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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1932
Page
4
The article notes West Virginia's rugged, wooded terrain hampers rapid aeronautical progress while pilots locally improvise with private fields. It highlights a statewide tour promoting needed takeoff and landing facilities and introduces auto-gyro planes as a promising fit for the mountain landscape.
Budapest dispatch notes Elinor Glyn declaring the mind can conquer Father Time and that youth is aided by mud baths. The famed author, grandmother of five, cites two thrilling moments in Hungary and Elizabethtown as proofs of her vitality and emotional response to a charity drama. She recalls a boy scout’s feathered gift that moved her deeply.
The Democratic National Convention in progress at Atlantic City narrows the field as Governor Franklin D Roosevelt trails by under a hundred votes from the two thirds needed. Analysts expect defections on subsequent ballots with potential leaders including Smith Garner Richie Baker White or Traylor emerging as frontrunners. Meanwhile Prof. Rosier of Fairmont Teachers College is elected president of the National Education Association, a milestone celebrated by West Virginia citizens and educators alike.
A strict keep the city clean ordinance was announced from city hall via Chief Wallace Henderson. Ordinance No 5 and Section 60 target debris weeds and other items marring property appearance with fines from one to fifty dollars for first offenses and up to ten days in jail for a second offense. The measure prohibits owners tenants or agents from dumping or leaving combustible refuse outside buildings within city limits.
West Virginia legislative focus shifts to constitutional levy limitation amid calls for narrow classification amendments. Governor Conley outlined that the call allows amendments for property classification, signaling renewed efforts by vested interests to pass a narrow classification that would cap levies on intangible wealth, a concept previously blocked by the Democratic House in 1981. The Senate, influenced by privileged interests, pushed to advance the measure despite past defeats.
The notice cites penalties under ordinance Section 61 for owners tenants or agents who allow refuse weeds or filth to remain creating a fire hazard or unsightly appearance. Each day of violation counts as a separate offense with fines from one to fifty dollars and potential jail time on a second conviction. If noncompliance continues after written notice the city may clean the property and seek costs.
New York markets opened the second half of the year with a firmer tone after a morning setback. Shares moved up but then slipped again as selling pressure persisted. The day began with gains, then tempered by renewed selling across major equities.
Classified ad rates state two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent for each additional insertion with a 45 cent minimum. Entries must be consecutive and in regular style. Ads include rent notices, items for sale, and small notices. Example counts words by initials and figures. Multiple listings appear from Maple Javenue to local merchants and events through January and February.
Marion Talley a Kansas City concert singer and former Metropolitan Opera soprano wed German pianist Michael Rauschisan in White Plains after traveling secretly to obtain a license. The couple then married at the First Presbyterian church yesterday.
Charleston July 1 The state purchases are exempt from taxation under the new federal revenue act. Deputy Commissioner Estes of the internal revenue bureau announced this after a query by Attorney General Howard B Lee. White the board of control treasurer noted the ruling could save many thousands of dollars, and Estes said taxes do not apply to state sales of automobiles gasoline tires and electrical energy when sold direct by manufacturers. Electrical energy furnished states is not taxed and checks drawn by state officers against public funds are not taxed. The ruling covers soaps toilet articles bought by the state in quantity as well.
New Martinsville July 1 The reorganized Bank of New Martinsville postponed its scheduled opening due to records not being ready. President C M Founda assured depositors the bank would open no later than July 10 and liquidate all targets within five years.
Santiago reports the Chilean government launching a countrywide tuberculosis campaign. A special commission leads the drive as disease incidence is rising. Five new buildings are planned at Bacone colleges, with Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley overseeing related construction efforts.
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