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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1934

Page

5

Philippi Athletics silent on Twilight League challenge

Boners column questions Philippi Athletics boastfulness after two losses to Webster. Writer accuses Philippi of avoiding a scheduled game with Twilight League teams and invites them to arrange a match with Webster, Carr China, or Fetterman. Mentions racquet swingers and ends with a note about North Carolina religious liberty clause in 1789.

June Gatrell Philippi Athletics Webster St Colurse Henrie Sine Méré Philippi Miafly Carr China Philippi Boys Fetterman Carr China Wong As.ey North Carolina United States

League drops pass rule as many object

Atlanta Ga June The Southern Association tested an experimental rule banning the intentional pass after two outs. Managers umpires and writers opposed it as it slowed play and sparked conflicts. After two weeks, league president John D. Martin said the rule was rescinded unanimously. The league remains convinced the intentional pass is a core baseball element.

Atlanta, Ga Southern Association John D. Martin League Association

Many Apply Locally to Enlist in U S Navy

Officer G H Dubois in charge of the local enlistment station reports that since the sub station opened two weeks ago forty one young men applied for navy enlistment. Twenty eight were rejected mainly for bad teeth while thirteen meet physical requirements. Applications and references are being checked and if cleared they will be sent to Baltimore for final exams.

G. H. Dubois Navy Dubois Baltimore

Nightfall Echoes Uncertainty After Defeat

A fragment recalls a night following a defeat and uncertainty about the future of a legal case. The excerpt hints at doubt regarding forthcoming steps and outcomes, leaving the specifics unclear but signaling lingering consequence.

Ring Camp Controversy Sparks Court Action And Costume Debate

The article describes a legal challenge to a private camp's operations and its insistence on wearing abbreviated costumes. The Supreme Court ruling states open exposure violated decency, with implications for the camp’s future operations and planned activities, including a forthcoming detailed opinion and a major ceremony at St. Augustine's High School. It also notes heightened concerns about local public events and a banquet venue as the case proceeds.

Ring Allegany County Supreme Court St. Augustine’s High School

Coal Mines Resume Five Day Week In Taylor County

Taylor County mines are back to five days a week with the Maryland Coal Company at Wendel as a possible exception. Operators report ample coal orders and an auspicious outlook for June. The B&O has restored train crews, boosting semi monthly payroll and improving local business conditions.

PERA Taylor County Maryland Coal Company Wendel

Steel strike warning from Roosevelt on Wagner bill passage

President Roosevelt pressed steel leaders in Washington urging passage of the Wagner bill or similar laws banning company unions. Purbeck warned that a real strike would occur in Washington, not in steel centers, and pledged persistence until workers win the right to bargain collectively.

Roosevelt Washington Purbeck United States

Girl Indicted Near Parsons After Crash

The girl, indicted about two miles from Parsons, had worked in a Philadelphia store. her federal forest agent father Mortimer is away. Attorney William H. Harman agreed to defend if her condition permits, as she nears a nervous breakdown amid the crash search.

Parsons Philadelphia Mortimer William H. Harman Harman

Police Corral Blossom Festival Car Ride Follows Trail

Chief McKinley Swerin and Sheriff Sylvester Harper chased a car after it tore through a Blossom Festival restaurant on First Street. The pursuit ended near Montrose when the vehicle swerved onto a side road, then returned toward the city and was overtaken at the post office. Funeral services held for Hehle at 2:30 pm at Southern Methodist Church with Rev. Pennybacker and Rev. Locke. Interment in City Cemetery. Hehle, a Parsons High School graduate and former leader of the Hehle string band, lived here with his widow Mrs Gladys Phillips Hehle and their son Paul. survived by his mother Mrs Zora Hehle and three brothers Stanley, Carleton, and Sam.

First Street McKinley Sweringen Sylvester Harper Montrose Hehle Southern Methodist Church J. F. ‘Pennybacker Gladys Phillips Anc Paul Stanley State University Carleton Sam

Special Train Passes Through Grafton Today

A five coach passenger train loaded with home going pupils from the West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind arrived in Grafton at 2 o clock this morning over the Baltimore and Ohio. From here the students were diverted to Wheeling Parkersburg and other points. one coach to Wheeling, one to G B division, and two coaches hooked to the morning train for Parkersburg. Along the routes pupils will detrain for the vacation period at their homes.

West Virginia Romney Baltimore & Ohio Wheeling Parkersburg

Students show how to eat well on a dollar forty one weekly

Sixteen students at the North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo demonstrate meals that stretch a weekly budget to about 1.41 dollars. They prepare simple, inexpensive dishes highlighting frugal nutrition and practical cooking techniques for tight finances.

North Dakota Agricultural College Fargo N. D

National League Yesterday's Results And Today Schedule

No games yesterday. Today's schedule features St Louis at Chicago and Philadelphia at Washington. New York plays Boston, Chicago visits St Louis, Boston hosts New York, Brooklyn plays Philadelphia twice, and Pittsburgh visits Cincinnati.

Utah faces drought as state funds fall short

Heavy rains delayed relief as funds granted to the state were declared necessary to save imperiled districts. Utah reported water supplies at 10 to 40 percent of normal and a $650,000 drought relief program was seen as covering only 15 to 20 percent of the need, risking farmers in the worst drought areas.

Utah Mena

Hagerstown Police Probe In Disappearance Case

Magistrate Sweeney announced a coroner inquest into the disappearance of Jane Hollar nine days earlier. Baum admitted taking her to Washington and was released pending grand jury action. Hollar remained jailed with another man as details emerged about a deathbed statement by Saum.

Hollar Richard H. Sweeney Nord Jane Hollar Baum Washington Hegerstown Saum

Baer Favored Over Carnera In Big Title Fight Odds

The incoming heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden has Max Baer as the 1-to-10 favorite over Primo Carnera. Doyle, longtime boxing official, posted tentative figures noting uncertainty about Baer’s conditioning after a year of inactivity and variable training. Carnera is reported as sharp in training at Lakes in New Jersey, while Baer has shown inconsistent performance against two heavyhanded sparring partners.

Max Baers Primo Carnera Jolt Madison Square Garden Bowl Jock Doyle Carpera Baer Max Schmeling Jack Sharkey Max Ross McLarnen Doyle Jel Harris Dynamite Jackson Dolph Thomas Asbury Park N. J San Francisco Jack Dempsey Ehting Railbirds Carnera N Lakes

Major Leagues Enjoy Day of Rest in Baseball Schedule

A day of rest was granted with no games in either the National or American League. Tonight features Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Chicago at St. Louis, and Boston at New York in the NL. AL games include Philadelphia at Washington, Cleveland at Detroit, New York at Boston, and St. Louis at Chicago.

le Pet New York Cleveland Detroit St. Louis Washington Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston

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