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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1932
Page
1
In East Braintree Massachusetts on July 27 seven men were badly burned and injured when a 55,000 gallon storage tank exploded on the City Service Refining Company property. The blast was heard over ten miles away and more than 1,000 windows were broken. The tank was demolished and a fire followed but was quickly extinguished.
Judge Warren B. Kittlefi overruled a motion to quash a mandamus writ petition by John F. Moran seeking to compel the Democratic county executive committee chairman to call a committee meeting. The ruling allows evidence and trial on the petition unless the defendant surrenders and calls the requested meeting. Attorneys Talbott and Warder argued the petition followed the wrong code section. Gene W. Ford represents Patrolman Moran.
A neighbor found A B Lutman, 67, unconscious near his residence in Aren Springs W Vas di with a gunshot wound. Relatives said Lutman had been despondent prior to the incident. He died shortly after at the scene and authorities investigate the death as a possible suicide.
Kansas City July 27 Wheat would fetch 1 dollar a bushel if not for government tampering, says Frank A Theis former president of the Kansas City board of trade before a house investigating committee He cites farm board actions as the cause of surplus grain disruption and price declines.
In San Jose California 20-year-old George Douglas Templeton Jr a University of California student confessed in Oakland to knifing Mrs Lillian Babcock and to attempting to kill his Uncle William R Babcock head of the Philippine delegation to the Olympic Games The motive lay in a five year litigation between Babcock and Templeton Sr over the Manila importing firm Templeton Manilla The youth said killing the couple would avenge his father lost money and restore his inheritance
Washington pundits say bonus agitation will not sway election day. Veterans groups and the American Legion opposed further cuts while Pinchot may seek a prohibition party bid if major dry groups back him. Hoover’s next move is watched for a gesture to organized prohibition as reconciliation talk continues.
Washington July 27 The Interstate Commerce Commission today approved extra fare passenger trains as operated by railroads with such services. The action follows a commission led inquiry begun earlier by its own motion amid complaints that some fares were too high compared with rates to other cities.
Senate agriculture chairman McNary told President Hoover after White House talks that the farm boards investigation would begin today or tomorrow. The remarks came amid a readiness to pursue inquiries into the boards' actions and policies.
A Pawtucket farmer swapped a surplus cow for six weeks of daily flying lessons at What Cheer air port. The deal benefits the airport as aviators drink fresh milk and the grass on the runways is kept trimmed while the farmer learns to fly.
Charleston July 27 A flood of replies from heads of state departments and institutions about relatives on the state payroll descended upon the house of delegates. Delegates reported many officials listed relatives while others said no relatives were employed. The Hopemont Sanitarium led with a lengthy report listing family groups including two sisters and ten brothers-in-law at the sanitarium.
Frank Fromhart 45 of Keyser and native of Newburg was killed when his car plunged off an unimproved road near Keyser. He had served 26 years as a Third Division B and O freight conductor. A 19 year old passenger survived with a skull fracture. Fromhart will be buried at Belmont Cemetery after funeral services at St. Augustine church in Grafton. He formerly operated a Keyser gas station and was active in railway conductors circles. He leaves a wife and daughter, plus several siblings and in law relatives.
D A R groups from Grafton Buckhannon Clarksburg and other towns gathered at the state Four-H camp in Jacksons Mill for an annual West Virginia D A R picnic and program hosted by the WestonTrans Allegheny Chapter. The event began last year and invites Elizabeth Cummins Graf ton James Barbour Belington Elizabeth Zane Buckhannon Daniel Davisson Clarksburg Col William Haymond Fairmont John Hartshe Kingswood Mannington and others.
Washington notes outline a Hoover front porch campaign shift to weekend mountain gatherings at Rapidan. Report describes visitors invited to a cozy rustic camp, praising its cool setting near Washington and Hoover’s early vision of a sport fished getaway in the Blue Ridge region.
In Pittsburgh on a July day a five year old boy named Johnny Gillette was struck and killed by a late train near the tracks while his mother prayed for his safe return. His cousin Bobby Seven was badly injured with a severed leg and remains in hospital. Doctors advise quiet near the child’s bedside as the family grieves and the mother’s health weakens.
New York July 27. Six of America's foremost men Calvin Coolidge Alfred E Smith Elihu Root Newton D Baker General John J Pershing and Admiral William H Sims accept leadership of the National Economy League's war on waste in government With Hoover and Roosevelt's sanction the advisory council will guide the fight against excess payments and rising costs The league will persistently press Congress to resist lobbies and curb government expenditure
In Stamps Arkansas on July 27 19 year old Mrs Grace Chastain was found dead after her husband Till Chastain shot her following a sleep walking incident police accepted his account and released him.
About 400 unemployed citizens gathered near the city jail to release their leader Leon Colow of Cleveland after the city council refused a relief hearing. Police used clubs. several demonstrators were injured though not seriously.
Charleston July 27 The House of Delegates voted 84 to 3 to submit to voters at the November election a constitutional amendment authorizing broad classification of property. The draft mirrors the 1931 measure with amendments setting levy limits of 50 cents per $100 on tangible wealth and agricultural personal property, $1 on farms and homes, $1 in general on other property outside tenantry, and $1.50 on inside untaxed parcels.
Pontiac Michigan July 27 State police ordered the arrest of George Rowland charged as Detroit agent of a radical group planning a social upheaval by circulating rumors and attacking banks in Illinois Ohio and Michigan A raid on his hotel room revealed plot ramifications and letters and telegrams linked the effort to banks nationwide The Associated Press report notes the 1932 presidential campaign moves toward earnest begins in August with Roosevelt expected to launch in the Middle West and Hoover to be notified of renomination at Topeka Kansas on August 18 with Everett Sanders presiding The Republican committee outlined plans while party figures discuss campaign strategy and platforms
New York reports that members of J S Bache and Company announce an employee has confessed to defalcations totaling 650000 and is aiding auditors tracing speculative transactions in the broker's department. The employee’s identity was not released.
Charleston July 27 The Public Service Commission would be directed to lower utility rates before the present legislative session ends under a resolution from Delegate Smith D Marion. The House passed a joint resolution and sent it to the Senate seeking rate reductions. the Senate has taken no action. Resolution introduced by Delegate Raiden Ft Mason.
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