Firemen Plan Street Dance in Grafton for Fund Truck
Chief L H Greenwald and the Grafton Fire Department plan a Latrobe street dance on July 12 to raise about 1000 dollars for a down payment on a new fire truck. Music by Industrial School Orchestra, street roped off, dancers pay per dance, proceeds fund ongoing entertainments weekly until goal is met. Participants donate services free to boost the fund and public enjoyment.
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Grafton
L. H. Greenwald
Latrobe Street
Industrial School Orchestra
McGraw Alley
Ethel Street
Fire Department
City seeks funds for fire insurance protection efforts
The department outlines its undertakings and notes contributions help maintain the city in its present fire insurance class. It invites donations to the chief or city clerk, stating contributions are gladly accepted and deeply appreciated.
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Lepartment
Failure to Pay Support Leads to Arrest for Miner
A miner named Evan Ware of Astor was charged with failing to pay $3 weekly child support. Deputy Sheriff Joe Maske and Constable John Snider arrested him last night. a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace A B Knabenshue is planned. At an April hearing Judge Knabenshue ordered $3 weekly payments starting May 15, but the new warrant alleges no payments were made.
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Evan Ware
Astor
Joe Maske
John Snider
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Knagenshue
Ware
Senate debate on embargo and neutrality bill continues
Senators show restlessness as Senator Harrison of Mississippi plans to return by August 1 to focus on 1940 re election. Borah opposes neutrality, while Harrison supports it. Foreign Relations will start Saturday on the Bloom bill altered to keep the arms embargo though in modified form. Debate could run into August if embargo repeal is pressed, with final outcome tied to committee sentiment and quorum concerns.
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Harrison
D.miss
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pittman
D.-Nev
Foreign Relations Committee
Forgery Case Solved Here
Captain A E Lockard says Burl Yates 40 of Clarksburg now in Harrison county jail confessed stealing a State Road check for 65 dollars. The bank cashed it with a forged endorsement. Yates admits theft but says the check was taken from him. Trooper W E Murphy investigates Clarksburg angles. pending September grand jury indictment and detainer. Yates formerly chief payroll clerk for the commission in Clarksburg.
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A. E. Lockard
Grafton
Burl Yates
Clarksburg
Pruntytown
Harrison County
Moundsville
State Road Commission
Francis Gatrell
First National Bank
Captain Lockard
Yates
W. J. Stewart
Salem
W.E. Murphy
Harrison
State Penitentiary
Dr Fleming Granted His License In This State
Dr H C Fleming son of Mr and Mrs O Jay Fleming of Walnut Street yesterday was granted a license to practice medicine in West Virginia through reciprocity with Virginia by the West Virginia Public Health council now meeting in Bluefield. He is visiting his parents and plans to rest before deciding where to locate his medical practice.
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H.C. Fleming
O. Jay Fleming
Walnut Street
West Virginia
Virginia
More Lumber Arrives For Use At Hospital Project
A carload of lumber for the Grafton City hospital project on Fitzhegan's rock arrived this morning. Mayor P F Gillispie announced the delivery and assigned a city truck to haul the lumber to the building site. WPA workers resumed tasks at the hospital after a shutdown last Friday, with Don Byrne of Wheeling as contractor and WPA labor.
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Grafton City Hospital
Fitzhegan's Rock
P. F. Gillispie
WPA
Don Byrne
Wheeling
County Clerk Reports On Issuance of New Licenses
County Clerk Ed. St. Clair announced this afternoon that about $2,000 has been collected in merchant license fees across the county. Exact totals were not yet available and several more establishments are expected to pay store, cigarette and tobacco, and soft drink fees in the coming days to finalize the amount.
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Ed. St. Clair
WPA Walkouts Halt Projects Across Several States
Labor action by WPA workers spreads from Duluth to Wisconsin and beyond with hundreds quitting, prompting threats from Col. Somervell and the New York welfare chief. About 5,000 statewide in Wisconsin idle, Rochester petitions Congress, and projects stop in Decatur Chester Perry County Ohio Akron Co Schocton Fort Dodge Key West Newark and St Paul.
