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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1934
Page
5
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The Giants defeated the seventh place Phillies 6 to 3 behind Hal Schumacher who earned his fifteenth win as Roy Hansen was shelled with seven hits. The win widened the Giants’ lead to three games over Chicago and five over St Louis as Pittsburgh beat St Louis 4 to 0. Pirates also shut out Cardinals as Bill Swift tossed seven scoreless frames.
The article notes Mickey Walker aims to reclaim a middleweight crown as two champions, Vince Dundee and Marcel Thil, stand ahead. It mentions era history with Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling, plus a note on Babe Jones as a standout leadoff player for the Carr China team in the Twilight League. The Wimbledon tennis results highlight Sidney Wood Jr and Frank Shields losing to Perry and Austin, with upcoming local high school and Fetterman vs Beaumont matches listed.
Two district rival teams meet on August date at the Maple Avenue field. Wickwire and Beaumont square off against Carr China in a busy football card with several varsity showdowns and a nearby athletic field hosting the events.
Yesterday's results include Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 0 and New York 6, Philadelphia 3 with other results sparse. Today's slate features St. Louis at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at New York, plus Chicago at Cincinnati and Brooklyn at Boston. Weather affected Cleveland and St. Louis with rain on two Cleveland-St Louis games. Detroit-Chicago rescheduled for July 29.
Buffalo July 28 Al Watrous shaved five strokes off par to post a 67 and stand two up on Craig Wood at the halfway point of their 36 hole quarter final match for the professional golfers association championship.
Charleston July 28 The West Virginia Supreme Court held the last Legislature’s provision allowing the Governor to break ties in county elections unconstitutional for county court members. The ruling ordered Berkeley County to place Amos Dunham on the ballot, rejecting Governor Kump’s appointment of J C McKown as ineffective beyond this fall.
Morgantown July 28 report shows 28 varsity players at WVU totaled 392 completed credit hours this semester with 53 fails and 8 conditioned. The group, mainly letter-men and top substitutes plus 1933 freshmen, will begin 1934 season vs West Virginia Wesleyan. Only a few near 75 percent fully met requirements. one athlete posted 21 hours with high average.
Investigators reported no wood pile or ashes to show a long burn. No struggle marks or tire tracks supported a crime scene theory. A hatpin may have been used after self immolation, with a possible fuel source found nearby. Diary fragments place the woman in Kansas City and Augusta, with a July 26 arrival noted in Winfield. A inquest was scheduled as officers pursued leads.
Wilhide, owner of a furniture and hardware store, died when he stepped in front of a car after it blew its horn at Willhide on a Randolph street. Magistrate E B Coalinger ruled accident. Survived by wife two daughters Mrs Speicher Evelyn and son Walter Jr. One brother Stark Wilhide and one sister Mrs Luther Rower. Born in Webster Taylor county, lived at 110 First Street Elkins. Well known in Randolph and nearby counties.
Harold Kramer of Grafton former assistant project engineer for the Taylor County Welfare Board was to have a successor named at a special welfare board meeting in East Main Street offices this afternoon. A committee to recommend the appointment was named at a regular semi monthly meeting held this week and Friedman indicated the new post would be filled following the committee’s report.
Keyser West Virginia July 28 three prisoners escaped from the Keyser Jail by the use of saws. The escapees are Joseph Sanders sentenced to two years in the Penitentiary for robbing a filling station. Ray M. Davis alias Robert Loglee charged with holding up Peyton Kitzmille. and Robert Helmick of Ridgely charged with stealing Baltimore and Ohio property. No trace of the fugitives. Sheriff F G Davis suspects outside help and notes the saws were obtained by Sanders from recoveries of cached stolen property.
Craig Wood of Hollywood New Jersey led Denny Shute of Philadelphia by one hole at the end of the first nine holes in the PGA semi finals at Park Club Buffalo with both players averaging two under par through the front nine and each posting a 34.
A car plunge on the Bull Run road near Mountain Run and the Little Sandy mouth left five in the party seriously hurt and two critically injured. Dr. W H Post treated the wounded and five were taken to Kingwood hospital around 7 15 PM. Lilly and Sally faced grave head injuries while the Goodwin boy and others remained in bad condition.
Final sitting of Taylor County court as a board of equalization began this morning with a few routine orders on changes in real estate assessments. Complete 1934 real property assessments by Assessor Ed N. Locke and assistants will be published Monday.
Charleston announces a federal funded project to type and publish the debates of West Virginia s 1863 Wheeling constitutional convention. Forty counties attended with Webster county absent. The work uses Granville Isaac Hall s transcription, completed by Hall before his 96th year, and will be presented to West Virginia University for research.
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