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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1932
Page
6
The hearing explored amendment provisions allowing a state income tax and a property tax cap, with projected revenue losses between 15 and 25 million dollars. Suggestions included spending cuts, indirect taxes, and higher real estate assessments amid weak assessment prospects due to current conditions.
A fragment from page one notes a continued discussion in the House chaired by Collier of the Ways and Means Committee. The text is incomplete, but indicates a party focus on ongoing legislative debate and committee activity.
The grand council backs paying December interest while seeking revision later. Newspapers applaud the decision, guided by a communique and Mussolini articles, as Hoover and Roosevelt declarations shape the shift toward an accord.
The Reynolds estate dispute centers on R. J. Reynolds will provisions delaying inheritance for Smith until age 28, a condition tied to his son’s death at 20. W N Reynolds, guardian for Smith, seeks court agreement with attorneys to resolve the tangled matter as local lawyers grapple with the will’s specifications and implications.
The article notes posthumous arguments over one third dower rights in the state. It indicates that if the case favors Mrs Reynolds she could see her unborn child inherit about 18 million dollars, reflecting the high value disputed in the settlement.
Tonight at 8 o'clock the Irish basketball team meets the B and C team in the annual affair at St John Street gym. Ford and Gerkin will hold forward duties with Foy at center, Neason and Warder at guards. Substitutes Deegan Califf and Morasco may see time as the Irish strive to use home-floor experience to counter the B and O lineup. Referee Dick Gerkin will whistle the game.
Miss Mollie M. Pugh, 98, believed oldest woman in the county, died at sister Mrs Malvena Hooper's home 346 Barrett street at 10 this morning. Funeral set for 2 Friday at Bartlett Funeral Co on McGraw avenue with Rev Frank J Turvander of the Presbyterian church officiating and Bluemont burial. She had lived with her sister about 35 years and suffered three months of infirmities. Born in Virginia to Jesse I and Margaret Deffenbaugh Pugh, she was Presbyterian though membership not learned. Survived by nephews and nieces Robert of Newcastle PA, Paul at home, Edith Wallace Wheeling, and B R Blaney Detroit MI.
Alice, Mae, infant daughter of John Boston and wife, died at the home last night. Burlel and Rev. Mr. Frye led the interment in Bluemont cemetery, Bartletts in charge. Also reported, Billy Maloney, nephew of Mrs. Cora Bishop, broke an arm Saturday night while cranking an automobile.
Terra Alta youth Clifford Taylor 18, son of Mr and Mrs Herman Taylor, died at Gore hospital Hopemant from gunshot wounds received Monday afternoon while rabbit hunting near Corinth with Herbert Wotring. Plans for funeral are incomplete.
Beatrice Ferguson Snipes, 89, convicted of murdering Elliott Harris, a York County rural cop, becomes the first white woman in South Carolina to face the electric chair. Execution date not set as motion for a new trial may be filed before Judge Thomas S. Sease.
Beverly December 7 Mrs Dick Piercy of Dailey suffered a broken rib and her daughter Mrs Kathleen Piercy a broken collar bone when their Ford sedan collided with a Ford coupe driven by Miss Christine Yokum near the Yokum filling station Sunday morning. Miss Yokum and the Piercy passengers were treated at the Yokum residence and later returned home. Both cars were heavily damaged.
Robinson testified that M R Shawver today reported receiving a package from a Cincinnati clothier containing his brother's hat and overcoat, along with the young man's statement about the incident.
Old Ironsides sails to the Pacific via Panama Canal locks and cuts hauled by tow rope with a naval mine layer providing the pull. The Constitution’s first Pacific voyage was 93 years ago as flagship of the Pacific squadron. She later returned to the Atlantic and again to the western South American coast before this exhibition tour.
Charleston reports State Superintendent of Schools Ww. C. Cook announced plans to seek an Attorney General opinion on the status of the State Board of Education following a state supreme court decision. The appellate court struck down part of the general salary reducer bill for lacking a proper title reference to abolish the advisory council.
