Admonish One Another and Jobs in Machinery Debate
Editorial page excerpt discusses whether labor saving machinery creates or destroys jobs. Cites God of hope phrase and urges discussion on steel workers drivers builders and related trades. Includes notices about subscriptions, Associated Press credit, and letters to the editor policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latrobe Street
Grafton
Princes
Grafton Printing Gp
W. Va
Associated Press
Sonia
A.B. Clayden Inc
New York
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
North
Michigan Avenue
God of Hope
The Business of Living Tax Joust Frustrates Working Parents
New York Herald Tribune laments income tax burdens as January bills loom and notes the tax board rejection of deducting nurse hiring for a working mother. It argues personal expenses like child care are essential to work, while bureaucracy ignores living costs. The piece cites New Hampshire’s double-entry fiasco and ends by mocking the so called middle class relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald-Tribune
Tax Appeals Board
Temple of Life
State of
New Hampshire
United States Steel
American Telephone and Telegraph
Hand Made Car Sparks Debate On Mass Production
A Wheeling Intelligencer examination notes that modern auto factories turn out 100 cars per 11 workers yearly with about one car produced per minute thanks to mass production. Critics blame machines for unemployment, yet a New Jersey craftsman once built a complete automobile by hand in 12 years, five hours daily. If cars were handmade today, cost would rise to about 17 850 dollars, while current average price remains 620 dollars, prompting questions about labor and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Intelligencer
New Jersey
Inviting Trouble and Finnish War Talks Collide
The piece surveys rising state trade barriers under broadened interstate commerce rules and predicts federal overreach as Congress may tighten controls. It also reports Chamberlain praising Finland’s army, condemning German aggression, and pledging continued aid, with notes on broader Allied wartime strategy and shifts in focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown Post
Congress
Supreme Court
Washington
Roosevelt Holds Navy Role Echoes New Deal Policy
Washington rumors place Charles Edison as acting Navy head in White House circles while President Roosevelt dominates foreign policy and domestic strategy. The piece argues Roosevelt, not Hull or Hopkins, shapes key actions amid world crisis, calling the President de facto Secretary of State, Navy, and Commerce.
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Clarksburg
Washington
Navy
Charles Edison
White House
Roosevelt
Hull
Commerce Hopkins
Department
State Department
Commerce Department
Mr. Roosevelt
History of Taylor County brimming with wartime houses
The article recounts Grafton history including the Ward hotel on West Main street, Civil War events, and key figures. It details hotel ownership changes from Parry to Ward, a tragic death during construction of a new tower, and figures like Davidson, Curtin, and Breedlove. It notes a 14 degree winter fire, the city water system's impact, and the first Memorial Day service in Handley Grove in 1868.
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L. M. Boyles
Old Ward
West Main Street
Old Ward House
Thomas Parry
Grafton
Parry
Thomas Smouse
Kate Halderman
Nathan Means
Joseph Matlick
R. Latham
Grafton Guards
George Jorda
George W. Ward
Beverly
Lloyd M. Boyles
Davidson
Dr. Davidson
Mountain Lake ‘Park
Frank Davidson
Kittie
Rhoades’ Company
Armand
Camille
Christopher
Blizzard
Judge
Beeswinger
M'Liss
George W. Curtin
West Grafton
Walnut Street
Sutton
Braxton County
Henry Gilbert
Tygart Valley
Curtin
Fetterman
John N. Tregellas
Boyd Street
Thomas G. Love
Main Street
Mayor's
Council
McCormick
Chambers
Lafayette Street
Love
Archibald Moore
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington Street
Lafayette
W. G. Wilkins
Join
Stetson
Joseph R. Ellis
Merchants and Mechanics Bank
James F. Breedlove
Taylor County
United States
National Cemetery
Upper Maple Avenue
Grafton-Piedmont
Breedlove
United States General Hospital
Union
Handley Grove
Settlement House Christmas Song Rehearsal Lifts Fabienne
Fabienne directs a mixed group of twelve at the settlement house for a Christmas rehearsal. Bill Mallory discusses Christmas meaning beyond gifts, urging that true joy comes from hope and the Bethlehem story. Fabienne accepts the lesson but faces loneliness as a telegram notes her own Christmas plans are unsettled.
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Fabienne Seymour
Nicky Bartlett
Fabienne
Ellen Chapman
Willoughby DE
Bill Mallory
Ellen
Bill
Luigi
Ingaborg
Lee
Colleen
Lars
Willoughby Hall
Mallory
Anderson
Jesus Christ
Bethlehem
Sub-Freezing Conditions Persist Across Mountain Roads
Cold snaps continue with Huntington Charleston Morgantown reporting lows around 31 degrees. Elkins notes snow depths from 1.5 inches at Valley Head to trace in lower areas along the Tygart river valley. Allegheny highways remain open but motorists are warned to proceed with caution through the mountains as ice appears on higher passes and curves are cindered for safer travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Charleston
Morgantown
Elkins
Tygart River
Valley Head
Binns Report Onward Push Beyond Markos
Report notes a continued push about twenty miles beyond Markos by forces described as Russians, with phrases indicating advance and possible engagement. The fragment suggests a battlefield movement and unclear details about command or outcome.
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Markos
Soderonie
Finns Resist In Arctic Front Battle Reports
Weather prevented aerial action as Finnish communique claimed Russian planes dropped bombs near Hanko and inland. Finnish air force said it conducted successful bombing and machine gun raids, while coast artillery hit Soviet forces on the Karelian isthmus and Lake Ladoga roads. Norwegian reports noted six Russian bodies near Kirkenes. Red Karelia correspondent described Finns donning white robes to ski and shoot.
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Hanko
Finland
Karelian
Lake
Ladoga
Arctic
Kirkenes
Red Karelia
Kelley Seeks Republican Nomination for Taylor Assessor
C Fred Kelley announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for assessor of Taylor county subject to the primary on May 7, 1940. He seeks broad voter support and pledges to discharge duties to the general satisfaction of all the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
C. Fred Kelley
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John
Palme
Sion
Europe
Chamberlan
Chamberlain
Germany
Poland
Turners
Charles ES Brinkman
Marie Slizard
Tor
Maryland
Ben
Helen
Settlement House
Nicky
Ally
Patsy O'Brien
Mary
Edna
Mark
St. Louis
Fir
Tornio
Sweden
Bothnian Gulf
Svanvik
Norway
Salmijarvi
Norwegian
Deveny
Mohroe Street
Fairmont
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