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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1935
Page
4
A local editorial warns of rising theft amid hard times and urges property owners to harden security. It contrasts Republican and Democratic approaches, criticizes Roosevelt's New Deal as socialist, and argues for Republican leadership as the defender of Americanism and constitutional principles.
A yesterday radio report quotes the Republican National Committee chairman vowing no compromise with the New Deal. He argues Republicans will mobilize all citizens who honor traditional American governance and liberty against centralized socialist plans at Washington.
A Morgantown Post look at West Virginia politics reveals strain between Gov. Kump and Sen. Neely as Farley delays McCullough’s PWA nomination, Bailey is fired, and WPA payroll tactics spark further clashes with Coal Valley News criticisms. The piece also notes Democratic papers aiding the campaign and a Rome circus billing mishap amid floods.
Agricultural Adjustment Administrator Chester Davis warns a Supreme Court ruling against taxing crop and meat processors could trigger a fighting backlash from farmers. He notes lower courts have sided with the farmers, while allies on Capitol Hill tally states ready to mobilize. The piece contrasts the processing tax with tariff aims, arguing both transfer wealth between classes rather than raise government revenue, as farm and industry groups brace for potential political fallout.
In June Val postpones turning over his rudder invention to Captain Edding amid a widening breach with Lia. On leave he joins a seaside picnic with friends on Fletcher's Bay, where old tensions flare over money, Cordray dealings, and rumored romances as Val contemplates his future.
A Chicago writer notes a newspaper led to a major circus turnout with minimal paid ads while readers in Beckley discuss shopping labels from Czecho Slovak ia Ireland and Japan. The piece argues for stricter tariffs and warns against reliance on foreign goods.
A 1,500,000-foot gas well was drilled near Glenville West Virginia in the C. C. Pickens farm in DeKalb district. The gasser reached 2,578 feet in the Injun sand, joining several producers recently brought in across Glimer and Calhoun counties.
Partial OCR notes outline proposed wheat program changes with base acreage and adjustments. It mentions 1980-92 averages, minimum 54 percent of 1936 base acreage, and a maximum 25 percent acreage adjustment in later years. Highlights two differences from 1933 contracts, including metal marketing year implications and revised price percent reductions.
A local official urged quick WPA action on projects and pledged rapid action to present the most useful projects that would employ the greatest number of people. Ray W. Garvin, chairman of the general publicity committee for the relief effort, commented on fees.
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