South Grafton Bridge Reopening Planned By Court
Taylor County court orders repairs to the aged South Grafton bridge to permit light vehicular traffic while heavy loads remain barred. The court will fund minor work, aiming for partial reopening soon, after years of exploring state takeover options and civic appeals. Reopening will aid traffic toward Tygart Dam with work to begin shortly, though a completion date is not set.
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Grafton
Taylor County
State Road Commission
Taylor County Board of Trade
Tygart Dam
Roll Call Huge Success in Taylor County Red Cross Drive
Taylor county Red Cross reports $888.95 total for the annual roll call with $481.97 staying local. 811 contributors gave $1 or more, including 795 annual memberships, 12 five dollar memberships, and 3 ten dollar memberships. Miscellaneous gifts totaled $2.95. Miss Lila Love chaired the drive and praised county cooperation.
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Mss
Lila Love
Roll Call
Miss Love
Taylor County
Grafton Sentinel invites Elsie M Ringler to tonight's shows
The Grafton Sentinel invites Elsie M Ringler of 118 High street to attend tonight's Strand theatre presentation of Everybody's Happy with Irene Rich or Dixie theatre showing On Your Toes with Zorina.
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Grafton Sentinel
Elsie M. Ringler
High Street
Irene Rich
Strand Theatre
Zorina
Dixie Theatre
Rebellion in Fire Feared as Ireland seeks emergency powers
In Dublin on January 3, a government push to approve a 25 line emergency powers act to intern anyone deemed a danger to public safety sparked fears of a nationwide IRA crackdown. The Dail Éireann expected to pass the bill tonight, with internment camps possible and troops guarding Parliament amid anticipated TRA protests.
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Eire
Eamon de Valera
Dail Éireann
Ireland
Dawson Must Advertise Special Council Meets
Charleston January 3 mayor D Boone Dawson must advertise for any special council sessions as per the city charter. The council rejected a recess and voted 10 to 4 to adjourn, after warning there have been too many recessed meetings and extra fees may apply.
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Charleston
D. Boone Dawson
Dawson
Legion Commander Denounces Bridges Deportation Report
National Commander Raymond J. Kelly said the American Legion did not concur with the Landis report on the Harry Bridges case and still views the labor leader as a menace to American institutions. Dean James M Landis found Bridges neither a member nor affiliated with the Communist party. the Labor Department has yet to rule on deportability.
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Los Angeles
Raymond J. Kelly
American Legion
Landis
Harry Bridges
Dean
James M.landis
1 Y Yard
Department of Labor
Bridges
Communist Party
Fire Rips Marlborough Hotel Peak Losses In Freezing Night
A blaze at the Marlborough apartment hotel in Minneapolis in sub zero weather killed at least 14 and possibly 20 people. Four victims jumped from top floors while others burned or were trapped as flames swept through the three story brick building. Firemen searched for bodies hours after the alarm, with injuries reported around 25. The cause remained undetermined and witnesses spoke of an explosion heard before 6 a.m. as residents fled into the inferno.
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Minneapolis
Jan
Marlborough
One Time Show Magnate Succumbs In Pittsburgh
Harry Davis 78 a founder of Pittsburgh nickelodeon and early motion picture theaters dies in Pittsburgh. Born in London he rose from a florist shop job at age 11 to partner with Senator John P. Harris in founding the first motion picture theater. Davis later sold his theaters to the Stanley Company of America, which passed them to Warner Brothers.
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Pittsburgh
Harry Davis
London
England
John P. Harris
Nickelodeon
Davis
Stanley Company of America
Warner Brothers
Former Fire Chief Burns To Death In O'Hara Home
PITTSBURGH January 3 A former Pleasant Valley fire chief George S. Weir 75 was trapped and burned to death in his eight room O Hara township house while his wife 73 escaped by leaping from a second floor window into the snow Neighbors Mrs Stasia Fichter and Carl Criss heard the flames and rushed to help finding Mrs Weir kneeling outside praying for rescue
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Pittsburgh
Pleasant Valley
O'Hara Township
George S. Weir
Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Weir
Stasia Fichter
Carl Criss
Barber Licenses Due By January Sixth 1940
Barber shop license renewals are due by January 6, 1940 as requested by Mayor P F Gillispie. Obtain renewal promptly to avoid penalties and ensure continued operation.
Gillispie Files Libel Suit Against Sentinel
Mayor P F Gillispie sues the Grafton Sentinel Publishing company James F Holt and John S Palmer for 25000 damages in Taylor county circuit court. Praecipe and trespass on the case action filed late yesterday by attorneys Hugh R Warder and Jed W Robinson for the mayor returnable at February rules.
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Grafton Sentinel Publishing Company
James F. Holt
John S. Palmer
Taylor County Circuit Court
P. F. Gillispie
Hugh R. Warder
Jed W. Robinson
Dies Report Signed by Every Prober
The Dies committee reported that not more than 1,000,000 Americans were seriously affected by subversive activities, which it said were declining as the international situation evolved. In a 16,000 word summary signed by all seven members, the panel concluded most CIO members are not Communist sympathizers, but a quarter of CIO leadership shows strong communist leanings. The Soviet Nazi pact is cited as aiding constitutional democracy by clarifying the threat.
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Dies Committee
United States
House
Ite
CIO
John L. Lewis
American Youth Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The
Youth Congress
Bund Control
Swedish Vessel Sinks After U Boat Fire Sighting
Mackay radio reported an SOS from the Swedish steamship Kiruna claiming to have been fired on by a U boat and sinking slowly. Kiruna, a 5484 ton freighter, said to be about 500 miles north of the Azores, had left Hampton Roads on November 1 for Gothenburg. home port Stockholm.
