Grafton hospital project under review by Wheeling contractor
A Wheeling contractor holding the unfinished Grafton City hospital contract met with city officials led by City Attorney John K. Burdett in Wheeling to discuss possible completion. Mayor C. Q. King said the project remains uncertain with about 19,863 dollars owed and total city debt above 50 thousand dollars, as state auditors prepare a formal report.
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Don Byrum
Wheeling
Grafton City
Finnegan's Rock
John K. Burdett
Burdett
O. Jay Fleming
First National Bank
E. Guy Kuhn
Dorsey C. Peck
C. Q. King
Byyum
Byrum
King Gaid
L.D. Schmidt
Fairmont
P. F. Gillisple
King
State Auditor's Office
Schmidt
Hospital Fund
National Bank
Grafton
Labor Board Loses Bid for Supreme Court Review
Washington May 5 The labor board failed to obtain a Supreme Court review of a Fourth Circuit ruling denying enforcement of a board order against E I Du Pont de Nemours and Co at Belle West Virginia. The case involved disestablishment of a company dominated union and the formation of the Association of Chemical Employes. The court held a notice on August 31 1937 restored freedom of choice and allowed formation of the new union as a valid exercise of that choice. The Justice Department argued that mere pro forma postings undermine efforts to eliminate company dominated unions. Du Pont said it did not know of surreptitious union activity on company time and property by union leaders.
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Washington
The
Labor Board
Supreme Court
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Is Belle
W. Va
Fourth Federal Circuit
Theunion
Association of Chemical Employes
Circuit Court
Justice Department
du Pont Company
Hitler Delivers 1941 Broadcast Vowing German Victory
Hitler speaks to the Reichstag praising German military strength and accusing Churchill of treachery. He criticizes British policy in Greece and Yugoslavia while outlining losses and captives, predicting harsher air raids on England and a millennium of German endurance.
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Fuehrer
Churchill
Greece
Balkan
Hitler
Mussolini
Yugoslavia
New Zealand
Britain
England
Atlantic
Germany
Chimney Fire at Ford Residence Quickly Contained
A chimney fire at Thomas Ford's residence on 637 street was reported by Fire Chief L. H Greenwald. Grafton Fire department arrived at 11:20 Sunday morning and brought the blaze under control with no damage reported.
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Thomas Ford
Grafton
L. H Greenwald
Two Major County Forest Fires Rage Across Distant Sections
Game Protector Joseph W. Powell reports two large fires burning in Hardman Irontown and Lost Run areas. About 250 acres burned in Hardman Irontown, with renewed flare ups after previous containment attempts. In Lost Run, 50 acres burned from a sawdust pile, roughly 60,000 feet of Bruce Mason’s lumber destroyed. NYA boys joined the effort under Fire Warden Hartford Haller to bring Lost Run under control. Volunteers fought a smaller blaze between Simpson and Flemington, no losses. tinder-dry woods make suppression extremely hard and risk of new fires remains high.
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Joseph W. Powell
Hardman-Irontown
Powell
Lost Run
Bruce Mason
Clarksburg
Mason
NYA
Hartford Haller
Daughter of Local Man Dies of Malta Fever
Betty Beverly White Riley 22, daughter of Percy H. White former Grafton resident and Mrs White, and wife of Charles E. Riley Clarksburg contractor, died at 6:30 PM Saturday in a Clarksburg hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Clarksburg. The White family, long known locally, includes Percy White who was raised by his uncle 8 H White after being orphaned as a child.
Frozen Sleep Reveals Human Hibernation Limits
Report notes that subjects in cold sleep could be roused briefly but suffered amnesia afterward. Cooling periods ranged from 24 to 60 hours with multiple sessions. Three recovered had one hibernation each lasting 60, 29, and 27 hours, showing varying improvements while six showed no benefits. An important finding is that healthy humans may endure hibernation cold, unlike the fragile original cancer patients.
Two Trusties Caught Stealing Car on Route 50
West Virginia Industrial School for Boys trusties Sidney Jones and Thomas Matuzas were arrested at 10:30 p.m. Saturday on Route 50 after moving a car owned by Clarence Hill from its parking spot and attempting to start it. Town officers recognized the vehicle and captured the youths inside after they broke a window and ripped wires to bypass the ignition. The pair, both housed at GN tower, claimed they planned a joy ride and denied fleeing custody. A hearing was expected to be held this morning with a request they be bound over to the next grand jury.
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West Virginia
Randall
Route 50
Planshow at Dancing Party at Firemen Moose Home
At 11 o clock Wednesday night intermission features a floor show by local talent Bob McCartney's Moonsame Hollow Gang who will play old and popular tunes with novelty numbers. The firemen sponsor a full evening of fun starting at 9 o'clock with alternating round and square dancing and special features promised by the committee.
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Firemen
Moose Home
Bob McCartney
Hollow Gang
Fire Department
Grafton Fire Department Plans Session Tonight
The Grafton Fire Department calls a 7 o clock business meeting led by President James Barcus at City hall Fire Station with a 8 pm buffet banquet honoring Mayor C O King City Commissioners Knotts Bradford and press reps. A full turnout is requested due to several important matters to be presented.
