Independence Day Rally at Qrictton Park in Taylor County
Independence Day observance in Graf ton hosts a July Fourth celebration at Qrictton Park organized by the United Republican Club of Taylor County. National figures including Schiffier, Walter Hafnian, and Rhett Kay will address patriotic themes urging support for free enterprise and American government. Mayor D Boone Dawson and former congressman Carl Bachmann plan to attend. the event invites all citizens regardless of politics to participate in speeches and activities.
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Grafton
Qrictton Park
United Republican Club
Taylor County
Schiffier
Walter Hafignan
Rhett Kay
Republican‘party
United States
United Republican Club of
Bever
Republican Party
West Virginia
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
Carl Bachmann
Congress
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Mayor Gillispie's WPA street improvement plan announced
The mayor pledges an eighteen month WPA street program to repair riots damaged streets in Graf. He seeks approval from the Works Progress Administration and citizen support to fund and supervise the projects. He vows continuous work to elevate Graf streets to match other cities and to extend the administration’s relief efforts.
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Gillispie
WPA
Graf
al Works Relief Agency
Jere
Neely shifts stance on Roosevelt 1940 nomination
Mansfield Neely, once critical of third terms, now says Franklin D Roosevelt will be nominated on the first ballot at the Democratic national convention and would win reelection in 1940 by an overwhelming margin. He notes WPA support could aid his 1942 run, but predicts Neely may seek the nomination for himself.
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Mansfield Neely
United States Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Neely
Sarah Anne
Judith
Jack
Tong Cay
Tair
Bob
India
Barah Anne
Arne
Ate
Miller Twins
David
Daniel
Wagner act testimony raises questions on free speech and union rights
Testimony before a senate committee questions the Wagner labor relations act. It argues for explicit protections of free speech, endorsement of nondiscriminatory treatment of unaffiliated workers, and clarity on procedures and Supreme Court rulings to guide future boards. What will the board answer?
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Phillips Republican
Senate
ALF. of
Ellender
Norris- LaGuardia
Supreme Court
Peace plan ties war folly to nonmilitary prep
Cumberland Times reports on pacifists refining war prevention beyond recognizing its folly. They back military readiness plus nonmilitary steps to curb conflict. The Canton conference, backed by Carnegie Endowment, heard Dr. James Shotwell urge unity in peace efforts and trusted organizations to curb anarchy and build a durable peace structure.
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Cumberland Times
Canton
Camiegie Endowment of International Peace
James T. Shotwell
Camégie Peace Organization
Hanes urges tax reforms to spur private enterprise
Secretarial undersecretary John W. Hanes testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee, advocating elimination of tax exempt securities and lower surtax rates on high incomes. He argues high taxes divert capital from private industry, hindering recovery and employment, and calls for abolition of tax exempt securities to unlock funds for investment.
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John W
Pittsburgh Post-Gazete
John W. Hanes
the Treasury
House
Ways and Means
Hanes
Wall Street
Roosevelt
New Deal Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Treasury Department
Congress
Mayor Acquitted In Watertown Prostitution Case
A federal jury acquitted Dr. Charles S. Brown mayor of Watertown after he was indicted for conspiring to violate the Mann White Slavery Act. Brown, labeled a silent partner in a prostitution house, argued he was framed.
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Bluefield
Charles $. Brown
Wat
Brown
Dr William L Grant and the Virginia restoration debate
Dr William L Grant a Jefferson Medical College graduate who practiced in Lewis County, joined western Virginia delegates at Clarksburg and Wheeling to oppose secession. He supported reorganizing Virginia's government, helped draft the Restored Government, and later settled in Grafton as mayor and physician, guiding health and civic life through the late 19th century.
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William L. Grant
Jefferso Medical College
Philadelphia
Lewis County
South
Virginia
John
Carlile
Clarksburg
Dr. Grant
Wheeling
Old Custom House
Alleghenies
House of Delegates
United States
Confederate States
Consid
Washington
Francis Harris
Marion County
Lincoln
Virgina
Pierpoint
Po Ple
Grant
Grafton
Board of Health
Henshaw and Brother
Charles F. and
Robert M. Henshaw
Grafton Business Boom and Notable Figures of Early Times
The text recalls how DA Litzinger’s stock and a new firm in the old Pollock building served Grafton’s best textile trade, with Hugh Douglass leasing space for a Home Sewing Machine agency that spurred demand among housewives. It notes large families, then John W. Deck’s shift to mercantile work, his later mayoral role, and Rev. Fillmore Compton’s ascent from church organist to a leading Methodist figure.
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Grafton
John W. Deck
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Helms
Citiens
Fillmore Compton
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington Street
East
West Virginia
Strange
Saw
Retirement Moves Man Near Moundsville Passes Away
Fragmentary obituary notes a man, after retirement, moving toward Moundsville where he passed away, with earlier mentions of Grafton. The readable lines indicate a life ending in West Virginia with ties to local places and a legacy in a mining region.
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Sinie
Moundsville
Awivy
Grafton
Turbulent loves and aviation at a hospital ward
In a turbulent chapter a young nurse Sarah Anne faces love and danger. Jack Courtney and Judith Drake scheme around aviation ventures while Bob, injured in a crash, recovers. Sarah Anne contends with rumors, loyalty, and a hospital night as Jack and Bob shape their fragile futures.
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Charles “Brinkman
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Finan Everdts
Rosa de Peigenesay
Fairmont
Main St
Court House Fairmont
Union Brokerage Inc
Marion
Taylor
One
Pribs Association
Synowsis Baran
Anne Melton
Judith Drake
Tusors
Jack Courtney
Sue den
Bo Kennedy
Jake
Mattie
Storles
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