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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1933
Page
4
The piece marks West Virginia's 70th anniversary with a sober review of state achievements since its founding amid Civil War upheaval. It critiques unemployment relief practices, advocates Sweden's piecework plan for public works, and argues repeal of prohibition won’t revive illicit liquor. It notes ending relief funds and calls for prudent federal debt stance.
Out of sight doesn't mean out of mind any more not with out of town telephoning rates as low as they are. Family and friends at a distance can be brought voice to voice in a few seconds and for a few cents. Try it tonight. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co.
The passage argues against repeal activists and for legalization to tax and regulate the liquor trade, claiming prohibition worsens crime and evasion. It asserts prohibition costs trillions in enforcement, preserves corruption, and that state business is to control evils rather than rename them. It criticizes prohibition as failing to curb the liquor traffic.
The Preston Republican in Terra Alta WV reports many tuberculosis sanitarium patients at Hope rmont West Virginia read widely. Newspapers magazines and books are scarce and in demand across history fiction science religion and more. Donors are urged to provide reading material to aid patients who exhaust their supplies.
An anecdote from a Baptist church shows covert liquor activity amid prohibition as locals joke about a pint bought inside the church. The piece lauds women voters shifting toward temperance and notes Cyrus H. K. Curtis as a pioneering publisher whose life blended work, philanthropy, and public service.
Mrs Carl O Schmidt of Wheeling voices a broadcast urging repeal of the eighteenth amendment. She declares the home and youth are in peril due to prohibition and summarizes the key message of a series of talks on the topic.
Mellon Kin, a nephew of Andrew Mellon, based in Pittsburgh, faced two lawsuits filed in Pittsburgh alleging failure to pay two million dollars in income taxes. The Associated Press photo caption accompanies the report.
A Maryland senator raises a point of order claiming that Senators may not reflect on each other. The Presiding Officer notes the ruling while Indiana's Mr. Robinson objections echo across the chamber. The exchange continues as Mr. Glass urges the Maryland senator to refrain from further violations of the rule.
A safety discussion notes the need for accident avoidance in mining and electrical work. It mentions past mine accidents teaching prevention, safety campaigns becoming common, and companies with strong networks training workers in accident avoidance and first aid for the injured.
The piece continues from Page One detailing Rich Hehess and connections to the Mdivani princes. It notes Mae Murray as a film figure, Pola Negri’s former husband Serge Mdivani, and marriages linking to Jose Maria Bertó, Charles Huberich, and General Zachary Mdiyani, who served as aide de camp to Czar Nicholas of Russia and died in Paris.
Pittsburgh reports a wounded robber suspect named Peter Subolsky, 27, of Cicero Illinois, badly injured with a shattered right leg after police fire hit him. He was abducted from a homeopathic hospital by two men and now needs urgent medical attention.
Robert G. Kelly, Democratic state chairman, reviews party gains since March 4. He cites steps that place West Virginia in step with fading states and heralds a foundation of new confidence for the people. Kelly notes pledges fulfilled, the party keeping faith, and united aid from the legislature elevating its name in state annals. The piece also states that among 9,807 students in 30 Lutheran colleges, 56.8 percent are Lutherans.
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