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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1940
Page
8
James Coniff known as Growler and longtime Baltimore and Ohio railroad engineer died at a Cumberland railroad crossing. He worked over forty years on the Third division and ran the midnight express Cumberland to Grafton. Survived by widow and two sons, with brothers and sisters.
Three youths under 16 stole a quart of whiskey from a parked car in downtown Grafton, got drunk, and were in police custody this morning at City Hall. Captain A. E. Lockard faced uncertain disposition as they were questioned, each still suffering a hangover.
General Huntzinger fled to confer with Adolf Hitler on armistice terms. He is joined by Paul Baudoin new foreign minister and Leon Noel former minister to Poland as part of France delegation.
Two West Virginia camps for farm women will be held at Jackson's Mill during July 22-27 and July 29-August 3. Miss Gertrude Humphreys announces programs led by Phyllis Davis of New Brunswick, focusing on homemaking, leadership, and child development. Both camps welcome farm women statewide, with clubs urged to pursue concrete projects.
Miss Humphreys promotes cotton or wash dresses as the stylish choice for summer carpentry era wear. Two camps run from Monday supper to Saturday breakfast, with meals and lodging totaling six dollars. Advance registration is needed via county agents. for details contact Miss Humphreys at the College of Agriculture Morgantown West Virginia.
The plant pathology department at West Virginia University reports a severe fire blight outbreak affecting apple and pear trees. Farmers are advised limited late season control, with Bordeaux mixture sprays during bloom and careful removal of cankers.
The passage debates possible cabinet moves surrounding Miss Frances Perkins as labor secretary, names Dan Tobin and Fiorello La Guardia as potential successors, and whether Roosevelt might seek a third term. Critics in New York say such appointments signal moves toward war, while others question commitments and hints from London.
A change bag containing $15.00 was left on a desk at First National Bank. The reward is returned to the Sentinel.
Mrs. A Gump aged 72 mother of Mrs G N Watters of Park View died at her home in Pairmont after a six month illness. Survived by husband four daughters including Mrs Watters, twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 pm Sunday at the Methodist church in Fairview.
Police today branded false reports that a Galton woman living downtown attempted suicide by poison last night. Sergeant J C Hedde investigated and found she only threatened self harm while intoxicated, not acting, and she was not arrested as no disturbance occurred in her home.
Mrs Anna Irene Buchanen Lingam died recently in Washington DC after an operation. She was well known in the city, and local friends of the nurse have been advised. Her husband Harry and two children survive.
Mrs. Lingamfetter, a Wheeling nurse trained at Wheeling City hospital and a West Liberty graduate, is remembered by survivors including sisters Mrs. Mary B. Cullen of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Florence White of West Alexander Pa. Mrs. White once lived in Newburg and Exins, both well known locally. The passage notes her long practice in Wheeling and mentions Republican representatives discussing farm policy tied to general welfare with subsidies via conservation payments as long as needed, not linking subsidies to crop control.
Republicans continued drafting a platform following the Glenn Frank pattern as the anti intervention stance sharpened. Landon urged delaying the declaration to wait for world events to settle, while farm policy remained a central topic debated late into the night by a key committee.
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