Martial law declared as Johnstown steel clash escalates
Johnstown Pa Gov George H Earle declares martial law after Bethlehem Steel pres refuses to close Cambria works to prevent bloodshed. Attorney General Margotti will seek withdrawal of the order if the zone is controlled as 80000 miners threaten Sunday march on the plant amid a 24 day old CIO versus four independents dispute.
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Pittsburgh
Charles Margotti
Johnstown
Cambria Mills
Bethlehem Steel
George H. Earle
Eugene Grace
Cambria
Earle
John L. Lewis
Republic
Bethlehem, Inland Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Wires Roosevelt
Force halted mail delivery halts at Republic Steel layoff
Senator Bridges released a 1937 letter from postal officials in Youngstown stating they would not deliver unusual mail to Republic Steel plant workers amid a strike, citing crossing picket lines. The letter, dated June 5 and signed by acting postmaster Carl Armstrong, contradicts prior testimony claiming food and clothing parcels were refused as abnormal.
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Washington
Senator Bridges
N. H
Youngstown
Ohio
Republic Steel
Bridges
Robert N. Carson
Davenport
Carl Armstrong
O. W. Reichle
Mills of the Republic Company
Safety at intersections calls for cautious driving
The Taylor County Safety Council urges drivers to adopt safe approach speeds at intersections. They warn that any neglectful effort is blind and danger must be anticipated to ensure real safety.
Insurgent seize near Bilbao completes siege
At Begona near Bilbao insurgents report the siege of the Basque capital is complete. They claim to control Mount Arraiz and advance toward the Fort of the Little Mountain as roads to Santander are cut. Refugees describe executions looting and a waterless, food-short city under tight insurgent pressure.
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Ard J. Neil
Begona
Bilbao
Mount Arraiz
Litle
Santander
Bibao
Large Crowd Expected At Elks Party Tonight
A Grafton lodge No.308 Elks party is set for tonight in the auditorium of the home. The event starts at 8 30 with a deluxe floor show planned for 10 15 and supper in the downstairs dining room at 11 15. W P Clark chairs the supper with many reservations reported by Steward Glenn Davis.
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Grafton Lodge No
B. P.O. Elks
W. P. Clark
House Committee
Glenn Davis
Sir James Barrie, Peter Pan Creator Dies at 77
London reports Sir James M Barrie, famed author of Peter Pan, died at 1 57 p m after a long illness from bronchial pneumonia. He had been moved to a London nursing home on June 11 and was 77 years old.
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London
James M. Barrie
Peter Pan
Admits Robbery After Jury Votes Acquittal
In Indianapolis on June 19, James Overton, 52, acquitted of robbing a street car operator, admitted after the verdict that he had committed the robbery to obtain money for food due to an empty home. Judge Frank P. Baker allowed the acquittal to stand.
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Indianapolis
James Overton
Overton
Frank P. Baker
Ambulance Work In Grafton Not Without Thrills
Ambulance drivers from Bartlett Funeral company and Hamilton Funeral company in Grafton describe their work as demanding but less perilous than city speeds. They emphasize rapid preps, instant phone contact, and the importance of safely delivering patients to hospital. The worst part is the unknown injured person and the terse call from the dam site. Continued on page six.
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Herbert Welch
Grafton
G.thomas Bartlett, Jr
Bartlett Funerals Company
J. W. Hamilton
Hamilton Funeral Company
Ad ‘Vance
Bartlett
Hamilton
Miss Jarvis Expected to Settle with Road Commission
Anna Jarvis founder of Mother's Day and native of Grafton was to settle for 800 dollars the transfer of title for 7.71 acres in Thornton for relocation of Route 50. The State Road Commission offered the sum. she was in Grafton three days staying at the Graf ton Hotel. She had not yet signed by late morning but was expected to do so today in Circuit Clerk Frank Hollis's office.
