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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1936
Page
4
The Madrid air campaign shows no fleet of bombers can destroy a major city in one raid. Despite modern planes and heavy losses, Madrid remains standing after a fortnight of raids, challenging claims that air power alone would flatten Paris London Berlin or New York overnight.
In chapter 46 Gay Elwell accepts a lavish engagement from Christian Scott and surveys a life of travel and refinement. He pushes for separating from her friend Jean Briggs and for moving to a stylish apartment, while Gay clings to her independence. Social strains rise at a Pontchartrain dinner as Scott lectures her about public demeanor and class, testing their fragile harmony.
Liberty magazine prints an authoritative forecast by Dr Stanley High organizer of the Good Neighbor League and close to the president. He says the president will not chastise enemies revive the NRA by voluntary cooperation and balance the budget without new taxes if possible.
The Steubenville Herald-Star highlights a 1936 traffic trend showing auto accidents falling by about 1 percent while pedestrian accidents rise by 2 percent. It argues pedestrians must gain resourcefulness, follow strict safety rules, and rely on education and legislation that already assist drivers, to survive the era of high powered vehicles.
New York Times reports Governor Earle of Pennsylvania sparring with coal interests accusing unemployed miners of stealing millions of tons of anthracite. Firms say grand juries fail to indict and police protection is unavailable. They seek government action while Earle rebukes critics who backed his rival.
A severe cold wave blanketed the Midwest and South with subzero readings from Minnesota to Canada. Detroits fire killed five and injured eight as tornado winds hit several Southern states. ice and groundings hit Great Lakes shipping.
The article reports Trotzky seeking permission to live in Mexico while asylum policy is debated. It notes officials rejecting any assumed ideological links between Mexico and Trotzky and mentions a Mexican workers’ confederation opposing the exile. It also references widespread European opposition to Trotzky’s presence and reports from Russia.
Reports say King Edward might abdicate and sail to meet Mrs Simpson aboard a vessel for a honeymoon cruise. Gendarmes guarded the villa gateway while Scotland Yard kept on call. Lord Brownlow, King Edward’s private secretary, accompanied the American divorcee on a Cannes trip from London.
Police said three fugitives including Trompage oley forced Harold Casto a filling station attendant into a truck, robbed him of 47 dollars, and dumped him on a rural road. They believed the trio staged a series of auto thefts in northern parts of the state.
A home in Caretta burned after a stove overheated, authorities said. The blaze damaged the residence of McKinley Hicks on December 7.
The article describes John Streeter of Cleveland Ohio delivering an exceptionally well played bridge hand. It details bidding, opening lead, and key maneuvers in a complex dummy and declarer sequence, highlighting the strategic choices that secured the game.
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