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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1935
Page
7
The anonymous speaker argues cattle are almost human in understanding. He notes restless herds in open prairies at night, with every shadow framed as a threat from wolves, coyotes, or mountain lions. He recalls cowboys driving herd by night to calm stampedes.
The Firebird is praised as a uniformly excellent picture showing at Swank Swand Theatre. Dieterle directs with authority and Ernest Haller lens beauty in a refined production likely challenging ordinary audiences.
Tonight's Opera House program presents a stylish potpourri of sophistication romance music and mood set in Nice Monte Carlo and Mediterranean resorts. Lillian Harvey co stars with Tullio Carminati in a vividly mounted love story praised as her first real hit since arriving in the U S two years ago with direction and script credited to Victor Schertzinger Gene Markey and Bradley King.
Tim McCoy stars in Justice of the Range at the Opera House tonight. The rodeo film features a cow lullaby concept explained by McCoy as cowboys soothe cattle at night.
New Vienna in Wood County near Parkersburg held its first city election with Charles R. Blair on the Boosters Club ticket winning the mayoralty over A. L. Parson. In Fairmont only 245 votes were cast for four bi partisan board members, all four winners unopposed. Wellsburg elected Republicans to most offices. Ke n o v a chose John T. Here ford Jr. as mayor on the Citizens ticket with two councilmen, while Democratic candidates chose the police chief.
Multiple counties including Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, Doddridge, Gilmer, Nicholas and others will seek elections during late summer or early fall as the liquor commission considers stores. Local option votes require petitions from 25 percent of voters and auto fatalities from drunken driving have more than doubled since repeal of the prohibition amendment, with projected highway deaths reaching 270 for the first year after repeal.
The Democratic ticket swept Hinton offices except one council seat won by Clyde Neely. J. G. Fredeki named mayor with L. C. Ian Claude Maddy and H C Hale Democrats filling council seats. In St. Marys veteran Pleasant county figure C E Zipf elected mayor defeating P J McSzeeney.
Washington June 12 The Shriners Imperial Council reelected two national officers and promoted ten others while balloting for outer guard. Leonard P Steuart of Washington was chosen imperial potentate succeeding Dana S Williams. New officers include James C Burger James H Price Hugh Caldwell Clyde Webster Walter Sugden Walter Cline George Olendsrf Thomas Law Albert Fiebach Morley MacKenzie. Mrs Steuart praised as power behind the throne during a tribute to the new head.
Officials report coal on hand sufficient for about 60 days after a shutdown with utilities and railroads holding longer stocks. Production data through June 1 show bituminous output at 6.76 million tons, slightly above the May 25 week. Some miners expect substantial tonnage to continue despite the impending strike.
Washington June 12 The Justice Department and A M Rowe of Fairmont seek the resignation of Harry A Weiss as United States marshal for the Northern District of West Virginia with Rowe named as successor. Senators Neely and Holt urged Rowe’s appointment, Weiss has not replied and no reason was given for the move.
Federal authorities announced that the kidnapped victim had been taken across Washington, with continued details unfolding from Page One. The ongoing update outlines the progression of the case and the investigation's current status.
He argued that in West Virginia the union is weaker than in the north. Union locals lack funding in those fields, so if operators raise rates even slightly, workers will accept and the union could lose control.
Reports indicate the Waleys could be returned to Washington to face a state kidnap law that carries a death penalty unless the jury recommends leniency. The Lindbergh law would only apply if harm to the victim occurred. George’s parents described him as frightened and nervously upset after liberation.
Much opposed measure to restore public confidence faces divisions in a House subcommittee as Dieterich fails to strike provisions empowering the securities commission to dissolve or reorganize holding companies by 1942. Roosevelt opposes such change while Borah pushes for a stronger act and Clark alters gas utility definition.
The measure would bring Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and Mellon gas interests under the bill. It provides machinery to break up nationwide holding companies into regionally integrated systems and would deprive them of control of all but one utility type, limiting activities to a single country region.
Ahearn of Philadelphia was found guilty of trespassing in Baltimore and Ohio railroad yards. He was fined $5 and jailed five days in default of payment. The record notes arrest details and the 198 Ahearn case number.
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