Postoffice Riots and Press Notices in Grafton West Virginia
The fragment shows names and roles at a West Virginia postoffice and newspaper. It notes Associated Press membership, rights to dispatches, and national advertising representation in New York and Chicago. Details on editors and managers are partially listed.
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Postoffice
Grafton
W. Va
Associated Press
Ab, Claydon, Inc
New York
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
North
Michigan Avenue
NO WONDER IT'S A HELL OF A MESS
A Spencer Times Record report critiques West Virginia WPA operations with Charles K Payne calling the program in a mess. He accuses WPA administrator McCullough of deceit, cites unpaid workers, and explains patronage-driven job allotments tied to voting power.
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Spencer Times
Charles K. Payne
West Virginia State Relief Administration
WPA
West Virginia
Payne
F Witcher McCullough
McCullough
Roane County
Mr. Payne
Tne
Churchill Defends Press as Trustworthy Fourth Estate
Winston Churchill argues the press remains the only real medium for disseminating news and shaping public opinion. He asserts no serious challenge from radio or moving pictures, and foresees television as a future but not a replacement for free societies.
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Winston Churchhill
Churchill
Eithe
England
America
Coller’s
Government growth and debt push in Washington news
Two Washington reports show expansion of federal offices under the New Deal and a soaring national debt. Interior Secretary Ickes says space is exhausted in D C as agencies may move to nearby cities, while the national debt hits a new all time peak due to December financing and spending.
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Washington
Universal Service
District of Columbia
Ickes
Social Security Board
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Treasury
Nye and neutrality policy clash in wartime inquiry
Central Press report from Washington and Cleveland outlines Senator Nye's aggressive inquiry into the war munitions industry and the White House's push for a congressionally defined neutrality. The piece contrasts Nye's hard line with Roosevelt administration caution and notes calls for a permanent relief commission amid ongoing WPA scrutiny in Cleveland.
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Central Presa
Washington
S Street
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Gerald P. Nye
Senate
Roosevelt
Nye
White House
Wilson
Congress
New Deal Spending Critique Calls for Voter Rejection
The piece decries New Deal bureaus as wasteful and corrupt, alleging Democratic officials pad pockets and secure votes. It argues only a return to normal government can remedy the perceived abuses and urges voters to turn out the New Deal.
Love Affair Ends With Multiple Wounds in Home Fight
A love triangle erupting in a domestic dispute left several injured. Bartels shot at Ellison and his wife after a confrontation at the Ellison home. Ellison said to have been stabbed in the back in a scuffle with Bartels. Sheriff Dillon cited Bartgis claiming Burrows should have married his daughter, but Bartgis later shot Mrs. Ellison during the encounter.
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Herman Ellison
Bartels
J.C. Dillon
Burrows
Bartgis
Ellison
Dillon
Prim young woman and aunt plan escape voyage
In a railroad car scene Carol and Miranda discuss a daring life plan. Miranda revels in wealth and disguise, while Carol worries about pursuit and safety as they travel toward Quebec and then aboard a liner. They shop for clothes, stash money, and plot anonymity. A mysterious man notices Carol at the bar, hinting at further tension.
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Topul E
Miranda van Sey
Carol
Miranda
New York
Horton
David
Diana
Abe
Audien
Hirai
Sye
Arinie
Cenel
Gene
Carel
Woman Dies After Shot Near Burrows Home
In the earlier evening a man threatened Burrows' wife and a peace warrant for Bartgis was being sworn out when a shooter fired at Mrs. Ellison. She died at 6.
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Burrows
Bartgis
Mrs. Ellison
Sutton Girl Makes American Opera Debut At Metropolitan
West Virginia soprano Suzanne Fisher, in her twenties, made a successful American debut at the Metropolitan Opera after years of study and performance in Berlin Paris and New York. Her path included Cincinnati Conservatory, Juilliard Fellowship, Berliner Hochschule fur Musik, and stints in Paris and Norfolk. She had limited prior New York appearances with the New York Philharmonic and Worcester Festivals.
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Page One
Opera
Suzanne
West Virginia
Metropolitan
Cincinnati
Miss Fisher
Cincinnati Conservatory
Bristow-Hardin Conservatory
Norfolk
Juillard School of Music
New York
Juillard
Berliner Hochschule Fur Musik
Staasoper
Opera Comique
Paris
Berlin
United States
Little Theatre Opera Company
Worcester
New York Philharmonic Symphony Society
Ranchman Is Continued From Page One
Officers widened their search after Woods’ car was found abandoned near Anaconda about 200 miles from his garage. Jean Miller, sister of Mrs. Benny Jevue and Knight’s former companion, provided information guiding Sheriff W. B. f of Seattle to identify Knight as the slayer of Deputy Sheriff Thomas Meehan near Seattle on November 13.
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Woods
Anaconda
I Jean Miller
Benny Jevue
Knight
Cheriff W. B. F
Seattle
Thomas Meehan
Doctor lover continues inquest plot in Clarkburg tale
A fragment from page one shows a discussion of an operation to thwart motherhood performed in Clarkburg with the inquest expected there. The death certificate is unavailable, and the text references Dr. eth, a figure designated by the gen.
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Clarksburg
Eth
Informatory doubles in contract bridge explained in central press
A detailed bridge lesson discusses informatory doubles, their strength, and bidding logic. It describes how a maker suggests sufficient tricks, when game or partial contracts may be doubled, and analyzes a sample hand showing cooperation between doubler and partner amid spades, clubs, and diamonds.
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Dali
Declarer
South
Jedd
Dia
Ace
West
Monds
Hearts
Mond
North
Stead
van Fire
Dean
Doctors and Police Probe Clarksburg Death Case
Officials investigate a Clarksburg death tied to Dr. Showalter and a Hazel Atlas Glass employee Holden. Post mortems set at Bartlett mortuary. death certificate not yet available. Both suspects held without bond. prosecutors cite missing details from doctors and a prior arrival visit. Holden, 23, reportedly met the deceased at a terminal and accompanied her to residence. March reports note Showalter, age 78, and Holden in custody.
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Tinel
Warden
G. Thomas Bartlet
Bartlett Funeral Company
Sentinel
Clifford
Showalter
Young Holden
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Clarksburg
Bartlett Mortuary
P.m
Holden
Washington-Irving Air
Haislip
Eday
Abe
Aves
Avenué
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