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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1936

Page

4

Margalo Mystery Deepens In Mrs Bryce Apartment

In Mrs Bryce s apartment the narrator and Keyes uncover magazines and a theater program tied to Margalo after her murder. The green eyed Mrs Bryce resists interrogation while hints point to a planned alibi and a jealousy angle involving Van Every.

Keyes Bryce Be & Theater Magazine Mrs. Bryce Margalo Mamia van Every Van Orst Manda Laura Randall

Bureaucracy under fire by ABA special committee

A special American Bar Association committee has spent three years cataloging a sprawling federal bureaucracy. It warns this complex system blurs powers, erodes separation of powers, and places citizens under rules made by bureaucrats. The piece urges abolition or consolidation of many agencies to curb government overreach.

American Bar Association Caldwell Chicago Montagu New York Bar Committee

Federal Administrative Court Aims To Curb Bureaucracy

The bar committee proposes a federal administrative court to take over some judicial work from agencies. Officers would populate the court, with decisions reviewable by federal circuit and supreme courts. The measure faces resistance, but advocates say it could protect constitutional rights and restrain government power.

Bar Committee Federal Administrative Court Federal Circuit Supreme Courts

Lindbergh Speaks on Aviation's Civilizing Duty in Berlin

Charles Lindbergh addressed the German art ministry luncheon urging aviators to bear responsibility for civilization. He warned that aviation has weakened warlike shields and stressed the need to avoid destroying the values we seek to safeguard despite differing views on air warfare. His sober appeal travels beyond the luncheon and calls for restraint in a world edging toward conflict.

Lindbergh Berlin Charles Lindbergh Art Ministry

New Deal and Business Reflect Industrial Upturn

Morgantown Post notes the U S Chamber of Commerce report predicting this year’s business volume will be the best since 1929. It cites rising employment and manufacturing, with construction joining the recovery, and suggests the Roosevelt policy is aiding rather than hindering improvements amid debate over administration change.

Morgantown Post U. S. Chamber of Commerce Roosevelt

Debate on New Deal impact on unemployment recovery

The speech argues recovery is hindered by New Deal policies, claiming unemployment remains high since 1933 and that Roosevelt administration has discouraged new enterprises. It asserts that government restraint and punitive measures suppress business initiative, potentially blocking millions of new jobs if policy shifts occur.

Roosevelt U. S. Chamber of Commerce

Economy promises and deficits debate in 1930s era press

The item cites New York press opinions on Roosevelt and Morgenthau economies versus actual spending. It notes annual estimated versus actual outlays from 1934 to 1935 and the continued rise in expenditures. The piece argues promise and performance do not align and accuses New Dealers of eyewash. A second brief item reports two detectives investigating pocket-picking by the beach at Coney Island.

Charleston 8. C News and Courier Roosevelt Hoover Hinton

What’s What at a Geance Washington

William Lemke’s third party plans hint a possible electoral bloc in the House. Union party strategy aims to back either Democratic or Republican candidates where Unionist influence could tilt control, though not achieving a House majority in the seventy-fifth Congress.

Charles P. Stewart Central Press Washington, D. C Lemke North Senate Representatives House of Representatives

Readers mail seven witty captions for your amusement

Central Press notes readers may send contributions and seven paragraphs follow with jokes and quips from across the nation. Contributors include Eddie J. K. of Chicago and J. G. J. of Evansville among others, offering light humor on marriage, sailors, coffee beans, orphan kinship, and a fabled town song.

William Ritt Central Press Congress

Double thieves caught by detectives in Brooklyn bath-house raid

A towel hid light finger work by two confederates as they swapped items among men wearing trousers. Detected, they led detectives to a bath-house and were forced to disgorge. Identified in Brooklyn felony court as habitual criminals with lengthy records and multiple arrests.

Brooklyn Philadelphia H. M. Kilgore Raleigh Oun Mounds Ville ‘Penitentiary Brubecker

South Grafton Bridge Repair Delays Continue

Continued page one report on the South Grafton bridge describes repeated delays, with Foreman Whitescarver citing a two week opening estimate. Builders blame labor shortages tied to unpaid past taxes, while users see the bridge in fair shape yet demand completion.

Whitescarver

Incomplete Drafts Reach Final Stage

Report notes that drafts are nearly finished and awaiting final completion. It mentions ongoing edits and a focus on finalizing sections before release. Names, dates, or places are not specified in the readable portion.

Government calls Captains Stone and Douglas as witnesses

In Roanoke Virginia the federal government summoned Captains C Stone and John Douglas to testify in a federal court action over the government's authority to regulate water flow through a new river power dam near Point Pleasant.

Point Pleasant C. Stone John Douglas Roanoke

Plan Campaign Meeting Set by Marion County Young Republicans

Fairstown July 29 The executive committee of the Marion County Young Republican club will meet with the party county executive committee tonight to formulate campaign plans.

Fairmont Marion County Young Repub Club Party

Two Homes Burn in Williamson Fire Damages Two Houses

Fire of undetermined origin struck Williamson on July 29 causing an estimated $3,600 in damage to two homes. Fire Chief Wilton said the blaze might have started in the upper story, with crews battling flames through the night.

Williamson Wilton

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