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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1937
Page
3
Actress Barbara Stanwyck must explain in a Los Angeles court why her divorced husband Frank Fay has not been allowed to see their five year old foster son Dion under a court order. Stanwyck is pictured in her attorney's office.
An evening at Lucretia schoolhouse featured a Christmas program with a 44 lauge tree and a Wendel musical group led by Bernard Satterfield. Santa Claus distributed gifts as students recited and performed. Alumni Dance at the Field House drew 200 couples with Miss Vivian LeGrew selecting Dr. D. C. Peck as the most handsome man. Dinner guests celebrated the 56th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Kinter amid holiday cheer.
W C Williams of 305 East Main is critically ill at home with influenza and pneumonia. Marie Bragg of Beckley visits sister Cur tis Walters in Park View. George and Mrs Pugh celebrate Christmas at Newell. Zinn family returns to Charleston after holidays with S M Zinn in Yates avenue. Delmar Yost and Junior Barhes visit from Fairview and Fairmont. Howard Pugh and Mrs Pugh host guests in East Liverpool Ohio. M L Kelley returns to Richmond after Christmas with Mrs J B Korte on Maple avenue. Joe Folio and Eva Burka of Clarksburg visit the city briefly. Ruth Whiteman from near Clarksburg stays overnight. Juanita Weaver from Webster Pike undergoes tonsillectomy at City hospital. Geneva Hiskey returns home after minor operation at City hospital yesterday. B F Poe confined at home with sprained ankle.
Mr and Mrs Otto D Moore announce the birth of a seven and one quarter pound daughter named Janice Claire at the home of the maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs E L McDaniel 232 Beech street The mother is Arlene McDaniel and the father is employed by McLean Construction Company in Norfolk Virginia
Morgantown December 28 Mrs Wendell Elli of Uffington escaped serious harm when a car went off a 50 foot embankment and struck a tree, ejecting her from the vehicle over a 40 foot cliff.
Bert Wheeler of New York, declarer, uses deception to mislead opponents about a blocked suit. He cashes A and K of diamonds then a spade, prompting West to overtake with A and continue spades, allowing Wheeler to discard diamonds and secure game. The details show strategic ploys to influence lead choices.
NEW YORK December 28 The F W Woolworth five and ten cent stores have ceased purchasing Japan made goods for now The action may reflect the Far Eastern war plans indicate the chain had little stock of Japanese goods bought before the recent outbreak of hostilities and paid for months earlier by T J Mullin assistant to the president
KEARNY New Jersey December 28 West Hudson hospital reported the escape of a 200 pound patient known as Smiling Joe Thomas of Newark. Despite three heart stitches and being described as a model patient he leaped from a second story window last night and fled barefoot a half mile through meadowland wearing only a nightgown and a gray army blanket. Authorities noted the knife blade removed from his heart on Saturday and expressed surprise at the sudden departure.
Beausville Ohio December 28 an overheated furnace was blamed for the fire that destroyed the 47 year old frame chapel of the First Christian church and an adjoining garage. The fire was found soon after a funeral service as volunteers formed a bucket brigade to save three homes and a grocery.
Dr. Foster Kennedy warned that advances to switch brain emotions could yield a dangerous future where governments direct human moods. He warned a switch day could turn all humanity toward contentment, risking loss of drive, interest, and the human spirit amid progress.
Rome in December report shows Dorothy Dixon twenty two a store clerk shot by a relative by marriage Louis B. McGinnis thirty eight while police in custody for questioning. Chief Jesse Owens says McGinnis admitted shooting claiming she broke up his family and spread stories. Dixon listed in critical condition with multiple abdominal and arm wounds.
In Grundy Virginia on December 28 Deputy Sheriff A G Childress, 35, faced a four count manslaughter warrant for the death of Dave Rice, 30, a miner who was fatally shot after Rice allegedly failed to halt his car at the officers demand. The deputy admitted firing at the vehicle, claiming a tire deflation aim during a roadside check of automotive appliances.
FAIRMONT December 28 Dr J Jew Davis head of Marion County Health unit says school children will be tested for diphtheria immunity as the first step in a county wide prevention campaign. He notes five cases of the disease are under treatment locally.
In Martinsburg West Virginia Dr Amos A Westwater a 59 year old dentist was wounded by a bullet at a party he attended with his wife A negro maid Laura Tatum said she found him on a stairway with a gunshot wound and the assailant Iv or G Gurney 47 was in the chest with a pistol at his side The incident is under police inquiry
Stella Louise Mele, the infant daughter of James Mele, died from burns suffered more than a month ago when her clothing caught fire at an open gas stove in a neighbor's home on November 22.
Parkerburg records show Fire Chief Lloyd Layman predicting the 1937 per capita fire loss will be about one cent, lower than the previous low of two cents, signaling a historic drop for the city.
Ramona Porter, 16, who shot at her Muskogee High School English teacher because of low grades, was adjudged insane at a hearing and admitted to Central State Hospital for the insane. The teacher, Miss Charlotte Kennedy, was not hit during the March 16 incident.
Donald Patrick, delayed by a train while police hunted him over the fatal shooting of Mamie Ronk, was found dead from a gunshot after the train passed. Coroner Roberts said a note showed jealousy as the motive. Ronk, mother of three, was found at her South Charleston home. Police said Patrick fled when questioned and killed himself rather than be arrested.
The Bituminous Coal commission postponed a hearing on Carter Coal's protest against the government fixed soft coal price plan until January 3. The company argued minimum price rules would cost 40 percent of its business and asked abolition of all minimums. Charles T. Weller was installed as president of the Kiwanis club to succeed Dr. Will.
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