First Baptist Church to Hold Evangelistic Meetings
The First Baptist church launches a two week evangelistic series starting Sunday March 26 with a Church loyalty week. Guest speakers include Rev. B A Wilson Rev Edgar Drumel Dr E J Wooster Rev L E Powers and Rev F J Waldrop. Rev Robert McCoy to lead singing in week two. Visitors invited to attend.
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First Baptist Church
B. A Wilson
Bethesda Baptist Church of
Barrackville
Edgar Drumel
First Baptist Church of Salem
E. J. Wooster
Alderson-Broaddus College
L. E. Powers
Baptist Temple Church of
Fairmont
F.J. Waldrop
First Baptist Church of
Weston
Robert McCoy
McCoy
Grafton
South Grafton Boy To Be Tried By Judge Dent
Denzil Henderson of South Grafton, arraigned before Justice Hoye G. White Sr on an old assault charge, is to have a juvenile court hearing before Circuit Judge Herbert W. Dent later in the week. White ordered the youth held for hearing, likely facing the judge on Saturday.
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Denzil Henderson
South Grafton
Justice of the Peace
Hoye G. White
Herbert W. Dent
Justice White
Senate Defers Key War Bill Provisions
Congress advances armament spending with a 186.95 million deficiency bill for Army equipment and seacoast defenses. A Barkley labor standards provision was struck, provoking La Follette warnings about wartime labor. Debate over arming South American nations drew Nye and Connally criticism and Monroe Doctrine considerations.
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Senate
House
Barkley
D.-Ky
LaFollette
Wis
Congress
Army
Two Held in Kidnap Case Near Pikeville
Logan March 23 Two men identified as Joe Johnson 24 of Kansas City and Pete Stevens 20 of Philadelphia were taken by State Trooper JO Tutwiler for questioning over the beating and robbery of Walter H Wells a Pikeville Ky businessman. Wells was forced to ride in their car dumped into a creek seven miles from home and the suspects car was later spotted by Sheriff Burchett.
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Wells
Pikeville
Logan
Main Island Creek
Burchett
Tutwiler
Johnson
Stevens
Death probe in Welch house death case
Assistant Prosecutor Gilbert Banks said an investigation into the death of Mrs Elizabeth Branham 43 of North Welch found an autopsy revealing she died from head wounds.
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Welch
Gilbert Banks
Elizabeth Branham
North Welch
Miners Seek Shorter Week Across Major Coal Regions
In Pittsburgh and New York, miners push for a 30 hour work week with nominal wage increases as part of a new two year contract. The plan covers reductions from seven to six hours daily while preserving the five day week and current wage scale. Delegates from three Pennsylvania districts discuss broader wage standards and protections, with dates for negotiations yet to be fixed.
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New York
United Mine Workers
CTO
Pennsylvania
Board of Conciliation of
Trout Season Opens April 29 in Charleston Area
The Conservation commission set April 29 as the opening date for brook brown and rainbow trout, a day earlier than 1938, with the season running through July 9. Other openings remain unchanged including black bass July 1 to November 30 and muskellonge walleyed pike July 1 to April 14, 1940.
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Charleston
Conservation Commission
Public Service approves Mullens gas plant plan
Charleston March 22 UP Public Service Commission authority was granted to Amere Gas Utilities for construction of a gas distribution plant at Mullens.
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Charleston
Public Service,commission Authority
Amere Gas Utilities Company
Mullens
Toy Gun Robber Hits Bank in Bluefield
Leland Rebert, a 49 year old ex convict from Mississippi, held up First National Bank with a toy pistol. He escaped with 1021 dollars before Patrolman Charles Farmer captured him and seized the gun and money. Rebert, discharged March 16 from prison, had prior post office robbery attempt. He was taken to police headquarters for questioning.
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Bluefield
Leland Robert
Mississippi
First National Bank
Charles G. Farmer
Rebert
Pred
Alexander
Farmer
Rekert
Mississippi State
Rebibery
M.C. Young
Young
Eden Urges Conscription for Manpower and Industry
London march 23 former Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden called for conscription of Britain's manpower and industry to back British efforts to create a European half Hitler team. This is no time for halfway measures Eden declared.
