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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1930
Page
4
In a published letter response, The Grafton Daily Sentinel defends its stance on road designations and public discourse. The piece argues against misnaming U.S. 50 North as a branch road, urging clear, consistent highway naming and inviting open debate on local planning and signage. It contrasts local criticism with respectful dialogue and defends the paper’s editorial approach.
A letter argues against misnaming city streets and roads to mimic U S routes. It urges clear signage using Lincoln Street and Main Street without terms implying byways. The writer cites traveler guidance and the value of accurate names to prevent confusion and hurt feelings.
Benjamin L. Rosenbloom, who finished second in West Virginia's GOP primary for U S Senator, said he intends to run in future primaries. He argued only repeal of the eighteenth amendment could keep him from running again. He campaigned on an antiprohibition platform.
State briefs report Monongalia county court approves an increase of 1 215 817 in assessed valuations for school district purposes. The roundup notes multiple regional items including a prison escape, a drowning, a murder inquiry, water restrictions, a death in Morgantown, and local political and civic notes.
Reporting from page one, a mob threat to seize Robert Sullivan for the Deeter killing was diverted when Cameron was returned to the jail. The mob’s vengeance appeared pacified after Cameron’s return, with apparent ties among the involved Black suspects.
Amid drought concerns along the Mississippi, a riot and lynching near Marion, Indiana sparked martial steps as guard units were readied for possible disorder. A fatal shooting occurred when Deeter, with Miss Mary Ball, was attacked after being forced from his car. investigations and safety measures followed.
Washington reports that weather patterns show no permanent long term change. Chief weather official C F Marvin says climate remains balanced over centuries with only short term trends toward hotter or drier periods. Recent days brought high temperatures in the east and central states, but no lasting shift is evident.
City Councillor John Brad dock in Liverpool declines to rise for the royal toast saying his action is deliberate and rooted in consistency. He notes his past leadership among the unemployed and states he will not stand with colleagues to toast the king in a free country despite others honoring the monarch.
John W. Smith and C. I. Powell visited Jackson's Mill for a conference of county farm agents called by West Virginia University extension to discuss federal farm aid. Despite brief rains, state reports show steadily increasing farmer losses and continued drought threatening a late corn harvest.
Plans were made to broadcast pictures and descriptions of the four gangsters who shot Inspector Henry J. Garvin as details emerged from the Free Press dispatches. The Detroit News quoted a Wilcox saying none of the four suspects sought by authorities were among the men involved in January 2 attack on Garvin.
Mia Burnita Shelton Matthews, attorney from Washington DC, told the Institute of Public Affairs that the day legal justice will be blind to sex is foreseen by her. She linked women’s enfranchisement to political, economic and social emancipation. Also noted: Omus Peterson of Denton, Texas, has long used one grain binder 28 years and another 30.
An autopsy on William Hite of Huntington, West Virginia, shows death from a cerebral hemorrhage due to a fractured skull after a car collision in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hite and his wife were injured when their car hit a lumber truck and hit an electric pole. Coston the driver was slightly hurt. The wife remained in danger list with concussion and fractured pelvis. the autopsy may lead to an inquest on possible criminal negligence.
Utica New York officials report the death of Edward Hand nine months old marks the third child to die within a week amid an undetermined cause. Syracuse University chemist Dr. Robert K. Brewer analyzes food samples as investigators consider accidental poisoning. The Hand children and a cousin Hazel Bowen ten from Hamilton remain ill or seriously ill as questions linger.
Morgantown August 8 Attorneys for the Cochrane Coal and Coke company and Connellsville By-Products Coal company appealed a Monongalia county board of equalization decision. The dispute centers on a $706 722 assessment and the board set coal properties at 2 740 600 while rejecting a 2 038 878 request.
Mrs Gertrude Kundt wife of the German mentor of the Bolivian army and her daughter Renate 20 reached New York today safely after fleeing rebels who attacked their home in La Paz two months ago. They escaped to Peru and boarded the Santa Barbara for New York.
Charles F Renner of the South Ride was seriously injured Tuesday morning when his motorcycle overturned near Fairmont at 9 30. He was taken to Cook's hospital and later brought to Grafton by his uncle C Douglas of High street. Relatives say he is resting comfortably and improving slowly.
Report notes Haymond and Samples Lewitts involved as recount proceeds in Flemington and Grafton precincts. Court counts votes before canvass. Haymond argues certain ballots from pre precincts should be discarded and says he will contest the results in open court.
Preliminary returns show McMurry ahead with a slim margin as precincts are recounted. The report notes potential ballot validity questions and a possible majority swing, with Mond claiming a nominating edge by a small vote tally.
Fragmented excerpt from Youngstown coverage notes Tippet hearings on a steel merger matter with Bethlehem Steel. It mentions auditor Hassell Tipple, Price Waterhouse, and contested charges. The piece also notes Charles Comiskey seeking pitchers for the 1931 White Sox and a brief political exhortation from James L Lilly for local elections.
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