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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1934

Page

5

Bids Opened On Road Work In Taylor C

Bids were opened for seventeen road projects across twelve counties. Notable bids include Barbour County Belington Nearville road $159,399 by Mononga­h Construction of Fairmont and Harrison County Haywood Road $42,612.50 by Brewer and Brewer of Chillicothe. Other bids cover Wallace Haywood bridge approaches and Fairmont Morgantown routes with prices ranging from about $12,992 to $26,079.01. Taylor County graphton hillippi road surface treatment won by J B Falter of Morgantown at $11,232.67.

Charleston Theo Barbour County Belington Nearville Monongah Construction Company Fairmont Harrison County Marion County Haywood Road Brewer and Brewer Chil- Heathe Wallace-Haywood J. E. Falter Morgantown Marion and Monongalia County R. W. Fimple

Hitler done, writer says in New York Post

The New York Post in a Johannes Steel article claims Fritz Thyssen, Von Hindenberg, and Von Papen have given Hitler enough rope to hang himself and asserts Hitler has finally done so. It describes mutinies in storm troops, desertion risk in civil war, and anti Hitler sentiments within the Reichswehr and civilian followers.

New York New York Post Johannes Steel Fritz Thyssen Steel and Power von Hindenberg von Papen Hitler Steel Reichsbank Germany Reichswehr

Stock prices rise in slow trading in New York

New York June 26 stock market recay proved a pleasant surprise to traders expecting a sharp relapse from a bearish steel report. Prices turned up briskly with fractions to about three points gains. Rails and metals led the recovery, grains also helped, prime bonds remained in demand, and foreign exchange stayed steady. Notable advancers included U S Smelting Santa Fe Southern Pacific Cerro de Pasco Howey Sound American Can Chrysler Montgomery Ward and Western Union.

New York U. S. Smelting Santa Fe Southern Pacific Cerro de Pasco Howey Sound American Can Chrysler Montgomery Ward Western Union

Harriman Mill Closes Amid Blue Eagle Conflict

Harriman Tennessee June 26 The Harriman hosiery mill shuts down stirring a wave of unemployment as 653 workers lose their jobs. A company official accuses NRA Administrator Hugh S. Johnson of attempting to wreck the business by pressuring management and boycotts. The dispute centers on the Blue Eagle symbol and constitutional rights, with the company recalling the Blue Eagle was withdrawn by the NRA in April.

Harriman Tenn Harriman Hosiery Mills Blue Eagle NRA Hugh 8. Johnson J. D. d’Armand Washington Gen. Johnson Walter Reed Hospital United States

Textile plant clash over union bargaining dispute

The hosiery company violated the hosiery code by refusing to bargain with its workers. The dispute began last October when about 300 employees went on strike, demanding reinstatement for 23 workers who had joined the United Workers Textile Union.

United Workers Textile Union

Union Light Co Workers Open Strike

About 800 union employees, a third of the Railroad and Light Company, walked out today in a strike that could cripple power and lighting facilities. Lights remained on at dawn as streetcars ran with guards, and efforts to avert the strike failed after S. Way, president of the utility, refused to meet union representatives.

Milwaukee Railroad and Light Company Eeem Lakeside Joseph Radway Federation of Labor S. 5. Way Utility

Army Business Affairs Probe Ends With Hostage Release

A committee investigated two men held as hostages and later released. A divorce suit, filed by a man hoping to wed his second wife, intersected with the case as investigators searched Big Spring and Limbbock area for clues. Officers found no leads in 1927, and a woman's body identified as the daughter of the man's wife was recovered from water in Chicago.

Limbbock Crenno Chicago

No Trace Found In Kidnaping Case

Enoch Arden case seeks resolution by tribunal as tensions rise. In Muskegon on June 28 a former convict faces a legal battle after the wife he thought dead reappeared years ago. In Lubbock Texas on June 26 a suit for divorce by Louis Crenno of Maskeen Heights proceeds in circuit court with no results. A large search spanned West Texas and New Mexico for four prisoners who escaped from Lubbock jail Sunday, taking along the first wife.

Muskegon Mich Lubbock Texas Louis Crenno Mas West Texas Kegon Heights Diastern New Mexico Vorce Crenno Remar

University of Chicago Opens Doors to All Prospects

University of Chicago announced doors to its facilities were opened to all who might profit by study. President Robert Maynard Hutchins stated enrollment at large would be allowed for those with intellectual capacities, without prior academic training or degree requirements.

Chicago University of Chicago Robert Maynard Hitchin

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Taylor C Taylor County Grafton-hilippi J. B. Falter Oxfords Pumps Greenfield N.Y. Post Yucatan Vatican Bernarr Macfadden Ifty Anet Bernart Macfadden Foundation the Physical Culture Hotel, Inc Dansville, New York Daniel Rios Catalina Inland Cal Lionel Daniel Johnson Big Mill ARMY House War Department Paul Kvale Minnesota Dan W. Harter Ohio William N. Rogers New Hampshire Benjamin D. Fouds Army Air Corps Associated Press Enoch Arden Canal Zone Houston Tex
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