Riverbank Beautification Clash Over NYA Office Spot
Editorial attacks the choice of Riverside Drive for a NYA building near the dam site. It argues for preserving riverbank beautification, condemns the location as unsuited and cites calls to reconsider land use and possible restrictions on private encroachment. It questions the law’s fairness between employers and workers and urges a rational overhaul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tygart
Riverside Drive
NYA
Beter
Subscription Rates and Press Information Notice
Subscription rates listed per month and by mail at various durations in advance. The Post Office in Grafton WV is noted for second class mailing. Associated Press is for credited news use only and letters to the editor require signature. National advertising representative addresses are provided for New York and Chicago offices.
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Grafton
W. Va
Associated Press
A E. Clayden Inc
New York
Lexington Avenue
North
Michigan Avenue
Convicts Daughter Watches Brother dies near prison hospital
Lona waits outside her father's prison hospital as guards and staff manage a crisis. The scene shifts to a grim ward where a violent escape attempt unfolds, with threats and a desperate bid to secure access to the dying convict Ackerman. The warden faces pressure from armed inmates and a tense phone call to the garage.
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Lona
Rightfall
Anand
Lewis
Lefty
Louie
Getty
Coulis
Resigns Harley Haller Cites Goodwill Amid City Debacle
The newspaper notes the resignation of City Commissioner Harley Haller and defends him against blame, while critiquing the Gillispie administration. It condemns rising city payrolls, parking meters, liquor-store policy, law enforcement lapses, hospital delays, and a dictatorial mayoral tone, urging citizens to consider recall action to halt ongoing issues.
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Harley Haller
Gillispie
Wwe Pi Bae Bls
Grafton
Bill Gillispie
Tos
Fenton
Haller
John Stemple
Gillespie
Mayor Gillespie Faces Wave of Criticism Over NYA Building Permit
City officials confront mounting opposition as Mayor Gillespie endures pressure from multiple factions regarding the NYA granting of permission to erect a three story office building using old lumber. Community groups decry the project as unsightly and inappropriate for the neighborhood. Public critique focuses on zoning, safety, and urban impact amid ongoing municipal disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie
NYA
Shadow boxing with the Wagner act debate in congress
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes a tense session over revising the Wagner Act as Congress considers bills from Burke and the AFL. Pressure from administration and CIO groups could delay action, with readers urged to fear a failure to revise. The paper argues repeal is unlikely and questions the act’s constructive value for workers and employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Intelligencer
Congress
Burke
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Intelligencer
Buying Power The Thing
Article notes that American factory workers enjoy high buying power, able to purchase four times as much food and clothing per hour as a German worker, nine times that of an Italian, and nearly twelve times that of a Russian. Credits free enterprise for this disparity, while acknowledging other contributing factors.
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Danville
Roosevelt Opportunity and US Economic Help Abroad
A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette piece argues that assisting democracies without war suits US policy. It urges Roosevelt to favor cooperation with industry to revive American business, create jobs, and strengthen the free nations’ economies, influencing England and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Roosevelt
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Roosevelt
England
France
United States
Geonr
Memel Crisis Escalates As German Troops Advance
Reports say German troops crossed the frontier at Skirotyte and disarmed Lithuanian police as refugees flee Memel. Lithuanian reserves are called up, and Lithuanian deposits face temporary withdrawal suspensions while Memel greets advancing forces with celebration and swastika banners.
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Memel
Finance Ministry
Lithuanian Defense Ministry
Skirotyte
Palle Tlow
Fina Ee
Pepe
Margin Maintained in Elkins Council Race
Dr. R B Purdum held a 14 vote margin over Dr Kenneth Butts in an in election for the Elkins town council. After a council recount the result remained unchanged. Purdum serves on the faculty of Davis and Bikine college.
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