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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1935
Page
8
Coroner Charles Keesor attributes deaths and illness to poison liquor in Wheeling. John Runner, 38, died yesterday, while his companion Louis Robinson is seriously ill with little hope for recovery.
Floodwaters spread across the Republican River Valley in southern Nebraska trapping residents and washing out bridges and culverts. McCook reported planes capturing scenes of inundated towns while rail lines and power plants failed. Deaths were reported in Benkelman and Alma with dozens missing in Oxford area as thousands of cattle drowned and crops were ruined.
The passage traces amendments from the 11th through the 18th, noting proposals and ratifications. It cites early attempted apportionment and pay restrictions, the 12th amendment’s electors method, nobility titles attempts, and the 13th and 14th amendments tied to Reconstruction, with dates ranging from 1794 to 1868 and beyond.
A historical overview lists major U S constitutional amendments with proposal and ratification dates from the 16th income tax amendment in 1913 to the 21st repeal of prohibition ratified December 5, 1933. It notes key milestones including direct senate elections and women’s suffrage.
The kidnapped boy was found unharmed and cheerful early this morning after being taken toward Tacoma by Georges Boniface in a ramshackle car. Police and authorities pursued leads linking the case to the Karpis gang, with several sightings of Volney Davis noted. A Seattle newspaperman helped reunite the boy with his family, and Boniface reported fears of harm as the child rode with him.
A waxicab rushes to the Weyhaeuser home where Balcom and George receive the boy as the distraught family is joined by reporters and onlookers. The eight day search by local and federal authorities ends with the safe return and tearful celebration.
Madison reports a zoologist and two University of Wisconsin physicians disclose success with a pituitary hormone extract to induce natural pregnancy in a 38 year old woman once considered sterile. They say results will be presented at national medical meetings in June. The breakthrough aims to restore motherhood for many women previously unable to conceive.
Drs Campbell Sevringhaus and Hisan of Wisconsin Medical School say pituitary hormones may help some sterility cases linked to functional disorders. They report limited human experience and withheld a patient’s name while noting a woman near motherhood may soon benefit from the injections.
The Bouisson coalition cabinet moves toward presenting to President Lebrun at the Elysee while France’s gold tension loosens. Bank exchanges show the franc at 15.15 per dollar, with smaller bar purchases and reduced gold withdrawals. The new premier completes the government lineup at 1:15 a.m., replacing Flandin, as parliament is slated to hear the program after its presentation.
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