Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Grafton Sentinel in Grafton, West Virginia

We have 4,406,501 pages in West Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1935

Page

4

Grafton Sentinel publisher and staff listing

The Grafton Sentinel prints details of its office at 102 Latrobe Street Grafton West Virginia with publishing staff Howard B Holt James F Holt John J Palmer managing editor and business manager subscription rates Carrier 75 cents per month 8.40 per year By mail in advance one year 6.00 six months 3.00 three months 1.50 Entered at the Post Office in Grafton West Virginia as second class matter.

Howard B. Holt James F. Holt John 8. Palmer Gratton W. Va

Supreme challenge and platform planks debate

The piece surveys a Republican platform argument led by Col Frank Knox in Chicago, contrasting it with Roosevelt’s policy moves. It argues for immediate economy, balanced budget, sound currency, unemployment relief through state laws, and anti trust enforcement, while criticizing the Roosevelt program as debt heavy and contrary to American liberty. It also notes a local court threat to force offenders to crack stone as punishment.

Col Frank Knox Chicago Republican Party New England Roosevelt Socialist Party Toto Democratic Party Congress

Security legislation frames new social security tax plan

The president signed a social security measure described as the largest peacetime tax program, requiring about three billion dollars in federal funds matched by states. The plan would raise state taxes dollar for dollar to fund pensions and relief, deepening burdens on states already facing poverty while seeking funds for unemployment and indigent relief. The path to funding utopian New Deal programs remains unclear.

Congress

Tri-State action set for post session river celebration

The Tri-State Authority coordinates a massive public works event with Mayors and chambers from 230 towns in the Monongahela region. Senators Neeley Guffey and Ickes, Dern, and Markham will participate, as thousands labor on the Tygart reservoir to curb floods and boost navigation.

Monongahela River Chambers of Commerce Congress Tri-State Pittsburgh M. M. Neely West Virginia Joseph F. Guffey Penn

Flood control plan touted as epoch in Mississippi basin

A tri state region plan to curb floods from the Mississippi basin centers on a 14 reservoir system in West Virginia and Pennsylvania and Muskingum conservancy projects in Ohio. The senator said combined work could drop flood crests from six feet at Pittsburgh to one foot at Cairo.

Tri-State Mississippi River West Virginia Pensylvania Muskingum —Conservancy Project Ohio Pittsburgh Mississippi Cairo

Tucker Held in Pruntytown Lumber Truck Crash

Report says Tucker drove west into Pruntytown and rear-ended a machine while hauling lumber. Anderson says Tucker hurled caustic remarks after the collision as he questioned the cause of the accident.

Pruntytown Tucker Anderson

Roosevelt Returns to Personal Duties After Hudson Visit

President Roosevelt enjoyed sunshine on the Hudson with cooler weather and planned to confer with groups in Washington on Sunday. He aims to name the national labor board by Monday and the social security board early next week while Congress nears adjournment.

Hudson River White House Congress Roosevelt Washington Franklin, Jr John James Roosevelt National Labor Board Social Security Board Hoover Herbert Hoover Pennsylvania Railroad Baltimore Lloyd Whiteleather Ripon Calif Whiteleather

Sister of Grafton Woman Passes Away in Howesville

Miss Maude Bobo of Howesville, sister of Mrs H F Smith of E Knotts Avenue, died at 3 am at her home where she was convalescing after a major operation at St Joseph hospital Buckhannon. Daughter of Mr and Mrs William Bobo, she had lived in the mining village all her life. Last rites will be held from the local church.

Maude Bobo H. F. Smith E. Knotts Avenue Howesville St. Joseph Hospital Buckhannon William Bobo M Bobo

Absent proper crossword clue title

The readable crossword puzzle items show clues and partial phrases about abroad ale mountains law Utah nun operating river inn fake. multiple incomplete entries reference grammar, verbs, and materials. text appears as a jumbled list of clue numbers and fragments with no coherent article narrative or dates.

Utah River Inn Wales Wurttemburg Germany

Paradise Lake and a man torn by duty and love

Chapter 49 on a Sunday at Paradise lake follows Val Vreaston and Lia as they near departure from the cabin. Val contemplates a fragile peace with Lia while his friend Brad Norris reveals his wife Sue has suffered a nervous breakdown and shock, driving Brad to seek support. Val wrestles with career ruin and fear for Sue, while Brad fears exposure and loss.

