Union Workers Threaten National Strike On WPA
The Associated Press reports mounting walkouts by WPA workers over reduced pay and longer hours under the new relief bill. About 200,000 payroll cuts were ordered. New York City AFL officials prepare for possible national construction worker strikes, with 20,000 New York WPA members under review for action. Authorities warn of potential permanent discharges amid the stoppage.
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Associated Press
WPA
Thomas A. Murray
Building and Construction Trades Council
AFL
Greater New York
AFL Seauers
Washington, D. C
Murray
New York City
Single Term Plan Gains Senate Judiciary Support
Washington July 6 Advocates of a single presidential term of six years claimed enough votes in the senate judiciary committee to place the proposal before the senate Senator Burke of Nebraska sponsor of the amendment said the single term issue had no connection with the growing argument over a third term for President Roosevelt. Other senators disagreed noting support for the single term tied to the third term debate. Wiley backs proposal and said he favored Burke’s plan. Continued on page five.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Burke
D.-Neb
Roosevelt
Wiley
R.-Wis
Theatre Ticket Admission Notice at Strand and Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs J J Kaufman of 315 Maple Avenue to tonight's Strand theatre bill featuring Within the Law with Ruth Hussey or Flaming Lead with Ken Madden and On Trial with John Litel and Margaret Lindsay, plus double feature at the Dixie theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
J. J. Kaufman
Maple Avenue
Ruth Hussey
Strand Theatre
Ken Maynard
John ‘Litel
Margaret Lindsay
Dixie Theatre
Five GMC plants tied up by union strike in Detroit
Five General Motors plants were closed today by a CIO UAW strike to enforce a contract on skilled workers. About 3700 tool and die workers, engineers, and maintenance men were idle across Walter P. Reuther's union. Picket lines formed as Fisher Body No 21 had closed yesterday and the others were set to follow.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Walter P. Reuther
General Motors
Uaw-Cio
Fisher Body No
Tax Embezzlement Case Pins Two Year Jail Term
Kingwood July 6 Two years imprisonment was ordered for John A Prnos of Kingwood charged with confiscation of state sales tax in the tense 1937 sit down strikes era. William Wolfe of Terra Alta and Willard Rice of Tunnelton drew two year terms for arson and theft respectively as other workers faced impact from a broad automotive industry walkout.
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Kingwood
A. G. Hughes
John
Prnos
James F. Dewey
William Wolfe
Terra Alta
Willard Rice
Tun
Nelton
Swim Courses Planned Here by Red Cross Chapter
Taylor County Chapter of the American Red Cross plans water safety and life saving courses at Grafton Park starting next week. Director James E. Silcott asks interested locals to submit enrollment slips with name age address and class preference juniors 12 to 17 or seniors 17 and over. Slips may be given to Frank C Collins William E Mantey Loren A Hoff man James C Parkhill Turner George A Cassell or Silcott. Water safety is the objective. Continued on page five.
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Taylor County
American Red Cross
Grafton Park
James E. Silcott
Silcott
Umn
Frank C. Collins
William E. Mantey
Loren A. Hoffman
James C. Parkhill
Turne
George A. Cassell
Education Board July 11 Election Plans
Taylor County Board of Education postponed officer elections until Tuesday July 11 due to two members' absence. Five members met to form a temporary organization with Dr. Paul P. Warden named temporary chairman and R. V. Rohrbough as temporary secretary.
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Taylor County Board of Education
R. V. Rohrbough
Arthur G. Yates
Percy W. Robinson
Paul P. Warden
Rohrbough
County WPA Projects Resume in Taylor County
WPA projects in Taylor County restarted this morning with no strike action despite nationwide pay rate disputes. The NYA sewing room nursery schools playgrounds and allied projects also reopened as local dissatisfaction appeared minor and no strike talk had begun locally.
