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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1936
Page
4
Wayne Adams visits Gay Elwell in Detroit, admits guilt over past insults, pursues reconciliation, and learns Gay loves a poor inventor she intends to marry. They acknowledge money isn’t love, plan to resolve their feelings, and drift toward renewed closeness as their story continues.
A historical list honors twelve inventors including Fulton Whitney Morse Goodyear McCormick Howe Westinghouse Bell Edison Morgenthaler Hall and Wrights noting their breakthroughs. The piece then discusses Washington talks to repeal or modify the capital gains tax arguing it fuels stock speculation and inflates prices and that even reform may fail to curb market excesses while recognizing limited deductions and the broader effect on real estate gains and losses.
Parkersburg readers are presented with Vilhjalmur Stefansson's debunking of common Arctic beliefs. He shows that snowfall, blizzards, and forests exist well inside the Arctic circle, musk oxen eat flowering plants, Eskimos used snow houses less than assumed, and legendary origins of everyday facts are inaccurate.
A NY newspaper once published Mencken’s spoof as fact and sensationally convinced readers. Despite his efforts to correct the record, the hoax is still treated as gospel by many.
The piece critiques Democratic explanations in Charleston about a large state money deposit in a Cleveland bank at 1 percent. West Virginia banks reportedly wouldn't take the funds, raising questions about banking policy and the Roosevelt era banking system. Judge Kay challenges whether all qualified WV banks were offered deposits, noting potential widespread demoralization of banking and a shift in practice.
Fishermen and lifeguards near Miami have become volunteer mail carriers in an unofficial Atlantic post service. Cans containing letters and cards are tossed from European ships two miles offshore en route to the Gulf of Mexico. Fishermen retrieve the drifting cans and lifeguards stamp the mail. One recent can contained 22 letters and a batch of cards and bore a white flag with the word mail. The east wind speeds cans to shore within days.
Kiel Germany December 11 ая The newest 26000 ton German battleship Grisenau slipped from its ways during christening and struck a stone wall. Adolf Hitler and leading officials watched as the ship slid across a stream and tore a 16 by seven foot hole in the embankment.
San Francisco December 11 The world faces a major sunspot cycle play with possible great weather crop and war effects. Scientists from California and Washington DC warn the next solar maximum may arrive around 1939 or 1940 and last about 30 years with sunspots increasing month to month.
In 1796 Pennsylvania chose Samuel Miles as an Adams elector. Miles voted for Thomas Jefferson, prompting a Federalist remark in the United States Gazette about chasing Miles to decide whether Adams or Jefferson would win.
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart argues in Buenos Aires the Pan American conference seeks broad neutrality from the Americas from the Great Lakes to Cape Horn. He notes fears of being dragged into European war, disputes embargo logic, and questions whether neutral ships could endure if belligerents cut off supplies. He cites American officers doubting prolonged warfare without New World goods.
A Central Press humor piece riffs on wartime fear and social absurdities. It mocks Russians, traffic tricks, clever stunts in Cleveland, and public figures while joking about weather, aviation, and comic strips. The tone is brisk and lampooning with sharp one liners.
Only once since George Washington has there been near total unity in electors as the coming count of electoral votes may show. In 1820 James Monroe faced one dissenting vote from New Hampshire elector William Plumer, to honor Washington's unanimous election. Historians note distrust of Virginia’s Madison era politics influenced this anomaly. A 1936 Western elector’s Maine Vermont idea of a Roosevelt Garner unanimous re election was rejected by several electors.
In Chelyan West Virginia fellow workers discovered the body of Alexander Graham 48 a gas company meter house employee with a bullet wound in his head Police said he apparently shot himself investigators continued to check possible motives and relationships at the time of the discovery
Hull hailed the continent wide pact as the strongest guarantee for peace, with safeguards against threats from any source. The Argentine minister outlined the project text, noting 21 republics would join, including the United States and Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Cuba, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay and Chile. In a separate item, Jess Aquino was elected president of the McDowell county crippled children society, succeeding George W. Bryson.
Contract Bridge written by E. V. Shepard explains the backward finesse as a key tactic. The deal today demonstrates the technique in detail, illustrating how South used the maneuver to yield a winning con.
In a powerful one club opening, North-South reach six hearts as dummy and declarer execute a complex plan to ruff losing spades, finesse clubs, and establish clubs to avoid spade losses. East signals through a single higher diamond while West provides key defense. declarer ruffs, discards, and finally crosses the final bridge to seal the contract.
Reported by the paper that the Caroline II would sail Monday for a trans Atlantic destination on short notice. Deck officers acknowledged the recommissioning and provisioning, with British interests linked to former King Edward having chartered the ship.
Sixteen year old Arthur Porterfield fell from a ladder in the Bluefield high school gymnasium and suffered a fractured skull. Physicians said he would recover. The incident occurred in the school gym during routine activity.
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