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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1933
Page
1
The Fourth of July toll rose with at least 145 deaths nationwide from fireworks mishaps, motor vehicle crashes, drownings, and other accidents. New York City reported 670 fireworks injuries while fatalities across the country included autos, drownings, and miscellaneous incidents.
Two men drownings reported in West Virginia during the holiday. In Fairmont near Beverson, Larry Galucelo, 50, fell from a boat on the West Fork and died after an hour of artificial respiration. A second man, RGalticcuci, allegedly intoxicated, leapt from the boat as a youngster named Artalino Sermo watched. Tony Blumette recovered the float, but rescue came too late. A Wheeling child dies, continued on page.
Port Alleghany Pa July 5 A third victim of a fireworks blast began with a sparkler in a three year old girl's hands died today The burns claimed the life of Mrs mother of a three year old child in the accident keeping a sad toll from the weekend celebration
A three day north gale and a south hurricane leave marks along the Atlantic coast. The hurricane, already killing 13 in south Trinidad, moves toward Louisiana and Texas as a tropical disturbance nears the Texas coast, with warnings for Thursday morning. Coast guards report rescues from multiple vessels amid swells and hurricane force winds. In New England a rare squall brings rough seas but no repeat of Manhattan damage.
Jack Marks, manager of Clarksburg terminal beer, was fined 500 dollars on two counts for distributing beer in the city without a city distributor license. He was arrested Saturday for Thursday deliveries, with a second warrant served for Monday. Mayor Charles O King denied a continuance and noted a Dent decision supporting the city in a Wheeling distributor appeal.
Grafton records a safe and sane Fourth of July with no police reports of accidents or misdeeds. The day featured minor fireworks, a double header baseball game at the Athletic Field, and a large crowd at municipal playgrounds as stores and banks closed.
Captain W H Arnold director of relief activities announces no work relief orders will be issued this week after a county court meeting. Only direct relief will be administered in destitute cases due to the county's financial condition. State approval is required for any further relief projects.
In Paris on July 5 Mrs Dorothy Benjamin Caruso Ingram widow of Enrico Caruso and Dr Charles Adams Holder were married in a civil ceremony. Witnesses included the bride’s cousin Mrs George Howland and the bridegroom’s lawyer J B Kandelaste. no church service is planned.
Ponca City Oklahoma July 5 The price of crude oil in Oklahoma, Kansas and north Texas jumped 39 cents on average to a top of 85 cents after Continental Oil posted new quotations.
Jerome Factor, 19, son of missing financier John Factor, is guarded during hotel visits to his mother Mrs Leonard Marcus. Authorities weigh whether the alleged abduction is real as Factor fights extradition to England over market scheme charges. Bella Cohen Factor, John Factor’s wife, collapsed amid stress four days after his disappearance.
New York July 5 The trial of Joseph W Harriman former head of the Harriman National Bank and Trust company will proceed as soon as the present case before Federal Judge Francis G Caffey is completed The governments case in the present trial will be completed today and the Harriman trial will start not later than Friday Harriman is under indictment on charges of making and causing to be made false entries in the bank books John Kirk of Bluemont street paid a 50 fine and one day in jail for selling an automobile and failing to furnish title at sale The arrest was made by Trooper Debendarfer Romney July 5 Snow white fawn born at High Stone Deer Park of Fred Pancake on the South Branch of the Otomac river It is pure white except the tips of its ears It is the offspring of the oldest doe in the park and runs with 15 or 20 other deer.
Henry C Colerider, 75, longtime Grafton boot and shoe merchant, died in Fayetteville North Carolina after traveling there to manage properties. He was born near Buckhannon and began his trade with his father in Grafton before moving operations. Burial planned in Washington D C later this week.
Dr W J Fenton, first aid field representative of the American Red Cross, will instruct during first aid week in Grafton July 17 28 at the Y M C A. He joined the Red Cross in 1926 as surgeon in charge of the first aid instruction car and has long experience in mining railway surgery and wartime base hospital work at Camp Sherman.
The Italian air armada led by Italo Balbo resumes its staged flight from Reykjavik to Chicago with 24 seaplanes taking off at 12 40 p m Iceland time. Americans celebrate Independence Day worldwide with high casualties reported at home.
Hagerstown Maryland July 5 residents near Smithburg report a copperhead three feet long found crawling into a cradle, where an eighteen month old girl slept. Billy Winders six year old son of Eugene Winders reported the sighting causing a scene of concern and quick removal of the snake.
An unavoidable accident at the Stringtown civilian conservation corps camp left Herman T. Jarrett of Dunbar dead Saturday. Investigation by state police and army officers found the incident unavoidable. Louis Hedrick of Fairmont, driver of the truck involved, was cleared of blame.
Washington July 5 Roosevelt today issued an executive order continuing the 15 percent pay cut for federal employees The order cites the living cost index for the first six months of this year at 130 2 versus 171 for the base period the six months ending July 30 1928 Wild Ducks Tamer Sheridan Ore July 5 Several wild ducks at H G Punk's ranch have adopted domestic habits and roam the property in a surprising display of tameness
Mexico City reports General Lazaro Cardenas, former Minister of War and former Governor of Michoacan, as the indicated next President. He is deemed unopposed for the National Revolutionary Party nomination, likely sealing the December convention choice and, by party dominance, the election.
Washington and London dispatches report President Roosevelt opposing immediate dollar stabilization while urging continuation of the world economic conference. He instructed Hull and sent Steinhardt to London for updated talks, and some American quarters urge partially disbanding the talks as impractical amid currency blocs.
Official canvass of Taylor County’s June 27 special election on repeal of the 18th amendment shows a countywide majority of 819 for repeal. District by district tallies follow, detailing delegate results and county totals.
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