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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1933
Page
4
A long critique of prohibition argues moral policy fails as a government tool and damages society. It critiques an orator's church address, cites Bible usage, and calls for temperance through reason, not law. The text also covers West Virginia utility taxation debates, detailing United Fuel Gas Company valuations and legislative reform efforts.
Puzzle solution notes and clues from yesterday's daily crossword, listing Across and Down entries with jumbled spellings and partial answers. Includes references to Riotus crowd Headpieces Sunken fence and multiple garbled terms, suggesting incomplete OCR of a local puzzle page.
The Preston Republican launches a campaign to build a larger Hopemont Sanitarium library in Hope mont West Virginia by soliciting books and reading material. Donors can send items to the office for labeling with donor name and address and delivery to the institution.
The Charleston Gazette argues the national prohibition question narrows to repeal or nullification. It notes most states favoring wet sentiments will not approve broader enforcement or funding for a law supported by a minority. West Virginia voters on June 27 face choosing to repeal or nullify the eighteenth amendment.
A Detroit electric company serving 500000 customers in about 200 cities chose local newspapers to distribute a letter campaign. The president wrote that newspapers offer the best reach, with exceptions for circulars or radio in special cases, emphasizing the family newspaper as most economical.
A homeowner surveys the house and property for needed repairs and upgrades. The text notes aging wiring in the basement and garage, old plumbing, a leaky roof, worn hardwood floors, and the need for garden and paint improvements, suggesting a broader project plan.
A Weston Independent editorial urges property improvements now at a fraction of past costs. It argues fears of future price rises and unemployment should not delay repairs, noting that affordable work creates jobs and supports payrolls while delivering substantial value.
Weston Echo discusses J P Morgan bank’s emphasis on moral risk in lending. The piece argues that integrity matters more than collateral, noting few failures from moral lapse, while many losses arise from relying solely on property value. It asserts a man with the right character will meet obligations if possible.
Public Service Commission granted Monongalia West Penn Public Service Company authority to discontinue three inter urban lines in Marion county from Fairmont to Mannington, Rivesville Junction to Fairview, and Helen's Run Junction to Ida May and Carolina. A fourth line between Lumberport and Haywood Junction in Harrison county was deferred. The lines posted annual losses with Fairmont-Mannington at about 1,000 dollars and Rivesville Junction-Fairview at 10,000 dollars. Protests cited by Downs, Baxter, and Fairview residents.
Washington, June 17. The special session of the seventy third congress directed 2.642 billion dollars to aid farmers through new appropriations. Allocations included 100 million for rental and benefit payments on acreage removed from surplus, repayable from processors tax. 50 million to extend maturity on federal land bank loans. 40 million for a revolving fund under the farm credit act. 15 million to compensate land bank losses by reducing loan interest. 2 million to administer the act. Also 200 million transferred from the reconstruction finance corporation for farmer loans and 100 million for join-stock and related orderly relief, totaling 207 million in new funds.
The document outlines a large set of allocations under the farm credit act. It lists $80,000,000 for RFC and other agencies to swell the revolving fund, $50,000,000 for RFC to refinance agricultural improvement districts, $5,000,000 for reclamation projects, totaling $435,000,000. It also shows $2,000,000,000 in public sale of 4 percent federal land bank bonds and a grand total of $2,642,000,000.
Name Alaska June 17 Mattern started Wednesday afternoon at Hopto Nome but no word has come from him since he set off across the north Pacific. Alaska airmen say such radio silence is not unusual as Japanese and Alaskan stations contact coastal settlements along the Asiatic coast.
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