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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1938
Page
4
A religious text speaks of the servant and spirit of the Lord while a local tuberculosis charity urges community support. The campaign explains funds support clinics, laboratories, schools, and patient care in counties, asking readers to buy, redeem, and share the seals to aid prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis.
The advisory council urged expansion of the Social Security Act to include more excluded groups and to keep records for benefit calculations. It warned of high taxes and growing government debt, recommending a dedicated trust fund for benefits funded by payroll taxes and minimal government subsidies. The piece endorses Senator Vanden Berg's call for reforms and bipartisan support.
Local tuberculosis seal drive renews annual appeal urging citizens to mail in contributions in the name of public health. The effort frames the battle against the Great White Plague as a common cause requiring collective action.
In Lima Mr. Landon states the United States will not tolerate foreign footholds on this continent. He backs Secretary Hulls Pan American proposal as a natural extension of the Monroe Doctrine to defend American political integrity against totalitarian influence from Asia or Europe. Argentina criticizes the Good Neighbor policy, but Landon argues the policy aligns with long held American principles.
A survey attributed to Lup reveals at least 63 percent of Democrats favor Congress taking action on spending. The finding highlights broad party support for a legislative response to fiscal measures.
Federal probes expand as McKesson and Robbins and SEC investigations reveal alleged arms deals linked to Coster Musica. Witnesses confirm rifle orders intended for Chiang Kai Shek though never delivered. James Caffrey calls it ballyhoo while assets are questioned and a suicide note surfaces.
The piece argues that the Good Neighbor policy and the Monroe Doctrine define U S foreign policy as resisting non American encroachment and fostering unity among American nations. It notes supporters and critics of restating or formalizing alliance, stressing US historic stance and public sentiment.
The Clarksburg Telegram recalls the dramatic career of F Donald Coster born Philip Musica, a famed drug firm head who swindled billions, was unmasked and died by his own hand as arrest efforts closed in. Psychiatrists view him as an ego eccentric driven by power, doomed from the start. The piece cites Anna Marie Hahn’s execution and argues crime inevitably costs those who pursue dishonest gain.
Providence Journal notes a Gallup poll placing 70 percent of the public behind returning full purse control to Congress over relief and recovery money. The piece suggests Republicans may back recalling the president’s spending powers, highlighting a shift in fiscal authority debates.
Local residents fault parking meters for hurting Graf ton rural business as Christmas trade lags. Sheriff Herbert Evans criticizes meters while Philippi officials defend them noting farmers now shop there. Meters average about 100 dollars weekly, with 85 dollars covering device costs and 15 dollars for city use.
Rev Grow and Mrs Grow, both highly active in religious work, return to Grafton where he was once a newsboy. The community anticipates growth with their leadership, inviting all to Sunday services and a Christmas program at 7 30 p m on Christmas Day.
Guy Utterback private in machine gun company 59th Infantry will be awarded the silver star for gallantry in the Meuse Argonne Offensive on October 2 1918. He repeatedly crossed an open area swept by shell and machine gun fire to bring ammunition and rations to his squad in an isolated position near the Bois de Septsarges. His brave actions kept the line firing at a critical moment. Ordered by Colonel Garberi and witnessed by Captain Wm F. Rehm of the 59th Infantry.
The article recounts Musica's rise from a hair swindle in 1913 to high-level ties with McKesson and Robbins. Simon, on the corporation payroll at $6,000 annually for five years, faces questions about his role. Assistant Attorney General Brien McMahon suggests he was paid for knowledge, not deeds, amid arms deal insinuations.
State provisions mirror federal law but omit maximum hours and wage minima, allowing each state to set its own standards. Pressure for enactment stems from labor unions and interstate industries, with many states showing interest in the model bill.
The governor commuted or pardoned 23 inmates including lifers and a single parole. Sam Manderus, Dan Jewell, and Joe Hensley were cited among those freed. Cases involved alleged misdeeds from 1926 to 1937 including killings, a theft, and a hunting paraphernalia incident. Trusties at Moundsville oversaw the clemency, with recommendations from the pardon board.
Legislative turmoil centers on presidential reorganization plans with critics calling for broader limits. Senators Byrnes and Wheeler weigh the four bill approach while Rep Kaiffin's amendment is urged to speed agency changes. Campaign finance conduct and political contribution rules also face Senate scrutiny as parts of ongoing oversight.
Luke Mayle of Simpson route 1, a WPA worker, was struck by a passing automobile on Webster road this morning and bruised. He was rushed to Grafton City hospital, examined, and discharged as not seriously hurt.
A mine motor jumped the track at the new summit Sulvey operation at Harewood, crushing to death its motorman 29 year old G E George. He was pinned against the sb.
Special Commissioner will sell at public auction on January 10, 1939 at 1 p.m. at the Courthouse front in Grafton to the highest bidder the 119 acre Parcel B tract on Shelby Runn waterway in Court House District Taylor County West Virginia. The land, formerly conveyed to Albert R Kunst by John H Kunst and wife January 4 1914, remains subject to Pittsburgh coal seam and mining rights as described in the 1914 deed in Taylor County Deed Book 87 page 1375.
G H A Kunst as executor of Mary F Rizer will sell for cash at 1:30 pm on December 24, 1938 at the front of the Court House in Grafton West Virginia thirty two shares of the stock of the First National Bank of Grafton West Virginia to the highest bidder. Dec 14 21 1938.
The record names jurors including Louis Neason Ross Evans Shr ive r Sam Bell Frank Kepner Charles Nixam James McEldowner Charles Bailey A F Withers O P Reynolds Frank Fast Joe Jamsiager Herman Klepful C M Leith Emerson W Boyce Theodore Miller I Thames Yates Earl Zinn O E MecEfresh Martin Whitehair Wilford Stevens Hartford M Haller Dennard Curry and W E Rightmire Jury commissioners are G G Selvey J Q Musgrove and Circuit Clerk Frank M Hollis Jr.
The Board of Education of Taylor County West Virginia invites sealed bids for mechanical trades and architectural and mechanical work for Grafton High School Building A and several grade schools. Bids due December 28 1998. bids must include a 5 percent bond. Documents on file at the board office and Edward J Wood & Son. deposit $25 per set with refunds for return.
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