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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1939
Page
4
Pedestrian bypass urged for St Marys street bridge work
An editor urges the city and Road Commission to provide a by pass walkway around the St Marys street bridge reconstruction to prevent delays in mail and pedestrian routes. The piece argues by building the walkway at modest cost with city lumber and Road Commission labor, and calls for public letters to agency heads to force action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Street Bridge
West Grafton
Road Commission
Civil Service for WPA Provokes Sharp Criticism
A column denounces a WPA civil service proposal as a hollow, permanent expansion of a New Deal agency. The piece argues WPA began as emergency relief and should remain temporary, condemning protected, high salary staff funded by taxpayers while layoffs hit the unemployed, and accusing political favoritism and vote buying of the recent payroll practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Shephard Senate
Opposition to Four Billion WPA Expansion Emerges
The piece argues against a proposed $4 billion WPA expansion for the next fiscal year, accusing the New Dealers of aiming to entrench WPA permanently. It condemns perceived Treasury favoritism and civil service undermining, predicts a strong anti-New Deal mood in 1940, and urges voters to resist party over country. The author depicts the move as a dangerous overreach that endangers civil service integrity and federal reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Treasury
United States
West Point
President Roosevelt Urges Preparedness and Policy Shifts
Wheeling Intelligencer views Roosevelt’s message to Congress as a World state report blending war prep with New Deal continuation. It highlights a push toward repealing neutrality laws, sanctions against aggressors, broad praise for administration actions, and a shift toward accepting extensive government spending as part of national preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Intelligencer
Roosevelt
Seventy-sixth Congress
America
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Silver Folly Voices Against Roosevelts Cutting Plans
The piece critiques President Roosevelts 1932 payroll cuts and warns against retrenchment. It argues the New Deal expanded federal roles and questions the silver purchase program, noting failed promises and costly excess silver holdings that raised consumer costs.
Open Door Policy and US Stance Toward Japan in China
An editorial tone piece argues the United States must stand firm on the open door in China to avert broader conflict in the Far East. It outlines three possible outcomes if Japan ignores demands and questions how the U S would maintain leverage or withdraw, noting the high stakes for world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smurgantown Post
Roosvelt
New York Times
China
Morgantown New Dominion
Far East
United States
Japan
New Deal economic contributions and reforms discussed
The article assesses six years of the New Deal, praising the Securities Exchange Commission and the FDIC, noting the benefit of bank deposit insurance and the need for careful oversight of government lending programs. It calls for simplification of agencies, refinement of old age and unemployment insurance, and careful fact finding to ensure lasting social reform. It emphasizes that hasty legislation should be avoided and expert analysis pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Securities Exchange Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
United States
Federal Housing Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
No Title Given Heavy Toll in War Rhetoric
The passage claims a heavy toll in money and men on both sides and suggests the conflict persists until Japan’s militaristic leadership is removed from power, portraying a stern demand for radical political change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Bridgeport Bank Names Cashier To Directorate
Arden B. Teter, cashier, was elected a member of the board of directors of the Bridgeport bank to succeed J. W. Tucker. The annual meeting of stockholders showed the bank paid a 24 percent dividend in 1938 after two 12 percent payouts last year. The board reelected all current officers including Président J. R. Jones and vice president W. F. Dunkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arden B. Teter
Bridgeport Bank
J. W. Tucker
Taylor County
Financial Institution
J. R. Jones
W. F. Dunkin
F. C. Chandler
J. H. Jones
W. W. Willis
Buxom Dancer Continues Interview With Personal Details
A feature continues from page one detailing a buxom dancer who fields routine questions including inquiries about her address. She replies she lives with her husband, offering a glimpse into her domestic arrangement during the interview.
Divorce Trial Amid Claims of Reunited Couple
Vera Ivanova Shuyalova Mir ana Laurel announce a change in divorce plans saying she wants no divorce and to stay with Stan. Laurel smiles as she is led to a cell, then returns with her seven hours later. They claim a renewed marriage process beginning in Yu ma Arizona with multiple earlier ceremonies including January 1, February 28 and April 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Ivanova Shuyalova
Mirana Laurel
Stan
Laurel
Yuma
Ariz
Thornton Proposes Love At University Club Scene
Sara Sue's refusal, then Thornton Holgate bursts through the crowd with a heartfelt proposal. Amid stunned guests, Sara Sue accepts, while Bob Towne and T. J. Sanders watch, ending a night of competing affections. Thornton declares lifelong love, and Sara Sue is drawn to him, as the party mood shifts to quiet astonishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Towne
Sara Sue
Bob
Sanders
Grea-a
Thornton
Thornton Holgate
Galveston
Towne
Nio
Sailop
Ttn
University Club
Classified rates and insertion rules in Sentinel
Sentinel notice outlines classified advertising rates at two cents per word for the first word and one cent per word for each additional insertion. Minimum charge 45 cents. Each initial and each figure count as two words. Insertion must follow regular style and classified ads limited to proper category. Report errors immediately.
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Grafton
W. Va
Associated Press
A. E. Clayden Inc
New York
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
North
Michigan Avenue
Sentinel
Omeer
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