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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1930
Page
4
Local editor invites submissions and anonymous communications but will not be bound by them. Rates: two cents a word for first insertion and one cent a word for subsequent insertions. Same day notices must be submitted by 9 00 p.m. An extra 6 cents per inch applies for late composition. Removal notices require evening submission by 6 00 p.m.
A local editorial stresses voter turnout in the upcoming party primary urging men and women to vote at their registered polling place. It warns the final November race depends on this choice, and condemns skipping the primary as harming competent candidates. It also discusses road safety developments and paving plans on Northwestern Pike, noting center lines and concrete work underway near Grafton and concerns over signage accuracy for US 50 branches near the city.
City leaders argue against mislabeling a highway diversion as part of U S 50 North or South to favor a toll bridge promoter. The dispute centers on directing traffic from Clarksburg to Marietta via a northerly route and defending the Northwestern Turnpike designation against misleading federal naming plans.
A local criticism denounces the toll bridge operators at St. Marys for misnaming and misrepresenting facts. The writer appeals to Grafton to avoid clever schemes and instead extend polite invitations to visiting motorists to appreciate the community’s commendable qualities.
A Taylor County voter urges residents in a Taylor County Grafton District primary to back Joe Bolier for justice of the peace. The letter promotes Bolier as brave, honest, and committed to enforcing the law while supporting community needs and a clean town.
Dr. Laura Martin notes Stefansson's Wrangel Island claims and British surrender, America not officially advanced, and the Soviet occupation lasting nearly seven years. The discussion centers on legal status and vigorous national claims for doubtful areas.
Compiled figures detail payments to C P Telephone Co and Monongahela West Penn for multiple districts including Flemington and Knottsville. Notable entries include Parkersburg Branch revenues, Pittsburgh By-Products Coke Co, and The Pullman Co with varied sums across districts. Transport and telegraph firms appear repeatedly in totalized listings.
Republican candidate for State Senate representing Taylor Marion and Monongalia counties pledges to serve without special interests and oppose privilege for public utilities. He calls for fair franchise fees, tax reform, unity of property taxation, and a cap on tax rates, urging votes on August 5.
The list itemizes payments and contributions by firms including Grafton & Belington Branch, B and O R R Co, Meyers Transit Co, Monongahela West Penn Co, Parkersburg Branch B and C R R Co, Pittsburgh By-Products Coke Co, Texas Co, Union Tank Car Co, West Va Transportation Co, Western Union Telegraph Co, and Flemington municipality. Amounts range from 85 to 390 thousand dollars, detailing corporate and municipal disbursements and affiliations with rail, gas, oil, and telegraph entities. Reads like a financial ledger of intercity subsidies and corporate payments.
Election officers prepared for the contest as precincts ready polling places. A total of 1606 ballots were printed for use in Taylor county with results expected in Wednesday's issue.
A city chief warned motorists to pull aside and stop when fire trucks or ambulances approach with sirens. Violations of the law blocking emergency vehicles will be enforced. The item notes a first woman elected trustee of the Western Theological Seminary in Chicago, with mention of Gregory.
A blaze in Beckley West Virginia on August 4 swept two hotels a small store and a residence in the Sophia negro section. Origin undetermined the flames began in a hotel run by J Shrewabury and spread to another hotel owned by William Brafferty a Tosh and Tosh store building and the Webb residence as a bucket brigade struggled to contain the fire causing substantial property loss.
The page lists multiple Republican candidates for Taylor county offices in the August 5 and 6, 1930 primary. Names include WALTER A. WOOD seeking Superintendent of Schools, HENRY A. CANFIELD for nomination in the same race, LLOYD L. SHRIVE for the House of Delegates, EUGENE SOMMERVILLE for county commissioner, Q. Fred Kelley for county court member, A. S. MORROW for state office, JOSEPH G. BOLINER for Justice of the Peace, and D. W. FORTNEY also seeking Justice of the Peace. The notices urge voter support and announce candidacies under the Republican banner.
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