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London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Hitler
Eden
Rumania's Magia Lupescu Seen Influencing War Policy
Mme. Magia Lupescu, a close ally of King Carol and described as a strong man behind Romanian policy, is expected to play a vital role in shaping German Romanian conditions. Eden, speaking to the Association of American Correspondents in London, pressed for national unity to hasten Europe defense readiness and praised Roosevelt's foreign policy and American coverage of European events.
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Mme
Magia Lupescu
Carol of
Rumania
Eden
Association of American Correspondents
London
Europe
Roosevelt
Manslaughter Trial Postponed Due to Illness in Huntington
Common Pleas Judge H. Clay Worth postponed the manslaughter trial of Guy Bowles of Milton to April 6 after defense counsel said Bowles was ill and could not appear. Bowles is charged in the death of Sheriff Earl Scott of Pike County Ky in a January 7 automobile crash near Salt Rock, injuring county officials.
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Huntington
Common Pleas
H. Clay Worth
Guy Bowles
Milton
Bowles
Sherilf Earl Scott
Pike County
Salt Rock
J. A. Runyon
Pie County
Rush Chapman
Louis Azarek
Williamson
Mingo County
Autopsy Determines Cause of Mine Death in Welch
An autopsy was performed to determine the cause of death of Robert Allen a 35 year old miner from Landgraff. The body was found by other workers as they left the mine in Welch on March 23.
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Pittsburgh
Army
Ley
Rowlesburg
W. Va
Cheat River
Ben Wnder
Congress
River
Rochesburg
Glia
Blackswater
Snaffer's Fork
Laurel Fork
Parsons
Welch
Robert Allen
Netare
Landgraff
Youth Near Death After Quarrel About His Dog
Sixteen year old Charles Johnson was slashed in a quarrel over a dog on a mountain near Sand Stone. Herbert Miller, 16, and Alonzo Miller, 18, were held for a Saturday hearing after State Trooper G H Webb charged Herbert Miller with the stabbing. Alonzo Miller is held as a material witness in the case.
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Webb
Herbert Miller
Alan7s
Stevenson Rites Held Today at Funeral Home
Private funeral services for Louis Stevenson 75 former Rosemont coal miner who died Tuesday were held this afternoon at Flanagan Funeral Home on Walnut Street. Interment followed at Tsnersort Cemetery under W P Flanagan direction.
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Louis Stevenson
Rosemont
Tax revision links 22 percent tax to revenue loss plan
The article reports on proposals to raise a 22 percent tax on corporations with income over 25000, replacing higher- income levies with a 22 percent flat tax. It notes a projected 234 million dollar revenue loss, cites Roosevelt and Harrison on cooperation, and mentions spending cuts and a House subcommittee delaying a 150 million relief appropriation with a suggested 100 to 125 million compromise. The House Rules Committee also backs Cox to probe the WPA.
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Harrison
Treasury
Roosevelt
House Appropriations
House Rules Committee
Representative Cox
Madman Holds Durand Near Powell After Rampage
Durand, an escaped suspect serving six months for game poaching, killed Undersheriff D. M Baker and Town Marshall Charles E. Lewis near Powell. He overpowered Deputy Sheriff Noah Riley at the Cody jail, then forced Riley to drive him to a ranch cano north of Cody. Sheriff Blackburn contacted Senator J. C. O Mahoney to seek War Department aid for a trench mortar to blast Durand from his fortlike position. Durand was traced to several ranches, where he left a return address from Passaell Wyoming and forced a couple to drive him toward Clarksburg canon 40 miles north of Cody.
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Undertaker's Office
Pass
Ell
Blackburn
J. C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Washington
War Department
Durand
Powell
Arthur Thornburg
Clarksburg
Cody
D. M Baker
Charles E. Lewis
Noah Riley
Riley
GOP Chieftain Praises 1939 Budget Plan and Jobs Promise
The speech repeats claims that an administration can revive industry and provide jobs with higher payrolls replacing relief. Hallanan criticizes current and prior budgets, citing 39 year totals of 62 million plus 3 million discretionary funds, notes the 1937 peak at 67.8 million, and mentions a conditional 9 million allocation dependent on revenues.
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Containey
Poses
Hallanan
Republican Party
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Executive Department
How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men
A fragmented note discusses concerns of women in their forties seeking romantic appeal. It references menopause symptoms and nerves, mentions a product claimed to boost vitality, and suggests remedies to improve social or dating prospects.
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B. Pinkham
Howe
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Albert Lebrun
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France
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