Final Plans for Airport Drafted and Start Date Set
The tri county airport two miles east of Bridgeport on Route 50 is drafted for completion in Charleston with Harold Kramer and Charles Haunst supervising. If approved, work to begin next Monday with ten men initially and up to 100 workers, using welfare labor, as plans target completion by October 1 and involve 3,000 by 2,500 foot runways and 100,000 cubic yards of earth moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri County
Bridgeport
Charleston
Harold Kramer
Kramer
Charles T. Haunst
Amer
Kremer
Greece
Harrison
Marion
Taylor County
Taylor
ELOPING PAIR FACES CHARGES IN EAST PALESTINE
Earl Butler and Virginia Kopstick eloped amid social backlash then returned home to East Palestine Ohio where Butler faces Mann Act transportation and wife desertion charges and Krafts County poor farm takes the woman. Officials plan to continue coverage on this developing case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
East Palestine
Ohio
Earl Butler
Virginia Kopstick
Butler
Taylor County
Kop‘gtick
Charles Cooper
Sand Hill
U. S. Route 250
H. B. .Scranage
Board of Trade Opens Battle To Convert Flood Control Dam Into Gigantic Hydro-Electric Project
London observers report a high stakes effort to transform a flood control dam into a vast hydro electric scheme drawing the Board of Trade into the controversy. The move promises major regional impact and sparks debate among engineers and policy makers about energy production and water management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
City plans flood dam conversion to hydro power
Taylor county board of trade meets to form a committee to confer with county and city officials on converting the federal flood control dam at Grafton Park to hydro electric power. They seek federal funds to improve streets and remove rails, with Bartlett as committee chair to pursue about 40000 dollars owed for highway improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Board of Trade
Grafton Park
Howard H. Holt
Sentinel
G. T. Bartlett
Bartlett
J. S. Walter, Jr
Taylor County
Congress
Grafton
Traction Company
Bartley Creek
Webster Road
Latrobe Street
Main Street
Blue's Corner
E. Baily Wyckett Lee FE. Bennett
Howard
Minister Indicted After Ambush Murder of Deacon
In Moulton Alabama a Baptist minister Rev JL P Roger aged 55 was named in an indictment by Lawrence county grand jury for first degree murder in the ambush slaying of elderly deacon Frank Pickens aged 81 at his church. Roger and his 14 year old son have been jailed since arrest. the boy's case will be heard in Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Ala
Lawrence County
JL. P. Roger
Frank Pickens
William
Pickens
Alabama
Picnic Here Big Success At City Park
Overcast skies tempered the Kiwanis Merchants picnic at Grafton Park. Aiming to draw a large crowd for a benefit dance and floor show for county underprivileged children, stars Freckles Ray Steps Newsie and clown Billy Lovell will headline with Herman and Irene Bartlett Baker. Dance begins at 8 pm at the Park pavilion with prizes and moving pictures of dancers and winners to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamath Kiwanis
Grafton Park
Pavilin
Ray
Steps Newsie
Billy” Lovell
Herman
Irene Bartlett
Baker
Kiwanis
Park Pavilion
Grafton
Roosevelt Nationalizes Silver Stock for Mint Sale
President Roosevelt uses executive order under the silver purchase act to seize the nation's silver stock and require delivery to the U S mint within 90 days at 50.01 cents an ounce. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced the move at a press conference as Mareeneer explained the government is exercising eminent domain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Mareeneneer
Woman to die in Sing Sing after multiple clemencies
Ossining, Aug 9. Anna Antonio, 29 and mother of three, faces the electric chair for alleged insurance slaying of her husband. Companions Vincent Saetta and Samuel Farraciere also condemned to die. After three reprieves she sought relief from Albany and the Court of Appeals, but all pleas were denied. The husband’s body was found Easter Sunday 1932 near Castleton La, La. and Farraciere named as slayers. Antonio alleged instigator of the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossining
Anna Antonio
Vincent Saetta
Samuel Farraci
Antonio
Albany
Daniel H. Prior
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
O.bryan Brewster
Elizabethtown
Prior
Castleton
Etta
Farraci
Hollywood figures accused of funding communists
Los Angeles officials testified at a closed congressional hearing that noted film players may be funding the Communist party. Police Captain William F. Hynes did not name individuals or provide details. German vice consul Dr. George Gyssling reported 12 anonymous threats against him and family, calling them fanatics and not requiring police notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Communist Party
