Ohio relief case sparks partisan debate on federal aid
An opinion piece accuses the New Deal of sensationalizing Ohio’s relief shortage. It argues relief should be state administered, criticizes Roosevelt for politics, and claims Cleveland reflects broader Ohio issues while urging restrained federal intervention. The author warns of upcoming political shifts and calls for orderly relief and work programs.
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Ohio
Washington
New Deal
WPA
Cleveland
Gostie
Harold Burton
Roosevelt
Bricker
Daniel Webster Speech at Bunker Hill 1843 Statement
The Morgantown Post notes Daniel Webster’s June 17 1843 speech at Bunker Hill monument in which he delivered a single sentence applying to today: Bible is a book of faith. The report emphasizes the historic remark as a central point of the address.
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Handbook OF Liberty
Morgantown Post
Bunker Hill Monument
Daniel ‘Webster
Tell Bill Goodbye by Marie Liizard Giizard
Fabienne in Maryland endures a rigid social scene with Nicky Bartlett while haunted by letters from Gertrude and Ellen. She contemplates the old life, plans the play’s guest of honor role, and ponders a Telegram acceptance to Ellen in New York for the Saturday afternoon performance.
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Fabienne Setmour
Rich
Yours
Bensiifil
Nicky Bartlett
Snd
Faby
Ellen Chapman
Capavor Coe Suwavougny
Bill Mallory
Ellen
Fabiotipe Spees
Kaitimore
Tell Bill Goodbye
Marie Liizard Giizard
Fabienne
Maryland
Molly
Uncle Mark
Aunt Edna
Kate
Viola Lee
Nicky
Jane
Beaux
Willoughby House
Pill ‘Mallory
Eli
Fabienne de Courcy
Paris
Gertrud
Gertrude
Switzerland
California
Haviland
Darling
Miss Fabienne
Cear
New York
Ataugh
Vablenne
Wolesicki
Tomassino
Kelly
Wong
Geradi
Svenson
Hendersonsa
Eilen
Wdna
Deadly Deer Season Sweeps Pennsylvania Hunters
The opening of Pennsylvania hunting season proves perilous as seven hunters die on the first day and eleven total are reported shot. Officials warn of abundant game but urge caution amid bloodshed and unsafe practices. Local discourse laments fools who misidentify game and risk lives.
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Pennsylvania
Stonewall Jackson Faces Milk Control Clash in Pittsburgh
Allison Park farmer Robert E. Jackson challenges the milk control board by selling milk at his farm below the board limit. A magistrate suspended punishment, reflecting growing tensions as price controls test individual rights and government policy.
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Stonewall” Jackson
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Robert E. Jackson
Allison Park
Stonewall
Milk Control Board
Jackson
Water and sewer project notes from 1894 Grafton history
The council hired Sam R. Jenkins to map water and sewer lines laid about 45 years earlier, with the Belpre firm Thomas and J. E. Moloney awarded the contract and bonded for performance. The narrative recalls street digging, gas and street improvements, camp meetings, a notable fire rescue by Cynthia Ann Carr, and early local declines in commerce amid public works and politics in 1894 Taylor County.
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Sam R. Jenkins
Thomas
J. E. Moloney
Belpre
Ohio
Grafton Lodge No. 1
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
West Main Street
M. F. Gei‘sey
Wheeling
Henry M. Turner
Henry William Graham
Bernard Hessen
Bennett
Talbott
Main Street
Grand Street
Fairmont and Grafton Gas Company
Ing
Cornelius Kennedy
Parkersburg
France
J. H. Watson
Warren Methodist
Colored) Church
West Grafton
Old Fair Grounds
Grafton
Thomas F. Finch
Cynthia Ann
Nicholas Carr
Knotts Avenue
Finch
Miss Carr
Bluemont
Democratic County Committee
Taylor County
Opera House
H. C. Bell
W. W. Amnett
Congress
House of ‘Delegates
Noss
Charles L. Kimmel
Matthew Campbell
Taylor E. Cole
Creed Dunnington
Creedmore Hotel
Latrobe Street
Perry S. Shaffer
Spies and
Newton General Merchants
Edward R. Cole
Grafton Eagle
Lawrence and
Crouch
Universal Bible Sunday Message Emphasizes Liberty
A Universal Bible Sunday sermon stresses the Bible as a manual for human conduct and a guardian of liberty. It cites Soviet Russia, Nazi Germany, and Mexico for suppressing religion, arguing that nations outlawing God threaten dignity and freedom. The speaker urges readers to uphold the Bible’s teachings to preserve individual rights and justice.
