Ward Lanham To Address G O P Group Meeting
Ward Lanham of Pair-B1 has agreed to speak at the next Women s Republican Club meeting on February 6 at 8 pm in the K of P hall. A plan to draw a hope chest was approved, with a door prize won by Mrs Edward Plum and Mrs Frank Morgan coordinating activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Republican Club
K. of P. Hall
E. F. Clark
eWay
Edward Plum
Frank Morgan
Ward Lanham
Grafton
United Republican Club
Hope Chest
K. of Phall In
M & M Bank
New Year's Eve Party Held at Harold Moran Home
A gala New Year’s Eve gathering took place at Harold Moran’s East Main home with many locals in attendance. Guests included Ruth Marie McMillen Sid McMillen Paul Straight June Vanata LaVonda Vanata Lucille Allstop Bob Straight Harry Wright Ilony Loupe Carl Lake Joe Wines Miller Ell Fairmont Paul McVicker Harold Phillips Harlan Moran Paul Moran Harold Miller Junior Lake Charlotte Bloom Louise Imer Betty Ann Isner and the host Harold Moran among others welcoming in the new year.
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Agme
Harold Moran
East Main
Owas
Aphoto
Ruth Marie McMillen
Sid McMillen
Paul Straight
June Vanata
LaVonda Vanata
Lucille Allstop
Bob Straight
Harry Wright
Ilony Loupe
Carl Lake
Joe Winemiller
Ell
Fairmont
Fairmont Man Named Baptist Convocator for Nine Counties
SFAIRMONT Jan 3 Baptist leaders named E. C. Nuzum of Fairmont convocator for northern West Virginia and tasked him with directing a convocation February 16 in Fairmont for delegates from nine counties. The Rev. Hugh D. Pickett, convocator for West Virginia, said similar meetings will be held in Beckley Charleston Parkersburg and Weston during the year.
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Sfairmont
E. C. Nuzum
Fairmont
West Virginia
Hugh D. Pickett
Virginia
Beckley
Charleston
Parkersburg
Weston
Miner Killed in Abandoned Mine Accident in Arkansas
Aracama miner O. B. Robinson, 30, died yesterday after entering an abandoned mine to retrieve coal. Friends found his body beneath a fall. Coroner Elbert Smith ruled the death accidental.
Community club and church group meeting calendar
A sequence of local January gatherings lists Weekley sewing club at Mrs. W. P. Clark home on January 3, Young Women's Society of St Pauls Lutheran at 7 30 p m, White Fawn Council Pocahontas officers installation and covered dish dinner, Andrews church Group A Ladies Aid after prayer meeting, Foreign Missionary Society at the Andrews church parsonage, Business Girls' Club at Cafeteria Court, Ladies Aid at Mrs Everett Rightmire home, St Johns Methodist C E society meeting, B O Veterans and Clara Fauver Auxiliary at V F W hall with elections and refreshments, Quota Club annual Cozy Rest meeting, and Band Parents Club rescheduled to meet February.
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Young Women's Society of
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Everett Rightmire
Blueville
C. E. Society of St
B. & O. Veterans and
Clara Fauver
V. F. W. Hall
Quota Club
Cozy
Band Parents Club Scher
Mail Carriers Auxiliary Has Holiday Party
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Letter Carriers Association of the Post Office department held a Christmas party Friday night at the post office. Husbands were entertained, a gift exchange followed, and refreshments were served to members and out of town guests from Fairmont. The next meeting will be at Bluemont Street home of Misses Genevieve and Mildred Carpenter.
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Letter Carriers’ Association of the Post Office Department
Post Office
Ed McDaniel
William Henderson
Sherman Reed
Patricia
James Parkhill
Richardean
Loren Hoffman
Truman McVicker
Paul Frost
Fairmont
Genevieve
Mildred Carpenter
Bluemont Street
Barclay on Bridge: Length and bids in two overcalls
The article discusses bridge bidding strategy focusing on length as a determinant for choosing bids between two suits and higher ranking cards. It analyzes a specific kibitzed hand where North-South misbid, leading to a bottom score for violation of basic principles and explains why 2-Spades over 2-Clubs would have yielded a game for the pair.
