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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1935
Page
4
The Grafton Sentinel lists publisher Holt, business manager Holt, and managing editor Palmer. Subscription rates are 75 cents monthly by carrier, 8.40 yearly. mail in advance 6.00 yearly, 3.00 half-year, 1.50 quarter. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to published news dispatches. Letters to the editor welcome but limited to 600 words.
A mix of religious quotation and political commentary discusses Governor Kump displacing State Director of Relief Wm. N. Beehler, the fallout with Senators Neely and Holt, and the broader impact on West Virginia politics. The piece notes factional strife between Kump and Neely, potential effects on the 1936 campaign, and concerns over relief rates and economic consequences.
The House Ways and Means Committee resents the president's blanket demand to raise income tax rates for individuals and corporations. With no detailed proposal, the administration left the task to lawmakers who fear the scope of the measure. The committee has labored for a week, finding the broad tax plan daunting and impractical.
Residents document organized effort and petitions to regional command to return Major and Mrs. Campbell, heads of the Salvation Army corps, to Clarksburg. Citizens urge counter measures to retain these valued leaders for continued service and religious work in the community.
J Howard Pew Sun Oil president urged at the University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs that the nation confronts a choice between a planned economy and individualism. He warned that taxes absorb a third of income and that government expansion risks socialization, with rails, banks, and utilities already under state influence.
A Dominion News analysis warns hitchhiking poses danger as motorists are robbed by well dressed riders. Morgantown reports hitchhikers along major routes, urging caution and to avoid picking up unknown passengers. The piece connects broader concerns with local mentions of road access and safety.
Fragments from page one show testimony about a dispute over cigars and a box. A speaker, identified as Cellers, is questioned about knowledge of the box contents and a response indicating uncertainty. The dialogue implies further discussion to clarify responsibility and sequence of events.
Central Press analysis notes La Follette progressives gain in interior states threatening Huey Long and reshaping party dynamics. It discusses Roosevelt's stance on the Guffey bill, attorney general responsibilities, tax hopes, and labor and agriculture support while weighing Nye as a potential alternative candidate.
The Meriden Mine project reportedly proceeds under Mameya Coal Co with J. W. Galloway as president and a board including E. Harwood and A. A. Sterling. Western backers are linked to Galloway as plans emerge to install modern equipment for the Middle West market. Frank G. Kittle dumped the first mine car as the Philippi Republican owner aided the interests. Galloway resumes activity in West Virginia with rehabilitation of other producing properties planned.
Lia confronts a planned shift in her world as her estranged father Stephen Garenne unexpectedly appears with his daughter and Val. Garenne reveals a career goal and hints at a broader, secret motive behind his return to the Navy Yard town. The reunion exposes tensions over Lia’s marriage, ambitions, and a looming family dynamic.
A streamlined gasoline engined detector car used by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad arrived from Cumberland, Maryland, to inspect rails for transverse fissure. The car, leased from Sperry Products, carries equipment to locate weak spots where the eye fails. It marks pad spots with white paint for replacement, aiding safe operation. An official noted trains operate under continual scientific detector car inspection. The Renae Pehtinire clan will hold its annual reunion August 4 at Otterbein Chapel near Dent.
A bridge column by E. V. Shepard discusses honesty at the table. The writer recalls a key hand from a major tournament where a partnership fault changed scores across seven semi-final tables, stressing that confessing missteps may aid others.
A bridge column recounts bidding and play on a late session hand. North opened hearts and faced a double by East after a sequence of ruffs and sluffs, leading to a doomed 5 Hearts contract despite partner’s attempts. The writer laments misjudgments and explains alternate lines that might have saved or tied the score.
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