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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1933
Page
4
Taxpayers demand credit for balances and delinquent collections in the county school budget. They argue state law requires listing all funds and income, with levies set accordingly, while the board cites a tax commission form that omits these items. The dispute centers on proper accounting and legal procedures for levy calculations.
A Wheeling Intelligence editorial condemns a tax commission levy package as defective and misaligned with the law, noting two elementary funds and two high school funds are required but only one teachers fund and one maintenance fund form are provided. It warns the district boards face confusion and potential violations of the constitutional debt limits, urging legislative clarity and firm legal enforcement.
The piece argues against using last minute levies to pay past bills, warning that legal limits cannot be ignored if authorities admit such levies may be constitutional. It questions the Tax Commissioner and lawmakers authority, noting if deficits are possible, future levies would follow suit and erode constitutional intent.
In a wave of federal crackdown, ten suspects linked to the Kansas City mass killing and the Urschel kidnapping are jailed as federal authorities expand a national fingerprint bureau and step up probes in major cities. Chicago authorities report sweeping indictments and trains delivering criminals to prison, while public help and brave families like Urschel’s aid the effort. The Roosevelt administration faces expectations for decisive action against organized crime.
In editorials Wheeling Intelligencer Wheeling Register and Acton ton Advertiser urge aggressive federal measures to crush racketeering and wipe out crime. They favor quick decisive action, prosecuting criminals first and resolving jurisdiction later, with swift fair justice as the aim.
A call for speedy punishment by judges to deter organized crime and reduce the alliance between politicians and gangsters. Emphasizes swift jail sentences to reinforce respect for courts and deter violent offenders.
The Westerville community debates beer sales as a dry city, weighing pride in prohibition against a wet minority's rights to drink 3.2 in restaurants or obtain alcohol in larger quantities from other ports. The piece argues for fighting it out under home rule per the law.
Rep David J Lewis of Maryland rose from child labor in a coal mine to be recognized as a great economist and erudite Latin scholar in Congress. The piece argues education is largely a matter of character and persistence, achievable with or without formal schooling, and notes the hard path for those lacking facilities.
The Legislature requires plates and markers to be made at Moundsville penitentary, but the board of control lacks funds for a plant. Road Commissioner Bailey risks impeachment if he buys elsewhere. The warden could use prison resources to produce signs, potentially creating a profitable, laborful plant and employing inmates.
The Inter-Mountain welcomes tuition hikes for state schools but argues the increases are insufficient. It contends state funding for a department of education lacks direct justification and urges aligning fees with denominational colleges to advance real progress. The paper warns West Virginia cannot sustain many small state colleges.
Charleston dispatch reports ongoing tensions over funding for elementary and secondary schools as state institutions face public shortfalls. The Welch emergency Hospital case involves Dr Stevenson of Huntington returning from New York with charges tied to the Board of Central affairs inquiry.
By virtue of a deed of trust dated February 9 1929 to secure a bank note, Frank M Price and Bertie L Price sold real estate in Taylor County West Virginia. Trustee U V Stemple will sell at Taylor County Courthouse front steps on Friday September 8 1933 between 1 and 3 PM at public auction to the highest bidder. Property includes restaurant store and dwelling on western half of Lot 155 in Fetterman, bounded by North and Railroad Streets. Terms: one third cash at sale, one third in one year, one third in two years with 6 percent interest and secured by warranty deed. trustee holds legal title until fully paid. Aug 9 1933.
Colin Clarkie pursues the Mask across New York and Cap d Orage sites with Butch Connal and Dollaire stirring danger. Lazarre, Germaine, and Papa Goyette anchor a web of crime, counterfeit plots, and underworld rooms as police and press close in.
Notice records a special meeting of the stockholders held August 11 1933 in Grafton West Virginia where the entire voting stock was represented and a resolution to dissolve the corporation and pay debts was adopted Dated August 18 1933 Clyde N Mays Norrisville also notes the Boehn Strickler well No 3 increased flow to 1000 barrels after adding two feet of pay sand and drilling continues with 10 12 feet still to tap
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