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Daler
North
South
King Fi
Oesorrow
Kiwanis Installs New Head and Officers
Kiwanis Club installed new officers for the coming year at Cozy Rest with District Governor T. B. Cain of Clarksburg attending. Dr. J. J. Kaufman presided as installing officer, naming Virgil Rohrbough as president, Artie E. Leonard as vice president, William Manley as secretary, and Edward Grayson as treasurer. 1940 board members were Thomas Bartlett Jr, Harold Debendorfer, Claude Ebert, Paul Malone, Clyde Mays, Torlock Rasmussen, and Ray Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
T. B. Cain
Clarksburg
J. J. Kaufman
Virgil Rohrbough
Joseph Lee Evans
Artie E. Leonard
William Manley
Edward Grayson
Thomas Bartlett, Jr
Harold K. Debendorfer
Claude S. Ebert
Paul E. Malone
Clyde
Mays
Torlock Rasmussen
Ray E. Watson
Powell announces birth of first child to Mr and Mrs Reedy
Mrs C D Powell announces the birth of an eight pound seven ounce boy to Mr and Mrs Charles Reedy Jr of Houston Texas formerly of Grafton. The mother is the former Geraldine Powell and this is their first child. Mrs Reedy is Powell’s granddaughter.
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C. D. Powell
Charles Reedy, Jr
Houston
Texas
Grafton
Geraldine Powell
Reedy
Powell
Change in Wagner Act Demanded After Supreme Court Ruling
Washington reports renewed calls from Congress to amend the Wagner Act after the Supreme Court upheld broad labor board powers to direct collective bargaining elections. Rep Routzohn says the unanimous decisions clarify that any remedy must come through law changes. The House committee plans recommendations as investigations wind up, with further amendments possible.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Labor Board
Rep. Routzohn
Ohio
House
Congress
House Committee
House Labor Committee
Rips Up Phones Over Wrong Number Incident
Philadelphia police charge Joseph Aydell 50 ripped receivers from three public telephones after receiving a wrong number. He stated he felt frustrated and disgruntled and was jailed on a malicious mischief charge.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Aydell
Aydell
Police Chief Gets Gunback
Police Chief Lear B Reed returned from an eastern trip with bruised knuckles after recovering his pistol from a thief in West Virginia. He left his chrom jum plater pistol in his car in a garage at Clarksburg and reported the gun was later found at a suspect’s home. Reed said he turned the man over to police after a quarrel over the discovery.
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Kansas City
Lear B. Reed
West Virginia
FBI
Clarksburg
W. Va
Reed
Gorage
Murphy to be appointed to Supreme Court and Jackson as attorney general
Washington reports Frank Murphy will be named to the Supreme Court and Robert H. Jackson to succeed him as attorney general. The shift follows Justice Pierce Butler's death last November and President Roosevelt’s discussions with Murphy and Jackson. Murphy has been attorney general since 1939 and previously Michigan governor. Jackson has led the antitrust division and served as solicitor general since 1938. The president is expected to send these nominations to the Senate tomorrow along with Schwellenbach’s federal district court vacancy nomination.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Department
Pierce Buller
Roosevelt
Murphy
Jackson
Homer Cummings
Michigan
Philippines
Stanley Reed
Senate
Schwellenbach
D. C
Eastern Federal District Court
Washington State
State funds show sizable balances in West Virginia
West Virginia had balances totaling 14,572,902.36 dollars across 14 general operating funds at December end. State Treasurer R. E. Talbott noted the monthly statement is not a year end report and cited the general revenue fund balance of 701,887.81 dollars, down from 734,454.81 at month start.
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Charleston
West Virginia
R. E. Talbott
Perjury indictment against Faulkner upheld in court
Justice Gordon overruled a demurrer in the district court, upholding the indictment against Whiting C. Faulkner, a Martinsburg postmaster, for perjury before a Washington milk market subcommittee. The government must prove exact dates charged. Faulkner allegedly accepted $1000 from Bruce Derrick to sway the subcommittee.
