One Monooly Which Must Be Protected
A Morgantown Post excerpt discusses liquor control history, West Virginia's state monopoly, and problems from lax enforcement. It cites Fosdick and Scott on state control, notes public sentiment, and argues a cautious but thoughtful stance on taxation and governance amid prohibition-era lessons.
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Morgantown Post
United States
Raymond Fosdick
Albert L. Scott
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Canada
Messrs
Fosdick
Scott
West Virginia
Worth Thinking About Record on a general sales tax idea
A Wheeling Intelligencer subscriber cites a Wall Street Journal discussion proposing a general sales tax to retire debt and fund leases. The Journal notes 1939 national income near 70 billion dollars, estimating total transactions around 875 billion, with a 1 percent sales tax yielding about 8.34 billion dollars.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
Wall Street Journal
Strikfg
Journal
Department of Commerce
Oren Root Jr Credited With First Willkie Push
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart argues Oren Root Jr, a New Yorker with ties to Wendell Willkie, deserves credit for launching the Republican nominee’s rise. Root organized Washington efforts to broaden Willkie’s appeal, influencing GOP officials and shaping the Philadelphia convention outcome.
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Stewart
Oren Root, Jr
Willkie
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Wendell L. Willie
Elihu Root
GOP
New Yorker
Manhattan
Wendell
Washington
Republican Old Guard
Homesickness and loyalty in changing times of sport and song
The passage reflects on home as a fading sentiment amid modern mobility and money driven sports ambition. It contrasts contemporary transient living with Foster era homesickness, noting how strong ties to families and towns once fostered loyalty and sacrifice.
Notable Grafton Leaders Remembered in 1909 Obituaries
Ellen McAvay of Grafton died July 31 1909 at her Coffman summer home after managing the Commercial hotel with her brother Thomas J. McAvay. Judge Marmaduke T. Dent longtime Grafton jurist and public servant died at his Washington street home September 11 1909. Dent rose from teacher to lawyer and judge, contributed to local education and infrastructure, and was celebrated as a man of high character.
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Postoffice
Grafton
W. Va
Associated Press
A. E. Clayden, Inc
New York
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
Ellen McAvay
Coffman
Thomas J. McAvay
Grantville E. Jarvis
Edward Custer
Ellen
Robert Emmett Blaney
Latrobe Street
Marmaduke TH. Dent
Washington Street
Peraps
Taylor County
West Virginia
University of West Virginia
Pruntytown
Mary J. Warder
Dr. Abraham
Sarah Irwin Warder
Judge Dent
Dent
George Cox
South Grafton
Grafton Independent Board of Education
Supreme Court of Appeals
Taylor
Presby- Kee Sunday School
People’s Ristian Endeavor Society
Senet Raita
The Wit to Woo plans stir at The Oaks ballroom
The Oaks hosts a charity play with a revised layout to expand the reception hall. Bill Bailey and Gayle coordinate a 1600 person garden party and a by invitation only ticket plan to beat elite gatecrashers, with Merrifield backing and local press buzz.
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Bill Bailey
Bill
the Oaks
Gayle
Pappy
Bille
Jeremy
Mr. Merrifield
bin and Geyls
Siews
Leeasce Te
Itown
Cholly
Farrington
Chronicle Post
Merrifield
Charly
Merrifield Mansion
Cholly Farrington
Merrifield Theater
Gale
Merrifield Gate
Greene Goate Club
The
Gables
Montrose
Mariners
Ivances
Bin
Vty
Mhe
Mr. Weems
Adele Larraway
Lola Montesa
Yempe Hyde
Bil
Adele
Lola
High Hat Society
Capitol 8
Pittman Fears and Hull Explain Monroe Doctrine Position
The article recalls Pittman Fears and his views on civic duty and education at age 60. It also covers Hull’s statements on the Monroe Doctrine, asserting non interference in Europe, warning against further incursions, and clarifying the United States stance on German claims and American possessions.
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United States
Germany
Europe
Hull
Japan
Iann Bhethatey
If Russia Grabs Balkans Will Red Danube Be Named
A reader muses on postwar maps and names as Hitler and Mussolini react to Stalin Balkan moves. A department note warns diplomats cannot discuss U S policies abroad. Roosevelt references democracy at Hyde Park press conference.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
Balkan
Zadok Dumb&got
Russia
Balkans
Red Danube
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Tunney group plans pro American youth movement split
The Tunney group accused AYC delegates of Communist influence and said it would form a new pro American organization drawing from Young Republicans, Young Democrats, junior chambers of commerce and similar groups. Tunney camped at Williams Bay after arriving yesterday and urged unity among the youths on a crucial issue while warning against a Trojan horse gaining control.
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Tunney
A.Y.C
Youth Congress
Chambers of Commerce
Williams Bay
Deadly bomb threat escalates in city pavilion incident
Two detectives were killed and six others wounded when a time bomb hidden in a vacant room of the British pavilion exploded after police removed it. Investigators traced an 8 day clock mechanism as the timer. Mayor La Guardia proposed a reward to aid the search for the perpetrators.
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Jane Big
la Guardia
Board of Estimate
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