First Flight Program Promises Airmail to Grafton
A Sunday 10 30 am program at the Bluemont cemetery pick up tower announced by Mayor P F Gillispie will inaugurate the first airmail service to Grafton with a brief address and a local drum corps. Kenneth Cole named as airmail messenger by All American Airways will handle mail daily except Sundays while 2244 pounds of mail and 1815 pieces await dispatch from the local post office. The post office will accept airmail covers until 10 am Sunday for the inaugural trip. a Saturday test flight will also be conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Bluemont Cemetery
P. F. Gillispie
Kenneth Cole
All- American Airways
James T. Murphy
Swatow Occupation Reports and Japanese Demands
Conflicting dispatches describe Swatow as the gateway for war supplies to China. Japanese forces reportedly demanded foreign ships and nationals leave the harbor with hints of a deadline, while naval spokesmen deny an evacaution deadline. Reports say battle conditions, bombardment, and casualties preceded the occupation, with contested claims about evacuations and safety responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swatow
Shanghai
China Fleet
Oikawa
Hongkong
British Labor and Japanese Tientsin Dispute Mentioned
In Parliament Geofrey Mander of the Liberal party pressed questions as the speaker intervened. The prime minister noted British women and children were taken from Swatow as Tokyo landed troops, while officials warned of possible counter measures but sought a local settlement to the Tientsin dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey Mander
Liberal Party
Tientsin
West Virginia to Start Safety Drive Next Week
Director W C Easley of the Department of Public Safety highway safety bureau announced an educational safety campaign to begin next week in West Virginia. The drive aims to duplicate the 1938 record of no fatalities on July 4 and increase road safety awareness statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. C. Easley
Department of Public Safety
Highway Safety Bureau
West Virginia
Mayor Gillispie Denies Farm Produce Licenses Rumor
Mayor P F Gillispie stated this afternoon that a vicious circulating rumor claiming the city of Grafton would require farmers to obtain licenses to vend their produce is false. He warned residents that no license is needed and none will be required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
P. F. Gillispie
East End Play Center Honors Parents Event
The East End colored playground will host a program tomorrow afternoon honoring fathers and mothers. WPA Recreation leaders announced the event and presented blue ribbons for achievements including Betty Garrett for learning and organizing games, croquet winners Anna Jones and Virginia Holmes, and perfect attendance by Arthur Boston, Calvin Kidd, Betty Garrett, Rhodi Kidd, Anna Lois Kidd, Lindy Lake, Junior Lake, and Georgia Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
WPA
Betty Garrett
Anna Jones
Virginia Holmes
Arthur Boston
Calvin Kidd
Rhodi Kidd
Anna Lois Kidd
Lindy Lake
Junior Lake
Georgia Ross
Rhythm Band Concert Opens Mother and Dad Week Plans
Central playground hosts Friday Rhythm Band Concert under WPA Recreation project direction. It marks the band's first summer concert as part of Mother and Dad week. A Mother and Dad party follows with children dressed as parents and blue ribbons for originality, best dress, and parent representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA Recreation Project
Two-Foot River Rise Expected After Dam Gate Opens
Flood control officials will open another gate at the Tygart Valley dam from 4 p m today to 8 p m tomorrow, forecasting about a two foot rise in the river below. Police Chief A E Lockard urged parents to keep children out of the river during the closure period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tygart Valley
A. E.lockard
More Changes on Wagner Act Rules Face Hearing
The Labor Board proposed reforms to evidence rules and bargaining election timelines. It would extend the interim between a board complaint and hearing from five to ten days and require bonafide unions party to contracts violating the Wagner Act to be parties in related labor board proceedings. Critics demanded further modifications to the Wagner Act and board procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Icommwn Us
Labor Board
Storm blocks Glendale Narrows highway with rocks
A freak storm yesterday half a mile wide dropped rock and debris on the Glendale narrows highway near Wheeling, blocking traffic as crews cleared the debris. No injuries reported and road closure continued through the day.
