City Police Fail to Solve Yet Another Big Robbery
State police revealed a new unsolved burglary at the Standard Oil filling station at Route 50 and West Main. Delmar Hetk reported losses totaling 125 dollars including six storage batteries a sweeper shoes a radio a Kodak four gallons of oil and several flashlights. Captain A E Lockard and sergeant J C Helms with Corporal Strader investigated but clues were absent. The case echoes a prior burglary at Mrs Mary E Westfall's West Washington street home with jewelry lost and no press disclosure.
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Grafton
Standard Oil
Route 50
West Main Street
A. E. Lockard
Corp. Pred
J. C. Helms
Strader
Mary E. Westfall
West Washington Street
Congressional leaders weigh mid July adjournment in Roosevelt talks
Washington reports indicate congressional leaders met with President Roosevelt to decide whether to adjourn in mid July or stay in session to revise the neutrality law. Administration aides note House passage could occur in six weeks while Senate debate could extend into August.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
House
Senate
The Oklahoma Kid and Ice Follies at Strand and Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. Fred Fawcett of 504 Victor Street to tonight's shows. Attend The Oklahoma Kid starring James Cagney at Strand theatre or Ice Follies of 1939 featuring Joan Crawford James Stewart Lew Ayres and others at Dixie theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Fred Fawcett
Victor Street
James Cagney
Strand Theatre
Joan Crawford
James Stewart
Lew Ayres
Lewis Stone
Dixie Theatre
Storm Causes City Big Loss In Grafton
The city of Grafton suffered at least five thousand dollars in sewer and street damage after a Saturday rainstorm. Mayor P F Gillispie said a survey by acting street commissioner James E Reed found the loss, and that Jacob Yates planned to sue over a sewer issue near his Walnut street property. Gardens across the city were washed out, especially on the hill and in Fetter.
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Grafton
P. F. Gillispie
City Hall
James E. Reed
Jacob Yates
Walnut Street
H. R. Warder
Yates
Fetter
Unwed Mother Who Slew Her Two Babies Held
In Cincinnati on June 5 1920 Elsie Sallender a 24 year old unwed mother faces a murder charge for poisoning and killing her six month old daughter and severely injuring her three year old son Harold Lee after striking them with a hatchet and taking poison herself. She was to be arraigned Friday depending on recovery.
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Cincinnati
Elsie Sallender
William Burks
Elsie
Harold Lee
Cumberland Girl Attacked by Eagle Near Mountain Home
Dorothy May Stallings thirteen said an eagle swooped down and attacked her near Cumberland Maryland. She sustained scalp scratches and her father Raymond shot the eagle after her screams frightened it away.
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Cumberland
Dorothy May Stallings
Raymond
Tax Returns Filed in County Totals 531 in 1937 Income
Washington disclosed that 531 West Virginia residents filed 1937 income tax returns. Taylor county reported 531. Barbour 220. Preston 215. Hartson 3,029. Marion 2,235. Total in the state: 59,644. Commissioner Guy T Helvering announced the figures.
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Taylor County
Washington
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Barbour County
Preston County
Hartson
Marion
Carter Orders Mass Eviction Over Union Shop Contract
Welch Daily News reports Car ter Coal company halted union shop terms after rejecting UMW contract. Company warns workers to vacate company houses at Caretta and Coalwood by June 10, 1939, noting the agreement is void. R L Keel signed the eviction order. Mines remain idle as action unfolds.
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WELCH
Carter Coal Company
United Mine Workers’ ‘Union
Caretta
Coalwood
Welch Daily News
R. L. Keel
Death Toll Rises in Mexican Theatre Fire
In Zacatepec Morelos a village theater blaze left 22 bodies recovered and 30 missing. An exploding car near an exit sprayed flaming gasoline killing 16 as a crowd scattered. A post fire rain helped avert wider destruction though 150 huts and shops were burned. Forty two seriously injured were taken to Mexico City for treatment. Survivors cited a cigarette igniting film in the projection room as the blaze source.
