Madrid Fray Calm After Communist Revolt Against Miaja
In Madrid today a revolt by troops around the capital erupted against General Jose Miaja s new government but authorities said the uprising was controlled by the government There was cannon fire and sniping with Communists blamed for the action Miaja and cabinet members broadcast statements urging peace and denouncing internal party strife while predicting an early end to the civil war through a worthy peace effort Continued on page five.
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Madrid
Jose Miaja
Miaja
Segismundo
Salado
Julian Bes_teiro
Labor Peace Meet Opens White House Talks
President Roosevelt convened CIO and AFL leaders at the White House to urge unity and set a date for peace negotiations ending internal labor strife. Secretary Perkins will escort the three man committees including CIO chief John L. Lewis to the president, after months of behind the scenes outreach.
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Washington
Roosevelt
CIO
American Federation of Labor
White House
Labor
Perkins
John L. Lewis
Grafton Sentinel invites L. H. Greenwald to two showings
The Grafton Sentinel invites L H Greenwald of 76 Lincoln Street to attend a presentation of Idiot's Delight at the Strand Theatre starring Clark Gable and Norma Shearer, or Men With Wings in technicolor with Fred MacMurray Ray Milland and Louise Campbell at the Dixie Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
L. H. Greenwald
Lincoln Street
Clark Gable
Norma Shearer
Gandhi Wins Big Victory At Rajkot Fast Ends
Mohandas K. Gandhi, age 69, ended a 98 hour and 25 minute fast in Rajkot as he secured a political reform. He drank orange juice after four days of abstinence, amid intervention by British viceroy Linlithgow in a dispute with ruler Thakore Shri Dharmendra Sinh. The outcome was hailed as a significant victory toward more democratic government.
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Rajkot
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Marquess of
Donor Located to Save Woman's Life in Pennsylvania
CLEARFIELD Pa March 7 A donor found from 77 volunteers by Dr J Hays Woolridge will donate today to Mrs John McGill 68 who is critically ill from acute anemia An operation will follow the transfusion in an effort to save her life Arthur McFarland CCC worker was the only volunteer with the required rare blood type The search for a suitable donor drew broad community appeals
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Clearfield
J. Hays Woolridge
John McGill
Woolridge
Arthur McFarland
CCC
Two Chain Store Firms Sued In Sales Tax Row
The Kroger Grocery and Baking Company and the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company were charged in a taxpayer’s suit in Ohio with collecting $500,000 in sales taxes from customers without turning the money over to the state. The suit for recovery was filed in the Ohio Supreme Court by Francis W. Durbin of Lima and Matthew L. Biggers of Columbus on behalf of Hugh M. Foster of Columbus.
Grafton Program Set For Fairmont Station Broadcast
Dean Olive Shurtleff of Fairmont State Teachers College hosts Hartley broadcast Knowing West Virginia Better on WMMN and dedicates tomorrow night to Grafton with short history bits sure to engage local listeners.
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Dean Olive Shurtleff
Fairmont State Teachers College
Hartley
West Virginia
WMMN
Grafton
Suit for $25000 damages against Warner Brothers Theaters
Charles Howard Dunnigan former B and O policeman and son in law of Justice Lucas sues Warner Brothers Theaters and Sheriff Moore M Reynolds of Harrison county in Wood county circuit court Parkersburg for $25000 damages. Dunnigan was arrested February 14 in Parkersburg as a suspect in a January 15 Ritz theatre robbery in Clarksburg but was not identified as the robber and was released. The suit continuation appears on page three.
