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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1933
Page
4
The newspaper invites letters to the editor but caps length at six hundred words and will not consider anonymous communications. Readers should provide real names and contact details for verification, ensuring issues raised are suitable for publication.
An editorial urges voters to repeal the national 18th Amendment next Tuesday. It stresses that state prohibition remains unaffected, argues repeal restores West Virginia’s sovereign liquor regulation, and warns against politically charged sermons during Sabbath reflected in public debate.
The West Virginian argues that mothers oppose current prohibition critics and contend repeal with a new regulated system would curb underage drinking and close speak easies. It suggests a post repeal regime would restrict sale hours and require buyers to meet age and payment requirements to reduce youth access.
M L Denning argues for repealing the 18th Amendment citing failures of prohibition and testimonies from Commission members while counterpoints from Mary Harris Armor and opponents warn of murder and crime. The piece weighs state control, potential wet outcomes, and economic costs of enforcing prohibition.
A Wheeling Intelligencer excerpt from a West Virginia resident criticizes Roosevelt era reforestation camps run under Reconstruction Finance Corporation funding. The letter claims camp personnel shirk labor, waste funds, and erode moral fiber, describing the program as an costly experiment with little productive output and potential national repercussions.
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia upholds a 52 cent per thousand cubic feet domestic gas rate in Wheeling. West Virginia House of Delegates denounces the decision as extortion and criticizes utility regulation. The filing notes a $4.7 million property value and $601,000 actual investment with $12 million in dividends to investors. An affiliated gas company charges 45 cents per 1000 feet elsewhere in the city, earning profits. Labor (Washington, DC).
A Huntington reader condemns the Wickersham Commission and its prohibition findings. The letter argues the official report was a whitewash and cites seven members opposing prohibition, four admitting failure, and only one staunchly anti- repeal. The writer urges reading the full reports rather than secondhand summaries.
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