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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1932
Page
4
A freight truck crash on Route 60 northern outskirts ends with property damage and no serious injuries. The piece urges safer vehicle standards and stresses human error as the real danger on steep, winding roads. It also recalls a Fairmont crash that killed four youths, warning against late night speeding and alcohol.
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The article outlines a long political battle with Republicans and Democrats split over a reform measure. It credits Townsend for mobilizing public opinion, notes opposition from Democratic leaders, and stresses the stakes for November votes on governorship and legislative composition. It warns of tax revisions and slave income reform, and questions whether representatives will be citizen-aligned or corporation-controlled, lobbyist-driven.
The West Virginia Taylor County Court on a 1932 levy estimate session set tax plans for county purposes. It lists receipts and estimated expenditures including health officer, janitor services for court house and jail, circuit and justices courts, and transportation costs, with figures awaiting final tax levies and redemptions.
A youth, 18 year old Derais Carbaugh of Western Mills, Pa., drowned in the Potomac at Hancock, Maryland, after slipping on rocks in the river and being swept away. His body was recovered minutes later by Robert Mundy, but he could not be revived.
Borger Texas August 8 A local blacksmith defies stereotypes as Mrs J My Brenhord, a 115 pound woman 1.8 meters tall runs the forge alone after her husband’s death. Friends encouraged her to quit, but she kept the shop to support five children with heavy welds and repairs.
Skyland Virginia reports Hoover postpones finalizing his acceptance speech due to a record heat wave. The president is said to rest and defer completion until he returns to the White House.
Distressed reports from Harbin Manchuria describe famine and flood effects as hundreds perish and tens of thousands resist shortages. winter hunger floods submerge streets. small boats ferry residents while authorities struggle to provide aid amid chaos and cold.
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