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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1931
Page
7
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Patrolman O Rourke in Michigan shooting case retires on full $3000 annual pension after bravely resisting three highwaymen. Mrs Kent plans Greenland trip to visit husband. Bessie Lasky exhibits paintings at Pond Street gallery. Barnard dean urges graduates to refuse work for gain amid unemployment. Paris designer Potret launches new styles after retirement. Walter J Hill reconciled with wife at cost of 00. Supreme Court upholds lawyer fees in divorce dismissal. Yosemite forest giant measured at 300 feet by trigonometry. June bride Patrick Co field plans 20 more years. bride Etta Schuster aged 65.
Overnight news briefs from Washington to Jerusalem report a projected U S deficit near 950 million with a 500 million debt rise, calls for federal borrowing to spur prosperity and tax changes, state liquor control updates, tariff and union politics, local court rulings, and notable appointments and discoveries across several cities. The items mention Hearst broadcasting on debt, Hoover family arrivals at Stanford, and archaeological finds in Jerusalem.
Charleston reports a list of road segments to receive tar or frost oil work this week from the State Road Commission. Sections include Route 2 Sharples to Ethel. Route 5 near Franklin. Route 8 between Justice Jaeger. Route 7 Reedsville to Kingwood. Route 16 Smithville to Ritchey. Route 19 Swiss to Summersville. Route 25 Charleston to Nitro. Route 28 north of Moorefield and south of Franklin. Route 45 Petersburg to Scherr. Route 44 Craigsville to Richwood. Approximately one mile of road will be worked on each day.
Joseph Kennedy of Boston and S Horowitz of New York won major prizes in the Irish sweepstakes, each taking $75,000 on Cameronian while two Americans held tickets on Sandwich for $50,000 each. Mrs O Connor said her husband would stay calm and work after the win and Kennedy planned to continue employed. The story notes Kennedy’s family in Jamaica and Coyle of Dayton Ky, an elevator operator, also won $50,000 on Sandwich.
The article reports $24,906,000 in Kentucky depositor funds tied to eighteen permanently closed banks. Five likely reopen with $21,968,000 in deposits. Eight Florida banks reopen with $2,568,000 in deposits as 39 institutions suspended. Thirty-one banks are permanently closed overall. Love’s optimistic assessment notes growing public confidence, while Britain’s 1929 egg and poultry imports are cited.
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