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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1935

Page

4

Grafton Sentinel details and subscription rates

The Grafton Sentinel lists its publishing details at 102 Latrobe Street with Howard B Holt as publisher James F Holt business manager and John B Palmer managing editor. Subscription rates are 75 cents per month 8.40 per year by carrier and mail includes 6.00 per year 3.00 for six months with a one dollar item fee indicated.

Grafton Sentinel Publishing Company Latrobe Street Grafton W. Va Debtates Dent Iting Co Howard B. Holt James F. Holt John 8. Palmer Suidy

League on Trial at the League of Nations War Debate

The piece discusses the League of Nations amid the Italian Ethiopian crisis. It notes Italy pressing for conquest, Britain’s apparent opposition to war, and the league’s fragile efforts to secure a peaceful settlement, promising a historic test of collective security and restraint.

League of Nations Italy League Ethiopia Mussolini

Michigan’s Plan for Recovering Costs From Prisoners

Michigan enforces a novel law compelling prosecutors to collect prosecution and imprisonment costs from criminals with attachable property. The policy reclaims state expenses, echoes old wardenship of felons’ property, and argues for universal adoption as fair deterrence.

Michigan

Public Inconvenience From Street Improvements On West Main

The piece complains of discomfort caused by public works funded by state and federal relief, noting two street improvement projects on West Main Street and Maple Avenue that have spanned most of the winter and continued into the present year. It highlights ongoing disruption to the public.

West Main Street Maple Avenue

Specious Insincerity on Tax Bonds Claim

A presidential remark about 58 wealthy families paying no federal taxes is described as insincere political posturing. The piece argues tax free government bonds enable tax avoidance, faulting the government rather than accredited taxpayers, and dismisses new tax proposals as ineffective against such bonds.

Roosevelt Congress

Shouse Blames Roosevelt Era on Legislative Usurpation

Jouett Shouse, president of the American Liberty League, argues the Roosevelt administration perverts the form of government. He says unconstitutional legislation is fostered, the president should seek Congress's advice, and Congress and the president share blame for executive overreach and a failing policy record.

Cumberland News Roosevelt Jouett Shouse American Liberty League National Democratic America Congress Shouse

Guffey Snyder coal bill urged by Samuel B Hill in 1935

The piece attacks bureaucratic barnacles in the New Deal era. It notes Samuel B. Hill urging passage of the Guffey Snyder coal bill and criticizes President Roosevelt for expanding federal agencies and costs. It argues many agencies are temporary but persist, increasing government burdens and budgets.

House Ways and’ Means Samuel B. Hill Guffey- Snyder Cumberland News American Liberty League Roosevelt Capone NRA Supreme Court AAA

Roosevelt Oath of Office and Letter Fragment

A New York Herald Tribune excerpt notes Franklin Delano Roosevelt swearing to faithfully execute the presidency on March 4 1933 and to defend the Constitution. It also references a presidential letter dated Saturday mentioning hope that doubt over constitutionality will not block suggested legislation.

New York Herald-Tribune Franklin Delano Roosevelt United States Roosevelt

Probers Hear Whispering Campaign Mentions in Hearing

Testimony reveals Cramer discussed a whispering campaign as a possible tactic to counter the New Deal. He acknowledged suggesting it as a consideration under the Electric Bond program, but stated the effort was not implemented during the inquiry.

Hair Cramer Black

Whispering campaign accusation in political letter

The record cites a March 28 letter from Cramer to C E Groesbeck urging Electric Bond and Share officers to lead or plan a campaign among security holders to destroy the new deal and replace it with a sane program. The letter discusses forming or organizing to spark such a campaign.

Michelson Black Cramer C. E. Groesbeck Electric Bond and Share America Take

Ickes and West temperaments mix in Interior clash

Central Press reports on former congressman Charles West newly named under secretary of the interior and Secretary Harold Ickes. It notes Ickes’s brusque temperament, West’s diplomacy, and a broader worry over relief policy, funding, and administration chaos affecting work programs and contractors nationwide.

Central Press Washington 8 Street Charles P. Stewart WASHINGTON, D._C Charles West Granville Secretary of the Interior Harold’ L. Ickes Ickes West James A. Farley Farley Interior PWA Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace Forestry Service Interior Department Agriculture Department Wallace Ike Tekes

Ickes and Hopkins Clash Over Relief Fund Use

Secretary Ickes and Harry Hopkins spar over Roosevelt's 4.88 billion work relief money. Hopkins favors rapid cash circulation through any jobs, while Ickes demands value and forbids graft. The disagreement centers on timing and safeguards.

Hopkins Iokes Harry L. Hopkins Roosevelt Ickes Tekes

Picnic in the Woods Sparks Turmoil Among Lovers

Val contemplates life choices while Nora gushes about Paradise Lake. Jan, Kent Townley, and Val’s tension erupts as Mimi drowns worryingly near shore. Jan withdraws, revealing longing and hurt in her eyes, leaving Val to retreat into the forest alone.

Val Lia Nora Cromwell Jan Kent Townley Tiddles Nora Grant Paradise Lake Eden Kent Townley Mimi Tommy Linbury Tor * Eea Pyrtonty

Described Plan Weighed as Despicable in Testimony

The testimony shows Cramer admitting the plan to discredit the president was despicable and unlikely to be based on fact. Black pressed him on whether any doctor had supported such claims, and Cramer said he did not know and had not heard of such state ments from doctors.

Michelson Hoover Black Cramer Schwellenbach Wash Nouse Committee Robinson Smith Washington

Separated by Law? Jurist plans affect couple

Eleanor Schmaus and Henry Simpson face a year apart as a judge orders probation after Simpson, a church organist, pleads guilty to attempted abduction. The pair, who lived together in a cabin near Saugerties, N Y, are split for 13 months amid the announced legal plan.

Eleanor Schmaus Henry Simpson New York Simpson Saugerties N. Y

Contract Bridge Lesson Shows Slams and Defense Errors

A bridge hand presented by E V Shepard analyzes a missed small slam and defensive misplays. South opens spades, North supports with clubs, but the defense mishandles low trumps and an Ace, costing 12 tricks. The writer laments the missed opportunity and suggests better partner signaling and lead choices.

Fat Lear Wert West South

Committee Introduced Me To Of People And So On

A brief line notes a committee meeting scene with references to introductions to several people and ongoing discussions about participants and next steps. No specific names or clear outcomes are provided in the fragment.

Visiting Utahans Ordered Out of Grafton

Mayor E O Waugh in police court this morning ordered three Utah men who called themselves the bum rush to leave Grafton after confessing to entering on a B and O freight train. Walter Bradford Harold Thatcher and Don Waterlan were arrested at Bridge and Main and jailed for loitering before being expelled from town.

Hood's Canal Towner E. 0. Waugh Utah Grafton Walter Bradford Harold Thatcher Don

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