Aged G W Giles of Taylor County Dies at 85
One of Taylor county s oldest residents G W Giles 85 died at his Pruntytown Pike home after illness since April. Born April 6 1854 he was a lifelong Pruntytown resident and survived by four children from two marriages and two more from the second marriage. Funeral Sunday at Harmony Grove Baptist Church with Rev Henry Loving and Rev Millard Stump officiating. Burial in Harmony Grove Cemetery under G T Bartlett direction.
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Taylor County
G. W. Giles
Pruntytown Pike
Mr. Giles
Silas Giles
Lucinda Mason Giles
Pruntytown
Louisa Currey
Susan Goff
God Man
Lorena Dalton
Reedy
W. Va
Reuben A. Giles
Pleasanton
Neb
Melinda E. Giles
French Giles
Grafton
Harmony Grove Church
Henry Loving
Millard Stump
Flemington
Harmony Grove Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
State Trooper Bitten by Squirrel at Courthouse Square
Trooper W. E. Pratt of the Philippi detachment received severe bites on both hands when a pet squirrel attacked on the courthouse square in the neighboring city. He required treatment at Myers Clinic hospital for lacerations and a fractured small finger.
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W. E. Pratt
Philippi
State Police
Courthouse Square
Myers Clinic
Flemington Man Given Jail Term of Ten Days
Flemington resident George Baxter was sentenced to ten days in the county jail after failing to pay a fine for assault and battery assessed by Justice of the Peace W. D. Driver in Wendel this morning. State police arrested Baxter last night on a warrant sworn by Bessie Biggs of that area.
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George Baxter
Flemington
Justice of the Peace
W. D. Driver
Wendel
Baxter
Bessie Biggs
Death Claims Barbour Lady in Philippi Service
Mrs. Eliza beth D. Dennison widow of J. F. Dennison died yesterday at her daughter Mrs. T. P. Flint home from diseases of old age. Born March 4 1850 to David Carder and Milicent Maxwell Carder she is survived by William A. Dennison Parkersburg David A. Dennison Charleston Mrs Else Bond Charleston and Mrs T. P. Flint Volga plus brother Robert N. Carder Marshville W Va Short services will be held at 1 pm Sunday at Mrs Flint home with 3 pm marshville Baptist church rites Burial follows in Marshville cemetery near Salem.
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Volga
Robert N. Carder
Marshville
W. Va
T. P. Flint
Marshville Baptist Church
GM Strike Shuts Eight Detroit Plants Over Union Fight
Six thousand tool and die workers engineers and maintenance men walk out at eight GM plants in Detroit and one in Pontiac. The UAW CIO calls the walkout over a demand for a supplementary contract while a legal ruling on which union holds the contract is sought. Walter Reuther condemns the income security plan as failing to raise worker incomes.
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CIO
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G. M
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Pontiac
Mic
Uaw-Cio
Knudsen
Walter P. Reuther
G. M. Department
Uawcio
General Motors
Prosecution Continues as Wage Dispute Rages On
The report details disputed WPA job figures in New York City building projects. President Murray of the Building Trades council says 60,000 of 75,000 workers are idle, while officials cite 12,000. AFL leaders were warned of potential layoffs as talks linger and union wage scales face scrutiny under relief act interpretations.
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Thomas A. Murray
Building Trades Council
WPA
New York City
Harrmacon
AFL
WPA Relief Rules Stir Labor Fears and Protests
WPA employees face dismissal after five absent days under new relief law. The commissioner moves to end geographic wage differentials by Sept k, ordering 30 day layoffs for those on rolls 18 months. About 600,000 workers could be affected. AFL and CIO leaders call for wage protections, with Meany opposing pay cuts below union scale. Protests flare in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Toledo, and Cleveland. Maine and several states report no strikes.
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Washington
George Meany
New York State Federation of Labor
CIO
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Workers Alliance
U.S
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D., Mont
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Two Senators Push to Repeal Arms Embargo Policy
The foreign relations panel delay on the repeal measure draws opposition praise as Sen Clark of Missouri cites administration pressure while an unnamed senator confirms talks failed. Nye notes 13 Democrats join 34 senators opposing any change to the embargo.
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George
Foreign Relations Committee
Clark
D.mo
Nye
WPA Foreman Lashes State Probe Of Smith University
Viosca, longtime WPA foreman, confirms involvement in the agri cultural stadium project at the school and mentions three years of employment. State Attorney General Ellison aided a Baton Rouge grand jury probe into Dr. Smith and the university, revealing he wired the U.S. Attorney General Murphy to view federal records. Ellison says Viosca has information suggesting state statute violations but not federal ones, while Viosca notes Ellison’s public disclosure was not anticipated. The federal inquiry continues with a three pronged focus on Dr. Smith’s income tax and related matters.
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Cuntwucu
Page One
WPA
Viosca
David M. Ellison
Baton Rouge
Dr. Smith
U. S
Frank Murphy
Ellison
Murphy
Louisiana
U.S
Alleged WPA Diversion and Salary Deductions Reported
Turhs faces allegations of diverting WPA labor and materials while a 5 percent salary deduction from state employees for political purposes is reported. Dr. Smith sits in the capital jail on a $50,000 bond, refusing to depart due to threats of additional charges, including forgery.
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Smith
Mrs Barnett dies after illness in Pruntytown
Mrs Katherine Amelia Payne Barnett aged 79 died at her Pruntytown home at 6 35 PM after a brief illness. Born March 30 1860 she was the widow of W D Barnett a longtime Pruntytown merchant. Funeral 3 30 PM Sunday at Bartlett Funeral Home McGraw Avenue with Rev William E Knox officiating burial in Webster Cemetery. Survivors include an adopted daughter Mrs Earl Cassell two nieces Mrs H R Griest and Mrs T H Tighe and two nephews F Corbin Payne and Charles H Payne. She was a Beulah Baptist Church member.
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Katherine Amelia Payne Barnett
Pruntytown
Barnett
Henry
Anna Rogers Payne
W. D. Barnett
Bartlett
Arabs fatally hurt near Nablus in Gaza engagement
British troops fatally hurt two Arabs and wounded another in an engagement today near Nablus. A British policeman was hurt by unidentified people involved at Gaza.
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Jerusalem
Nablus
Gaza
Torso Murder Case Deepens Links To Suspected Slayings
Cleveland authorities report Frank Dolezal, a 52 year old Bohemian born laborer turned bricklayer, confessed orally and then signed a statement though details are withheld. Coroner Geiber rechecks data while detectives link Dolezal to at least two more torso murders and the Polillo case.
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O'Donnell
Polillo
Weather Bureau
Dolezal
Bohemia
Dolexal's Odd Jobs and WPA Stints Highlight Years
The fragment notes that in recent years Dolexal did various odd jobs and contributed to WPA projects, underscoring a period of irregular employment and public works involvement.
Unrelenting Heat Sweeps Nation With Record Highs
Scant relief across regions as new Oklahoma heat reports emerge. Unofficial highs reach 109 at Altus and 101 in Kokomo, Emporia, and Springfield. Heat fatalities rise in Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Kansas, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. Temperatures linger in the 90s locally with intense sunshine and many swimming spots crowded.
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