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Stewart Says: State Dept Dizzied by Global Shuffle
Charles F. Stewart notes the State Department’s fatigue from rapid world events. He cites Germany Russia Spain and Latin America as focal points, with Japan looming as a growing challenge. The piece uses a light humorous lens to describe officials juggling multiple international issues.
Veiled Car Heist Ends With Kidnapping Plot
A dramatic sequence unfolds as Clarkson claims a Vincent car was stolen during a Sunday absence. Police intervene, seizing Clarkson and transporting him to Vernon Stone’s private office where Stone reveals Vincent Vincent is missing and a kidnapping is underway, signaling a deeper scheme involving high‑stakes power and ransom.
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Walleed
Tax burderns grow as calls for restraint rise
The Wheeling Intelligencer urges curb on spending to match tax intake, warning federal expenditures have outpaced revenues since the New Deal. It endorses a pay as you go approach, highlights a House Ways and Means Committee bill raising over 3.5 billion, and stresses defense program cuts and tighter government economy. It calls for Republican scrutiny of defense expenditures and voter pressure to back fiscally prudent policy.
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Warned Japan War Moves Prompt Wartime Watch
Morgantown Post notes columns warned of Japan moving south through French Indochina. If Indo-China falls, U S actions likely escalate from economic curbs to full war. Indo-China serves as a stepping stone to Dutch East Indies and Singapore, drawing the United States into conflict with Nippon.
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Nebly Talks at Convention Nominees for Vice President
Delegates at the state convention reelected John B. Easton as president for a fifth year. Nominees for vicepresident included Pat Mingatiel, B J Jenkins, Melvin Triple, and others from Fairmont to Huntington. The committee urged repeal of the 1941 permanent voter registration law and the creation of a Wagner Act like labor relations act.
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Windsor Heights
John Martin
Coalwood
John Howard
Longacre
N. L. Williams
McAlpin
John Lott
Superior
Easton
John B. Easton
State Congress of Industrial Organizations
State Federation of Labor
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William Blizzard
UMWA
Ned Sims
Wheeling
E. D. Hodson
Veal
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Walter L Main Circus visit recalls old time shows in Grefton
In Grefton on Tuesday April 17 1998 the Walter L Main Circus pitched on the historic Fairground. The writer recalls the 53 years of past circuses with Stikney Holland and John Lowlow memories, the nine international tumblers and the famed May Wirth act, contrasting one ring past with the modern multi ring spectacle. The piece also touches on Salvation Army notes about its mission and work among the poor and vulnerable, highlighting its balance sheets and public outreach.
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John Lowlow
John Robinson
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Dresden China
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Joe
Latena
Jack Pearl
I-Phe Circus
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E and Ohio
West Grafton
Salvation Army
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Noted Press Writer Echoes Vacation Musings
A fragmented dispatch portrays a press writer’s musings on travel leisure and daily life. The piece hints at a lighter tone with references to birds, a brook, a portable radio, and a casual critique of gasless Sundays affecting churchgoers and leisure spaces.
West Virginia Poll Tax Debate in 1942 Election
The article notes opposition figures arguing a proposed law would disfranchise about 30 percent of the industrial vote and compare it to southern poll tax abuses. Holt criticizes the draft as duplicative and says the interim committee aims to perpetuate political machines.
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Frozen Assets or How Weather Stuns City Readers
Fragmented OCR note notes extreme cold and heat readings in New York City with garbled phrases about a helicopter message and a drop yesterday, indicating a weather or sensor anomaly. Contains multiple broken names and numbers, but signals unusual temperature fluctuation and data confusion.
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Weather report notes cool Ohio conditions and scattered showers
The report records a cool spell in Ohio with temperatures in the low twenties and scattered showers reported in Merion area as the day progressed, noting a slight decline from earlier readings.
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