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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1937

Page

4

Annual Meeting Debates State Role in Personal Medical Care

Atlantic City June 7 The American Medical Association opened its annual meeting with a debate on state involvement in personal medical care. President Heyd warned that government control could undermine free medicine and medical schools. The AMA backed federal health oversight but opposed tying it to welfare. The Bureau of Medical Economics criticized hospital insurance schemes as overexpanded and suggested deferred payments for the truly needy. The rural programs were faulted for valuing payment methods over care quality.

Atlantic City N. J American Medical Association Charles Gordon Heyd New York Association House of Delegates Heya Board of Trustees The Department of Health Department of Social Welfare Bureau of Medial Economics Rural Settlement Administration

Mysterious Office Romance at Sullivan & Knight

Marcia Madden visits the Sullivan & Knight office to see Sandy Knight amid tensions of career and love. She faces pressure from Abel and Sandy about marriage, work, and loyalty, while friends encourage balance between ambition and romance.

Marcia Typecraft Sullivan & Knight, Inc Sandy Old Abel Sullivan & Knight Ink Jan Jto Mareta Abe Thornton Jon Emhaye Knight Eilen Helen Ellen

Fear, War Clouds and President's Plans Dominate Opinion

A wartime column warns of looming conflict fueled by Hitler and Mussolini, urging Americans to avoid war while praising British resilience. It also lauds the Grafton park repair plan and criticizes President Roosevelt for pursuing too many grand ideas without steady implementation, calling for more practical effort.

Europe Hitler Mussolini Great Britain

The Great Thinker Uper Ten Thousand Ideas

A Morgantown Post excerpt reflects on the difference between ideas and action. It discusses individuals who generate plans for others but often lack execution. The piece notes a flood of suggestions that rarely lead to results.

Morgantown Post James Thomson

Power And Flood Control Clash In Roosevelt Plan

A Wheeling Intelligencer editorial argues flood control must include dams levees storage reservoirs reforestation and farm practice. It condemns tying flood control to hydroelectric power and warns of wasteful public operation and high costs under TVA-like plans. The piece contrasts private coal powered plants with government programs and cites Kellogg of the Edison Electric Institute on power costs.

Wheeling Intelligencer Roosevelt Congress Norris Intelligencer Tennessee Valley GC. W. Kellogg Edison Electric Institute TVA Tennessee Kellog

Union Rally Sparks Clash at Canton Plant Front

Union leaders claim victory amid a Canton clash where pickets fought six men wading a creek to reach a Republic Steel plant. Police said about 100 shots were fired with one man wounded. Murray rallied 5,000 strikers and sympathizers vowing to win collective bargaining.

Chicggo Baye Great Lakes Canton John McDonald Republic McDonald Bills Murray Republic Steel Corporation

Senate foes resist compromise on relief bill and court change

Senate opponents vow no report and mobilize against any capitulation. The minority signals next week’s possible action after the relief measure, while critics deride the Roosevelt proposal as a power grab to alter the form of government. Senator McCarran says adding one or two justices would be face saving and accuses unknown authors of drafting the bill.

Shakespeare Emerson Roosevelt Congress Sam Supreme Court Interstate Commerce Federal Trade Federal Power Federal Communications White House Limeel Senate McCarran D-Nev

Summers County Memorial Building set for late summer completion

H E Dowling, construction engineer for the Summers County Memorial building in Hinton, said the structure should be finished in late August or early September. The auditorium will seat 1 000 persons.

Electricity Kills Glen Ferris Worker in Furnace Room

James Mooney a 27 year old furnace operator died when electricity struck him at a Glen Ferris plant. His widow and infant son survive. The incident was reported from W Va on June 7.

Glen Ferris W. Va James Mooney

UMVA PARLEY DISCUSSES COUNTY REPRESENTATION

UMVA PARLEY details counties represented and upcoming board action. No progress noted on finishing State route 119. Visitors toured the dam, escorted by West Virginia Transportation Company staff. Postmaster James R. Murphy hosted with Taylor County Board of Trade members. Naval Night reports Mussolini and Von Blomberg reviewing combat, Italy’s aid to Franco. Miss Emma Lewis, 94, oldest Littleton resident, dies. naval services held.

W. Nicholas Fontecchio Qu C Fontecchio Bentises Rusack Calumet Sheet and Tube Youngstown Niles Warren, O Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Martin L. Davey Davey Republic and Sheet & Tube Murray Chieftains Canton Tom L. Girdler Republic Board Republic Ohio John T. Bernard Minnesota Farmer-Laborite W.O. 2 Elmer Benson Minnesota Farmer-Labon Steel Trust Bernard At &Relly John L. Lewis UMVA Simpson Taylor Morgantown Monogalia West Virginia Transportation Company Terrell James R. Murphy Taylor County Board of Trade Roads Committee R. M. Parrish W. O. Bolin John Edwards, Jr Tr Duce von Blomberg Francisco Franco Spain Seren Mussoni Duce Germany Italy Steel Curtain Littleton mg-Mussolini Emma Lewis

Mussolini Signals Fleet Action If Spanish Waters Provoke

In Rome sources close to the Lia government Mussolini's reply to British proposals on Spanish neutrality reserved Italy's right to use her fleet for independent action if Italian warships were attacked in Spanish waters. Consultation among international patrol vessel commanders would be accepted in principle if it did not prevent reprisals.

Rome Lia Mussolini Italy

CORA WOODS AND DAWSON FACE JAIL TRIAL FOR UNLAWFUL COHABITATION

In a jail office disturbance, CORA WOODS sought a bondsman by using a telephone after an earlier failed bid for freedom. Both WOODS and DAWSON declined to plead guilty to unlawful cohabitation when arraigned before Mayor E Otto Waugh, with trial set for 3 p m today as arresting officers prepare to give evidence.

Cora Withers

Grasshoppers End Lives By Gluttonous Habits

Oklahoma CIPY June 7 reports grasshoppers in the area killed by their own feeding on army worms. A. T. Burge notes thousands of grasshoppers, attracted by worms as prey, died after consuming the pests, illustrating pathogen-like self-destruction in an outbreak.

Oklahoma CIPY A. T. Burge

Royal Typewrite Agency Offers Service Promise

Royal Typewrite Agency markets standard and portable machines and promises service for U S purchases. It warns buyers who purchase elsewhere to expect independent servicing. Contact Clyde S. Hore Co located at 313 Adams Street Fairmont Phone 480.

Clyde S.hore Co Adams ‘Street Fairmont

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