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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1935
Page
4
The Grafton Sentinel lists subscription rates by carrier and mail. Carrier service costs 15 cents per month or 8.40 dollars annually. By mail in advance rates are six dollars per year, three dollars for six months, and one dollar fifty for three months, with publication noted as second class matter at the Grafton West Virginia Post Office.
A compact editorial critique discusses religious faith, political prospects in West Virginia, and recovery policy aimed at reviving private industry. It notes opposition to federal orders favoring foreign steel over American-made steel, and cites Governor Nice of Maryland labeling the Roosevelt New Deal as the “other day” remark.
The house committee whipped a tax measure into a bill proposing moderate rate increases for corporations and individuals plus inheritance taxes. Critics say higher taxes burden business and do not balance the budget, urging spending cuts to match revenue and avoid ruin.
The senate decisively defeated the Nye amendment proposing a central national bank to replace the federal reserve system. Critics warn the plan would place credit and currency control in the government, risking mismanagement and historical failures. Supporters, including Sen Holt and Sen Nee, are accused of embracing radical socialist ideas.
The Wheeling Intelligencer cites Crandall Mackey of Virginia doubting Roosevelts Democrats and condemning New Deal excesses. It lists 20 counts from tax expenditures to deficits, urging defense of states rights after a NRA ruling and criticising Roosevelts central power and constitutional limits. The piece ends noting a question about third party talk and recalling horse and buggy days.
In a public address the president referenced pocket battleships while a columnist recalls the horse and buggy days as simple, storybook past. A tragedy follows as Ed Unger describes a fatal drowning and a coroner announces an inquest into the event. Read the want ads for bargains.
The case discusses a transient home with recreational facilities where gambling is forbidden. Manager Mr. Grow states residents must obey rules and regulations, with 25 to 50 men staying longer than six months. Every man must work 30 hours weekly, or he does not eat.
Central Press Washington Bureau reports Senator Gore faces renomination while arguing he upholds the 1938 Democratic platform though opposing many New Deal policies. The piece notes other senators who similarly doubt the Roosevelt label and the party’s direction as campaign dynamics unfold.
Reports place the Long Sought traced fugitives near Cleveland public square after a 20 mile pursuit dramatic car thefts. Pittsburgh and eastern cities were alerted as police traced a route likely through Ohio with Dr. Horace R. Hunsicker abducted near Allentown and left unharmed near Medina.
New York authorities, acting on a Cleveland police radio dispatch, urged a close watch for Public Enemy Alvin Karnis and a male companion. The alert said the pair were seen in Cleveland in a car with New York plates and had fled to the east, possibly to New York.
A stunt man fell from the cannon and was hurled into the ocean knocking him unconscious as beachgoers watched in horror. Witnesses described the moment as terrifying and chaotic with lifeguards racing to assist.
Val Preston, a naval officer and aspiring inventor, juggles finances and romance with Lia Cromwell while her father, the enigmatic Garonne, observes. Val plans a lavish Lia birthday, but a stubborn headache foils tennis. he enjoys a golf outing with Jan Edding, who compliments his growing maturity and popularity among Bremer’s officers. Val’s watercraft invention shows early promise as he explains its potential for battleships and miners, awaiting a full report to Garonne.
A city home for transients reports probation after first offense with meals at 3.8 cents and labor valued at 30 cents per hour, yielding over $16,000 of city work in six months. Four ship rioters arraigned. others hospitalized after melee. Catholic warning cited.
A riot aboard the liner Bremen as three communists tore down a German flag seen from the street. Detectives fired twice. Edward Drollette, 34, is held in Bellevue hospital after being struck. Detective Solomon was beaten and lost his weapon. The ship later raised a new flag amid ceremony as 1,300 passengers slept through the disturbance. Notables aboard included Elisii Land, Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, and Governor George H. Earle.
Ev Shepard, famed bridge teacher, examines squeeze possibilities in a game at the Engineers club. A sequence shows how an early squeeze can secure a game if West holds the missing club king, with careful leads, entries, and timing deciding the outcome.
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