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Ager Vey
Rte
Grafton
W. Ve
Associated Press
Associated
Universal Bible
Soviet
Russia
Adolf Hitler
God
Germany
Mexico
God J
Daniel Webster
Licenses Steer State Revenue and Social Complexity
The Washington Star notes that Pennsylvania issues licenses for many activities from dog ownership to marriage. These small tickets add revenue and complicate citizens lives, with marriage licenses delivering high action per dollar and historically seen as the most hazardous.
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Washington Star
Pennsylvania
Drunk Driving Plea, Fines, License Revoked In County Justice
Moran pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated before Justice of the Peace Co P Lucas. He was fined $25 plus costs, his license revoked, and his automobile impounded for six months. A separate incident left George Colebank injured and his car damaged after losing control on Route 119 near Blueville, with a hearing set before Justice Hoye G. White Sr. Jennings Rogers, 35, faces a drunken driving charge after his car collided with Arthur LePera’s on Route 119 five miles north of Blueville. a hearing was planned before Magistrate Lucas.
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Moran
Justice of the Peace Co
P. Lucas
George Colebank
Wickwire
Blueville
P. P. Waugh
Colebank
Justice of the Peace
Hoye G. White
Jennings Rogers
Fetterman District
Herbert Evans
Arthur LePera
Morgantown
Rogers
Lucas
Spring Heat and Mild Weather Across Regions
The page notes a vacant spring scene in Evanston Wyoming with street sprinkling and sheep moved to winter pastures. It mentions two Montana prairie fires, Minnesota’s mildest weather in 120 years, and Utah’s sparse moisture with record low snow and an early bloom across Los Angeles.
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Evanston
Wyo
Wyoming
Montana
Minnesota
Resis
Utah
Salt Lake City
Idaho Mountains
Los Angeles
State Census Positions Set in West Virginia Regions
State Census officers announced that Terra Alta and Parkersburg area managers will begin census work in January. West Virginia is divided into districts and regions for the survey. Cann said the existing machinery under Mollohan remains, with no changes planned, while local expectations connect Mollohan with the WPA.
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Terra Alta
Saran Burkhalter
Frank M. Knotts
Threas
West Virginia
Cann
Mollohan
Parkersburg
WPA
Rowlesburg Proves Very Healthy Place to Live
Rowlesburg, Dec. 11, /P) Nine children remain living with a combined age of 667 years, averaging better than 74 per person. The youngest is 61 and the eldest 84, including Mrs Rebecca Bowman and others in the community drawing attention to longevity.
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Rowlesburg
Rebecca Bowman
Advertising and Consumer Groups Accused of Communist Influence
Matthews claims advertising reform groups including Centisues from a reflective committee and the New York Consumers Council harbor members not sympathetic to the Communist program. He cites a U S Campaign Study alleging government advertising controls are aided by consumer organizations under Communist influence. He asserts Communists seek to sabotage advertising to undermine free enterprise as revolutionary tactic.
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Page Retective Committee
Consumer- Farmer Milk Cooperative
New York Consumers Council
Matthews
Communist Party
U. S
Mingo County Towns Burned by Weekend Fire
A week end blaze in a Mingo County coal town caused about 5000 dollars in loss destroying two houses and eight water tanks that served the community water system. The fire Saturday night damaged several homes and the grade school before Williamson firefighters brought it under control.
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Delbarton
W. Va
Bee
Mingo County
Williamson
Kelley Seeks Republican Nomination for Taylor County Assessor
C Fred Kelley announces his co candidacy for the Republican nomination for assessor of Taylor county, subject to the primary on May 7, 1940. He asks Republican voters for their support, asserting his ability to discharge the duties of assessor satisfactorily.
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Taylor County
Fred Kelley
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