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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1933
Page
4
The notice outlines letters to the editor up to 600 words and states anonymous communications are ignored. Advertising rates are 2 cents per word, 1 cent for repeat insertions, with same day ads due by 9:00 a.m. An additional charge applies for composition after 9:06 a.m. Removal orders must be given by 6:00 p.m.
A devotional note echoes Philippians 4 7 urging readers to seek the peace of God that surpasses understanding to guard hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. The message emphasizes spiritual calm amid life’s trials and invites reflection.
In a call echoed by Postmaster General James A. Farley, Democratic leaders press for repeal. He cites national admin support and state governors as backing repeal, arguing tax relief and shift of funds from criminals to treasuries. West Virginians reportedly favor repeal to end bootleg traffic and ease tax burdens.
Pierre Gaxotte, acclaimed French historian, has a two year old history of the French Revolution that has run to 84 editions. A notable chapter covers assignats or green backs used by revolutionary authorities following Necker’s management of finance and the move to a sound monetary base.
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes French monetary chaos from 1790s with 1790 400 million notes and 1799 100 million issues, leading to rapid price rises and distressed agriculture. It warns the United States faces a similar inflation path and questions where it will stop.
The House of Delegates asks the Board of University Governors to provide complete information about the Nat T. Frame resignation as agricultural extension director. A Morgantown public hearing is urged to uncover all facts, as integrity of officials and the future of agricultural extension work hang in balance.
Seventy five Parsons woolen mill workers clashed with new firm employees in a near hundred degree day as they formed a determined picket line outside the factory. Chief McKinley Swearingen quelled the disorder but warned of potential further trouble.
The strike by seventy five workers at the Elkins plant includes weavers, spoolers, and finishing department staff. Thirty six looms are idle while other departments run. W. A. Hawke met the strikers demanding a wage increase and the return of all former workers. A mill statement is promised on Saturday. This is the second strike in as many years at the mill.
The House negotiators reached a compromise on the independence offices appropriation bill after a week of talks. The plan limits service-connected cuts to 25 percent, keeps many veterans on the rolls until October 31, and creates boards to review presumptive cases. It also preserves pensions for widows and children and adds provisions for Spanish American War veterans 55 or older. Democratic leaders and the veterans committee approved the agreement, with President Roosevelt saying it would not require new taxes.
A prolonged Senate session advanced a tax measure raising income tax transparency and lifting exemptions on government securities. The plan includes higher corporate taxes and revisited gasoline levies, with party breakdowns showing Republicans and Democrats voting for the bill as it returns to the House.
A fragmented list names Hayden Kendrick Lewis Loner gan Long McCarra McGill Mc Kellar Murphy Neely Overton Pope Reynolds Robinson Ark. Russell Sheppard Stephens Thomas Okla Thomas Utah Thompson Trammell Van Nuys Wagner Walsh totaling 46. Farmers labor Shipstead total 1 grand total 67. Republicans against Austin Barbour Borah Carey Dickinson Fees Goldsborough Hale Hastings Hatfield Herbert Kean Keyes Metcalf Patterson Reed Townsend Vandenberg Walcott White totaling 20. Democrats Clark Connally Gore Tydings total 4. Grand total against 24.
A brief note states Lindsay calls Sowa a token of regard concerning the validity of its debts, mentioned on a Thursday page.
An examination of the registration books shows thirty two names added by the county court at its Tuesday and Wednesday session. These include transfers between precincts for the June 27 special election on repeal of the eighteenth amendment. The court will reconvene June 20-21 to finalize registrations. unregistered voters or improperly transferred voters will be barred from voting.
The page lists musicians by instrument including Cornets and Trumpets withGeorge Peters and Paul Mahaffey. Saxophones with Homer Bell and Raymond Sayre. Trombones with Vernon Ball and Walter Marple. Piccolo Clyde Courtney. Oboe Naomi Robinson. Horns Lila Withers and William Crane. Basses Ralph Keefover. Baritones Annabelle Kehrer. Percussion Audra McCartney and Edward Grayson among others. The long roster spans multiple instruments and players.
Puzzle solution list for yesterday's crossword appears with scattered fragments. Readable entries include across clues such as Existed, Fruit drinks, Counsel, and Night. other items mention musical instrument, wines, rank, attire, and various garbled word fragments.
North Arlington New Jersey June 10 Ten persons are reported killed and several others burned after a blast wrecked the Atlantic Pyroxylin Waste Company factory. The explosion sent burning celluloid fragments over a 150 foot radius, ignited six homes, a garage, and a gasoline tank. A witness said a 200 foot flame tower rose from the plant before a second blaze followed. Names mentioned include Harry Applegar and Joseph A Klitch among the dead. up to seventy five burned and twenty five hospitalized at West Hudson, Babies and Children's, and St. Michael's hospitals.
Washington June 10 The senate banking committee turned to a sub committee the decision whether to proceed during summer with the investigation of private bankers delaying until fall Fletcher said the sub committee would meet Tuesday with Ferdinand Pecora counsel to survey the situation and decide when to open the inquiry into Kuhn Loeb Co and Dillon Read Co The panel will also plan Pecora led summer work for future hearings
Wheeling on June 20, William Sorge, 57, collapsed in the street and died from the day’s extreme heat. This marked the fourth heat fatality within 24 hours.
Voter instructions accompany a proposed amendment repealing the 18th Amendment and restoring state prohibitions. Names of many supporters appear as candidates for ratification, with notes on consequences, taxes, enforcement, employment, and temperance outcomes.
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