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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
4
The piece argues a urgent need to resolve the relief and WPA funding crisis with a Roosevelt request for 1.477 billion dollars. It warns that permanent relief erodes faith in government, blocks private enterprise, and risks social and political destabilization if not quickly settled.
Cumberland Times describes the Japanese campaign in China as stalling due to Chinese national revival and guerrilla resistance. It credits Western democratic support, including the United States and Britain, with diplomatic, financial, and naval pressure aiding China in resisting the invasion.
Wheeling Intelligencer voices alarm over a Defense Department emergency appropriation totaling about 292.7 million dollars plus 508 million in regular funds. It highlights 120 million for 2,000 airplanes and warns of Senate Bill 1650 that would require private property owners to buy government bonds, potentially up to 75 percent of excess value, with liens and foreclosure risks.
The Philadelphia Record questions the lasting impact of the king and queen’s visit, noting that public fervor cooled quickly and that headlines overplayed a diplomatic triumph. The piece contrasts festive reception with a broader, more skeptical mood about royalty’s influence.
Military officials at the Army Industrial College announced that western Pennsylvania would receive a large share of wartime ordnance funds. Col. F H Miles stressed the region’s importance as a primary material source, with 40 percent of ordnance dollars to be spent locally during emergencies. Major P P Logan suggested tin plate mills would play a key role in supplying the Army, praising tin cans as protection for food supplies against gas.
The report covers an American bid to reopen the Hamburg case. German witnesses alleged fraud and perjury, naming Count Von Bernstoft and Franz Von Papen. Germany counters with American witness perjury claims. Christopher Garnett notes the German commissioner quit, and Justice Roberts acts as umpire to rule on jurisdiction amid German American disagreement.
Charles Brinkman profiles 19th century Grafton figures and events. Latham, a Civil War veteran and early Buckhannon official, helped shape Upshur County education. Locomotive crews and engineers on the Baltimore and Ohio line are celebrated, alongside Captain Daniel Wilson and postmaster deeds. The piece ties local memory to Civil War milestones and 1800s transportation advances.
British and Japanese tensions flare as a Durham Light infantry platoon guards the Race Course road entrance to the concession amid hostile crowds. Reports describe Chinese placards, long queues, and guards stripping entrants at barriers. Residents face increasing difficulty entering the concession as tensions rise between British authorities and Japanese gendarmes.
The British prime minister signaled possible joint action with France and the United States if Japan uses the Tientsin incident to press wider demands in China. He cited a Tokyo-spoken aim to broaden cooperation and noted Britain rejected Japan’s demand to surrender four Chinese terrorists, prompting a blockade.
Charleston registrar announces renewal applications for automobile operators licenses under 1939 act. Forms available June 25 at justice of the peace offices state police stations and automobile clubs for renewal and distribution.
The new passenger service operates daily except Sundays and holidays with a southbound trip to Huntington at 10.47 am.
AML persons indebted to Baker Coal company or the Home Meat Market must make arrangements to pay their accounts on or before the first day of the month or pay costs. Make your payments at Home Meat Market, 1220 W. ni
Northbound Hight passes Grafton at 4 53 p m with mail on that trip to Pittsburgh for redispatch to all. Residents wishing mail on the first flight may send letters by Sunday morning June 25. Postmaster Murphy says a window will open and mail will close shortly before the scheduled flight south.
Senators Nye Clark Bone lead a round robin urging neutrality and opposing profits from foreign wars. The group denounces arms embargos and cash and carry as subterfuge, calling for a straightforward policy aligning with constitutional powers and avoiding entanglement.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans a Wednesday start to study neutrality legislation. House leaders aim to pass the Bloom bill within two weeks, opposing alliances that would endanger the arms embargo and the ability of the United States to stay out of war.
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