Aged Father of Ex State Official Fatally Burned
Winton Bailey aged 81 father of Ernest L. Bailey former state road commissioner and 1936 Democratic governor candidate, burned to death in a Huntington fire that destroyed his two story residence. Bailey was found on his bed badly charred with neighbors reporting smoke. Fire Chief McClure cited sparks from an open fireplace as the likely cause and estimated $1,000 damage. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Huntington
Brooks McClure
Bailey
Funeras
McClure
Schuller
Secret Commons debate on munitions held behind soundproof doors
London December 13 secret House of Commons session selected guards and soundproof doors for a one day debate on munitions and war supplies chaired by Prime Minister Chamberlain at the request of opposition members. Lloyd George joined the opposition. attendants were excluded and no major disclosures were expected. Burgin outlined naval supply lines.
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London
House of Commons
Chamberalin
David Lloyd George
Britain
Navy
Edward Leslie Burgin
Theater Ad Invites Mrs Kemple to Tonight's Showings
The Grafton Sentinel invites MRS. H. K. KEMPLE of 218 Grand Street to attend tonight's presentation of Miracles For Sale featuring Robert Young and Florence Rice at the Dixie theatre or Espionage Agent a Warner Brothers production at the Strand theatre identification may be required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
H. K. Kemple
Grand Street
Robert Young
Florence Rice
Dixie Theatre
Warner Brothers
Strand Theatre
Dozenberg Faces Passport Fraud Charges in Portland Arrest
Nicholas Dozenberg, 57, identified as the fourth American Communist leader accused of passport fraud, was arrested in Portland Oregon. He waived extradi tions and was ordered removed to New York City to face passport conspiracy charges.
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Nicholas Dozenberg
Portland
Ore
New York City
Reds Cliques Held Danger
Clarksburg report of American Legion banquet where National Commander Raymond J. Kelly urged elimination of communist inspired cliques blocking permanent industrial peace. He accused cliques of trying to control the labor movement to foster industrial strife and praised the Dies Committee for exposing subversive activities in the region.
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Clarksburg
Raymond J. Kelly
American Legion
Legion
Kelly
Dies Committee
Publc
Congressional Committee
America
Air Patrols Target German Mine Threat In Night Test
London reports the British air force conducted a night long aerial security patrol over Helgoland Bight to counter mine laying and base threats. The Air Ministry described patrols as continuously maintained with little detail released, hinting at broader use to come.
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London
Air Ministry
Helgoland Bight
Two German Trains Collide Killing Seventeen and Injuring Forty One
In Hagen Germany seventeen people are dead and forty one injured after two passenger trains collided last night. The cause remains unclear as authorities assess the disaster within a wartime series of rail accidents in Germany. A total of 123 killed and more than 158 injured across the incidents, with a similar crash last Sunday near Ding.
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Hagen
Germany
Ding
Masons to Honor Yet Lodge Member at Mystic Lodge Banquet
Mystic lodge No. 75 plans a past masters banquet at Andrews Methodist church to honor I C Klein with a 50 year Masonic grand lodge button. Grand Master Robert S Lemon will present the jewel, with Dr D C Peck delivering the remarks. 26 living past masters of Mystic lodge to receive jewels.
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Robert S. Lemon
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Mystic Lodge No. 75
A. F
A. Masons
Masonic Grand Lodge
I. C. Klein
Klein and Company
D.C. Peck
Grafton
Grand Lodge
Klein
Andrews Methodist Church
Franklin Lodge No. 7
Buckhannon
Weston Lodge No. 10
Mystic Lodge
Lemon
Joseph B. Bradford
William L. Shaffer
Ona C. Jefferys
Harry
Paper Bag Will Heard in Brooklyn Estate Case
A New York court refused probate for a paper bag will allegedly copied by a Brooklyn carpenter Edward Schindler from his deceased wife’s notes. Four cousins and Schindler settled for 27,500 to be shared, with 5,000 to Schindler for his wife who died in February.
