Federal Faction Welcomes Neely to Charleston
The Democratic federal faction gathers in Charleston to welcome Senator M. M. Neely for his first 1940 campaign speech. Neely challenges the statehouse opposition as Kilgore speaks for the U S Senate designation. Dawson and Kump shift schedules amid attacks on campaign funds.
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Federal
Neely
Charleston
Associated Press
Democratic Party
M. M. Neely
Statehouse
Harley Kilgore
Beckley
U. S. Senate
Dawson
H. G. Kump
Kump
Welch
Farley Plans to See Garner
Washington May 2 Two Democratic senators Wheeler of Montana and Pittman of Nevada pressed for endorsement of Roosevelts administration in the party platform. Wheeler said any other course would be political death by own action. Pittman said the platform must endorse Roosevelts principles but not every bill sent to Congress. Farley to see Garner. Wheeler forecast that the plot continued on page six.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Pittman
Nevada
Roosevelt
Pittsman
Congress
Farley
Garner Wheeler
Private Detective and Henry Goes Ari zone at Dixie theatre
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs H C Dempsey of Blueville to tonight's Dixie theatre show featuring Private Detective with Jane Wyman and Henry Goes Ari zone with Frank Morgan. No invitation to Gone With the Wind at the Strand due to contract limits. readers urged to see the classic.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
H. C. Dempsey
Blueville
Janet Wyman
Henry
Frank Morgan
Dixie Theatre
Strand
Chamberlain admits army withdrawal from Andalsnes
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced the withdrawal of the whole British force from Andalsnes with no casualties, abandoning the idea of storming Trondheim from the south. He said British and French fleets are en route to Alexandria, Egypt, while German reports claimed troops close to Andalsnes.
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London
Chamberlain
Andalsnes
Trondheim
House of Commons
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Egypt
Norway
Lost Markets Aim of Action in Pennsylvania and Michigan
Trade groups estimate up to 10 000 miners could be re employed and millions redirected into western Pennsylvania business channels if a new drive to regain lost fuel markets succeeds. The opening move was a filing with the Interstate Commerce Commission charging more than 60 railroads with rate discrimination against soft coal shipments from the Pittsburgh district to Toledo Ohio and onward to Michigan destinations. Part of James Program R Templeton Smith chairing.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Toledo
James
R. Templeton Smith
Building Trade Probe Opposed By Labor Body
Pittsburgh May 2 AFL spokesmen charge the government investigation of building trade practices is malice driven and aimed at destroying organized labor The Pennsylvania Federation of Labor convention saw a resolution denouncing Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold for using the Sherman act against building trades unions It also announced injunctions to halt further prosecutions pending a court interpretation of the act as applied to worker organizations
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Pittsburgh
American Federation of Labor
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Thurman Arnold
AFL
Arnold
Two Glass Workers Testify As NLRB Hearing Resumes
In Clarksburg on May 2 Lloyd L. Phares and Guy Radcliffe testified they were discharged by Hazel Atlas Glass for union activity. The National Labor Relations Board resumed the hearing before Examiner Tilford Dudley and aims to conclude the case Friday.
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Clarksburg
Lloyd L. Phares
Guy Radcliffe
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
National Labor Relations Board
Tilford Dudley
Lake Captain Drowns As He Won't Desert Vessel
SAULT ST. MARIE May 2 The 244 foot Canadian steamer Arlington sank at 5 a m Wednesday in Lake Superior carrying to death Capt Fred Burke 59 who refused to leave his ship Sixteen crew members were taken off by the steamer Collingwood which was following the Arlington when a severe wind and snow storm arose Wednesday
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Sault ST. Marie
Arlington
Lake Superior
Fred Burke
Collingwood
Downie Circus Auctioned Off in Houston
The Downie Brothers circus, valued at $35,000, was auctioned in Houston as money for hay and fuel ran out. Workers faced unemployment while animals grew restless during the pony act as trainers coaxed elephants through tricks. Continued on page six.
