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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1932
Page
5
Baltimore August 1 Salary reductions affecting 500 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad officials and employees were announced. George M. Shriver senior officer said employees earning over 330 annually will have ten percent cut starting today, while those earning 170 to 330 will see a smaller cut. reductions had been made last November.
Prosecutor Charles C. Whitlock and Sheriff Joe Dreher telegraphed Governor Harry G. Leslie requesting National Guardsmen be sent to Vigo County to preserve peace amid the Dixie Bee Mine disruption. Union sympathizers halted mine operations since last Thursday, with thousands gathering daily and workers barred entry. miners’ homes in Terre Haute faced picketing.
Ev alyn Sanford, 17, farm girl of Freesoil, Mich, is feared kidnapped after last seen Sunday night walking toward her home. State and county police searched a swamp west of Freesoil as neighbors reported a scream heard nearby. Tracks and marks suggest a struggle involving at least three people, including a woman.
Summary of yesterday's National League results including St Louis 7 Boston 0 and Chicago 6 Brooklyn 3 with New York 6 Cincinnati 4, plus today’s matchups Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Cincinnati at New York and St Louis at Boston. Also includes Washington 8 Chicago 5 and St Louis 13 Boston 2 with several others. WIC Atlantic League results list Charlestown 4 Johnstown 1 and Clarksburg 13 Beckley 4 with upcoming Cumberland at Charleston and Clarksburg at Beckley.
In Wheeling on August 1 the son of a police detective lies near death from a fractured skull after a street fight. The nephew of a patrolman is held without bond. Witnesses dispute whether a blow by Ed ward Howley felled William McKown or if McKown tripped and hit a curb. Police say the clash was sparked by rivalry over a girl's affections.
Mrs. Arthur Baker of McLean, Illinois, reported a dream about a missing diamond ring four years ago. Last winter she dreamed it was under the pantry concrete, leading to tearing up the floor where a crack appeared opposite the finding spot and the ring was recovered.
Jedda August 1 report: The government of Ibn Saud, ruler of much of Arabia, announced it had crushed a desert revolt after initial moves, with authorities signaling stability in Hedjaz and Jiddah territories.
A seasoned golfer explains that changing partners periodically keeps competition fresh and pushes players to improve. Competing against stronger players reveals weaknesses and reveals tips from better golfers. Observing successful players helps golfers adopt useful techniques and elevate their own game.
A compact list highlights top homerun leaders across 1920s teams with figures for Foxx Ruth Klein Simmons Averill Gehrig and their respective clubs the Athletics Yankees Indians Phillies. The note emphasizes standout sluggers like Ruth and Gehrig in a historical context.
Joe Medwick known as Duckie Wuckie by fans, leads Texas League hitters with a .366 average on 154 hits in 421 at bats through July 25. The St Louis Cardinals prospect, 5'11" and 189 pounds, draws fame, meal bar branding, and strong praise from veteran managers for hustling, heads-up play and consistency.
A desert revolt near Gebel Shar ended with 360 rebels killed and the Be douin leader Obn Rafada killed. Ibn Rifada, longtime foe of Ibn Saud, was beheaded and his head allegedly used as a football by village boys. The Hedjaz government reported negligible losses.
Westbrook Connecticut August 1 Forty passengers on a Boston to New York excursion train suffered minor injuries when a passing locomotive’s indicator plug blew out. Steam under high pressure shattered windows in eleven coaches of the excursion train.
In St Rose Quebec a seaplane plunged 50 feet into the Jesus River after engine failure, burying its nose in mud. Three occupants died: Andrew Darling age 32 of Montreal owner and pilot, John Maguire 20 and George Brossard 19 mechanics employed by Darling. Youths pulled bodies from the cabin and forced open doors. Four coats found suggest a fourth man may have escaped and drowned. Darling, who worked for General Motors Limited, was a summer resident.
Robert L. Conroy, infamous criminal and alleged killer of a Toledo, Ohio policeman, was found dead in a dingy New York railroad flat. The slump-shoulder corpse appeared that of a gunman who had led a life on the run for years.
Washington at Chicago game postponed due to rain as police report a nationwide concern over an incident. No shooting details confirmed at this time.
Police hunted Conroy alias Robert Delroy linked to the 1928 To ledo slaying of Patrolman Zientara during the American Express holdup and a Los Angeles murder alleged by New York authorities. In a five room dwelling, officers found a counterfeit operation with 180 counterfeit five dollar bills and Rosemary Sanborn, identified by locals, had been shot three times.
In Chicago on August 1 a federal prohibition agent Eugene Jackson was struck six times and fatally hurt while attempting to arrest an unidentified Black man from whom he had arranged to buy liquor. Fellow Narcotics Division agent J R Fletcher was shot three times but unharmed. The suspect fled on foot after abandoning his car. license records tied the vehicle to Drew Clark, 35, of Chicago, and police guarded his home.
Storciy aes 72 Caliah les eApproaching the eines Stonchy discovers the diggings in the grip of forest fiver and ce ee Nid Spat.
Smoot quotes Bible to defend tariffs as essential to living standards and accuses Governor Roosevelt of deceit and political manipulation. He argues Roosevelt hides true aims with clever phrases and doubles speaks, urging a reduction in tariff votes by Democratic senators.
Lyda Southard, 39, convicted husband poisoner, held for return to Idaho prison from which she escaped May 4, 1931. She told reporters she expected to be caught after being arrested in the Topeka post office while applying for a letter from sixth husband Harry Whitlock. Detective Victor Plants accosted her. Her ex-convict sweetheart David Minton, 45, was arrested in Denver July 1.
Fred J. Babcock, Attorney General of Idaho, states Minton confessed July 18 to helping Mrs. Southard escape from a prison wall while he had just been pardoned for a forgery. Southard, who married Whitlock March 10 after two months as his housekeeper, fled Denver two days before Minton confessed. She planned to return to Idaho to finish a term ranging from ten years to life for the murder of her fourth husband Ed F. Meyer of Twin Falls on August 10, 1920, allegedly killed for life insurance with arsenic traces found on his prior wives. Whitlock, shocked by her identity, noted her churchgoing habit and her treatment of his nine-year-old son Benny.
Police attribute 18 weekend deaths to a toxic cheap drink known as Smoke consumed by vagrants in New York City's East Side waterfront area. Fear spreads among loiterers who panhandle for dimes to buy the beverage in the squalid dives of the district.
A bartender was arrested and detained pending analysis of a smoke product he sold. The incident centers on the controlled substance sale and police custody while tests determine composition and legality.
Boston reports Governor Joseph B. Ely, a late anti-Roosevelt voice in his party, backs Franklin D. Roosevelt and John N. Garner. He says he will support the Democratic ticket while seeking re election and recalls his role in Smith’s nomination effort.
Two carnival fighters from Blueville were released Sunday night after a Saturday fine of 250 dollars each for fighting and drunkenness at the New Blen Avon hotel lobby. They also owed 8.60 for hotel property damage. One man bore head scars. another showed a bruised hand from blows.
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