Post Sued on E Libel Charge in Charleston
George E. Deatherage of St Albans longtime Knights of the White Camellia head sues Curtis Publishing for 50000 alleging an May 27 Saturday Evening Post article defames him. He denies the statements and notes his Dies testimony on un American activities and anti communist rhetoric. Deatherage resigned November 2 and was succeeded by J B Martin of Houston.
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Charleston
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
George E. Deatherage
St. Albans
The
Knights of the White Camellia
Common Pleas Court
Deatherage
Saturday Evening Post
Curtis
Knights
Dies
Congressional
J. B. Martin
Houston
Texas
Mild Selling Reduces Gains On Stock Market
New York on December 7 reports mild selling trimmed early market gains. Key names like Bethlehem Steel Chrysler U S Rubber Montgomery Ward International Harvester Douglas Aircraft Sperry Western Union Anaconda Westinghouse Du Pont Allied Chemical International Mercantile Marine Philip Morris Great Northern Texas Corp showed resistance as investors debated the pace of an advance.
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New York
Bethleham Steel
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
International Harvester
Douglas Aircraft
Sperry
Western Union
Anaconda
Westinghouse
du Pont
Allied Chemical
International Mercantile Marine
Philip Morris
Great Northern
Texas Corp
Much Interest Shown In Brethren Revival Drive
Crowds gather at the First Brethren church for revival services led by Rev. R. L. Rossman of Altoona Pa. The series runs through the week including Saturday night. Baptismal service is set for Sunday at 2 30 PM. Thursday topic is The World's Greatest Sin and Friday night What Will A Man Give in Exchange For His Soul. Saturday features a special message on Where Are the Dead.
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Brehren
R. L. Rossman
Altoona
Re Rossman
Grief-Stricken Youth Takes His Own Life
In Dubois Pennsylvania on December 7 William Weise, grief over unintentionally killing friend Marvin Gibson, used the same gun to kill himself. Deputy Coroner Howard Johnson reported Weise’s body was found in an abandoned Rathmel mine two miles from home after he failed to sleep since the hunting incident.
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Dubois
William Weise
Howard Johnson
Weise
Rathmel
Marvin C. Gibson
Johnson
Gibson
Much Damage From Prairie Fire Rages Near Malta
A wind whipped prairie fire blackened a quarter million acres of grass land and destroyed ranch buildings and haystacks along a 10 mile front toward Beaver Creek 24 miles south of Malta. No injuries reported in the blaze or in a second fire that burned over 50 000 acres on the Crow Indian reservation. The smaller fire was brought under control last midnight after threatening Wyola town.
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Malta
Mont
Beaver Creek
Crow Indian
Montana
Wyola
British naval trawler Washington sunk by mine in North Sea
The Admiralty reported that the 209 ton trawler Washington was sunk yesterday in the North Sea by a mine. Eight lives were lost in the incident.
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London
Dee
Admiralty
Washington
North Sea
Huntington backs WPA sewing room project plan
Huntington city council voted to appropriate 1500 dollars to reopen a sewing room employing 150 women. The funds cover materials while the Public Assistance department and the Work Projects administration cover other costs. Wheeling and St Marys previously released projects under the cooperative setup.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Public Assistance Department
Huntington City
Work Projects Administration
Wheeling
St. Marys
Youth Fatally Hurt After Mattress Trap in Logan
Logan reports a 16 year old, John Trent of Mallory, died when riding on the rear bumper of a car while folding a mattress. A gust of wind toppled him, causing a fractured skull and fatal injuries. Investigators described the accident as the youthful dare gone tragically wrong.
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Logan
John Trent
Mallory
Veteran Gas Company Worker Death Victim
CLARKSBURG December 7. Jacob Yoho 49 of Toll Gate field foreman for Carnegie Gas company died in a hospital. A native of New Martinsville he had served 20 years with the company at Pine Grove Hastings Folsom Glenville and Toll Gate for the last seven years.
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Clarksburg
Jacob Yoho
Toll Gate
Carnegie Gas Company
New Martinsville
Yoho
Pine Grove
Hastings
Folsom
Glenville
Tularemia Fatal in Pittsburgh Rabbit Market
In Pittsburgh on December 7, Mrs. Elsie Seihurst, 36, died from tularemia contracted from rabbits shipped into the state and sold in a local market, marking the first fatal rabbit fever case in western Pennsylvania in several years.
