Unclaimed World War II Bonuses Prompt Jan 2 Deadline
The Morgantown Post reports the Veterans Administration warns that January 2, 1940, is the last date for World War veterans who have not yet filed for the adjusted service certificate bonus. About 150,000 remain eligible, totaling roughly 70 million dollars, with expectations of under a third filing and 45 million dollars likely to stay unclaimed in the Treasury.
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Morgantown
Veterans Administration
Ambassadors and the President Political Debate
A reader questions the role of American ambassadors in selecting the President and critiques foreign influence on U S elections. The piece notes misperceptions about ambassadors duties, cites Harold Ickes Henry Wallace and others, and warns of a push for a third Roosevelt term amid activity around Kennedy and Davis.
Veterans and pioneers of Grafton era chronicled in local history
The article recounts Civil War veteran Herr and financier Joshua F Herr who shaped Grafton’s early economy by founding the Peoples Saving Bank in 1870, later merging with the Grafton bank, and serving as county clerk for Taylor County. It also details Jacob Jones of Knottsville, Lincoln J Carter’s theatre ventures, and Captain Robert A French of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, highlighting local civic and cultural developments from 1860s to 1890s.
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John
Herr
Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio
Fetterman
Joshus F. Herr
People’s Saving Bank
Grafton Bank
Taylor County
Reno
Bluemont
Masonic Fraternity
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Perkin
Grafton-Piedmont
Jacob Jones
Jacob
Dinah Stanton Jones
Virginia
Knottsville
William Jones
Jones Cabin
Mr. Jones
Sarah Anderson
Silas Stewart
Stewart
Francis Asbury
Jones
Sarah Anderson Jones
Lincoln J. Carter
Opera
Carter
Mount Maple
Wisconsin
Erma
Chicago
Frank Holland
Max von Mitzel
W. H. Evants
Exima Whitney
Wil Sturms
Charlotte Stephenson
Baltimore, Ohio Railroad
Grafton Gas and Electric
Hoyt
Opera House
William A. Freeze
Sarah Miller
Charles F. W. Kunst
Baker Hall
Mr. Freeze
Pittsburgh
Robert A. French
Baltimore
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
French
Mt. Clare
Cumberland
Henry G. Davis
Delaware
Charles Haffned
Wheeling
Newburg
Grafton Junction
Henry Tyason
Thomas Swan
Chauncy Brooks
John W. Garrett
Samuel T. Spencer
Robert Garrett
Charles W. Mayeree
Tell Bill Goodbye in Fabienne's Conflicted Love Triangle
Fabienne Seymour wrestles with love for Dr. Bill Mallory while Ellen Chapman remains a close confidant. Dick Seymour announces an abrupt Chili wedding, prompting Fabienne to consider leaving Ellen's apartment for her mother’s home as she weighs her feelings and possible future with Bill.
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Fabienne Seymour
Nicky Bartlett
Fabienne
Ellen Chapman
Wihlouphey House
Bill Mallory
Ellen
Rica
Prunella
Law
Bull
Bill
Mark
Gertrude
Harvard
Chili
Brenda
Fab
Persson
Haviland
California
Derwents
Arizona
Mother
Paris
Havilands
City Hall
Wilds
Vablenne
Nicky
Elen
Sis
Dick Billen
Fablentie
Bien
Pablenhe
Mother's
Grafton merchants report best Christmas business in years
Townspeople fill downtown streets through December as Grafton merchants report strong Christmas sales. B and O carloadings show weekly revenue freight at a record high for the decade, with industrial plants near full operation and expectations of further expansion and employment. The piece notes political critique amid recovery and asserts broad postwar reconstruction will sustain activity.
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Grafton
Aigpady
New Deal Boys
New Deal
Roosevelt promises soup kitchens exposed by Ohio affair
An editorial from Wheeling Intelligencer argues Roosevelt’s plan to set up soup kitchens in Cleveland and Toledo was unnecessary as Ohio authorities handle relief. It questions the seven year record, blaming the Roosevelt era for economic upheaval and unemployment while claiming he sought broad power and failed to check Congress.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Toledo
Ohio
Steen
Congress
Ambassadors Return From Europe Urge Third Roosevelt Term
Two U S ambassadors Joseph Kennedy in London and Joseph Davies in Brussels returned home amid fanfare and instantly urged that Franklin D Roosevelt seek a third term. They cited deep study of European affairs and offered reassurance on wartime policies while signaling loyalty to the president.
