Insurgent Attacks Highlight Strategic Targets Amid Winters Battle
Pittsburgh reports detail a snow bound clash as insurgents seize a strategic point and President faces pressure. Army engineers cite Tygart valley dam as a key flood control asset saving substantial property losses in the two 1937 floods near Grafton and Pittsburgh, with the dam reducing downstream discharge by millions of gallons per second and lowering river stages by up to 11 feet in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Campbell
Pittsburgh
Tri-State
Army Engineers
W. E. R. Cowell
U. S
Tygart Valley
Grafton
W. Va
Tygart
Ohio River
Army Madrid
Chiang Kai-Shek Concentrates on War Effort in China
Chiang Kai-Shek stripped civil duties to focus on resisting Japanese invasion. China trains 800,000 behind lines to support 90 divisions, aiming for 900,000 men to halt the Japanese advance. A government shake-up appoints Chiang commander in chief of the army and briefly in charge of the navy, with H. H. Kung becoming premier. Conservative elements gain influence amid reported moves to stiffen military defense and temper reforms.
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Shanghai
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Russia
West Virginia Unemployed File Claims at Offices
About 40 600 West Virginia unemployed queued at 27 offices to file for jobless insurance. First payments should arrive in roughly three weeks as authorities note strain on a fund of 11 million dollars from state and federal sources. Clarkburg and Welch each reported around fifteen hundred claimants. Charleston and other cities saw heavy lines as offices opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
John Stump, Jr
Tacae Tan
Ad Cabell Davis
Stump
Clarksburg
Davis
Fairmont
Welch
Martinsburg
Bluefield
Rebels Seize Villastar In Teruel Front Battle
Fierce fighting in knee deep snow surrounds Villastar as Francoist insurgents press a counter offensive near Teruel. Government reports clash with insurgent claims while thousands of troops are engaged in one of the war’s largest battles, possibly shaping the conflict’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendye
Villastar
Teruel
Francisco Franco
Census Shows Wide Unemployment Figures In November
Washington reports the census shows between 7.6 and 10.9 million Americans unemployed in November with 7.8 million wanting work per postman cards. Biggers notes counts rose since the survey. Middle West unemployment lower. South worsened by insurgent warfront losses. News from Zaragoza details journalist Edward J. Neil Jr and other correspondents killed or wounded.
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Washington
John D. Biggers
Ohio
Middle West
Biggers
Works Progress Administration
Middlewest
Zaragoza
Spain
Edward J. Neil, Jr
Associated Press
Sis
Red Cross
Teruel
Caude
Bradish Johnson
Harvard
Spur
News- Week
E. R
Sheepshanks
Reuters
Hanry Philby
Times of London
Neil
Cau de
Clifford Drops Cases Against Councilmen in Clarksburg
In Clarksburg on January 3 prosecutor J Phillip Clifford obtained dismissal of criminal indictments against three former city councilmen and three present members. He announced he would file impeachment proceedings against the three councilmen, saying the impeachment would not relate to bribery charges investigated by the state police.
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Clarksburg
J. Phillip Clifford
Clifford
Frank O'Day
M.B. Criss
Frank Underwood
Clarksburg Unions Propose Protest Against Japanese Goods
Sam Corbin of the Central Labor union said sub-unions will parade Tuesday to protest Japanese made goods. Principal speakers include Francis J. Dillon for William Green of the AFL and Thomas Cairns of Charleston, AF of L regional chief for West Virginia.
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Clarksburg
Sam Corbin
Central Labor Union
Central Council
Francis J. Dillon
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Thomas Cairns
Charleston
A. F. of L
West Virginia
Charles Town Banker Dies At Age of 75
Charles Town memorial notices report the death of Lee Phillips a 78 year old banker and former cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Deposit company later merged with Farmers Bank and Trust company Phillips was also connected with Farmers Bank and Trust until its closure on September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
Lee Phillips
Farmers and Merchants Deposit Company
Farmers Bank and Trust Company
Phillips
Relief Headache To Legislatures In Many States
Relief financing, called a public headache number one, tops 1938 legislative agendas across states. States face tax revision, finances, school aid, labor, liquor control, prisons while sessions shift between regular and special. Ohio, Georgia, and Kentucky push urban rural disputes and reform plans. dates span January 11 to May 9 with several states on the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles E. Loiveaux
New Jersey Senate
Ohio
Ohio Senate
Georgia
E. D. Rivers
Harvey Poe Reelected President of Court
Commissioner Harvey A. Poe of Thornton was reelected president of the Taylor county court at the first meeting of the new year in the courthouse. Only Poe’s name was presented by Democrat John A. Bartlett, while Republican Harvey B. Scranage was present but did not vote, and routine business and leasing of the abandoned county farm were discussed for the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey A. Poe
Thornton
Taylor County
John A. Bartlett
Poe
Harvey B. Scranage
Rourne
Many File Claims For Unemployment Pay Opens Here
Between 300 and 500 people crowded the West Virginia Employment Service office today to file for unemployment benefits under the new unemployment insurance law. Stuart Whiting announced the changes and Walter Walfe led the claim work as clerk in charge of eligibility determinations. To qualify, a claimant must be able and willing to work, have worked at least six weeks in 1937, be registered with the employment service, and file a claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Employment Service
Stuart
Whiting
Grafton Brand Ager
Walter Walfe
Unemployment Compensation Department
Employment Service
Pranksters Shoot Off Cable at High School Area
A New Year prank knocked sixteen telephones offline when a 12 gauge shotgun severed a West Washington street cable two doors west of Grafton High School at midnight. Service was restored by 3 p m Saturday as telephone officials seek the responsible party and aim to recover repair costs, with an expert from Clarksburg called in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Washington Street
Grafton High School
Clarksburg
Iowa gives 2 blind pensioners dog support allowance
Des Moines Iowa officials announce that 2 blind pensioners receive two dollars a month for the dog that aids their vision and marks one of 386 pension checks with an eye support allowance. The elderly beneficiaries’ identities were not disclosed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bessie Regel
State Aid To
Hold Up Probed In Festus Asa Cash Loss
Sheriff Herbert Evans and state police pursue a hold up claim by Festus A. Asa of Hepzibah road who says two men forced entry took $200 from his home between 2 and 3 AM after a bank withdrawal on December 31. The investigation, still incomplete, covers several angles and a related meat house theft.
