Constitutional democracy versus totalitarian state debate
Arthur Robinson argues for constitutional democracy over a centralized New Deal system. He warns that embracing a powerful central government would erode liberty, threaten individual enterprise, and lead to object slavery for the people. He condemns Roosevelt’s method while praising enduring republican safeguards and historic prosperity.
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Europe
Samuel B. Pettenaill
Roosevelt New Deal
Roosevelt
Revelation 2 17 Hidden manna and white stone promise
A biblical verse promises to him that overcomes hidden manna and a white stone bearing a new name that only the recipient will know. The message urges attentive hearing to spiritual guidance.
The Real Question in the Roosevelt Era Debate
Voters face Ramsey on the New Deal and related policies but the piece argues his pledge to Roosevelt makes his stance clear. It contrasts Republican and Democratic approaches, condemns demagoguery, and asserts Republicans now push social objectives within constitutional democracy to resist centralization. The article frames a broader choice between decentralized democracy and European-style totalitarian authority.
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Ramsey
Roosevelt
Wage Hour Confusion as New Law Takes Effect
The Wage and Hour Administrator Andrews expects to announce records required for employers starting Monday showing workers earn at least 25 cents an hour and not exceed 44 hours weekly. He plans radio broadcasts to explain provisions as the act nears implementation amid criticism of rushed drafting by the New Deal.
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Morgantown Post News Dispatches
Washington
Andrews
Congress
Bearday
Call for precise mandates in a free society
The author contrasts Hitlerian efficiency with American ambiguity in labor rules. Citing a 1938 agreement for a 44 hour work week and 25 cent minimum wage, the piece questions who is finally bound by these restrictions and mocks vague governance. The editor argues for a clear, effective leader if dictatorship is to be adopted.
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Congress
Keep an eye on Hitler as chief European threat
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes Hitler’s bluster and rearmament while asking who could succeed him as a greater menace. It argues Goering and other Nazi leaders oppose war, so Britain should fear Hitler most and remain vigilant about his plans.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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der Fuehrer
Samuel Hoare
Great Britain
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Saarbruecken
Anthony Eden
Alfred Dut | Cooper
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Neville Chamberlain
Britain
General Goering
Czechoslovakia
Goebbels
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Fuhrer
Europe
Pictures shift in press as photo content grows
Kent Cooper of the Associated Press predicts newspapers will be half pictures, half words within ten years. He warns photos can mislead, noting wartime atrocity fakes and propaganda, and suggests the need for truth in photos amid widespread visual influence in ads and journalism.
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Clarksburg
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
A. P
Drive Against Home Accident Dangers Campaign
A student driven effort distributes checklists to homes to warn of hazards in stairs floors porches gardens and around farms and shops. Community leader Mr Rotirbougn emphasizes accident prevention as a shared responsibility amid broader safety campaigns.
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Pepe
Rotirbougn
Debts and the Government's Promises in a Gold-Backed Era
An editorial discusses how government debts are funded by gold or silver and monetary promises, warning that reliance on fiat money risks inflation. It argues deficits push prices higher, warns against rising debt, and notes the US still holds significant monetary gold as a potential base for activity.
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Bank of France
United States
Weiter
Germany
Missing Boy Case Highlights Red Cross Safety Drive
The piece describes a community safety push by the American Red Cross to reduce home and farm accidents, noting trillions of avoidable deaths and disabilities annually. It cites cooperation expectations from residents and frames prevention as a national priority led by Red Cross volunteers and resources. It also recounts a separate incident where ex marine George OConnell briefly handed over a child to his mother and was then arrested, with details of witnesses and locations in New York.
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O’connell
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Tripp
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Dean
Afraid To Marry Chapter 25 Night Talk and a Hidden Threat
In a stormy night interlude, Bob Cushing and Marjorie hear troubling suspicions about Ronald Birrell as a juror bribery claim surfaces. Judy questions the frame of accusation while Ronald pleads innocence and plans a secret late meeting with Judy, foreshadowing a tense web of loyalty, rumors, and danger surrounding Birrell’s career.
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Boland
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Spirrell
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Abbey
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Long Island
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Waldorf
Newburgh inquiry ties firms to illicit liquor operation
Treasury agents traced nine companies linked to a still operation in Newburgh. The groups kept their headquarters in abandoned barns and one story garages. The firms were formed to route reports of monthly raw material transactions as required by liquor regulations.
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Continea
Newburgh
Whearty
Treasury
Fatal Crash Claims Leckie Man In McDowell County
State Trooper C B Dye reported an auto driven by Albert Salesgiver 21 of Leckie McDowell county plunged over an embankment and overturned killing Salesgiver. Dye arrested Fugate Evans of Leckie his companion on a drunkenness charge.
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C. B. Dye
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Albert Salesgiver
Leckie
McDowell County
Salesgiver
Dye
Fugate Evans
Classified advertising rates and rules summary
Classified rates are two cents a word for the first insertion and one cent a word for each additional insertion. Minimum charge is 45 cents. Insertion words include each initial and each figure. Ads must be consecutive and follow the regular column style. Ads are restricted to their proper classification.
Sentinel urges immediate report of mirrors and errors
The notice urges readers to report mirrors and insertion errors at once. It emphasizes the Sentinel will not be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion.
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Sentinel
Local Man Sought to Service Nut and Candy Route
Local man wanted to service a nut and candy route with a car and cash for merchandise. Location at 160 Varick Street New York City. Weekly pay of $30 plus salary and commission.
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Varick St
New York City
West Virginia Man Elected Vice President of Telephone Pioneers
A. L. Eskey of Charleston was elected and vice president of the Telephone Pioneers of America at their seventeenth annual convention held recently in Toronto. Eskey, plant manager of The Chi and Potomac Telephone of West Virginia, rose from groundman to leadership, reflecting long service with the industry.
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A. L. Eskey
Charleston
Telephone Pioneers of America
Toronto
Ada
Eskey
Chi and Potomac Telephone
West Virginia
West
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American Tel and Telegraph Company
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We Electric Company
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