Gas blast demolishes school injures many in Barbertown
A gas related explosion collapsed a makeshift frame school in Barbertown Ohio injuring 57 with three near death first graders Dorothy Young six Frances Fisher seven and janitor P S White 89 among the critically hurt. Teachers and others are hospitalized with serious burns and injuries. An official probe is started by the State Department of Industrial Relations and the U S Bureau of Mines sending two gas specialists to investigate.
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Barberton
Dorothy Young
Frances Fisher
P.S. White
Ray Dlemons
Lucinda Willams
Mary Mattingly
Park work aid promised by Pittsburgh chamber
Pittsburgh's Chamber of Commerce offers aid to Grafton in developing the Tygart reservoir area into a state park. D. Q. Moore, secretary of the highway and bridges committee, says the chamber will assist with road and recreational facility proposals after conferring with Col. Covell, Pittsburgh district engineer.
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Pittsburgh
Chamber of Commerce
Tygart River
Grafton
Tygart Reservoir
D. Q. Moore
P. F. Gillispie
Covell
Moore
W. E. R. Covell
Gillisple
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Claire Menear to theatre shows
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Claire Menear of 435 West Washington Street to tonight’s double bill at Dixie and Strand theatres. The programs feature Alias the Bad Man with Ken Maynard and Pat O Brien and Joan Blondell in Off the Record, and Charlie Chan in Honolulu.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Claire Menear
West
Washington Street
Alias
Ken
Maynard
Pat O’brien
Joan Blondell
Dixie
Honolulu
Strand Theatre
Weary GAR Ends Parley At 57th Encampment
Weary Civil War veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic called off their 57th annual encampment a day early after Memorial day exercises at the U S Cemetery. Thompson McMurray, 93, of Parkersburg, was reelected commander with William Satow, 91, as senior vice commander and Alonzo D Allen, 93, of Wheeling as junior vice commander. Only nine living West Virginians who wore the Blue remain on records. The leaders cited strain from the last two days as the reason for ending the convention. Continued on page six.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Thompson McMurray
Parkersburg
William Satow
Alonzo D. Allom
Wheeling
West
Big Road Improvement Is Local Prospect
Blueprints for a proposed country club road connection with West Main Street, drafted by State Road Commission engineers, have been received at City Hall by Mayor P. F. Gillispie who said prospects for an early start are bright. If rights of way are agreed, costly condemnation may be avoided and work could begin this summer.
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Country Club
West Main Street
State Road Commission
City Hall
P. F. Gillispie
Dam Dedication Group To Meet Monday Night
Taylor County Board of Trade dam dedication committee will meet Monday evening under Chairman Tom Cummings to discuss plans for the Ty att flood control dam dedication tentatively set for next August. President Roosevelt is expected to be principal speaker with governors and other high officials present.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
Tom Cummings
Tyatt
Roosevelt
Dr Samuel W Price Dies At Scarbro Home
Scarbro West Virginia June 1 A heart illness caused the death of Dr Samuel W Price 68 a member of the West Virginia Public Health council at his home yesterday Dr Price who was serving his second term on the council practiced medicine in Fayette county for 39 years He was senior surgeon for the New River company.
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Scarbro
W. Va
Samuel W. Price
West Virginia Public Health Council
Price
Fayette County
New River Company
Eighth Grade Promotions Marks Taylor County Schools
Two hundred forty three eighth grade students in Taylor County public schools were promoted yesterday, Assistant Superintendent R. Virgil Rohr announced, receiving certificates signed by school officials and the board of education. The full list includes Chelma DeMoss Jeanne Hansen Dorris Waugh Betty Lou Moore Charles McDermott George Newcome Jr Charles Henry William Kuhn Kenneth Courtney Helen Gay Lela Smith Leonard Bott Amelita Devlin Jimmy Thomas Thomas Ridenour Lillian Sapp Paul Linn.
