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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1935
Page
2
Appleton Wisconsin August 30 a 33 year old mother Mrs Leo Bartholmey walked into the Fox River with her two children James four and Carol 14 months tucked under each arm. She stood in water up to her neck before police pulled her out. The children drowned despite rescue efforts by patrol officers and inhalators. Bartholmey was taken to police headquarters where officials questioned her.
Burlington Iowa August 30 Mr and Mrs James Williams forgot their three year old son after mailing a letter at the post office. The child was turned over to police and later reunited with his anxious parents who said he likely climbed from the car and followed them to town.
In Miami on August 30 an 11 year old girl died from a gasoline fed blaze that also badly burned her two sisters. The father H G Denmark 36 bakery salesman was detained then released after investigators accepted his account of how the fire started. The eldest Frances Denmark died. Dorothy critically burned with low life chances and Jewel less severely burned. Denmark said a cigarette dropped into clothing while he cleaned last night sparked flames and a dishpan of gasoline in the sink was used to douse the fire. Neighbors had previously reported threats to the children.
Maurice Rossi and Paul Codos, coholders of a distance fight record, are listed among entrants in the Thompson trophy race at Cleveland National Air Races to be held August 30 through September 2. Rossi and Codos were described as Frenchy at the hospital before Frances died, a claim Rowland denied, stating they had the best dad by in the world.
Justice Ona C Jefferys Wednesday after now refused to be swayed by a plea of guilty made by Ray M Ford transient charged with stealing a display case of optometrical equipment and meted out a 20 day jail sentence He was originally fined 10 in addition to a 10 day jail sentence but the former was changed to 10 more days behind the bars at the county jail On a charge preferred by city police Ford was accused of taking property belonging to Dr P M Glenn The transient claims Pittsburg Pa as his residence
The cold wave lowers the mercury to 45 degrees Wednesday night in Grafton and surroundings, per official observer W B Clayton. Last night’s low was 56 degrees and no frost has appeared locally yet during the spell.
Leland Hayward an early leader in the Ruth Chatterton Los Angeles to Cleveland air derby among the National Air Races at Cleveland Ohio with New York and Hollywood actors involved.
Philippi Aug 30 A Boyd Miller and Pansy Miller were awarded 2000 damages by a Barbour county circuit court jury in condemnation proceedings by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for rights of way needed to relocate its branch from Philippi to Webster due to the construction of the flood control dam near Grafton. Dellett Proudfoot, farmer, is the defendant in the last condemnation proceeding but to be brought in the local circuit court by the railroad. Damages have not been awarded.
In St Louis on August 30 the unions halted a planned dawn strike by about 4500 employees of the Wabash and Ann Arbor railroads, after discussing the dispute this afternoon and deciding to call off the action.
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