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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1932
Page
5
New York reports the National Rules Committee calls for safeguards to protect players after a troubling 1932 tally of serious and fatal football injuries. The annual NRA summary notes the broad use of the forward pass and urges rule checks while noting lessons from economic deflation and changes in 1932.
Democratic leaders eye Roosevelt guidance as they prepare to act on a reorganization plan to empower cost cutting by abolishing or consolidating agencies. House Democrats, led by Rainey and Burns, aim to attach authority to a regular appropriation bill and block Hoover era changes.
New York reports Fran cis J. Hogan of Somerville Massachusetts the bulky catcher who played for the New York Giants is sent back to the Boston Braves in a straight cash deal. Giants hint at further player moves involving Boston teams as the transaction is completed.
In a holiday vacation scene Miss Blesher Simmers of Atlantic City visited her mother Mrs T H Newton at 431 West Main Street while Waynesburg and Case tied 35 23 and Westminister 42 Indiana Pa Teachers 15 and Paul Newton appeared in related college basketball items.
Atlantic City reports a breakthrough as scientists describe kidneys grown from mouse and chicken tissue on a slide, revealing tubules as a full factory unit with receiving and delivery functions. The finding, by Professor Robert Chambers, notes gravity-driven contraction in Tolman’s new universe model, linking gravitation to cosmic contraction.
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Washington December 30. The House adopted an immediate plan to balance the budget by economy measures. Democrats would grant President-Elect Roosevelt broad authority to reduce costs through reorganization. Republicans favor a manufacturers sales tax, which Roosevelt’s advisers say he opposes.
Mildred Babe Didrikson, famed as a one girl track team, travels to White Sulphur Springs West Virginia for a week of rest before a professional career. She will hike and swim daily amid earlier AAU suspension and reinstatement without changing her plan to turn pro.
A report notes a record high temperature of 120 degrees in the shade at Massawa along the Red Sea. The extreme heat reflects a severe heatwave affecting local life and outdoor activity. Authorities advised precautions for residents and visitors amid the heat spell.
John Doehring, a forward passing sensation for the Chicago Bears, may get a tryout as a pitcher with the Chicago Cubs during spring training. He previously played sandlot baseball in Milwaukee and pitched at Kentucky Military Institute.
Atlantic City December 30 The earth 500000000 years hence will host a new class of creatures tracing ancestry to man if past trends guide the future Prof William K Gregory of the American Museum of Natural History told the American Association for the Advancement of Science He suggested man may be an early stage in a longer evolution toward a distinct vertebrate group capable of surviving for hundreds of millions of years and forming a new branch of life.
The McKinney coached Bearcats travel to Fairmont to face West Side Polar Bears at eight in the West Side gym. After a recent loss to Bridgeport the team aims to rebound and even the score in the sectional finals rematch. The squad has undergone rigorous practices and is seen as improving, with defense to curb Barna’s scoring threat and a stronger overall performance.
This week Gratton starts a new class as Barna leads to a battle with the Bearcats. Last year’s sectional conquerors aim to rebound while Graf ton gains from experience and West Side drops top players. A win could define their season and boost confidence.
In Paris the chamber voted 61 to 187 to back government participation in a reconstruction loan to Austria. The measure would require France to advance about 14 million dollars despite opposition arguing France should not fund Austria after denying 19 million dollars in war debt interest to the United States two weeks earlier. Former Premier He and Premier Boncour defended and urged support, citing regional stability and Central Europe.
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