ministers to discuss expansion and acceleration policies.
Amid cross fire over Italy and Ethiopia, Daladier acts to curb repression of workers from last Wednesday s general strike. Andre Francois Poncet asked for explanations by Monday night. Daladier counsels employers to temper actions for national reconciliation as Paris presses Italy, while officials discuss shifting security posts in North Africa.
Legal notice to all creditors of Mary Lake deceased including lienholders or those holding judgments to subject her real estate in West Virginia to payment of debts in a pending cause. The notice lists creditors and demands claims be presented to the court by a specified deadline.
The St Paul fire department hook and ladder truck arrived on an alarm before the rear end left the fire station. The crew tackled a warehouse blaze across the street, but a leak in the sprinkler system triggered the alarm.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe ongoing deer killings with limited facts. Mentions a force of protectors in April and notes that there were no arrests reported. Details are unclear and names or locations are not readable.
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