Law enforcement rift prompt West Virginia calls for unity
A local editorial notes tension between Harrison county sheriff’s force and the state police near Clarksburg. It urges harmony and cooperation to ensure effective service and value for taxpayers, stressing the shared goal of strong, unified law enforcement across West Virginia communities.
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Morgantown Dominion News
Harrison County
West Virginia
Monongalia
Clarksburg
Hidden Letters and a Framed Champion
Judy observes a mysterious letter man at the Myers home while Ronald faces a bribery scandal. Abbey Boland, now engaged to Count Phillippe, questions Ronald’s guilt, testing Judy’s devotion as the case unfolds. Judy fears for Ronald yet holds her loyalty.
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Dells
Judy
Abbey
Phillippe
Ronald
Ronald Con
Miss Boland
Abbey Boland
4 THOUGHT FOR WORKING MEN HEBREW BENEDICTION
A critical column attacks Ramsay and Neely on trade treaties and their impact on glass and pottery in the district. It argues production declines, workers suffer without protection, and imports flood the market. It also critiques Roosevelt era policy and rising public debt. The piece names Ramsay Schiffler Weir and references New Deal debates and labor issues.
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Ramsay
Mr. Ramsay
Ohio Valley
Japan
Ohio
WPA
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Neely-Ramsay
Andy Schiffler
H. C. Ogden
First
E. T. Weir
Prince of
Mr. Weir
Schiffler
Weir
Wheeling Intelligencer
Roosevelt
Manual Workers of America
New Deal
American Federation of Labor
Federation
WPA payroll figures show rising workers over years
Harry Hopkins defends relief as not inflated for elections. WPA employment rose from 2,449,775 in October 1936 to 1,342,910 in October 1937, then to a record 3,125,990 in October 1938, with officials saying the numbers speak for themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Intelligencer
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Japan Seeks Compensation Deals with Germany and Italy
Reuters quotes Japanese papers on granting political compensation to Germany and Italy in exchange for continued goodwill from Japan's allies in the anti Communist pact during the China war. Sources say peace would require Chiang Kaishek's resignation and demobilization of Chinese forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuters
Germany
Italy
Ttwo
Japan
Chiang Kaishek
Border tensions echo across Danube frontier
Czechoslovak guards tightened entrances to Hungary as Komarna residents faced a ban on demonstrations and Hungarian flags. Danube bridges were mined and troops ready to cross if ordered while officers said they would withdraw from agreed zones if required. Andrew Brody resigned as premier of autonomous Rutherford after two weeks and was arrested on treason charges as police reported turmoil in the national government.
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Hungary
Komarna
Komarom
Danube
Andrew Brody
Rutherla
National Gament
Central
Par- Hamslu
Farm Bureauism and Bureaucracy Clash in Protests
In a critique of a Department of Agriculture reorganization aimed at expediting service, the author argues the move follows protests by farmers against bureaucratic red tape. The piece asserts government aims to perform services efficiently, urges citizen revolt against rising taxes and debt, and calls taxpayers to push for reform through protest.
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Department of Agriculture
Congress
Artist Voices and Labor Strife Over Menuhin Performance
The article reports on tensions between musicians and unions over Menuhin's appearance, with references to pay disputes and artist freedom. It also briefly describes a rural wedding where Rosie, a young girl, is wed at a cabin, the license deemed legal and spectators noting her quiet demeanor.
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Harmonic
Los Angeles
Menuhin
Tibbett
Orcchestra
AGMA
Miners Describe Isolated Kentucky Cabin Family Life
Ten year old Rosie and her family live in a two room cabin along Abbott Creek three miles north of Prestonsburg in rugged eastern Kentucky. The miners talk of the girl's home as a family scene with her mother, father Jim, two younger brothers, an older sister, and in-laws, amid sparse comforts and a cliffside hillside setting.
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Abbott Creek
Prestonsburg
Kentucky
Rosie
Flem
Jim
Rector Slain In February Sparks Citywide Arrests
The Cofer brothers who own a hotel casino and liquor store were linked to the case. George Cley born confessed naming Willie Green as the killer. Dr. Lee rector of Christ Episcopal church was shot in the rectory study near midnight on February 5 while preparing a sermon.
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Rage Oue
Cofer Brothers
Cofer
Chief Register
George Cleyborn
Willie Green
Lee
Christ Episcopal Church
Widow Elizabeth Snyder Dies at Fairmont Home
Elizabeth Teter Snyder 68, widow of J. Snyder, died at her brother’s home in Fairmont. Her husband was a hardware merchant for many years.
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Fairmont
Elizabeth Teter Snyder
J. Snyder
West Virginia grazing farm for sale 198 acres Taylor County
Classified notices list FOR SALE including a 198 acre grazing farm in Court House District Taylor County priced at 11850 dollars. Also a 5 room brick dwelling with utilities, a lost dog notice, a tenant farming position, furnished apartment wanted, and sale terms by G W Ford special commissioner with bond filed October 27 1938.
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West Virginia
Court House
Taylor County
John Post
Buckhannon
West 110
Virginia
H. C
O. J. Morrison
G.W. Ford
Circuit Court
G. W. Ford
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
Nellie Tucker
Taylor County WV approves school bonds vote result 1938
The Attorney General clarifies that Taylor County West Virginia voters approved a 346 500 dollar school bond issue in a September 29 1938 special election. 3161 votes for 1196 against show a clear majority. The attorney general confirms the bond issue complies with the law.
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Board of Education
Taylor
West Virginia
County of Taylor
Iaid
West ‘Virginia
Farm for Sale in Taylor County Auction
Special Commissioner will sell at public auction at the Taylor County courthouse on November 21, 1938 at 2 PM a 38 acre farm in Fetterman District near Haymond School described in Rosa E. Tobias et al. v Lester D. Jacobs et al decree. The Thomas J. Jacobs farm, owner at death, includes dwelling and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orate Court
Taylor County
Rosa E. Tobias
Lester D. Jacobs
Fetterman
Haymond
Thomas J
Bob) Jacobs
Trusteee Sale Of Parkview Property In Taylor County WV
Trustee's sale of Parkview property by C Dewey Jones and Shirley B Jones to the highest bidder on Monday November 28 1938 at 1 30 PM at the front door of Taylor County Court House West Virginia. Property described as Lots 71 and 8 on Suddarth Plat Knotteville District fronting Pottery Street with a six room frame dwelling. Terms require one third cash and balance in 18 months with notes and security until full payment.
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C. Dewey Jones
Shirley B. Jones
Taylor County Court Clerks Office
Court House of
Said
Taylor County
West Virginia
Harry Friedman
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