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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1940

Page

4

Grafton Sentinel Editorial and Notices Fragment

Grafton Sentinel details subscription rates and editorial communications policies. The page includes Bible verses and a commentary on labor unions, criticizing the Wagner Act and its administration as excessive and potentially curtailing federated unionism in the United States.

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Courts Push Toward Sanity in Labor Relations

Analyzing recent United States Circuit Court decisions, the piece argues the Wagner Act is evolving under judicial scrutiny, with independent plant unions gaining legitimacy and calls for Labor Board reform. It foresees possible amendments to protect minority rights and balance employer employee responsibilities, warning of potential desertions from CIO and AF of L due to intra union battles.

Wheeling Intelligencer House Legislative Branch Labor Board Nationall Labor Relations Act National Labor Organization G. I. O. Brand United States Philadelphia Richmond Supreme Court A. F

Miracles in the Making May Signal Russian Turn

The piece links Soviet leadership under Stalin to past czarist misrule and the Bolshevik rise, noting ruthless tactics and casualties in Russia and Finland. It cites censorship and underground talk of doubt about Stalin, suggesting imponderables could thwart a world conquest.

Pittsburgh Press Stalin Finland Moscow Waterloo St. Helena Russia

American chemical industry fuels self sufficiency in goods

The article notes a shift from reliance on imports for nitrates dyes and medicines to a robust U S chemical sector. It recalls past dependence on Chile for nitrates and external inputs for dyes, highlighting the rise of domestic chemistry that now supplies most nitrates dyes and medicines.

Chile America United States

Subversive Groups Targeted In Senate Report

The report labels the German American Bund and the U.S. Communist party as foreign agents and urges continued crackdown. It cites unions and fronts linked to Communist leadership and names influential groups including the National Maritime Union and American League for Peace and Democracy. It accuses the Silver Shirt Legion of America led by William Dudley Pelley of racketeering and large-scale fundraising from followers.

Hitler Stalin Bund Communist Party United States Russia Unons National Maritime Union United Cannery, Packing and Allied Workers Federation of Architects Workers International Unionternational American League For Peace and Democracy International Workers American Student Union Friends of the Soviet Union National Negro Congress Southern Negro Youth Congress League of American Writers, Workers Alliance Spanish Refugee Relief Campaign North American Committee To Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Silver Shirt Legion of America William Dudley Pelley Pelley

Domestic chemical prowess marks American self sufficiency

Lammont du Pont lauds two decades of American chemistry, noting self sufficiency in nitrates from air, domestic potash from minerals, and neoprene as a rubber substitute. He recalls 1914 imports and wartime dependences, contrasting with today where American industry and medicine rely on U S factories and soil.

Elkins Inter-Mountain America Germany Lammont du Pont du Pont

Smoke of St. Louis Confuses Roosters at Dawn

The St Louis smoke plaguing roosters as dawn breaks is described by Joseph Miller. He notes a rooster across the alley crows, smoke rolls in and out, making the morning dark then light repeatedly while the bird continues to crow.

St. Louis Jan Joseph Miller My Place

Crime On Decrease In Once Bloody Mingo Co.

Williamson January 3. Circuit Judge Charles W. Ferguson told grand jurors that Mingo County is no longer Bloody Mingo and crime is on the decline. He noted no homicide cases and no arrests from Friday to Tuesday, saying residents no longer take the law into their own hands.

Williamson Mingo County Mingo Charles W. Ferguson Ferguson

City employe faces hearing for assault in Knabenshue court

H Marquess, a city employee, is to appear before Justice of the Peace A B Knabenshue today on a charge of assaulting James A Lockard, son of Police Captain A B Lockard.

H. Marquess Justice of the Peace A. B. Knabenshue James A. Lockard A.B. Lockard

Darkest America tour delights Grafton audience

A county history highlights a 1897 touring company of colored artists named Darkest America that performed at the Opera House on September 16. The season notes Bog Burdette and other local figures, a variety of plays and concerts, police incidents, and community entertainments through December 1897.

John W. Vogel al. G. Field America Opera House Taylor County Bog Burdette Turlington Burlington Hawkeye Great Institutional Church Los Angeles California Burdette Grafton Noah Fettro Bluemont Remenyer Mastro John H. Means Knottsville Presbyterian Church Naples Fabio Romani Villa Romani Bay of Naples Mount Vesuvius Aiden Benedict Charles W. Gough Horace Ewing Widow Bedette Grant Willard Boone Main Street Sodality of St. Augustine Catholic Church

Tell Bill Goodbye Qu eens By Marie lizard

Fabienne and Ellen guard each other from hurt as Nicky and Bill drift into their Twelfth Street circle. Conversations reveal Ellen’s deep care for Bill and Fabienne’s growing tension, with Bill hinting at a deeper bond while Fabienne navigates her own affections and loyalty.

Bill Marie Lizard Nicky Ellen Fabienne Fab Twenty-second Street Maryland Twelfth Street Hien Rose Riccio Dramatic League Andrew Hardy Willoughby House Bull David Chapman Waz

Finnish Counterattacks Reported On Eastern Front

Soviet calls on the eastern front were countered by Finnish gains. A Russian base was seized and the 163rd Red Army division, trapped December 29, faced heavy casualties with over 1,000 killed and remaining men surrounded. Finnish forces attacked by land at night and by air, destroying trucks and equipment and forcing survivors into captivity. Seven Soviet planes were claimed shot down in a daylong assault.

Lavajarvi 163Rd Red Kianta Nations Tidende Copenhagen

Wreck of Troop Train Adds Confusion on Murmansk Front

Reports say a troop train wreck on the Murmansk railroad increased confusion among Russian forces on the northern front, but details could not be confirmed.

Murmansk

First Congress Opens Amid Domestic Row Over Trade and Spending

Washington January 3 The new decade's first Congress opened to unity on keeping the United States out of Europe’s wars yet sharp divides on domestic policy. Leaders aimed to avoid controversy while lawmakers brace for a session likely to clash over the reciprocal trade program federal spending the Wagner Act and defense policy as Vice President Garner called the chamber to order.

Washington United States Europe Roosevelt Senate House

Roll Call continued report on aid to Pell refugees

Taylor county Red Grater coordinates support for Pellam refugees as the national headquarters ships eight men’s sweaters eight women’s sweaters eight children’s sweaters four women’s dresses and eight girls’ dresses. The local chapter supplies directions yarn and material. women contact Miss Love or Mrs. Harry Maple Avenue for details.

Taylor County Ark Miss Love Harry Maple Avenue

Political Announcement for Republican Nomination

A political notice announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for the assessor of Taylor County. The candidate pledges to seek the office through the primary process and to discharge duties satisfactorily to voters.

Taylor Sasessor

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