PENDERGAST DETHRONED Admitted tax evasion and sentenced
The Morgantown Post reports Tom Pendergast pleaded guilty to evading federal income taxes after prosecutors traced about 400000 of ill gotten gains. He received a prison sentence as the once all powerful Kansas City political figure is broken. The piece notes tax prosecutions remain a tool when other avenues fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendergast
Morgantown Post
Tom Pendergast
United
Staes
Kansas City
Missouri
Democratc Party
sen+tence
House Dream Shapes Elite Suburban Life
Eleanor and Phil Parrish tour Hazelton Gardens beyond Great Neck as they seek a modest yet luxurious home near New York. They view a community house and a Kiteher school, consider private schooling, and imagine furnishing with ease payments. Eleanor spends freely to realize a refined home, while Phil admires the result with a mix of astonishment and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spuencpen
Sageshowe
Peters
Evie
Eleanor
Ken Eleanor
Phil
Bee
Ian Ogee
Seacata
Helen
Greg
Long Island
Jessica
New York
Hazelton Gardens
Great Neck
Darling
Beanor
Phil Murtured
Kitehger
Ming
Organizing Movements To Honor Soldiers In Towns
A concise call to organize community efforts to support home towns and study social conditions as a way to honor soldiers. The passage emphasizes attending to related tasks to properly honor those who served.
Catholic Church Foundation in Grafton 1855 Builders and Leaders
In 1855 Rev Father James Cunningham arrived as the first resident pastor in Grafton and led efforts to build a church. He was later succeeded by Rev Father Henry Malone who funded the first bell and expanded parish life with a school and choirmaster James Bell. Malone’s reverence and wartime absence marked his lasting esteem, while local histories note burial grounds, later consecrations, and early town trades including Cassel family bakery and Flanagan wagon shop shaping Grafton’s growth.
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James Cunningham
Grafton
Father Cunningham
Fetterman
Washington and
St. John Streets
Fettermans
Northwestern Turnpike
St. John Street
Washington Street
Father Henry Malone
Father Malone
James Bell
America
Dal
New
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
John McEiligott
James B. Moran
James M. Litzinger
James A. Lincell
Malone
Robert Kelleher
Baltimore and Ohio
West
Main Street
John
Peter
James
Cassel
Louis Withman
Wehn Alley
Friedman Jewelry
American News
John Flanagan
Eise
McCarter
Paul
Beaver Palls
County Playground Program Earns Civic Praise
The County Board of Education and WPA Recreation Division are praised for continuing a county playground project this summer. Proponents argue a supervised program reduces juvenile delinquency and builds citizenship, noting past success in neighborhoods with play centers. They urge planning for post WPA funding as the program ends.
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County Board of Education
WPA
Toto
Memorial Day Thoughts From Cumberland Times
A Cumberland Times Memorial Day tribute honors fallen soldiers and living veterans. It urges readers to honor the departed by serving the nation through patriotism, good government, and civic participation, including voting and public service, to uphold freedom and opportunity.
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Cumberland Times
Youn
Anc
Seston, Fons
Rescue at Sea After Sculpin Beacon Signals Hope
Survivors recount a perilous wait as the Sculpin spotted their position and relayed a rescue plan. They conserved air, drank soda lime purified oxygen when needed, and stayed quiet to save precious reserves while awaiting Falcon and divers.
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Naguin
Sculpin
Trapped sailors recount rescue hope during sub’s dive
Bland and four mates spoke with newsmen as divers shut valves and blew tanks during the practice dive. They described muffled Morse signals from forward compartments and other crew members beating responses as chlorine gas wafted in and rescue vessels closed in.
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Gare
Bland
Navy
Sculpin pursuit and rescue delays amid wartime tensions
Survivors describe firing smoke bombs and confirming a sister ship with matching motors. Rescue teams prioritized strongest members as the first wave arrived. Amid global tensions, Yugoslavia Denmark Sweden Norway Spain are named alongside cabinet decisions on cooperation. Financial authorities see markets rising on public confidence in Chamberlain's policy amid Hitler’s potential moves.
FINAL OFFER Continued From Page One Aims At Early Date
The article discusses the ongoing final offer negotiations with French agreement on core points. Key issues include defining aggression, unifying command structures, and the roles of Britain and the three powers in potential war. Potential protection for smaller nations and pledges to Poland Rumania Turkey and Greece are noted amidst expected broader alliances.
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Britain
Poland
Rumania
Turkey
Greece
France
Sime
Germany
Italy
Republicans Back Roosevelts Tax Bill Move
In a tense session lawmakers debated funding for farmer relief as Congress faced the tax bill. A majority of Republicans, including 27 members, broke from party leaders to support parliamentary procedure that aided the appropriation, signaling potential approval despite earlier tax concerns. Most Republicans were from New York and Minnesota.
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Congress
Roosevelt
House
Apthte
Nem
New York
Min
Farm belt campaign eyes 1938 gains across states
The Republican delegation from Ohio, noting their party’s large gains in the 1938 election, voted solidly against this procedure. The piece hints at farm statistics and promises shaping politicians’ scrutiny as campaigns move through the farm belt next year.
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Ilinois
North
South Dakota
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Indiana
Montana
Reepublican
Ohio
Ada
Safety Award Continued At Harrison County Meeting
Clarksburg officials recount safety efforts at a Harrison County Safety Council session. Frank Collins and Mason Tucker presented films on home safety. Kin Robinson and county schoolboy patrols attended. Guests included Loren Hoffman Scout Commissioner, James Parkhill and Joseph Dryfield Scout masters, and three Boy Scout troops. Also present were Robert Mapes safety director of the Central West Virginia Auto Club and Captain A. E. Lockard of the Grafton Police Department.
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Clarksburg
Harrison County Safety Council
Safety First
Frank Collins
Robert Mapes
Central ‘West Virginia Auto Club
Robert Wilson
Coe
Wet Pavania Club
Aoe. Lockard
Grafton Poce Department
GOP Chairman Denial Ties Hallanan Aid to Anti Subversive Campaign
Testimony before the Dies committee labeled Walter S Hallanan promising aid for a magazine to bolster a campaign against subversive Jewish and Communist groups as utterly untrue. George Deatherage testified Hallanan said he refused to guarantee payment for a printing bill and denied further talks after a prior introduction three or four years earlier.
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Charleston
Dies
Walter S. Hallanan
National Republican
George Dearherage
St. Albans
W. Vs
The
Knights of the White Camellia
Hallanan
T Rae
Martin Dies
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Hull
Andy Schiffer
Department of State and Justice
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Mr. Hull
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Kyhen
Nell
Philip Parrish
Fifth Avenue
Visa
Itis
Sonacer
Taylor
County
First Catholic Church
GOP
Old 5
Mathews
Mathews Printing Company
Léngines-Wittnauer
Skaggs & Co
Grafton Drug & Chemical
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