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Warner Brothers Theaters
Moore M. Reynolds
Harrison County
Wood County
Parkersburg
Charles Howard Dunnigan
C. P. Lucas
West Main Street
Dunnigan
Ritz
Clarksburg
J. C. Keefe
Mother Held After Child Smothered in Pa. Case
MAHONEY CITY Pa March 7 A 32 year old mother Mrs Gus Edinger was held on a murder charge after state police said she said she smothered her three year old son because he cried too much The baby was found smothered in bed as an autopsy confirmed suffocation The mother told officers the child disturbed her other children and was a nuisance She pleaded innocent and is jailed pending trial
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Mahoney City
Pennsylvania
C.D. Boyle
Gus Edinger
W. R. Glenney
Boyle
Naval Officer Speaks To Kiwanians Tonight
M. C. McCorkle, formerly in charge of U S Navy recruiting in Grafton and now in Clarksburg, will be the principal speaker at tonight's Grafton Kiwanis meeting at Debendorfer's Cozy Rest Inn. He will discuss The United States Navy Training System and present five reels of naval training motion pictures. Parents of local boys in the Navy are invited to attend.
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M. C. McCorkle
U. S. Navy
Grafton
Clarksburg
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Debendorfer
Cozy Rest Inn
United States Navy
Farm Bureaus Oppose Bill On County Agents
Farmers and farm women from across West Virginia rallied in Charleston on March 17 to oppose a bill transferring county farm and home demonstration agent appointments from the extension division of West Virginia University to the agriculture department. Critics say the shift could cost about 300000 dollars annually in federal funds, which support the agent system. A companion measure would allow the agriculture department to accept gifts and grants to continue federal funding if needed.
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Charleston
Farm Bureaus
Farm Womens Clubs
Department of Agriculture
West Virginia University U. S
Charles Horner
Harrison County Farm Bureau
Grace Harbert
Harrison County Farm Women's Clubs
Old Timers Night at Grafton Elks Lodge No 308
Grafton lodge No 308 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks honors past exalted rulers and old timers night at the regular lodge session starting at 8 tonight. Exalted ruler Dr O L Cook urges every member to attend. A social session and buffet lunch are planned in the grillroom after the gathering.
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Grafton
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
O. L. Cook
Coal Miners to Be Asked to Take Pay Cut in 1939
March 7 report from Pittsburgh says 200,000 bituminous miners in the Appalachian fields will be asked to accept a wage reduction at the 1939 scale conference in New York. An unnamed western Pennsylvania operator cites failed price stability and pass‑through costs, noting coal operators lost over $100 million in 1938.
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Pittsburgh
Appalachian
New York
Western Pennsylvania
House Committee Nears Vote to Exonerate Secretary Perkins
Three members of the House Judiciary Committee said they expect an almost unanimous vote to exonerate Secretary Perkins over charges tied to the labor department enforcing immigration laws. A formal vote may come Thursday on a motion to drop the accusations. Chairman Sumners has appointed a subcommittee to draft an informal report on future procedure in the inquiry.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Perkkins
Labor Department
Thomas Irn
Sumners
D.-Tex
Thomas
Broad changes sought in Ohio penal system
Acting Warden W F Amrine of Ohio penitentiary urged sweeping reforms in all state penal institutions and the construction of a London Prison farm. He called conditions at the penitentary a disgrace, citing overcrowding with about 4200 inmates and urging immediate action to relieve the strain.
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Columbus
Ohio
London
W. F. Amine
Amrine
Charles L. Sherwood
Onio Penitentiary
Sharp Increase In B and O Carloadings in February
Baltimore and Ohio reported February carloadings of 155,772 totaling 100,180 cars loaded on line and 55,592 from connections, up 17,657 from February 1938. January total was 166,868 with 105,667 on line and 61,301 from connections, while February 1930 saw 259,437 loads. Last week’s B&O carloadings reached 40,736, including 26,091 on line.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Uary
Morgenthau Seeks Lasting Recovery Beyond Party Lines
Secretary Morgenthau told the House coinage committee that lasting recovery is the country’s top issue, urging Republican and Democratic unity. He supported extending the stabilization fund and altering the dollar’s gold value, while lawmakers discuss spending cuts and a business program. He praised the dollar’s soundness and warned recovery weighs beyond party politics.
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Morgenthau
House Coinage Committee
Martin
House
Senate
Andresen
Roosevelt
Democratic
Republican
Treasury
Clark Allender Named to U S Weather Office
Clark Allender of Grafton has been assigned as assistant at the Elkins Weather Bureau office. Meteorologist Harris A. Jones announced the appointment after civil service exams. Idwal Parry of Syracuse N Y will join the Elkins staff within a few days.
