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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1936

Page

5

Civic group eyes park bridge plan amid waning interest

Taylor County Board of Trade officers to be elected July 9 in an open election at the courthouse. The charter was renewed and dues extended to 1937. treasurer Clyde N. Mays reported a $388.58 balance. In Morgantown Ernest C. Maxwell, 49, was jailed six months and fined $100 for attempting to aid a jail break after catching a note seeking acid.

Tygarts River Cecil Parkview Park Road South Grafton Industrial Committee of the Trade Board Taylor County Board of Trade Court House Board of Directors Clyde N. Mays Morgantown Ernest C. Maxwell Maidsville George M. Schenck Maxwell

Railroad Retirement Act Ruled Unconstitutional by Court

Justice Jennings Bailey of the District of Columbia supreme court declared the 1935 rail retirement plan unconstitutional. He held the rail pension law and its tax measure inseparable parts of a single scheme, invalid under prior Supreme Court rulings, in a suit brought by Class One railroads and other railway enterprises.

Washington Jennings Bailey District of Columbia Supreme Court Supreme Court

Landon Resting on Vacation in Estes Park Ranch

Gov. Alf Landon, the Republican presidential nominee, begins a three year first vacation arriving with family at the McGraw ranch in Rocky Mountain National Park. The 1,200 acre lease will host loafing, outdoor activities, and occasional visitors through July and August with a return to Topeka for a July 5 legislative session and July 23 nomination ceremonies.

Estes Park Colo Alt M. Landon Kansas Topeka Kas McGraw Ranch Rocky Mountain National Park Landon Topeaka

Barber Shop Owner Is Ordered Before Mayor

Acting on a warrant sworn by a member of the local barbers union, Chief A E Lockard placed W W Logan proprietor of the Strand barber shop under arrest and ordered him before Mayor E Otto Waugh at 10 oclock Monday morning. Logan said the shop had been closed at the urging of other barbers but Mayor Waugh stated the shop had not been shut and Logan was in court for alleged violation of the city ordinance restricting hours of operation after 5:30 p m and before 8 a m.

Barbers’ Union A. E. Lockard City Police W. W. Logan Strand E. Otto Waugh Logan Waugh

Union chiefs beaten as Goodyear unrest hits Gadsden

In Gadsden Alabama a crowd of about 300 attacked the United Rubber Workers union headquarters after weeks of labor dissension at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant. George B Roberts of the AFL was among seven beaten. Roberts and ten others fled to Birmingham as Goodyear officials remained silent. State police patrolled streets through the night and Adjutant General J C Coleman rushed to the scene.

Gadsden Ala United Rubber Workers’ Union J. C. Coleman Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company George B. Roberts American Federation of Labor Birmingham Roberts Frank Grillo Akron Goodyear Company Goodyear “Flying Squadron Goodyear

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