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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1937
Page
8
The trial of Genevieve Hayden against Baltimore and Ohio railroad in Elkins stalled for criminal docket completion, with testimony resuming and likely not finished before tomorrow. Key witness William J. Rattigan described a faulty repair at the B and O station steps where concrete left an offset. Doctors Campbell and Wehner detailed injuries to Miss Hayden’s left wrist and leg.
Taft, under 40, author of a controversial book, argues with Roosevelt over New Deal policies. He previously mediated the Electric Auto-Lite strike at Toledo, drawing praise from both sides. The Berengari voyage home from Europe may delay arrival until late tomorrow night.
A Buckley West Virginia resident Mr C R Beckelhimer reports Vendol eased his constipation indigestion and stomach pain by cleansing the bowels and aiding digestion He claims Vendol’s formula of Nature's Roots and Alkalines provides multiple benefits including diuretic liver bile and rheumatic pain relief All leading druggists stock Vendol and Grafton Drug & Chemical Co endorses it.
Roosevelt and Perkins discuss potential spread of the steel strike to railroads. Alexander F. Whitney warns that workers may refuse risky shipments. Johnstown citizens vow no compromise with the right to work. Amid meetings, Hoffman accuses labor outsiders while Kennedy touts industrial unionism. CIO organizers vow ongoing fight against steel firms.
New York report details 51 year old Joby Stillato, homeless, offering a stolen blanket near Essex Court in downtown Manhattan. Detective Thomas Mason from the safe and laf er squad questioned him after Stillato claimed the item was his.
The Parsons missing heiress mystery reached day ten as officials dodged questions with no comment. Authorities debate murder versus kidnapping tied to a possible inheritance up to 100000 dollars, while a mass search for Mrs Parsons yielded no solid trace and tips proved valueless.
A strong middle aged couple accompanied by a Mrs Parsons toured nearby property in an automobile but the woman did not return. Local authorities investigate missing person implications and trace vehicle movements.
Federal Judge William Clark refused to direct the acquittal for Ellis H. Parker and his son Ellis Parker Jr. on charges of conspiracy to kidnap and torture Paul H. Wendel, delaying only the final hurdle before a jury of eight women and four men to decide guilt.
Gray Georgia June 18 seven year old Smith Mitchell who had been missing 26 hours was found unconscious in an ant infested hole by a search party of 250 people. His physicians described his condition as acutely painful but not dangerous. WPA foreman R B Wynens located the child. He said the flesh was covered by insects and the sight was the most pitiful he had ever seen.
Washington June 18 The senate military affairs committee approved the nomination of Louis A Johnson of West Virginia to be assistant secretary of war Johnson is a former commander of the American Legion until confirmation.
Washington June 18 Representative Mary T Norton Democrat of New Jersey announced after a conference with Speaker Bankhead that she would assume the chairmanship of the House labor committee following the death of Representative William P Connery of Massachusetts. A counterfeiter passed 5000 one dollar bills which were recovered from the Hudson River by boys. The notes bore a left side seal instead of the right.
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