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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1932
Page
3
Society notes report the December 6 wedding of Miss Roberta Reed to William V Glover in Clarksburg. Both residents later to live in Parkview where Glover works at Carr China Company. Reed a Grafton High School graduate of 1931 now based in this city.
Mrs. Maurice Davis recovering at home on West Main Street after a period of illness. Mrs. W B Stuck and daughter Elizabeth spent the day in Clarksburg. Belle v Vankirk heads to Washington for winter with sister Mrs Harry Chadduck. Chadducks return to Washington after funeral of Mrs Anna M Vankirk. Rahamna Robinson of Route 6 visits Grafton for business and social calls. Fred Setler of Route 6 also visits Grafton yesterday.
In Wichita a Salvation Army officer, a lawyer, and two newspapermen mobilize 10,000 toys from discarded Christmas wares. Firemen and volunteers repair and repaint the toys to bring Yuletide happiness to 10 thousand children in time for Christmas Eve.
A columnist advises that makeup success hinges on dressing table lighting. Place the makeup mirror opposite direct light so that strong rays illuminate the face, revealing flaws and improving appearance.
New York reports the National Transportation Committee closed a three day hearing on shaping the U S transport system. Calvin Coolidge said railroad labor may file a statement and seek to present its case. further hearings could follow. Tense exchanges earlier between railroad presidents and labor leaders were described as settled into a quieter session.
A delegation of 16 young men and women from the United Youth Conference Against War presented a statement to a White House secretary in Washington on December 10 asserting they would resist war to the utmost and accept jail rather than fight. Theodore Joslin received the delegation.
Washington December 10 The treasury reports total money in circulation in the United States rose by 20 020 402 in November to 5 647 601 676. Per capita circulation increased to 45 13 from 45 12 as the month closed. Total money in the country stood at 0 449 817 832, up 82 216 717 from October.
Victoria Texas December 9 Henry Eguia 16 was convicted for the witchcraft slaying of Domingo Cisneros 21 last June He was sentenced to four years in the Gatesville reformatory Sheriff Robert S Welsiger said a fortune teller convinced Eguia that epileptic fits he suffered were the result of a spell cast by Cisneros 22 nurseryman
The article notes that organizations across the nation including manufacturers, barge-line operators on the Great Lakes and rivers, and railroad equipment producers were invited to present their views. It underscores a broad, inclusive process inviting input from diverse sectors.
W. W. Wheeler assistant vice president of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia told Rotary Club listeners that a telephone company serves the public as a citizen, outlining the firm’s WV roots, governance, and value to state economy. He noted annual wages exceed 2.3 million dollars, state taxes around 450 thousand, and dividends at 4 to 6 percent before current earnings issues, detailing Bell System ties and AT&T telegraph services.
In the film Bird of Paradise director King Vidor trained actor Joel McCrea in turtle wrestling learned on set in Hawaii. The 10 pound turtle shed 10 pounds while McCrea gained five, and he also learned to climb coconut trees from a Royal Hawaiian Hotel gardener.
A discussion of a problematic child who resists staff and parents, showing no response to kindness or punishment, needing psychiatric treatment. The child remains distant, distrustful, and acts badly to provoke punishment, risking mental balance or delinquency without timely help.
Ralph L. Harvey and W. E. Graham of Zanesville Ohio were found unconscious inside a running truck at a Princeton area filling station and rushed to Bluefield hospital in serious condition after an axle failed and the men slept with the engine on.
A two million foot gas well was reported drilled on the Arlie Taylor farm on Knott's Run near Pennsboro in Clay District. Gas was struck at 2000 feet in the Injun sand. Deck Gribble of West Union holds the lease. The well was drilled as a test hole.
Will Rogers stars in Too Busy To Work at Strand Theatre next Sunday and Monday. The story follows a wandering, philosophic vagabond who seeks his daughter and chooses not to reveal himself to her, allowing her to remain happy with her aristocratic lover. Marian Nixon, Dick Powell, Constantine Romenoff, Douglas Cosgrove, Louise Beavers and Jack O Hara co star under director John Blystone with Ben Ames Williams story adaptations by Philip Klein and Barry Conners.
Washington lawmakers heard support for allowing naturally fermented wines to be used only at meals. Marion D. Bries argued Congress can empower such wines as not intoxicating and that wine for meals will be upheld by the Supreme Court. Spokesmen from New York New Jersey Ohio and California backed the Collier bill to legalize 276 beer and natural wines as the Ways and Means committee weighs the proposal.
The Associated Press reports a week beginning Monday will bring rain across the south and rain or snow in the northern portion. Temperatures stay near normal at the start, turning colder by midweek and warming later. Rain returns Friday across the region.
In a festive kitchen feature the Daily Sentinel offers old fashioned Christmas confections recipes. It highlights German Almond Cookies Fudge Frosting Bettina's Chocolate Brownies Star Cookies and more with steps to cream fat and sugar beat eggs, bake, and decorate for holiday gifts and family feasts. The piece emphasizes economical homemade treats and presents a period home arts tone.
Berlin reports Chancellor Kurt Von Schleither won a critical political victory by convincing the Reichstag to adjourn, delaying parliamentary crisis plans. The move sets up a winter armistice as the Reichstag will not reconvene until January, amid a split within Hitler’s National Socialist party led by Gregor Strasser.
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