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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1934
Page
4
Deliveries by carrier cost 75 cents per month or 8.40 per year. By mail paid in advance rates are one year six dollars, six months three dollars, three months one dollar fifty. Entered at the Post Office in Grafton West Virginia as second class matter.
Winter resorts and their families converged on New York for holidays. Pennsylvania Station officials report a 25 to 30 percent jump over last year with the heaviest holiday business since November 1910. Airlines note peak Christmas traffic and motorbus depots show travel as good as or better than prior lows. Plus a political figure faces a payment dispute over a $4,221 fee, with $1,700 already paid and a protest by Reilly warning of life and death stakes.
Washington dispatch by Charles P Stewart analyzes the New Deal as a set of simultaneous, conflicting experiments described by Roosevelt as tentative. The piece notes 105 billion proposed public works, centralization trends in auto giants, and AFL testimony accusing wage and speedup issues amid NRA scrutiny. It contrasts Moscow’s plans with U.S. policy drift and questions how observers can predict collective outcomes.
The Washington government orders a Treasury study of federal state and municipal tax laws to reveal overlaps and the true cost of government. The aim is to show who pays what and the fairness of levies, though officials fear the findings may be suppressed to avoid public uproar.
The Arthurdale project returns with news of a manufacturing plant confirmed and construction set to begin soon. It also notes plans to start 70 more houses at Arthurdale, with 60 additional units mentioned in the same update.
The Fairmont Times and Charleston Gazette back opposition to a state monopoly and state liquor stores. Senator Neely团 campaigns to rally support for private sale, aiming to influence the legislature and curb government control of the liquor trade.
A Wayne county farmer bought a kitchen cupboard for $2 at a neighbor’s sale. Inside a tin bucket hidden in the cupboard, he found $2,200 in cash. He returned the money to the deceased lady’s administrator, choosing honor over gain and proving integrity remains possible amid widespread depravity.
Survey on consumer mood shows buoyant buying as a shift in psychology among shoppers. Cash purchases for gifts lean practical with emphasis on quality and price, especially in household furnishings. Luxury items revive in departments stores, toy sales in some cities up 20 percent ahead of last year.
New York on December 22 reports a record holiday exodus as thousands flee the city by train plane and motorbus to spend Christmas away from Gotham. Officials call it the greatest travel rush since long before the depression, signaling a busy Christmas season across transport modes.
John M. Stadig, a collegiate counterfeiter who escaped Alcatraz by diving from a moving train, was recaptured at a California farmhouse and returned from Portland to Alcatraz, the famed prison known as Deevil's Island. Stadig complained of harsh conditions prior to transfer, citing lack of exercise, severity, and isolation.
North Dakotan cites growing support from Midwest business leaders for a bill to authorize the Farm Credit Administration to refinance farm indebtedness. The plan would make real estate loans secured by first mortgages on farms equal to land value plus half the value of insurable improvements.
Lemke argues that enactment of the bill would end the dole and cause every courthouse to stop being a poor case. The statement reflects a political stance linking welfare policy to the functioning of the judiciary.
John Kress of Carnegie, the engineer, reported seeing the approaching automobile before the crossing but could not stop the train. His statement was corroborated by others.
James Holleran of Carnegie identified as the fireman in a deadly Marshall incident. Witnesses described mangled bodies of all victims and the Marshall girl’s left leg severed. doctors say she cannot recover. Deputy Coroner W. M. McNary will begin an investigation today.
Stricter and probable effects on contracts provoke anxiety shared by John L. Lewis and other recovery leaders. The NRA opposes price fixing except in some industries, including coal, and with board members away for holidays, immediate action on proposals looks unlikely while officials study the details.
The obituary notes a brother John Grob of Wickwire and no living sisters. Mrs Tighe, a member of St Pauls Lutheran Church, was well known locally. Funeral services are set for Monday at the late home with Rev. E F K Roof officiating and burial in Bluemont Cemetery.
The Sentinel corrects a misstatement claiming Beulah Belle Beauty Shop in the M C A building was shut for lack of license. A license was granted and the shop continues large holiday business. La Mona at Main Street near the post office was the closed shop per inspector Keane.
In a duplicate contract bridge session, a couple known for high scores fell into a careless routine. A hand with KQ2 Jee K94 OK QIt faltered when opponents misread suits, leading to a decisive loss as misplays and overconfidence shaped the play and bidding.
Amid tense clashes since Wednesday riots, authorities fear a crisis today as hundreds of Christmas shoppers crowd streets. 550 National Guardsmen remain, vigilantes armed and deputized, and Sheriff Gant warned of potential trouble Saturday. Police and guards brace for possible outbreaks and renewed unrest.
Notice announces a stockholders meeting of The First National Bank of ton Grafton W Va to be held January 8 1035 in the banking house 1:30 to 2:30 PM local time for election of a Board for the ensuing year consideration of amendments to the Articles of incorporation and other business. Christmas special reduced prices on all heaters at Clark s Plywood Hardware Store next to the Postoffice.
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