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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1938

Page

4

A Wild Freshman Ball Unfolds in Campus Drama

Dr Thornt on Holgate confronts alcohol fueled chaos at a campus dance as freshmen sweep into a riotous celebration. Sara Sue Davis leads the crowd while Peaches Pomeroy's intoxication shocks him, driving Holgate from the hall to a midnight room where he writes vivid poetry seeking solace.

Bob Towne Ste Football Berg Uth Bue Denches Bedlam Sara Sue Davis Thornton Holgate Peaches Thornton Thorny Sara Sue Thorny Holgate Dr. Holgate Faculty Tower Macaulay Tartarin de Tarascon Stevenson Mackail Schiller

A Plan for the President and Economy Debate

The Wheeling Intelligencer urges Roosevelt to drop all agricultural controls and government meddling. It calls for lower taxes, reduced government spending, and leaving farmers and business to market forces with tariff protection and essential infrastructure. It also notes a Berlin incident where a German police action against a Colombian diplomat drew Nazi publicity and diplomatic tensions.

Cotton Exchange Roosevelt New Deal Berlin Garamillo Foreign Office Bogota

Blunders in Berlin Amid Antiriot Scenes

The Cumberland Times notes Colombia's minister to Germany faced a tense moment before presenting credentials as Berlin riots erupted. Senor Garamillo and staff, seen in an official car with the Colombian flag, moved through the city while photographs captured a burning synagogue and damaged shops.

Berlin Cumberland Times Germany Hitler Senor Garamillo Legation

Careful planning needed for German refugees

The Hinton Daily News argues that settling German refugees in remote lands like Alaska, British Guiana, or Tanganyika requires careful screening and planning. It warns against placing city professionals in frontier farming areas and stresses the need to match refugees’ skills with suitable lands, noting Alaska may only be appropriate for a limited number of refugees. The piece calls for thorough evaluation of both refugees’ needs and lands’ capacities before any redistribution.

Hinton Daily News Germany Alaska British Guiana Tanganyika Ketchikan Chronicle Matanuska Valley the Chronicle Matanuska United States Minnesota Dakota Upper Michigan Wisconsin Alaskan U. S New York

Christmas Gifts of En Value Seargai

Readable portions describe Christmas gifts with emphasis on value and the season. The note mentions Seargai as a person or place and references en value in a historical context.

Searga

Land report details acreage and values across Taylor and Barbour counties

A continuation lists numerous parcels and owners in Taylor and Barbour counties with acres and monetary figures. Names include Monongahela Railroad Company Isaac T Mayle Mary Harr John Mayle Opal McDaniel Charles McDaniel Frances Richman Richard Phelps Pearl Whitescarver Fred Blue Ettie Strickler Talbott Anna Jarvis J N Foreman Dorsey Cole German Baptist Brethren church W J Haller Ben Wilson Phoebe Murphy Haddix Haddix Haddix Haddix Delia Dixon R E Tal Bott Daisy Young C W Paugh D C Paugh R E Pough Wade F Smith Neva A Lake and others.

Grafton Philippi Monongahela Railroad Company Taylor County Isaac T. Mayle Mary B. Harr John 8. Mayle Barbour County Ettie Strickler Talbott Anna M. Jarvis Monongalie Railway Company J N. Foreman Dorsey W.cole Barbour German Baptist Brethren Church W. J. Haller Ben F. Wilson Phoebe M. Murphy John R. Haddix Ross Haddix Guy Haddix Delia Dixon R. E. Tal= Bott Daisy Young C. W. Paugh D. C. Paugh R. E. Pough Wade F. , Smith Barbour Countes Neva A. Lake Barbour and Taylor Countes

Guild shop contract demanded of Pittsburgh newspaper

The Pittsburgh chapter of the American Newspaper Guild received pledged support from the Steel City Industrial Union Council in negotiations with the Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph for a guild shop wage scale contract. The current agreement expires at midnight December 12, with ongoing talks on the guilds demand.

Pittsburgh American ‘Newspaper Guild Steel City Industrial Union Coun' ‘Cil CIC Pittsburgh Sun, Telegraph Hearst

Notre Dame Star Coached to resign Holy Grass Coach

Coach Eddie Anderson, a famed Notre Dame star, resigns as Holy Grass football coach to take a similar role at the University of Iowa. He succeeds Ira Tubbs, with unofficial salary estimates around 12,500 dollars.

Eddie Anderson Notre Dame Holy Grass University of Iowa Ira Tubbs

Two Party System Revisited by Harley Lutz

Professor Lutz argues that a strong opposition keeps government sane and responsive. He contends that both Democrats and Republicans err when they delay accountability, and that a balanced two party structure preserves capable leadership and responsible governance. He urges parties to act as disciplined reformers rather than rhetoric engines.

Harley L. Lutz Public Finance Princeton University

Editorial Workers Press Union Membership Demand

Editorial workers seek CIO affiliate status for their union. The plan requires new staff to join the guild within 30 days of employment.

CIO

West Virginia Divorce Suit in Taylor County

In the Circuit Court of Taylor County a chancery suit FRANK R. RIGG Plaintiff Mary Rigg Defendant seeks a divorce. The defendant Mary Rigg is not a resident and must appear within one month after first publication to protect her interest. Publication ordered in the Grafton Sentinel. Teste: FRANK M. HOLLIS Jr Clerk. By Nellie Tucker Deputy. FRANCIS L. WARDER, Attorney for Plaintiff. Dec 2,9,16.

Mary Riggi Mary Rigg Grafton Sentinel Frank M. Hollis Nellie Tucker Francis L. Warder

Commissioner’s Notice in Taylor County WV legal proceedings

In pursuance of a circuit court decree the commissioner directs all parties to attend in Grafton on specified dates to report accounts and present papers, vouchers, and evidence about real estate liens and rental values for the John J Cassell and Maria Wolfe estates, with notices to creditors and beneficiaries to file claims by May 1939.

John J. Cassell Maria Yates Wolfe

Notice to lienholders in Taylor County West Virginia

Notice to all persons holding liens by judgment or otherwise on the real estate of John Boston. In pursuance of a decree of the Circuit Court of Taylor County West Virginia the real estate of John Boston is to be subjected to satisfaction of liens. Present all claims against John Boston that are liens on his real estate for adjudication at the office in Gratton Taylor County West Virginia on or before December 6 1938. November 16 1938.

G. F. Cooper John Boston Charles H. A. Siehler J. Albert Siehler Siehler Furniture Company N. F. Kendall William Jones Lucy Jones John W. Brown Electric Shop John H. Ellington G. B Wilson Sylvester McDonald Nannie Boston Grafton Feed & Storage Company A Corporation B. A. Rinehart Merchant & Mechanics Savings Bank of Grafton West Virginia Circuit Court Taylor County West, Virginia Gratton West Virgin J. Guy Allender Chancery John. J Cassell Maria Yates Wolfe Gourt County of Taylor R J. Guy Allender

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