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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1937
Page
5
President Roosevelt plans to meet with over 400 Democratic congressmen in Washington on June 16 to discuss general legislation and forge unity on key policy questions amid mounting domestic and international challenges.
Eva Marie Siltala, aged seven from Paavola Finland, crossed 4000 miles alone to Chisholm Minnesota to reunite with her mother. Her mother, Eveleth native, had previously moved to the United States six years earlier after birth in Finland.
Los Angeles June 16 Witnesses were called today for grand jury investigation of charges by Patricia Douglas a 20 year old film extra that a Chicago motion picture distributor attacked her at a party last May 5 A Chicago man identified by Miss Douglas as her assailant wired District Attorney Baron Fitts that he will appear voluntarily before the county grand jury He arrived early by airliner Five extras including Miss Douglas have been subpoenaed by the jury They assertedly were costumed by a major Hollywood studio and supplied at atmosphere at a wild west entertainment for film salesmen.
Season after season women gain prominence in circuses. Grace Newton will be prominent in two performances by the Jack Hoxie Circus in Grafton on Friday June 18. The show comes from Uniontown Pennsylvania where it exhibited on June 17.
The White House announced President will spend three days at the Democratic Fish and Gun Club near Annapolis Maryland starting June 25 for a purely outing with informal discussions. Senator Robinson of Arkansas selected one third of Congress to visit each day to fit sleeping arrangements.
ELKINS June 16 Magistrate F J Sylvester fined Sam C Girard Coalton merchant $50 and ordered him to pay the state $1012.91 for evading the coroners sales tax. Graves Perry of the tax department said the $1012.01 represented the tax due plus six per cent interest he collected between 1934 and 1937. Girard pleaded guilty.
Fairmont city officials on June 14 acknowledged a request for endorsement by the United States Public Health Service before establishing a proposed Marion County Public Health unit.
Wheeling man T Harvey Pollock was elected president of the West Virginia Association of Insurance Agents at the two day convention in Wheeling. Officers named include John Agan Morgantown second district vice president B C Jackson Chester Ray Evans Bluefield J G Fredeking Hinton Joe Shrewsberry Parkersburg and C B Wetzel reelected vice presidents Hubert S Ellis Huntington secretary treasurer.
Pittsburgh June 16. Two men are held on murder charges in the death of Pauline Tacolla after a leap from a car. Coroner McGregor ordered the detention of P. H. Christian of Pittsburgh and Joseph Sadley of Bridgeville. Catherine Tacolla, sister of the deceased, says she and Pauline jumped from the car to escape the men. Catherine was slightly hurt.
Officials of Godfrey L. Cabot Inc announced a gas well near Sissonsville in the Oriskany sand on the John E Good farm that gauges between 11,000,000 and 20,030,000 cubic feet daily. This marks a major production find for the Charleston firm.
Mrs LaRue Robb organist of the Presbyterian church in Clarksburg has broadcast organ melodies from the church over WMMN for several weeks at 11 on Sundays and will continue with a 3 to 3 30 pm Wednesday program for six weeks. She is known here as Miss Helena Davis and is a former Grafton resident and Grafton High School graduate.
Miss Genevieve Hay den sues Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for permanent injuries from a December 9 1935 fall at Gratton station. The U S district court in Elkins opens proceedings with Judge Tee er presiding and jurors Erans Jr and Kel vite ley among those called.
A man found lying beside railroad tracks early today refused to identify himself. Hospital staff said he would not confirm being struck by a train. In his pockets investigators found a pass and a huckster license with the name Charles H. Wilson of Martinsburg W Va.
In Elizabeth on June 16, Dr. J. M. Carney aged 85 a longtime druggist and physician in the district died after a lengthy illness. Surviving son R. S. Carney of Huntington. Funeral services will be held tomorrow.
Reported disorders flared in the Achuri section of Bilbao. Refuges, many sleepless for four days, trudged along roadsides with bundles of possessions toward at least temporary safety.
Germany and Italy formally rejoin the international non intervention patrol to keep arms from increasing tensions in the region as nations seek to curb aggression and maintain balance amid ongoing conflict.
British French German and Italian plans to guard neutral patrol ships emerge as Spanish insurgents under General Davila push troops toward Bilbao’s western heights. Besieged Basques resist anarchist turmoil while Sala Manca radio reports attempt to capture the Basque capital within a day, despite cut cable to the city and nightly shelling.
Accounts of Brown's Feed Store are payable to Margaret Foley at 103 Grand Street or Geo. T. Brown in Philippi RFD No.4 on or before July 1. Prompt payment will be appreciated. 0. T. Brown.
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