Hollywood
William F. Hynes
Hynes
George Gyssling
Washington
Dr. Paul Warden Resumes Full Medical Practice
Dr. Paul P. Warden resumes medicine and surgery in Grafton after recovery. He will also return to hospital work and hold regular office hours. Each afternoon except Thursday from 1 to 3, and Monday, Wednesday, Saturday evenings from 7:30 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul P. Warden
Grafton
Farley Endorses Lehman and Signals Lineup Victory
Postmaster General James A. Farley backed Gov Herbert H. Lehman for re election saying he will win by an overwhelming majority and the Democratic state ticket will prevail. He declined to state whether he backs Copeland, who faces opposition from Thomas Conway and Henry Breckenridge. Farley praised Lehman’s leadership as he prepares for a Pacific coast speaking tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
James A. Farley
United States
Royal S. Copeland
Farley
Edward J. Flynn
Lehman
United States Senate
Copeland
Flynn
James J. Dooling
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Roosevelt
Thomas F. Conway
Plattsburg
Henry Breckenridge
Breckenridge
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pacific Coast
Sol
Victim Of Alleged Extortion Plot
A former chauffeur for Col. Henry Huddleston Rogers was arrested in New York and confessed to a blackmail extortion plot against the Standard Oil millionaire, according to police statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Henry Huddleston Rogers
New York
Standard Oil
Associated Presa
Dilworth Appointed to County Court in Unexpired Term
Dilworth, a West Side resident and former deputy sheriff and mayor of Grafton, was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Thomas W. Brohard as county commissioner. The appointment by President Arthur Robinson and Commissioner H. B. Scranage followed a careful review of candidates. Dilworth will serve until after the November election, with plans to participate in levy estimates for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron
Dilworth
West Side
Grafton
Thomas W. Brohard
Arthur Robinson
H. B. Scranage
W. P. Kimmel
Brohard
Taylor County
FERA
Spindler Wins In Preston For Clerkship Nomination
Kingwood Aug 9 Unofficial returns show Spindler triumphing in Preston for the Republican nomination for the State Senate clerkship unexpired term. Spindler polled 2,343 votes, Gustkey 2,224, Wiseman 875, and others trailed. Reynolds defeated Gustkey for the county office amid a wide Republican lead. The county school board vote also saw Porter Jenkins leading with 2,606. Continued on page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
Dunn
Preston
Bunker Reynolds
Gustkey
Hobart Spin
State Senate
Reynolds
Acdler
Spindler
C. R. Gustkey
Hett Pownall
C. G
Roy E. Wiseman
House of
County School Board For Delegates
C. B. Bischoff
Porter Jenkins
James H. Smith
Relief workers face fewer days due to August cutbacks
FERA bulletins at the head office show a reduction in weekly work days for welfare staff in Taylor county. Four day men get three days, three day men two days, two day men one day, and those with one day weekly are laid off. Direct relief checks will be smaller. Disbursing officer Miss Kate Koelz notes $22,000 available for August, down $1,059 from July. The cut aims to spread the money over more workers as the August rolls in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FERA
Kate Koelz
Sentinel
Taylor County
Keela
Revenues From Liquor Rise Across United States
Washington reports that $184,023,535 in revenues flowed to the government from liquor wine and beer in the first seven months of legalized sale in twenty nine states. Beer and malt beverages produced $103,915,651, with distilled spirits and wine yielding $81,007,884. Maryland's share was $7,554,874, ranking tenth, with taxes including excise duties, beer tax and other levies. Pennsylvania led with $29,453,184, New York $28,082,680, and Illinois $5,634,937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Pennsylvania
New York
Illinois
Maryland
District of Columbia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cou
Ohio County
Rainille
W. Va
West Virginia
John L. Conner
National Labor Board
Conner
Frances Harrell Marsalis
Garden City
L. J
America
Dayton
Associated Press
London
James Aying
Leonard Reid
Atlantic
Ontario
Bagdad
Iraq
British Isles
France
Ireland
Plat Island
Strait of Belle Isle
Nova Scotia
U.S
Sing Sing
RED Cross
Congressional
Paul Warden
Gov
Senator Copeland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!