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Grafton Fire Department
James Barcus
Funeral for Isaac Klein Held in Baltimore
Funeral services for Isaac Klein a Grafton clothing merchant who died Saturday will be at 1 30 PM Tuesday at Sol Levinson and Brothers Funeral Home 1124 26 West North Avenue Baltimore Interment at Hebrew Friendship Cemetery His body was shipped to Baltimore aboard the National Limited this morning Memorial services for Ellis past exalted ruler of Grafton Lodge No 308 B P O E were held at Bartlett Funeral Home last night with Exalted Ruler Alex Mathews and Chaplain Fred Reed presiding These services were the only ones held in Grafton
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Isaac Clein
Grafton Clothing
Sol Levinson
Alex Mathews
Fred Reed
Grafton
Night Highway Check On Route 50 Nets One Arrest
State Police at the Grafton detachment conducted the first in a series of planned checks on U S Route 50 between midnight and 2 30 am Sunday, examining 175 cars. One arrest occurred Edwin Lee Gum of Bridgeport was charged with driving without an operator's license and told he never held a state permit. Four warning tickets were issued with instructions to report after vehicle corrections. Trooper Dye said two more checks would occur this month focusing on unlicensed drivers, especially at night on less traveled roads.
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U.S
Dye
Former Chief Granted Right To Carry Pistol
Arthur L. Lockard former Graf ton police chief now head of police at Westinghouse project in Fairmont was granted legal authority to carry a revolver. Judge Herbert W. Dent in Taylor county circuit court approved the order after Lockard paid a $20 fee and posted a $3,500 surety bond.
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Arthur £. Lockard
Grafton
Westinghouse Construction
Fairmont
Herbert W. Dent
Taylor County
Captain Lockard
U S War Aid Debate Signals Senate Clash Over Naval Convoys
U S Commerce head plans a speech to back Britain naval shipments as Tobey seeks a senate vote against convoys. Leaders warn debate will proceed if forced. Barkley predicts a strong defeat. Willkie pledges support for stronger naval aid to Britain, while Nye cautions GOP sentiment is not monolithic. Roosevelt cites Wilson in Staunton, praising spiritual progress and vision against force and revenge.
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Britain
Senate
Tobey
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Barkley
FDR
Willkie
Roosevelt
England
Nye
Staunton
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt Praise and Wilkie Convoy Debate
President Roosevelt dedicated a new shrine of freedom on a street platform near his birthplace while urging democracy worldwide. He praised Woodrow Wilson’s spiritual victory over brute force and warned democracy cannot survive in isolation. Roosevelt then motored to Staunton from Charlottesville and noted rising support for war aid delivery to Britain as Willkie urged armed convoys. Senator Pepper indicated related Capitol discussions.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Motors
Staunton
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Roosevelt
Charlottesville
E. M. Watson
Britain
Willkie
Wendell L. Willkie
England
United States
Capitol
Pepper
D.-Fla
Stage Favors Small Steak and Dinner Menu Inspirations
Mayor Rossi orders a simple menu including vegetable soup fish or roast beef a lettuce and tomato salad and wine while Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur of Stanford is offered grape juice iced puree of pea soup sole marguery pea avocado salad preserved nectarines and green tea. Amos Alonzo State asks for a small steak with French fries and chocolate ice cream as a snack. Morris Fishbein favors fruit or shrimp cocktail consomme steak roast beef lettuce and tomato salad ice cream and black coffee.
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Rossi
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Amos Alonzo State
College of the Pacific
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Fire destroys log cabin. one son saved, another dies
Williamson county officials report G O Grimmett, a WPA employee, awoke to fire in a Gilbert area log cabin and hurled his 11 year old son Benny from a window. Grimmett could not reach 9 year old Denny who slept in a loft as flames spread from a hot ember through a hole in the kitchen stove fire door.
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Gimmett
WPA
Benny
Denny
Closed Shop Issue Blocks Greyhound Settlement
In Cleveland on May 5 the closed shop dispute hindered settlement of a protest walkout by AFL drivers, maintenance and terminal workers on Pennsylvania Greyhound lines. Company and union officials traveled to Washington for talks to end the day-old tieup, spurred by demands for the closed shop, better conditions and a raise to five cents a mile for drivers currently earning four and four and a quarter.
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Cleveland
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines
AFL
Washington
Ross Street Man Nabbed Over Sunday Drunkenness
Wilford Fowler of Ross street was fined $10 and costs on a drunkenness charge after arraignment before Mayor C O King in municipal court. He was the only arrest reported by city police during the quiet weekend.
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Wilford Fowler
Ross Street
C. O. King
Fowler
Mrs Brooksie Stewart Dies in Huntington Hospital
Mrs. Brooksie Stewart 40, daughter-in-law of Mrs. W. P. Stewart of 824 Maple Avenue, passed away Friday in a Huntington hospital after an operation. Funeral services were held at Enterprise near Shinnston at 2 p.m. Burial followed in Wyatt Odd Fellows cemetery. Survivors include her husband and three sons aged 15 10 and 5.
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Brooksie Stewart
W. P. Stewart
Maple Avenue
Huntington
Enterprise
Shinnston
Wyatt Odd Fellows Cemetery
Naz Victory Speech Reveals Nazi Threats in Balkans
Fragmentary wartime text mentions losses in the Balkans and a Hitler quote denying democratic agitation and asserting Germany will resist outside pressure. The garbled source cites 1511 officers and men and promises to never yield to supposed capitalist oppression.
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Weaver Bros
Elviry
Roy Rogers
Arkansas
Shirley Temple
Bob Steele
Leslie Banks
Jack Londons
Michael Whalen
Irontown
Moose
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Baltimore
U.S. Commerce
Albert W. Hawkes
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N. J
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Chamber of Commerce of the United States
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