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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1935
Page
4
A letter page discusses the royal command to love neighbors, condemns favoritism, and cites James. It critiques overproduction as the root of price declines and producer ruin, arguing for reduced output and noting natural penalties by the market. It asserts such limits are not unconstitutional.
An analysis argues new dealers seek to test constitutional validity of protective tariffs while contrasting traditional tariffs with New Deal taxes. It notes tariffs fund general government, whereas New Deal levies distribute benefits to favored classes, raising questions on constitutional alignment and economic impact on farmers, manufacturers, and consumers.
The article discusses defaulted HOLC and Farm Loan Corporation loans, alleging mispricing and widespread defaults on government home and farm loans. It accuses the programs of wealth redistribution and foreclosures, noting borrowers’ defiant attitudes and government recovery expectations. It references Scotts Run wordplay on Liberty and mentions relatives of Mr. Wilson and local Washington residents. It closes with a prompt to patronize Sentinel advertisers.
A Black person died after an intrusion at a home. The intruder fled as neighbors aided the resident. Bloodhounds tracked the suspect and Bates was captured near another Black resident’s home, who testified Bates had visited.
Morgantown observers note Professor Tugwell may misdescribe Scotts Run as stranded. The miners there worked more days last year and earned about $1000, higher than many regions. Housing and sanitation are poor but not uniquely worst. the piece argues Scotts Run is not stranded and criticizes the harsh portrayal.
The Guffey bill faces opposition in the House Ways and Means subcommittee after stripping the $200 900 000 to buy sub marginal coal lands. Supporters worry full committee action may doom the measure. Congress faces a clash between coal field interests and constitutional limits as administration pressure yields limited gains.
A farmhand named Tron Paskes was found with a self-inflicted gun wound described as accidental and not euthanized by others. He was staying with the Abel family and other relatives who notified state and county authorities after calling an ambulance. Authorities reported no foul play and the patient was listed in satisfactory condition at the hospital.
Washington dispatch notes Rep Woodruff of Michigan as a GOP presidential potential while the Ways and Means minority report blasts the administration. It argues rich individuals fund most profligate spending but are few in number, with Democrats acknowledging the document’s sharp tone and simple wording.
New York report discusses how better conditions and distractions by political and religious issues may mask unsettled global economic problems. Nations rely on artificial price controls, with the United States and Europe maintaining peg schemes, while France resists devaluation. Experts foresee a natural corrective, not a deliberate policy shift, as global trade and migration intertwine with tariffs and quotas.
Val and Lia abandon city life for a two week leave at Paradise Lake. They travel with Towner and Bud via pack train into rugged timber country to reach a remote cabin, where Lia resists and Val imposes plans to resolve their strained romance. The journey tests trust as forest toil and danger loom.
The sheriff stated Bates was arrested and placed in the county jail after admitting he went to the young woman's home, as authorities pursued the alleged attack case.
Washington August 5 a conference agreement on the AAA amendment bill was forecast by Chairman Smith for the senate agriculture committee a conferee The promise of a quick agreement came soon after his first meeting with the conferees following a visit in his home state indicating many tentative pacts from last week were acceptable to the chairman
Williamson West Virginia August 3 Magistrate Emmett Keadle dismissed 36 charges against people accused of dynamiting fish in Trace Fork because neighborhood factionalism affected the cases Thirty warrants were for Denny and Nancy Starr Fred Davis Floyd Starr and Lute Hall
An automobile overturned on the Tyler Mountain highway killing Stanton Leachman 32 of Martins Branch and Brady B. Cummings 24 of Sugar Creek in Charleston.
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