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Festus A. Asa
Hepzibah
Herbert Evans
Orp
Fred L. Strader
Olicé
Anna
Simpson
Ash
Empire National Bank
Clarksburg
Ohio
Post
Sheriff and Corp
Decline In December Erases Yearly Employment Gains
Cleveland January 3 The Fourth Federal Reserve Bank noted a sharp December decline in employment following a fourth quarter recession that erased most gains from the prior nine months. The bank said steel ingot production for 1937 had exceeded every year since 1929 and noted construction was the sharpest recorded in such a short period. The district covers northern West Virginia panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Fourth Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve District
West Virginia Panhandle
Louis A. Johnson Starts West Coast Swing
Louis A. Johnson assistant secretary of war flew west today on a tour with stops in Los Angeles San Francisco and Portland Oregon He was accompanied by Helster G Rhawn editor of the Clarksburg Exponent and was reported starting a long swing through the western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Johnson
West
Clarksburg
Louis A. Johnson
West Coast
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Helster G. Rhawn
Parent Teacher Council Plans Program Session
Plans for 1938 will be drafted at a meeting of the Taylor County Parent-Teacher Council to chart a school system program. The event starts promptly at 7 30 in Grafton High auditorium with President B I Headley and officers including Mrs Forest Davis Simpson and Miss Bettye Flesher. Eleven associations already organized in the county will send representatives.
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Taylor County
Grafton High
B. I. Headley
Forest Davis
Simpson
Bettye Flesher
Pruntytown
Heflin’s Senate bid stalls as illness delays comeback
In Birmingham on January 3, fiery senator recovers in room ahead of the election for Hugo Black’s seat. The contest includes Lister Hill of Montgomery and Charles W. Williams of Wilsonville, both challenging the New Deal focus shaping the race. Henry Heflin, 68, is a veteran elder statesman whose bid stalls amid illness on the eve of voting.
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Birmingham
Ala
Thomas Heflin
U. S. Senate
South
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Lister Hill
Montgomery
Charles W.,williams
Wilsonville
Alabama
Publicly Owned Light Plant Loans Are Legal
The Supreme Court ruled the government could fund publicly owned electric plants. Secretary Ickes said the decision affects 52 power projects costing 84,026,288 with 30,191,944 in loans and 21,674,408 in federal grants. Alabama Power and Duke Power challenged federal financing of projects in four Alabama municipalities and Buzzard Roost, Greenwood County, South Carolina. Justice Sutherland delivered the opinion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ickes
Alabama
Buzzard Roost
Greenwood County
S.C
Sutherland
Alabama Power Company
Boy Confesses Slaying of Man at Mountain Camp
Beckley January 3 A statement by Eliott Ray Schilling an 11 year old mountain youth admits shooting George Jarrell a 60 year old coal prospector for Carbon Coal company after initially denying knowledge Deputy Sheriff Jess Thompson took the boy and his mother Ida Jarrell to Beckley for questioning Prosecutor W A Thornhill Jr said no charges were filed motive unknown Jarrell died in a Charleston hospital neighbors carried him from the mine tunnel to the road near Cabin Creek near Tom line No tomine mining camp over
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Cabin, Creek
Jess Thompson
Ida Jarrell
Beckley
Thornhill
Jarrell
Notomine
Cabin Creek
Three Days This Year Without Traffic Death
West Virginia began the New Year with no highway fatalities for the third day in a row, despite an average 1.3 deaths per day in 1937. The lone 1937 report was Alexander Donbrovski, a New Cumberland day worker, who died after being struck by a streetcar in Steubenville, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Alexander Donbrovski
New Cumberland Day
Steubenville
Weir-Cove Leaders Challenge NLRB Trial In WV
Weir-Cove leaders and chamber members protest the NLRB hearing on charges of employee coercion by Weirton Steel. A Washington resolution, issued by the Weir-Cove Chamber of Commerce, requests an investigation of the hearing now in its 19th week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weir-Cove
NLRB
Weirton
West Virginia
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Weirton Steel Company
Weir-Cove Chamber of Commerce
Holidays Cove
Bitter Fight Looms Over West Virginia Patronage Nominee
West Virginia delegates return to Washington for the regular session amid a planned bitter fight over patronage. Senator Holt objects to F. Roy Yoke’s appointment as internal revenue collector, prompting a Senate committee hearing that recommended rejection, despite support from Senator Neely. Holt vows a personal battle on the Senate floor to block confirmation, recalling past grievances linked to wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Virginia
Congress
Holt
D. W. Va
F. Roy Yoke
Internal Revenue
Senate
Neely
W. Va
Weston
Roosevelt
Americartion
Reliable Cleaners buys Heinze Cleaning Service in Grafton
Announcement states The Reliable Cleaners have purchased the Heinze Cleaning Service in Grafton. The firm promises pri class work and the same acme ker to serve you with phone free delivery.
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Heinze
Service Grafton
Pri
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