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Pittsburgh
Elsie Seihurst
Pennsylvania
Ousted road head resists removal in Georgia
In Atlanta on December 7 W L Miller faced physical removal from the Georgia Highway Department chairman's office for the second time after Governor Rivers ordered his dismissal. A tense sequence followed with Miller attempting to reenter unopposed for a temporary injunction, guards and aides clashing, and Miller’s family members involved as the scene led to the office being cleared into an adjacent room.
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Atlanta
W. L. Miller
Georgia Highway Department
E. D. Rivers
Saturnight
Miller
Lawson L. Patten
S. Marvin Griffin
Griffin
Rep
T. E. Miller
Lanier County
VL. Miller, Jr
Victim of Rare Ailment Succumbs to Pneumonia
Kathryn Felt eleven year old daughter of Mrs Harry Felt died from pneumonia after a seven month battle with acute lymphatic leukemia. Her mother had public appeal for blood donors and Mrs Joseph Root Jr of West Conn said she had been treated for the disease and gave blood. The Mingo county Board of Education schedules a January 12 special election on renewing three year extra tax levies for schools.
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PST
Joseph Root, Jr
West Conn
Williamson
Mingo County
Relief from Painful Backaches and Kidney Function
Many backaches stem from tired muscles and poor kidneys. Kidneys filter waste from blood and help urine flow daily. When kidney tubes fail, toxins remain, causing fatigue, swelling, and urinary issues. seek guidance for relief and health.
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Nature
Way Opened To Aid Finland By British
London officials say arrangements by British firms to ship warplanes and other war materials open the way for more aid to Finland. The deal, framed as a commercial transaction, was not possible under war regulations without government consent, and aligns with Lord Halifax’s condemnation of the Russian invasion as an inexusable act of aggression.
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London
Finland
Lord Halifax
Gas Explosion Buries Nitro Woman in Home Incident
A Nitro woman, Mrs. Sarah Rutherford, 85, was severely burned when a gas explosion destroyed her dwelling today. Fire Chief I E Ellis said the blast likely occurred as she tried to light a defective heater. Contents of two bedrooms were scattered into the yard. she lived alone.
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Sarah Rutherford
I. E. Ellis
Rutherford
Mystery of Engelberg Murder Deepens with Hitler House Link
Chief Inspector Reynolds describes a middle sized German speaking stocky man with a mustache seen at Engelberg's home. The crime motive seems not robbery as valuables were intact. Neighbors recall late night visits by men at the so called Hitler house, with food and alcohol stockpiled in kitchen cellar and garage.
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Derny
Joseph Reynolds
Engelberg
Reynolds
Hitler House
Vegetabl
Local clues surface on Engelberg case in history page
Residents recall Engelberg dealing in pickled fish and spirits while his second floor office displayed a portrait of Adolf Hitler. Neighbors note a confiscated car with two way radio equipment parked nearby last summer, and say Engelberg kept to himself and was often absent for extended periods.
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Engelberg
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
New Taxes Debated to Fund Defense Expansion
Roosevelt urged public discussion on financing higher defense outlays with taxes or borrowing. The 1941 defense budget could reach 2.25 billion, about 500 million above this year. Possible new taxes include a broad sales tax and a 20 percent general tax increase based on 1938 returns to raise about 50 million, with action likely deferred to 1941.
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Doughton
D.-N.c
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Lash testifies before Dies Committee with laugh over aid claim
Joseph P. Lash executive secretary of the American Student Union testifies, defending communist activities in schools as helpful. Agnes Reynolds stands behind him as a fellow group member during the Dies hearing.
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Dies Committee
Joseph P. Lash
American Student Union
Agnes Reynolds
Tax Proposal Seeks Flat Increase on Levies
A proposal suggests a flat increase on income levies for individuals and corporations. It also contemplates raising existing excise taxes including those on liquor and cigarettes to fund government needs.
Relief in sight despite relief problems looms for many
Relief efforts continue as 12 000 people and others are cut off the rolls while surplus foods from the federal government largely support dependent groups. Agriculture department officials stated there is no plan to relieve states or local communities by increasing food distribution.
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Washington, Des
Agriculture Department
Surplus Commodities Aid Aids Meal Programs Nationwide
Philip Maguire of the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation outlined policy to supply surplus food to state and local welfare agencies as a supplement to their aid. He argued against seeking higher federal allotments, noting unfairness if areas do not meet their share, with about 135 million dollars expected to be spent this fiscal year.
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Philip Maguire
Presi mi
Federal
Surplus Commotities Corporation
Welf
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Grafton
Coast Guard
Huntington
Gas Company
Pitsburgh
Yardley's Secret
Yardley of London
W. VA
Road Head
Georgia Highway Commission
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American Institute of Laundering
Buick
RUDE
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