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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1934

Page

5

Cubs and Yankees Lead Busy Baseball Card

Veterans Ed Brandt and Elden Auker starred as the Cubs and Braves won. The Yankees routed Boston 12 to 4 after strong hitting in a high scoring day. Al Lopez hit a ninth inning homer for the Dodgers in a 8 to 7 win over the Phillies. Pirates crushed Reds 13 to 3 while Browns beat White Sox 9 to 3 after a late rally. Washington-Philadelphia game postponed due to rain.

Ed ‘Dudh Brandt Boston Giants Braves Mickey Cochrane Indians Elden Auker Tribe Yankees al Lopez Phillies Dodgers Red Sox Bill Lee Woody English Cubs St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants Pirates Reds Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Browns White Sox Tiet

Deny Thornton Fire Brick Plant Closure Report

An out of town story claimed Thornton Fire Brick Company's plant near Thornton six miles east of the city would close due to a lack of orders. A company official told Sentinel that the plant has run well for months, employs about forty men, and will continue operating with on hand orders.

Thornton Fire Brick Company Thornton Sentinel

Boxers and local clues mix in town sports notes

Primo Carnera seeks a title rematch amid speculation on his plans and mood. The Carr China and Laughlins Pottery teams prepare for a Twilight League game in Grafton, while Giants enjoy a record season with strong attendance. Maple Avenue hands Brownton an away game as gum shoe talk lingers. A bridge proposal prompts Parkview residents to push for a site near the municipal park, and city tensions flare as martial law shadows New Orleans politics.

Carr China Boys Laughlins Pottery Company The Grafton Carr China Laughlins Pottery Newell W. Va State Road Commission Parkview Joyce Carr China Company McEnteer

Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Clues Mixed Text

Puzzle shows across and down clues with numbers and garbled phrases. Reads like clipped entries for a historic crossword page with scattered fragments and irrelevant strings included.

Huey Long Turmoil Grows as Martial Law Tightens

Martial law tightens as sixty five militiamen man machine guns in the zone and one hundred police finger rifles and riot guns around city hall. Tension rises as the situation intensifies in the city.

T. Semmes Walmsley Jackson Barracks Sen. Long Walmsley Long O. K. Allen Huey Long Page One

Johnson Defends NRA Policy On Prices In Emergency

Johnson states NRA will not seek general price controls but will act against practices that create an emergency. He argues the approach varies by industry and cites past actions in coal and retail for a floor against loss leaders and price cutting, while maintaining support for small businesses. The remarks frame NRA as flexible within crisis limits.

NRA Johnson Ane

Industry Costs and Labor Standards Debate

A fragment discusses whether saving an industry requires certain actions to preserve labor standards. It weighs the necessity of measures to sustain production against the impact on workers and operating costs, signaling ongoing policy considerations.

Baseball standings and results from yesterday games

National League results show Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 13 to 3 while Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 8 to 7 and Boston topped New York 8 to 4. Detroit blanked Cleveland 3 to 0 and New York beat Boston 12 to 4. St Louis defeated Chicago 9 to 8 with several matchups scheduled today including Pittsburgh at St Louis and Chicago at Detroit.

Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston New York Chicago St. Louis Detroit Cleveland Washington St. Lows Pittsburg Pet St. Louis És

Judge Sewell Denies Involving Affidavit in Grand Jury Selection

Contested court drama centers on a questioned affidavit bearing Judge Sewell s name. He says no involvement in grand jury candidate selection, noting he named none this year and did not express interest, amid ongoing controversy over the case status.

Sewell

Legal feud heats as judges clash over resignations

Presiding Judge Collier warned a political opponent of removal from office. Judge Sewell accuses Collier of overstepping authority and calls for resignation. Sewell missed the bench three times last week citing bronchitis per his physician. A medical committee examined the physician and nurse to explain the Payne trial postponements.

Collier Judge Collier Sewell Payne

Tennessee Senate Races Narrowly Split in Primary Returns

Vote counting in Tennessee Democratic primary shows Bachmann leading Browning early as results from 2 227 precincts indicate McAlister 155106 Pope 113129 for the senate long term 1598 precincts show McKellar 147917 Neal 21578 while short term Bachmann 124376 Browning 92619. GOP results limited with McCall 24526 Clarke 18869 from 4601 precincts.

Nathan L. Bachmann Chattanooga Gordon Browning Huntingdon Bachmann Associated Press McAlister Pope Senate McKellar Neal Browning John E. McCall Memphis Will H. Clarke Jonesboro McCall Clark

Circus Returns to Grafton This Month

Fred C. Kilgore of the Downie Brothers circus visited Grafton to arrange the summer show under Charles Sparks management. The circuit will feature Jack Hoxie, a noted western film star, along with other top SPangled World names. Advertising cars with posters will arrive soon for the event appealing to audiences from six to sixty.

Grafton Fred C. Kilgore Downie Brothers Circus Charles Sparks Mr. Kilgore Jack Hoxie

Legion Nominations to Be Made Wednesday

Tay lor County Post No. 12 American Legion will nominate officers at the Moose home Wednesday evening August 8. Elections for the coming year are set two weeks later and will fill posts including commander, vice commanders, adjutant, financial officer, service officer, historian, chaplain, sergeant at arms and seven executive officers.

Taylor County American Legion Moose Home E. G. Kuhn

Relative of sed from page one life work noted

On the ground where the post office now stands, the relative of the sed from page one continues. Rev. Father Goshorn, born and reared in Chicago, has many relatives and friends here who are interested in his life work and have visited him on numerous occasions.

Father Goshorn Chicago

Classified Ad Rates and Instructions in The Sentinel

The first insertion and one cent a word for each insertion after the first. Insertions must be consecutive and set in the regular style. The minimum 45 cents. Each initial and each figure count as one word. Example 521 counts as three words. Errors reported immediately. The Sentinel not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion. Rates are two cents on

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