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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1941

Page

4

Shifting Nazi economics irks Grafton Sentinel

The Grafton Sentinel critiques Nazi economic policy and autarky as Adolf Hitler shifts away from pure communism. It cites Volkischer Beobachter and Walther Funk to argue autarchy and trade can coexist, questions defense funding, and urges unified national effort to defend against foreign aggression.

Nicolai Lenin Adolph Hitler Feuhrer Voelkischer Beobachter Germany North America The Sentinel Berlin Walther Funk United States Funk Hitler Voelkischer Boebachter Reich Europe

All Out of Halfway New York Times Defense Dilemma

The article argues officials face two directions in policy with emphasis on defense and experiments. It notes opposition to broader income tax, farm price supports, restraint on strikes, and curbs on non-defense spending. It discusses expanding steel capacity for civilian demand, price and priority controls, and a proposed 50 percent cut in automobile production despite strong current output and sales. price control trends are examined alongside wage policies.

Britain Hitler New York Times Defense Treasury War Department Henderson

Driving Slow Cuts Gasoline Use and Prices Probe

The Megantown Post discusses conserving gasoline by driving at moderate speeds, noting consumption rises rapidly after 35 mph. It cites Charleston WV city council seeking Justice Department action on gasoline price differentials and proposes quarterly price analyses for public release.

Megantown Post Charleston Department of Justice West Virginia Council

Scapegoat in France as Jews face new laws

The article cites France under Petain adopting anti Jewish measures resembling Nazi policies. About 12,000 Jews are arrested for alleged plots to wreck collaboration, a move the piece deems an unwarranted scapegoat hunt that betrays France’s own decline in judgment and humanity.

Clarksburg France Europe Hitler Petain

Opening of the Grafton public library 1922

Large crowd attended the December 1 1922 library opening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Sam R Jenkins led the program with piano solo by Virginia Heironimus and violin solo by Clarence Strickling. A senior Dramatic Club playlet from Grafton High and membership drives followed with gifts from local families and businesses.

Chamber of Commerce Sam R. Jenkins Virginia Heironimus Clarence Strickling Serenadas Amor Robert Maloney G. Westley Evans C. C. Meredith Thomas T. Cather Grafton West Virginia Grafton Lodge No. 308 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Elks Home H. B. Flesher Grafton Lodge of Elks Harry V. Flanagan Strand Theatre Offercers Chaplin Thomas Deegan Elizabeth Stuck Tears of Christ James’ B. Moran E. F. Clark Vaughn M. Kerr Hugh McDaniel Rose Flesher

U S Requests and German Pressure Raise Tensions

The article reports U S requests continuing from page one amid Hitler’s pretense and Petain’s decline. It notes plans to expel about 125 consular officers in 24 American cities for improper duties, signaling tighter immigration rules to keep fifth columnists out. The State Department also bans visas in certain countries to aliens with close relatives in occupied regions, hinting at Nazi agent concerns.

White House United States America State Department

Vast Towboat

The article notes yard capacity and material availability shaping expansion of towboats and barges along the Ohio River. Yard facilities are building tank barges, including prefabricated forms, as terminal facilities expand to handle increased demand.

Ohio

Stone Keeps One Vote as Chief Justice in Roosevelt Era

Charles P. Stewart analyzes Harlan F. Stone's elevation to chief justice, noting he retains one vote on a nine member court but gains prestige and a $500 pay raise. The piece discusses party shifts, New Deal alignment, and Stone's conservative to pro New Deal stance, with insights on Jackson Byrnes and Roosevelt’s influence.

Charles P. Stewart Central Press United States Supreme Court Harlan F. Stone High Tribunal Supreme Court Justice Stone Roosevelt White House Henry L. Stimson Frank Knox Justice McReynolds Wilson Henally Coolidge Supreme Bench Senate Harlan ‘Stone Ma Fon Payy Jackson Robert H. Jackson Washington Fair Bob James I. Byrnes Bob Jackson Jimmy Byrnes Jimmy Congress

Tur keys Pact and Allied War News Interwoven Page One

Disjointed dispatches discuss Turkish pact implications for a vast oil tow fleet, river and rail transport routes, and potential terminal locations. Analysts debate feasibility of pipelines, patrol needs, and regional bottlenecks as Soviet Germany tensions rise amid rumors of German demands on Russia and Baltic actions.

Russia Germany Joseph Stalin Moscow Stalin Cording Reuters British News Seven Bessarabia Bucovina Rumania Ukraine Estonia Latvia Lithuania Baltic Agia Bessarab Bida Soviet Reauters CBS NBC Turkey

Death and discovery in the Wildwood Lodge

Henry Houghton and his son Richard, creeping through a deserted lodge, confront a hidden figure with a candle and a gun. The tense pursuit climbs stairs as fear and courage mix, leading to a chilling close where Mr Jones is suspected to be involved.

Big ‘Dwn Son Pather John Jones Henry Richard Wildwood Lodge Henry Hough Jana Jamin Hadebe Atcirway Potter Richar Mr. Jones

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