Walter-Logan bill hints at FDR stance in new Congress
Charles P. Stewart reviews the Walter-Logan bill veto and vote. He notes the 77th Congress may mirror 76th party lines, with Republicans largely anti New Deal and many Democrats opposing Roosevelt on key issues. The piece analyzes potential shifts in consent and defense policy amid a changing congressional mood.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
House of Representatives
Walter-Logan
Roosevelt
Congress
F. D.R
Washington
White House
76Th
Judge Holt Dies in Elkins after long public service
Judge John Homer Holt, a Preston and Taylor county leader, died March 25, 1916 at his Elkins home after a career spanning law, state politics, and church work. Born June 9, 1856 in Glenville, he practiced in Grafton and Washington, later serving as judge of the old Third Judicial circuit from 1894 to 1912, and was active in the Republican party and Methodist service. His death follows a stroke in 1912 and years of progressive decline.
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John Homer Holt
Elkins
Grafton
Virgina
Pennsylvania
Lee
Commonwealth
James W. Holt
Holt
Kingwood
Preston County
Maria A. Stone
Glenville
Gilmer County
John H. Holt
Kingwood Academy
William G. Brown
George H. McGrew
Huntington
Thomas E. Davis
West Virginia
Congress
Alston G. Dayton
Dayton
Taylor County
Judicial Executive Committee
Republicn Party
Third Judicial Circuit
Chcsen
Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Thayer Street
West Grafton
Isabella Chaney
Annapolis
Maryland
United States Navy
James Cornelius Holt
Gratton
Nannie Brown
Beverly
Randolph County
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Bridgeport
Ohio
Ethel Roach
Washington, D. C
Colored Men of
Society of Knights of Pythias
Lincoln Lodge No. 94
L. G. Wilson
W. M. Washington
Roy Rehen
Roy Wright
John Baton
John Ellington
J. C. Green
A. Y. Thornton
Simon Turner
Thomas Tyson
David Jackson
J.C. Lee
Eiec.ua
Relief cut proposed as war demands cut federal relief
Senator Adams of Colorado predicts next year will see reduced federal relief outlays as industries shift workers to defense contracts. The piece argues past New Deal relief funded political capital and warns against overreliance on preparedness while urging economies, tax relief, and careful Republican leadership in West Virginia during a tense national period.
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Adams
Colorado
New Deal Administration
Congress
America
Elopement schemes unfold aboard the Victorian
Kit pressures Vance Healey to arrange a secret Eur opean voyage. Gregory hints at help while Vance, on deck in a drunken haze, discovers Kit aboard his ship and declares she will stay with him to Europe. The tension hints at a planned, concealed departure.
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Mr. Gregory
Kit
Gregory
Vance
Mr. Healey
Vance Healey
Healey
Europe
Moore
John Moore
A Republican Opportunity in West Virginia Legislature
Rumors say the upcoming West Virginia Legislature session will see a bitter struggle for supremacy between Governor Neely’s forces and the retiring administration. The Wheeling Intelligencer notes no inside information, but the Democratic Party is split into two factions, with conservatives in control of the state government and a divided party awaiting the new battles.
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Kump
Holt
Neely
van Bittner
Kamp- Holt
West Virginia
Wheeling Intelligencer
Intelligencer
Auto Insurance Debate Cites Massachusetts Fatality Trend
A New York hearing on compulsory auto insurance featured Boston editor D Roger Kennedy arguing that U S fatalities rose 40 percent from 1926 to 1939 while Massachusetts cuts persisted after adopting compulsory coverage in 1927 Massachusetts now has more cars but fewer deaths underscoring the case for New York to renew debate on similar laws.
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New York Daily News
New York City
New York State
D. Roger Kennedy
Boston
United States
Massachusetts
French Africa in Axis Plans Weighs on Armistice
A Cumberland Times analysis notes Italian rumors claiming Vichy cooperates with De Gaulle to reunite French territories in Africa for resistance, signaling possible Axis deceit to break the armistice. It argues Hitler and Mussolini seek to extend control, potentially sending German troops into French colonies.
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Cumberland Times
France
Vichy
Gen. de Gaulle
Africa
Hitler
Italy
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Leaders Press for Peace and Allied Aid
The piece reports on calls for unlimited American underwriting of British war aims and a negotiated peace, arguing it is enlightened self interest to seek a rational peace formula. Senators Holt and Clark clash over mediation, while a telegram urging support against the Axis gathers signatures. Defense cost projections and fiscal estimates for 1941 are outlined, with current expenditures, revenue, and growing deficits highlighted.
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Vandenberg
England
Hajcomie & Co
Roosevel
Clark
D.-Mo
Speec
Britain
Defense Bill Shows Record Military Spending and Potential Tax Shift
The article notes defense spending as the largest in American history aside from the final WWI year, with $18.5229 billion in that period. It cites a $1.3706 billion deficit that year and discusses an $8 billion revenue estimate for 1941, implying a matching deficit unless taxes rise. Secretary Morgenthau suggests higher levies, and Treasury sources hint at a new tax bill to raise funds.
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Morgenthau
Treasury
Air Warfares Continues Across Britain and France
British air offensive operations expanded with reports of an earlier truce ending and RAF strikes on Bordeaux targets while daylight raids hit enemy airfields in occupied France. A government communique noted no enemy activity over Britain last night as the war continued.
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Britain
Isle
RAF
Borden
Earn
Bordeaux
England
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