Grafton News Reaffirms Road Growth and Tourism Potential
The piece notes road improvements near Taylor County including the Fetterman viaduct project and relocation work, with early completion expected. It highlights the state’s bid awards, a plan to relocate damaged areas, and the impact on federal routes. It also discusses dog control measures, a sheriff’s order, and the tourism potential driven by Tygart Dam and local improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fetterman
State Road Commission
Charleston
Grafton
Taylor County
Rhornton
Bogg ed Resistance to Dog Seizure Policy Sparked Debate
Sheriff Herbert Evans finally deployed a drastic measure to curb a feared dog related epidemic. The order compels owners to confine dogs or have them seized by officers. Opinions split between support and opposition as the policy takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Evans
Senator Earl Smith Urges Auto Inspection Bill
State Senator Earl Smith visiting the cap itol argues that many highway wrecks stem from faulty equipment and incompetent drivers. He plans a bill for regular auto inspections and annual licenses, seeking DPS help in drafting. He says enforcement alone fails without education and engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Smith
Fairmont
Capitol
Department of Public Safety
Taylor County
Frank Kreml
Evanston
Smith
Missing Woman Held For Ransom Demand Prompted By Note
Police continued efforts after a 38 year old woman vanished as a ransom note demanded $25,000 and immunity from police intervention. The Parsons family was connected to the case and promised cooperation if the terms were met. Investigators pursued leads and awaited further instruction from the suspected abductors.
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Page One
Parsons
Missing Persons Case Mounts In Suffolk County Woods
Federal investigators and local police battled view limits as Earl Connelley and Rhea Whitney tracked leads in a Suffolk County kidnap case. An odor suggesting a body was found about 2000 yards from the house, while officers debated whether Mrs Parsons vanished, was murdered, or left voluntarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Connelley
Rhea Whitney
New York
Lieut
Stacy Wilson
Brookhaven
Connelley
Reed
Parsons
Lindsay Henry
Suffolk County
Mendelson Junk Shop Links Ohio State Star and Area Firms
The article details a family business with three Mendelson brothers and five others operating a junk shop in Grafton that ships metal to major steel firms including Republic Steel and Pittsburgh Steel. It notes a former Bellaire High School grid star, now at Ohio State, aiming for fullback on the varsity. It also covers the workers, equipment, and competition in the junk industry along with a buyer’s news reading preferences. A separate item reports Fairmont police arresting 19-year-old Doe E Richards and five salesmen for assault and soliciting without licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rage One
Sylvan
Ohio State University
Bellaire
Ohio State
Clay Luzader
Junk Concern
Mendelsons
Nathan
New York Times
Grafton Sentinel
Baltimore Sun
Pittsburgh Post
Mendelson
Maryland
Richwood
Taylor County
Grafton
Republic Steel
Youngstown
Ohio
Wheeling Steel
Wheeling
Potitsburgh Steel
Weirton Steel
Fairmont
Doe E. Richards
Richards
Washington World: What's What At A Goance
Charles P. Stewart notes Washington streets blistered by heat and Congress failing to adjourn, with sessions dragging into 1938. He weighs government reorganization fights, independent offices, and the risk of executive control over judiciary and legislature, keeping Congress in session all summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Executive
Legislative
You’re Telling Me! Lawn fiasco from a WASP humor piece
William Ritt recounts Joe’s long battle for a perfect front lawn. After seed, feed, and water misfires he spends heavily, yet his yard becomes a mosquito haven and a neighborhood joke. The piece parodies garden vanity and suburban boastfulness with sharp farce.
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William Ritt
Central Press
Joe
Joe Beeves
Marcia Faces Career Struggles After Personal Fallout
Marcia leaves Acme after a bitter clash with Walt Hartley and Abe Latimer’s agency turmoil. She seeks new work in Los Angeles and Catalina escape, then pursues admissions at McDowell Black and Lampkin studio, where she finds old acquaintances Paula and Sandy.
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Sandy
Marcia
California
Los Angeles
Asi Sheres
Lea
Abempemars
Oea
Wal Harvey
Paula Stoddard
Hartley
Jen
Tony
Fellins
Jcla
Walt
Ellen
Mexico
Marcia Treci
Zimmerman
Abe
Acme
Jong
Marcy
Mazie
la Cresta
Grandma
Catalina Island
Paula
McDowell & Black
Miss Madden
Eastman
McDowell & Black's
Pointblank
Walt Hartley
Marcus
Latimer
Misa Madden
Lampkin
TRY HUSBAND Confnued rom page one
Mrs. Davis died May 25 after an autopsy showed blood poisoning. State Senator James H. Cummings said no contention linked the work to her death. Her 14 year old son Charlie Hensley recounted that he, his mother, and sister pulled the plow Davis guided, using a hickory stick attached by a chain to the plow tongue after their horse died last year.
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James H. Cummings
Davis
Barclay on Bridge Prompts Psychic Play and Dented Trust
In a bridge column, Barclay discusses penalties and ethics as players exploit laws. A hand unfolds with North passing, East opening clubs, and West attempting a trap pass to exploit bid decisions. The commentator notes the dramatic misplay and exposed hands as tricks unfold through cards and declarations.
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North
East
South
West
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Grafton Sentinel Publishing Company
Latrobe Street
James P. Holt
Dnn Palmer
Gatrell
W. Va
Associated Press
Publion
National Advertising
A. EB. Clayden Inc
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
County Board of Trade
Tygart Dam
Douglas Malcolm
New York City
Malone’s Drug Store
Liquid Carbonic Corporation
Grafton Drugs and Chemical Co
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
Iron's
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