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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1939

Page

4

Phantom Riders Track Rustlers In Rain Lows Waterway

In Chapter Twelve of the Phantom Valley tale, Shot Rogers leads eight riders under heavy rain to locate cattle thieves. The group splits to cover terrain and monitor signs near stream beds and Flats, hoping to uncover tracks the Brazee outfit failed to find. Lorena Hamilton interacts with Rogers while romance and danger mingle in the arid Arizona setting.

Rogers Wren Tee Bhot George Brazee George Shot Mr. Brazee Ory Ain Lorena Hamilton Black Midnight Lorena

Thanksgiving critique and Roosevelt celebration critique

The text comments on Thanksgiving, condemning public spectacle and media hype around Roosevelt's policies. It argues true thanks should focus on Almighty Father for spiritual and temporal blessings, not grandiose political theatrics. It critiques government and doctors in a public debate about national direction and policy experiments.

Osevelt Pidin Roosevelt America Costa Bite Beyoud White House

QIFE TAM PING: A THIMBLE-TIP SMOKER'S PROGRESS

The Charleston Gazette reports an inventive method for tamping tobacco using a wife's thimble on the smoker's third finger. This discreet device aims to achieve steady combustion and improve the smoking technique in a humorous yet practical approach.

Charleston

Doctors Strike Hobbles Free Medical Plan Abroad

Report from Clarksburg Exponent notes doctors in New Zealand resisting a socialist government plan for free medical care. Despite promises of $7500 annual income for general practitioners, only about 22 of 1000 doctors signed on, while doctors deny a tribal alignment and insist they remain committed to medical aid as before. The government reacts angrily and contemplates importing physicians.

Clarksburg New Zea

Quiet Lesson in Economics From Daily Congress Wrap

A Philippi Republican piece quotes Representative Woodrum on government spending and pump priming. It highlights the view that Treasury lending is not self liquidating and warns readers against assuming that large loans will pay for themselves.

Philippi Republican Congress of the United States Representative Woodrum Virginia Democrat Virginia Treasury

Imperfect Lesson Looms as Taxes Rise in Unclear Message

A garbled passage hints at tougher taxes and public reaction. The text references Treasury issues and fear of shocks, suggesting a future remembered warning about fiscal policy. Names and clear details are absent, leaving a fragmented summary of economic anxieties.

New Efforts Continue as Sub Sailors Wait

Comptroller general ruled yesterday that submarine ratings stopped at the hour the Squalus entombed crew were trapped in the wreck. The ruling will cost the men an average of about 15 dollars monthly. Survivors remain engaged in salvage efforts and many hope to return to duty aboard the ship once repaired and returned to service.

Comptroller

Union Battle Over Whitehead Sparks Open Warfare

The dispute pits the American Association of Actors and Artists against the AFA and IATSE in a deep jurisdiction quarrel. Kenneth Thompson of the SAG criticizes Whitehead's return while AFL council rulings favor expulsion of the AFA and challenge IATSE charter actions. AFL chief Willam Green warns of open warfare if talks stall until the Cincinnati convention in October. Whitehead vows to continue with an organized campaign under IATSE guidance.

AAAAS Whitehead Kenneth Thompson Screen Actors Guild AAAA AFL Council AFA International Alliance of the AFL Union AFL Willam Green Green Cincinnati Thomson Stagehands IATSE

Brucks Win Northern West Virginia Girls Softball Title

Brucks a Monongah team won the second annual Northern West Virginia girls softball championship by defeating the Fairmont Red Tops 6 to 1 in Fairmont on August 19.

Fairmont Brucks Northern West Virginia Fairmont Red Tops

Citizens warn against new federal credit agency plan

A commentator decries creating another federal corporation to issue obligations for public spending. The proposal, using guaranteed agency debt, aims to mask debt growth and bypass direct Treasury borrowing, risking higher future costs for taxpayers and undermining sound government finance.

Corporation Treasury Department Suca & Corporation United States Congress House of Cards Jersey Ape

Brinkman Rise From German Immigrant to Local Builder

Charles Brinkman grew a south Main Street mercantile and bakery, weathering Civil War looting, built many town houses, and helped expand Bluemont cemetery. His sign above the door stood 75 years, reflecting a life of hard work, fair dealing, and community leadership in Grafton and Taylor County.

George Brinkman Main Street Uncle Sam F. M. Durbin Bluemont Cemetery United States Germany Baltimore Grafton House Baltimore and Ohio George L. Jalliffe James D. Holmes Brinkman Grafton Taylor County Glady Creek Taylor Marion Olther Bosk

Fragmented society chatter spills from odd phrases

A jumble of quips and snippets touches on weather, unions, marriage, and quirks. The text muses on rain, cherry pie, actors, taxation, and a psychiatrist, mixing humor with surreal lines about a California canary and a cat.

Roosevelt Faces Pressure Over Next Congress

Congressmen discuss possible cooperation to limit the next session to few controversial issues. Some expect both the administration and Democratic foes may seek a brief session, but any move to silence Democratic bargaining would need President Roosevelt's assent. If he attacks opponents, foes could use Congress as a platform for counter moves.

Roosevelt Congressional Sounding Board

Control Over Cemine Tram Rage Ge Weapons

In a report the German forces plan autumn maneuvers before August 27, timed with Hitler’s veterans address on the Tannenberg battlefield in East Prussia. Paris officials fear troop concentrations as the Nasi organ Danziger Vorposten notes small unit drills leading to larger maneuvers into September.

Puchver Hitler Tennenberg East Prussia Paris Nasi Free City Danziger’ Vorposten Tannenberg Ee ‘Hungary Ssaky Boin

Mussolini Eyes Germany Visit Amid War Nerves

Fragments indicate Mussolini plans a visit to Germany amid a shifting balance on the chessboard of alliances. A foreign office spokesman in Budapest denied certain remarks as Nazi propaganda claims circulate in the Voerkischer Beobachter. A Welsh county sheriff and former resident, Bradley, died in Honaker, Virginia, with friends notified.

Mier Mussolini Intertm Germany Cybles Hungary Chess Board Foreign Office Budapest Hitler Voerkischer Beobachter Britain

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