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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1934

Page

4

Labor strife and wartime relief in a changing era

The piece critiques government farm subsidies as hurtful to laborers and farmers while condemning media buying and political graft. It praises Salvation Army leaders Capt. and Mrs. W. H. Arnold for charitable work in Louisville and notes a Federal Relief Administration potato misallocation to Kentucky. It also cites Senator Glass defending Harry Byrd and opposing critics of administration policies.

Hill Treasury W. H. Arnold Salvation Army Wheeling Tun Louisville Courier-Journal Federal Relief Administration Chesapeake Bay Kentucky Roosevelt Byrd Admiral Byrd Virginia Glass Harry Byrd Harry

Water Power Debate Risks Coal Industry in West Virginia

The Morgantown Dominion News reports strong expert warning that the Federal water power program may lower electricity costs while harming coal and local employment. A National Coal Association pamphlet argues steam plants and cheap coal can beat water power, predicting massive job losses if dams displace coal usage. The piece notes economic waste, peak-load limits, and regional stakes in Monongahela Valley as public debate continues.

Morgantown Dominion News Yynich National Coal Association Roosevelt Coal Association Monongahela Valley Tennessee Valley West Virginia Peter Paul Bridgeport Tri-County Monongalia County Taylor County Menongalia Morgantown Monogalia

Resignation of Republican state chair sparks bid for best man

The letter discusses Charley Schuck stepping down as Republican state executive committee chairman and letting Senator Hareld name the successor. It endorses George W. Bowers of Mannington as a strong, mobilizing leader with statewide reach, urging careful selection at the reorganization meeting. It also notes major regional road projects and then shifts to critique of farm policy and grain crop shortages.

Charley Schuck Republican State Executive Committee Hareld Hatfield Hensbyge W. Bowers Mannington Bowers al- Bagman Sistine George W. Bowers

Carter Glass Raps Socialist Policies in Speech

Senator Carter Glass denounces unsound policies and socialistic regimentation in a Kingwood Journal report. The fiery remarks labeled such proposals as dangerous and said to threaten constitutional government and economic liberty.

Carter Glass Kingwood Journal

Sales Agents' Continued Competition and Industry Magazine

The passage notes a continuing clash among sales agents in natural gas oil and electricity shaped by the Appalachian trade magazine serving 80 000 industrial coal consumers and retailers, with ongoing intensive follow ups and industry coverage.

Appalachian Trade Magazine

Teachers Budget Cuts Show Savings Across District

The district plans to reduce maintenance funds by about 24 000 to restore 21 000 to teachers and cover a 3 000 loss from property value shifts. Savings stem from halting the school health unit, not buying new buses, and minimal maintenance needs as many buildings have been repaired.

Kuhn

Classified Want Ads Rate Sheet and Sample Entries

The notice explains want ad pricing at two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent per word for subsequent insertions with consecutive placement. Minimum charge is 45 cents. Examples list rentals and rooms for rent with street addresses and contact numbers. It mentions reporting urgent errors and that the Sentinel is not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion. The West Virginia Terminix Co offers free termite inspections via W A Woodyard Lumber Co. contact.

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Galloway Youth Dies in Hospital in Elkins

Dominick Germond, 15, son of Joseph and Vincenza Germond of Galloway, died at Elkins hospital after a days illness of jaundice. Survived by five brothers and three sisters. funeral at 10 a.m. Wednesday from parental home with Rev. Father Carroll presiding. Interment in Simpson cemetery. McGlumphrey Flemington undertaker in charge.

Dominick Germond Joseph Vincenza Germond Galloway Filkins Hospital Joe, Jr John Charles Victor Louis Anna Evelyn Olbina Carroll Simpson Cemetery McGlumphrey Flemington

Hart In Wreck Injures Fairmont Driver Near Flemington

Lawrence Finley a 28 year old Fairmont resident sustained serious injuries when his car left the road and plunged over a hill near Flemington yesterday morning He suffered a badly cut head and a sprained ankle in the crash authorities said Finley appeared to have lost control of the vehicle and the wreck occurred on the rural stretch reported by local officials

Lawrence Finley Fairmont Flemington Finley

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