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New York
Brooklyn
Edward Schindler
George A. Winsate
Louisa Hearle
Schindler
Sole Survivor Rescued From Danish Vessel Sinking
A Danish sailor, believed to be the sole survivor of a 26 crew aboard a Danish vessel sunk by a submarine, was picked up by an Aberdeen vessel off London. He had drifted four days on a raft and clutched a dead officer, but could not name his ship before losing consciousness. the sinking occurred last Saturday.
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London
Taft Opens New England Campaign For Budget Balance
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio launches his New England bid for the Republican nomination with a platform to aid business by removing regulatory evils. He claims the budget can be balanced in two years, provoking President Roosevelt to offer a prize for a full bill of particulars. Taft warns that opponents’ stance risks national bankruptcy and the loss of private enterprise and democracy, framing the issue in terms of global comparisons.
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Boston
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
New England
Taft
Roosevelte-Athiss
Germany
Italy
Russia
Republican Club of
Massachusetts
War Veteran Held After Five Die In Canyon Crash
Laurel H. Crawford, 41, a World War veteran, is held on suspicion of murder after his car carrying his wife, three children, and a friend plunged 1000 feet down a canyon road near Wilson Observatory. One of the survivors, Howard Richardson, suffered head cuts and burns while trying to curb the blaze that destroyed his car and damaged a pickup driven by Lawrence Weaver. Deputies and state troopers investigated the crash and planned further checks. A girl riding with Richardson escaped unharmed.
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Los Angeles
Laurel H. Crawford
Crawford
Wilson Observatory
Paul Mahoneye
Hfe
Accident Inn
Surance
Blueville
Howard Richardson
Pruntytown
Lawrence E. Weaver
Haymond Settlement
British Cruiser Achilles Reported Sunk in Atlantic Battle
Buenos Aires dispatch says British naval officials are investigating reports that the 7040 ton cruiser Achilles may have been sunk in a clash with Germanys 10000 ton pocket battleship Admiral Scheer but no direct confirmation has been obtained.
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Buenos Aires
Achilles
Germany
Admiral Scheer
President Roosevelt backs WPA stance on strikes
President Roosevelt reiterated his belief that WPA relief workers cannot strike against the government while acknowledging they are federal employees. He described his view as a horseback opinion given at a press conference. WPA officials and union leaders debated the stance amid disturbances in Minneapolis and other projects.
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Washington
WPA
Roosevelt
Minneapolis
Union Leader Charges NLRB Favored C10 Union
AFL union leader Joe Ozanic testified to a House committee that 80,000 coal miners were denied rights under the Wagner Act and coerced to join CIO UMWA with dues. He said employers and CIO UMWA officials forced miners to join and pay. Fourteen others were asked to testify as part of the inquiry.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
Joe Ozanic
Progressive Miners
American Federation of Labor
House Committee
National Labor Delation Board
National Labor Relations Act
Cio-Umwa
United Mine Workers of American
United Mine Worker, of America
Edmund M. Toland
PMW
Indigirka Sinks Off Hokkaido With Dozens Dead
Tokyo reports the Russian steamer Indigirka sank off Hokkaido. At least 87 died and 200 to 500 were believed missing, while Karafuto Maru rescued 390 passengers and crew. Cause of the sinking is unknown.
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Tokyo
Indigirka
Hokkaido
Foreign Office
Iowa Liquor Monopoly Prices Lowest In U S
Des Moines Iowa December 13 More than half the popular brands on Iowa state liquor store shelves are selling at the lowest state monopoly prices in the country A comparison of 98 items across 15 monopoly states shows Iowa prices were low in 42 cases and tied in 13 despite a 5 percent profit boost The Town system runs 174 state owned stores selling liquor by the bottle only with no on premise service
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Des Moines
Iowa
Liquor Commission
West Virginia
Russians Mass Great Army For Crushing Blow
Helsinki dispatch says Soviet Russia plans a 1,500,000-man assault with 1,000 planes to break the Mannerheim line on the Karelian Isthmus. Finnish defenders report heavy battles, hard fighting around Muola church as the Red drive broadens toward Ladoga fronts.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Helsinki
Finnish Telegraphic Agency
Soviet Russia
Finland
Karelian
Fuins
Mannerheim
Wish
Lake Ladoga
Mannerheim Line
Muola
Two Miners Die in Small Lewis Coal Pit Accident
Weston reports two miners named Carl Starr aged about 50 and John Marsh aged about 40 were found crushed to death in a small coal pit on T. S. Stalnaker's farm after failing to emerge at the end of the workday. A watch on Starr's body stopped at 12:40, indicating the time of the accident.
