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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1932
Page
6
A girl missing since Christmas Eve led to searches of the neighborhood and nearby woods by Norwood police state troopers and boy scouts. A bundle of blood stained clothing was found near her home and Ahmeed Orsman and family were questioned after police interrogated the 14 year old sister.
New York December 28 The football coaches association voted unanimously to expand its rules making body to 20 members to accept suggestions and prepare requests for presentation to the National Collegiate Athletic Association rules committee. No change in advisory status. Lou Little Columbia head coach introduced the plan and urged a concrete report for the rules body.
Aggressive buying of rails gave the stock market its best boost in weeks as year end tax selling wound down. Professionals were urged to push bullish bets in the carrier group following a favorable carloadings report. Chemicals and miscellaneous industrials also showed strength with gains in New York Central Santa Fe Union Pacific United States Steel preferred Allied Chemicals American Telephone and more.
Can Dupont U S Ind and several firms including Alcohol Union Carbide Southern Pacific Consolidated Gas Amr Teb B and others, with both lawyers requesting expedited interviews of witnesses. The attractive defendant was released on a $5,000 bond renewed by her uncle Walter South of Morrison. Although juvenile court has jurisdiction, the hearing may be held in the corporation courtroom behind closed doors. Both attorneys urged an early start around 10 o'clock to capture all testimony in a single day.
Washington December 28 Attorney General Mitchell completed today and will forward to the treasury department an opinion on which coal imported from Canada Germany and Great Britain should be taxed.
Ruth Judd, sentenced to hang February 17 for the murder of Agnes Ann Leroi, was called before the grand jury in Phoenix Arizona today. No reason for her appearance was divulged.
Economists at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting classified Technocracy as one factor among several in restoring prosperity. They emphasized it was not the most important element in the broader recovery efforts.
Morgantown reports that Dr. Robert D. Baldwin education professor at West Virginia University will return Feb. 1 after a year away serving as superintendent at Haskell Institute Lawrence Kansas. He is in California recovering from illness.
Five robbers held up four employees two customers and a tear gas salesman at a Camden Safe Deposit & Trust Co branch in Gloucester New Jersey and escaped with about $4 000 in cash.
Washington reports the last U.S. Marines in Nicaragua will depart by air next Monday. Twenty two airplanes will conduct the final evacuation as insurgents observe the distant specks in the sky. A stray line about giraffes reaching 17 feet appears in the text.
Washington December 28 A Senate committee, led by Senator Harison of Mississippi, proposes a systematic search for the road to prosperity. He will offer a resolution after the holidays to study the economy and seek constructive suggestions from leading economists, financiers, and statesmen on restoring stability.
Elizabeth Everly Gipe 83 died Tuesday in Rosemont due to complications. Funeral services were held in Chambersburg United Brethren Church with burial there. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Reed of Rosemont and Mrs. Gabler of Chambersburg and son Edward B. Gipe of Philadelphia, plus three brothers Emanuel, Benjamin and Martin Everly.
Washington reports that railroad representatives urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to extend higher freight rates beyond March 31 1933 arguing traffic and revenues have fallen since 1929 and carriers cannot meet fixed charges Dr Julius H Parmalee of the Bureau of Railway Economics testified that revenues should be pooled for weaker lines while surcharges in effect since January 4 1933 are slated to end.
In Muskogee Oklahoma on December 28 a middle aged dressmaker named Mary Wolfenberger was found beaten to death on the grounds of West High School. Police learned she telephoned her 80 year old mother last night saying she would stay all night with someone but the mother, who is hard of hearing, did not catch the name.
Police report a 19 year old girl identified as Gertrude Modraw was found slain beside a secluded road near Wheaton a Chicago suburb. The case is treated as a gang related homicide with no immediate suspects named.
Mrs. Louisa Virginia Laymire 68 died at her Scotch Hill Independence home after a long illness. Funeral at Bethel M E Church Saturday at 2 with Rev. Carlson. Hamilton Funeral Co. handling burial. Survived by seven children, two brothers in Ohio, a sister in Detroit.
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