Grafton Sentinel Publishing Company Offices and Rates
Publication and editorial offices listed at 102 Latrobe Street Grafton West Virginia with phone numbers for business and news. Advertising rates given: 2 cents per word first insertion, 1 cent each additional. same day ads in by 9:00 a.m. An extra 5 cents per inch for later composition. removal notices due by 6:00 p.m. the evening before.
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Latrobe Street
Grafton
W. Va
Grafton Printing Co
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A Weather Tale and Political Echoes From the County
The piece blends a brisk weather note with political commentary. It contrasts a cold snap with prior heat, mocks a zero reading, and lampoons California Democrat politics, praising Sinclair and critiquing the New Deal. It reports a tax levy reduction, notes a Clarksburg Young Republicans rally, urges county participation, and ends with a local watermelon anecdote.
Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Highlights Odd Entries
A mixed grid of clues and garbled phrases appears, referencing across and down answers. Mentions include Small cashier, distance terms, pronouns, beverages, and various wordplay items with no clear solution set. The page reads as a puzzle page with numerous corrupted lines and scattered definitions.
Melons and Forest Festival Draws Interest From Appalachia
A home grown melon from Mr Bradley offers a better treat than imported fruit. The Elkins Forest Festival promise raises for champion axman and log sawyers with ongoing log chopping and sawing contests. The feature draws attention to historic lumbering skills in the Appalachian hills from Maine to Florida and educates new generations about the woodsman craft.
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Elkins Forest
Appalachian
Maine
Florida
West Virginia
Gubernatorial Appointees Fail in WV Legislature
Prom Parkersburg News argues Governor Rump’s appointments to the West Virginia House of Delegates hindered the legislature. The piece notes 11 changes by the governor, with only 3 renominated in the recent primary and eight appointees rejected by voters, suggesting losses of capable members and failed political influence.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
Kump
House of Delegates
Miners Hold Tone Against Roosevelt Power Plan
West Virginia miners backed Holt for the Democratic nomination, led by Van Bittner. Holt supports the Roosevelt hydro electric push as public power, challenging coal interests. The National Coal Association warns TVA plans would drain coal markets, harming workers and capital in the bituminous industry, while Senator Hatfield opposes the New Deal energy push.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
Mr. Holt
van Bittner
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Holt
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley
St. Lawrence
Union
National Coal Association
Senator Hatfield Opposes TVA Power Plan Affects Coal Industry
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s hydroelectric program is admitted to impact the bituminous coal industry. A senator warned that coal fields would become desolate as the government’s electric power effort completes. He said voting against TVA protected coal miners and savers in coal. Hatfield pledged continued opposition if re elected. Holt backs the administration’s plan. Will state miners vote to destroy their livelihood.
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Republican State Committee
Huntington
H. D. Hatfield
Hatfield
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Senate
Holt
Textile Strike Escalates Prompting Negotiation Collapse
The page one continuation notes negotiations suddenly collapsed and a strike was called. Gorman accuses mill owners of fortifying plants and hiring guards while Sloan denies the charges. President Roosevelt watches events closely with no revealed action.
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Gorman
Sloan
Pres
Roosevelt
Tax Case Carried to High Court
Charleston August 30 An attorney was notified that the supreme court has granted an appeal to John Laing of Charleston in his suit to have West Virginia’s gross personal income tax declared unconstitutional. The appeal was granted by Justice Owen J Roberts on vacation. Laing contends the tax is retroactive discriminatory and really a property tax. The West Virginia supreme court upheld the law June 15.
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Charleston
Supreme Court of the
United States
John Laing
West Virginia
Laing
Owen J. Roberts
Philadelphia
Arthur G. Dayton
West Virginia Supreme Cour
Fred L. Fox
House Speakership Candidate on Job
Washington socialites in Washington D C are cited as playing a role in the race for the House speakership with emphasis on dress and social scene. The item notes potential influence from social circles on congressional leadership selection.
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House
Washington, D. C
Notice of hearing in Chancery for Tucker estate in 1934
Commissioner in Chancery S M Musgrove sets a hearing for the Martin V. Tucker estate on September 6 1934 at 10 a m in the Loar Building Grafton W Va. The hearing will report on personal and real estate assets debts taxes and administration with further matters as needed. parties may attend and present evidence.
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Charles E. Lawhead
Merchants and Mechanics Bank
Grafton
James Riffee
C. J. Lambert
Riffee & Lambert
N. C. Musgrove
Musgrove’s Mill
Sarah Tucker
Z. B. Cochran
LD. Cole
J. N. Kemble
W. M. Davis
W. F. Hendershot
E. A. Hendershot
J. W. Hendershot
J. Roy Keener
W. H. Riley
R. L. Maxwell
Bert Smallwood
A. Shingleton
A. B. Freeman
James W. Tucker
Frank Bennett
Taylor County
Viola Tucker
George B. Tucker
Roy M. Tucker
Beulah V. Tucker
Lela
H. R. Warder
Guardian Ad Litem
Loar
W. Va
Circuit Court of
Martin V. Tucker
D. Bruce Mason
Martin V. ‘Tucker
S. M. Musgrove
Strother & McDonald
Plaintiff
Clarksburg
Notice to Creditors in Tucker Estate Grafton West Virginia
Creditors of Martin V Tucker deceased must present claims for adjudication by September 6 1934 at the Loar Building Grafton WV. The claims include those with judgments or liens on his real estate, as ordered by Taylor County Circuit Court. Attorneys: H M Musgrove for the plaintiff.
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Martin V. Tucker
Circuit Court of the County of
Taylor
Loar
Grafton
W. Va
M. Musgrove
Strother & McDonald
Tiff
Clarksburg
Maine Goes Continued From Page One 1934
A political roundup notes August 23 1934 with the Roosevelts era framing and the party contests in Maine Nevada and Connecticut. It lists primary challenges for Senator Pittman and gubernatorial race details with Griswold and party women observers in Reno and New Haven. It records upcoming voting dates and nominee mentions, including divisions in state delegations and Democratic and Republican contests in the Northeast.
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Roosevelt
Nevada
Key Pittman
H. R. Cooke
Reno
Robert Moore
James G. Shrugham
Demerat
Morley Griswold
Connecticut
Harry Morgan Ayers
Columbia University
Francis T. Maloney
Frederick C. Walcott
House
Wilbur L. Cross
Maine
Elec
Notice to creditors of the estate of Stephen Poe
To the creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of Stephen Poe. All persons having claims against the estate, due or not, must present verified claims to the undersigned at Graf ton Banking and Trust Co. Building in Grafton West Virginia by February 25, 1935 or be barred from any share. W A Thamenix Co will inspect your building free for termites. W A Woodyards are notified to be present.
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Stephen Poe
Grafton Banking & Trust Co
Grafton
West Virginia
W. VA. Thamenix CO
W. A
Tumber Company
Brann Opponent, Ford and Ames Compete In Maine Election
In a looming race Governor Louis J. Brann faces a national party challenge if reelected with Hale’s Democratic rival F Harold Ford and Alfred Ames a wealthy retired lumberman also in the fray. Three representatives lead in top elections as two Democrats and a Republican seek nomination. Card of thanks expresses grief and gratitude for support after Creed Lambert’s death with appreciation for the Rev K and mourners.
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Louis J. Brann
Hale
F. Harold Ford
Brann
Alfred Ames
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