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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1936
Page
8
The National Union for Social Justice gathers in Cleveland as Reverend Charles E. Coughlin is elected president amid emotional applause from delegates. Father Coughlin experiences a light sunstroke at Cleveland Stadium during Lemke's remarks.
Leon "Pete" Lewis and Arthur Knipple, both youths, received 60 day jail terms each after pleading guilty before Magistrate Rightmire. A 12 year old girl was sent to the state school at SaTem, while a nine year old was placed in parental custody. The case involved alleged illicit relations and the children’s weekend outing at the athletic field. The prosecutor and mayor initiated the prosecution, and the girl escaped briefly from the courthouse before being recaptured.
Four U S Marines retraced across Asia after a failed attempt to raise a red flag at the U S embassy in Peiping. The group hoped to march 2 000 miles toward Vladivostok but turned back after four days on a sparse diet. Investigators prepared disciplinary action but had not set charges. Named: Paul J. Wilson Baltimore Stephen Redden Ridgeley Ernest Jameson Lakeview Edward Kirby Los Angeles.
Welch Aug 18 Investigators pressed witnesses in the early Sunday wholesale shooting that killed one and wounded 17. State police Sgt. N T Sites planned to probe area ammo dealers to see if shells near the Little Yukon beer garden were bought in McDowell County. Three victims may die. Richard Graham, 22, died after six abdomen shots. Witnesses disputed car make and number of occupants.
Tax officials debate lowering city levy after cuts proposed by state tax commissioner. Budget shows combined funds reducing costs from previous year, with $500 more to slash from building repairs. Contingent fund cut by half and assessor expenses trimmed, while protest grows over impact on the South Graf ton bridge project. City council votes to keep levy unchanged, fearing hardship while seeking approval from Prosecuting Attorney es C. Holt.
An old ad promotes a local drug store offering freshly prepared prescriptions with pure drugs. The message urges customers to bring prescriptions to the store for filling and delivery at the lowest prices, highlighting the shop’s reliability and known ability.
City Solicitor W Merle Watkins announced the tax rate by class, while the Taylor County Board of Education will meet tonight to set the annual school levy.
Gray visited the cabaret where she danced and identified a police picture of Gray. Lt. Erlanson said Mrs. Trammell and Mrs. Florence Thompson Castle, 24, might have been killed by the same man. The attacker used hotel fire escapes to reach victims in bed and crushed skulls. Mrs. Lillian Guild, 50, was slain similarly and Thomas Starr, a Black man, was sentenced to 199 years for her murder.
Philadelphia reports from the American Federation of Teachers conven tion show nine delegates from varied regions delivering progress analyses at a luncheon. Adolph Hirschburg of Philadelphia Central Labor Union urged unity within organized labor to avoid a rift that weakens the broader labor movement.
Government engineers report the completion of an abutment and a pier on the Ty garts river bridge as part of 12.2 miles of track under construction. A service bridge is underway, Lane tunnel drilling has reached about 95 feet of its over 2000 feet length, and Knight tunnel is 50 percent complete aside from steel work. Track work is focused in the material yard near Gwathmey with about 600 feet laid. six car loads of steel arrived. Payrolls show 1,350 workers over the last three weeks.
George Dale, born September 2, 1894, son of Mrs Flora Doty Dale, was reported by hospital attendants this morning to have little hope for recovery after the last session. The name of his father could not be learned at this time.
The accident victim, married twice, left a wife Pearl Grimes Dale and two sons Howard Dale 10 and Clyde Greggs born from Dale’s first marriage. A brother Grover Dale lives in Worthington Indiana. Six fatalities linked to the dam project since 1934 include Charles W. Leary Roscoe Nelson William Bryan Charles Goff and Fred Wiggins. Funeral services from the late home Wednesday at 2 with Rev James Shaw. interment Bluemont cemetery by Bartlett Funeral Co.
A fire in Wooster early today swept through a business block threatening the surrounding area. Fire Chief Herbert C. Young estimated the damage at about 75000 dollars, with authorities contending for control of the flames.
New York Congressman John J. O Connor insults at the National Union for Social Justice convention in Cleveland where delegates carry a wooden box marked with his name. O Connor, long a foe of Father Coughlin, chairs the house rules committee. The scene suggests a demonstrative burial inside the hall.
The hospital adds seven babies capacity in six beds and a basket, with a new sink to be installed after the city council reviews the purchase. The X ray room is redecorated and more improvements are planned, funded by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and a donation from Daniel Willard. Mrs Starford emphasizes creating a cheerful, pleasant environment for the ill.
Mrs. Stafford remarks that cleanliness is the first commandment for the hospital. The old building poses a big job, but staff will not shirk from renovation as a few new curtains are added and old ones cleaned.
President John Baker White announced at Weston State Hospital additions will confine at least 400 more patients this fall. He said many current inmates in county jails are insane and that dangerous cases will be cared for while harmless, incurable, and senile cases may be excluded. Monongalia County protested earlier over incarceration of adjudged insane in the jail.
Williamson August 18 1930 Buddy Richmond proprietor of a poolroom charged State Trooper R W Rule with armed robbery and breaking and entering after a raid at his place Saturday night Corpl Joseph Wootter head of Williamson detachment said Rule would answer warrants later Col P D Shingleton head of state police said he had no information on the charges in Charleston Jam 18 1930
ZANESVILLE O August 18 A freight train derailment on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Pleasant Valley ten miles northwest of here halted traffic today and left 18 cars piled in wreckage uncertain if three men riding in one car survived as crew feared they were buried.
PENNSBORO Aug 18 An automobile carrying 10 gallons of bonded liquor crashed into a bridge abutment killing Avery Pierce 34 of West Union. Roy Tate 38 of Sherwood Doddridge county was jailed for treatment after troopers found the liquor. He was later moved to a Parkerburg hospital. The wreck occurred at Lambert on three miles away Tate walked a half mile to a store and threw a stone through a window.
R M Walton of Howe Fire Equipment Pittsburgh visited the Grafton Volunteer Fire department meeting to discuss buying a new fire truck. No decision was made but members reacted favorably and plan to bring the plan to the city commission before any definite action.
Margaret Jonnet, aged 14, drowned in the Allegheny river at Pittsburgh on August 18. The tragedy was reported by local authorities with no further details available.
Reports from Madrid and London describe shifting battles across Mallorca and western Spain near Badajoz. Rebels push from Morocco toward Valladolid while the government claims decisive gains in the island, with losses including a field gun and several machine guns.
Deputy Sheriff Coffey said peaceful picketing will be permitted as workers from the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers press for recognition, a 30 percent wage raise, eight hour day, 40 hour week, time and a half for Saturdays and double pay for Sunday work.
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