Farm bill doomed until next session
Washington Dec 4 three administration supporters joined critics of the farm bill urging revisions that might delay a vote until January. Senators Berry Pepper Wagner voiced opposition or calls for broad changes. Barkley pressed for a Saturday session as debate drags on with no passage in sight and limited time left in the special session.
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Washington
Berry
Pepper
Wagner
Barkley
Senate
House
Republian
McNary
King
Utah
Ten Senators Hear Douglas Secret Conference At Capitol
A meeting of ten senators at the Capitol discussed a business recovery plan outlined by Lewis Douglas, former budget director and now an officer at American Cyanamid. The attendees included eight Democrats and two Republicans led by Senator Byrd, with topics touching tax revision budget balance and foreign trade expansion. The discussion followed Douglas leaving the Roosevelt administration in 1934 over policy disputes and his prior support for Alf Landon. Varying accounts kept details guarded.
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Washington
Lewis Douglas
Capitol
Douglas
American Cyanimid Company
Roosevelt
Landon
Alf. M. Landon
Byrd
D-Va
Glass
D- Ga
Smith
Bailey
D.-N
Van
Poison Slayer Dies in Prison Cell Built for Her
Prision gates close on the poison slayer who died March 10 after serving since 1913 in a specially constructed penitentiary cell. Only one prior woman in state history faced the electric chair, a sentence later commuted to life imprisonment.
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Cenit Press
Anna Marie Hahn
Cincinnati, O
Ohio Penitentiary
Columpus
Hain
Labor Reunion Chances Small
Washington December 4 Negotiations for a complete reunion of organized labor factions neared collapse after John L. Lewis and William Green failed to reach an understanding in two days of talks. They ended their peace meeting without an agreement and said they would not meet again, with a report planned for December 21 to the peace committee of AF of L and CIO delegates.
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Washington
Organized Labor
John L. Lewis
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Lewis
Simpson Driver Cleared Of Blame For Accident
Boyd Modisett of Simpson, driver of the car that struck six year old Billy Newton as he got off a school bus, was exonerated after arraignment before Magistrate A B Knabenshue. Reckless driving charges were dismissed after evidence was presented.
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Boyd Modisett
Simpson
Billy Newton
A. B. Knabenshue
Modisett
Slight Earth Tremor Felt in San Francisco
A slight earthquake was felt in outlying residential districts at 7:09 am local time with reports of a stronger shock around 7:19 am. No damage reported and authorities advised residents to remain calm.
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San Francisco
Reverend Phillips brings down four prong deer
R. O. Phillips former pastor of St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church in Graf ton and now of Hundred traveled through Graf ton Monday evening with a four prong deer he killed in Preston county. Mrs. Phillips said her husband frightened the deer to death.
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R. O. Phillips
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Hundred
Grafton
Preston County
Miss Bonafield Writes Home Of Horrors of War
Miss Ju lia Bonafield, a Methodist Episcopal missionary in Shanghai, reports scenes of destruction in China. She describes shifting fronts near Shanghai, noting the war’s impact on civilians and property and that her foster daughter Dorothy Lee is a former West Virginia Wesleyan student.
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Tunnelton
Julia Bonafield
Shanghai
John S. Graham
China
Bonafield
Dorothy Lee
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Hundreds Line Streets for Christmas Open House Parade
Crowds filled downtown Grafton for the Christmas season kickoff with open-house store events. Lights on Main and Latrobe streets lit after 5 p m, and at 7 p m a parade featured the Grafton High School band and the V F W Junior Drum and Bugle Corps in festive animal costumes.
Malady Strikes Ten Infants At St Elizabeths Hospital
In Chicago on December 4 doctors battled a deadly enteritis outbreak that killed ten babies in eleven days at St Elizabeths Hospital. The illness caused violent inflammation of the small intestines and killed most victims within 24 hours. Eight other infants remained ill as hospital officials isolated the ward and halted new obstetrical admissions. Continued on page six.
