The Grafton Sentinel Editorial on Labor Strife
The article critiques John Lewis and the United Mine Workers over strike relief versus government aid, arguing unions should bear strike costs. It questions union political aims, closed shop demands, and potential friction with the AFLs Progressives, suggesting miners align with the Progressives to avoid union-imposed weaknesses.
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Lewis
C. I.0
John Lewis
A. F. of L
Progressive Miners of America
Unions, Lewis and the mine strike politics debated
An appeal for coal strike relief highlights destitute miners in Wendell and questions who bears responsibility for the hardship. The piece critiques John Lewis and the UMWA for political entanglements with New Deal policies and Wagner Act funding, suggesting the union’s funds were used to advance Roosevelt’s agenda rather than aid subsistence needs locally.
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Wendel
John Lewis
Lewis
Democratic
Treasury
Bewis
Roosevelt
Wagner
Mem‘s
Wis
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Republican Upsurge Reported in Nation and State
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes a rising tide of Republican sentiment nationwide and in West Virginia. Gallup shows expected GOP victory in 1940, while West Virginia sees victories in local elections and stronger party organization. Independent groups like the Protective Tariff League and the Cabell Republican Club grow, shaping the 1940 campaign.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
Gallup
Jim Farley
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
West Virginia
Young Republican Movement
Protective Tariff League
Northern
Panhandle
Cabell Republican Club
Schiffler
United States
Republican program calls for timely party organization
The article urges Republicans to stay true to traditional policies and organize thoroughly in every community. It praises Republican tenets, argues for government by fair laws rather than men, and predicts a strong statewide shift from the New Deal. Ohio and Cabell County Republicans are cited as a model for recapturing the state.
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Republican Party
Ohio County
Cabell County
Ohio
Courtesy Pays: West Virginia Route 250 tourist card noted
W C Levings of Romney got a traffic warning in Fairmont last October. He sent The Times a letter and a restaurant card promoting a scenic route through western West Virginia via Routes 50 250 and 88 to Cincinnati and Chicago. The card extols winding roads oil wells valleys and scenery and urges state road improvements to boost tourism dollars.
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Fairmont Times
W. C. Levings
Romney
Fairmont
Times
Levings
West Virginia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Louisville
Columbus
Cleveland
Dejtroit
Chicago
Grafton
Mannington
Wheeling
Green Palm Restaurant
State Road Commission
No Dollars for Quarters in Window Radio Stunt
In Clarksburg a radio shop owner showed ten one dollar bills with radios marked Original price 1 sale price 25 cents. Only three buyers bit, as people wary after wartime scams now demand proof before investment. The public fears fakes and false promises amid the era’s economic anxieties.
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Clarksburg
The History of Taylor County Chapter Thirteen
In 1770 George Washington surveyed western Virginia seeking to fuel mills with coal fire and eyed a seaboard route. By 1827 Virginia funded a wagon road to the Ohio river, with stock from towns like Winchester and Romney. Claudius Croset laid the survey, John W. Blue built the route, and a wooden bridge at Tygart became a bustling crossing for travelers, freight, and a rising frontier culture.
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George Washington
United States
Virgin
John Crawford
General Washington
Tidewater
Washington
Virginia
Winchester
General Assembly
Richmond
Teron
Marietta
Ohio River
Moorefield
Romney
Kingwood
Beverly
Williamsport
Pruntytown
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Jarani
Claudius Croset
Europe
John W. Blue
Hampshire County
Cheat Mountains
Tygart Valley
Keener Ford
Grafton
Blue
Old School
Middle West
Jo Robinson
Phant
Robinson
Williams
Gi Hood
Abraham Exhil
Pike
Press and Public Brace for Eclipses And Baseball Inconsistent
The column notes low press interest in an eclipse while predicting a larger metaphorical eclipse of the American League clubs. It jokes about April 4 as a volatile month for first place changes and mocks telecommunication ubiquity, then wanders through seed catalog covers, log cabins, and neighborly stereotypes before briefly praising a candidate for an award.
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Balkan
Eleanor Plans a New Life Away From Maples Street
Eleanor Conroy, 18, faces leaving her crowded Maple Street home to pursue independence after finishing school. She contemplates life with Phil Parrish though fears poverty and loneliness, while imagining a future in New York with a steady salary and a chance to write.
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Eleanor Conroy
Dunhess College
Phil Parrish
Eleanor
Maple Street
Grandfather Conroy
Pop
Hank
Anna
Mom
Mary
Nelly
Jackson Seed Company
Thorne
Miss Conroy
Bessie Cahill
Pittsburgh
Phil
Marbury Street
Nell
New York
Tax case in Kanawha circuit over tax on interstate sales
Frederick Snare corporation contractors for the Tygart dam remains in Kanawha circuit court on transfer from Taylor county. The court last week overruled a demurrer by the contractor claiming the gross sales tax would burden interstate business.
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Frederick Snare Corporation
Tygart Dam
Kanawha Circuit
Taylor County
Neely to Speak at Fairmont Hospital Dedication
U S Senator M M Neely will speak at the dedication of the new Fairmont General Hospital on Sunday Mayor Fred T Wilson announced and invited local residents to attend the ceremony with expected attendance by city officials and medical staff.
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Grafton Sentinel Euelsontal Company
Latrobe Street
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Grafton Printing Co
F. Holt
W. Va
Associated Press
A. E. Clayden Inc
Lexington Avenue
North
Michigan Avenue
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Charles Brinkman
Northwestern Turnpike
Axel Storm
Mae
Ing
Miss Conri
Tery
Divi
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