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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1933
Page
2
Willy Nilly and friends face a two dollar dog license plus a week of care cost. They cannot raise funds but vow to earn three dollars in a week to retrieve Rip, the dog, as the man warns of higher prices if they argue further.
In Athens the Appeal Court sanctioned Samuel Insull’s arrest and detention pending a new extradition hearing sought by the United States. Despite bail pleas, prosecutors argued the exile’s arrest was lawful. Insull, a former Chicago utilities operator, was returned to a private hospital under guard. He stated he was born in London and had American citizenship since 1896. the US seeks him again on bankruptcy act charges after a failed mail fraud extradition attempt.
President Roosevelt abruptly ends the gold embargo enabling sale of newly mined gold abroad while easing hoarding rules. Citizens with gold holdings above 100 must file statements within 15 days. holdings over 100 may be restricted after 30 days unless justified. The move triggers stock gains and forecasts of higher western mining profits. Also Oklahoma adopts 52 new textbooks at 35 to 40 percent less cost.
Hubert Scott-Paine, British challenger in the Harmworth Trophy, expects to finish the race with Miss Britain, despite 4 to 1 odds against victory. The compact 24.5-foot, all-metal boat features unique design, aluminum construction, water-cooled exhausts, and rapid acceleration, aiming to outpace Gar Wood's Miss America XS.
Elia Thateh, 11, was arrested in Los Angeles for trying to buy a bicycle with gold pieces found in his grandfather’s Springdale Arkansas cellar jar. The cross country spree included a red wagon, baseball gear, an electric mixer, and other items he bought while traveling alone.
In Hagerstown Maryland coroner verdict finds Myrtle Mullineaux died by inhaling chloroform she used to commit suicide. Her body was discovered in a trunk in the garret earlier this morning after her husband Dr. J C Mullineaux reported her missing since Saturday. He aided by police in searches and located the trunk with her body inside after opening it.
The government marshals its scientific battalions against the mysterious sleeping sickness. Additional federal experts were ordered to St. Louis by Surgeon General Hugh S. Cumming of the U S Public Health Service to lead the effort.
Governor Kump called for whole hearted support from individuals government agencies and industries to relieve West Virginia while warning against overburdening business. He noted potential impact on coal and recession risks and urged caution in moving relief workers to private employment.
Charleston report a ruling by Attorney General Holt states that no street or bridge in a municipality with more than 2,500 residents may be improved or maintained by the state road commission at state expense until design work is completed. The decision outlines funding responsibility and limits for municipal projects governed by population thresholds.
Road Commissioner Bailey asked about mainten ance of bridges over the Monongahela river and Decker's creek in Morgantown. Holt said authority to designate connecting links lies with the road commissioner with discretion on timing. Until designation, owners including municipalities or counties bear maintenance duties. Nearby, pilots spotted smoke from a forest fire near Birch Lake at 5 000 feet.
Buckhannon, Aug 30 The coroner's jury investigated the death of Dr John B Carper 46 a local dentist who died in Morgantown hospital from concussion and heart disease after a fall in a county jail cell where he had been jailed on a drunk charge Dr Carper collapsed and struck his head after becoming ill in custody The attending physician Dr J L Pifer testified the death resulted from concussion heart failure and excessive drinking Interment will be in Morgantown cemetery.
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