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WPA
Taylor County
NYA
Senators restless over arms sales fight in senate
Washington July 6. Widespread dissent surfaced as the senate debated extending the current session to confront the administration's proposal to permit arms sales to warring nations. Senator Borah Idaho said the chamber showed a desire to adjourn, with many senators preferring to settle neutrality laws in the next session. Hearings set to begin Saturday.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Veteran film director near death in hospital
HOLLYWOOD July 6 Ed win Carewe top ranking director of silent film days was feared near death today after a heart attack. He is 55. Carewe was stricken before midnight while driving alone on Hollywood boulevard. He flagged a passer by and asked for an ambulance. Five physicians at a police emergency hospital called his condition critical and not fit for transfer. Once a leading figure in entertainment, his recent years were quiet though a decade ago his name signified high quality cinema. His best known works included My Son Mighty Like Rose Resurrection and Evangels.
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Hollywood
Edwin Carewe
Carewe
Hollywood Boulevard
My Son
Rose
Eyange
Britain Plans Massive Credits to Arm Allies
London July 6 The government tabled a bill in parliament to create a fund about £100,000,000 to supply credit for Britain s allies for arms. Sources said the measure aims to enable Poland Romania Greece and Turkey to place large orders with British merchants and manufacturers.
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London
Britain
Poland
Romania
Greece
Turkey
PWA Inspector Injured In Huntington Courthouse Accident
Floyd Fleming a 50 year old PWA building inspector from Clarksburg was injured while inspecting the Huntington courthouse addition. A piece of failing timber struck his head and he was treated at St Marys hospital for a not serious condition.
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Huntington
Floyd Fleming
PWA
Clarksburg
Fleming
St., Mary's Hospital
City faces street program costs with owner assessments
Mayor P F Gillispie said Grafton may need Works Progress Administration funds for an 18 month street improvement program but the city treasury cannot cover all costs. He cited Elkins example where owners paid about one dollar per foot, noting 51 percent consent from property owners is required for a paid assessment.
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Elkins
Gillispie
Gas Explosion Fatal To Six Uniontown Miners
A gas blast in Uniontown Pa killed six miners, including Albert Brashure and Brashure employees. George Porter said an acetylene torch used to remove junk iron likely ignited gas seeping from a mine shaft. Evangelist D H Whittaker, fasting since June 25, vows to continue until President Roosevelt responds to his letter.
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Nashville
Tenn
D. H. Whittaker
Roosevelt
Uniontown
Whittaker
Tower
Brashure
Grafton Closes Fiscal Year and Prepares Statement
Grafton closed its fiscal year on June 30 and the finance department is preparing a yearly financial statement to be released to the Sentinel for publication. Mayor P F Gillispie noted progress after payroll difficulties earlier in spring and that employees have been paid on the 15th and 30th each month since.
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Grafton
Finance Department
The
Sentinel
P. F. Gillispie
Nazi Press Objects To Roosevelt Neutrality Plan
Berlin reports indicate Nazi publications reacted with irritation to Roosevelt's July 4 neutrality speech. Volkischer Beobachter called Roosevelt warlike while Duetscher Dienst argued the plan would raise world war danger. The dispatch notes continued coverage on page four.
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Berlin
President Roosevelt
United States
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Boebachter
Roosevelt
Duetscher Dienst
Two Missing Convicts Hunted After Poker Tale
Oklahoma City reports ex convict Nat J. Pieper confirms ongoing search in national case of Ted Cole and Ralph Roe. FBI San Francisco and local agents question associates in Shawnee Semino le and Pueblo Colo. Seminole oil patch figure Earl McGuire ties recent poker game to unsolved slayings, including Undersheriff Ray Kumpf.
