Fireworks Display Planned for Independence Day in Grafton
Grafton will stage a public Fourth of July fireworks show at the city park sponsored by the Fire Department. A committee led by John L. Proctor was formed to purchase fireworks and arrange events including a square dance at the park pavilion. Fire Chief L. H. Greenwald, William Ellers, and Harry Greenwald were named to organize the display.
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Grafton
Fire Department
Park
John L. Proctor
Russel Mathews
Mathews
L. H. Greenwald
William Ellers
Harry Greenwald
Three From Grafton Go To Justices Convention
One Grafton justice and two candidates for justice travel to Clarksburg for the West Virginia Magistrates association convention. They will attend a banquet with Senator M. M. Neely as principal speaker. Justice A B Knabenshue, Constable John Snider, and ex Magistrate Ona C Jefferys make the trip. The latter two are Republican nominees for justice in November. Knabenshue seeks reelection.
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Grafton
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Magistrates’ Association
M. M. Neely
A. B. Knabenshue
John Snider
Ona C. Jefferys
Knabenshue
Nazi Bombers Raid Night Over English Coasts
Military circles say fewer than 100 bombers carried out raids against the east and northwest shores. Three victims—a man, his wife, and a servant—died in a Suffolk town garden when a bomb partially demolished a nearby house. A blinding flash led a witness to suspect an aircraft was shot down, though unconfirmed. Bombs struck open fields, including a lumber yard, with ear-splitting explosions shaking buildings miles away.
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Suffolk
German Raids Relayed for Hours Over English and Berlin Areas
German planes attacked in relays for more than two hours with bombs mostly falling in open fields. A bombing run near the Berlin region met with strong anti air fire as residents recalled minimal targeting of military or industrial sites. British bombers raided along the coast and Berlin suffered an aid alarm of 36 minutes with anti aircraft fire and reports of incendiaries hitting a station in Basbeleberg suburb.
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Berlin
Cee
Basbeleberg
Guards Called for Mock War in West Virginia
West Virginia guards prepare for major maneuvers in August as about 350 from the 150th infantry join 201st regiment en route to Wisconsin. A total of 65,000 regulars and guardsmen from several states will travel on 78 trains from 312 stations with movements by road as well. For Fairmont and Charleston, trains are planned to carry 2,500 men from the region, with 10 a.m. August 11 en train from Fairmont and 3 p.m. August 11 departure from Charleston.
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Charleston
Northwest
West Virginia
Fairmont
150Th Infantry
Wisconsin
Battle Grounds
Huntington
Points
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ohio
West Virginia Guards
Fifth Corps
Sixth Army
150Th
Wyeville
Wis
Camp Williams-McCoy
U.S. Munitions Plants Urged for Major Defense Buildout
Washington reports official recommendations to President Roosevelt to add a billion-dollar chain of government munitions plants. The plan aims to produce powder, shells, armor, aircraft and other war materiel, with 138 total ordnance and aircraft facilities needed for a major national defense effort, most sites in the Midwest and South.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Defense Commission
Congress
Defense Commission
War Department
Middle West
South
Furnace Co Manager Kills Himself in Wheeling
James Arthur Lovell a 44 year old manager of the Holland Furnace company was found dead in his automobile in Wheeling. Police said notes to relatives were found in the car and this followed a second day of carbon monoxide poisonings in the area.
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Wheeling
James Arthur Lovell
Holland Furnace Company
Pridelphia
Coronéé
Bobes
Bible School Opens Monday at First Christian Church
A vacation Bible school begins 9 AM Monday at the First Christian church at Beech and McGraw. Rev Oakey Wilson Grow is dean with Mrs W A Harrison and Mrs Grow as superintendents. Courses run 9 to 11 30 AM daily, certificates awarded, open to all children regardless of church membership.
