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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1940

Page

5

Wendel Wins Rural Events At County Round Up

At the rural round-up held at Wendel yesterday the Wendel playground won with 640 points while Rosemont tallied 370 and Flemington 230. Beaumont leads county standings with 1360. Wendel eyes showdown August 30 at Maple Avenue playground to face Beaumont.

Wendel Rosemont Flemington Beaumont Jemington Paul Maul William Barker Joseph Bevelock Mary Bevelock Trene Caplinger Marie Davis Maple Avenue WPA

Communist Suspect Arrested in San Pedro Riot Case

Brit ain Webster, 27, described by police as a Communist, is accused of beating John R. Riley during a 1935 front strike brawl in San Pedro California. The arrest aligns with probes into Communist activities in Southern California.

C.P San Pedro Calif Brittain Webster John R. Riley California

Franklyn P Allen Faces Offic e Conduct Charge

San Francisco traffic officer Franklyn P Allen was ordered to appear before the police commission on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer. The case centers on letters allegedly written to Dorothy Ferguson, a 26 year old from Flint Michigan.

Franklyn P. Allen San Francisco Police Commission Dorothy Ferguson Flint Mich

NEW EPIDEMIC CONTINUES WITH CALLOWAY COUNTY CASES

Two year old Delores Maynard died midweek as health officials report no new cases locally. Dr W W Strange says no fresh cases today with 12 quarantined in Portsmouth Ohio over two weeks and three in Ironton with others under quarantine in eastern Kentucky. Schools undecided about reopening next month as police disperse groups and venues close to children.

Delores Maynard W. W. Strange Portsmouth Ironton Kentucky Strange

Italians Strike Across Horn of Africa in Wide RAF Raid Vision

British bombers hit Italian positions from Aden to Massaua reporting ships set afire in Tobruk harbor. Raids targeted Hargeisa in Somaliland and Neghelli in Abyssinia while Italian advances near the coast prompted renewed aerial assaults on troop columns and anti aerial emplacements.

Gulf of Aden Aden Gulf Royal Air Force Tobruk Libya Italy Hargeisa British Somaliland Massaua Eritrea Red Sea Neghelli Abyssinia

Local area report from Karrin Pass near Hargeisa

A brief note from the Karrin Pass area just east of Hargeisa records a geographic sighting. No injuries or additional details were provided in the fragment.

Karrin Pass Hargeisa

Oklahoma gunmen chase, shoot, and kidnap suspects escape

In a dramatic pursuit, three men connected to an Oilton restaurant robbery wound a state trooper and flee with a red haired woman and a 11 year old automobile. Hall, recently escaped from McAlester prison, and Lovelace, a Genoa prison break survivor, are captured after a highway chase near Perkins. The woman and a black passenger remain on the run as authorities split aim for recovery.

Pag Clark C. L. Irwin Hall Lovelace Irwin Earl Williams Dilton Drumright Glimp Fisher Olston Cimarron River Perkins John Boyd J. R. Butler Oklahoma McAlester Shawnee Stillwater Nebraska Genoa

Philadelphia Child Offers Blood To Save Stranger

Shirley Ann Mason, age 6, of Philadelphia offers her blood to save Katherine Alessi, 22, in critical condition from a deadly streptococcus viridans blood illness. The act underscores a desperate effort to aid a patient facing a life threatening infection.

Shirley Ann Mason Philadel

Anti Jewish Measures in Romania Stir Controversy

News extracts describe Romanian official reaction to anti Jewish laws. Berlin irritation over Balkan territorial delays cited. Police arrest Jews for spreading false news. many Jews barred from public life and land ownership. Segarca talks with Bulgaria and Hungary to follow.

Berlin Romania Balkan Adolf Hitler Europe Bulgaria King Carol Segarcea Craiova Dobruja Rumania Hungary Transylvania

German news agency quotes Nazi leader on feeding starving continent

The German news agency DNB quotes a Nazi leader warning against feeding Adolf Hitler's victims, saying that aiding victims would nourish Germany. The remark, aimed at the United States and cited amid World War II tensions, invokes Noel Coward and critiques humanitarian aid to occupied countries.

Germany Noel Coward DNB United States Adolf Hitler

War worries and random notes from a wartime page

Fragmentary report shows discussions on conscription debates with Senator Nye and Senator Wheeler, plus a long municipal financial table detailing disbursements, taxes, and bond issues. The text references Red Cross relief experiences in German-occupied France, food shortages, and wartime anxiety about Alaska and the Pacific.

England Germany Richard Allen American Red Cross Vichy France Allen Nye Senate Maloney Holman R.-Ore Alaska Pacific Wheeler Japan United States D.-Mont

Grafton Municipal Council Estimates Tax Levy

The Grafton city council met on the first Tuesday in August to determine the current fiscal year’s levy. Officials cataloged estimated receipts from balance, delinquents, licenses, capitation, fees, crematory, paving, water, meters, and miscellaneous items totaling 63 208.05 in anticipated funding before levying taxes.

Police Department Fire Department Water Department Police Pension Fund Pestitu West Virginia Taylor Grafton P. F. Gillispie

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