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Oklahoma City
Ted Cole
Ralph Roe
Alcatraz
Oklahoma
Nat J. Pieper
FBI
San Francisco
Harold E. Anderson
Roe
Shawnee
Cole
Seminole
Earl McGuire
Garden City
Kas
Pueblo
Colo
McGuire
Ray Kumpf
Syracuse
Fred Smith
Smith
McAlester
Oklo
WPA Crew Begins Grand Street Brick Relaying Project
A 50 worker WPA crew started brick relaying on Grand Street this morning. City officials hope to widen part of the South Graton thoroughfare, but no agreement yet with the county court on rebuilding the South Graton bridge requiring extensive street widening.
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Grand Stret
WPA
City Hall
South Grafton
County Court
Huge Thefts Charged In Kanawha Relief Agency
Charleston July 6 Two former Kanawha county relief employees were accused of obtaining 8000 to 10000 dollars in county funds through relief check forgeries. John E Burchett and Ben W Wakeman admitted charges and waived preliminary hearing for grand jury action. Del Sloan, not tied to welfare division, also waived hearing and is described as Sloan an accomplice of Wakeman. Forgeries uncovered in routine welfare audit over about two years.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
Ernest K. James
John E. Burchett
Ben W. Wakeman
James
del Sloan
Sloan
Wakeman
County Welfare Division
Tax ‘Department
Morgantown Attorney Is Selected as Mayor
Morgantown on July 6 Marvin R. Kiger an attorney and third term councilman was elected mayor to succeed William T Hughes Jr Kiger a Republican defeated Frank Sigwart also a Republican six to four in a secret council ballot.
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Morgantown
Marvin R. Kiger
William T. Hughes, Jr
Kiger
Frank Sigwart
Senate Voters Back Money Powers In Silver Bill
The Senate approved 43 to 39 restoring Treasury powers to resume silver purchases and use of a 2 billion stabilization fund, enabling devaluation authority once President Roosevelt signs the monetary bill. The reversal followed shifts in Republican and silver state Democrat support amid a 71.11 cent silver price clause.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
Roosevelt
Murphy
Austin R
Seven Die In Auto Truck Crash At Daleville
SCRANTON Pa July 6 seven persons were killed in a crash between an automobile and a truck at an intersection near Daleville twelve miles east of here. One of eight in the car escaped. Wilbert Francis of Avoca was identified among the victims. State police believe the others were likely relatives of Francis.
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Scranton
Daleville
Here
Wilbert Francis
Avoca
Monongah Railroaders Plan Picnic July 18
More than 500 Baltimore and Ohio railroad Monongah division employees will attend a picnic at Laurel Park on July 18. Speakers include G P Grimsl ey of Baltimore in charge of cooperative traffic work, John Edwards Jr of Grafton division superintendent, and J Melville Gem mill of Parkersburg division freight agent.
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Clarksburg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monongah Division
Laurel Park
G. P. Grimsley
Baltimore
Toll of dead in flood set at high mark
Eastern Kentucky counties faced swollen creeks and blocked roads as rescue teams hunted for flood victims. Morehead and Breathitt County reported dozens of deaths and scores missing after a cloudburst unleashed a wall of water on Licking and Kentucky river valleys. Officials feared the toll could rise toward one hundred as communication and bridge repairs lag.
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Morehead
Kentucky
Jackson
Licking
Walter Deaton
Breatlitt County
Keck
Denton
Breathitt
Soviet Victory Claimed In Manchouli Front Battle
Moscow papers report a four day battle on the Manchoukuan front lasting until yesterday. Soviet forces say they crushed Japanese Manchukuoan units, driving them across the Khi river with heavy losses. Russian casualties listed as 100 killed and 200 wounded.
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Moscow
Russan
Khi River
Khalka
Invitation to Port of Missing Girls and Stray Roan at Opera House
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. Mada L. Robinson of 715 West Main Street to tonight's bill at the Opera House presenting Port of Missing Girls with Dith Allen and Stray Roan with Ken Maynard.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Mada L. Robinson
West Main Street
Dith Allen
Ken Maynard
Opera House
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Dewey
East City
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Kanawha Relief Agency
Burponett
Monongah Railroaders Plan
W. E. Crutcher
Rowan County
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