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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1935
Page
3
The Graton Daily Sentinel provides standard publication details including address Latrobe Street Gratton West Virginia and contact numbers. It discusses Associated Press service use and urges municipal cooperation while warning against independent town government and fraud, reflecting local political sentiment and editorials.
Senator Beacom of Huntington proposes a state crime study commission to aid law enforcement. The Wheeling Intelligencer cautions that such bodies often waste money and fail to improve policing.
Commissioner in Chancery S M Musgrove orders a report on M G Ballard estate in Taylor County West Virginia. Hearing set for January 10 1935 at 9 AM at Loar Building Grafton to determine real and personal property debts and administration details and to receive creditor claims by February 20 1935.
The new representative active in the Wild Life League pledges to stock streams in the state, promote West Virginia scenic value, and back a state liquor monopoly. He supports allocating automobile and gasoline tax revenue to highway improvements and plans to stock the Tygart Lake formed by the dam, making it a wild life rendezvous.
Mrs Clayton, who traveled from Baltimore to visit John Jordan in Grafton, met her future husband James W. Clayton, a longtime Monongah division railroad dispatcher. Widowed 53 years, she was the oldest member of First Baptist Church of Grafton and remained active in church work until age limited. Immediate survival
Funeral arrangements announced for Mrs. Clayton with daughters Mrs. John Deck and Mrs. C A Keefer at the Keefer residence. Services begin at 2 39 Friday afternoon with Phillips pastor of St M E Church officiating. Interment in Bluemont family lot under Hamilton Funeral Company supervision.
Charleston January 3 40 year old Kershner of Alderson told municipal court he fed reporters an advance news story about his plan to kill himself after a romantic breakup. Police broke into his hotel room found him with a gas stove burner open and two notes to his ex wife and his sweetheart. He was jailed overnight pending investigation.
Washington scene unfolds as a major new bonus proposal faces likely White House defeat and strong congressional opposition. Analysts note administration fears over cost and inflationary risk, while Conservative and monetary groups split on paying ex service members with borrowing versus printing money. The Townsend pension plan draws broad debate with the National Grange and AFL opposing projected costs and sales tax impact on families and farmers.
In a perilous operation, Greenleaf and Jake craft a homemade invisible ink to expose a murder and forge a crucial document. They race toward Bascom to execute a staged trap, with Whitey to enact the deception as part of a broader conspiracy. The plan hinges on a risky midnight journey and a forged cipher tied to a covert wireless message.
A New Year gathering at the Grafton Woman's Club features a warm welcome by President Mrs. William A. Beavers. Guests in new gowns enjoy a balanced program, punch, cookies, and social chats, with praise for the club's role in fostering culture and community.
A heartfelt New Year wish expresses a long standing tradition of goodwill. The note hopes prosperity, a brighter outlook, and success in reaching goals, invoking rainbows and a pot of gold as symbols of luck and reward.
Chicago dispatch reports a wheel chair used by a disabled man, Robert Volk, vanished after a boat ride and auto trip to a New Year celebration. Police seek a possible thief who may have taken the chair, leaving the victim wordless and pondering the motive.
Fragmentary entry from Lancaster Pennsylvania describes a girl in distress with a scent piece lodged in her throat. X ray reportedly found no coin and the girl refused admission to hospital despite illness. The fragment includes names and vague dates but is insufficient for a full summary.
Luella Shaw, an 8th widow of Rosemont, is reported to have fallen at home yesterday. She will receive care and return home soon, with arrangements underway for her recovery and assistance from Mrs. Oavent.
A bridge lesson outlines practical opening leads in straight cross riff hands. The piece notes trump leads are often wisest when opponents hold two majors or a major and a minor, and it explains how bidding outcomes influence play and what the lead would change.
The notes describe bidding Maat at one heart and a sequence where declarer ruffs the third entry. Dummy’s ruffs and the 600d bid are mentioned along with trump leads and spade plays. North and South positions are analyzed for optimal leads and potential tricks, noting that a different lead would affect available ruffing chances and total tricks.
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