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Taylor County
R. Virgil Rohr
Board of Education
Central School
Chelma Elizabeth DeMoss
Jeanne Hansen
Dorris Waugh
Betty Lou Moore
Charles McDermott
George Newcome, Jr
Charles Henry
William Kuhn
Kenneth Courtney
Helen Gay
Lela Smith
Leonard Bott
Amelita Devlin
Jimmy Thomas
Thomas Ridenour
Lillian Sapp
Paul Linn
Treasury Won't Borrow Any Cash This Summer
Secretary Morgenthau announced that the Treasury will borrow no new money this summer and will resume a note issue due in September. The current cash balance of 2,164,760,293 is deemed sufficient to cover expenditures until the next regular financing date, September 15. He will offer a new five-year note to holders of 426,554,600 worth of notes maturing September 15, with the rate to be announced Monday and described as the lowest for a comparable security.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Interest Grows in Bicycle Safety Patrol Plan
Grafton Police sponsorship drives growing interest in the Bicycle Safety Patrol. Captain A E Lockard notes many student applications daily and some returned to City Hall with parental approval. After school ends, an early meeting is planned to organize a busy summer program.
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Bicycle Safety Patrol
Grafton Police Department
A. E. Lockard
City Hall
Keep Heads, Is Kump's Advice To Graduates
Former Governor H G Kump urged Marshall College graduates to keep their heads as the world remains awry and discontent roils society. He warned the complexities of a highly organized economy pose diabolic threats yet did not offer concrete solutions, placing responsibility on America s youth and working class.
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KUMP
Huntington
H. G. Kump
Marshall College
America
President Roosevelt to Hold White House Business Leaders Talk
President Roosevelt will confer with about a dozen prominent business leaders at the White House to discuss economic problems. Attendees reportedly include Charles R. Hook of the American Rolling Mill Co. of Middletown Ohio former advisory council head Sidney J. Weinberg of New York and John D. Biggers of Toledo glass.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Commerce Department
Business Advisory Council
Charles R. Hook
American Rolling Mill Company of
Middletown
Sidney J. Weinberg
New York
John D. Biggers
Toledo Glass
Capone Mental Status Declared Not Good by Doctors
Attorney General Murphy said Capone’s mental condition is reported "not good" by doctors. At a press conference after a west coast trip he described Capone as "fit," brown and lean and physically radiant with health.
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Washington
Murphy
al Capone
West Coast
Capone
Moseley Endorses Some Nazi Work in Hearings
Major General George Van Horne Moseley told a House committee today that while he disliked some of Hitler's methods he approved his return of Germany to the German people. He said Hitler solved the racial problem and approved remarks on the Jews as appropriate in terms of international control.
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Washington
George van Horne Moseley
Congressional
Hitler
Germany
House Committee
Fourth Army Corps
James E. Campbell
Owensboro
Moseley
Tertain
Stk
Baer Holds Weight Edge in Baer Nova Bout at Yankee Stadium
Max Baer will carry an eight and a half pound advantage at the Yankee Stadium ring for the 15 round bout with Nova. Baer weighed 210 pounds to Nova 202, marking Baer’s lighter foe’s heavier challenge while Baer’s past fight against Farr rested at 212. Nova had weighed 199 in his last appearance. Baer avoided a handshake, greeting Nova by shaking Baer’s wrist instead.
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New York
Max Baer
Papinst Tou Nova
Baer
Nova
Tommy Farr
Barr
Justice Department Tightens West Coast Espionage Work
Attorney General Murphy announced the Justice Department is tightening counter espionage on the west coast due to more espionage than ever before at military naval and aviation bases. He said stronger protective measures are needed and agencies have held informal conferences to confront the problem.
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Washington
Murphy
Justice Department
Mass personal crisis reports By Jewish Refugees Feared In Cuba
Havana June 1 German Jewish passengers aboard the Saint Luis face denial of landing in Cuba. Police guarded the ship while a memorandum signed by women and children requested aid to land. One refugee reportedly cut wrists and leaped overboard as authorities held decisions.
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Havana
Cuba
Saint Luis
Cide
Federico Laredo Bru
Porto Cuban
Germany
London Paris Still Hopeful After Molotov Rebuke
London and Paris remained hopeful after a Soviet reply to Britain and France. Molotov told the Supreme Soviet that Britain’s plan lacked guarantees for Finland Latvia and Estonia beyond Poland Greece Turkey and Romania. He said talks were not ended. Berlin offered no quick comment. In Rome and Berlin the news drew smiles while Warsaw and Italian fascists reacted with mixed views.
