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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1937
Page
1
Shells and fires engulf Shanghai as Chinese and Japanese forces clash outside the international settlement. Fires ring the city and at least three large blazes erupt near Soochow Creek as darkness hides casualties and movement.
A middle aged grocer and Hancock county school board member testified of a plot to block the National Labor Relations Board from holding its hearing against Weirton Steel. George Kimball tied to the Hancock county school board claimed the plan occurred at the Weirton high school auditorium during the second day of the labor board inquiry into opposition from the Steel Workers Organization Committee amid terrorism allegations. A special meeting drew many steel workers to New Cumberland as the hearing continued with the school board press inquiry referenced on page six.
The Charleston office of the Department for public safety requires every warning ticket and traffic arrest or conviction to be reported. The message urges diligence in managing driving records under current safety rules.
Opal Sturgell an 18 year old Berea College sophomore was killed on campus while strolling with 18 year old William Anderson. George Wells a 20 year old Berea College senior is sought on a warrant. Police chief Hays orders precautions to head off campus violence.
The Rev. A. J. Torrey, former rector of St Matthias in Grafton and Grace in Elkins and current rector of St Luke's in Charleston, W Va, will officiate at the 11 o'clock service at St Matthias Episcopal next Sunday. It will be his first time returning to officiate there since his resignation last fall, though he has visited since.
Four-year-old Dwyn Hogeboom told his father a silver colored snake that rattled was under the kitchen sink. The father investigated and found a creamy hued rattlesnake under the sink in Oshkosh Nebraska on August 17.
Aldine Poling 70 longtime editor and dean of West Virginia newspaper editors died Sunday. Funeral held at Philippi Baptist Church with Revs. Cochran and Tate officiating. Burial in Masonic cemetery. Native of Barbour County born January 14 1867 near Meadowville.
New York special prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey says he will prove an alliance between crime and elements of Tammany Hall during the mayoralty contest. He runs for district attorney of New York County on the La Guardia ticket, as a special assistant to outgoing DA William C. Dodge. Hastings is his lone opponent.
Senator Copeland cites Ku Klux Klan ties in opposition to Senator Black's Supreme Court nomination. He urges rejection if Klan links are true or referral to committee for investigation. Judiciary panel had 13 to 4 vote supporting Black, delaying hopes fade for foes.
Charleston reached 87 before noon as the West Virginia heat wave persisted with highs near 90s. Elevations in Huntington marked the year’s second hottest day at 96 degrees amid heat and prostration. No deaths linked to the spell were reported and showers were forecast for Wednesday.
Cheyenne Wyoming August 17 A father Sam Levin 50 shot and killed his 17 year old daughter Sally rather than have her committed to a mental hospital A coroner s jury found Levin not sane at the time of the shooting The father was injured in the confrontation recovery described as personal safety related by acting Police Chief Norbert Tuck Levin had invited Sally to ride yesterday and parked near the city edge before firing the fatal shot.
New York police uncovered a large wine seizure at the home of 70 year old Alexander Reiner. Prosecutors claim intent to sell violates liquor control laws but the case was dismissed as Reiner quipped he drinks it and has not touched water since 1915.
Washington reports President Roosevelt considering two steps in the China Japan conflict. Options include rushing reinforcements to protect Americans or invoking the neutrality act against both nations. Officials privately say evacuation needs extra protection and current troops may be insufficient for the scale. About 4,000 Americans in Shanghai and 1,150 Marines present, with thousands more soldiers elsewhere.
In Anniston Alabama Major Barron reports a sudden restoration of sight after 317 years of blindness. He attended a brief prayer meeting and upon leaving he described seeing a “beautiful white world.” He cannot distinguish colors yet but finds the scene beautiful and clearly memorable.
Senator Hugo L. Black, President Roosevelt's Supreme Court nominee, visited Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for a consultation on Saturday. The Sun noted the nature of any ailment was not disclosed.
In Spokane on August 17, Dr. Frank J. Clancy of Chicago of the American Medical Association called hair loss essentially permanent. He warned that tonics only produce a little fuzz and urged skepticism toward freckle removers, noting many include caustics and can scar.
Public assistance in Taylor county for July covered 513 people, 130 general relief cases, 342 old age cases, 35 dependent children, and six aid to the blind. Total expenditures were 8 971.26 with 1 171.30 for administration. Average cash relief payment was 10.49, compared with Brooke county’s 20.56.
Clarksburg August 17. An agreement between the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and West Virginia Transportation Co was reached after a week of negotiations. J Z Terrell manager and B Brotherhood organizer announced approval of a contract for union recognition a 22 percent wage increase and overtime pay. A wage scale committee will travel to Baltimore to sign with Baltimore and Ohio officials. The firm employs about 35 men.
NEW YORK Aug 17 James J Walker former mayor who resigned in 1932 is set to receive a lifetime pension estimated between 12000 and 15000 annually. The transit commission unanimously appointed him assistant counsel two weeks before a five year absence from city payroll would have disqualified him. Walker will direct the commission on eliminating slips and gaps in New York City transit activities while living on a Long Island duck farm.
Bad weather grounds aviators from the United States Canada and the Soviet Union as they gather near Fairbanks Alaska and Aklavik to search the Arctic for six missing trans polar fliers. Jimmy Mattern readies deicers and a refueling plane while Canadian pilot Bob Randall prepares to launch. Zadkoff from the Soviet side prepares to depart from Markovo. The Soviet icebreaker Krassin carries three seaplanes for the hunt.
ST PAUL Aug 17 Jack P Adams of Clarksburg VA was elected president of the National Association of Deputy United States Marshals at its first annual meeting. J P Refrep of Clarksburg was named secretary. The group adopted resolutions calling for blanket civil service for government employees and a five cent mileage allowance.
In Thompson Falls Montana on August 1 a farmer named Sam Lee found several gold nuggets in the gizzard of a chicken. He cannot recall where the bird was purchased as locals joke about gold fever among poultrymen.
Six masked men abducted Albert Gooden from Sheriff W J Vaughan while transporting him from Memphis to Covington for a hearing on murder charges. The prisoner fled after being seized, was recaptured, and six hours later a bullet-punctured body was found under a highway bridge twelve miles east of Covington.
Democratic dissidents pressed to salvage the farm tenancy program by pushing for $10,000,000 in loans to tenants and an equivalent for retirement of submarginal land. They urged a House vote on the final appropriation bill despite opposition and warned adjournment may be delayed.
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