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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
4
Publisher details and editorial offices listed at 103 Latrobe Street Grafton W VI. Postoffice information and subscription prices included. Classified ad rates and ad submission deadlines noted, along with policy on anonymous letters and republication rights.
The column mixes a religious reflection on salvation with notes on school attendance figures and road improvements. It highlights how better roads aid education and transport, mentions a memorial day event, and introduces Col. Osborn as the new public safety head, seeking efficient leadership and unity across counties.
Federal data compare West Virginia with national 48 states for 1928. Per capita operating costs were $8.54 in WV vs $10.26 nationally. Tax sources show property, license, and miscellaneous shares. subsidies to states in 1929-20 totaled about $147 million.
Campaigning leaders pledge to maintain salary levels of grand lodge officials and address road consolidations. They plan relief for the unemployed and shorter working hours as part of their platform.
The passage argues against viewing natural human bodies and sexual function as shameful or sinful. It condemns long held Anglo-Saxon notions that harm countless healthy people, advocating for acceptance of natural human beauty and function instead of punitive celibacy or isolation.
Chicago June 11 P Alp hone s Capone gang leader was referred to in academic circles by James M Beck of Pennsylvania in an address to Loyola University graduates. Beck called the era a nip podrome age and praised Capone as a world wide figure surpassing traditional heroes while noting a loss of values among the average man.
Celia W. Levy of Chicago, 40, mother of two boys, will receive honorable mention when she graduates from the University of Illinois School of Pharmacy next Saturday. She has been married over 20 years and plans to assist her husband’s pharmacy, pursue a master’s degree at the University of Chicago next fall, and continue research.
A special committee of the Brotherhood of locomotive firemen and enginemen in Columbus hears a resolution favoring repeal of the prohibit law. The measure, introduced at the convention, is sent to the committee for study and recommendation as of June 11.
Detroit reports Henry Ford has bought a large group of farms in Lenawee county Michigan to form a vast experimental farm. Fences are being removed and land cleared while old houses, a century old school, a blacksmith shop and former church are restored. Ford personally supervises the work and says farming should be run more like industry with closer ties to manufacturers.
Detectives reported multiple lithographs and paintings valued over $5,000 stolen from the Gillespie galleries in Pittsburgh. Among the works were Rembrandt sketches and two Whistler lithographs. Police believe the robberies occurred during the day while the store was unprotected by its electric alarm.
Midwest livestock exchanges plan to create a fund for meat advertising by collecting 26 cents per hog cattle and sheep receipts. The money will be used to support the National Livestock Meat Board of Chicago and promote meat products nationwide.
Louis Johns Jr., 22, is sentenced to die on October 2 for the March 7 murder of Henry H. Gay in Cannesville. accomplice William Gibbons has turned state's evidence and will stand trial for murder soon. In Texas two churches grow cotton to ease debt, members laboring instead of paying money.
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful antiseptic remedy for broken veins, varicose ulcers, eczema, skin blotches, itching, pimples, acne, and psoriasis. It claims high concentration, low price, and a money back guarantee from Grafton Drug and Chemical Co and Red Cross Pharmacy.
Miss Mary Emily Sommerville and Miss Louise Church of Grafton plan to attend a summer high school program in Fairmont during the comfig weeks, highlighting local students seeking additional study opportunities.
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