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Washington
Whiting C. Faulkner
Martinsburg
W. Va
House
Peyton Gordon
Gordon
Faulkner
Faukner
Bruce B. Derrick
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers, Inc
Derrick
Taht Faulkner
Soviet Japanese border marking commissions agreed
Tokyo reports the Japanese foreign office says Soviet Russia agreed to form two commissions to map all mutual borders of Manchukuo Outer Mongolia and Russia and to prevent future disputes. The groups will differ from the Moheolia border panel that paused after last summer’s clashes. deliberations resume in Harbin on Sunday.
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Tokyo
Russia
Manchoukuo
Outer Mongolia
Manchoukuor
Moheolia
Harbin
Man Jchoukuo
Tax Commissioner Plans To Pay Back Taxes
Charleston reports Tax Commissioner Ernest K. James plans to write a 16.53 dollar check to his department for a supplementary income tax assessment against himself. The audit found an error in his 1937 return, James calls it a clerical mistake.
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Charleston
Ernest K. James
James
Veteran Minister Dies At Home In Moundsville
Rev. L. E. Ressegger, 73, a retired Methodist minister with 49 years of service beginning in Fargo North Dakota, died at home in Moundsville. He served as presiding elder in Ronceverte Buckhannon Elkins districts for 19 years and held pastorates at Rock Cave Sutton Elkins New Martinsville Moundsville Glendale and other towns. He is survived by his widow and four children.
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Moundsville
L. E. Ressegger
Fargo
N. D
Ronceverte
Buckhannon
Elkins
Ressegger
Wetzel County
Rock Cave
Sutton
New Martinsville
Glendale
Record Lows Hit Across State Amid Deep Freeze
A bitter cold snap drove temperatures to seasonal lows in multiple regions. The Ohio River iced over at Point Pleasant with seven degrees noted, while Charleston logged 11 degrees. Ice disrupted ferry travel between Marietta and Williamson and ice coated highways around Huntington. Potomac near Charles Town froze, Wheeling saw ice on the Ohio, and skating was possible on several rivers as observers reported broken thermometers.
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Charleston
Ohio River
Ohio
Point Pleasant
Riverman
Kanawha Harbor
Kanawha
Marietta
Williamson
Elk River
Potomac
Charles Town
Wheeling
Huntington
Elkins
Coulton
St. Augustine
Sawmill Injuries Fatal To Store Operator
Logan on January 3 34 year old Epp Hatfield of Greenville died from injuries after a log nicked back from a rotary saw He also operated a store at Gilbert and was injured yesterday in the incident at the sawmill
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Logan
Epp Hatfield
Greenville
Hatfield
Gilbert
Congress Budget Message Revised Outlays Range
The president's budget message revises earlier receipts and expenditures for the current fiscal year and recommends new outlays between 8 and 9 billion dollars.
Air Meet Queen for 1940 41 to be submitted morrow
Republicans in both houses plan party conferences Friday to review the state of the union and budget messages before setting strategy for the session. Democrats fear a short session may not occur as leaders predict continued political maneuvering and possible clashes over domestic issues and foreign policy.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Barkley Crity
McNary
R.-Ore
Senate
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Rep. Martin
R.mass
House
D.ky
Lawmakers Begin Work On Ten Or More Appropriations
Lawmakers move to start debate on the first of at least ten appropriation bills. The 270 060 000 for Army Navy and related expenses is under President's proclamation after the Burpeaie war began. Barkley says focus will span defense relief and labor policy including Wagner act and wage hours law amendments.
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Qné
Barkley
House
Hulls name sparks congress speculation on 3rd term
Congressional leaders react to Hulls remarks as speculation grows about his presidential prospects. Rexford Tugwells suggestion that voters choose a second option if Roosevelt seeks a third term is cited, with senators noting the statement does not dismiss Hull as a candidate. Garner and Hull allies weigh the impact while Republicans indicate concern over Hulls influence.
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Rexford G. Tugwell
Roosevelt
Hull
Hatch
N.M
Thomas
Utah
King
Garner
Ton
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East Main Street
Mary Virginia Carter
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Barclay
Shepard Barclay
Authority
Gees
Bais
Wats
Tom
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Nature Syndicate, Inc
Evans
James Harr
Radford
First Ward
Baltimore
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Durbin Street
Baltimore, Md
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Clarington
City Hospital
C. C. Dixon
Router
Terra Alta
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Simpson
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Miami Sun
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Miami
Hull's
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