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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1932
Page
3
A beauty note emphasizes sheer silk and washed stockings to avoid unnatural shine and creases. It argues new hosiery shines and creases from packing cheap flockings, recommending washed sheer stockings as best to set off an ankle.
The Taylor County Post of American Legionnaires meets in Moose Home this evening to elect officers for the year. Chaplain Murray announced this morning. Several candidates vie for posts and results will interest townspeople and rural residents. The Post plans to enter the drum and bugle corps in the Legion corps contest at Norwood Park in Clarksburg on Sunday. The local corps will field 29 members. Bugle and drum corps from across the state, plus Pennsylvania and Maryland, expected to participate for cash prizes.
The government plans over 3.533 million dollars for aviation purposes, allocating most funds to upgrade existing army fields nationwide. The largest single project, costing 515 thousand dollars, will occur at Bolling Field in Washington D.C.
Local notices report numerous social calls and visits in Grafton and surrounding areas. Cleavenger, of Route 1 Simpson, was a business and social caller. I G Bolyard of Kasson spent the day visiting friends. Charles Burke Jr. and wife left for Wheeling and Pittsburgh by car to visit relatives. The Mullens family and Poling party traveled to Wheeling for business, viewing Willys Overland show rooms. Jean Pryor of Wheeling, guest of the Dent family, returned home. Mrs. John Green and children, visiting from Cincinnati, stay with her sister in Grafton. Mrs Green formerly Dollie Ellers.
Police say John Callahan or his wife likely added poison to a breakfast of pancakes and wild cherry preserves, killing five and threatening two more. Eight other children slept or avoided the meal as investigators connect poison powder found in the food to the deaths and ongoing inquiry.
The West Virginia Federation of Labor convention endorses Thomas C. Townsend as the non partisan candidate for governor. It urges organized labor and Townsend clubs to use their influence to elect him, likening his potential to Lincoln's presidency and stressing worker best interests.
The Sun reports that the railroads will argue for voluntary rate reductions as negotiations for lower wage scales begin, signaling a push for cheaper freight costs amid wage talks.
The Interstate Commerce Commission may end miscellaneous rate boosts next March as executives argue for posted schedules to boost movement of commodities. Leaders warn of challenges from motor and water transport while debating how large a cut to seek. A separate note describes a patient’s asthma linked to coal mine exposure and a dubious tale of sleeping on pine boards.
In New York on August 24 the market showed wear after attempts to push to new highs. Early afternoon weakness appeared as bids for lower priced issues faltered while profit taking hit lenders. Several issues fell one to three points, including American Telephone and Telegraph, steel maker companies, New York Central, Chesapeake and Ohio, and U S Steel preferred.
In Cincinnati on August 24 an 18 year old boy named John Housley shot and killed Charles P. Nelson 25 after Nelson allegedly forced the youth's sister to support him through an immoral life. The fatal shots were fired from inside Mrs May Robinsons apartment and Nelson fell from a two story window to the sidewalk.
In Marlinton on August 24 Joseph McNell, a 78 year old farmer, was killed when a runaway team threw him against a farm building. Authorities report the accident occurred at the farmer’s property and no further details were available. The crash resulted in the fatal injury to the victim, with investigations ongoing at the scene.
A fragment lists a luncheon menu including stewed prunes chilled boiled rice buttered toast peanut butter sandwiches hot chocolate sugar cookies peach saucal dinner and Salamagundi serving 8. It provides a meat dish recipe with ground steak onions peppers celery tomatoes corn and spices and a cabbage salad Bettina with pineapple peppers celery and dressing. Also includes a pear conserve recipe with pears lemon ginger pineapple orange juice sugar and method for sterilized jars.
William J. Hawke, former Parsons blanket mill superintendent who resigned to join a mill in Uxbridge, Mass, returned yesterday to resume his duties as superintendent here. Clyde Colla of Silver, N. C., was hired as assistant superintendent of the Parsons Tansring Company.
Mr and Mrs Louise Saccome of West Main Street Bonafede apartments announce the birth of a girl weighing one and a half pounds born Sunday afternoon August 21. The baby has not yet been named. the couple already has a son named Victor.
Edwin Muzz, student of Stephen Townsend and Paul Seguy, returns to the Department of Music at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. Dr. Roy McCuskey announces Professor Muzz will teach voice this year and lead Wesleyan’s renowned music program.
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