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Zacatepec
Morelos
Albino Villegas
Mexico City
Mrs Bucklew Slightly Hurt In Auto Wreck Near Fetterman Bridge
Mrs E R Bucklew wife of a prominent surgeon was bruised but not badly injured Saturday afternoon when the Oldsmobile sedan she drove skidded off the road and rolled over twice on the west end of the new Fetterman bridge. She was en route to her home on the Pruntytown pike and the car was badly wrecked.
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E. R. Bucklew
New Fetterman Bridge
Many Nabbed In Drive For More Nickels
City wide effort to fine municipal parking violators continues with more names added to the police court docket. Cases include Doctor C F Shafer exonerated after a tag incident near Masonic Temple and several residents cited for overtime or meter parking on West Main Street.
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P. F. Gillispie
C. F. Shafer
Walnut Street
Tagetea
St. John Street
Paul Sturm
Masonic Temple
Joseph Fordyce
Grafton High School
Mary M. Thayer
Maple Avenue
E. V. Exline
Grafton
Juanita
Bartlett
H.C. Cooper
Paul Bartlett
West Main Street
Bonafede
D. Bona
Thousands Attend Funeral Of Radio Entertainer Muriel Poor
In Fairmont on June 5 officials estimated over 50,000 people visited the funeral home housing radio entertainer Muriel Poor who died from injuries in an automobile crash near Philippi. About 10,000 attended the funeral the previous day as an entire street block in front of the home was roped off.
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Fairmont
Muriel Poor
Poor
Philippi
Weather Explained Fireballs Spook Homes in Huntington
Huntington reports of fireballs entering houses are attributed to weather conditions. Authorities describe the phenomenon as electrical disturbances. Two women, including Mrs. Roy J. Howell, describe being burned or shocked by the objects as they exploded.
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Huntington
Roy J. Howell
Hague Loses Test Case in High Tribunal
Washington reports the Supreme Court held Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City violated constitutional rights to free assembly by interfering with CIO meetings. The court also struck down a Jersey City ordinance requiring permits to gather in streets or parks to prevent riots, with two justices dissenting. The day featured another major decision upholding Roosevelt era milk price stabilization.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Frank Hague
Jersey City
CIO
Director of Public Safety
Roosevelt
McReynolds
Babler
Roberts
Black
Stone
Reed
Hughes
Federal Circuit
Richwood Doctor Holds Record For Baby Cases
Richwood June 5 Dr Hugh Dunn a gifted local physician celebrated his 64th birthday and his career delivering babies. Having witnessed the birth of 2618 persons he has delivered about a third of Richwood’s population. He delivered the 2500th child recently and officiated without charge in commemoration.
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Richwood
Hugh Dunn
Dunn
Holt Asks WPA Chieftain To Reveal State Payroll
Senator Holt of West Virginia demands Joseph N. Alderson publish the complete WPA payroll. He cites 16 charges against the WPA and accuses wealthy men of drawing funds due to political influence. Alderson rebutted Holt’s criticisms, quoting payroll figures and calling the move political hypocrisy, and did not immediately reply to the letter.
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Washington
Holt
D.-W. Va
WPA
West Virginia
Joseph N. Alderson
Alderson
Works Progress Administration
British Minister to Vatican Confers With Holy Father
Vatican City June 5 The British minister to the Holy See Francis D Arcy Godolphin asp borgne met Pope Pius XII who reportedly discussed efforts toward peace. Vatican informants say notes were sent to Britain France Germany Italy and Poland addressing specific peace threats. Notes to Britain and France drew particular attention. Continued on Page Two.
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Vatican
Holy Father
Vatican City
Pop Pius XII
Holy See
Francis D'Arcy Godolphin
Asp Bornee
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Poland
Bram
Garner Agrees to Run For Nomination Despite Roosevelt Third Term Talk
Washington June 5 The Garner run for the Democratic nomination in 1940 gains momentum as supporters say he will let his name go before the convention even if Roosevelt seeks renomination. Garner’s camp, led by E. B. Germany and Mrs. Clare Driscoll, reports the vice president has Garner’s blessing to enter 12 primaries and guide instructed delegations. The vice president has said nothing public while Ickes hints Roosevelt’s renomination could win with party support.
