Church seeks new minister for St Matthias in Grafton
Rev. George E. Manson of Rhode Island is offered the rectorship and will arrive this afternoon to conduct a 11 oclock service. A vestry conference tomorrow will decide the invitation. If not accepted, Rev. John G. Shirley of Elkins will lead Grace Episcopal and St Matthias until a full-time rector is chosen to also oversee Hopemont sanitarium and possibly Tunnelton. Manson, Virginia Theological Seminary graduate, longs to return to Virginia.
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George E. Manson
Rhode Island
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Grafton
Manson
John G. Shirley
Elkins
Grace Episcopal Church
Daladier to Seek Unlimited Power in France
The Daladier government plans an extraordinary session to obtain unlimited power to govern France with no parliamentary responsibility until November 30, 1939. The move follows intense debate as the government seeks dictatorial decree powers to accelerate military preparations, with reporters noting military measures dominate the session.
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Daladier
France
Jammy Schmidt
Chamber of Deputies
Mrance Committee
Daladier seeks unchecked wartime powers in France
In a heated debate Daladier pressed for secret and nearly unlimited dictatorial powers to place France on a war footing. Opponents warned of dangers to public liberties as government would gain power to nationalize industry dissolve parties curb presses and suspend parliament until 1939.
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Immment
Henri de Kerrillis
Czecho-Slovakia
Georges Bonnet
Great Britain
Daladier
France
Italy
de Kerrillis
Chamber
Germany
echo-Slovakia
Air
Guy la Chambre
Service pins awarded to C and P Telephone workers
Twenty year service pins were presented to six Elkins Philippi and Grafton operators of the C and P Telephone Co at a dinner at Oak Grove tea room in Elkins. The six honored included Myrtle Currence Oda Whitehair Agatha Wolfe Tacy Anvil Lena Marquess and Ann Smith. Emblems were presented by A B Haneke. Clarksburg and Charleston officials attended and Clarksbury operators were brought to Elkins to avoid service interruption.
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C. and P. Telephone Company
Elkins
Philippi and
Grafton
Oak Grove
Myrtle E. Currence
Oda E. Whitehair
Agatha J. Wolfe
Tacy Anvil
Philippi
Lena Marquess
Ann Smith
Clarksburg
Gertrude Brennen
R. A. Mall
Katie Hussion
Mall
Smith
Clarksburge
British Premier Chamberlain warns Hitler on European domination
The Prime Minister of Great Britain Chamberlain warned Hitler the British would fight if he pursued European domination by force. The address was seen as more forceful than his parliamentary remarks. Roosevelt signaled possible neutrality law revision as European events unfold. Treasury added Czech provinces seized by Germany to the tariff blacklist, denying trade concessions. Pittman urged timely preparation for potential political and physical action as foreign relations debates on neutrality law continue.
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Great Britain
Hitler
Europe
Germany
Czecho- Slovakia
Welles
Roosevelt
Czech
Reich
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress elects Charleston leader as WV PNPT president
The West Virginia Congress of Negro Parents and Teachers elected Mrs. Lillian M. Trigg of Bluefield as president during their March 18 meeting in Charleston.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Congress of Negro Parents and Teachers
Lillian M. Trigg
Bluefield
Parking Plan Sparks Street Parking Shift
Storekeepers urged council to pass a new ordinance after complaints that out-of-town customers lose parking. motorists divert to Main Street for all-day parking, a temporary change likely to end soon.
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Methodists Plan Union Services Across Grafton Churches
West Main church pastor Lowery will address Our Evangelistic Responsibility at Fetterman Methodist church. Don Taylor of Taylor preaches on The Call of Christ to Youth at St John’s. On March 26 Knox at St John’s Brown at West Main, Lowery at St Pauls, Mitchell at Andrews. Services begin 7 30 PM as Methodist union aims for last minute prep ahead of conference.
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West Main Church
Fetterman Methodist Church
Don Taylor
Taylor
Christ
St. John’s Church
Knox
Brown
West Main Street
Mrs Rexroad Passes Away in Akron After Long Illness
Agnes Della Wiseman Rexroad 66 native of this county died at her Akron Ohio home after a long illness. Survived by second husband William Rexroad, a daughter Agnes Rexroad, four children from first marriage Lula Davis Mary Bosold Lee Wiseman and Arthur Ford, two sisters Alice Shriver and Mrs George Jones, a brother J A Keener, and many grandchildren. Body to Pruntytown home of Mrs Ford with Harmony Grove burial planned. further rites to be arranged.
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Rexroad
Akron
Ohio
Abraham
Elizabeth
Keener
Rose Hill
Luther Wiseman
William Rexroad
Agnes Rexroad
Lula Davis
Mary Bosold
Lee ,Wiseman
Arthur Ford
Pruntytown
Alice Shriver
Lincoln Street
George Jones
J. A. Keener
Czech politics move to one party rule in new regime
The cabinet seeks constitutional changes to abolish the senate and empower the chamber of deputies to legislate under a single party the National Unity party. General Rudolf Gajda orders anti Semitic followers to refrain from individual action against Jews as legal measures tighten. Open Frontiers Sunday will allow entry for those not targeted by the secret police as trains resume.
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Senate
Chamber of Deputies
National Unity Party
Rudolf Gajda
Czech border restricts travel as Nazi protectorate begins
Soviet Judge routes shut to general traffic since Wednesday. A few foreigners, including some Americans, entered with special passes. Czech citizens will need a Gestapo pass after tomorrow to cross. Unclear if Jews and others can leave due to relief groups funded by Americans and Britons being closed. Today is a Czech school holiday celebrating the protectorate’s establishment, and Monday will also be a holiday.
Cabinet Drama Deepens World Crisis Widening Rift
The British cabinet met amid calls for a broad national government and possible conscription as Britain rethinks appeasement. Ambassadors Maisky Kennedy and Corbin visited the foreign office while Hitler’s actions in Czecho slovakia and Romania's oil resources loom large. Chamberlain hinted at collective security and debated resigning if needed.
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Herbert von Dirksen
Foreign Office
Berlin
Nevile Henderson
Rumania
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Czecho-Slovakia
Chamberlain
Romania
Hitler
Rumania Legation Spoksman
London
Russia
Ivan Maisky
Joseph Kennedy
Charles Corbin
Viscount Halifax
Birmingham
Britain
Eden
Anthony Eden
Winston Churchill
Munich
Hhis
Pier Abet Gere
Chamberlain warns of new threats after Czechoslovakia fall
The 70 year old premier warned that world events show Britain and allies face greater danger from Hitler. He argued nothing Britain France or Russia could have done would have saved Czechoslovakia last September, and called the latest demolition a different category of crisis.
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Adolf Hitler
Britain
France
Sia
Czecho-Slovakia
Chamberlain
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