Letters On High School Graduation And State Affairs
A long letter column laments anonymous opinions, celebrates Grafton High School’s 134 graduates, and praises Dr. John Roscoe Turner’s address on education. It comments on prison riots and humanitarianism, criticizes mass leniency, and discusses Rhode Island divorce rulings, the Pelter reapportionment bill, and West Virginia County School Units under State Superintendent W. W. Trent.
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Grafton High School
John Roscoe Turner
Dry Law Debate Splits Nation on Prohibition Policy
Huntington editorials discuss the 18th and 21st amendments and President Roosevelt’s repeal appeal. Seder urges retaining prohibition while warning against a saloon return, arguing for regulated distribution under state control. The Advertiser supports Roosevelt’s call, saying open liquor could cut taxes and benefit taxpayers if properly regulated and taxed.
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Huntington Herald-Dispatch
James I. Seder
Huntington
Mr. Seder
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Frank
Huntington Advertiser
Public support grows for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
The Morgantown Dominion News reports broad public desire for repeal and notes President’s active backing as a strengthening factor in the movement. It cautions that even a large national majority could be blocked by as few as thirteen sparsely populated states, raising concern over potential counterweights to repeal efforts.
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Morgantown
Dominion- News
Dominion-News
United States
Kurfees and Rogers Varnish Enamels Sale Ad
Radically reduced prices on Kurfees and Rogers varnish enamel products. Limited stock on specialty stains and finishes highlighted in a bold department store ad with emphasis on discount pricing and quick sale.
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Kurfees and Rogers
Mrs Morgan 91 in Flemington Critically Ill After Fall
Mrs Virginia Morgan, 91, of Flemington is reported critically ill at her home following a fall a week ago that caused cuts and bruises. She is a native of Taylor county and is connected to the Meadland area in Boothscreek district through her father Franklin Coplin, a large landowner.
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Virginia Morgan
Flemington
Taylor County
Franklin Coplin
Meadland
Boothscreek
Western Pennsylvania coal mines show gains for workers
Pittsburgh reports wage rises and resumed operations across western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio. The Logan County Coal Operators Association raises pay 10 to 18 percent for about 10,000 miners, boosting daily wages from 2.68 to 3.86 dollars under a maximum increase. In Ohio, a three-field wage dispute pauses as a governor’s committee plans to resume talks. In Mogantown and district 13, 7,000 miners and 14 companies agree to a 30 day continuation of the current wage scale while arbitration sets a new rate.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Logan County
W. Va
Coal Operators Association
Columbus
White King
Hocking
Daily Cross Word Puzzle and Trustee's Sale Notice
Puzzle items across and down list clues and wordplay while a legal notice announces a trustee sale of a parcel on the Northwestern Turnpike near Grafton West Virginia. The sale is set for 1 PM on June 9 1933 with cash terms, under deed of trust dated July 7 1925.
Hopes Oil Inclusion in Industrial Bill Questioned
President Roosevelt and Secretary discuss whether Hopes Oil should be included in an industrial bill. The brief note from Washington on June 1 outlines ongoing consideration by the administration.
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Washington
V Rosevelt
Coal stabilization bill eyed for Congress before adjournment
Nathan Margold, solicitor for the interior department, doubts time remains this session to pass a coal stabilization bill. He has worked on a measure mirroring the Lewis bill killed in committee last year, proposing production allotment by district and mine, a minimum price floor, and unionization of all mines since 1919.
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Nathan Margold
Interior Department
Margold
Lewis
Public Auction of Two Lots in Brownlow Park Grafton WV
Taylor County trust sale dated May 28 1929 announces foreclosure on Lots 10 and 11 in Block 7 Brownlow Park Grafton WV. Trustee will sell June 9 1933 at courthouse front door by cash only. Property frontages 43 and 40 feet on Liberty Avenue, covenants restrict housing type and race.
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Taylor ‘County
West Virginia
Homer Manear
Guy V. Manear
W. Merle Watkins
Taylor Cunty
Grafton
jFetterman
Taylor County
Said Pike
Cash
Rena Manear
Fetterman
West Vineginia
Brownlow Park
Liberty Avenue
Jtrust
Parrish Realty Company
Notice of agents authorized to sell Standard Oil products
Notice under West Virginia law designates individuals and firms in Taylor County to sell gasoline kerosene motor oils and greases for Standard Oil Company of New Jersey on commission. The consignor retains title until sale. Listed: J. B. Goff 27 East Main Street Grafton and June land.
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West Virginia
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Delaware Corporation
Taylor County
J. B. Goff
East Main Street
Grafton
West Va
Proposed Amendment To The Constitution of The United States
A historic ballot text outlines a proposed 21st amendment to repeal the 18th and restore prohibition controls. Listed are ratification and against ratification voters with names, and the amendment’s aims include repeal, regulation, revenue, and temperance goals. The document frames civic instruction and candidate groupings for the vote.
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the United States
Congress
United States
West Virginia
Ickes Seeks Oil Regulation Amendment to Industrial Bill
Ickes told the House Ways and Means Committee he hopes an amendment to include oil regulation would be attached to the industrial bill now pending in the Senate.
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Ickes
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Mitchell 1929 tax return examined amid fraud claims
New York June 1 government contends Mitchell 1929 income tax return defrauded by half a million dollars. Internal Revenue Bureau examined the filing a year later with no fault found. Prosecution notes agent Ambrose Hussey was reassigned in 1928 and Mitchell filed from the uptown district.
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New York
Charles E. Mitchell
Internal Revenue Bureau
Max D. Steur
Ambrose Hussey
Uptown
Mitchell
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
United States
George Z. Medalle
National City Co. Management Fund
Tried For Murder Dolly Lumpkin Trial In Itael City N J
Dolly Lumpkin a 21 year old resident of Balti is on trial in Itael City New Jersey charged with the shooting of Thomas Piakstia, a man she was associated with. The Associated Press photo accompanies the story.
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Dolly Lumpkin
Balti
Itael City
N. J
Tal
Thomas Piakstia
Presbyterian General Assembly elects moderator in Montreat
The United States meeting of the Presbyterian Church elected the Rev. Ernest Thompson of Charleston as moderator in Montreat North Carolina. An Associated Press photo accompanies the report. The defense contends that 666.67 dollars was not income but an advance on expected profits to be repaid if they did not materialize. The profits were not realized, but the government claims Mitchell kept the money.
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United States
Roosevelt
General Assembly of
The
Presbyterian Church
Montreat
N. G
Ernest Thompson
Charleston
W. Yan
Associated Press
Mitchell
Pressed Steel adds 220 to payroll in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh June 1. It a work accelerated by two large orders the Pressed Steel Car Company has added 220 men to its payroll. They are assured at least six weeks employment.
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Pittsburgh
Pressed Steel Car Company
Sentinel Classified Rates And A Rental Ad
Classified rates show two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent per word for each additional insertion with a four cent minimum. The ad describes a cozy five room apartment with garage in a desirable neighborhood and amenities. Call 680-3 for details. respond to 612 Avenues via phone 680-1.
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Sentinel
le Avenues
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