Fugitive Dugan Heads G O P Meeting in Taylor County
A one time Democratic national committeewoman Mrs Hereford Dugan of Indianapolis and Washington spoke at a Republican rally in the Taylor county courthouse. The event sponsored by the Women's Republican club promoted the idea that real Democrats should support the Republican candidate for president this fall. Speakers included Mrs Clara L Ebert Republican national committeewoman for West Virginia and Mrs Andrew Northcott Huntington. Several guests from Fairmont attended along with county Republicans.
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Dugan
Howard Cameron
E. F. Clark
James C. Holt
Rogram Committee
W. B. Fauley
Republican State Executive Committee
Ebert
Clara L. Ebert
Parkers‘burg
Republican National
West Virginia
Republican Party
Women's Club
Fairmont
Cleanup Week Begins In Grafton Next Monday
City hall announced that the annual cleanup week will be observed in Grafton starting next Monday and running through Saturday May 11. Civic organizations and the Boy Scouts are urged to cooperate. A small fee will be charged for hauling away rubbish.
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Grafton
Boy Scouts
Farm youths can get cash for 4 H and Future Farmers
Taylor county youth enrolled in 4 H Club and Future Farmers of America may obtain loans up to 75 dollars for calves sows poultry or other young livestock seeds plants and fertilizer for approved projects. Loans require parental co sign and security in notes chattel or crop mortgages at five percent interest.
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Taylor County
Future Farmers of America
Farm Security Administration
Claude R. Kemper
FSA
Smith-Hughes
Kemper
Donnie Brothers Circus Collapses After Auction Sale
The Wicks show featured performing horses and six ponies, drawing laughter from children. Elephants led the sale at 3300 dollars to Frank Walter of Houston, camels bought for 160 dollars each by A W Kennard for Walter, with other items sold until nothing remained of the Donnie Brothers circus, once billed as the biggest truck show in the land.
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Frank Walter
Houston
A. W. Kennard
Kennard
Walter
Donnie Brothers Circus
Gatrell Wins 1940 YMCA Singles Handicap Bowling Tourney
Gatrell defeats Bus Pugh to win the 1940 YMCA singles handicap bowling tournament on the Y alleys. Runner-up Francis and semifinalist Tally Lisk were noted in the results.
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Francis. Gatrell
Y.M.C.A
Bus” Pugh
Gatrell
Tally Lisk
False Fire Panic Injures Dozens At Farrell Theater
A false shout of fire in a crowded Farrell theater caused a stampede injuring about 16 to 22 people, six seriously, as 350 to 400 children and 100 adults fled toward the front entrance while attendants and manager Lampros directed orderly exits. ten were hospitalized and most returned after assurances no fire. The incident disrupted the Shirley Temple film Blue Bird as emergency crews treated victims.
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Sharon
Lampros
Pittsburgh Coal Rates Raise Rail Benefit Question
Samuel Harden Church, president of the Carnegie Institute, offered a $1,000,000 reward for Adolf Hitler to be delivered to the League of Nations for trial in May. A rate structure issue attributed to an Interstate Commerce Commission review could shift coal shipments from Harlan Kentucky to Detroit over 530 miles at the same $2.70 rail rate as Pittsburgh to Detroit, a 338 mile haul. Western Pennsylvania coal operators see a potential earnings boost for railroads with a proper rate adjustment, said Smith.
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Samuel Harden Church
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh
Adolf Hitler
League of Nations
Smith
Western
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harlan
Detroit
Michigan Peninsula
Germans Lose Ground In Norwegian Front Reports
Allied reports say Germans still hold Kvikne near the Glomma valley while a German withdrawal southward from the Glomma line is noted. Norwegian communiques claim heavy German losses at Otta and a disrupted Oslo Trondheim rail link after naval actions in the Kattegat and battles near Gudbrands valley.
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Roros
Glomma
Gudbrands
Lombas
Storen
Trondheim
Dombas
Oslo
Norway
Steinkjer
Narvik
Arctic
Kvikne
Glomma Valley
Dambas
Sweden
Kattegat
Glomma River
Otta
Paralel Gudbrands
Berlin
Chamberlain reports German naval losses and Allied balance
Chamberlain outlined German naval losses after three weeks of war including two capital ships damaged and multiple cruisers sunk, along with ten transports likely sunk. He claimed Allied fleets gained balance as ships were redistributed while British losses included destroyers submarines and several ships damaged. Norway situation seen as not conquered and Allied gains emphasized.
