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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1935
Page
4
Howard H Holt publisher B V Guard business manager John E Palmer aging editor monthly carrier rate 75 cents yearly mail subscription 6.00 for one year 3.00 for six months 1.50 for three months Post office second class matter at Grafton West Virginia.
The piece argues against overglorifying the dam project and criticizes the heavy press coverage of the Lindbergh case. It urges practical civic steps like bond issues for a city hospital and questions unemployment figures and the efficacy of the four billion dollar public works program under the new deal.
The document argues that current Roosevelt era policy is failing to revive industry and business. It contends new dealing plans lack efficacy and that government spending worsens economic distress. It urges recognizing underlying ills and adopting right measures to spur revival.
A lengthy New Year financial report notes four leading New York banks hold more than a billion dollars extra idle cash than a year ago. Though treated as prosperity by some writers, the piece argues the rise reflects bank profits from government notes and short term bonds, not real economic strength, urging loans to productive enterprises instead.
Olivio Given, continuing from page one, was ordered to leave the city and return home after seeking work in the area, as stated to Mayor King this morning. Walter Deering faced Mayor King on a drunkenness charge at FERA headquarters on East Main Street, with Officer Moran making the arrest following a complaint.
Washington story questions whether Harold Ickes received a covert nudge from the White House to drop aides. The Interior secretary denies the charge as absurd while critics suspect a behind the scenes push from near the executive mansion. The housing clash with James Moffett is cited as an example of Ickes’s tactic of neutralizing opposition.
New York dispatch reports on federal relief burdens, noting Upham under Hopkins to Roosevelt, with 19 million on relief including 7.4 million children under 16. It details 1951 and 1988 relief shares, costs of work and direct relief, and the goal of creating wealth via construction. It also cites trial worry over the Hauptmann kidnapping case and fears of emotional justice impacting perceptions abroad.
Garrido a Canabal, founder of the Red Shirts and federal secretary of agriculture, was charged with responsibility for slayings of five Catholics after worship in Coyocacan. Fifty Red Shirts are in the penitentary. Soldiers protected the presidential palace as students marched, shouting Death to Garrido. Police dispersed the crowd after clashes with Red Shirts headquarters.
In a tense scene amid war shadows Greenleaf and Blane debate trust and strategy as the Countess presses for private plans. The Countess tests his nerves at a theater box while outside war risks loom and U boats menace the Atlantic waters.
Plans to return 1.5 million unemployed to state care surface as Chairman Buchanan notes 1935 budget of 8.521 billion and 1936 projection of 8.52 billion with receipts rising to 3.711 billion in 1935 and 2.901 billion in 1936. He warns Congress cannot ignore lump sum appropriations while others see potential money if Ponus package passes. Speaker Burns signals no major tax changes unless extraordinary burdens arise.
Continued from page one the Barbour jury docket lists State v Gilbert Jordan and State v Farmond Johnson as cases No 1 and 2 in the misdemeanor category, with multiple felony charges scheduled next week including State v Franklin Lantz State v Lawrence Carroll and State v E W Turner among others. The week opens Friday with the Franklin Lantz felony and progresses through Thursday with Lon Kennedy and Henry Bigte among others facing felony counts.
Continued from page one, the discussion notes that long states were omitted alongside the Home Loan and the PWA if they persist in working. The fragment indicates ongoing debate about inclusion and policy scope within the project.
A four player exhibition match at the Ruickerbocker White Club featured Team captain Lenz on one side. Lenz won an improbable hand in 4 Spades by retaining winners across suits while his partner misplayed in hearts. The narrative details opening bids, misreadings, and the complex trick sequence culminating in a dramatic triumph for Lenz's team despite offset by conservative defense from South and North.
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