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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1934

Page

5

Two Alone at Opera House Youth Romance in Ozark Farm

RKO presents Two Alone based on Wild Birds by Dan Totheroh with Jean Parker and John Brown as a farm girl and reform school escapee. A brutal landlord and an eccentric rural spinster with a trombone provide comic relief, under Elliott Nugent's direction.

RKO Radio Jean Parker Little Women’ Fame Tom Brown Arthur Byron Big City Dan Totheroh John Brown Ozark Mountains ZaSu Pitts

Welfare Workers Attend Fairmont Parley Today

Administrator Simon J Fried man heads a group of welfare workers at a district meeting today at the Fairmont Hotel. The session aims to instruct contact relief workers in methods of approach and gathering data to assess relief needs. The party includes Frances Jaco Lena Rogers Edna Bhingleton Rose Mary Dolan Elizabeth Hart Betty Sharp Mrs Hattie Heinlein Carrie Brendle Lucile Grimneman L L Bradley Clarence Menear and William Robinson.

Simon J. Friedman FERA Fairmont Frances Jaco Lena Rogers Fdna Bhingleton Rose Mary Dolan Elizabeth Hart Betty Sharp Hattie Heinlein Carrie Brendle Lucile Grimneman L. L. Bradley Clarence Menear William Robinson

Grafton Residents Attend Service at England Cemetery

Grafton area residents traveled to the England cemetery in Barbour county yesterday for memorial services honoring the dead. Assessor Ed N Locke delivered the principal address, with Rev. Fred Ritter of Moatsville participating in the program.

Grafton England Cemetery Barbour County Ed N Locke Fred Ritter Moatsville

Grafton Veterans Attend Brief Service for Departed

Attendees from Grafton included John I. Hoff man a Civil war veteran and Mr and Mrs Dallas G Kind Mr and Mrs Waldo Haddix John W Janes and family D W Janes and Mrs Thomas McDonald. The speaker led services and delivered a brief eulogy for the departed.

Grafton John I. Hoffman Dallas G. Kind Waldo Haddix John W. Janes D. W. Janes Thomas McDonald

Chief Henderson Still Searching in Capital

Chief Wallace Henderson was sent to Washington on a tip about the 16 year old missing girl Sarah Mason daughter of Mrs. Cecil Mason of West Boyd Street. He has not returned and Patrolman Clarence Sillman acts as chief. The report notes bark gathering from oak trees is a key NC tannery industry.

Henderson Capital Wallace Henderson Washington Sarah Mason Cecil Mason West Boyd Street Clarence ‘Sillman

Cline Leads West Virginia Publicity Meeting in Clarksburg

Col W T Williamson reelected president Ross B Johnson named permanent secretary to run statewide publicity drive A seven member executive committee a 25 member board and county advisory members chosen Louis A Johnson chairs a four member committee outlining vigorous future activities They plan a militant campaign to sell West Virginia first to West Virginians then internationally Attendees included Ralph H Cline Mrs Cline and Jed W Robinson.

West Virginia Clarksburg Col. W. T. Williamson Charleston Ross B. Johnson Louis A. Johnson C. F. McClintic Lewisburg C. C. Grimmett E. B. Smith Feirmont Harold P. Thompkins West Cline John Barton Payne American Red Cross Anna, Jarvis Mother's Day American Legion

Baltimore Police Praised by Mrs Valentine

Mrs Lena Valentine daughter of County Assessor Ed Locke praised Baltimore police for courteous assistance after her father’s car was stolen in Washington. They recovered the vehicle with minor damage and left extra gasoline in the abandoned car. Police sent a squad to the garage and escorted her out of the city after reclaiming the auto.

Baltimore

County Resident Fined for Traffic Violation

John Lines of Grafton Route 3 was fined $5 and costs by Magistrate Ona C. Jefferys after arraignment on leaving a truck standing in the road near Blueville Saturday evening while he checked livestock in an adjoining field. Trooper W. G. Wamsley of the state police made the arrest.

John Lines Grafton Ona C. Jefferys Blueville Troopler W. G. Wamsley

Flemington Man Faces Trial for Driving While Intoxicated

Orval Welsh of Flemington was charged with operating a car while intoxicated after his arrest near Latrobe Street Saturday evening by Patrolmen Moran and Demoss. He is to be heard Tuesday morning before Mayor Charles O King. Thomas Kelley, address unknown, is jailed on a panhandling charge and will be tried at the same session.

Orval Welsh Flemington Latrobe Street Moran and Demoss Charles O. King Thomas Kelley Sillman

School Officials Meet in Charleston Tuesday

Superintendent Lloyd L. Shriver and Assistant Superintendent E. G. Kuhn left today for Charleston to attend a two day meeting of school superintendents called by State Superintendent W. W. Trent for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Lloyd L. Shriver E. G. Kuhn Charleston W. W. Trent

Mother slays two children in North Dakota farm tragedy

Dawson North Dakota June 25 a farm mother Mrs John Canfield shot and killed her two sons Donald 11 and George 9 while in bed severely wounded daughter Margaret 12 and son Jack 14 before attempting to hang herself. She told authorities she feared insanity and did it for the children's own good. She was taken to Kidder county jail amid beliefs she was mentally unbalanced.

Dawson N. D John Canfield Here Jack Canfield

Former Wheeling Editor and State Official Dies at 96

Granville Davvisson Hall, 96, former West Virginia secretary of state and presidential elector who cast his Lincoln vote, died at his Glencoe home. A longtime journalist and editor, Hall started as a U.S. Senate shorthand reporter, served Gov. Pierpont as private secretary, led the Wheeling Intelligencer, and moved to Chicago 53 years ago after residing in Wheeling, born in New Salem, West Virginia.

Chicago Granville Davvisson Hall West Virginia Abraham Lincoln Glencoe United States Senate Wheeling W. Va Pierpont Wheeling Intelligencer

Rotary Club President Attends Detroit Meet

Charles E. Burke president of the Grafton Rotary Club left yesterday for Detroit as the club official representative of Rotary International at a convention in that city. He is accompanied by Mrs. Burke and plans to return home next Sunday.

Charles E. Burke Grafton Rotary Club Detroit Rotary International Michigan City Burke

Painters and Employers Reach Agreement On Strike

Charleston June 25 Representatives of union painters and their employers announced a settlement of a strike and a Wednesday conference for collective bargaining under the NRA code. W E Kirk and R L Rive said wage scales have been agreed for the state and will be recommended. attendees from several cities will join the session alongside Associated General Contractors.

Charleston NRA W. E. Kirk Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators R. L. Rive Master Painters Association Kirk West Virginia Joint Associated General Contractors

Hitler's Rule Totters Declares End of Nazi Dictatorship

Johannes a Steel asserts in a New York Post piece that Adolf Hitler's rule in Germany has ended and that the Nazi dictatorship will be succeeded by a military regime. He also notes Mayan hieroglyphic history and other subjects as part of his copyrighted articles.

Medi- New York York Post Johannes A Steel Adolph Hitler Germany

Loud organ kee music heard near La Palma bay

Rocks on La Palma island near San Miguel bay on Isthmus of Panama burst into loud organ kee music on one of the four days after a new moon, aligning with unusual natural sounds reported in the region.

la Palma Island San Miguel Bay Panama

Astor and Miss French Secure Newport Marriage License

J J Astor and Ellen French obtained a Newport marriage license from the city clerk this morning, surprising reporters who expected a later filing. The couple, both residents of Newport, plan to wed Saturday at Trinity Church with Mrs Livingstone French and Cornelius C Moore in attendance.

Providence John Jacob Astor England Trinity Church

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