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Norway
Alexandria
North Sea
Chamberlain
Lost Markets of Western Pennsylvania Coal Traffic Bureau
A suit described as a major step in Governor James program to aid home industries and increase employment. It notes Western Pennsylvania mines now pay the same rate to Michigan as mines ...
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Western Pennsylvania Coal Traffic Bureau
James
Western Pennsylvania
Michigan
Trust Named Manager Of Traffic For Steel Firm
Charles W. Trust appointed general traffic manager of U S Steel corporation subsidiaries, succeeding William S. Guy who retired after 49 years service with the corporation and its subsidiaries. Trust was appointed in Pittsburgh on May 2, amid a long service career noted for stability.
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Trust
Pittsburgh
Charles W. Trust
U.S. Steel Corporation Subidiaries
William S. Guy
Political maneuvering shows Garner Roosevelt split plans
In Texas Garner and Roosevelt factions reach a pact on the Texas delegation while wartime policy and anti-politics Hatch act debates shape campaign strategy. Farley hosts conferences with Garner aides as the race for the presidential nomination intensifies. A new state police post opens in Cheylan, Charleston.
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Farley
Garner
E. B. Germany
Clara Driscoll
Texas
Roosevelt
Germany
Driscoll
Fort Worth
Tex
Billott Roosevelt
House Judiciary Committee
Dempsey
D.N. M
House
Rules Committee
Charleston
Cheylan
C. §. Wilson
C. Tallman
Kidney Tubes Cleanse Blood Despite Acid Build Up
A health ad explains kidneys remove acids and toxins from blood through a network of tubules. It warns that kidney disorders allow poisons to enter blood, causing pain, eye irritation, dizziness, and other symptoms. Pills claim to support kidney function and blood purification.
Thespians stage comedy at Flemington High School
Flemington High School Thespians under Miss Mildred Ann Waters will present The Whole Towns Talking by John Emerson and Anita Loose on May 15 and 16 at the high school auditorium. The cast includes Harry Simmons Garland Evers Harriett Simmons Mattie O Keefe Ethel Simmons Helen Benda and others with student director Joseph Roush and stage managers Joe Pappalardo and Bill Burton.
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Flemington High School Thespians
Mildred Ann Waters
John Emerson
Anita Loose
Harry Simmons
Garland Evers
Harriett Simmons
Mattie O'Keefe
Ethel Simmons
Helen Benda
Chester Binney
Simmon
Roy Simons
Letty Lythe
Ruth Sheets
Donald
Paul Casto
Roger Shields
Chicago
Edmund Reppert
Lila Wilson
Ethel
Pauline Shreve
Sally Otis
Mary Emma Williams
Annie
Geraldine Wolfe
Sally Bloom
Mary Jane Spadafore
Charles Brown
Joseph Roush
Joe Pappalardo
Bill Burton
German forces advance in southern Norway and sea war gains
Northwest of Domas near Elven German troops press opposition but 300 Norwegians are captured as British withdrawal continues. High command reports sinking one British merchant ship and damaging six others plus a cruiser hit. German air attacks disrupt enemy landing sites with six British planes shot down. Norway front lines widen from Bergen toward Oslo, with Norwegian capitulation attempts and unconditional surrender demanded.
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Domas
Elven
High Command
Bergen
Oslo
Bergen-Oslo Ral
Norway
DNB
Sogne Fjord
Fallich
Haug
Moren
Romsdal
Andalenes
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Democratic National
Singer Sales and Service
W. Mann St
Opera House
Wheely Proger
TEX Bitter
Wolf of New York
Edmond, Howe
Fighting Mad
Renfrew
Douglas Fairbanks, JR
Downie Circus
Pes
Malone's
Ody
Ferrell
Bamuel Harden Church
Bulova
Benrus
Longines
Wittmayer
Skaggs & CO
Britain
Louisville
Loule
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Batimore
Pullman
Culo
Mayor's Office
Carnegie Steel
Carnegie- Dlinois Steel Corporation
Thespians
Flemington High Group
Neely
Warrisville
Dawson
Lincoln
Wayne
Judge Miller
Harrisville
Beckley
Ben Or Rash
Kump
Moorefield
New Deal
Rush D. Holt
Holt
Clarksburg
Kilgore
Senator Neely
West Virginia Legislative Board of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Neely-Kilgore
Labor
League
Newt
Hulk
J. Buhl Shahan
Lambert Motor Company Grafton
Chrysler & Plymouth Dealers
Blueville
U.S. 50
U.S. 119
Chrysler
Jones
Paganei
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