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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1932
Page
4
A brief notices list advertising rules and submission deadlines for letters to the editor and classified ads. It notes a 2 cent per word rate for first insertion, 1 cent thereafter, with same day ads due by 9:00 a.m. and a 6 cent per inch composition charge after 9.00 a.m. Removal orders by 6:00 p.m. prior day.
A garbled editorial style piece discusses federal unemployment relief, Garner bill opposition, and Senate action. It references Alfred E. Smith, Roosevelt, and political infighting over convention control, with critique of Congress and warnings of economic peril. It mentions Coxey's army parallels and past protests.
The piece notes alarm about riot but maintains the marchers will disperse and return to normal life. It compares present unemployed demonstrations with 1894 Coxey era, pointing to relief demands in Congress such as road construction and cash bonus payments. It cites shared patterns like commandeering trains, early summer arrivals, and makeshift camps.
In a change from prior stance John D. Rockefeller Jr. argues prohibition has failed and enforcement has fallen short. He suggests repeal of the 18th Amendment, noting speakeasies outnumber saloons and Americans are arguably more intoxicated after 14 years of Prohibition. He remains hopeful for a sober nation but deems reform overdue. Frank Carideo named Missouri football coach vows to make players university conscious. Wild Bill Hallehan ties major league record for three wild pitches in a single inning this spring.
Legal notices detail two parcels near Flemington West Virginia to be sold at public auction on July 2 1932 at 1 00 PM. Terms require one third cash, one third in six months with interest, remainder in twelve months with vendor’s lien retained. Also included is a separate trust deed sale for lots 19 and 20 in Yates Addition Flemington with similar terms. A third notice from the U S District Court in Elkins WV orders a bankruptcy discharge hearing for Bert W Perine set July 21 1932 with publication in The Grafton Sentinel and mailed notices to creditors.
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