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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1932
Page
4
The Cumberland News notes that renouncing all forms of taxation shows the difficulty of crafting laws to meet aims. Tax experiments are hazardous, and prudent lawmakers should cling to established forms that have proven effective and reliable.
The piece argues against farm strike tactics to lift prices, urging reductions in production as a coordinated cooperative plan. It notes prices fall with overproduction and calls for fewer crops to raise value, critiquing farmers as disorganized despite organized status. It also mentions American Legion debates on WWV bonuses and a fatal gas inhalation accident among youths, plus a Florida hurricane impact report.
Miami reports show light damage after a tropical disturbance crossed the Florida peninsula. The storm moved through Everglades and Gulf waters south of Fort Myers with diminished intensity. Five people were treated for minor injuries. property losses in greater Miami under ten dollars. some wire lines damaged. two men rescued by coast guard after a rowboat ordeal.
New York Aug 31 A Republican treasurer described receiving a silver dollar dated 1798 as a campaign contribution. WP Eckert Jr of Lewistown Pa sent the coin after reading of the Democratic headquarters reporting the “Andrew Jackson” coin.
Arthur B. Sheffield of Dixon, Ohio, breaks 98 of 100 targets to win the Grand American Handicap in Vandalia with an Associated Press photo.
In Richwood near Nicholas County four berry pickers went missing and were found after a day in the tangled underbrush following a prior tragedy where a picker vanished and was later found dead. Scores of volunteers aided the search as enthusiasm for wild berries grows.
The liquor question is a legitimate political issue in Congress campaigns but not in presidential elections. Presidents cannot initiate or veto constitutional amendments. two thirds of Congress must pass and states ratify. Voters should choose a president for character, wisdom, and leadership, not to reflect wet or dry views.
Postmaster General Brown says air mail volumes fell 15 percent after the rate increase and first class letters dropped as the two to three cent per ounce charge took effect. He notes the higher rates have not delivered expected revenue and that Christmas season may reveal further impact. The president and Congress may consider recommendations later.
An industry estimate shows Americans use 22.5 pounds of soap per person annually, costing about 10 dollars per family and 30 million dollars nationwide in total. The note emphasizes cleanliness for health, urging economy but acknowledging essential hygiene spending.
Police prepare for a march expected to involve thousands of men women and children gathered in a park. The hunger march committee says unemployed thousands will attend to appoint delegates and demand immediate relief and unemployment insurance paid by employers bankers and the government.
Detroit Aug. 31 A man named George Burger 30 applied for a new marriage license while his wife in ill health and five children needing care. He claimed the plan was to bypass a five day waiting period should anything happen to his wife. Burger said it was an idea not a plan. Police held him on suspicion of perjury after the woman named in the application said it must be a mistake.
The department of agriculture reports the farm index rose on August 15 from July 15 and is seven points above June’s low, reaching 59 percent of pre war prices. Gains in cotton corn potatoes eggs and milk plus wheat rye cottonseed butter and wool drive the advance since July 16. Hog prices began rising but then fell about 4 percent in the last month due to more slaughter and weaker demand.
Manila Aug 31 Governor General Theodore Roosevelt said he will not travel to the United States to take part in the Republican presidential campaign. He cabled President Hoover that he believes it best he remain at his post.
Clarksburg reports the former Alderson Junior College buildings have been leased by private interests and will reopen September 19 as Armstrong College. Alderson College, backed by the Baptist denomination, merged with Broaddus College at Philippi. I. B. Bush of St. Albans will head the new Armstrong College in Kanawha County Lougin district.
Four laborers were killed and two injured when a Pennsylvania fast passenger train ploughed through a road gang near Linden New Jersey. Police said the train rounded a curve and struck the workers who were deafened by another passing train. names of the dead were not immediately learned.
London reports Amy Johnson announced that her husband J A Mollison will return to England by steamer. He abandons plans to fly back across the Atlantic and will travel home by sea.
New York Aug. 31 A $2,500,000 improvement program approved by Sinclair Refining Company subsidiary of Consolidated Oil aims to raise employment. Work will begin at Argentine and Coffeyville Kansas refineries and extend to East Chicago Houston and Marcus Hook refineries.
Baltimore August 31 Paul Haymond of Fairmont reported losing a brown leather bag containing stock certificates valued at 4000 dollars and a 10000 dollar life insurance policy. Elkine Reis of Baltimore reported his car stolen. police found the car in Guilford with the bag and contents intact. Haymond, meanwhile, was searching the highway between Hagerstown and Towson, later stopped near the Philadelphia road 15 miles east of Baltimore. He expressed relief at recovering the bag and its contents.
Waynesburg reports former Washington county detective John H. Weiner of Pittsburgh was indicted for embracery on August 31. The case marks a rare county sweep in corruption related charges.
A wireless dispatch reports George Hutchinson and his flying family landed safely at Hopedale Labrador after a flight from Ellis Bay Anticosti Island Quebec on August 31.
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