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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1935
Page
4
The excerpt contrasts a pro open market position with war risks, then shifts to a dramatic domestic scene. Val Preston faces Lia and a tangled revelation from Stephen Garenne about Lia’s arranged marriage and a family justice pursuit. The conversation hints at future revelations as the scene ends with a cliffhanger.
Hinton West Virginia August 24 City Patrolman Harold Dillon visited a summer camp near the city returning to his parked automobile found a thief had taken tools and gasoline from his car. The dispatch mentions pacifist embargoes and debates in Congress concerning Italy Ethiopia and the League of Nations.
Representative William E. Richardson of Reading warns against the administration’s spending spree as Pennsylvan ia’s delegation splits on Roosevelt’s death penalty stance. He says the nation is bleeding red at about 10 million dollars daily and urges Democrats to cut expenses, drive out excesses, and balance the books.
Wheeling Intelligencer argues that Roosevelt is in an anomalous position for assailing tax exempt bonds while his administration has issued an unprecedented volume. The piece notes that no prior administration issued so many tax exempt securities and questions his stance on thrift and wealth investment. It contends his motive is to reduce interest costs for the government and the wealthier class, given his past use of the device.
Trent approves continuation of page one items totaling 1617.80 for Summers County text books, 26276 for an eight room East Lynne building in Wayne County, 3938 for grading and draining at Flemington high school, 1061 for improvement of a building at Grafton.
Charleston Aug. 24 Immediate steps to repair roads and bridges damaged by floods are planned by Burr Simpson new state road commissioner He added his primary aim is Repairing of roads getting them in shape before winter and getting as much construction work started to provide employment as possible.
Parkersburg West Virginia August 24 1 officers from two counties pursued Bill Eddy an escaped convict for seven miles through the woods but Eddy proved too fast for the deputies who reported the chase exhausted them and Eddy remained at large.
Amateur weather forecaster X Y Z Cleavenger of Sandy Creek says Grafton and nearby areas will see very little rain until Aug 27 when the moon changes. He notes a quarter moon on Aug 20 with hooks pointing up toward the southeast as a dry weather sign.
Washington report outlines Democratic strategy for 1936 depending on GOP choice. It weighs Borah as dangerous radical, Mills or Wadsworth as conservative, and Roosevelt’s campaign moves as influenced by Republican direction.
Washington observers say Senator William Borah leads the Republican field for the party’s nomination with insurgent influence rising. Financial New York favors constitutional amendments over currency juggling, while Hoover’s southern delegates could sway the contest. the Old Guard remains wary as the convention nears.
Dr. R H Stout sent to four cities for serum after meningitis struck young Doss. Evidence shows serum found in the fourth city but arrived too late to save Doss. Three other meningitis cases later recovered after serum treatment.
The discussion continues over hours for collective bargaining between operators and unions. The bill would bar operators from compelling miners to deal at company stores or live in company houses, addressing longstanding miner grievances against some producers.
Special arrangements for air raid protection are outlined. The American legation lies closest to the city center among diplomatic missions, while the Italian legation is five miles away, the British four, and the French German and Belgian three. Some legations sit in eucalyptus groves though the American complex rests on an open plane with a tall steel mast flag signaling the mission.
The Young GOP and a lineal Madison descendant drew elder Republicans including Senator Carey and Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr. to a regional gathering. Permanent state organizations formed and a westward unified action plan began to take shape amid table talks on platform ideas. Carey attacked Roosevelt as ruling like a dictator and accused the president of following socialist theories.
In the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia the estate of Harry L. Kerns of Grafton Taylor County was adjudged bankrupt on August 22 1935. The first meeting of creditors will be held September 5 1935 at 10 oclock A M at the office of Referee O E Wyckoff in Grafton to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact related business. Attorney for the bankrupt is G W Ford.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company seeks court action on August 26, 1935 to appoint commissioners to determine just compensation for 5.97 acres in Taylor County West Virginia. The land, owned by Ralph Atha and others, includes coal under rights but excludes coal oil and gas drilling, with several dower and lien reservations. The filing cites a railroad appropriation for public use and lists interested parties and potential reservations.
We wish to thank neighbors and friends for help during the illness and death of our son Charles Thomas Hall Jr. We also thank those who furnished cars and Reverend W J Frye. Mr and Mrs Charles Hall
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