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Houston
Tex
Downie Brothers Circus
Experiments Seek Gas From Coal Continue
Washington May 2 The senate appropriations committee approved expenditure of 10000 by the Bureau of Mines to continue Pittsburgh experiments converting bituminous coal into gasoline. Dr A C Fieldner says the effort is a preparedness measure as petroleum supplies may need augmentation from other sources. Results show fuel oil can be made efficiently but at higher cost than gasoline. He notes research will take years before readiness is required.
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Washington
Bureau of S Mines
Pittsburgh
Senate Appropriations Committee
A. C. Pieldner
Bureau
Fieldner
West Virginia University elects student leaders
West Virginia University students elected James McCartney of Myersdale Pa as student president. Miss Petty Jean Lee of West Milford was editor of the Daily Athenaeum, with May Connor of Morgantown as business manager. McCartney defeated Harold Fleming 1156 to 858, Helen Taylor was student body vice president, and Norman Hockenberry named student representative on the athletic board.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
James McCartney
Myersdale
Harrison County
Daily Athenaeum
Petty Jean Lee
West Milford
May Connor
McCartney
Harold Fleming
Helen Taylor
Norman Hockenberry
Hornsburg
James Seeks Large Relief Fund for Next Fiscal Year
Governor Arthur H. James plans a special session starting Monday to seek considerably more than 70 million dollars for Pennsylvania relief funds. Officials estimate this amount may be needed to sustain all public assistance until the regular session in January. James aims to secure the largest appropriation possible to cover potential WPA curtailments or industrial changes.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Arthur H. James
James
Senate Investigator Reports In Charleston
The secretary of state office said Elbert Smith of Washington, an investigator for the U S Senate campaign expenditures committee, visited Charleston to seek pre primary reports from candidates for U S Senate and Congress. Only Judge Decatur H Rodgers of Martinsburg, a Republican Senate hopeful, had filed. Smith planned to return for the remaining filings.
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Charleston
Secretary of State Office
Elbert Smith
Washington
U. S. Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
U. S. Senate
Congress
Decatur H. Rodgers
Martinsburg
Smith
Supply lines of Nazis are in foes path
Norwegian troops aided by foreign volunteers advance west from the Swedish frontier and south through the Glomma river valley as German forces fall back to protect supply lines in central Norway. Norway occupies Rores and Tynset, hindering Nazi links between northern and southern forces. Swedes aiding fighters reported, while a British sea and air offensive aims to slow German reinforcements.
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Stockholm
Glomma River
Norway
Rores
Tynset
Ces
Navi Line
Lawall Addresses Dinner U S Chamber Delegates
President Charles E. Sewall of West Virginia University urged closer ties between science and business at a dinner for West Virginians at the U S Chamber of Commerce convention. Only Representatives Randolph Edmiston Smith attended the event honoring the state's congressional delegation.
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Washington
Charles E. Sewall
West Virginia University
West
Wheat price at highest level since fall of 37
Charleston May 2 Wheat prices rose to the best April level since September 1937 according to the Federal State Crop Reporting Service Wheat sold on April 15 at 1.05 dollars per bushel up two cents from March and twenty four cents above the April 1936 price despite a retreat in the state's farm price index.
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Charleston
Federal
Greece Calls Up Reserves Amid Rising National Tension
Greece announced the call up of ten classes of reserve army officers for active service as tension rose over Italy's Mediterranean plans. Officers must report on May 5 following Premier Metaxas May Day address asserting Greece's strength and unity in what he called a decisive war for mankind.
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Athens
Greece
Italy
Mediterranean
Joan Metaxas
Reich Gains Gold Assets by Invasions
Germanys secret war chest, built from con ver tible assets seized in Denmark and Norway, tops 200 million dollars per American estimates. Norway and Denmark reportedly moved gold to London before invasion, with U S freezes blocking transfers to Copenhagen or Oslo. Norway holdings in US pegged near 88 million, Denmark around 51 million, Austria 46 million, and Czechoslovakia 67 million before occupation.
