Judge Faces Ouster and Naval Bill Advances House
A powerful southern and western coalition pushes to oust a judge while farm leaders expect Senate approval. The house shows little opposition to the naval appropriation measure. Budget cuts limit savings, with 15 to 30 million expected next year from the president’s government reorganization and bureau shifts to be submitted to Congress early this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Budget Bureau
Congress
First Taylor County census lists farms and births to 1844
The 1810s to 1850s period is summarized with Burdett’s census data for Taylor County showing 38 372 acres of improved farmland valued at 908 329 and 54 101 acres in woodland. Farm implements valued at 32 545. Livestock includes 1 496 horses, 8 mules, 1 955 milch cows, 3 853 other cattle, 10 617 sheep, 5 076 swine valued at 176 343. It records births in 1844 the year of county organization and 17 children born near Independence Day in 1850 among many named individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdett
Taylor
Virginia
John Carder
Sarah Knight
James McDonald
Mary Matthews
James Williams
Taylor County
Boston
John Gates
Rachel Greathouse
Bill Martin
David Norris
Ann Prunty
Nathan Selvey
John Sinclair
Isaac Walden
Willie B. ‘Lawler
Gates
Major Pitcairn
Lexington
Lexington and
Concord
Jacob Dunhany
David Elliott
David McDaniel
Joseph Poe
Randolph Smith
John Thomas
Norfolk
Thomas Poe Giles
P Catherine Means
William and
Sarah Miller
Susan Rogers
Mary Townsend
Raleigh
Williamsburg
England
Thomas Jefferson
John Parsons
Sarah Jones
Joseph Rector
David Grimm
Jeddediah Waldo
Ann Harrow
Richard Cross
George Washington
Republic
Isaac Carder
John T. Curry
Sarah Channel
Alexander Davidson
Jane Lawler
Freeman Stephens
John Whitehair
William West
New York
United States
Mary Brooks
Barbara Cather
Sarah Cather
Frances Curry
John B. Davidson
Elizabeth Fowler
Jacob Gabert
Virginia Goodwin
Salathiel Goff
Patrick Fleming
Andrew Hesser
Catherine Huffman
Lemuel Jones
John Newton
Dorothy McDaniel
Joseph Hickel
Daniel McVicker
Benjamin Mauller
Jacob Means
William P. Milten
Jonathan Foe
Jamesl Twistmouth
Daniel Whitehair
Chapman Lake
Richard Hewitt
Sarah Shroyer
William Warder
Sarah Warren
Nathan Goodwin
Grafton
Latrobe Street
John Wolverton Blue
Hampshire
Robert Reed
James McDowell
Edward J. Armstrong
Pruntytown
Louisa Gates
Virginia Hull
Elizabeth Keener
Lucinda Keener
Virginia Layman
Zachary Marquess
Alpheus Moran
Cornelius Smith
Zachary Sturm
Doctor Thorn
Virginia ‘Towles
Mary Roach
New York City Journalist and Wife Face Festive Strain
Eleanor and Phil Parrish, a young couple in Greenwich Village, balance hard work at a newspaper with a growing social circle. Encounters with editors, a promised raise, and upscale parties test their finances and marriage as Eleanor pressures for a birthday gift, while illness threatens their plans. The narrative follows daily tensions between ambition, money, and romance in 1920s urban life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Parrish
Phil
New York
Greenwich Village
Eleanor
Kate Develas
Feta
Abaiatante
Buntes
Jeter
Hold Hitler Slogan Mirrors British Drive for Punishment
The text argues that personal villains and heroes drive mass action in Britain, comparing wartime animus against Napoleon and Wilhelm to modern calls to punish Hitler. It suggests British character favors personified foes and praises decisive leadership in the fight against tyranny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Hitler
Napoleon Bonaparte
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Senator Harrison presses for corporate tax revisions
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, chairing the Senate Finance Committee, urges Congress to enact corporate tax revisions before adjournment to boost private industry, employment, and purchasing power. He warns that inaction could hinder recovery and urges the administration to take decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Harrison
Washington
Congress
Barrymore protests in Omaha over onstage profanity
Morgantown Post reports John Barrymore caused a stir in Omaha Nebraska during his performance of My Dear Children by using unscripted profanity. He apologized the next day claiming personal distress after his third wife left him and embezzlement rumors surfaced. He admitted occasional oaths were used to vent frustration during the play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown Post
John Barrymore
Omaha
Neb
Barrymore
Omata
Britain War Mind Turns On A Single Figure
A British reflection compares current public mood to the Napoleonic era. The piece notes how Britain, once divided over revolutionary ideology, united in fear and hate toward a single figure, nicknamed Boney, as a scapegoat for security concerns. The analysis highlights collective action overriding political disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Britain
Rome Berlin axis shown strong amid peace plea from Pope
The article argues the Rome Berlin axis remains intact despite Britain and France pressure. It notes the axis will resist defending against allied power and cites a Vatican peace appeal by Pope Pius XII broadcast in French to the Algiers eucharistic congress urging that humanity longs for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
Britain
France
Pope
Alliante
Pius XII
Vatican City
Algiers
Parity Debate Fails as Farm Support Changes Stalled
The house approved 500 million for soil conservation payments but rejected a 250 million parity fund to lift farmers purchasing power. Senate Appropriations backs parity at 225 million and 113 million for stopping surplus disposal, aligning with a larger push yet facing offset concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Youth Denies Phoenix Murder Charge and Extradition
A 22 year old college student Burgunder denies murdering two car salesmen in Phoenix and agrees to waive extradition to Arizona. Sheriff Jordan arriving with County Attorney Harless took him into custody after he admitted being in the car but not connected to the crime. The youth previously faced a drug store robbery term and is described as having a latent, spectacular nature by authorities. A lodging arranger grew suspicious as Burgunder pursued enrollment at Johnson City teachers college.
