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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1933
Page
4
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The legislature ends a hectic session amid disputes over economy and the future of state colleges. Debates rail against broad closures, arguing for targeted cuts and retaining core institutions in Fairmont Huntington Shepherdstown and Athens, with concerns over an extra city levy and lawful voting requirements.
In a December 21 1933 letter the local indignants praise two civic clubs for hiring Fairmont and Elkins orchestras for Christmas and New Year dances while urging residents to support local businesses and musicians. They warn that patronizing outsiders harms Grafton merchants and local musicians, potentially dampening prosperity and discouraging local talent.
A fragmented OCR entry discusses being in favor of cures over generations tied to taxpaying citizenship, but the text is unclear and lacks concrete details or identifiable entities.
A 1933 plea from a child to Santa asks for Knotts Avenue and nearby streets to be repaired so children can walk to school. The letter mentions a frustrated sister, a Sunday school class, a hoped park completion for a Christmas party, and wishes for weather to be mild enough for outdoor bathing with heated rocks.
A lengthy list of legal notices to creditors and beneficiaries from Taylor County West Virginia. Cases involve estates of Thomas E Pendergast Henry Combs Diceas Ed and Celesta Meneer with deadlines in 1933 1934. Notices specify claims must be filed with vouchers by June 10 1934 and beneficiaries must appear to protect interests. Auditor J Guy Allender and administrator Harold T Cole referenced.
The proclamation aims to stabilize domestic prices and protect foreign commerce by enhancing silver prices. It keeps 50 percent of treasury silver as bullion until December 31, 1937, except for coinage, and applies to silver mined within the United States or under its jurisdiction. India’s potential to flood markets with silver threatens price stability.
A large redevelopment plan for the West Virginia Industrial School at Pruntytown aims to improve adjoining state farms. The proposal includes cleaning marshy areas, tiling land, erecting fences, building roads, and opening coal mines to benefit the school, awaiting local board approval before state review.
M P Church plans a Christmas cantata at the Methodist Painst Church Friday evening at 8 o clock under Ruth Batton with Laura Beall and Mary Belle Richman. A program of readings will precede the cantata. The event aims to provide a festive program for the season and attract a large audience.
Curt and Baldwin chase Sonya Volkov and her relation to Feodor Plekhanov in a Victoria to Vancouver mission. They uncover links to a lumber firm and a governess family while pondering a Karakhan connection behind Sonya’s past and possible motives. No solid lead yet.
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