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Lloyd Lehrers
Washington
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Federal Reserve Bank
Third Reich
Hitler
Scandinavia
London
Roosevelt
Copenhagen
Oslo
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Railroad Brotherhood backs Neely and Kilgore in WV races
The West Virginia legislative board of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen endorsed Senator M M Neely for governor in the Democratic primary and urged President A F Whitney to back Judge Harley M Kilgore for U S Senate. The group suggested a neutral stance on Rush D Holt's renomination.
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Charleston
M. M. Neely
West Virginia
Legislative Board of Brotherhood of Railroad
W. C. Haythe
J. M. Houchins
Bluefield
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood
Harley M. Kilgore
U. S. Senate
British Air Raids Hit German Terminals in Denmark and Norway
British bombers harried German airport terminals in Denmark and Norway, causing heavy damage and shooting down a seaplane without Allied losses. The air ministry said Stavanger was bombed twice in daylight, with Aalborg and Fornebu also hit. a German seaplane was shot down near an island during night recon.
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London
Denmark
Norway
Air Ministry
Royal Airforce
Stavanger
Atlantic
Aalborg
Fornebu
New Dealers Hail Victory As Wage Hour Debate Progresses
Washington May 2 Repeated house votes against wage-hour amendments left New Deal members optimistic they can fend off far reaching Wagner act revisions Five days of hearings have led them to pause their push and defer the issue likely to reappear the week of May 13 The key question centers on Rep Buck Calif amendment clarifying farm employment exemptions and the ongoing wage-hour dispute continues.
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Washinton
House
New Deal
Buck
Calif
St. Lawrence Waterway Opposed By Coal Men
Cincinnati May 2 The 17th annual convention of the American Mining Congress today warned that completing the St Lawrence river waterway would cut coal sales by 50,000,000 tons annually and reduce the industry’s gross revenue by about 100,000,000 dollars, with wages around 60,000,000 dollars. The claim also cited a loss of railroad revenues near 110,000,000 dollars, about 45,000,000 dollars of which is wages.
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Cincinnati
Ican
St. Lawrence River
Julian D. Conover
Washington
German command says Norwegian operations shift to pursuit battles
Berlin reports Allied forces withdrawing from Andalsnes as German units pursue from Oslo toward Trondheim. Andalsnes, a principal British landing point in central Norway, lies about 100 miles inland from the coast.
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Berlin
German High Command
Norway
Oslo
Trondheim
Andalsnes
Italy Holds Line On Invasion Rumors Amid Balkans Ties
Rome reports from May 2 say Count Ciano reassured U S Ambassador William Phillips that Yugoslavia is safe from Italian invasion. Phillips met Mussolini and Ciano, easing some diplomatic tension. Britain diverts Mediterranean shipping, signaling fuel and supply anxieties in allied circles. Andre Francois Poncet consulted Phillips as talks continued and tensions softened slightly.
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Richard G. Maslock
Rome
Galeazzo Ciano
United States
William Phillips
Yugoslavia
Italy
Adriatic
Mussolini
Ciano
Balkans
Mediterranean
Phillips
Clano
Foreign Ministry
S Duce
Naas
Germany
Andre Fran= _cois-Poncet
Count Clairo
Tr Duce
German forces report withdrawal in Norway reaches unbroken line
Berlin reports British operations in Norway executed a staged withdrawal. German high command says vanguards pushed 25 miles south east toward the Bergen region while 3 500 Norwegian and British troops were captured or suffered casualties as German forces establish a continuous presence from Bergen to the south.
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Berlin
Germany
Norway
Andalsnes
Bergen
Cei
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Senate
Lawall
U. S. Chamber
Piraeus
Metaxas
Nethough
Reich
U. S
Andrews
North Sea
Island
Peter Shewchuk
Camden
N. J
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Shewchuk
St. Lawrence Waterway
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