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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1932
Page
6
Washington July 27 a brighter outlook for the U S Treasury than for months past as bipartisan efforts push Congress to balance the budget. Tax cuts and spending reductions are planned with estimates of large savings and a view toward reorganizing agencies to cut costs.
The article notes pro Smith factions signing with Roosevelt at the Chicago convention and foresees November outcomes. It cites varying forecasts from Democratic insiders omitting some Northeastern states as doubtful, and highlights Senator Borah's sharp move on the war debt issue, prompting new political reverberations.
A cross party group led by Rear Admiral Richard Byrd advocates large cuts in veterans disability and dependence payments, arguing many claims are for disabilities not from actual war service. Roosevelt’s platform is cited backing government economy and care for disabled veterans. The league’s objective targets about $452,000 in annual savings.
The Summer White House camp near Rapidan offers guests wooden cottages each with a distinct carved name such as The Owl and Prime Minister Cabin. Mrs. Hoover greets guests as Marines maintain paths and serving staff provide hotellike meals under trees.
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company experienced a brief outage late last night when a limb blew across wires on West Main Street, cutting service for about half an hour. Repairs were completed quickly. On Monday night Blueville and surrounding areas also lost power briefly as twilight ended, with no clear cause given. service resumed within thirty minutes.
Charleston W Va July 27 Delegate Wilkinson of Cabell explained press reports from July 14 attributing to him a statement about a resolution to combine boards and commissions and reduce salaries. He said the measure aimed to enable action on boards and commissions and to cut state employees salaries but he did not favor changing teachers salaries which are fixed by local boards and state minimums. He did not participate in discussions on teachers salaries and the resolution was defeated by two votes.
The account describes President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover camping in Virginia mountains after war years delayed road building. They endured incessant rain, canvas tents, mud, and cars stuck on trails while aiding dam building with Col. Lindbergh and Ramsay MacDonald noted as part of pioneer hardships long past.
Democratic leaders and James Farley met to discuss Roosevelt campaign plans and the party platform including the repealer plank. Capitol Hill aides advised against a swing around the circle strategy, while Farley cautioned on predicting nominee actions. Roosevelt likely to start campaigns in the Middle West next month with a speech after Hoover’s August 11 acceptance.
Victor in Florida J Hardin Peterson, Lake land city attorney, defeated the incumbent Herbert J Drancy in the second Democratic primary, representing Florida's st congressional district. (Amoral Press Photo)
President Hoover named Atlee Pomerene a Democrat and former Ohio senator to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation board and to serve as chairman. The move shifts the board toward a Democratic majority and follows days of rapid changes as lawmakers authorized expanded capitalization. Existing Republicans Meyer and Bestor left, while Democrats McCarthy Cough and Jones push ahead with loan facilitation under the new funds.
A nationwide survey notes the 120 million federal highway grant will create up to a quarter of a million jobs. About 30 states expect big increases, with California Kansas and Mississippi among leaders. The plan aims to double or triple road work while matching funds from states, easing unemployment and boosting local business.
States announced federal aid and state funds to boost road building and labor, with Georgia Illinois Michigan Missouri and New York outlining planned employment figures while other states projected thousands of jobs under relief programs. A Baltimore meeting chaired by Lulu E Powell discussed Republican convention insights and party membership trends.
The snippet notes a decline of 9.7 percent from June 1931 and 4.7 percent lower than in 1917, signaling a comparative decrease across two historic periods. No other context or entities are provided in the readable text.
Electra Texas July 27 two brothers Louis and Pat Kent were killed when an explosion wrecked a nitroglycerine magazine of the United States Torpedo Company three miles east of Electra. The brothers were in an automobile near the magazine. Cause of the blast is not yet determined. The blast was heard as far as Wichita Falls thirty five miles away.
New York July 27 Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle is returning to pictures Warner Bros said the comeback includes two or three films made in its Brooklyn plant with potential for more later He has not starred in a feature since 1921 when acquitted in the Virginia Rappe death case He has been touring the vaudeville circuit recently.
Galen Tait, chair of Maryland's Republican State Central Committee, told 150 Federated Republican Women that the nation's economic recovery depended on President Hoover. He criticized Democratic candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt and Garner, asserting Maryland favored Hoover and opposed Roosevelt's methods.
New Orleans July 27 The Long and anti Long issue has shaped the senatorial campaign with two candidates qualified for the Democratic primary on September 13 Edw S Brousesard senior senator seeks re election opposed by Representative John H Overton of Alex HUEY P LONG Hut Long actively supporting Only two candidates qualified as the entry list closed at midnight But in the eight congressional districts many candidates qualified sparking contests in every district for the first time in years The entire delegation of representatives are candidates to succeed themselves except in the eighth district where Overton leaves the House to run for the Senate
Charles Theodorone, co founder of a Manhattan restaurant in Clarksburg, wrecked his automobile on a small concrete bridge on the straight of way west of Thornton on the Northwestern turnpike at 80 o clock last night. Local AAA was notified. Little damage occurred. the car was towed by Rosier's wrecker. Theodorone escaped injury.
Grady Rosier and Red Stem plowers were sentenced to ten days in jail by Magistrate Wittman for stealing two chickens from Floyd Grimes. The warrant, sworn by Professor William Grimes of Blueville school and Floyd Grimes’s brother, led to an initial 80 day term before a witness’s satisfaction prompted the reduced ten day sentences.
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt will address the Democratic program at Albany on July 30 from 8 to 8:30 p m EST. The talk will be broadcast over the WEAF NBC network following his acceptance of the party’s presidential nomination in Chicago.
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