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Ril
Tennessee
Teachers College
Johnson City
Burgunder
Phoenix
Jordan
Robert M. Burgunder, Jr
Arizona
Harless
Mother's telegram to missing miner hints at hope
A telegram from an Alhambra California mother, Ruth Burgunder, to her son named Jordan, expresses steady courage and love as she signs mother. In western Pennsylvania the coal region remains largely quiet but a non-union miner operator near Phillipsburg reported his home dynamited and his wife escaped injury.
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Ruth] Burgunder
Alhambra
Calif
Jordan
Pennsylvania
Raymond Schnars
Phillipsburg
Schnars
Pittsburgh Area Business Down 24 Percent In Month
The University of Pittsburgh reported business in the Pittsburgh trading area fell 24 percent last month mainly due to coal mine suspensions. The Pennsylvania Railroad laid off 1,027 shop workers in its central state region, including 781 in the Pittsburgh division. Carloadings and related activity were impacted as mines paused operations.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rosary Use Across Faiths Mentioned in Worship Scope
A note observes that Mohammedans Hindus Buddhists and Roman Catholics all use the rosary in worship reflecting its broad devotional role across religions and traditions.
Fire Fatal in St Marys Brooder Blast
A May 8 report from St Marys states a fire caused by an exploded chick brooder fatally burning Mrs. John William son and killed a cow and calf along with destroying a car and bam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Marys
John Williamson
Fiduciary Notices In Probate Accounts May 1 1939
The commissioner of accounts announces settlements before him for fiduciary accounts including The First National Bank of Grafton Committee for William Wayne England non compos mentis H B Daugherty Committee for Howard Daugherty non compos mentis R C Wood Guardian for Mary Alice Wood by Dessie Jaco Wood Administrator of the estate of R C Wood deceased. Given May 1 1939 at the hand of William P Samples Commissioner of Accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Grafton
William Wayne England
H. B. Daugherty
Howard's
Daugherty
R. C. Wood
Mary Alicegrace Wood
Dessie Jaco
Wood
William P. Samples
Executors seek settlement of last will and testament
Notice is hereby given that before the undersigned for settlement Thomas W. Brohard O Jay Fleming and Lawson Loar executors of the last will and testament and Leonard Mullonee de-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Brohard
O. Jay Fleming
Lawson Loar
Leonard Mullonee
Executors Notice in Taylor County West Virginia
Legal notice filed by Thomas W Brohard and J Fleming as surviving executors. S M Zimm administrator of Blanch Dougher deceased personal estate. Dated and signed this 1st day by John K Burdett Taylor County West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Brohard
J. Fleming
S.M. Zimm
Blanch Dougher
John K. Burdett
Taylor County
West Virginia
Trustee's Sale of East Grafton Property
Trust deed dated 1930 by Harry V Grimes and Sadie M Grimes secures Real Estate and Improvement Company of Baltimore. Sale at 11:00 A M May 11 1939 at front door of court house Grafton Taylor County WV. parcel described along Lincoln Street near stone steps between houses 1 and 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry V. Grimes
Sadie M. Grimes
William M. Kennedy
William H. Ball
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Maryland
Taylor County Court Clerk's Office
Grafton
Taylor County
West Virginia
Lincoln Street
Property Description and Sale Terms in Taylor County Court
Property described to Wilbur R. Haislip bounds and street lines with a Lincoln Street stake outline. Terms of sale require cash payment day of sale with remaining balance in two equal installments secured by notes and a lien on the property. Public notice dated April 17 May 1 8 and listing Harry V Grimes deed reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Court Clerk's Office
Wilbur R. Haislip
Ettor
Lincoln Street
Harry V. Grimes
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New York State
Supreme Court
Albert Chaperau
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Franky
Parrish
Abrams
Yonkers
Nell
Darling
Mr. Abrams
Newark
Kate Douglas
Toots
Jaye
Wetzel
Linkks
Park Avenue
Hundah Orchestra
Mrs
Agai
Nix
Volga
Mass
Aberdeen
Scotland
United States Department of the Interior
Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Fairmont
Main “St
Court House
Marion
Taylor Counties
East Grafton
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