Roosevelt War Material Loan Proposal Sparks Debate
The editorial voices strong opposition to lending war materiel to Great Britain, arguing it risks American safety and sovereignty. It contends loaning guns, planes, ships, and other equipment could entangle the U.S. in war and leave the country exposed if Britain loses or yields territories. The piece also notes Labor union actions and calls for careful bipartisan discussion. It warns that aiding England may compel a full commitment without clear benefit to the United States.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Great Britain
England
American
Petrillo Takes Charge Attitude Alarmed Musicians Boss
James C Petrillo head of the American Federation of Music has blanket power to revise its constitution and expel members without trial He ordered big broadcasters to stop airing music from Army bands until further notice Mutual Broadcasting bowed to his demand cancelling a Fort Dix program featuring the 104th Engineers band as part of a defense promotion effort
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Petrillo
Morgantown
James C. Petrillo
United States
American Federation of Music
Lans
Mutual Broadcasting Company
104Th Engineers
Fort Dix
N. J
Senator Holt Defends Neutrality Against Full Aid to England
The letter recalls Holt main stance that aid to England risks drawing the nation into war. It warns that credit means gifts and debt, and asserts neutrality policies like arms embargo and cash and carry. The writer disputes Holt’s opposition to any financial aid while urging vigilance against further steps toward war.
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Hheenbcu
Holt
England
West
Europe
Congress
Johnson
Lord Lothian replacement woes loom in Washington
Stewart notes Lord Lothian’s sudden death complicates Washington diplomacy and hints at the puzzle of a successor. Canadians suggest a plain speechmaking outsider, perhaps a Laborite, while some propose a duke would be a poor fit. The piece frames the embassy’s delicate balancing act amid isolationist sentiment and looming war choices.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Lord Lothian
Washington
Marquis
American Farm Bureau Federation
Baltimore
Nevile, Butler
John Bull
Axis
Land of the Living
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Sam
Tom
Duchess of Windsor
Miami
Taylor County civic leaders form new Board of Regents
The 1916 meeting of Grafton civic clubs approved a seven member Board of Regents: Mrs. C A Keefer, Dr. Charles A Sinsel, John F Cav eney, William P Hendrickson, Reverend Jesse Jones, Mayor Fred C Grllam, and O E Wycke. They will guide the institution and its affairs for the community.
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C. A. Keefer
Charles A. Sinsel
Taylor County Medical Association
John F. Caveney
Grafton
Melvin Newton
Court House
Taylor County
Jay Fiewing
Court of Honor
Wheeling
Masonic
West Virginia
St Sion
Supreme Council
Roy Utterback
Walnut Street
West Grafton
H. C. Shafferman
Methodist Episcopal Church
Blueville
Grafton City Hospital
Board of Control
George Lowther
Vance and Kit Face News as Mimi Purcell Enters Scene
Kit learns of a major chance for Mimi Purcell while Fran contemplates her own future. Vance returns to the studio and Kit prepares to meet Mimi as rumors swirl about Vance and the newcomers in their social circle. The chapter ends with Kit inviting Vance into a personal moment on his eighty fifth birthday.
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Fran
June Edwards
Kit
Sembler
Aries
New York Philharmonic
Pons
Porgy
Bess
Georgia
Vance
Miss Purcell
Mimi Purcell
Park Avenue
yWenl
Myrna
Mimi
Anna
Question of Aid to England Cited in Continental Debate
The text notes that the core issue is the burden of aid to England and contrasts the strategic implications for Italy within the broader context of wartime diplomacy and alliance considerations.
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Many
Italy
England
Explosion Kills Six in West Virginia Mine Disaster
Officials report 70 workers were in the mine when the blast occurred. W M Kirk Ernest Anderson John P Yost Jr Charles Patrick Ernest Hill Charles Hairston Luther Pack died. Injured include Albert Wade Harry Sexton and several others. UMW officials and state inspectors coordinated rescue and body recovery efforts. The blast marks the second mine disaster in the state this year and part of a deadly nationwide trend.
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John T. Jones
Labor
League
Smith
W. M. Kirk
Ernest Anderson
John P. Yost, Jr
Charles Patrick
Ernest Hill
Charles Hairston
Luther Pack
Albert Wade
Harry Sexton
Joe Saunders
Roy Hill
John Dalton
Sexton
Yost
Anderson
Patrick
Shriver
N. P. Rhinehart
State Mines Department
C. M. Meadows
Robert Lilly
Kilsyth
Glen White
Arnold Yost
Beckley
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Petrillo Ilaws
Elkins Inter-Mountain
American Federation of Labor
Te’ Wathow
Stewart
London
Newton
Bridge Street
South Grafton
East
Harry Onks
Thomas Terrell
Main Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Cooper Shop
Jacob Morris
James I. Love
Prominen
Spor
Boston
U. S. Bureau of Mines At
C. C. Richman
General Insurance Room
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Ead
Fairmont
UNION
Nc. Courthouse
Orairmont
Marion and
Taylor Counties
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