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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1932
Page
6
Two leading entertainers headline a standout romance showcase as fans flock to a dazzling event. The pairing brings star power from major studios and announces a springtime tour with dates across key cities.
City urges dogs kept out of Canine Park pool after several children report fright as dogs also swim there. Officials note heavy sulphur odor, park area crowded with about 3000 bystanders on Sab bath. ferry service suspended due to rope shortage. Citizens discuss dog bathing rights and isolated swimming areas.
A parkside location notes low water affecting a bed in the park. The float was towed to the pool center and used after noon on Sunday. Keeper Morgan plans to serve lunches, pies, cakes, refreshments, and sandwiches next Sunday, using the lunch addition to the main building. Grounds look superb this season with many improvements. Patrons urged to respect the improvements and the sanitary rest rooms provided.
Washington June 6. Senate and House conference compromise would nearly triple taxes for most earners. Senate plan eliminates earned income credit and raises rates. exemptions vary by income. A married $3,000 net income with no dependents would move from zero tax to 20 dollars under Senate, while high incomes face rates from 30 to over 50 percent. A single $2,500 earner would owe 60 dollars if Senate provisions prevail.
A Fairmonter drank denatured alcohol in Grafton on Saturday and appeared in mayor Charles King's court pleading guilty and leaving the city. He left a bottle marked with skull and cross bones, a warning that the substance is poison. He claimed others drink it and seemed no worse for the experience this morning. Another drunk pleaded guilty. Islet Philpot testified to assault on a Black woman and was fined $10. Veteran John William Terry, Richmond, loitering arrest, was sent to Charleston seeking admission to federal hospital for ex-soldiers. His condition is poor. Then Bo Hall faced possession charges.
Today fresh new goods advertise a finest quality garden hose described as black and heavy mounded rubber. The note mentions receipt and freshness of stock.
In court Hall claims Pearl Dabney was bitten by a German police dog after being warned not to grab Hall children when the dog was near. The pup wagged, climbed into its master's lap as Mayor King Old Hall orders the canine kept on the premises and on a leash off Hall property. Chief Henderson notes many complaints about dogs invading gardens and seizing flowers and shrubs.
Amos W Woodcock, federal prohibition director, stated that federal authorities are doing all they can to prevent liquor sales during the national political conventions in Chicago. The remark underscores enforcement efforts amid convention activity and political events.
Unemployed 62 year old Wesley Grass of Charleston drank poison in his home after a separation from his wife and children. A note in the room claimed he ended his life due to troubles. The incident occurred in Huntington on June 6.
Securities markets opened the week with a notable price drop from recent highs. Profit taking and liquidation trimmed gains from the upswing. bonds and preferreds advanced in spots while common stocks fell broadly. Several names slid two to three points, with Liberty NY lines and transit issues among the notable declines.
George W. Jackson of Clarksburg was elected president of the West Virginia University Alumni Association at its annual meeting in Morgantown. Judge Lewis H. Miller was chosen vice president and Dr. L. D. Arnett Morgantown was named treasurer. The council approved a constitution overhaul and chapter-based structure with proportional representation by paid-up membership.
Gerard D. Moore 27 formerly of Charles Town was killed near Hinton on June 5 while traveling to Baltimore to meet his mother. Moore, son of a former county clerk, worked for General Motors in Charleston.
Equipping airfields in South Africa with lights has speeded the Rhodesia to Cape Town route. The trip, once all day, now uses day and night flying in fifteen and a half hours. A train covers the same distance in 68 hours.
June 6 at Steubenville. Sidney Pearlman, 16, drowned when a canoe carrying William Householder, 20, upset in the Ohio River. Householder was rescued from the water.
Parkersburg resident Hufl 4 suffered a fractured skull when his automobile struck a safety one in Columbus. He was taken to Mt. Carmel hospital for treatment.
Auteuil June 6. Henri Cochét France's top ranked player defeated Italian George De Stefani in the French singles final 6-0 6-4 4-6 6-3 to win the title for the fifth time.
St Augustine high school alumni association gathers in the school auditorium for the annual session to elect officers. A formal program and banquet are planned with officer elections announced during the sessions. New officers face candidates including Kenneth Daugherty Marguerite Foy Beatrice Shields Mary For cello Patricia Madden Elizabeth Shields Imilda Deegan and Agnes Taney.
Washington June 6 Republican congressional leaders were reported by Senator Watson to be virtually agreed on a prohibition plank. It calls for prompt action by Congress for a resubmission of prohibition by state convention.
W. T. Ponder, once a Fort Worth aviator, was released on bond in San Angelo Texas after his arrest on a charge of smuggling beer across the Mexican border into Texas.
A truck driver operating between Huntington and Washington was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate James L. Lilly for a technical violation of the state road law related to license plates. He arranged to correct the defect after arrest by State Police Trooper H. K. Debendorfer.
Friends of A B Williams longtime Monongah Division superintendent for the B and O system report his serious illness at home in Wheeling Kidney trouble is grave and awaited by family Guy Williams of Flemington is at his father’s bedside and kept informed
Washington, June 6. The Senate upheld Vice President Curtis against sending the billion dollar tax bill back to conference on a point of order. Rep. Howell of Nebraska had challenged the conferees exceeded their authority altering the electrical energy tax. Curtis overruled the point and Howell appealed the decision by 41 to 33.
The House approved the Dyes bill aimed at excluding and expelling related communists, sending the measure to the Senate for consideration amid the Washington news on June 6.
Artis W. Raines, 26, of Chelyan near Charleston, was killed when struck by a C and O train near his home. The body was found shortly after the accident and officers could not determine how the collision occurred.
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