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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1931
Page
4
The article critiques wartime reparations, warns against further U S concessions to European allies, and argues that dishonest lawyers face swift justice. It discusses the Hoover commission on law enforcement, especially federal district attorney appointments, criticizing political influence and calling for improved selection methods.
Marietta College adopts rowing as a major sport with a two mile Ohio River course, hosting the University of Washington crew on the way to the Intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie. The piece argues rowing spread and broader horizons in college athletics, noting West Virginia University potential and shifts away from single-sport emphasis.
Poland, ally of France, remains a European puzzle ten years after independence. Its institutions show only superficial evolution as democracy fails to take root amid coercion and minority tensions. A bureaucratic military state sustains power, while nationalism and church politics echo Austria Hungary’s old order.
On the first day of the trial, the defense opened as prosecutors continued presenting their case against Thomas Jefferson Sites, 31, accused of killing Dolly Harper. Charleston State Auditor Lawson announced a blanket state police life insurance policy from 2000 to 4000 dollars per man. Prof Ernest Sutton, 42, of Salem College, sustained a crushed chest in a car crash and was rushed to a hospital. Russell Callaway of Huntington named 1932 WVU track captain, succeeding Charles Hill of Hillsboro. Huntington Board of Education votes to summon district leaders to discuss cutting teachers' salaries.
Special Commissioners will auction coal estate near Flemington Tay lor County West Virginia on June 17 1931 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Grafton courthouse front door. Includes Pittsburgh vein coal across two tracts totaling about 51 acres plus mining rights and assorted parcels numbered 28 29 and other Gates Addition lots with associated equipment and facilities as described in deeds dated 1907 1917 and 1927. Property conveyed to White Horse Coal Company by W T Gates and wife and others subject to prior reservations.
The sale of the sald plant includes terms requiring at least half cash at sale and six months credit for the balance, with a secured note for deferred purchase money. The Special Commissioners announce phased lots from First to Tenth, either as a whole or separately, aiming to maximize proceeds. If uncured, sale may be adjourned repeatedly. Frank M. Hollis, Clerk.
Manhattan reports Secretary Arthur M Hyde of the agriculture department upheld President Hoover's tariff aid program before the American Institute of Cooperation. Hyde asserted Hoover has done more and suffered more to fulfill pledges to American agriculture than any other man in 50 years.
Shanghai merchants and financiers from the city appealed to national business leaders to pressure military authorities to avoid hostilities and settle the government southern break peacefully. The group numbered about two hundred prominent figures in industry finance and commerce.
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