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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1933

Page

5

Scot MacFarlane Tops Biltmore Open Field With 67

Wee Willie MacFarlane, a 42-year-old Scotsman, fired a 33 34 67 to lead the opening day of the $10,000 Biltmore Open in Coral Gables. He built a four under par card on the 6,640-yard par 71 course aided by two birdies on the back nine and two more on the front. Teammates and past champions, including Denny Shute, Johnny Goodman, Paul Runyan, and Ralph Guldahl, trailed as Shute posted four birdies but faltered on several holes.

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Fairmont liquor conspiracy case drifts as defense seeks witnesses

Elkins Dec 9. Defense signals will call all 12 defendants in the Fairmont liquor conspiracy case. They aim to rebut government agent Bennett while deputies describe police plans to trap the liquor car near the border. Witnesses include Marion county deputies Bart Watkins Harold Ridgely and Charles Knight and Chief Deputy Lowery.

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Crossword Puzzle and State College Abolition Debate

A fragmented crossword styled page fragment lists clues across and down with varied topics. It then shifts to a political note about West Virginia higher education for Negroes, detailing proposed abolition of multiple colleges and sale of property, with legislative actions on kidnaping laws and tax delinquency relief for 1932, including road plate production plans and penitentiary site considerations.

Farley seeks cancelation of Crusaders charges

Albany December 8 William W Farley former chair man of the Democratic state committee announced he had asked Attorney General Homer D Cummings to cancel the charges of the Crusaders a national anti prohibition organization on the ground it is exceeding its corporate charter in opposing the monetary policies of the Roosevelt administration

Albany William W. Farley Democratic State Committee Homer D. Cummings Crusaders Roosevelt

Goodwin measure would abolish state colleges

Charleston asks the House to consider a plan by Delegate Goodwin to abolish all state institutions of higher education except West Virginia University Marshall College and West Virginia State College a Negro institution including Concord Fairmont Glenville Shepherd and West Liberty Teachers colleges

Senate West Virginia Johnson Kanawha Virginia Lewis County Gilmer Lewis and Upshur Blue Grass Greenbrier Pocahontas Center County Nicholas Bratxon Webster New Jackson Jackson Roane Calhoun Wild and Wood New Jefferson Morgan Berkeley Jefferson Elkanawha Clay New Logan Boone, Logan Mingo New Cabell Lincoln Putnam Mason Cabell Wayne Wheeling Marshall Ohio Brooke Hancock College Harrison Marion Preston Monongalia Taylor Lewis Wetzel Wetzel Tyler Doddridge Pleasants Ritchie New River Fayette Raleigh Summers Monroe West Virginia University Marshall College West Virginia State Colege Goodwin Concord Fairmont Glenville Shepherd West Liberty Teachers’ Colleges New River and Potomac Bluefield Teachers College Godwis Hodges Mononga- Mia Charleston West Virginia State College Glenville Shepherd

Wickman Charged in Wife Death in Albuquerque

Carl Wickman of Denver a gel druggist is charged by Albuquerque New Mexico authorities with killing his wife using a tire tool. They had married recently and investigation probes previous wives deaths. Associated Press Photo.

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Tax proposal seeks higher duties on spirits and wines

Washington reports the President's interdepartmental alcohol committee recommends a $2.60 per gallon tax on distilled spirits, $5 per barrel on beer, 16 cents per gallon on wines under 14 percent, and scaled rates for higher alcohol wines including brandies. Additional 16 cents for ble and rectified spirits would raise the total to about $2.96 per gallon.

Washington Congress

M C A Glee Club Concert Sunday at St Pauls

Folks anticipate the M C A Glee Club sacred concert at St Pauls M E church Sunday evening at 730. A fine program of vocal and instrumental numbers is planned and a large audience is expected.

St. Paul's Modist Episcopal

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