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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1932
Page
4
A historical critique of the bonus march saga notes the mass protest by World War I veterans and the agitation of radical groups. It states the second Johnstown stand faded, the movement collapsed, and veterans returned home to rely on themselves while Congress and the nation faced limited finances and declining support.
The Pruntytown Independent School District of Taylor County West Virginia presents its levy estimates for the current year as of August 2 1932. The report details anticipated receipts including delinquent real estate redemption tuition transfers and state aid and outlines disbursements for elementary and high school funds with proposed levy rates and assessed valuation.
A compact notice notes the store specializes in hard to fit customers with odd sizes. It promises fine fabrics, perfect tailoring, and best possible values for stout tall short and lean figures seeking affordable, well fitting attire.
A long, opinionated column defends Hoover era troop deployments against critics and traces a sudden wave of anti prohibition sentiment through state and national politics. It argues campers faced tear gas, calls for immediate nationwide buying to avert economic collapse, and urges citizens to support domestic production and credit use to sustain the economy.
The piece argues no citizen or class has an inherent right to compel government or neighbors to subsidize them. It praises humane charity while stressing the state must guarantee lawful work and safe living, and condemns biased reporting over the Washington bonus march eviction, noting police clashes and eventual troop involvement.
A concise plea argues that widespread unemployment and living costs require practical action now. It urges workers across trades to reduce production while increasing consumption by buying fewer goods to stimulate employment. The piece frames worries as largely mental, calling for immediate, sensible civic behavior.
A call to workers to invest and boost production urging immediate purchase to power the economy. It warns that hoarding will reduce employment and bring hardship, stressing shared prosperity and cheerful homes through a thriving industry.
Hambleton Eng Aug 6 Mrs Victor Bruce resumes a new endurance flight in a modified amphibian plane she calls the flying bungalow. After a false start Monday the craft faced an electrical trouble that afternoon but the attempt continues with her husband and a radio operator aboard.
Hamlin court records report 16 year old Taylor Brumfield was convicted of voluntary manslaughter after a man attacked him intent on bullying. Brumfield received a five year sentence with terms likely for juvenile offenders.
Commissioner of Accounts in Taylor County West Virginia requires all creditors of the William E. Sims estate to present verified claims with vouchers by January 31, 1933, or be barred from benefits. Beneficiaries must appear to protect interests. Also an order of publication in Taylor County court regarding The First National Bank of Graf ton and Victor Kalkandetas executors of George L. Pappas will case to determine will validity, assets and debts, and possible estate distribution, with nonresidents required to appear.
New York August 6 A federal suit seeks 3 000 000 damages by the Kellogg Company of Battle Creek Michigan against the National Biscuit Company The action alleges violation of the anti trust act by the Shredded Wheat Company controlled by National Biscuit Papers filed included only the notice of the suit Crichton Clarke attorney for Kellogg asserts the case centers on anti trust violations in the wheat industry
Elizabeth C Benedix 33 and Willi Blake 95 of Freeport were married by deputy city clerk Thomas J Barry. Blake listed as U S Navy. The ceremony occurred August 6 with past divorce noted in Chicago July 27.
Washington on August 6 John F Costello a Democratic National Committeeman for the District of Columbia charged Secretary Mills of the Treasury with misuse of the normal franking privilege in a moral and economic sense if not legally.
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