Religious survey planned by Taylor County ministers in Grafton
The Taylor County Ministerial association organizes a city wide religious survey in Grafton on January 44. Canvassers will visit homes a week after canvassing begins to map church affiliations by section. Cards and instructions will be distributed next week and returned to ministers. Duplicates may be made later. The survey aims to locate new families and enlist them into interested churches.
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Taylor County Ministerial Association
Grafton
Fights over Dewey trial cause traffic standstill in Ohio
The clash surrounding the Dewey trial caused major stream interruptions and traffic delays along the upper Ohio corridor as authorities sought to maintain order. Key figures and locations remain under investigation.
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Upper
Ohio
Democrats dodge from page to page in dinner invite fallout
Delegates worry President will break planned nonpartisan tone at a $100-a-plate fund dinner as Republican leaders decline invitations. Senators McNary Oregon Austin Vermont and Representative Martin Massachusetts spurn the event while others press to keep politics out of the gathering.
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Senate
House
McNary
Oregon
Austin
Vermont
Martin
Massacusetts
He Cummings
Robert H. Jackson
Geneal Derimnate
Cleveland
Wallace
Romania faces fresh oath in Bessarabia dispute
Carol and Tatarescu publicly pledged allegiance to Romania’s king in a dispute over Bessarabia. Russia has never recognized Romanian sovereignty there. Romania had pulled most troops from the province recently, citing defense difficulties, but reports say forces were moved back after Finland’s resistance.
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Carol
Bessarabia
Rumania
Russia
Tatarescu
Constanta
Black Sea
Romania
Bebssarabia
Ith
Finland
Red Army
Assault trial planned before magistrate today
Vance Evans faces a hearing this afternoon before Justice of the Peace A. B. Knabenshue on a complaint by L. M. Bragg that Evans assaulted him on U S route 50 east of Blueville. The justice issued a warrant for Evans' apprehension.
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L. M Bragg
Blueville
Vance Evans
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Evans
Marquess Pleads Guilty to Assault Charge
Marquess pleaded guilty to assault and battery on James A. Lockard son of city police chief A. E. Lockard. He was fined $20 and costs by Justice A. B. Knabenhue and released after arranging to pay the fine.
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James A. Lockard
A. E. Lockard
H. Marquess
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Marquess
Budget probe gains GOP backing in defense spending review
Senate and House minority members backed a plan to form a joint military affairs committee to study both new appropriations and past expenditures. Senator Borah endorsed the proposal, arguing for a scientific study of the defense problem and coordinated budgeting rather than ad hoc funding. The caucus emphasized timing as a potential obstacle to joint action.
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Dorsed
Harrison
George
Senate
House
Borah
Joint Committee
Harrison proposal amid budget talks draws White House briefing
Budget frictions persist as 14 appropriation bills are planned in 14 weeks. Chairman Doughton backed Harrison’s plan after White House talks. Frankison says the proposal would cause little delay and speeds committee study. He rejected a GOP idea for a separate inquiry into defense outlays, arguing a 24 member panel could handle it without new military oversight.
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House
Boughton
Doughton
N. C
Ways and Means Committee
Harrison
White House
Frankison
Congress
Report Reds Relion Isthmus Repulsed
The Committee for the Aid of Finland led by former President Herbert Hoover reported the isthmus region was repulsed. The U S committee caring for about 609600 persons, with 100000 more expected, was detailed by representative Dorsey Stephens.
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Comunica Iam
Relion Isthmus
Committee For the Aid
Finland
Herbert Hoover
United Stat
Dorsey Stephens
City hall to house new fire truck and cold storage
The mayor announced the new fire truck and cold storage will be kept at City Hall Fire Station on Boyd Street for the next week to ten days, or until a new fire house is built in a more desirable location.
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City Hall
Boyd Street
Beer Parlor Operator Indicted For Death In Fayetteville
Fayetteville January 6. The Fayette county grand jury returned a murder indictment against Mike Acquino Smithers beer parlor proprietor for the fistfight death of Dan Brackett a Black man. The state accuses Acquino of knocking Brackett through a door fracturing his skull. Two other murder bills against Black men were among 31 indictments.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Mike Acquino
Smithers
Dan Bracket
Acquino
Brackett
Labor Board Debating Wagner Act Revisions and NLRB Claims
The piece notes Congress considering amendments to the Wagner act and ongoing inquiries into the act and the NLRB. Rep Ramspeck and other House members push for floor debate without delaying three studies. Theodore Freter testified that in 1937 Robert Cowdrill favored CIO cases over AFL ones, calling AFL cases "damn AFL," a claim Cowdrill denied.
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Smith Committee
Robert Cowdrill
CIO
AFL
Cowdrill
Freter
Two Kingwood Boys Hurt In Coasting Accident
Two Kingwood youths were injured in the season's first coasting accident. Golden Kirk, 15, suffered a broken left leg and was listed in serious condition after their sled crashed into a truck. Virgil Davis, 13, received minor head and leg injuries.
