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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1935
Page
1
The Hauptmann trial nears a pivotal phase as prosecutors and defense attorneys trade tactics over the Lindbergh kidnapping. Handwriting experts are being summoned while Col. Lindbergh testifies, and both sides prepare their cases with trials resuming in key sessions.
New York January 5 The defense for Bruno Hauptmann outlines plans to attack the state’s notes linking him to the Lindbergh kidnapping. Attorney Edward J. Reilly signaled calling witnesses to test Dr. John Condon’s presence at the Lindbergh home on the day of the baby’s disappearance. He questioned Mrs Whateley about 1931 ties to Condon as a potential hint of future strategy.
Washington reports debate over who should lead a sweeping new U S relief initiative to create millions of jobs. Harry Hopkins and Harold L. Ickes are viewed as top contenders as President Roosevelt shifts from dole assistance to work-for-all plans.
A total of 38 local men will start work Monday morning at the Tysart River dam site in Grafton Park. J. E. Fischer, manager of the National Reemployment office, announced the call after a Frederick Snare Corporation labor request. The crew includes eight carpenters, five carpenter helpers, and 25 laborers, bringing county employment to 90 at the site. Additional crews will be called next week as work continues on frame office buildings.
In Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Senator Huey P. Long lambasted Standard Oil over a new oil industry tax. Police planned to meet protesters as refinery workers prepared a mass rally. Long warned the company to treat Louisiana oil properly or face his opposition.
The supreme court granted the city of Grafton a writ of error and superseders in Theodore Patton versus the city. The Taylor county court had entered a judgment for 800 dollars against the city after Patton’s wife Olive Patton fell in a steep alley, claiming damages.
Police in Los Angeles disclosed a plan to smuggle arms into lower California. Federal agents and Southern California officers sought to intercept five truck loads of arms, machine guns, and ammunition intended for revolutionary forces in old Mexico. One suspect was held locally as the shipment gathered for months and began moving toward the border late last night.
Attorney General Cummings released the year end report praising federal efforts against gangsters and kidnapers. He cites 2,531 convictions in the fiscal year and outlines plans for a nationwide crime-fighting network and a national crime institute to coordinate federal, state, and local actions.
New York January 5 Edward J Reilly chief defense attorney for Bruno Hauptmann said he will name four persons next Thursday in Flemington New Jersey charged with the Lindbergh baby kidnapping Two will be women and two men He refused to identify them and said Hauptmann would be the first defense witness The defense plans an alibi handwriting and fingerprint group of witnesses and denied implying Condon was involved. He also said Betty Gow would not be implicated.
A severe rainfall struck southern California with downtown Los Angeles basements flooded and streets turning to rivers. Foothill areas of the Sierra Madre warned to evacuate as the telephones and flood-control systems faced outages and Red Cross leaders organized mayday responses and temporary boat deployments for low-lying residents.
The Interstate Commerce Commission told Congress that railroads need more traffic or higher freight and passenger rates. It warned wage increases already approved depend largely on traffic revival, and noted current freight rates lag behind the prosperous 1926 level, implying a push for higher charges amid recovery prospects.
Ralph M. Hiner, speaker candidate and four other contenders for the 1934 House leadership, endorses Governor H G Kumps non interference stance. He says the legislature should organize freely without outside meddling while noting hints of administration opposition to his reelection. The governor has declared he will not interfere in organizing the house and senate.
The Association of American Railroads announced that revenue freight loadings for the week ended December 29 totaled 425,120 cars, down 29,645 from 1933 but up 10,819 from 1932. For 1934, total loadings reached 30,785,594 cars, up 1,565,542 or 5.4 percent over 1933 and up 2,605,642 or 9.2 percent over 1932.
Montgomery West Virginia report states that O V Litton 54 a Deepwater miner died from the locomotive explosion near McDunn December 27 raising the death toll to 18. The engine pulled a four coach train taking miners to work at Ikhorn Piney Coal Co mine on a hill above McDunn. Interstate Commerce Commission found the blast due to boiler water shortage.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. wed former Clarksburg resident Helen Warner in Albuquerque New Mexico after obtaining a marriage license. The couple, described as wearing silver Indian rings, plan a honeymoon to the Grand Canyon and were married by a justice of the peace.
Rushville Ind Jan 5 Walter Dean Cameron 16 and Rosalind Dishinger 17 students at Rushville High were found dead in a car in a covered bridge northeast of the city. Preliminary exams indicate carbon monoxide gas caused their deaths. They had been missing since Friday forenoon after skipping classes. Friends say the pair had dated for several months. The bodies were found by Harold Hawk milk wagon driver. The coroner noted the couple had discussed a pact to end their lives and could not secure a clergyman for marriage before their deaths.
President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress to provide four billion dollars for the American Plan to end relief dependence and put three and a half million unemployed to work. The proposal would be the work relief figure for the next fiscal year, with a total eight billion dollar budget for ordinary government expenditures. Congress may fund relief through a joint resolution pending business revival and transition from dole to jobs for all.
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