14 Aug 1935
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1935
Page
1
Turinese reports say the hydro electric dam at Ovada burst, flooding a 40 square mile area in the Orba river valley. Rescue teams estimate at least 100 dead with thousands injured or homeless and a damage total around 25 million dollars. Crops and residences destroyed as water receded.
Mayor E Otto Waugh halted a proposal by Charles C Whitescarver special deputy sheriff in charge of dog tax collection to form a party to hunt stray dogs after dark. He refused police assistance noting it dangerous and unwarranted by conditions and warned bullets could endanger children asleep at home.
Hundreds of residents endorse a petition asking Taylor county to hold a special election to authorize a county levy increase of up to one half to fund a modern hospital. The plan envisions 45 percent of the cost as a federal gift, with labor groups helping in signatures countywide.
Pennsboro voters will go to the polls on August 27 to decide on a state liquor store within the corporate limits. In the repeal election last fall both precincts voted no 338 to 210, though many out-of-town voters are included. The local registration is about 700.
Rain and electrical storms cooled temperatures in central and southern West Virginia. Strong winds toppled trees and struck telephone lines, causing scattered service delays while Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. offered no damage estimate.
Four 13 year old boys were found throwing the Golf Plaza band stand into Elk Creek and damaging the playground. They were ordered to appear before the county juvenile officer on vandalism charges.
New York police held 42 year old Mrs. Ella Reisman after 23 year old Virginia Leigh, her husband’s secretary, was shot and killed at the Reisman home on Utopia Parkway Queens. Detectives say the fatal quarrel over a residence assignment led to three shots fired and injuries to Mrs. Reisman’s daughter.
Barcelona reports Governor General Pichupon announced a complaint that a suitcase containing 2,800,000 francs worth of jewelry vanished from the car in which Prince Alexis Mdivani died in an August 1 accident. Baron Von Thyssen, husband of the woman with Mdivani, relayed the horse’s jewelry ownership to the governor.
Rep. Chester C. Bolton, head of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, foresees the GOP gaining 73 to 100 House seats and possibly winning a majority. He cites revulsion at administration spending and the wealth tax proposal as signs of momentum, while noting Col. Frank Knox has growing support.
Kenneth A Morrison age 46 assistant comptroller of the Chicago park district was found slain in his automobile on the North Side. He wore a cigarette in his mouth and had wounds to the cheek shoulder and abdomen. Police questioned robbery motive after finding 22 dollars in his pocket and suspected the crime occurred elsewhere before the body was moved.
In Wheeling on August 14 a four year legal battle over gas rates concluded with a compromise setting rates at 145.5 cents per thousand cubic feet after September 1. The Natural Gas Company of West Virginia proposed the plan, opposed by the city which had sought 44 cents above the present 50 cent rate. The dispute moved through the Public Service Commission, state supreme court, and once to the U S Supreme Court.
Keepsake Columbian penny led to solving a home robbery in Little Falls. A storekeeper noted the unusual coin when offered in payment. State Trooper Fred Strader arrested Durward Powell, 17, who admitted stealing a wrist watch and a small amount of money.
Emperor Haile Selassie dispatches 60000 troops to positions near the eastern border behind Ethiopia's frontiers in Harrar to brace for a swift southward move into Italian Somaliland if Italy invades. Ethiopian leaders expect an Italian push from Eritrea toward Adowa as Germany and Britain prepare.
Judge Roy H Williams issues an alternative writ to compel Governor Martin L Davey to answer a taxpayer suit asking Ohio Supreme Court to force a special election to replace Congressman at large Charles V Truax. Harry C Armstrong filed the suit in Columbus. Court anticipates an early hearing and prompt decision.
Washington August 14 NRA observers report that about 12 000 to 13 000 American employers have cut wages or increased hours or both since the Blue Eagle ended. Officials say figures are not official yet and too few companies are involved to draw conclusions.
A severe lightning storm struck Baltimore on August 14 damaging the Baltimore and Ohio transportation museum. The building collapsed into tangled steel and brick, wrecking the facility and injuring a girl reported among the casualties. The storm also produced rain hail and crops damaged in surrounding counties as responders cleared debris from the wreckage.
President Roosevelt signed into law a sweeping social security bill hailed as the most important measure of his administration. The act creates old age pensions and unemployment insurance funded by a 3 percent payroll tax on wages up to 3 000 dollars with monthly benefits from ten to eighty five dollars, effective January 1 1937, with pensions payable starting 1942. It also establishes a federal state unemployment program financed by a 3 percent employer tax, with credits for state contributions up to ninety percent of the federal tax.
Washington August 14 A senate subpoena was served on Howard C Hopson the mastermind of the Associated Gas and Electric system directing his appearance forthwith before the senate lobby committee A majority of the committee had threatened contempt if he did not appear Service was by Joseph McCarthy agent for the group who yesterday was blocked from serving after the house rules committee adjourned
Detroit August 14 Ferris and three former burlesque dancers Loretta Jackson Florice Jackson and Jean Miller face mandatory life terms after a recorder's court jury found them guilty in the Howard Garter murder case. Judge John A Boyne said he would sentence the four tomorrow and noted an appeal remains as the only barrier to life imprisonment for Ferris and the women. The jury recommended leniency for the three women but the judge stated the recommendation cannot affect the sentence and would be referred to the state parole board.
A Democratic House leader said the Senate planned to adjourn without acting on the Guffey coal stabilization bill. Rep Boland of Scranton predicted House passage, citing a 30 vote switch, while the Ways and Means Committee voted to report the bill favorably. Continued on page five.
Parkersburg August 14 Four persons accused of selling narcotics pleaded innocent before Federal Commissioner F B Burking and were sent to jail in default of $1000 bond each pending preliminary hearings. They are Ollie Thomas Mary Poat Mrs Delma Martin and Stella Circle. Joe Crim also of Parkersburg will be arraigned on a charge of possessing narcotics.
William McClanahan of Meadow Bridge was freed on $1,500 bail in Beckley while investigators probe his brother J D McClanahan’s death in their shack. At Camp Dawson, five former West Virginia governors were invited to attend Governor’s Day with Governor Kump.
Colonel Frank Knox, at Hampton Beach, argues for a Republican platform drawn from the 1932 Democratic plank list. He calls for drastic budget cuts, a balanced federal budget, sound currency, state unemployment and old age insurance, strict antitrust enforcement, and opposition to limits on agricultural production.
Chicago reports wholesale fresh pork at 29.50 per hundred pounds, up over 360 percent in two years. The rise follows a $23 jump from the 1933 low, driven by corn shortages and agricultural policy debates. Industry officials blame consumer resistance while Agriculture Secretary Henry Wallace cites differing views on pork costs.
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