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Associated Press
Russia
London
Paris
Rome
Berlin
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Supreme Soviet
Britain
France
Notheing
U. S
Finland
Latvia
Estonia
Poland
Greece
Turkey
Rumania
Molotoff
Molotoft
Italy
Germany
Democrat Seeks Court Approval of Ballots in Clerk Race
Charleston dispatch reports Democrat Fred H. Dunn of Monroe County seeks Supreme Court approval of 34 ballots from the 1938 clerkship election. The Monroe County circuit court had reversed the canvass board and ordered certification of Arnold H. Broyles, the Republican, who challenged 34 ballots.
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Charleston
Fred H. Dunn
Monroe County
Supreme Court
Monroe County Circuit Court
Board of Canvass
Arnold H. Broyles
Broyles
Graduating Class of Grafton High Bids Farewell
One hundred fifty two seniors of Grafton High School gathered for diploma awards and a commencement address by Dr Frank Marsh president of Concord State Teachers College Athens The class of 1939 may graduate in the new Riverside Drive high school building in the second semester of 1939 40 as Principal Torlock Rasmussen hopes for relocation Auditorium was crowded and the mood mixed with sadness and relief.
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Grafton High School
Frank Marsh
Concord State Teachers College
Athens
Washington Street
Torlock Rasmussen
Riverside Drive
Massillon Man Kills Wife Then Takes Own Life
In Massillon on June 1, W. A. Rush, 60, a milling company employee, shot his ailing wife Almeda, 60, and then killed himself. A note to his brother Isaac of Parkersburg said Meda was sick and the couple planned to end the pain. A $500 burial fund was enclosed.
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Massillon
Stanley Switter
W. A. Rush
Massillon Milling Company
Almeda
Rush
Adjour nment hopes waning
Democratic and Republican congressional leaders agreed neutrality legislation blocks July 15 adjournment. Beyond that, leadership focused on corporate tax revision relief appropriations social security amendments and railroad aid bills. Page five continues.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Rebuilding of Burned Theatre Is Promised
Clarksburg June 1 The $250000 Robinson Grand theatre burned yesterday with fire possibly starting from acetylene torches used by roof workers Plans for immediate construction of a new building were started today Fire Chief J J Martin said broadcasting by radio station WBLK resumed 48 minutes after the 11 am fire Manager Claude G Robinson said rebuilding would start immediately and that scheduled pictures would be shown at another theater he operates.
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Clarksburg
J. J. Martin
WBLK
Claude G. Robinson
County WPA Forces Reduced In Taylor County
A drastic reduction in Works Progress Administration staff hit Taylor County today with 10 men and 14 women laid off due to insufficient funds. Local officials redirected questions to the Fairmont office for confirmation as least essential projects are curtailed across the county. A stray nine week old collie pup is missing and may be returned to W. E. Hawker at 637 W. Main for a $1 reward.
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Works Progress Administration
Taylor County
WPA
Fairmont
Pension bill crushed in 302 to 97 House vote
Washington June 1 The Townsend old age pension bill was defeated in the House by a 302 to 97 vote. A bid to send the measure back to Ways and Means was blocked as Democratic leadership pressed the plan to force Republicans to state their position on a pay as you go pension up to 200 a year.
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Washington
House
Treadway
rMass
Ways and Means
Hendricks
Fla
Chamber
Capitol Hill
Grafton Hazel Atlas Plant May Reopen If Crop Boom
J H McNash of Wheeling, president of Hazel Atlas, informs Mayor Gillispie that a bumper fruit crop could trigger reopening of the Grafton plant, closed since 1987. He says it's too early to judge crop prospects or demand for domestic fruit jars, but notes the plant's importance to the community's economy.
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Gratton
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
J. H. McNash
Wheeling
Hazel-Atlas Company
P. F. Gillispie
McNash
Grafton
Hagel-Atlas
Invitation to See Guilty Trail and Rollin Westward
Mrs Charles Henderson of Blueville is invited to tonight’s double feature at the Opera House. The program includes Guilty Trail with Hob Baker and Rollin Westward with Tex Ritter.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Charles Henderson
Blueville
Hob Baker
Rollin
Tex Ritter
Opera House
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Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Strand
Wilm
Joan Menzel
Oldham
S. D
Vincent C. Hart
New Rochelle
N. Y
Weary Gar
Il Messagero
Warsaw
Charles Burckhardt de Reynold
League of Nations
Free City of
Danzig
Albert Forster
Free City
Japan
Manchoukuo
Slovakia
Marsh
W. E. Hawker
W. Main
Sponsor
Congress
Bill
Hazel-Atlas
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