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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1939
Page
4
A civic column contrasts biblical rhetoric with political debate on neutrality and Roosevelt, urging careful study of civil service impacts. It warns against overreach that could cripple public administration while supporting measured reform and informed policy choices for West Virginia.
Dallas report on E Ross Wyatt a school master accused of plotting dynamite acts to end his life amid a love triangle with divorced wife Lela Wyatt and Mary Jo Miller. Miller testified she accepted Wyatt’s kisses for job protection but later left. Thelma Powell testified of Wyatt’s affection in Newton cafe hours before an explosion.
Obituary recounts the life of Hon. Benjamin F. Martin of Grafton West Virginia who died January 20 1895 at his West Main Street home. A lawyer and influential politician he served in the 1870s 1880s and helped shape education railroad and civic life in Taylor County.
Fabienne spends Christmas Eve in New York helping Benny Kormendi’s family with gifts and food. She joins Ellen and Bill for midnight mass, finding solace in the church’s ancient ritual and a quiet sense of presence amid loneliness and distant family ties. The scene shifts to a hopeful, reflective moment as Fabienne vows to remember.
The Wheeling Intelligencer urges public input on civil service for 1939 legislation while noting mixed faith in civil service in practice. It cites Wheeling’s city charter and how separate police and fire systems resisted city management, illustrating coordination flaws and calls for reform.
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker said relief in his state is "now in good shape" but cannot be solved permanently. He arrived in New York for two speaking engagements and affirmed he will run for Ohio governor in 1940, denying any political calculations about relief's impact on his career.
A 13 year old junior high pupil known as a brilliant but amoral thief confesses to 60 crimes after being arrested with an older youth and two men. Juvenile Officer Ben Chapman warns he could become a supercriminal if not stopped, noting his magnetic personality and bold safecracking skill.
Five people believed killed when a car plunged 1000 feet into a canyon may have died from a halter snap used to murder them for life insurance. Laurel H. Crawford is held on suspicion of killing his wife three children and Ralph Barnett to collect forty thousand five hundred dollars. Crawford denies guilt claiming loss of control and escape. Medical examiner cites lethal head injuries from concussion with Mrs Crawford as possible fatal secondary injuries. Deputies found the bloodstained halter snap at the scene.
Jim Moore a 37 year old negro came within 12 minutes of death in the gas chamber for July fourth slaying. Governor Clyde R Hoey granted a reprieve good until February 2 as a death mask was fitted and gas apparatus prepared in the Raleigh prison. Other inmates sang as the reprieve arrived.
Washington December 19 federal employees may sit quietly at political conventions under a Civil Service Commission interpretation of the Hatch Act they cannot participate in proceedings publicly display partisanship or interfere They may vote on questions at primaries and caucuses but must refrain from discussion.
William Harvey Elam, 41, serving a life term for the Cleveland sweetheart slaying of Miss Helen Miklos 13 years ago, killed himself in the Ohio penitentiary today by slashing his jugular vein, according to Warden Frank D. Henderson.
Lawrence G. Boggs 45 managing editor of the West Virginian Fairmont daily newspaper is recovering from painful but not serious injuries after being struck by an auto while leaving a street car in Fairmont on December 15.
C. Fred Kelley declares his Republican nomination bid for Taylor county assessor, subject to the May 7, 1940 primary. He seeks broad voter support and pledges to discharge the duties to the general satisfaction of all the people.
State Trooper L. W. Kelly, formerly at, is noted in the transfer column dated December 15. The brief item lists a personnel move within the trooper ranks.
Williamson has been transferred to Keyser to replace Corporal W. L. Woolford who was injured directing traffic during a Martinsburg festival last August. This notice reflects a rapid staffing change prompted by the incident and confirms the replacement arrangement.
Wheeling bank announces a dividend of 2.00 per share, first in 12 years, to stockholders of record December 16. The Bank of Warwood authorized the payout, with payment set for soon after the record date.
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