Grafton Sentinel announces rates and editorial policy
The Grafton Sentinel lists subscription prices for carrier and mail delivery and notes its editorial department contacts. It states association with the Associated Press and invites voluntary letters to the editor. Bible verse from Matthew 6:19 21 is quoted under “Make Your Choice.”
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Rapton Sentinel Publishing Company
Wakarte Street
Grafton
Associated Press
National
E Clayden
New York
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
North
Michigan Avenue
Earth
Heaven
Must the Helpless Starve
The editorial argues Britain’s blockade keeps 20 million in conquered Europe from relief. Hoover’s plan would ship food under strict U.S. neutral control, with Berlin’s consent, ensuring no aid reaches Nazis while feeding civilians. If Britain agrees, a limited, monitored flow could relieve suffering without triggering losses or theft.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
Great Britain
Europe
Finis
Herbert Hoover
State Department
Intelligencer
Los Angeles Times
Mr. Hoover
Germany
Hoover
Berlin
Ger
States debate tax limits across 1930s reforms
A Municipal Finance Officers Association survey finds New Mexico and Arizona rejected draconian constitutional tax limits while five states including Michigan Ohio and West Virginia hold the most drastic limits. The study notes local governments suffer revenue losses and shifted taxes to the state level. West Virginia has the harshest provisions and farm and owner occupied home exemptions not mirrored elsewhere. Prospects for change are uncertain in the near term.
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Morgantown
New Mexico
West Virginia
Municipal Finance Officers Association
Arizona
Michigan
Ohio
Oklahoma
Finance Officers Association
Trent urges nonpartisan school board elections reform
In a discussion on education funding and governance, Trent backs a permanent improvement fund totaling 15.8 million dollars and proposes nonpartisan ballots for school board candidates to reduce political influence. He notes boards acted courageously but cites allegations of politics affecting school affairs and urges citizen participation on county boards.
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Trent
FDR Seeks To Expand Defense Budget And Revenues
President Roosevelt outlined a defense budget near 1.0 billion dollars with about 9.0 billion in emergency costs to be financed by new taxes and borrowing. Federal revenues are projected to rise to just over 8.0 billion next year due to improved business conditions and several new taxes enacted last year.
Petain Remodels French State Like Italian Fascism
Charles P Stewart analyzes Petain's reported plan to rework the French state along fascist lines with trades corporations controlling government. He compares France's multi party fragmentation to America’s two party system and recalls past talk of vocational representation, noting risks of corporate state control and dictatorial rule.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Marshal Petain
Washington
Italy
Germany
France
England
Carter Glass
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Capitol Hill
Ralph F Lazier
Missouri
Lozier
Washingon
Acre
U. S
Duce Mussolini
Fuehrer
Hitler
Stalin
Tax Revenue Beat Forecast on Higher Yields and Taxes
Gains in the current year come from expected higher yields on old taxes and income taxes including the 10 percent defense tax, higher levies on commodities like cigarettes and gasoline, and a stiff excess profits tax on corporations.
Graduation at Simpson School in Court House district 1916
In Simpson, Taylor county, the 1916 graduation ceremonies closed the school term on June 24. Forty three graduates received diplomas across districts including Boots Creek Flemington Court House Pruntytown Knottsville and Flemington. Notable names include Nellie Curran Roxie Echels Helen Jones Beatrice Lake and Charles W Bailey among others. The event honored long association with early settlers and local families tied to education. The district schools list features many legacy surnames such as Bailey Bainbridge Bartlett Brown Dunham Dixon Goodwin Henderson Jones Lake Mayle Matthews McDaniel McVicker Peters Poole Post Wilson Wiseman.
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Taylor County
Simpson
Court House
George H. Colebank
Helen Jones
Beatrice Lake
Pecy
Nellie Curran
Ida Wilson
West Virginia
Roxie Echels
Colebank
Dellet Newton
Roy J. Martin
Boots Creek
Clara Boyce
Clarence Dunham
Dessie Goodwin
J. Minor Robins
Olive Wiseman
Flemington
Charles W. Bailey
Elliot Cavenaugh
Pauline Nester
Dorothy Poole
Ethel Tamblyn
Wilbur
Harr al Fetterman
Augusta Brown
May Boyce
Mary Bragg
Emma Dixon
Georgia Frank
Lillie Henderson
Dulcie B. Hayes
Flora Lawson
Goldie Miller
Inez Miller
Donley Matthews
George Newcome
Wilda Rogers
Clyde Trader
Leota Felton
Vivian Losh
Beatrice Los
Herman Mayle
Ruth Post
Ralph Peters
Mary Wilson
Etta Westfall
Della McVicker
Pruntytown
Martha E. Bartlett
Knottsville
Florence Bainbridge
Lela McDaniel
Barbour, Harrison and Monongalia
Bailey
Bainbridge
Bartlett
Brown Dunham
Dixon
Goodwin
Henderson
Jones
Lake
Mayle
Matthews
McDaniel
McVicker
Peters
Poole
Post
Wilson
Wiseman
Roy Dotson
Earnest Maxwell
Charles W. Monroe
S. N
Bud) Hyson
Rosemont
Fred T. Martin
Gene W. Ford
Hyson
Joe Music
James A. Haislip
Rosemont Coal Company
Editorial Scraps on Mussolini Hitler and War Era Oddities
An editor riffs on Mussolini hate for the letter A amid Albania and Africa, hints at Angland, and notes Hitler awarding bodyguard leadership while questioning rewards. Wavell described as a skiver, Italian troops’ peril in mountains, and a burst of satirical bits about razor blades, Christmas trees, the Talkies, and a Greek king's liquor.
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Mussolini
Albania
Africa
Wavell
Egypt
Murder Makes a Headline in Nancy Deane Mystery
Nancy Deane moves into Captain Cars Essex household where Miss Althea hurls threats and bribery while Mark Gould defends her. Nancy and Mark form a cautious alliance as the plot of a costly scheme unfolds across a tense family drama.
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Nancy Deane
Captain Cars
Essex
Cary
Mark
Miss. Althen
Mark Gould
Miss Deane
Mr. Gould
Nancy
Kaye
Nandy
Althea
Janet
Kla
Australians Seek North Africa Breakthrough Update
Reports from the front note British gains in the desert offensive with no losses of prisoners or matériel to Italian forces. British commandirms say they gained extensive intelligence from 40,000 prisoners and captured documents. Bardia bombarded as bombardment and naval fire continue. Italian dugouts shelter defenders while heavy infantry prepares to advance amid intensifying shelling.
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Egypt
India
Bardia
Edward Kennedy
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Junior
Castile
Zadok Dumbkopt
George
Greece
Elliott Fillion
Miss Althes
Tajieig
Irene
Proctor
Trexe
Miss Althea
Gratton Printing Company
Latrobert
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