New Syphilis Pill Wins Medical Council Approval
Chicago December 13. A new oral drug for syphilis, the first of its kind, has been released to doctors. Discovered at Stanford Medical School, it is a capsule called subisminol mass and is prescription only. It replaces prior arsenic injections and bismuth, though it must be used with an arsenic injection. The drug is absorbed into the bloodstream, and its maker is Dr. Paul J. Hanalik of Stanford.
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Chicago
Stanford University
Medical School
Journal of the American Medical Association
Council On Pharmacy
Chemistry
Paul J. Hanalik
Stanford
Trade pacts to be issue for 1940 Congress
President Roosevelt pushed for renewal of the reciprocal trade act as a major 1940 issue. He announced plans to seek extension of the program before it expires June 12. Senate Minority Leader McNary predicted its likely defeat, signaling partisan battles ahead.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
McNary
Ore
Huntington Police Boycott Caseload to Magistrates Courts
Huntington officers in a protest over recent gambling and vice raids say they will route their cases to magistrates courts. Judge Boyd C. Sharitz dismissed several vice charges, refunded bonds, and released others on promising to pay fines, while declining to explain his decisions.
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Huntington
Boyd C. Sharitz
Sharitz
Three Killed in Car Train Collision at Meyersdale
In Meyersdale Pennsylvania three men from Berun were killed when their car collided with the Baltimore and Ohio Ambassador limited on Main Street last night. The engineer from Pittsburgh said the auto crossed the track at about 40 miles per hour. The locomotive dragged the wreckage for more than 1,000 feet and caused delays to the Baltimore to Detroit train.
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Meyersdale
Baltimore and Ohio Ambassador Limited
Main Street
F. E. Sass
Andrew L. Mac
McDonaldson
Gerald L. Mahan
Milton E. Weimer
Berun
R. D. Bolton
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Detroit
Bremen Runs Blockade To Reach German Port
The North German Lloyd line announced the liner Bremen docked safely in Bremerhaven after breaking the British blockade from Murmansk. The New York also reportedly reached Hamburg, its position previously undetermined in the United States, and had been at Murmansk.
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Bremen
New York
Lloyd Line
Murmansk
Russia
Bremerhaven
Hamburg
League Sub-Committee Names Russia Aggressor in Finland War
A League of Nations sub committee unanimously adopts a report accusing Russia of aggression in the Finnish war. It invites aid to Finland and hints at expelling Moscow. The report moves to a 13 nation panel before the assembly vote.
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Geneva
Russia
League of Nations
Finland
League
United States
League of Nations Council
League Assembly
League of Nations Assembly
Soviet
Moscow
League Council
Closed Banks Plan Dividend Payments in Christmas Payouts
Charleston December 13 Eleven closed state banks will pay hundreds of depositors dividends totaling about 193 000 by December 20 with additional authorizations before Christmas Banking Commissioner George Ward announced. Banks include Huntington Charleston Clarksburg Hamlin Franklin and Rupert with first payments of 10 percent December 15 at Huntington Banking and Trust and People’s Exchange Bank Charleston.
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Charleston
George Ward
Huntington
Clarksburg
Hamlin
Franklin
Rupert
Huntington Banking, and Trust Company
Ple
Exchange Bank of Charleston
Bank ‘of
Greenbrier
E Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Eee
Invitation notices and show promos at the Opera House
The Grafton Sentinel lists events including C. F. Trader at 1201 West Main with Smoking Guns and Ken Maynard, plus Mr. Wong in China Town with Boris Karloff, billed for the Opera House.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
C. F. Trader
West Main Street
Ken Maynard
Mr. Wong
Chinatown
Boris Karloff
Bill
Opera House
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Atlantic
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Lewis
PMW Union
U. S
Arye Times
Rieti
Soviet Union
Pegler
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