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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
4
Cumberland Times notes that past plays and novels warned of debt fear, while urging modern readers to budget, save, and cut expenses. It suggests increasing income or reducing outlays, cites home practices like vegetable growing, and warns unpaid accounts hinder business and raise interest costs.
Reverend Josua Bradley and Mr Mason recount Grafton’s growth from its railroad era to its banks and churches. Congressman Martin and Leonidas Johnson praised liberty and national progress as Pruntytown marked the day with religious services, a concert, and a grand ball honoring American independence.
On a late autumn afternoon at Corrinne's campus Sarah Anne arrives in a rust bolero suit as dorm life unfolds with music and popcorn by the fire. Robert Ransom, in a tux with a carnation, escorts another woman in New York after a night out, then calls Corrinne in a drunken, bitter mood implicating her in a costly deal. Sarah Anne exposes the truth about her father and Corrinne, prompting Robert to rush home to confront his father and the situation as the chapter continues.
A reader furnishes a truncated biblical quotation this page notes with the verse Isaiah 59 emphasizing that iniquities separate people from God. The excerpt omits a full chapter context but echoes the traditional warning about divine listening and human sin.
The Chicago Tribune examines U.S. and Germany trade links as a two and a half billion bushel corn forecast for fall adds to stockpiles. It argues for broad trade, noting Germany's need for American pork and U.S. need for German goods, while warning against political rigidity.
The text argues that U S lard exports to Germany in 1938 were heavy and that Germany is seeking substitutes. It warns that delaying action risks losing the market forever and encourages steps to restore the German lard business before rivals fill the gap.
Investors eye a Hancock county horse racing course funded under federal SEC approval but state Blue Sky laws block West Virginia stock sales for now. West Virginia has benefited from racing since 1933 34 with Charles Town and Wheeling paying the state tens of thousands yearly. Waterford Downs aims to replicate success, attracting funds despite current sale restrictions.
Coronation of Miss Helen Pearcy from Salem is set for Sunday evening after a parade of water floats. An expected crowd of 10,000 will attend both evening performances featuring underwater lights, swimming events, and dawn swims. Monday repeats the show with the queen finally throne-bound with her court.
The Hatch measure drew new discussion of a possible third term for President Roosevelt. Senator Bridges called the action the first definite sign he would not run again. Hatch and other senators said Roosevelt's approval of the bill does not decide the third term issue.
In Boothsville crowds hear speeches by Reverend A. B. Nixon and others as Ohio contemplates a 1940 Republican convention campaign. Taft seeks first choice support from Ohio delegates, with talk of Dewey and Bridges as possible contenders while Vandenberg weighs a bid. The process requires delegates to list first and second presidential choices and present written authorization.
A collage of statements about Skagen, Bermuda, Mexico, Bermuda, and Australia mentions buried sands, kidnaping, insurance, snakes, toads, chameleons, a sombrero, laws, auto drivers, water habitats, curb impacts, a submerged berg, and a Perth town clock. The text mixes historical and geographic curiosities with unrelated snippets.
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