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Garner
Roosevelt
William Ardery
Washington
Unil
E. B. Germany
Texas Democratic
Clare Driscoll
Texas National Committee
Ickes
Albuquerque
N. M
Paul V. McNutt
Manton Plans Appeal Fight After Conspiracy Conviction
New York June 5. Re examination of 3000 cases by former U S circuit judge Martin T Manton appears probable after his conviction for selling justice. Co defendant George M Spector also convicted. Both free on bond awaiting June 20 motion for new trial.
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New York
Martin T. Manton
U.S
Manton
Fox Theaters Corporation
George M. Spector
United States
Spector
Martin Union Back in AFL Amid Detroit Labor Split
In Detroit on June 5 Homer Martin announced his independent UAW faction has voted 66 768 to 3 370 to return to the AFL. The group split from the CIO affiliated UAW last January after a long intra union struggle led by R J Thomas in CIO. The move adds tension to automotive industry labor relations.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Homer Martin
American Federation of Labor
Martin
UAW
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
CIO
R. J. Thomas
Bergdoll Eyes Brewery Reopening and Local Building Plans
New York report says Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, a WWI draft dodger and prisoner on Governor's Island, seeks to reopen the Philadelphia family brewery and initiate a building project on his Philadelphia property. His wife Berta announced the plan after visiting Bergdoll with three children, marking his first meeting with daughter Vega since his May return from a 19 year exile in Germany. The couple plan biweekly visits to Castle Wil.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Governor's Island
Philadelphia
Berta
Germany
Castle Wilcount
Vega
Bridgeport Doctor Held on Driving While Intoxicated
Dr E H Brannon a 51 year old Bridgeport physician was arrested near Mountain View camp on US Route 250 by State Trooper B D Skidmore and is to stand trial tonight at 7 p m before Justice Hoye G White Sr. in Taylor County jail released on bond yesterday morning.
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E. H. Brannon
Bridgeport
Mountain View
U. S. Route 250
B. D. Skidmore
Fairmont
Constabulary
Dr. Brannnan
Taylor County
Justice of the Peace
Hoye G. White Sr
Taylor County Student on College Honor Roll
Hamilton Cather of Flemington, a junior, made the second semester honor roll at Alderson-Broaddus College. Dean J A Wooster announced. High honors went to Nellie Nestor of Nestorville, a sophomore, with 2.70 points out of a possible three honor points.
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Taylor County
Hamilton Cather
Flemington
Alderson-Broaddus College
J. A. Wooster
Nellie Nestor
Nestorville
Thetis disaster inquiry promised by Chamberlain
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons a full public inquiry would be held into the Thetis submarine disaster in which 99 men perished. He described how two forward compartments flooded through the torpedo tube, the main ballast tank emptied, and the sub struck bottom at about 130 feet off Liverpool Bay. The escape attempts and timing were outlined as the inquiry board was discussed, with operation details noted and a timetable for opening the investigation not yet set.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Liverpool
Thetis
Davis Jung
Whi ‘H
Hitler Plans Bitter Fight In Berlin War Voices
Hitler and agriculture minister declare Germany in a bitter struggle against encirclement and economic vulnerability. Amid cheering crowds in Kassel an annual war veterans meeting reports a push for rearmament and self sufficiency, while Darre outlines an exposition in Leipzig and warns of strategic pressures.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Kassel
Darre
Leipzig
Hve
Taylor County Education Seeks Coal Bids for 1939-40
The Taylor County Education Board invites bids for coal for the 1939-40 period. Bids must be received by noon Saturday with no exceptions. Inquiries should be made at the Superintendent of Schools office in the Grafton Bank and Trust Company. The board reserves the right to reject all bids.
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Ers Coal
Taylor County Education
Fice
Superini
Grafton B
Trust Company
Taylor County Boi Education
A. Ae
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TOFD
Strand
Dixie
Mooney
Tom Mooney
San Quentin Prison
A. F. of L
Gillispie
This County
Carter
Coal Company
Hague
Mayer Pe
Des. Manton
Riverside Drive
Albert Johnson
Latrobe Street
Martin Union
Afol
United Auto Workers
Green’s
Commons
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