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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1935
Page
8
Spring measures remain awaiting a committee review as the process continues. Details on which items advance and potential deadlines were not disclosed, with officials noting that final decisions hinge on forthcoming findings and consensus.
Col Frank Knox told upstate New York lawmakers that New England Indiana Michigan Ohio and Illinois will lean Republican in 1936. He emphasized farmers must be won over and said the party can solve their problems better than Roosevelt despite farmers being better off than two years ago. He also noted Mississippi Valley states within the GOP fold would complete the party's comeback.
Charleston August news reports Governor Kump asking Attorney General Holt and the university bureau for governmental research to study the Social Security Act and potential state participation. He indicated no comment on a special legislative session while noting help from the National Committee on Economic Security and Secretary Perkins. He directs Dr. John F. Sly to lead analysis of needed state actions amid Congress actions.
Adjutant General Henry H. Denhardt, atop a retreat, offered to surrender only to Harlan officials as grand jury probes target his August 3 patrol of voting places. Judge Gilbert and Sheriff Middleton dismiss talk of assassination. Indictments loom for Denhardt and others over troop use and ballot handling at Cloversplint precinct.
To forestall any lynching, Alfred Paine and two accomplices George C. Wallace and H F Smith were moved to Folsom Prison. The trio are accused of killing Police Chief Erskine G. Fish of North Sacramento during a gold mining venture.
The Grafton Sentinel reports a man identified as Orfanus quarreled with his mother at his home on arrival, then left for Fairmont. He was later found dead near the railroad crossing area as a gas empties crew from Cumberland, Maryland, traveled toward Fairmont. Details on funeral arrangements are incomplete.
The Internation al Ladies Garment Workers union called Aug 15 for recognition and higher pay. Police estimated about 30 strikers joined the disorder as 30 patrolmen were assigned to guard the plant when the unrest began.
Works Progress Administrator Robert J. Roth approved a proposal to spend $6,860,242 on county airport improvements in Clarksburg. Backers say the plan would make Clarksburg a center for eastern and western airmail service and would need further approval from Charleston and Washington.
In a brief address Deners argues for horse sense over college professors and cites wasteful relief in Ohio due to theorists with no field practice. He notes the Brain Trust remains favored by the governorship while proposing community action could cut electric rates by about 40 percent.
Wheeling residents learn the city council approved the budget and levy ordinances calling for maximum levies and expenditures of 705 902 dollars. Net income from taxation under the budget is estimated at 207 000 after 93 535 for discounts and delinquencies. Revenue from other sources is estimated at 578 902 dollars.
Pittsburgh August 22 report from the University of Pittsburgh bureau of business research notes rising shares of Pennsylvania coal shipped from the state. The study argues bituminous coal entering interstate commerce has increased greatly in twenty years and that Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio and Kentucky together account for about two thirds of U S bituminous production.
Governor Martin L. Davey of Ohio denounces professorial advisory influence while state engineers survey a possible municipal power plant in Huntington. About 100 sheriffs and deputies from 55 counties expected to register for the annual convention as Huntington hosts sessions and a city council meet at 3 PM.
In Clarksburg on August 22 a gas blast severely injures Rachel Baker and damages a two story apartment building.
A riot broke out at the Roselle Frock Manufacturing Co plant in Newark as striking women workers clashed with police and private guards. The two hour disturbance involved pickets and attempted entry to the shop, with workers and security seemingly using force amid escalating tensions.
Bids for the proposed Wheeling post office addition were rejected by the Treasury in Washington. The bids ranged from 327,600 to 398,000 dollars,. the treasury claimed they exceeded the appropriation for the improvement.
Body found between tracks of the twenty first car near Fairmont after a train stop. Coroner Thomas Henderson of Marion County and Deputy Sheriff Dutch Watkins of Fairmont, with Train Rider Adam Fansler, investigated the scene. Body moved to Carpenter Fair and Ford Funeral Home.
A promotional note suggests a constitutional treatment for malaria troubles, summer colds, and hay fever affecting the whole system, implying broad relief at a low cost. It targets readers suffering multiple seasonal ailments with a single remedy.
A historic tonic marketed by Glenn claims to ease discomforts of digestive distress including pain aches poor appetite and constipation. The ad emphasizes its constitutional benefits and positions it among top remedies of its kind.
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