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Chicago
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Hankow Canton Railway Bombed by Japanese
Hongkong dispatches report Japanese airplanes bombed the Hankow Canton railway as the British charge d affaires R G Howe traveled toward Hongkong. No indication that the train carrying Britain's portable embassy was endangered. British officials had warned Japan of Howe's route and Tokyo supposedly promised safety.
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Hongkong
Hankow-Canton
R. G. Howe
Britain
Howe
Canton
Shanghai
State Prosecutors Meet in Charleston to Form Association
Prosecuting Attorney Frances J. Warder of Taylor County met with peers from most of West Virginia's 55 counties in Charleston to organize the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Association. The group aims to meet annually or semi-annually to exchange ideas and discuss possible legislative proposals to improve the state's legal work.
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Frances J. Warder
Taylor County
Charleston
West ‘Virginia
Ott
Safety Devices Prevent Accident Malfunction
Martinsburg December 4 rail tale describes John William Richards of Petersburg Virginia boarding a locomotive to inspect it. He opened the throttle but the engine stayed still due to emergency brakes. A magistrate fined him two hundred dollars and costs and jailed him six months for interfering with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad safety appliances.
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Martinsburg
John William Richards
Petersburg
Richards
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Black Legion Leader Effinger Returns to Face Charges
Virgil H. Effinger the accused Black Legion commander walked out of an extradition hearing at Columbus and returned to Michigan to face charges of criminal syndicalism and possession of explosives. He was freed on $1,000 bond after surrendering yesterday and a habeas corpus hearing was set for next Friday. An injunction halted further arrests on similar warrants.
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Lima, O
Virgil H
Bert) Effinger
Black Legion
Columbus
Crady
Michigan
Effinger
Common Pleas
E. E. Everett
Everett
Clarence C. Miller
Ohio
Detroit
Wayne County
Duncan C. McCrea
Two Trains Stop Running Between Grafton and Parkersburg
The Public Service Commission ordered the discontinuance of Baltimore and Ohio trains No. 22 and No. 31 serving Grafton and Parkersburg. They will be out of service on Sunday December 19 due to insufficient revenue to cover operating costs.
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Grafton
Parkersburg
Public Service Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Trooper Randall Re-enlists for Second Term in Charleston
Trooper G F Randall of the Grafton detachment has re-enlisted for a second two year term. He serves in Company A and is described as efficient and popular. Randall has made many friends in Graf ton and across the county.
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G. F. Randall
Grafton
State Police
Charleston
Randall
State Constabulary
Two Pilots Die In Air Race Wrecks At Miami Show
Two pilots Rudy Kling and Frank Haines perished in separate crashes during Miami Florida air show racing. With Wittman remaining, organizers barred his rivals and will limit remaining entries to stock model airplanes to preserve fair prize chances. The cause of the crashes remained listed as mystery as the race halted and safety concerns rose.
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Miami
Fila
Rudy Kling
Lemont Tl
Frank Haines
Detroit
J.wittman
Oshkosh
Wis
Wittman
Kling
Haines
Tiers
Croston Loses Money By Appealing To U S Jury
Ellsworth W. Croston appealed the valuation of 44.17 acres slated for the Tygart dam reservoir and lost money in U S district court. A federal jury in Elkins awarded him 2981 dollars, below the commissioners 3688. The case follows a similar suit by Jesse L. Fleming of Graf ton over 58.86 acres in Taylor and Barbour counties appraised at 2374 dollars.
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Tygart Dam
U. S. District Court
Elms
Ellsworth W. Croston
Croston
Elkins
Jesse L. Fleming
Grafton
Taylor and
Barbour
Twelve Are Successful In State Driving Test
Twelve candidates passed state driving license examinations yesterday while two failed. Corpol Fred L Strader announced the results. Passes included John A Grob Glenn Hamilton Leroy Mill Grace Dottells Conley Cox J H White C C Ketters man Warder Lee Menear Frank Miller Virgil R Norris William F Bee and Hayward Hartley.
