Bridge realignment plan funds urged by citizens
Community leaders push for east end bridge realignment and broader repair, aiming to engage Baltimore and Ohio rail, federal agencies, and state officials. They warn against delays and seek united action to secure cooperation, with preliminary cost estimates around 8 500 to 9 000 dollars and broad public support for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Associated Press
United Community Action
Idara Aes
Schiffier
House
Schiffler
Townsend
Pirst
Tam
Taylor County Court
Ferris Engineering Company of
Pittsburgh
South Side
Rhh
Killing the Goose in Wisconsin Rail Abandonment Debate
Morgantown Post discusses an Interstate Commerce Commission order forcing the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Pacific Railroad to abandon a 52 mile Waureka to La Farge branch in Wisconsin. Commissioner Eastman argues full crew laws waste labor on small lines and warns such rules may doom branch lines while spurring machine substitution and job loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad
Waureka
la Farge
Wis
Joseph B. Eastman
Eastman
Wisconsin
Refugee Ship St Louis Returns to Germany
The Hamburg American liner St Louis carries about 900 Jewish refugees and sails back toward Germany after a week of failed hopes in Havana and off the coast. Tensions rise as passengers face an uncertain fate amid the crisis unfolding in 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
St. Louis
Germany
Havana
Florida
Chase National Bank
Laredo Bru
Har Harbor
Hamburg
Civil War era revival shapes Grafton charter and industry
In 1865 66 Taylor County rewrote its charter after wartime disorder and revived its government. Dr Thomas Kennedy became mayor as the town rebuilt with the old Black House as a detention site and the wire bridge under municipal care. John Carr expanded a Luzadder street foundry feeding Grafton’s lumber trade and rail industry. The era also fostered a local brass band with notable members and Dr Abel Houston Thayer emerged as a leading physician and civic leader guiding medical and public health efforts including yellow fever precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Newton
Taylor County
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Thomas Kennedy
Pruntytown
South Grafton
John Carr
Baltimore and Ohio
Luzadder Street
Grafton
Fetterman
West Virginia
Beech Bridge
N. C. Musgrove and Son
Exchange Mill
Martha Carr
Preston County
Hardman
Carr
Clinton Albright
B. F. Baldwin
George Brinkman
Alfred Barnhoust
Thomas Gough
George Drainsfield
Adam Grow
George Hammond
Frank Hostler
Miles A. Himan
D. A. Litzinger
Wallace Overfield
Pred Powers
Louis Ritter
George Shaffer
W. Shaffer
Charles White
D. W. Holland
William T. Lilly
Garret B. Jefferys
Joseph N. Shahan
Abel Houston Thayer
Winchester
Webster
Third
West Virginia Volunter Regiment
Philly Maeridan
Valley of
Virginia
American Medical Association
National Association of Railway Surgeons
West Virginia Medical Association
Reno
Grand Army of the Republic
Loyal Legion
Sons of the American Revolution
Baltimore
Ohio
Elizabeth Street
Main
Main Street
Thayer
Taylor County Health Board
Ohio River
James I. Love
St Louis Refugees Drift Amid Havana Port Pleas and Ban
The St Louis neared Hamburg as Havana offered a 500 dollar guarantee for each passenger, a glimmer of asylum challenged by new decrees voiding consular permits. Weeping refugees faced guards at Morro Castle while officials rejected appeals, and one man was rescued after a suicide attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Havana
St. Louis
Morro Castle
Eleanor Parrish Meets Dennis Pryor at Grace Mordecai’s
Eleanor Parrish, bored with social life and feeling a rut, attends Grace Mordecai’s party where she meets Dennis Pryor, a mining engineer who challenges her. Their brief encounter stirs her toward self-discovery as she balances marriage, children, and ambition. Grace plans a Friday dinner with Philip Maltby, inviting Dennis to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor
Grace Mordecai
Arty
Dennis Pryor
Liontine
Grace
Hit
Dennis
Eleanor Parrish
Grece
Phil
Paul
Philli
Darling
Striffe
St Louis Sails On Aboard As Refugees Face Uncertain Fate
The St Louis departs Havana Harbor with 900 German refugees aboard seeking asylum in the face of imperial inaction. Coast Guard assistance kept passengers from tragedy as they glimpse Miami and Cuba, while Germany awaits their return and fate remains sealed. A future voyage is planned as a grim cruise for tourists in a sea of despair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
St. Louis
Germany
Cuba
Congress Drifted On Florida Canal Plan
A fractured musings piece notes Congress may have left the Florida ship canal proposal in doubt. It riffs on politics, sports, astronomy and social trends with a playful tone, ending with a quip about why Chicago is called the Windy City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Aik
J.T. Cochites
Hite
Chicago
Washington
Windy City
Flag Day Observance Details From Local Lodge
Exalted Ruler Pred Reed and officers conduct flag day rites with a prayer by O L Cook. James C Holt and local Boy Scouts present an Old Glory history ceremony. Dr J W Flanagan leads altar service as Judge Baker speaks, taps sounds, and indoor closing at the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pred Reed
O. L. Cook
Legion
Sons of the ‘American Legion
Old Glory
James C. Holt
J. W. Flanagan
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James F. Holt
John 8. Palmer
E. J. Gatrell
Inchester Werouae
Moon
W. Va
den Inc
New York
Lexington
Michigan Avenue
Senate
House of Representatives
Tar
Iom
Tygart Dam
Roaal Commission
Charles Brinkman
Chapter
Willy
Mr. Pryor
W, VA
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