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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1932
Page
4
A historic notice outlines letter length limits up to 600 words and non anonymous submissions. It lists advertising rates 2 cents for first insertion and one cent per word thereafter, with additional charges for composition and office printing. Removal orders must be given by 6 00 p m the evening prior.
The piece urges support for the Woman's Club Christmas charity for poor children, noting scarce funds and Santa gifts. It also analyzes a rural to farm migration trend driven by economic shifts, urging state road law reform to extend highway maintenance to all incorporated towns, plus a court case on a mountain family tragedy and a reflection on defining a saloon under Prohibition.
A reflective piece argues prohibition failed to abolish saloons but shifted them to the block. It urges public decency, enforcement, and wiser laws, noting the Eighteenth Amendment lacks a clear definition of saloons and calling for careful reform rather than blanket bans. The writer cites varied opinions from The Houghton Line? and stresses collective responsibility to prevent a return of unsafe establishments.
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