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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1935
Page
3
Mrs Matilda Smith and J J Vandergrift announce their marriage set for June 16 at St Pauls M B Church with Rev R O Phillips. Bride wore powder blue crepe. Vandergrift works as an engineer at Crystal Ice Co. They will reside at 33 West Boyd Street.
Mrs Louise Maddox and Miss Frances Keener were hosted by Mr and Mrs T A Keener in Tunnelton. John Elsey and Tom Gillooly of Clarksburg visited in the city with Billy and Jim Byrd of Washington DC who are staying with their aunt Miss Genevieve Hay Harold Tregallas and his children Harold and Barbara are visiting.
June 19 Business Girls meet at park cottage. A call meeting of Ladies Aid at West Main M E church after prayer. 8 pm Special meeting of American Legion Auxiliary at Moose Home. June 20 Grafton Circle 655 P H C in K of P Hall at 8. Missionary society First Presbyterian with Mrs J B Leamon at 7 30. Kings Daughter Bible class Blueville Union Sunday school at 7 30 with Mrs Alice Shroyer. June 21 Missionary dept W C T U program United Brethren church at 8.
Federal Inspector Breed of St. Louis visits Grafton to inspect B and O locomotives for the federal government. Mrs. J N Tregellag on Washington street hosts, while Miss Pearl Bennett visits Mrs. Rose Smith on Curve Bridge. Raymond Mathews admitted for minor surgery. William Goff and Mrs B G Brown undergo major operations at Grafton City hospital.
In Frame, 12-year-old Lloyd Fisher was found dead on the Poca Fork road by students. Coroner’s investigation opened after burns suggested possible electrocution from a contact with a wire. In Logan, 63-year-old John Valentine Workman’s body was found hanging on the porch of his Stratton hollow hut. A coroner’s jury ruled death by own action.
Chicago observers report Huey Long's Chicago share the wealth club moved to join the park board dispute over Soldier Field blocking Father Charles E. Coughlin's mass address. Paul S. Davis seeks intervening petition as judge J. J. Kelly eyes a hearing. Long plans to speak at Chicago Stadium around July 15.
Beckley West Virginia June 19 An adding machine that wouldn t add stopped liquor sales in Beckley today It went out of commission at 10 a m this morning while 80 or more patrons were awaiting service causing a delay and prompting officials to suspend liquor sales for the day until the machine was repaired
Charleston announces T C Harbeson of Pennsylvania has been named field supervisor for West Virginia s 20 CCC camps. Harbeson brings twenty years of forestry experience in Pennsylvania to the post as the conservation commission confirms the appointment.
About 40 customers stood outside the store waiting for intoxicants at 1 30 a m as repairs delayed liquor sales. Manager Roy I Smith said they did not know when service would resume and noted repairmen were en route. He added a machine company rep may have gone after another machine.
Mrs Bernard Day 44 of Morehead Kentucky was indicted by the Rowan county grand jury on charges of slaying her son in law Oscar Williams 22 on June 1 in Morehead.
Central Press garden expert Dean Halliday notes a shift as men increasingly tend flower beds and pursue flower arrangements. Practical tips include cutting flowers early or at sundown with a sharp knife, cutting on a slant, keeping stems fresh with daily water changes, and avoiding sunlit windows or drafts to extend life.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill to license arms exporters and importers. It would bar arms trade without State Department licenses and require all manufacturers to register and report activities. The measure was introduced by Senators Pope Nye Bone George and Clark.
Weston June 19 William Sprouse 45 of Lewis county was sentenced to life imprisonment under the habitual criminal act after he pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a dairy barn.
Washington dispatch reports Edwin C. Pitts former college star athlete known as Alabama Pitts signed a new contract with the Albany Senators of the Inter national League after Roosevelt urged Congress to stop authorizing coins amid concerns coins could jeopardize the integrity of history and cause confusion.
President Roosevelt indicated at a press conference that he is considering sending one of two or more messages to Congress soon while withholding subject details. He did not reveal which issue might be transmitted today.
London, June 19. Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare told the House of Commons that British public utilities customers are protected by law and cannot be affected by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation of the United States. He answered Conservative MP Thomas Levy who had inquired about the RCFC.
A United States corporation has taken over the management of the Public Securities Corporation of the United States and, through this entity, exercises control over numerous statutory undertakings in the United Kingdom. The development signals expanded cross border influence of U.S. corporate interests in regulated UK enterprises.
Washington reports June 19 that Ranford Bates director of the federal bureau of prisons says the Gibraltar like jail on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay has had wholesome and almost soporific effect on other prisoners.
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