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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1936
Page
4
The Supreme Court ruling on the Guffey coal act is analyzed with focus on federal authority over interstate commerce. The piece argues that if Congress can regulate manufacturing and mining beyond state borders, it effectively wipes out state control unless the Constitution is amended. It criticizes the Administration for pursuing coal control and urges constitutional consideration in legislation.
In this One-Minute Test item collection R. J. Scott lists three questions: who wrote Auld Lang Syne, between which states Lake Champlain lies, and what a cryptogram is. The page includes etiquette hints a wise saying and horoscope style guidance as well as a corrected answer section attributing Robert Burns, New York and Vermont, and ciphered word rearrangement.
A historical note recalls Grafton’s Memorial Day observance as the town’s largest holiday since repeal of prohibition. The event was orderly, attributed to the capable chief and his staff of officers, reflecting steady law enforcement and public conduct during the celebration.
Holiday ceremonies in Grafton marked Memorial Day with a mile parade to National Cemetery. American Legion leaders lauded and praised the day though weather dimmed sun. Veterans from Reno post faced absences but World War veterans carried on. State funds should broaden the observance statewide next year, per local and state Legion plans.
New York Herald Tribune lauds Chief A E Lockard and city police for well managed Memorial Day traffic and orderly conduct. Parallel critique argues Guffey bill unconstitutional, cites Schechter Poultry, and praises Supreme Court limits on federal intrastate regulation amid soft coal struggles.
The Supreme Court setback to President Roosevelt over the Guffey soft coal bill is framed as a rebuff to his prerogative. The piece argues the bill, rushed and slovenly drafted, extended regimentation with wages hours and prices and penalized noncompliers. It suggests the decision may influence views of the Administration more than prior NRA AAA defeats and test the President’s constitutional confidence.
Washington dialogue outlines how Democrats become opportunists while Republicans adapt to currents. It envisions new liberal Democrat and conservative Republican divisions, notes coalitions behind closed doors, and hints at gold standard debates amid global economic shifts.
Federal transient camp at Hardman now houses over 200 men working on a highway from Thornton to Hardman with plans to extend to Newbury and Arthurdale. Engineers foresee a bright industrial future with a Baltimore and Ohio spur, lime plant, mineral based factories, and electric forges to process local ores and boost farm progress.
The article outlines plans to develop regional resources into diversified industries including acid resistant caskets, pottery and kitchen ware, timber harvesting for building material, brick production, a canning and packing plant, and a mineral water distribution agency. It emphasizes Ar thurdale potential to become a bread basket and financial backbone, referencing a revival since early iron ore prosperity and coke ovens, with existing burr mills near Irondale as a symbol of renewed industrial hope and job creation.
For Arthurdale homesteaders, but for perhaps more than a thousand central West Virginia artisans and workers.
Veterans and students filled the streets for a Memorial Day procession in Grafton. Alpheus Wilson and John S. Hoffman, Civil War veterans, rode in autos as the American Legion drum corps was replaced by the Grafton High School band. The parade included two school bands, dignitaries from West Virginia Industrial School cadets, and a full line of local schools, with ceremonies at the cemetery and remarks by state Legion commander William G. Stathers urging universal service and defense.
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