Taylor Seeks Statewide Victory In Taylor County
Taylor County politics enter the home stretch ahead of the May 14 primary with focus on the Democratic race for governor between R. Carl Andrews and M. M. Neely. Andrews claims a clean local sweep including Grafton, while Neely’s name and final-week push could alter results. Republicans show a split contest with H. G. Kump favored, Holt’s impact uncertain, and Bachmann poised as the likely U S Senate choice among Republicans.
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Taylor County
R. Carl Andrews
U. S
M. M. Neely
Andrews
Neely
Flemington
Wendel
Court House District
U.M.W.A
Grafton
West Virginia
Huey Long
H. G. Kump
Statehouse
Taylor
Rush Holt
Kump
Lewis Miller
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
Miller
Dawson
U. S. Senate
Carl Bachmann
Tom Sweeney
Decatur Rogers
F.morgan
Grafton Boy Honored By Civil Engineers Society
Charles Robinson of Grafton appeared on the program at the West Virginia section of the American Society of Civil Engineers spring meeting in Wheeling attended by about 200 members. The final dinner speakers included Dr Daniel W Mead national past president and William J Thompson Morgantown College of Engineering faculty, with Rob as president of the West Virginia student chapter this year.
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Grafton
West Virginia
American Society of Civil Engineers
Wheeling
Charles Robinson
Daniel W. Mead
William J. Thompson
College of Engineering
Morgantown
Rob
Driver Assessed Fine for No Current License
George Bryer of Philippi was fined ten dollars and costs by Justice A B Knabenshue after a state police order to appear.
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George Bryer
Philippi
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Loar's Big Clock Starts Annual Gift Countdown
Loar Jewelry on West Main street has started the clock over 177 Grafton and St Augustine High graduates of 1940. The minute hand stops to pick who receives a Gruen watch, an annual prize from Loar to a senior class member.
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Loar Jewelry Company
West Main Street
Grafton and
St. Augustine
James
Holt Advises WPA Workers In West Virginia
A handbill carried Gov Homer Holt signatures urging WPA workers to report threats tied to voting for Senator Neely for West Virginia governor. Holt blamed sponsors for WPA costs and warned officials could stop highway projects, while promising protection and urging workers to report any coercion to Washington.
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Charleston
WPA
West Virginia
Homer A. Holt
Washington
M. M. Neely
Holt
Statehouse
R. Carl Andrews
Senator Neely
State Road Commission
Andrews
Wage hour debate stalls as Congress votes on amendments
Rapid voting left members puzzled as the chamber passed no amendments to the wage-hour bill. The discussion centered on exemptions for agricultural operations and farm processing. Rep. Barden proposed broad exemptions affecting about 2,000,000 workers. A separate Hatch auto-politics bill faced hurdles as lawmakers seek to move it from the judiciary committee, with Rep. Dempsey signaling extra support to trigger floor action.
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Hatch
Barden
D.-N.c
House Judiciary Committee
Dempsey
D.N.M
Preston WPA Worker Is Struck Killed By Train
Earl Milton Goff, 32, a WPA worker near Redemer in Preston County, was struck and killed by a Baltimore and Ohio railroad helper engine near Rowlesburg. Engineer Frank Myers said he saw the man on the track too late to stop the locomotive.
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Earl Milton Goff
WPA
Redemer
Preston County
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Rowlesburg
Frank Myers
Youth Service at Ulb Church Promotes Jubilee
United Brethren church observes Young People’s Day with a 9 30 Sunday school led by youth, a 10 30 Junior C E service written by Rev Lois R Luzader, and a 7 30 p m one act play Man Is My Brother directed by Mrs Carrie Packman featuring Charles Hoffman John Frank Luzaney Loren Hoffman Robert Sloan and Lyle Woodell The play reflects the current war in China and includes musical numbers read by Mrs Edwin Martin and a talk Our Church and the Ideal by Edwin Martin.
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United Brethren Church
Lois R. Luzader
Jesus
United Brethren Young People
Carrie Packman
Charles Hoffman
John Frank Luzaney
Loren Hoffman
Robert Sloan
Lyle Woodell
China
Chang
Edwin Martin
Our Church and the Ideal
Stassen Plans Answer To Roosevelt's Query
Stassen announced that his keynote at the Republican national convention in Philadelphia this June will address Roosevelt's questions about what the party would do if returned to power next November. He denied reports naming issues and said a preliminary draft would not begin until June.
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St) Paul
Harold Stassen
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Stassen
Parking Meters Return $77.10 To City Treasury
After one week of enforcement the old parking meter ordinance receipts jumped to 77.10 for the week ending today City Finance Commissioner J B Bradford announced. The mayor has yet to fine any violators though many tickets were issued with severe reprimands and promises to cease the practices.
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J. B. Bradford
Judge Kilgore Assails Gov Holt Leadership
Wilimison May 4 47 Judge Harley M Kilgore assails the Democratic state administration for hostility to organized labor and says supporting either statehouse faction candidates is the same as voting for Governor Homer A Holt. He condemns the administration for failing to give organized labor and working men vital needed legislation.
