Baptists Plan Busy Program at Alderson-Broaddus
The West Virginia Baptists announce a full slate at Alderson-Broaddus College Philippi with camps and gatherings from July 12 to August 13. Activities include the boys camp in Webster County the women’s party ministers retreat and the annual state assembly plus the girls encampment and the World Wide Guild event.
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Philippi
Alderson-Broaddus College
J. A. Wooster
Camp
Barboursville
Alderson- Broaddus College
Alderson-Broaddus
Murray Leader Defends Labor Union Responsibility
On page one, Murray accused Ohio sheriffs of seizing rifles and weapons from strike pickets. Girdler urged that labor unions be made legally responsible for their acts, dismissing any contract with the CIO led by John L. Lewis as worthless. He said no oral or written agreement exists and that terms of employment are now posted in plants and understood by workers.
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Ohio
Girdler
John L. Lewis
Murray
Progress at Cuntindeu dam curtain wall and staffing shifts
The report covers work on the west bank curtain wall delaying monoliths, sluice gate valve installations, and steel liners in the spillway. It notes welding units active on remaining spillway monoliths and a net decline in on site workers to 490, with 417 employed by Snare Corporation and 73 by government. 36 B and O relocation project workers were dismissed, leaving 11 government staff for final checks.
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Cuntindeu
Snare Corporation
Lacks Only 67 Cents Of Paying Fine For Drunk
Martinsburg W VA June 24 Matt Page hegro 50 died after his legs were cut off by train. Walter Rabist city learned his fine balance when brought to the County jail at 4 10 this morning admitted drunk. Mayor EB O Waugh fined him the minimum 6 and costs Rabish the only prisoner brought before the mayor this morning arranged to pay the remaining 67 cents and was dismissed.
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Walter Rabist
EB. O. Waugh
Rabish
Woodford
DeMoss
Martinsburg
W. VA
Matt Page
Hegro
Unions Probe Unauthorized Auto Strikes Inquiry Opens
DETROIT June 23 The United Automobile Workers and its Committee for Industrial Organization launched a secret inquiry into unauthorized automobile strikes. The investigation began in Flint Michigan and covers work in General Motors plants since the March 12 agreement. A union delegation to GM offices in Detroit sought to revise that pact.
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Detroit
Automobile Workers of America
Committee For Industrial Organization
Flint
Mich
General Motors
Warren Plant Strikes Fuel General Labor Tension
In Warren Ohio C I O unions struck many plants in a bid for a general labor holiday protesting a court injunction on picketing at Republic Steel. National guard and police protected non strikers, stones were thrown at cars, and pickets retreated as guards moved them away from the plant.
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Niles Steel Products Company
Warren
Republic Steel
Republic
Ohio National Guard
Mahoning Valley
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Federal Mediation Board
Cleveland
van Huffel Tube Corporation
Ohio Corrugating Co
Tewe
Republic Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
Inland Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
G. A. Bjorson
C. I O
Republic Steel Corp
Pine
Walnut
National
Republic. Steel
Citizens workers committee conducts independent strike vote
About 300 of 15000 men signed a work pact before voting booths opened in seven schools and a fire station. Workers entered to cast yes or no on petitions ending the strike in an election run by a citizen workers committee. The committee protested Governor Earle’s martial law decree with full page ads.
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Citizen-Workers Committee
Citizens-Workers Committee
Earle
Mars Atmosphere Water Debate Reaches Spectrographic Test
Observations from a spectrograph on PLANET MARS show no trace of water vapor in Mars air during April tests. February readings, with Mars racing toward Earth, would have shifted water line darkening if moisture existed. Despite occasional clouds and polar frost suggesting moisture, the spectrum repeatedly shows none in Mars air.
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Mars
Earth
Two Return After Trip To Cabin Creek Refinery
Richard Gerkins and David Miller of Pure Oil visited the Cabin Creek refinery in Cabin Creek West Virginia. They returned with a sample of crude oil from West Virginia wells now on display at the Grafton service station on Main Street. The oil is described as the highest grade crude in the United States by the two Pure Oil employees.
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Richard Gerkins
David Miller
Pure Oil Company
Grafton
Cabin Creek
W. Va
Main Street
West Virginia
United States
Gerkins
Miller
Ordinance Tentatively OKs Billboard License Tax
Morgantown June 24 An ordinance given tentative approval by the municipal council would levy an annual license tax of 250 dollars on each billboard and sign maintained by commercial advertising firms.
