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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1940
Page
6
Grafton schedules Dollar Days on Thursday and Friday with parking meter suspensions to attract out of town visitors. Downtown streets will offer free parking and ample space as retailers promote real bargains and stock a wide array of items. The event, a long running semi annual sale, is extensively advertised with large notices from local merchants.
Rosa Maxwell Pickens formerly Rosa Maxwell a Bellwood Pennsylvania resident for over 40 years died at home after long illness at 68. She was born in Grafton and is survived by two sons Clarence and Roy a daughter Eva Rothenberger a sister Mrs Clark and a brother Frank Maxwell. Funeral services are set for 2 30 tomorrow at the home with burial in a Bellwood cemetery.
Charles Proudfoot of Grafton, a carrier for the Fairmont Times, is among 24 Fairmont Publishing Co. boys who rode a B&O train to New York to tour the nation’s largest city and the world’s fair as a prize for meeting.Subscription quotas earned the reward. They will spend two days in the metropolis and return Thursday morning.
The Central West Virginia State Fair in Norwood near Clarksburg runs Sept 2 to Sept 8 with a Labor Day parade and a focus on crippled children. Top attractions include V. V. Law Holsteins, Neuhard's Brown Swift herd, White Arabians, Army and Navy reunion day, Municipalities day with Mayor Dawson, auto races, and a Sagebrush roundup.
A northbound charter bus left the Beaver road in dense fog and crashed into a house three miles from Beckley injuring nine passengers. Driver Robert Clay of Bluefield allegedly lost his way. five passengers were released after treatment, four remained hospitalized with bruises.
Delegates at the Taylor county Sunday school convention at Haymond Methodist church will hear H. E. Odgers, new principal of Grafton Senior High, speak at the evening session. About 250 participants are expected in this annual event.
Edward Smythe Marks of Flemington is named one of three alternates to the Naval Academy at Annapolis by Senator M M Neely with Eugene Sewell Stones Jr named principal candidate. Other alternates named are Paul Walker Pininu of Williamson and Robert Clinton Beatty of Smithfield.
A WPA Recreational project pageant The Story of Recreation will be performed Friday at 8:00 p m on Maple Avenue playground reps from all Taylor county playgrounds supervise the event Beautiful scenery and classical music set the backdrop Episodes cover dawn of recreation English pioneers Civil War and modern times with sponsors including Mrs Viola Lynch Miss Mary Spare Mrs Rena Rogers E Clyde Jones Joseph Snider Albert N McKeen Mrs Elizabeth Gall and performers Miss Mary Succurro Rosemont and Mr Florence Wilkinson who sings God Bless America and Daddys New Uniform
Census figures show Flemington, the sole incorporated town in Taylor county besides Grafton, gained 73 residents from 1930 to 1940, rising to 690. Philippi increased from 1,767 to 1,949, while Rowlesburg fell to 1,451 from 1,573 and Newburg declined to 696 from 747. Belington also rose from 1,571 to 1,637.
Floyd Farrance of Grafton was fined $10 and costs in municipal court by Acting Mayor Joe Bradford after an assault on Tra Digman on West Main Street. Digman filed a warrant for Farrance’s arrest following the altercation. The mayor remains ill at his West Boyd Street home with intestinal flu.
Crowds of newsmen and a notification committee gathered as Oregon's Sen a tor prepared to join a national ticket. The event at the state fairgrounds begins at 4 30 p m with 50 000 to 75 000 expected. The acceptance speech airs on three networks at 5 p m. Oregon’s first national ticket vice president was General Joseph Lane in 1860.
High officers of the West Virginia Grand Lodge including Dr D C Peck of Grafton grand lecturer are set to attend a special communication of Herman lodge No 6 A F and AM Clarksburg where Master Mason work will be given. Robert S Lemon of Parkersburg grand master and Frank Fraig also of Parkersburg grand treasurer plan to attend along with local members in Clarksburg for the lodge's final activity of the year ending August 31.