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Wheeling
Glendale “Narrows
Reverend Knubel Returns From World Lutheran Parley
The Rev. Dr. Frederick H. Knubel of Rochester New York president of the United Lutheran Church of America returns to New York after attending a world church convention in Saxony. He will lead a campaign to combat forces antagonistic to Christianity.
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Frederick H. Knubel
Rochester
N. Y
United Lutheran Church of America
New York
Church
Saxony
Nellie Lowe Receives Ten-Year C and P P Award
Nellie Lowe, a Grafton West Virginia office employee of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, West Virginia, was awarded a two star emblem in June for 10 years of service. An announcement by F R Frazher, manager, notes that 31 company employees in West Virginia received emblems in June, totaling 400 years of service.
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Nellie Lowe
Grafton
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
F. R. Frasher
C. and P. Telephone Company
Miss Christiana Carrick to be inducted at St Joseph convent
Miss Christiana Carrick of Blacksburg Virginia will be inducted into the order of the Sisters of St Joseph tomorrow morning at ceremonies in St Josephs convent. Bishop J J Swint will officiate.
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Wheeling
Christiana Carrick
Blacksburg
Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph
St. Joseph's Convent
Leche Ties Career to Huey Long Machine
Leche has allied with and attacked the late Senator Long, rushing to New Orleans for political talks. Ambitious ex-Long lieutenants fear for their governor bids as Long’s incumbency could give him a strong edge amid a growing political storm. A New Orleans States report sparked the probe into a university truck rumor tied to a house project of a close ally.
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Senator Long
New Orleans
Huey Long
Long
Louisiana State University
Earl Long Rivalry with Huey Long Remembered in Split
The text recalls Earl Long, Huey Long’s brother, as a combative figure who split with Huey, sought office, and later aligned with him before Huey’s 1935 death. A Shreveport Journal syndicated piece triggered a Washington-led probe, prompting Baton Rouge officials to announce an investigation.
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Leche
Léche
Baton Rouge
Shreveport Journal
Washington
J. H. Crutcher
Kingfish Theig
State Capitol
Huey
Huey Long
Earl
Earl Long
Roosevelt outlines six self liquidating project loans
President Roosevelt proposes a broad loan plan with six self liquidating groups including water works sewage plants and hospitals under a federal works agency, rail and road construction, railroad equipment leasing, rural electrification expanding to 1,250,000 homes, farm tenant purchase expansion, and foreign loans to spur American trade with a two year scope and specific annual outlays.
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Mortensthau
Treasury
Roosevelt
Federal Works Agency
Bureau of Public Roads
Agriculture Department
Eack
Farm Security Administration
Soviet Still Cool to Pact
Moscow reports reveal Soviet officials dismiss British French proposals as not new and not improved. Observers doubt mission success but warn talks may endure if London Paris change government. Moscow insists on a pledge of aid for Finland Latvia and Estonia as a key obstacle to any accord.
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Moscow
London
Paris
William Leeds
Paul Emile Naggiar
William Strang
Vyaghesloff Morotoff
Foreign Office
Strang
Ruga
Chamberlain
Daladier
Great Britain
France
Russia
Finland
Latvia
Estonia
Tax Measure Advances Amid Filibuster Drama
Senate debate over a tax measure highlights concerns that extending expiring excise taxes by June 30 is essential to avoid losses of about 1.8 million dollars daily and to keep WPA relief from ending. LaFollette proposed broadened income levies and higher surtaxes, but likely to fail. Republicans secure early wins with air corps expansion and farm support funding.
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Treasury
LaFollette
Wisljs
House
Army Air Corps
Senate
White House
War Department
Hue
Mohawk Medicine Claims by Uniondale Woman
Mary M. Ballard of Uniondale Indiana states she has used Old Mohawk for nine months and it has helped. The ad claims the medicine benefits those with constipation by removing waste, easing fatigue and various symptoms, and notes it is sold at Grafton Drug & Chemical Co. for 49 cents a bottle.
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Mary M. Ballard
Uniondale
Ind
Grafton Drug & Chemical Co
Addeady
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