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Morgantown
Auto crash on Knotts avenue injures Mahaffey
James Mahaffey, a B and shopman, was seriously hurt in a Knotts avenue St John street intersection wreck when Robinson's car toppled over. Powell and Held helped lift the overturned Ford and remove Mahaffey and Dorsey Robinson from beneath it, countering a Sentinel error about who assisted. The collision occurred at 6 30 yesterday morning.
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Sentinel
Knotts Avenue
James Mahaffey
J. D. Powell
L. L. Held
Mahaffey
Dorsey Robinson
the Sentinel
Gene Harter
Robinson
Powell
Robinson Land Mahaffey
Harter
Held
Mr. Mahaffey
St. John Street
Cecil Bridge Delayed by Pending Federal Funds
Local leaders report funding from the federal government is pending, delaying the Cecil Bridge project. Major Chaffee stated that once funds are available the road commission will begin work, with possible placement before fall not confirmed. The state road commission will build connecting roads to link a bridge atop the Tygart dam, funded by the feds if the state provides the access roads.
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Major Chaffee
Road Commission
Chaffee
State Road Commission
Trade Board
Tygart Dam
Engineers study road situation near forthcoming dam reservoir
Engineers have been assessing the road network around the dam area as construction advances toward creating the new reservoir. They aim to identify traffic impacts, access routes, and potential detours for residents and visitors.
Role Reversal in Local Court Case Inspires Sentences
Arthur Kripple of West Grafton faced Justice of the Peace Hove White after alleging Leonard Gank of Tobias Junk Company assaulted him. Knipple was found defendant on assault and for fornication and adultery with Mrs Marie Barnes, receiving 20 days in jail split as 10 days for each offense, with a $20 fine.
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Arthur Kripple
West Grafton
Justice of the Peace Hove
Leonard Gank
Tobias Junk Company
Knipple
Junk Company
Gank
Gene W
Ford
Clarence Workman
Marie Barnes
City
Veteran Fails After Radio Fight Broadcast
Huntington June 24 Golden Sloane a 93 year old world war veteran collapsed and died after listening to a radio broadcast of the Louis Braddock fight. Officials say no foul play suspected and cause of death is under investigation.
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Huntington
Golden S. Sloane
Louis Braddock
Cummings Orders Arrests For Postal Interference
Attorney General Cummings announced the arrest of six pickets accused of interfering with United States mail trucks at Republic Streets corporation plats in Youngstown and Warren Ohio. He said he directed U S Attorney Emerick B Freed of Cleveland to identify the offenders and issue warrants.
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Washington
F—i
Cummings
United States
Republic Stes! Corporation
Youngstown Land Warren
Ohio
Emerick B. Freed
Cleveland
Miner Found Dead at Kanawha Hawkins Mine
Charleston June 23 Dr J E Roberts coroner said Joseph Budkwick 77 was found dead at his post in the Kanawha Hawkins Coal company at Mammoth mine of a heart ailment.
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Charleston
J. E. Roberts
Joseph Budkwick
Kanawha-Hawkins
Jat Mammoth
Britain Eyes Spanish Waters in Naval Show of Force
German and Italian fleets mass near Spain as Britain and Russia clash with Berlin over Valencia. Admiral Graf Spee joins four destroyers, bringing Germany to at least 19 war vessels in the Mediterranean area. Berlin blames Moscow and London for the crisis and pledges to guard economic interests.
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W&h
Spain
Germany
Graf Spee
Rome
Gibraltar
Tangier
Mediterranean
Algeciras
Berlin
Russia
Great Britain
Reich
Valencia
London
Moscow
Spanish
Ant
Italy
Wartorn Peninsula
Berlin officials seek to avoid complete break with London
Officials expressed confidence that no action would sever ties with Britain. Joachim von Ribbentrop, the ambassador to London, returned to Berlin and was expected to urge friendship with Britain. Hitler had pressed a joint German naval display with Britain France and Italy off the Spanish coast as a warning after Spain’s two alleged torpedo attempts against the German cruiser Leipzig. When Britain and France refused, Germany and Italy withdrew the patrol.
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London
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Berlin
Britain
Hitler
Leipzig
France
Italy
Germany
Spanish
Pittsburgh Markets Live Stock and Produce Report
Hogs 1300 head with 1000 direct, prices mixed from 10 cents higher to steady. Cattle 450 head with 300 direct, good to choice steers 10.75 to 13.26, vealers 10.50 tops, calves 200, mostly up. Sheep 750 head, spring lambs 12.50 to 12.50, sheep 5.00 down. Produce demand moderate. apples steady, baskets and several fruit prices listed. potatoes 22 cars steady with No 1 st. lb sacks prices across several regions.
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Pittsburgh
U.S
Virginia Cobblers
Barrels
North Carolina
Cobblers
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