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Willimson
Harley M. Kilgore
Statehouse
Homer A. Holt
Kilgore
U. S. Senate
Doctor Held For Slaying
Spokane, May 4. Dr. R. A. Hahn is held in city jail on an open charge as police and county officials search his home for clues. Coroner studies post mortem findings while relatives arrange funeral plans for his wife Sylva, 42, found shot in her bedroom Thursday. Prosecutor Quackenbush notes officers’ reports will be checked to decide if death was homicide or suicide. Coroner Collins says skull fractured by pistol bullet entering the right side of the head. The bedroom showed more than a dozen bullet holes. The 75 year old doctor had married his second wife 22 years ago, previously tying headlines with two divorces and a police court appearance after family quarrels.
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Spokane
Wash
R. A. Hahn
Sylvia
Dawson Urges Trade Routes Plan for State Roads
The speaker highlights steady improvement of West Virginia's secondary roads as a key objective for the next state administration. He notes road infrastructure as essential for moving farm products to market and recalls being fed and clothed by a West Virginia farm during early life. He emphasizes that the road problem cannot be solved overnight but progress is possible.
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Dawson
Page
West Virginia
West Virginia Roads Key to Farmers Markets
The Charleston mayor urged continued bond issuance to fund road development for farmers, arguing federal matching funds won’t suffice without state bonds. He cited 20 000 miles of rural roads needing urgent attention and called for concrete roadwork over payroll expansions as part of his campaign stops in Morgantown and communities like West Union and Morgantown today and tonight.
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West Virginia
Greenbrier Valley
Clarksburg
Charleston
Tees Bostic
Ronceverte
General Fund
Treasury of
Morgantown
Dawson
West Union
MAD BUTCHER HUNT TIES ERIE MURDERS TO RAILROAD TRAIL
A violent killer known as the Mad Butcher stalks Kingsbury Run and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad corridor through New Castle and Erie. Authorities report multiple victims, decapitated remains found in city dumps and along a burial plot path to Youngstown, with bodies dismembered by an apparent surgeon expert.
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Smife
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
Kingsbury Run
New Castle
Youngstown
Mad butcher killer widens death toll to twenty four
The grisly case ties five bodies found in Ohio to a spree that began in Youngstown. Investigators link charred reports from December 1939 to a pattern of fires at railroad yards and a hobo jungle near Interchange yards. District Attorney Park suggests the killer aims to destroy evidence. Detective Meryle of Cleveland confirms the tally now reaches 24 victims.
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Struthers
Youngstown
Andrew T. Park
Peter J . Meryle
Cleveland
Mighty Craft and Churchill Battleship Attack Report
A high command communique notes German forces hit a battleship during an air raid carried out by five bombers. One bomb may have struck the magazine and caused flames rising over 1500 feet. Debris remained after the smoke cleared. Churchill and the British expeditionary force were mentioned in connection with the event.
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Churchill
High Command
Britits
Jas
British silence over sinking of battleship by air attack
May 4 London reports British sources declined to comment on claims that a German air raid sank a British battleship off a way. The UK has not acknowledged losing a capital ship to air attack since the war began.
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London
High Command
Ae Way
Chamberlain Faces Growing Backbench Resistance This Crisis
Chamberlain remains confident as MP Richard Law urges change in government stance before victory. Liberal National Clement Davies and colleagues stage a coordinated move to oppose any confidence vote amid the country’s biggest crisis.
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Richard K. Law
Hull
Clement Davies
Italian Move Increases Southeast War Tensions
War spread fears grow as Italy boosts force in the Dodecanese with 60 000 fresh troops and 15 submarines at Rhodes. Greece and Turkey ready defense while Yugoslavia anxiously watches. Egypt also prepares as Italy, France and Britain contemplate Southeast crisis. In a separate case, William Thornton and Josephine Dabney were fined ten dollars for creating a disturbance in Latrobe Street municipal court.
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Turkey
Greece
Yugoslavia
Rome
Dodecanese
Lears
Athens
Rhodes
Aegean Sea
Dardanelles
France
Britain
Egypt
William Thornton
Josephine Dabney
Latrobe Street
Neely renews remarks on roads and insurance charge
Mayor D Boone Dawson champions secondary roads as West Virginia trade routes and notes limited state help for farmers. Senatorial candidate Kump counters attacks on his record, calling claims he blocked insurance legislation dishonest as Kilgore notes a 1939 appearance before a legislative committee for insurance interests.
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Neely Renews
D. Boone Dawson
West Virginia
Kump
Hinton
Harley M. Kilgore
Neely Defies Critics Amid Campaign Affidavit Row in Clarksburg
Senator Neely, at a Clarksburg rally, displayed an affidavit denying Lewis directed his entry into the campaign amid charges tied to the governor and statehouse faction. Andrews praised Democratic leadership and touted state tourist appeals while Kilgore urged Kump to explain ties to the statehouse faction.
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Kump
Auditor
Neely
Clarksburg
Byron Rasdorpi
Homer Strosni
Lewis
Holt
Statehouse
Senate
R. Carl Andreted
Andrews
Kilgore
Williamson
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Jack Randall
Loar
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U. B
City Treasury
Paris
Vallonin
Allier Department
Strand
Klein’s Clothing
Dixie
Norge
Ruth Donnelly
Clarence Rolb
Edward Brophy
John Wray
Alexander Hall
Asociate
Everett Riskin Evers
Columbia Picture
Stooge
Loar Jewelry Store
Gov. Holt
Seattle
Mad Butcher
Chatcoen
Erie
Singer Sales and Service
Man St
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