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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1933
Page
2
An essay argues that traditional home making skills fell out of favor with the machine age and women turned to offices and factories. As cheap labor declined, schools cut courses in dietetics and household economics due to cost, urging society to train young women at home to run households and hire and train maids locally.
In a playful scene Tom Notch teases the Jelly and Honey Bears about vanity as they tour a fair. Jelly Bear and Bears feel unwell after feasting while Top Notch boasts a blue ribbon moment. Willy Nilly and Mrs Quacko Duck enter with chatter about Rip.
Druggists convene to discuss a recovery code for the East Coast drug trade amid economic strains. The meeting aims to standardize safety, pricing, and ethical guidelines across wholesalers and retailers.
Huntington July 19 A proposed code for the retail drug industry in eastern states including West Virginia was made public by John Greear vice president of the West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association The code calls for a 30 weekly wage for registered pharmacists as clerks 20 for licensed assistants 15 for other men and 12 for women and sets a 54 hour work week Charles V Selby of Clarksburg president of the West Virginia association and J Lester Hayman of Morgantown secretary attended Clarksburg July 19 Beckley led the Baltimore conference
Citizens mocked the new rule banning open goldfish pools and lily ponds from enclosures. After no pond owners complied, officials held a meeting and removed the ordinance from the city books.
Puzzle clues mix across and down entries with scattered letters and partial phrases. The grid includes references to Bible book terms names months and various objects alongside synonyms and common puzzle fill clues. Several entries mention sports teams plants and general terms, with numerous garbled fragments indicating OCR damage and mixed capitalization.
West Virginia officials move to finalize the repeal election with 20 pledged delegates to meet in the House of Delegates chamber. Gov. Kump to greet delegates, floor seating allocated, galleries open, and cards issued for admission as seven counties still missing from the official tally.
July grand jury returned nine indictments charging Thomas W. Powell former justice of the peace with embezzlement in a period 1927 to 1932 totaling 29197.77 in shortages with about 19000 credits expected to reduce the net to under 10000. Powell appeared with bond set at 10000 and the case follows other indictments against county officials including Drexel R. George Lawrence A. Cather and Fred L. Jenkins.
In a Musgrave district case, Cather and Satterfield who were to renew bonds yesterday were granted continuances until tomorrow. George faces embezzlement charges exceeding 230000 and remains at large, Jenkins’ bond not returnable until September as cases near trial. P B Henry, ex justice of the peace, was not vindicated over a 1000 shortage claim. Francis Satterfield faces forgery of an R F C check raising from nine cents to 10.09, Homer Dickey charged with stealing a watch from Glennie Greer. grand jurors urged dismissal of an indictment against John Rapecheck and Fritzie Welco for removing a minor from custody. Judge Miller noted the indictment. The trio allegedly abducted a Mannington girl for use in an automobile title and held her against her will.
Elkins July 19 Judge William E Baker set July 31 as the start of the trial for six former officers and directors of Traders National Bank of Buckhannon on embezzlement charges. Testimony concluded for James Boggs wife Jona Boggs and Walter Floyd of Elkins on charges of using the mails to extort $150 from Mrs Bessie Hayes with threats of harm. Louie Rodriguez 18 of Clarksburg was sentenced to 60 days in Upshur jail for conspiracy to violate the liquor law. Eva Rodriguez Lizie Panetta Chester Herbert and others faced varied pleas or sentencing in related cases involving liquor violations.
Walter W. Ross of Bluefield and Senator M. M. Neely announced that 136 employees have been chosen by the West Virginia Home Owners Loan Corporation. Appointments will be designated this weekend as police and public boards finalize the roster.
Ross announced the agency has selected 4 000 applicants and will not accept more, with selections fixed until the agency begins functioning in about two weeks. Most of the 136 employees will work from Charleston where the state headquarters will be, with branches planned for Bluefield Wheeling and Martinsburg. The corporation can aid mortgage holders by exchanging government bonds for mortgages or by lending funds to retire obligations.
Los Angeles July 19 Angered by Angelus temple officials remarks on his divorce suit against Aimee Semple McPherson evangelist David Hutton threatened to expose Angelus temple by speaking out unless the crowd quiets. He said no change of heart, warned he could reveal information and blamed Harriet Jordan for the timing. Also notes Joz Hauser, Minneapolis Millers slugger, hitting a home run at Kansas City.
General Grocer Company a wholesale house raises wages for 200 warehouse and office employees by 10 percent effective July 1 restoring a cut made six months ago. The move comes as the firm adjusts compensation in response to earlier reductions and aims to stabilize staff amid market pressures in St Louis.
Prices of feed are rising but the store continues to stock a full line of feeds, flour, meal lime salt fertilizer hay and straw for farmers and households.
A historical ad mentions J. W. Eshleman and Sons offering feeds backed by 90 years of experience. It lists brands including Freedom Motor Oil and Kerosene and Drs. Hess and Clarks Poultry Hog and Cattle Powders. Luther Fast is noted as manager.
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