Streamlined Government in West Virginia Faces Opposition
The piece criticizes Governor proposals to cut elective state officers to three and to grant budget and appointment powers. It argues such centralization mirrors New Deal excess and would concentrate patronage, urging use of voting machines instead to speed elections and warning against expanding gubernatorial power.
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Washington
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
McLaughlin's Political Bid Faces Farm Vote Backlash
West Virginia state official J Blaine McLaughlin pushes a bill to let the agriculture commissioner appoint county agents. Farm groups, county courts, and federal aid officials oppose, arguing it would politicize agents and threaten federal funding for extension work. Supporters cite efficiency and a short ballot reform.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
J. Blaine McLaughlin
Department of Agriculture
University of Morgantown
Charleston
McLaughlin
Commissioner of Agriculture
Mace
University Agricultural Extension Division
University Agricultural Extension Division and the County Farm Bureaus
Forpetal
Public ownership pushes Nebraska toward socialist energy control
A Greenleaf Kansas Sentinel column argues private Nebraska utilities are waning as public ownership rises. It warns state takeover of electric power would threaten American ideals, claiming socialism demands government control and clashes with private enterprise.
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Nebraska
Greenleaf
Kan
Sentinel
Supreme Court TVA ruling leaves constitutional questions unresolved
The Supreme Court held utilities had standing to challenge TVA but did not rule on the act’s constitutionality. It found no clear charter violation and noted that competition between public and private power can occur without invalidating a franchise. Dissent argued the constitutional route should be decided.
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Supreme Court
TVA
Federa
TWA
Igg
AigPantor
New York World's Fair said to fuel hot dog demand this summer
A quirky item notes officials predict over 30 million hot dog sandwiches will be consumed at the New York Worlds Fair, while other rambling lines joke about Easter routines and fashion trends for spring.
Roosevelt and Neutrality Debate Spurs Debate on War
The Wheeling Intelligencer critiques the Neutrality Act and President Roosevelt handling. It argues the law aims to keep the U.S. from taking sides in foreign wars and credits the policy with keeping the country out of conflict. It also notes Roosevelt’s selective enforcement, especially during the Spanish conflict, and discusses implications for private industry and liberty.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
Roosevelt
Lodging, longing, and doubt on a park bench tale
Lona Ackerman, driven by poverty and a prison past, rests on a park bench after being asked to leave a boarding hall. A stranger named Jim Cards offers help and a hotel room, prompting Lona to trust him despite fear of old sins. She recalls her father, a prison inmate, and her careful life since Ardmore's office, weighing new mercy against past scars.
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Lona Ackerman
Tim
Lona
GOON
Lana
Bridgewater
Tall
Sha
Ieinenant
Ridgewater
Daddy
Deter
Ardmore
Stephen Ardmore
Jack Foster
Admore's
Tim Evans
Jim Claridge
Ardmore's
Tim Rvans
Jim
Stephen
Tiny
Tye
Jin
Pa Cartignady
Neutrality act debate over wartime exports and policy
The article discusses U S neutrality law in the context of aid to China and scrap iron exports to Japan. It notes German access to American wart supplies and argues the act should be strengthened rather than repealed, reflecting Roosevelts stated objective.
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Japan
State Department
Germany
Roosevelt
England's Territorial Army recruits 120 women for help
The report notes about 120 women have been recruited as rat recruits for England's newly fortified Territorial Army. It mentions skilled sportsmen and custom gun work, and discusses various gun sight features and calibers. It also references a $5,000,000 ocean suspension in a cable mile and cost considerations. The piece explains the origin of the word penny from the English penny.
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England
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Latrobe Street
Grafton
W. Va
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James FP. Holt
Jon S 8
Palmer
Gatrell
Carrel
Associated Press
Sablistaet Peretn
Clayden Inc
New York
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
North
Michigan Avenue
W. Wilford Street
Bath
Monroe Street
Luther Street
W. St. Charles Street
High Street
Blueville
Bluemont Street
Loveland
Washington Street
W. Frances Street
Warder Avenue
West Main Street
Shrader Home
Parrish Agency
W. Main
Hitler
Eliot Jones
Transportation and Public Utilities
Stanford University
Thor
Axel Storm
Paul Revere
George Washington
Paul
MR. Roosevelt
Fairmont
Main Street
Court House
Union Brokerage Inc
Marion
Taylor Counties
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