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Morgantown Post
Europe
Joes
Joseph E. Kennedy
London
Joseph E. Davies
Brussels
England
Belgium
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Navy expansion plans loom in hearings and budget skirmish
Hearings on a proposed 1.3 billion expansion would add 95 warships 31 auxiliary vessels and 2395 airplanes while a separate Atlantic fleet and bigger battleships are urged. A House subcommittee and a joint Senate-House panel weigh defense costs and new equipment including rifles artillery and expanded training and air defense measures.
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Rep. Mass
R. Minn
Atlantic
House Naval Appropriations
Navy
Roosevelt
Army
Senate-House
Panama Canal Zone
War Department
Governors Holt send Christmas cards in Charleston
In Charleston on December 27, the Holt couple pressed on with nearly 1000 Christmas card acknowledgments. In Washington on December 26, the fourth child of Secretary Woodring died at birth at Walter Reed Hospital.
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Charleston
Homer A. Holt
Washington
Secretary of Hospital
Harry Woodring
Walter Reed
Soviets Said to Lose Heavily on Suvanto Ice
A Finnish communique reported Soviet forces suffered about 700 dead on Lake Suvanto in the Karelia Isthmus. It said Finnish units counterattacked at Haitermag, with planes shot down and 16 machine guns captured. The Finns claimed 23 Soviet planes were down as Soviet aviation engaged in multiple duels.
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Lake
Suvénto
Karelian
Haitermag
Sae
Finns Narrowly Hold Viipuri After Bombardment
Reported shelling left about 6,000 of Viipuri's 40,000 residents in place amid light damage. East of Lieska Finnish forces continued a slow push into Russia aiming to sever the Murmansk railway, with 20 Russian motor trucks said destroyed in the new communique.
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Viipuri
Karelian Isthmus
Lieska
Murmansk
Injunction Denied To Meter Protestants
Huntington judge denies temporary injunction to stop enforcement of city parking meter ordinance. Judge George S. Wallace said he will hear requests for a permanent injunction to forbid enforcement.
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Huntington
Gorge S. Wallace
Wallace
City respondents hear petition on streetlight project arguments
Fragmentary OCR notes show ongoing discussion of a petition seeking a lighting upgrade. Citizens debate feasibility and timing, with remarks suggesting formal city response will come after further consideration. No dates or firm conclusions provided.
Taxes rise forecast for December WV sales tax
Noble F. Conner of the state tax department predicts December sales tax collections will be the largest in West Virginia history. He cites the previous record of 985000 set in December 1936 and says current month figures will exceed that total.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Noble
F. Conner
Tax Department
Planes Sighted Over Paris In Clouded Noon Flight
German scouting flights were reported over Paris despite low hanging clouds, with noon air operations taking place as observers noted aerial activity. The incident reflects ongoing air reconnaissance during the period.
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Paris
Yard Alarms in Northern France End Without Incident
Report notes alarms sounding in northern France during the day, but the alarms ceased about twenty minutes later with no incident or damage reported. Local authorities confirmed no injuries or property loss. The event prompted brief evacuations of nearby areas before clearance.
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France
Assessor C F Kelllex Seeks Republican Nomination in Taylor County
C F Kelllex announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for Taylor county assessor in the upcoming primary on May 7, 1940. He asks Republican voters for support, stating his confidence in the ability to discharge the duties of assessor to the satisfaction of all.
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Taylor County
Repul
Fred Kellex
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United States
Harold Ickes
Henry Wallace
Messrs
Kennedy
Davis
Ickes
Harold
Henry
John S. Herr
Marie Blizard
HOLTS
Anyang
Jung
Grafton Drug and Chemical Company
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