Vrestons Towner Bud Corral Lia Val Blue Lake Paradise Lake Civilisation Hin Surore Jake Val Re Dycer Opal Brad Fellah Sue Cray California Seattle Vor Fetlah Trad Fullah Navy jSue Coe Irad O'Elck Lycee Lin Thrad Stephen Gurenne Dee Cordray

St Joseph Catholic Church to Hold Service Tuesday Morning

Interment will be in Hawesville cemetery under the direction of a local undertaker. The service will be led by Rev Father Helsey at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at St Joseph Catholic Church in SVille.

St. Joseph Catholic Church Sville Father Helstey Hawesville Cemetery

Institution Day Tomorrow At Pruntytown School

Plans are complete for Institution Day at West Virginia Industrial School for Boys Pruntytown with Governor Kump and officials to attend. R P Bell says the day will include an after dinner address broadcast by WMMN Fairmont and an evening banquet. An expected crowd of 300 to 500 will participate in the events.

West Virginia Industrial School Pruntytown R. P. Bell Reformatory H. & Kump Board of Control Charles E., Hodges Morgantown H. Smith Kump WMMN Fairmont

Mrs Rich Named to Carry On Jane Addams Work at Hull House

In keeping with the personal choice of the late Jane Addams Mrs Kenneth Rich has been named to carry on the work of Miss Addams at Hull House famous Chicago social settlement Mrs Rich who served as Mia? Addams secretary also is director of the Immigrants Protective league.

Jane Addams Kenneth Rich Miss Addams Hull House Chicago Rich Mia Addams Immigrants’ Protective League

Drunk Ray Matthews Sentenced to Two Days in Jail

Ray Matthews, arrested yesterday afternoon on Ligrobe street for being drunk, pleaded guilty before Mayor B. C. Waugh in police court. He could not pay the $5 fine and received a two day jail sentence. The session was mainly to wind up condemnation suits by the B&O railroad for land for the new G and B route. No juries will be summoned per Judge Dent's order.

Frank §. Shaw Los Angeles Will Oklahoma Will Rogers Congress Boland Pennsylvania Rogers Ray Matthews Ligrobe Street B. C. Waugh Matthews B. & O. Railroad Dent

Special Term of Court Called for Next Monday

A special term of the Taylor county circuit court is set for next Monday by order to Circuit Clerk Frank M. Hollis Jr from Judge H. W. Dent. The notice directs the clerk to convene and proceed with the appointed docket.

Taylor County Frank M. Hollis, Jr H. W. Dent

Miners Die In Slate Fall At Grant Town Mine

Two miners Andrew Williams aged 33 and C D Thompson aged 39 were killed when slate fell in the Grant Town mine operated by Koppers Coal company in Fairmont West Virginia. Police and company officials investigated the accident as local workers mourn the loss.

Fairmont W. Va Andrew Williams C. D.thompson Grant Town Koppers Coal Company

Contract Bridge Exasperating Score Variations

E V Shepard discusses score differences in duplicate bridge on a single hand. He notes that some gaps arise from luck or declarer merit and other hazards, explaining how unforeseen factors affect results.

Fragmentary OCR item yields unclear names and data

OCR text is garbled with numbers and letters, no readable event, date, or identifiable entities. A concise summary cannot extract verifiable people, places, or organizations from the fragment.

Duplicate bridge scores and contracts across multiple tables

Players pursued varied contracts from 1 Diamond to 3 No Trump in a duplicate bridge event. Scores ranged from 400 to 460 points with several hands yielding high scores and others disastrous. The narrative notes rare bidding choices and mixed results across positions, concluding the event’s outcomes were too inconsistent to rate the session as a single strong performance.

Declarer East GaAs Moon Ereers North South Diamond

Also Mentioned on This Page

THE Grafton Sentinel Grafton Sentinel Publishing Company Latrobe Street Grafton Grafton Printing Co Iece Associated Press Clayden, Inc New York Lexington Avenue Michigan Avenue Malachi Seaboard Territory Ohio Valley Sylvania Harold L. Ickes PWA George H. Dern U.S. Engineers Edward M. Markham W. D. Styer U. S Norris Senator Neely Monongahela Upper Ohio River United States Saturtons Hagenback-Wal al- Fourpaugh-Sells Bros. Circus Maryland Nomi- Valley Neely Marion M. Caskie Alamity Inter State Commerce Commission Iti Byrns Patrick J. Hurley Hoover Administration Wiley Post McAdoo Daily Cross Fiz Uriel Glalrie Uly Lel Navy RA Pruntytown School Mrs Patronize Sentinel Central Press E. V. Shepard Yasseae Sai
Search Courier

Search the Grafton Sentinel Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Grafton Sentinel?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication