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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1931
Page
3
G. Hicks, a renowned British motorcycle racer, was fatally injured during the senior tourist trophy race in Douglas Isle of Man on June 14. The 264 mile event featured several spills and dangerous mountain course sections.
Grattan Sentinel society page notes Father and Son Day observed at the First United Brethren church with about seventy attendees and a banquet in the church social rooms. E Riu presided, Dr. F. M. Glenn, Guy Bennett, Joe Martin and EB Doll spoke. Doll urged strong law observance while music by the U. B. Orchestra featured harp numbers and humorous bits, followed by a closing prayer.
The T N T Club hosted at Mrs William Wilson's Grand Street home with bunco among three tables and prizes for top scores. The Round Dozen Club met at Mrs S K White's Pruntytown Pike home, opening with singing and a brief business session, two patriotic contests, and a guest invitation to Buckhannon. A separate June birthday party celebrated Mrs Nan K Huffman with a dinner at her Mil tereville home.
A hospital infirmary prank shows suggestion's power as internes plan a sequence of negative comments about a staff attendant. The subject quits work under perceived ill health, then is warned of the effect and returns to normal by nightfall, illustrating how public sentiment can shape behavior.
A large birthday cake with the correct number of candies was the centerpiece at a family gathering. Neice of Mrs. Huffman Miss Josephine Luzadder baked it. Attendees included numerous relatives from Leroy New York Wairmont Cumberland and Ohio and Daughters of Democracy members. A Woodrow Wilson chapter meeting is set for June 20 at the county court rooms to discuss important business.
Severe storms in western Poland cut all telephone and telegraph lines during the night. By morning, only one line intermittently connected to Berlin. Katowice suffered heavy electrical plant damage leaving the city in darkness throughout the night.
Chicago reports a drop in educational appropriations for the Methodist Episcopal Church. The board of education estimates income for this year at 792,125 dollars, down from 1,059,000 dollars last year, attributing the shortfall to a depressed business mood.
Hatfield England June 19 Miss Steele OBrien a noted Brit ish aviator and a woman passenger were killed when their airplane crashed and burned near the De Haviland flying school after refueling. They had reached 100 on the plane nosedived. attendees found the ship a mass of flames and the bodies charred beyond recognition. The pilot had earlier lost a left leg in a 1928 accident at Mihi.
Legal action against the Miss United States title awarded to Anne Lee Patterson 18 Ludlow Kentucky was announced in Galveston Texas. Col William B Easterwood Jr Dallas aviation enthusiast said he hired counsel to contest the pageant claiming Texas discrimination. Marvin Starr managing director denied the charge praising the judges tribunal and listing notable jurists.
Washington reports card playing increasing as unemployment bites. Treasury gains from pasteboards reflect rising stamp revenue across the year. A disjointed note mentions Secretary of the American Association addressing a national conference on social work, and a reference to U S penal gyats with a claim of reform concerns.
A report notes Beach canary buttercup yellow used in southern wear and pajamas, with plain bag weave trousers and beach clogs featuring awning canvas strappings. Total meat value reached 4.5637 million dollars, up 59.6 percent from the prior year, May production rising to 761,400 more units than 1920 for a total of 3.0629 million.
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