Wartime editorials and Baltic tensions mix in Grafton page
The page carries bundled editorials and wartime opinion from the Cumberland Times and Pittsburgh Post Gazette. It argues for government cooperation with business under the New Deal, critiques national defense plans like the Wagner and Walter Logan bills, and condemns Nazi discrimination while urging national unity amid Baltic tensions involving Lithuania Latvia Estonia and Russia with implied troop movements and diplomacy narratives.
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Baltic
Pittsburgh: Post-Gazette
Lithuania
Russia
Estonia
Latvia
Finland
Germany
East Prussia
Baltic Sea
Stalin
Moscow
Soviet Moves in Baltic States Raise Questions About Intentions
Soviet moves sparked debate over troop concentrations and aims in the Baltic region. Observers asked if Moscow sought to regain former territories, prepare for a break with Germany, or aid a Western war. Finland reports rail links to Russia Sweden hindered by supply shortages as talks on trade proceed. Baltic occupation cited by one informant as a possible motive.
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Baltic States
Russia
Germany
Sweden
Finland
Valno Salovaara
Helsinki
London
Constantinople
Istanbul
United States
Turkey
Beloit
Buffalo
Ite
Ibassy
German Success and Stalin Weighs German Victory
A London resident recalls strict passport rules pre World War I and notes today that Stalin fears German western successes. Molotov’s overtures to Britain loom as Tokyo reads the Dutch East Indies move. Japan warns others off while Hitler accelerates eastward, aiming for Southeast Asia.
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Stalin
State ‘Department
Comissar
Molotov
Moscow
Britain
Asia
Russia
State Department
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Germany
Holland
Folle Foreign Office
Tokio Foreign Office
Yukichima Suma
Nippon
Washington
Hitler
Chiropodists Elect Wheeling Leader at WV Meet
June 17 Wheeling elected P E R Jofimson of Charleston president of the West Virginia Chiropodists. Parkersburg chosen for October semi annual meeting with Dr. William C Caber of Clarksburg as secretary and other officers named.
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Wheeling
P.E. R. Jofimson
Charleston
West Virginia
Surrender in West Princeton Sparks Police Hunt
Surrender reported in West Princeton as Leoward M. McGee is sought for questioning in connection with a March assault. Police said McGee turned himself in after amplifying public pressure and ongoing inquiries.
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Princeton
Leoward M. McGee
Grafton Remembrance of Early Farmers and Notables
Obituary notes Samuel W. Linn Red Sam Linn died near the Taylor county line June 1 1890 a grandson of settler William Linn who came to the area in 1760. The piece recalls a once thriving farming community around Grafton and the decline of its old families, mentions Mrs Carrie Kleigy, and recounts local politics with nominations by the Republican committee. It also covers deaths of George Gilbert James Crowley and Josephine Sullivan Warthen, and reflects on Independence Day observance fading in 1908.
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Samuel W. Linn
Grafton
Red Sam Linn
Taylor County
William Linn
Carrie Kleigy
Ephriam “Kleinwhig
Bale
Latrobe Street
Klein
Republican County Committee
Ira’ B. Robinson
Hugh Warder
House of
George Gilbert
Jessi Colburn
Shinnston
Old Valley House
Railroad Street
Henry M. Turner
Cumberland Hospital
Turner
Cumberland
St. Patricks
Belington
Grafton Park
Josephine Sullivan Warthen
Frank A. Warthen
West Grafton
Fetterman Public School
So¢Ttook
St. Augustine Tholic School
Order of Joseph
Frank A
Utah official notes on program changes for ship production
H Grumpecker said Utah officials informed him as authorities said the plan to build many smaller faster ships was abandoned. The army was urged to increase strength to 750,090 men amid ongoing program revisions.
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H. Grumpecker
Utah
Maid to Measure publicity fuels Merrifield theater buzz
The Oaks shadows, amid a citywide splash, display Gayle Dixon and William Ward Bailey in a lavish photo spread. An amateur cast, led by Bailey, garners bold captions while Jeremy Tucker observes, Gayle bonds with the two youths on a Merrifield estate lawn beside a neglected pool.
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Gayle Dixon
Ted
Gayle
Mr. Merrifield
Merrifield
the Oaks
Gosato
Jeremy
Bailey
Bill
Bill Algued
Mr. Weems
Euch
Mertifield Estate
Hera
Blurred fragments and quotes on life and policy
A disjointed collage of lines critiques cigarette litter and highway ash, muses on truth and friendship, notes a fashion show, laments politics and beauty, and cites a wartime defense job forecast and border patrol plan. It juxtaposes slogans, personal anecdotes, and official figures without a clear single event.
Congress Eyes 375000 Strength for Defense Program
Week end developments in the preparedness program show Congress considering a 375,000 strength while Lodge contemplates pressing his target. Roosevelt’s defense recommendations move forward as Ickes forms a defense committee in the Interior Department to arrange quick coroner of natural resources.
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Congress
Lodge
Roosevelt
Ickes
Interior
Department
Notice to Contractors Sealed Proposals WV State Road
The State Road Commission of West Virginia invites sealed proposals for STATE PROJECT 3479 in TAYLOR COUNTY 5.4 miles. Proposals due 10 AM Tuesday June 25 1940 at the Charleston office. Public reading after. Certified check $500.00. Let with Project 3477 Monongalia County. Right to reject any or all proposals reserved.
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State Road Commission of
West Virginia
Charleston
Taylor County
Monongalia County
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