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First Christian Church
Beech Street
McGraw Avenue
Oakey Wilson Grow
W. A. Harrison
Grow
Hattie Richards
Francis Wolfe
Ralph Murray
Maxine
Juanita Richards
Stanley Richards
Geraldine Stevens
Aileen Moore
All American Republics Back Conference Plans
Secretary Hull announced that all 20 American republics had replied favorably in principle to a proposal for a pan American conference on European war problems. Details to be worked out, conference possible as early as practicable, with an inter American trade agreement proposal in final stages though not necessarily before the meeting.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Grant County regains part of census population loss
Petersburg dispatch reports Grant County has regained part of the decline seen in the 1920s. The 1920 census listed 8,993 people, dropping to 8,411 by 1930, and the latest year shows 8,804 residents.
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Grant County
Petersburg
Three of Thirty Fail Driver Tests At Grafton Detachment
Thirty motorists took the state police examination at the Grafton detachment yesterday. All but three passed both the oral and practical tests. The three failures were for inability to properly answer the questions required to obtain a state permit, State Trooper C. W. Dye announced last night.
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Grafton
C. W. Dye
Congress Sets Fast Pace To Clear Emergency Bills
Washington notes show Congress working to finish four key measures by midnight before a weeklong recess for the Republican national convention. The package includes a 1.0 billion defense tax bill a 1.777 billion defense allotment and a 1.1577 billion relief bill plus deficiencies in current appropriations. Quick action on the tax measure is expected. conference committees reconciled House and Senate revenue and defense fund differences.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Vacation Bible School At St Pauls Methodist Church
St Pauls Methodist Church on Thayer street will begin a vacation Bible school Monday morning. A large enrollment is expected. Miss Margaret Robinson will lead with a staff of trained teachers. Children are urged to register Monday mornings for the program.
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Bible Shea
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Thayer Street
Margaret Robinson
Japan seeks stronger role in Asia amid European focus
Tokyo reports indicate Japan plans a three point policy shift to align closer with Germany and Italy, oppose U S rapprochement, and expand influence in the southern Orient including Hongkong and Indo China. Japan may pressure Britain over arms shipments via Burma while Paris battles to equip and repair its navy setting the stage for increased regional tension.
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Europe
Germany
Italy
Hongkong
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Yunnan
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Burma
Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Yomiuri
Manchukuo
Methodist Youth Parley Planned Tuesday Night
Taylor county Methodist youth hold a 7 30 pm meeting Tuesday at West Main Street Church with Fetterman youths leading an expectedly engaging program for a large turnout.
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Methodist
Taylor County
West Main Street
Fettersman Methodist Church
Germany Says 5000 Lost In Bordeaux Transport Sinking
Berlin dispatch reports German sources quote a 32000 ton transport sunk in a recent air raid on Bordeaux harbor with about 5000 men lost. The agency notes the figure comes from reliable German sources via DNB.
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Berlin
DNB
Bordeaux
Bomb strikes kill civilians in Essen area raid
Nazi capital reports casualties after bombs hit dwellings and a church in the Essen area Thursday night. Sixteen others had earlier been reported killed near Cologne and Dusseldorf. Capital residents remained calm as officials issued the first statement without confirming enemy aircraft losses.
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Essen
Cologne
Dusseldorf
British fleet gains as French navy reportedly transferred abroad
The British Admiralty held silence on a report that the French fleet had been transferred. Allied supporters celebrated, noting that if the French fleet had fallen to the enemy, the German Italian and French navies would outnumber Britain in battleships and other categories. A large number of French planes were said to have flown to England and the North.
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Africa
England
France
Brest
Berlin
der Angriff
Richelieu
Clemenceau
Britain
Great Britain
North
French Study on union into Anglo French empire proposal
A report notes a French plan for a union into a single Anglo French empire due to time constraints. A military communiqué describes Alsace Lorraine forces counter-attacking Germans after forming a large hollow square, repelling several assaults while surrounded. Elsewhere on the front the communiqué mentions several local actions.
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Commuique
France
Com
Munique
Armistice Talks Hint at French Fleet Fate Amid France Crises
Military reports from France describe bitter fighting as German demands for immediate surrender press on. Bellegarde and Vosges battles intensify while discussions in Compiegne center on terms for peace and reparations. German raids and submarine attacks menace Britain as civil casualties rise.
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Vosges
Hitler
Fuehrer
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