Senator Hatfield of West Virginia appealed to President Hoover to rescind a $2 per tin tariff on coal as violating most favored nation treaties with Britain and Germany. He warned that if not reversed, England and Germany could ship coal to America and cut West Virginia’s production by about one third.
In Princess Anne Maryland the Woman's Society of Manolin Presbyterian Church starts a melting pot fund drive asking for old jewelry and metal items from tooth fillings to platinum bands. The effort targets discarded pieces from Mr and Mrs Samuel Shawyer, last heard of in Cincinnati, with a note to retrieve their auto in Cincinnati after a weekend hotel stay. Chief B M Robinson noted Shawyer, a post office clerk, and his wife vanished after leaving for Cincinnati. Edward Bertrand, son-in-law of Samuel Shawver, reportedly received a letter requesting him to fetch their car in Cincinnati.
Attorney General William D Mitchell in his annual report to Congress renews recommendations for appointing an additional federal judge for West Virginia. The report outlines the need to relieve a crowded docket and speed case processing in the district.
The report led by Chief Justice Hughes designates West Virginia as a district needing an additional federal judge to manage court workload, highlighting the judicial conference's finding on insufficient judicial capacity.
Ten workers are confirmed dead and several more injured after a hydrogen container exploded at the I G Farbin artificial silks plant in Premnitz Rathenau Germany. Debris and crumbled walls hinder rescue efforts as workers were finishing touches on iron structures. The fate of others under the wreckage remains unknown.
Jake and Houston Dalton were jailed on charges of assault with rocks against Isaac Mayle at the Mayle residence in West Hill after a Sunday night brawl. Constable Mike Gozik arrested them and found rocks in their pockets. no hearing date had been set this forenoon.
Moundsville December 7. Fewer inmates of the state prison are seeking paroles or pardons as Christmas presents this year than usual. Warden A C Scroggins said the State Parole Board disposed of all requests in one session, though typically two days are needed. The meeting occurred a week earlier than scheduled to give Governor Conley more time to act on board recommendations.
Charleston December 7 Financial problems in road construction facing the State Road Commission in the next biennium were discussed informally before the state budget commission. The session focused on maintaining a setup capable of handling funds for road construction from legislative action or federal emergency aid.
Bulls, buoyed by a late session short squeeze, pushed prices higher in a steadier session. Traders moved sizable blocks as gains from yesterday carried into today's market with modest enthusiasm.
In the House Rep Treadway of Massachusetts argued this session that Congress has never intended to modify war debt agreements beyond last year's moratorium. He urged payment according to settlements already made.
An explosion at the Morgan Coal Mine in Madrid, New Mexico, about 40 miles north of Albuquerque, killed a number of miners. Early estimates placed the death toll between eight and ninety, with authorities continuing to assess the scene.
Weather note by Weber Prognosticator W E Clayton shows this season runs warmer than last with daily readings from Dec 1 to Dec 7 1931 and similar days this year. Coldest day so far was Nov 27 at 10 degrees. rainfall through November 1931 stood at 40.36 inches, with this year’s rainfall totaling 40.42 inches by month end and December likely to add 6.65 inches. A cold wave is forecast for Thursday with possible light snow but not as severe as predicted.
In San Antonio on December 7 taps echoed within the Alamo walls as pioneers and descendants paid final respects to Nettie Hotte ton Bringhurst, daughter of General Sam Houston, first president of the Texas Republic, commemorating a TX historical lineage.
Personnel notes show jobs now include city projects on County Club road Lost Run Stone House Pleasant Crees Boothsville and Simpson. Twenty stores cooperate to cash checks and distribute necessities as the welfare board classifies applicants by trade. Elizabeth Smith regional director for 22 counties in Northern West Virginia was here yesterday giving the board a clean bill of slate.
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