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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1934
Page
2
A Senate critic denounces broad executive powers as threats to liberty. He claims control over currency, business, wages, prices, and tariffs expands bureaucratic reach, inflates prices, and leaves workers unemployed while labor promises go unmet. He warns such powers oppose Jeffersonian and Republican ideals.
A conference plan was announced by a Federal Churches of Christ official from Oxford Ohio as a Protestant committee meets in New York to discuss cooperation with the Catholic league during the National General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in North America.
In Pierre Dufresne's mansion a tense search finds no revolver, as Detective Harper interrogates guests and staff. Surviving clues point to a hidden weapon, while motives and loyalties among the household partners and residents become exposed amid suspicions and staged restraint.
A Durant automobile owned by Assessor Ed N. Locke was stolen from in front of his West Washington Street residence on the night of June 8. Baltimore police located the car abandoned on a street there and notified authorities. Mrs. Lena Valentine, Locke’s daughter, will drive the car home after traveling to Baltimore.
Charles Rau was confirmed as director and head of the local transient center, succeeding Mrs W H Arnold. The center, a well equipped facility for eighty, has cared for about 100 daily, with transfers to Romney transient farm.
A Civil War medal once awarded to George W. Whitehair and presented by West Virginia is unearthed in Rosemont by Goff Lawson, a FERA worker on local sanitation projects. Whitehair served in Company F 17th Regular Infantry Volunteers. he had long been deceased.
Raymond E. Poling filed yesterday for the Democratic nomination to join the County Board of Education. He lives at 7 Walter Street East End and had until July 8 to file. Poling noted his 3rd Ward roots and a shift from Republican to Democratic in the latest registration. the primary is August 7.
Relatives report the death of Myrtle Della Parsons 54 at noon Monday June 18 at her Rochester Pennsylvania home after eight months of illness. She was the daughter of the late John and Julia Moore Carpenter and had lived in Rochester 36 years. Survived by husband James Parsons and seven children Charles Eli John Harry Mrs Leslie Reynolds Mrs Frank Ash and Mrs George Pugh.
A.V. Riddle of High Street South Side received a message announcing the death of his sister Mrs. Lloyd Whitley 45 at 8 o clock last night at her Shinnston home. Cause not given. Survived by husband and brother plus other relatives. Funeral 2 PM Saturday with interment in a Shinnston cemetery.
The article emphasizes fitness over cosmetics for lasting good looks and complexion. It cites starting the day with hot water and lemon juice as a health measure, noting its value at an older age and linking routine to enduring appearance.
Fires storms and insects devastate U.S. forests annually consuming roughly 7 billion board feet of standing timber across multiple regions, highlighting ongoing concerns for forest management and conservation efforts.
Funeral services were held at Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church for Herbert Beckworth four year old son of Mr and Mrs Watson Beckworth and Lola Lines Beckworth of Wendell. He died Wednesday morning of a malignant asthma attack. Rev C B Hawkins officiated. Burial followed at later cemetery with Bartlett and Company in charge.
A new French process face powder named Mello-Glo claims to protect the skin and create a youthful bloom. It reportedly stays on longer, prevents large pores, beautifies the complexion, and does not irritate or give a pasty look. Priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
Washington reports from the American Railway Association showing revenue freight loadings at 617,649 cars for the week ending June 1. This marks an increase of 2,084 cars over the prior week and rises of 24,890 compared with the same week in 1933 and 99,251 above 1932 totals.
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