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WPA
Col
Brehon B. Somervell
New York City
New York
William Hodgson
Duluth
Minn
Wisconsin
Auburn
Rochester
N. Y
Congress
Decatur
Chester
Perry County
Til
Akron
Coschocton
Fort Dodge
Key West
Fla
Newark
N. J
St. Paul
Wolverton Denies Staging Local Burglaries in Morgantown
Daniel Clay Wolverton, once living in Grafton, denied organizing unsolved burglaries including the Pilling Station robbery in the First ward when questioned by Captain A. E. Lockard in Morgantown. He cited heavy drinking and domestic troubles as motives, said he planned to surrender, and noted two solved cases: the Wilson restaurant theft of $14.25 and a $21 cash drawer theft at the West Penn office.
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Daniel Clay Wolverton
Grafton
Tandard Pilling
Morgantown
A. E. Lockard
Wolverton
West Main Street
Captain Lockard
Wich
Uniontown
Wilson
West Penn
Sentinel Want Ad Sparks Quick Results
A compact want ad from the Sentinel promises fast results for readers seeking quick services or sales. The notice highlights concise details and immediate responses, aiming to connect buyers and sellers efficiently.
Envoy Moltke Reports Secret Hitler Message in Poland
German ambassador Hans Adolf von Moltke in Warsaw reportedly received a secret Hitler message by special courier from Berchtesgaden. European chancelleries speculated on potential impact on the tense Danzig situation.
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Hans Adolf von Moltke
Warsaw
Poland
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Germany
Danzig
Senate votes on devaluation powers and silver price
The legislation extends monetary powers for two years, would authorize a further nine cent cut in the dollar, and alters the silver price to 77.57 cents an ounce. It removes a foreign silver purchase ban and restores devaluation authority as of June 30 at 65.64 cents.
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Roosevelt
House
Senate
Treasury
Famed warden warns teachers on crime origins
San Francisco July 6 The warden of Alcatraz James A Johnson told the National Education association that unsolved problem child is the genesis of crime He urged more effort and money to make citizens not remakes of inmates James Roosevelt and Ben M Cherrington spoke urging language studies and hemispheric exchanges The Education association convention with about 15 000 delegates will close tonight relaxed on film policy and double bills with They Shall Have Music preview attended by 1 209 delegates
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San Francisco
America
Devil's Island
James A. Johnson
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
National Education Association
Cherrington
Ben M. Cherrington
U. S. State Department
United States
Latin America
Jimmy Roosevelt
Wester Hemisphere
James Roosevelt
Samuel Godwyn
Flood Devastation Lays Waste Near Flemingsburg
In the wake of a catastrophic flood, walls of water up to twenty feet decimated Morehead and Breathitt County areas. Survivors report sudden thunder like rushes destroying homes, hotels, and a Bible Institute dorm. Dozens remain missing, while rescues persevere amid looting fears and a shifting relief effort assisted by the Red Cross and authorities.
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Edward Kelly
Flemingsburg
Morehead
State Teachers’ College
Bible Institute
Jackson
Breathitt
W. H. Pelfrey
Driftwood
Mountain Bible (Methodist) Institute
Breathitt County
Red Cross
Harley Boyu
State Board of Health
Telegram Delays Hinder Disaster Reporting
Telegrams lagged up to three hours and the phone company refused calls beyond two hours, delaying outside reporting of the disaster and leaving observers with only sketchy information for hours.
Missing Escapees From Alcatraz Cast Long Shadow
A fragmentary report recalls fugitives from Alcatraz, with Terry Roe and Cole jailed for long terms after kidnapping and robbery cases near Sulphur Oklahoma. Warden Johnston noted a strange 1937 river tide while Jack Grear warned of slim chances of escape.
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Alcatraz
Roe
Unpaid County Bond Issue Totals $540,000
The county faces a 540000 bond, from the March 23, 1920 issue, outstanding. The State Sinking Fund Commission advises the County Clerk that August budget actions require a 71527 levy to cover principal, interest, and sinking fund payments. Total payments include 38009 to sinking fund and 27025 interest, with delinquent tax allowance of 6592 bringing the levy to 71527.
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State Sinking Fund Commission
Ft St. Clair
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