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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1934

Page

4

Grafton Daily Sentinel office details and ad rates

The Grafton Daily Sentinel lists offices at 107 Latrobe street Grafton West Virginia and 185-J 185-R department numbers. It outlines advertising rates 2 cents per word first insertion and 1 cent thereafter with 5 cents per line for composition after 9 00 a m. Removal notices must be by 6 00 p m the evening prior.

Grafton Daily Sentinel Howard E. Holt Grafton Sentinel Publishing Company Grafton W. Vatas Latrobe Street Grafion W. Vic Dany Baona Ieee Seo

Fireworks and unity mark Grafton 4th of July plans

A local Elks Lodge hosted a patriotic event at Grafton Park praising national unity and community effort. Citizens urged broad support for a community wide July 4th celebration with a large fireworks display and cooperative planning involving Spanish American War Veterans and nearby towns Philippi and Barbour for upcoming fairs and festivals.

Elks Lodge Grafton Park Elks Grand Lodge Liberty Barbour Philippi

Philippian Fair and Riverside Drive Bring Pride to Valley

Annual celebration praises the Philippi fair as directors and committees honor years of success. The completion of Riverside Drive along the river below town promises a beautified highway with grass plots trees and a scenic river view to welcome visitors and elevate the county’s image.

Barbour County Monongahela Philipp Taylor Grafton Adline Poling Philippians Our Valley River Yates Avenue Fetterman

Roosevelt Family Turmoil Sparks Divorce Headlines

The Roosevelt clan dominates the daily news as another family member seeks a divorce. A year earlier a president son left his wife and child, and now the president’s daughter faces the same public spotlight with two cherished children. The family appears eager for headlines.

Daily News Roosevelt God Min Bauhter Charmine Sabes

Enquiring Democrat Questions Taylor County Redistricting

A reader questions Senator Hodges stance on the 1934 and upcoming redistricting, asks if Taylor County will be carved out or kept, and urges the chairman to correct a state wide broadcast claim. The letter asks how Taylor should be represented next session and why the county is treated as a political pawn.

West Taylor Cotatians Cnairman Taylor County Hodges Presen Howard Virginia State Senate Tith Charlie Senate Old Taylor Taylor Herschel Ogden

New Deal A Square Deal A Raw D To Public

A reader from Grafton West Virginia dated June 16 1934 appeals for space in a local newspaper to publish a critique on New Deal policies. The writer asks that his name be withheld from publication and notes executives cited should not face public scrutiny.

Grafton West Va NEW Deal the Sentinel

Steel strike considered at Pittsburgh parley

At a Pittsburgh meeting of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers delegates vote on whether to strike in the steel industry. M F Tighe addresses the gathering as the convention hears debate over industrial action.

Pittsburgh Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steeh and Tin Workers M. F. Tighe Dent Amalgamated A Hon of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers

Dismissal Under Public Works Aid Sparks Personal Protest

A longshore West Virginia native and veteran recounts twenty six months of World War I service and disability. He claims unjust dismissal from a federal Job during the New Deal era, citing reduction in force and alleged bias against veterans and older workers. He notes sympathy from co workers and references Public Works Administration guidelines. He urges an inquiry into his case and asserts a mistake occurred.

Cis West Virginia Taylor County Federal C. A. Office Pehsé

Marder at Mocking House Reveals Clues in Murder

In the Pierre Du breakfast room two men die as a detective duo examines a glass with a water drop, rummaged pockets, and a hidden emblem. They uncover two guns, a staged scene, and a cellar search that exposes the killer’s attempt to mislead. The case tightens around a motive and a dual death.

Fugitive Gang Leader Returned to Prison

Randol Eugene Norvell, a fugitive gang chief who abducted banker August Luer, was lured to East St. Louis and turned over to the Southern Timorgo penitentiary in Chester. He had been free since a spectacular escape through a prison sewer pipe and was found sleeping in a frame house searched by Fitzgerald of Madison County.

East St. Louis Iil Randol Eugene Norvell Chester Norvell August Luer Altor She Fitzgerald Madison Co

Republican Senatorial Nomination Filing for 11th District

A Republican candidate files for the state senate nomination to represent the 11th district including Marion Monongalia and parts of the region. The notice urges Republican voters to consider and vote for Gratton, Gratton, W. Va.

Marion Monongalia Gratton W.va

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