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Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Mother's Day
Thornton
State Road Commission
Jarvis
Grafton
Frank Hollis
Road Commission
Potts Heads Grafton Police Civil Service Board
Herman L. Potts proprietor of Love Drug Company Store was chosen chairman of the Grafton police civil service commission with Paul E. Malone of Graf ton Drug and Chemical Co as secretary and Clyde E. Hardman as third member. Potts Malone and Hardman named for terms, exam dates to be announced, with mandatory tests for those with under four years service and uniform written examinations across nearby cities.
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Herman. L. Potts
Love Drug Company
Grafton Police Civil Service Commission
Paul EB. Malone
Grafton Drug ‘and Chemical
Clyde E. Hardman
Potts
Malone
Taylor County Board of Trade
Hard
V F W Drum Corps to Parade in Fairmont Monday Night
The Grafton VFW drum and bugle corps will join the Spanish American War Veterans encampment parade in Fairmont starting at 7 p.m. Monday. The Junior corps, directed by Leland Price, will depart by private car at 5 p.m., with many VFW post members also marching.
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Grafton Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fairmont
Leland Price
V. F P. W. Junior Corps
Memorial City Post
V. F. W. Post
C and O Tops West Virginia Utility Tax Payers
Charleston June 19 A five million dollar assessment adjustment moves the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad to become West Virginia’s largest utility taxpayer while the Baltimore and Ohio drops from eighty five point two million to eighty point two million and the C and O rises to eighty point four million The total value subject to taxation for the coming year stands at five hundred eighty two million two hundred sixty three thousand eight hundred a slight decline from last year Governor Holt notes most changes balance out across classifications and cites three increases and three decreases in the interstate steam railway division.
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Charleston
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
West Virginia
Board of Public Works
Baltimore and Ohio
C. and O
Holt
Interstate Steam Railway Division
Injured Foreman Improves After Dam Accident
William Ayecock a 28 year old foreman for Frederick Snare Corp injured at the Tygart dam when a ladder fell on him is not considered seriously hurt at St Mary's hospital Clarksburg. He was rushed to hospital yesterday morning. Initial fears included possible compression of the Erie vertebrae though a helmet likely saved him from greater harm.
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William Ayecock
Frederick Snare Corporation
Tygart Dam
Clarksburg
Ayecock
Not An Arrest Here On Circus Day
City police and state officers praised the crowd at the Hoxie circus for orderly conduct. Chief A E Lockard said no arrests were made all day, calling it news, while Corporal Fred Strader noted the respectful, quiet attendance yesterday.
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Grafton
Hoxie Circus
A. E. Lockard
City Police
Fred Strader
State Police
Northern Operators Challenge Lewis Over Strike Call
Operators of the Northern West Virginia Sub-Divisional Coal Association questioned John L. Lewis authority to call a strike as coal moved to steel firms Lewis seeks to organize. A social meeting adopted a resolution doubting the CIO leader's law and morals to break the miners’ contract. Miners face a $2 daily fine for unauthorized strikes under the current agreement.
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I. O
Lewis
Asso
Basque capital Bilbao falls to insurgents in siege end
Spanish insurgent representatives in Hendaye announce Bilbao captured at 2:30 pm after a three month siege. Insurgent vanguards encircled the city and closed westward routes to Santander. Berlin reports submarine attacks widen the Spain crisis as four powers pledge measures.
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Hendaye
Bilbao
Associated Press
Santander
Berlin
Leipzig
Algeria
Joachim von Ribbentrop
London
Germany
Italy
Spain
France
Great Britain
Almeria
Harrisville Attorney Named Head of Lions
Harrisville attorney Dewey S. Wass has been elected governor of District 29 Lions International, succeeding Thomas D. Robertson. The district convention yesterday chose Wass, with next year’s convention planned for Clarksburg.
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Harrisville
Lions
Fairmont
Dewey S. Wass
Harrisonville
Lions International
Thomas D. Robertson
Charleston
Clarksburg
Second Wolfe Boy Exposed To Rabies At Length
Dallas Wolfe Jr and Billie Wolfe were exposed after a rabid dog bit Billie following an attack on Dallas. Doctor J H Reitz warned mucous secretions can spread rabies. A third youth, Walter Faesmeyer, 19, from Barrett Street, was also exposed.