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Kingwood
Golden Kirk
Virgil Davis
Kirk
Bank bookkeeper admits embezzlement of 14000 dollars
Mrs Mildred Karshner a 40 year old bookkeeper at the First National Bank of Cheteville pleaded guilty to embezzling 14000 dollars over three years and losing it on horse bets She was held in city jail in Leu of 2500 bond before a federal grand jury
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Columbus
Mildred Karshner
Fr.t Naional Bank
Cheteville
Karshner
U. S
Robert Newton
Kiwanis Director to Speak at West Virginia Ceremony
Clarksburg dispatch reports Kiwanis International director Frederick M. Barnes of Jersey City N J will address 400 Kiwanis members at the West Virginia district mid winter installation ceremony Tuesday night January 9. Charles H Archer Mercer County Schools superintendent and past district governor will preside with T B Cain of Clarksburg to be installed as the new district governor.
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Clarksburg
Frederick M. Barnes
Jersey City
N. J
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis
West Virginia
Charles H. Archer
Mercer County
T. B. Cain
Kiwanians
Woman Burned to Death in Rooming House Fire
Detroit January 6. A fatal blaze swept a three story rooming house leaving one woman dead identified as Mrs. R. Heron and three others critically injured including her husband who is not expected to survive. The fire caused extensive damage and authorities investigate the cause.
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Detroit
R. Heron
Four Dead In House Blaze In New Jersey Tragedy
Four people died in a Lake Hiawatha frame house fire on January 6. A mother identified as Mrs. Cipriani and her 11 month old daughter were found near a rear window, with two other children aged 11 and 7 nearby. A garage collector who heard cries and the father, in New York City, described efforts to escape. An oil stove fire is believed to have caused the blaze.
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Boonton
N. J
Lake Hiawatha
Ralph ©Iprani
Albert
Phyllis
Thomas Ragioppi
Cold wave grips region with subfreezing readings
A reading of 11 degrees at Martinsburg marked the coldest day of the season there, with Berkeley Springs also at 11 and Charles Town at 10. Huntington dipped to 10, while Parkersburg, Elkins, Weston, Wheeling, Moundsville, Wellsburg, Keyser, and Princeton reported single digits. Clarksburg reached 31. Forecasts warn the cold may persist through the weekend as fog and ice linger.
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Martinsburg
Berkeley Springs
Charles Town
Huntington
Parkersburg
Elkins
Weston
Wheeling
Moundsville
Wellsburg
Keyser
Clarksburg
Princeton
Tce
Bartlett Remarks At Dam Project Ceremony
R P Bartlett praised changes at the Frederick Snare corporation yardmaster dam project while Superintendent Edwards lauded the capable staff. He thanked Mr Bartlett Mr O Connell and Mr Murray for their support and good wishes.
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R. P. Bartlett
Frederick Snare Corporation
Edwards
Bartlett
O'Connell
Murray
Sweden Faces Pressure Over Aid to Finland War Materials
Sweden and Finland were urged to clarify their positions on transport facilities for British and Allied war materials. Press reports suggest aiding Finland could widen Allied involvement in Europe. The League covenant is cited as limiting aid to invaded nations, while observers view the move as dragging Scandinavia into conflict with Germany. A British Swedish trade pact is said to touch on military supplies.
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Finland
Germany
League of Nations
Extreme Cold Grips Midwest and Plains States
Weather across the Midwest and Plains shows extreme cold with sixes down to zero in Pennsylvania and 25 below in Williston North Dakota. The Ohio River region faced ice obstruction with river traffic halted from Pittsburgh to surrounding states. Indiana and Kentucky reported their coldest readings in three years as Bismarck and other cities posted lows in the teens and single digits.
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Middle West
Page Oneserstown
Pennsylvania
Washington
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Williston
N. D
Bismarck
Springfield
Omaha
Huron
S. D
Sioux City
Des Moines
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Chicago
Card of Thanks for Loss of Jason M Rogers
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy after the death of husband and father Jason M. Rogers. Special thanks to Rev. Oakey Grow Rev. H. J. Mitchel, the singer, Bartlett Funeral Home, and all who sent flowers or donated cars. Grateful to Grafton postal employees Aurora Lodge No. 43 A F and A Masons Newburg Grafton Lodge No. 15 Mystic Lodge No. 75 and Junior Order United American Mechanics. May God bless all. Mrs. Jason Rogers and Family.
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Jason M. Rogers
Oakey Grow
H. J. Mitchel
Bartlett Funeral Home
Grafton
Aurora
A. F
A. Masons
Newburg
Mystic Lodge
Cay
United American Mechanics
Jason Rogers
Pamily
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