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New York
Mackay Radio Today
Kiruna
Azores
Hampton Roads
Gothenburg
Stockholm
Brightwell Named Acting State Banking Commissioner
Governor Holt appointed H. P. Brightwell of Charleston as acting state banking commissioner. Brightwell, previously chief examiner under George Ward, will be replaced by a permanent appointee within a few weeks. Ward resigned January 1 to join Charleston National Bank as trust officer.
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Charleston
Holt
H. P. Brightwell
Brightwell
George Ward
Ward
Charleston National Bank
Soviet massing 105000 troops for Finnish line push
Finnish reports say Soviet Russia is gathering seven army divisions about 105,000 men to spearhead a major offensive against the Mannerheim line on the Karelian isthmus under a new commander. Air assaults halted by sub zero blizzard, Finns claim to have 190,000 combat troops stopping invaders on all fronts.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Helsinki
Russia
Mannerheim Line
Karelian
Finland
Ex Gov Leche Faces Trial in Long Shadow Scandal
Ex Governo Richard W Leche is named for trial in Louisiana political scandal probes as others tied to the Huey Long era face penalties. Abraham L Shushan, former Orleans Levee board president, received 30 months in federal prison and a $2000 fine with four co defendants for mail fraud tied to a $496 000 levee bond refunding deal.
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New. Orleans
Richard W. Leche
Huey P.long
Louisiaa
State Penitentiary
Abraham L. Shushan
Orleans
Shushan
Dionne Quintuplets Learn Of War In Europe
In Callander Ontario on January 3, Dr Allan Roy Dafoe explained to the Dionne quintuplets why there is a war in Europe. The five year old sisters were told there are bad people across the sea hurting the poor and would not behave. The physician recalled Ferdinand the bull and the idea of fighting.
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Europe
Allan Roy Dafoe
Dafoet
Hitler
Ferdinand
Bull
New Earthquake Adds To Horror In Turkish Area
An earthquake in the Yozgad region of southern Anatolia caused new destruction as ten villages were leveled and hundreds homeless. Despite warnings, panic spread along the Euphrates valley with continued tremors threatening more flooding and displacement.
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Yozgad
Turkey
Ple
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Vozgad
Antonia
Phrates
Morgantown Woman Slays Mother Then Falls From Hotel Window
A Morgantown West Virginia University employee strangled her mother in a Pittsburgh hotel room, then jumped four floors to a tin roof. Agnes West, 34, sustained undetermined injuries after the plunge, police said. The victim, Helen G. West, 58, secretary of the university health service, was found dead in the room. West claimed she acted out of selfishness and instability, wishing to avoid her mother living alone. West, a former Morgantown High School instructor, had a nervous breakdown two years earlier. Police noted the case as a homicide with the suspect hospitalized.
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W. Va
University of West Virginia
Cyril Letzkus
James O'Kane
Agnes West
Allegheny General Hospital
Helen G. West
University of West Virginia Health Service
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O'Kane
Morgantown High School
Health Service
University Infirmary
West
Woman's Hall
George Moel
Classified Ad Causes Man Plenty of Grief
Seattle on January 3 reports T R Faragher faced two days away from home after a prank insert of a Sunday or Monday only cash for your Christmas tree classified ad. He blamed friends for the prank and the flood of callers.
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Seattle
T. R. Faragher
West Virginia Finances Improve Despite Liabilities Drop
Charleston report shows state liabilities fell by 13.9 million dollars over the five years ending June 30, 1939. State Treasurer R. E. Talbott released the annual fiscal recap noting the 1934 indebtedness stood at 92.5 million, with road bonds, refunding bonds, Virginia debt bonds, and revenue bonds composing the total.
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Charleston
West Virginia
R. E. Talbott
Virginia
Germany Theatens To Come to Russia s Side
Berlin reports authoritative sources say Germany would be forced to actively aid Russia in the Russian Finnish war if France sends Alpine troops to Finland. They warn landings by France or Britain would broaden the conflict and threaten Allied footholds in Finland. A Nazi source notes strong German support if Britons appear on Finnish soil or if munitions reach decisive levels.
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Berlin
Germany
France
Finland
Russia
Britain
League of Nations
Hull's name still talked in political circles
Washington reports kept alive talk that Secretary Hull might enter the presidential race though he declared no candidacy. State Dept said he has no political ambitions and the president joked at a press conference about writers forecasting support in past years. Continued on page three.
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Hull
State Department
Roosevelt
Former Czech Officers Nabbed by Police in Prague
Arrests of nearly 1000 former Czecho-Slovak army officers two journalists and several Skoda munition works officials disclosed today. Arrests occurred during Week of Dec 17 23, mostly Czech legion members. Authorities say they supplied Poland with German troop movements and assisted a former minister, aviators and others to Poland France and England.
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Skoda
Poland
France
England
Harvey Poe Reelected County Court Head
Harvey A. Poe of Thornton was reelected head of the Taylor county commission at its first 1940 meeting in the courthouse. The choice to succeed himself was unanimous with commissioners Opha Sartlett and D I Bayley voting for the Thornton man.
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Harvey A. Poe
Thornton
Taylor County Court
Mr. Poe
Opha Sartlett
D. I. Bayley
Strong appeal for U S unity in Roosevelt address
President Roosevelt told Congress the United States can lead world peace but must be ready to defend itself. He urged army and navy increases funded by higher taxes, stressing national unity as the safeguard of democracy amid global war.
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Roosevelt
Congress
United States
House
Congress Is Back On Job
President Roosevelt returns to Capitol Hill with foreign affairs on his mind and a Congress ready to clash over tariffs spending and labor. A 150-strong guard and tight security covered his route from the White House to the House chamber as the new session began.
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