Ardelia Riley a six year old of Tunnelton WV saved five year old Loretta Shahan when she fell into a five foot spring while playing house. Loretta reached above water and Ardelia pulled her to safety. She did not call for help due to fear Loretta would drown before aid arrived.
Berlin authorities report a 40 minute alert during which seven aircraft turned back and one bomber reached the city. Germany denounces the raid as a cowardly attack on non military targets and warns of reprisals while leaflets dropped by British planes promise US entry and a destined struggle ahead.
Negotiations for a new wage contract between the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters and the United States Potters Association began today in Atlantic City. NBOP President James M. Duffy leads the union conferees seeking a 20 percent wage increase, closed shop, dues check-off, two weeks paid vacation, and other concessions for 16,600 members. The association, led by Joseph M. Wells, filed 38 counter-proposals opposing wage or condition changes raising production costs. The union seeks 87 demands, including restoration of pay cuts and use of the union label on wares. The two-year contract expires September 30.
Willkie urges public release of last year’s war resources board report led by Edward R. Stettinius Jr claiming it outlines a method for a functioning defense organization. He plans a cross country itinerary with stops in Illinois Iowa Kansas Oklahoma Texas Arizona and California beginning September 14 with a final Detroit speech on September 30.
Raymond said the camp depended on a town of 6 000 inhabitants for its water supply and water was therefore limited. Wer were seldom thirsty he noted.
A former prisoner describes 6000 French in a camp learning under German supervision, with lectures by French officers in civil life fields from business to architecture. The program, including a large English class, grew into an informal university as mail to prisoners was sped up and news circulated in a shared bulletin.
John Fitawater a 40 year old Calvin merchant and former Nicholas county court member is believed to have killed Jessie Wood a 23 year old Camden-on-Gauley divorcee and possibly fatally wounded her nephew Charles Wood 17 at a secluded parking spot near Camden-on-Gauley. Police led by G F Parsons continued a cross county search as the youth in hospital fights for life.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad hauled 53,306 cars of freight in the week ended August 24, with 35,031 loaded on line and 18,274 from connections. This is 6,837 more than the prior year’s week, when 46,468 cars were moved. The previous week totaled 53,361 with 33,607 loaded on line and 19,164 from connections. In 1930 the week totaled 68,552 with 44,968 loaded on line and 23,584 from connections.
Defense Commissioner William Knudsen backs quick passage of excess profits tax as Congress weighs two methods for calculation. The bill, revised to favor those with lower earnings, outlines average earnings and invested capital approaches with different rate ranges to curb tax burdens on prosperous firms.
Diplomatic dispatches from Bucharest describe a bloody border clash north of Dorohoi in northern Moldavia between Romanian and Soviet troops. More than 300 Romanians slain, several aircraft lost, as fighting spanned hours from late Sunday and resumed yesterday amid postures after Romania ceded Bessarabia and northern Bucovina.
The government dismissed William R. Skidmore and three others at the opening of a trial in Chicago. Thirteen defendants faced charges of conspiring to evade about 1.887 million dollars in taxes on William R. Johnson’s 1936 39 income. The action followed review of available evidence and motions.
In New York on August 27 Wendell L. Willkie said he would not want the Rev Charles E Coughlin to support him if the priest opposes certain people in this country because of race or religion He commented on an editorial in Social Justice praising his acceptance speech as a needed boost to American nationalism and said he would not accept support under those terms.
Willkie stated he is not interested in support from anyone who advocates prejudice against race or religion or who supports any foreign economic or political philosophy in the United States. He said he does not need the presidency but must keep his beliefs clear and true to himself.
Militia war correspondent Milo M Thompson recalls Londoners sleeping through air raids while German bombers rumble above. Citizens miss the all clear, theatergoers keep dancing, and searchlights bloom like a garden of light as bombers threaten death.
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