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Clark Allender
Grafton
Elkins Weather Bureau
Harris A. Jones
Idwal Parry
Syracuse
N. Y
Elkins
Allender
Parry
Quiz Heiress About Death in Peekskill Case
District Attorney John Donahue said he would question Francis E. Wood and his 20 year old step daughter Dorothy Haaren heiress to a $100000 estate in connection with the death of Mrs Mary Wood. Dr Amos O Squire reported an autopsy showed a gross lesion of the kidney and acute nephritis and sent organs to Grasslands hospital for analysis.
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Peekskill
N. J
John Donahue
Putnam County
Francis E. Wood
Dorothy Haaren
Peekskill Hospital
Amos O. Squire
Westchester County
Squire
White House floor walker Frank W Stearns dies in Boston
Boston dry goods merchant Frank W Stearns known as the White house floor walker in Coolidge era dies at home in Boston from pneumonia at age 52 He was a close advisor to Calvin Coolidge and helped propel him from Massachusetts state politics to the presidency John G Sargeant attorney general also died recently in Vermontकार
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Boston
Frank W. Stearns
White House
Calvin Coolidge
Pnemonia
John G. Sargeant
Coolidge
Ludlow
Stellins
Coolldge
Massachusetts
Coolridge
Death Decreed for Murderer in Rural Tragedy
Morris March 7. Er vin Wood a 36 year old farmer was sentenced to die in the electric chair April 14 for killing his close friend Nelson 33 a wealthy bachelor farmer. The case featured a strange courtroom sequence with a friend prosecuting and another convicting.
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Morris
Ervin Wood
Wood
Nelson
Widely Known Financier Dies After Operation
New York March 7 A financier aged 73 who was said to have one of the nation’s largest incomes died last night following an operation. He founded the Empire Trust in 1901 and led it as president until death. His wealth was never officially estimated but records show a $225000 town home purchase in 1927 and a $125000 tax refund issued last July. His financial interests spanned a wide field.
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New York
Lerey W. Baldwin
Baldwin
Empire Trust Company
Treasury
Two American Cardinals Meet New Pope in Private Audiences
Vatican City on March 7 reports Pope Pius XII held separate private audiences with William Cardinal O'Connell of Boston and George Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago. The audiences occurred alongside five other prelates in the papal apartment on the second floor of the Lateran Palace, where the Holy Father has resided since his election last Thursday.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
William Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Pontificial Palace
Holy Father
Wage Hour Debate in West Virginia Chamber Fight
Fears grow the federal wage hour plan may fail to work, as Harte and the Chamber push a wait-and-see approach. Labor leaders argue most workers are covered, while opponents say a state law at 25 to 40 cents with 40 hours weekly is premature. The House judiciary hearing debated a col substitute bill as Cairs warns that many workers still earn pitifully low wages.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Clarence Jarrett
CIO
AFDL
Harte
Richard Harte
Parkersburg
West — Virginia
Jarrett
Thomas Cais
State Federation of Labor
AFL
John B. Baston
Industrial Union Council
CIC
Cairs
Byrd Measure Sparks Republican Push in Congress
Washington March 7 Strong sentiment rose among house Republicans to block President by using Senat Byrd plan to reorganize federal agencies. Rep Martin MA said many GOP members objected in caucus last night to powers granted under the administration bill. The Byrd plan would require positive congressional action within 20 days to make presidential orders effective.
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Washington
House
Senat Byrd
D.-Va
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Con
Congress
Mrs Frank Hollis Invites to Little Tough Guys In Society
Mrs Frank M Hollis of 510 West Main Street invites to tonight's Opera House screening of Little Tough Guys In Society starring Helen Parrish Jackie and Frankie Thomas. Identification may be required for admission to the Opera House presentation.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Frank M. Hollis
W. Mainstreet
Helen Parrish
Jackie
Frankie Thomas
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