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Fred L. Strader
Grafton
State Police
John A. Grob
Lincoln Street
Glenn Hamilton
Leroy ‘Mill
West
Washington Street
Grace Dottells
Ethel Street
Conley Cox
J. H. White
Larrabe Street
C. C. Ketters
Enterprise
Lee Me‘near
Bridgeport
Frank ‘Miller
Barrett Street
Virgil R. Norris
William F. Bee
Beech Street
Hayward Hartley
Calendars Have Value Says Ex Senator Harmer
Clarksburg report notes former State Senator Harvey W Harmer keeps diaries spanning 45 years. He values the calendars as records of events and weather, citing a mid November 1937 snowstorm as an example. The piece hints at a continued discussion on page four.
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Harvey Harmer
Clarksburg
Harvey W. Harmer
Harmer
Wea
Iber
Child’s Father Jailed Over School Fine Fight
Rebecca King, 14, from Chester County Pennsylvania, departs Philadelphia federal court after a hearing granted to her father who spent a night in jail rather than pay a $2 school attendance fine. He appeals the fine claiming religious tenets forbid sending his daughter to school after age 14 to avoid modernistic influences.
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Rebecca King
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
King
Central Preas
Window Shopping Contest With 28 Weekly Prizes Begins
Merchants of Grafton launch an unusual window shopping contest starting Monday with 28 prizes offered each week. Tickets are distributed by participating stores and the Taylor County Board of Trade, with 25 000 numbered tickets to be handed out. Each week’s winners are determined by numbers posted in store windows and matching tickets.
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Merchants of Grafton
Retail Trade Committee
D. R. Chaffee
Taylor County Board of Trade
Mrs Henderson Admitted To Clarksburg Hospital
Mrs Ruby Henderson of 279 Panny Street was admitted to St Marys hospital Clarksburg after a dog bite left her leg infected. She is to be treated for the infection and undergo gallstone and appendix surgery. Her mother Mrs Millard Morrison and her daughter Evelyn aged 9 are seriously ill and may need hospitalization.
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Ruby Henderson
Alfred Henderson
Panny | Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Clarksburg
Slayer of Officer Is Shot Taken Prisoner
Lagrange Indiana December 4 Deputy Sheriff Harry Spice was killed yesterday by Robert Shaw, 27, who was hunted for 22 hours. Shaw was shot and captured today as he tried to flee a corn shack on a Noble county farm. The wounded Shaw was taken to a local hospital. Sheriff Irvin Cazier reported he fired on Spice and wounded Cazier in the arm during the arrest attempt.
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Lagrange
Ind
Robert Shaw
Harry Spice
Kendallville
Shaw
Walter Devenbaugh
Irvin Cazier
Noble County
Spice
Carier
Chief Officer Slain In Path Of Mercy Mission
A British steamer the Suishan was attacked by Japanese forces near Shanghai Tsungming island. The chief Chinese officer was killed, a sailor and several passengers wounded after over 200 machine gun rounds. Captain Ny McMillan steered the vessel to safety amid the barrage while British authorities sought to rescue nine French Canadian nuns aboard.
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James A. Mills
Shanghai
Tsungming
Ny McMillan
Suishan
Adrien Sansoucy
E. B. Boothby
Boothby
Tsungming Island
Yangtze Estuary
China
Supreme Court Prepares Busy Session in Washington
The Supreme Court met in Washington to prepare for a busy session with anticipated opinions on topics including payment of interest on government bonds and valuation of utilities. Outstanding cases promised a cautious tackle of whether treasury should pay interest on gold called before maturity and involved estates including Taft of Cincinnati and the late James J. Ransom of Maine with Arthur Macher.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jnwalting
Treasury
Taft
Cincinnati
James J. Ransom
Maines
Arthur Macher
SSS
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