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Wolfe
Taylor County
Dallas Wolfe, Jr
Lucretia
Dallas Wolfe
J. H. Reitz
West Virginia University
Dallas
Billie Wolfe
Billie
Walter “Red” Faesmeyer
Barrett Street
Unauthorized Strike Leaders Ordered Fined
Six men who led an unauthorized strike of 600 pottery warehousemen were fined 15 dollars each by the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters. The executive board also ordered suspended workers to pay delinquent dues and assessments before they could be reinstated. The men worked in East Liverpool, Salem, Minerva and Steubenville.
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East Liverpool
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Salem
Minerva
Seabring
Mother of George Vogel Dies in Oklahoma City
George D. Vogel of East Main street left this afternoon for Oklahoma City after a telegram advised the sudden death of his mother Mrs May Dent Vogel. He is commander of the local American Legion and secretary of the Moose lodge.
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George Vogel
Oklahoma City
George D. Vogel
East Main Street
May Dent Vogel
Vogel
American Legion
Moose Lodge
Knights of Columbus Gratton County council renames officers
Gratton County No. 703 Knights of Columbus reelects Sebastian J. Walter Jr as grand knight for 1937 38. New slate includes Deputy Grand Knight Charles Litzinger Chancellor Joseph P. Wright Recorder Anthony J. Sorbello Treasurer James Walter Financial Secretary Theodore Stilwell Warden Joseph G. Maske Advocate John L. Hechmer Lecturer James Foy Inside Guard J Frank Campbell Outside Guard W S Bobo Trustees H F Smith Richard Gerkin Lawrence Bonenberger Initiation in degrees planned for coming year.
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Gratton Councy No
Knights of Columbus
Sebastian J.walter, Jr
Father M. J. Hannon
St. Augustine Catholic Church
Sebastian J.walter
Charles Litzinger
Joseph P. Wright
Howesville
Anthony J. Sorbello
James Walter
Theodore Stilwell
Joseph G. Maske
John L. Hechmer
James Foy
J. Frank Campbell
W. 5. Bobo
Trustees
H. F. Smith
Richard Gerkin
Lawrence Bonenberger
Few Marriage Licenses Decline After New Law Effect
The county issued eight licenses before June 11 but only two since, as the new rule requiring a three day notice slows marriages. Licenses granted include Clyde Lovejoy and spouse on June 12, and Andrew A. Dering of Fairmont with Rose M. Vasicek of Grafton. The June timing shows noted decrease amid the legal change.
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Dan Cupid
Clyde Lovejoy
Andrew A. Dering
Fairmont
Rose M. Vasicek
Route 3
Grafton
Three Soviet fliers speed toward U S record flight
Three Russian aviators led by Valeri Chkalov speed from the North Pole toward Rudolph Island in a 6000 mile crossing aimed at surpassing the August 1935 record set by Rossi. With Baidukov and Belakov, the trio reported a successful but weather hampered blind flight as ice formed on wings.
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San Francisco
Moscow
North Pole
Soviet Union
Rudolph Island
Oh Sea
Maurice Rossi
Valeri Pavlovitch Chkalov
Georgi Phillipovitch Baidukov
Alexander Vassilievitch
Beliakov
Mosco
Tax dodging plugs sought in possible withholding changes
Treasury officials pushing for new measures in the tax dodging inquiry proposed expanding the withholding tax on income earned in America but paid abroad. They also floated a pro rata tax for foreign corporations and domestic incorporators living here, aiming to close loopholes and align nonresident and resident tax treatment.
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Washington
Treasury
Congressional
America
Congress
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V. Earle
Grace
Roosevelt
Taylor County Safety Council
Amelia
Dakar
Senegal
Aviatrix
Fred Noonan
Calcutta
India
Central Press
Amelia Earhart Putnam
James Barrie
Miss Jarvis
Herman Potts
Paul Malone
Police Civil Service
V. F. W. Drum Corps
B.&o
Serge
Mad Dog
Animal
K. OF C
Sebastian Walter, Jr
U.S
Trail Blazers
First Presbyterian Church
Men’s Brotherhood
Commodore
Washington, D. C
Union Station
Capitol Plaza
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