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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1935

Page

5

Couple Held for Slaying in Jefferson Ohio

Mrs Varma Paavola 42 and John Stanen 47 a boarder were charged with first degree murder for the shotgun killing of the woman's husband Victor 52 said Paavola may have died by accident or his own action. The gun near the body may have fallen from a propped position. Paavola's eight year old son found the body on a porch and Paavola reportedly slept there. The pair pled not guilty before Judge Hugh Hewitt and were bound over to the September grand jury.

Jefferson Varma Paavola John Stanen Victor Paavola R. B. Hoff A. d. Jane Ashtabula Oiya Oscar Matela Waltonen Hugh Hewitt

Former Circus Owner Passes in Cincinnati

Cincinnati July 30. John G. Robinson ard 62 died today after leading the family circus lineage since 1816. His death interrupts his son s plan to revive the family show using elephants retained by his father. He leaves a widow and two children, John Robinson 4th and Mrs. dles.

Cincinnati John G. Robinson Ard Obinson John Robinson Dles

German Catholics Await Leaders Action Under Nazi Watch

German Catholics, under strict Nazi surveillance, worship uneasily as they await actions from leaders after government wrath against priests accused of political activity. Cardinals Bertram Breslau Faulhaber Munich Schulte Cologne were pictured as they prepare to confer on policies in light of new decrees. Sunday seea

Bertram Breslau Faulhaber Munich Cardinal Schulte Cologne

Knox Predicts G O P To Elect President In 36

In San Francisco Col Frank Knox predicts a Republican president in 1937 opposing planned economy. He argues the United States constitution supports a competitive philosophy. Separately two abductors seized a man in Southeastern Ohio for four hours, stole his car and $4, then released him unharmed after a muddy ride to Lynchburg.

Knox G.O.P San Francisco California G. P Col Frank Knox Chicago Herbert Hoover United States Ohio Fisher Lynchburg

Salesman Victim Of Peculiar Kidnapping Report

A Baltimore or Massachusettts era clipping reports Charles A. Fisher, a 63 year old former salesman, claimed a kidnapping and stated he was recovering from a kidney ailment. The article notes former Senator Frederick Gillett in ill health and references a nationwide house investigation.

Mass Frederick Cinnati

Two Americans jailed for espionage abroad in Denmark

Copenhagen July 30. George Mink and Nicholas Sherman claiming American identity were sentenced by the Danish appeal court to 18 months in prison for espionage. They were among six others arrested March 6 in Denmark for possessing false passports. another man named J oscphson was also in the group.

Copenhagen George Mink Nicholas Sherman Denmark Sherman Mink Josephson

John Swain Kept Wife In With Burned Clothes

Vineland New Jersey July 30 Police Recorder Adams ordered John Swain 56 kept in custody for 30 days after he burned his wife’s clothes to prevent her from leaving the home. The incident prompted a jail sentence and police action.

Vineland N. J John Swain Adams Swain

Miner dies from fall at roaming house porch

In Fairmont on July 30, Joan Volky, a miner, died of a broken neck after falling from a porch at a roaming house. The incident is recorded as a fatal accident with details limited in the notice.

Fairmont Joan Volky

Bandits Free Newspaperman Kalan in Inner Mongolia

Dr. Herbert Mueller, German newspaperman, reached Paochang after kidnapping by bandits three weeks earlier. His former companion Gareth Jones remained captive and in danger as ransom time expired. In Tokyo reports bandits attacked the Hsinking Tumen express, killing 11 or 12 passengers including a Russian and four Manchukuan, and burning the body of a slain guard.

Kalan Inner Mongolia Herbert Mueller Paochang Here Gareth Jones The Manchester Guardian David Lloyd George Tokyo Rengo Imamura Independent Guard Corps Kwantung

Cardenas Breaks Fascist Grip in Tabasco Rise to Power

Lazaro Cardenas moved quickly to dismantle Tomas Garrido Canabal’s 15-year rule in Tabasco by replacing the governor and appointing a new state commandant to ensure fair elections. Simultaneously, he ordered Tamaulipas Governor Rafael Villarreal to quit or be fired as 9,000 pro-Cardenas agrarians besieged Ciudad Victoria, a shift seen as a major win for the young president and his agrarian labor base.

Ent Lazaro Cardenas Tomas Garrido Canabal Tabasco Presiden Rafael Villareal Tamaulipas Ciudad Victoria Agrarians and Laborites

Apple crop forecast praises Pennsylvania harvest potential

Harrisburg July 30. The department of agriculture predicts a bumper Pennsylvania apple crop. Despite heavy frosts at blossom time and a rainy spring, orchard inspections show abundant healthy fruit across the state.

Harrisburg Department of Agriculture

Coroner's Jury Fails To Determine Mine Blast Cause

Fairmont July 30 coroner's jury reports inability to determine the cause of a fire in the Barracksville mine of Bethlehem Mines last May 12, killing six workers.

Fairmont Barracksville Bethlehem Mines Corporation

Two Dead from Gill Oil Plant Explosion in Owensboro

Owensboro Ky July 30 Injuries in an explosion at the Gill Oil Company plant caused the deaths of B M Jones manager and Henry Stivers bookkeeper. The blast occurred while gasoline was pumped from a tank car to a storage tank. Jones ran to summon help potentially saving thousands of gallons of gasoline stored in tanks of Gill Oil and Illinois Pipe Line Company.

Owensboro Gill Oil Company B.M. Jones Henry Stivers Jones Tlinois Pipe Line Company

Police Rehire at Fairmont City Board Names Chief

The Fairmont board of directors reappointed the entire city police force awaiting confirmation. Joseph T. Hedges is named chief as the department resumes full operations after theJuly 30 meeting.

Fairmont Joseph T. Hedges

Exports exceed imports in US trade for first time in months

Washington July 30 exports surpassed imports for the first time in three months, with June exports totaling 170.193 million dollars and imports 156.756 million. The report cites a 4.074 million rise in raw cotton exports and notes a favorable balance of 13.437 million for June, and 29.422 million for the first six months ended June 30. Increased exports versus last year show June 1935 slightly lower than June 1934 in value while imports rose about 15 percent from May.

Washington United States Department of

Traffic Policeman Dies Of Automobile Injuries

Omaha news reports the death of Leslie G. Chamberlin, 22, a traffic policeman who married four months ago, after sustaining injuries in an automobile crash. His bride had nursed him after an earlier accident.

Omaha Neb Leslie G. Chamberlin Chamberlin

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