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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1934
Page
1
The Taylor County Welfare Board voted to resume relief work with welfare workers on the old four five four day basis starting Tuesday September 4. Pay may be delayed until funds from Charleston arrive, and checks cannot be issued until money is received.
Tony Mesarik aged 57 lost his life Tuesday afternoon at the Maryland Coal company mine in Wendel when a slate fall trapped him. Funeral services were held at 4 pm from his late residence, officiated by Rev Z B Bowen and held by United Mine Workers Local 195. Interment in Simpson cemetery. Bartlett Funeral Co. in charge. Surviving are two daughters Sabina Vukelich of Baird Ford, Pa and Katie, 12, at home. wife separated for four years. Mesarik had worked in area mines for many years, a resident for twenty years.
A Brazilian airliner nicknamed Clipper with eight world records chased new laurels by flying sunset to Miami. Carrying newspaper executives home from a South American tour, the ship aimed to cover 1,840 miles from Port of Spain Trinidad to Miami, due between 6 and 7 p.m. EST.
Senator L J Dickinson branded the Roosevelt agriculture program a quack remedy and flop at Rockford Illinois as 40 000 attend the Pecatonica river farm picnic. He mocked the AAA crop reductions and quoted jabs about Uncle Sam and God controlling rain.
William A. Julian United States treasurer resigns as member of the Democratic national committee for Ohio. The step follows a broader move to sever close ties between party and government offices, outlined by the national administration.
In the early hours on the Midland Trail near Barboursville, two women Opal Samples and Grace Cox died in a head on crash. Four others were injured, including Roy Hoblitzell of Charleston and Jennings Newman of Paint Creek, all hospitalized. W. C. Lawrence found the wreck around 1:40 am and alerted authorities. The report notes the car was on the wrong side of the road.
Los Angeles August 30 Ben B Lindsey former Denver juvenile court judge and writer was nominated for a Los Angeles county superior judgeship by a commanding majority in Tuesday election. Returns show Lindsey leading a field of 13 for office No 19 with 28795 votes while Arthur Crum trails with 8107.
South Carolina voted wet in an advisory referendum while dry candidate Olin L. Johnston led the Democratic governor nomination race, signaling a potential realignment as returns from Tuesday’s primary continued to come in. Johnston, a lifelong prohibitionist, and veteran Cole L. Blease edge toward a second primary on September 11, with results foreshadowing shifts in 40-year political lines.
Raleigh August 30 seven inmates escaped from the state hospital after locking doors with bed springs and using chair parts to subdue guards. A 24 hour manhunt through swamps and towns failed to locate a single trace as authorities pursue a hot trail.
Maine voters face a big electoral calendar with a September 10 vote on a new deal and potential selection of a senator three representatives and a governor. The piece outlines statewide and national implications, timing for nominees, and a barometer role for Maine in forecasting November outcomes across 47 states, with detailed context on Senate and House composition and early conventions.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered hearings October 1 on the appeal of class one railroads and the American Short Line Railroad Association for higher railroad freight rates. The commission said no decision yet on hearings outside Washington and noted the matter continues on page two.
Clarksburg reports a large turnout as the second state convention of the Young Republican League of West Virginia opens in Waldo Hotel. Frontrunners for the presidency include Frank B Hutchinson Buckhannon Creed Simons and Raymond Humphreys with Hatree scheduled to speak Friday after committee appointments.
Raymond Poling, East End resident and key Democratic force in Taylor county, is named congressional committeeman. He will direct the Ramsay for reelection campaign in the county, replacing James T. Murphy who became acting postmaster.
San Francisco August 30. Upton Sinclair's gubernatorial nomination shakes Democratic lines as vice chairman John B. Elliott says party lines mean little and hints at strife at the state convention. Creel congratulates Sinclair while Elliott states he will back the best qualified candidates, regardless of party. He forecasts debate between Sinclair and Haight as a possible alternative. Continued on page five.
In Campagna Argentina a large oil blaze was controlled as favorable winds curbed spread. Three tanks remained burning early and many were emptied or isolated. Explosions at the National Oil Company's plant caused significant damage. A laborer reported about 40 workers, with two killed and one missing, three gravely injured and 19 hospitalized.
Barbour county schools will open Monday September 10 instead of September 3. W. D. Gall Jr assistant county superintendent cited late arrival of three extra school buses and incomplete repairs as reasons. Belington graded school is undergoing repairs and Philippi high gymnasium work continues.
Washington reports a general strike in the cotton textile industry to take effect at 11 30 p m Saturday with wool silk and synthetic yarn sectors on standby for orders The strike seeks union recognition abolition of the stretch out system and a thirty hour week without pay cuts Mills claim ample stock will cover three to eight weeks and owners decline further peace talks
New York announces elimination of Saturday work for all salaried employees starting September 1, cutting salaries by about ten percent. The move follows prior 10 to 15 percent reductions from 1931 to 1933, with a 15 percent raise in July 1933 in line with the steel code. About 16,000 workers see impact. total staff at end of 1933 reached 112,577 across the company and subsidiaries.
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