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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1934
Page
4
The editorial notes the Tri County Airport nearing completion with grading done and hangar space planned. It argues the facility will boost regional economic development by linking with major air routes and supporting pilots, crews, and passengers.
Joel Carter and Nathaniel Greenleaf confront a countess in Washington as a planned espionage trap unfolds at the Black Chamber. Sarah Kemble, posing as secretary, reports on multilingual letters while a delivery of danger looms after an explosion on the corridor.
Famous bridge teacher E W Shepard explains four card suits play with a practical hand example. South held 1 Spade in a 4 card suit scenario while West signaled clubs and diamonds. East and West showed missing honors and trumps, leading to a careful distribution read and final A of spades and trumps securing the game.
The article details total government expenditures totaling 7.36 billion for the period, with 1.95 billion in relief, 1.33 billion for public works, and 1.07 billion for industrial recovery. It also notes 1933 emergency spending cannot be directly compared to 1934. A barter wedding arrangement is described, with 60 credits per labor hour and credits used to pay the Rev. Huber Burr and others, and home furnishings and wedding items produced within the Cooperative network.
Boston police will not stand with hands in pockets this winter as some officers received new coats without pockets and others had old coats returned with pockets sewn shut. The mix leaves officers unable to keep warm while on duty in cold weather.
Report from July details a murder and dismembered body parts found in a trunk at Brighton station. Scotland Yard and Brighton detectives traced the case but could not identify the victim, believed to be under 30. Lawyer Norman Birkett is named as defense counsel for Mrs. Kaye and Mrs. Saunders.
The Self-Help Cooperative, Inc. story spotlights McDonald among 18 truck drivers. His blonde sweetheart works as a vegetable inspector in the cooperative’s commissary department. Over the last year the cooperative has supplied the couple and about 250 other active members.
In Washington whispers speak of a new cabinet department of welfare led by Marty L. Hopkins. The piece notes cabinet creation needs no constitutional change and recalls past departments, while weighing Ickes, Roosevelt, and potential shifts in relief administration amid a broader New Deal debate.
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