Dunn Honored by Engineers in Rowlesburg
Rowlesburg honors J Dunn a retired Baltimore and Ohio railroad engineer and town's oldest native for forty years in the Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. A delegation from Division No. 437 presented him a gold pin and letters from grand and division chiefs. Dunn, born March 13 1855 to Patrick and Catherine Owens Dunn, remains in good health and pleased by the visit.
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P. J Dunn
Baltimore and Ohy
Rowburg
Grand International Division
Brothe
SE Dulin
Cumberland
Secretore
Zr. W Peaslee
Maintreet
A. Johngrand
G. R. Barker
Mr. Dunn
Patrck
Catherine Qwens Dunn
Ireland
Dunn
Resten
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Jobless Insurance Law Changes Discussed in Charleston
The advisory council of the West Virginia Unemployment Compensation Department heard labor and industrial views on proposed changes to the state job insurance law. No action was taken. amendments would be offered to the 1941 legislature after more suggestions. Proposals include taxing wages paid to individuals by large banks and changing the unemployment tax basis from a fixed rate to wages. Director John S. Stump Jr and other officials conferred with the council.
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Charleston
West Virginia
John S. Stump
Bterday
Penn Seeks Funds for Morgantown Electric Transmission Plant
Ashington reports approval of a proposal to borrow up to 800000 dollars to build transmission facilities for a new defense plant. Monongahela West Public Service Co of Irmont WV plans to raise the money from National City Bank NY and will finance lines and substations for a 15000000 dollar anhydrous ammonia plant by E I DuPont at Morgan WV. The government reportedly will cover costs over five years. Also noted is a fatal gas explosion in Morgantown with casualty details and witness statements about a leaking gas source and a loud hiss before the blast.
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E. I. du Pont de Ne and Company
Morgan
W. Vaye
Money and the Woman Opens at Dixie Theatre Tonight
Mystery thriller stars Jeffrey Lynn and Brenda Marshall in a Cain story about bank robbery intrigue. Lynn plays a bank executive, Marshall his wife, and Roger Pryor a clerk drawn into criminals. The plot twists through murders and peril as couples and suspects collide.
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Dixie Theatre
Jeffrey Lynn
Brenda Marshall
Warner Bros
James M. Cain
Heaven
Donna Maria
Roger Pryor
Miss Marshall
Hollywood
John Litel
Lynn
Lee Patrick
Henry O'Neill
Guvnn
Big Boy" Williams
Pride and Prejudice at Strand Theatre with Garson and Olivier
Strand Theatre presents the Jane Austen romance Pride and Prejudice starring Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennet and Laurence Olivier as Darcy for a two day run. The adaptation follows Darcy and Bingley as Elizabeth navigates meddling Mrs Bennet, Lydia scandal, and Wickham. Comedic relief comes from Edmund Gwenn and Mary Boland as Mr and Mrs Bennet.
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Greer Garson
Laurence Olivier
London
Jane Austen
Strand Theatre
Miss Garson
Elizabeth Bennet
Olivier
Darcy
Miss Austen
Wmn
Bennet
Elizabeth
Bingley
Jane
Bennets
Wickham
Lydia
Edmund Gwenn
Mary Boland
Mrs. Ben
Billy The Kid Out lawed shines at Opera House with Bob Steele
Opera House features Bob Steele in Billy The Kid Out lawed a sensational Western now playing to capacity. Steele explains the Young outlaw’s crime career and crew as the film portrays his fierce gunmanship and pursuit of killers in frontier Seventies lore.
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Billy the Kid
Opera House
Producers Releasing Corporation
Steele
Youn
Southwest
Plains
Mountains
Billy
Tye
Excellent Film Features Action In Large Doses
A pleasing blend of action romance adventure and thrills plays at Opera House tonight with Republics Gift From Havana. Karl Browns Claes Carleton embodies the seasoned screen persona while Dennis OKeefe stars as a young oil supervisor new from the States in a bustling South American boom town.
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Republic
Havana
Karl Brown
Claes Carleton
Broadwiy
Dennis Okeffe
States
Linens Arrive in Bulk Prices 25 Cents to $5.00
A large linen shipment arrives offering items priced from a quarter to five dollars. The catalog lists Turners as the supplier and notes the address 220-41. The inventory promises quality fabrics for home use and upholstery.
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Turners
Three Buddies Stand By Woman In Crime Tale
Victor Jory stars in a drama about a brave heroine with a tough exterior aided by a loyal trio. The story follows battles against mounting murder charges as Jory, Gordon Jones, and O’Keefe unite to uphold justice and defend the vulnerable woman.
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Victor Jory
Gordon Jones
O’keffe
Third Youth Seized in Abduction Robberies Near Huntington
Federal Judge Gibson ordered removal of Samuel Henry de Long Jr 17 of Huntington to face kidnapping charges in Cincinnati after a gun point car theft and series of hold ups tied to Azel Wyatt 17 and a 16 year old. De Long waived hearings and posted 10000 bond.
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Cook
de Long
Pittsburgh
R. M. Gibson
Samuel Henry de Long, Jr
W. Va
United States Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
Duise Wilson
Cincinnati
United States
Gibson
Leo K. Cook
Federal Bureau of Investigaton
Azel Wyatt
British push toward Bardia in Libya front line
British forces press toward the Libyan stronghold of Bardia about ten miles inland from the coast. Linkup with frontier units reported as tanks and infantry push to cut the coastal city from the south. Australian officers warned the enemy’s determined resistance.
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Bardia
Libya
Posi
British and Italian clashes overshadow Libya base talks
Reports from North Africa describe continuing exchanges near Bardia and the Libyan coast as British forces press to cut the coastal road to Tobruk. Italian high command claims bombardments ease pressure on Graziani though a British cruiser reportedly sunk after torpedo hits.
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Uosses
Rodolfo Graziani
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