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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1932
Page
4
The notice details ad rates and policies including a two cent per word charge for first insertion and six cent per inch for late composition after nine in the morning. It notes that ads to appear the same day incur extra charges and removal orders must be placed by evening prior.
An eight year old Ohio boy, Robert Drickoll, wandered from his mother near Madison Connecticut to explore tales of bears and witches. He slept all night by a riverside bed of moss, declaring camping out is fun and that such fears are bunk. State police and volunteers searched the woodlands before finding him unharmed. The tale reflects a child’s need to confirm mysteries firsthand and the adventurous spirit of boyhood. Soviet authorities announce a decree freeing nearby peasants from fixed price delivery contracts, signaling a shift toward easing state control.
The piece recalls stories of hardship guiding better values and healthier habits. It cites Robert Driscoll and a general reader reaction from the Wheeling Intelligencer, highlighting savings, walking, and appetite gains as benefits of misfortune.
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes a bitter Congress fight over federal grants. Hoover pursued a need based approach, resisting size based allocations and political handouts. The bill grants discretion to the Administration to allot funds by need, praising Hoover’s stance across the session.
Poem by W W McDaniel extols the Monongahela River as a guiding, peaceful force in a valley and its springtime beauty. The section includes a birth announcement for a son born Tuesday August 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Scott W Burge of Market Street, noting the mother was Violet Cormwell of Bridgeport and Mr Burge is with the local railroad.
Berlin dispatch profiles Adolf Hitler as the pivotal force behind Germany's political pendulum. It notes his paradoxes, from forceful crowd manipulation to tears in private, and recounts his wartime bravery and early Austrian roots before turning to his rise and enduring push for militaristic mobilization.
The article notes a man who had lived in the town about 18 years and was once skilled and educated. He advertised cures for pneumonia, influenza, coughs, asthma, and skin infections and claimed a medicinal formula, now missing. Investigators report Legros sought a constable to accompany him to Fairmont, where an Indian named Suh was mentioned.
Conference notes describe creation of Reconstruction Corporation powers to disburse 1.509 billion for self liquidating construction. An outstanding engineer will start projects and place orders for materials to stimulate employment. Measures include loans to farmers, moving agricultural goods to markets, expanding home loan bank work, reducing industrial hours, and speeding railway repairs. President announces Kifford resignation and a new unemployment coordinator will be named before next winter.
Chaneston Aug 13 A veteran West Virginia judge and a relatively new candidate will vie for the state supreme court this fall. Judge Hank Lively, long in public service, was elevated to the supreme court in 1920 and is backed by Republicans. Jo Kenna, 44, a House of Delegates member who sought the high court in 1928, is backed by supporters of age in the West Virginia contest. Kenna has practiced law in Charleston for 22 years and comes from Kanawha County.
Governor Pollard said Richmond and Hopewell along with about six Virginia counties would present relief needs to Reconstrucion Finance Corporation delegates in Richmond on Tuesday. He cited acute unemployment in Wise Pulaski Pittsylvania Brunswick Lunenburg and Halifax counties and noted Halifax destitution highlighted by State Senator William M. Tuck.
In Oppelin Germany on August 13 National Socialist district leader Herr Borgmann died when his motorcycle struck a telegraph pole and toppled into a road. Police suspect the pole was felled by Communists as the cause of the fatal incident.
In Taylor County circuit court on the first Monday in August 1932 The First National Bank of Graf ton and Victor Kalkanderas executors seek will construction accounts and distribution of George S Pappas estate. Dimos Kostoringas Nikolas I Sota and others are required to appear within one month of first publication to protect their interests. The notice to publish is ordered for the Grafton Sentinel. Hollis J Clerk Guy Allender Attorney for Plaintiffs.
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