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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1938

Page

6

Funeral Hour Set for C Truman Reynolds

C Truman Reynolds 57 of Flemington rural routes died at home and will be laid to rest at Harmony Grove Baptist Church Wednesday at 2 PM under Paul Tetrick. Survived by Mary Tetrick Reynolds his wife, two brothers, three sisters, a half sister and Ray Curry. He was born in Taylor County and worked as farmer grocer and school official. formerly ran Reynolds Hart grocery at 801 West Main Street. Funeral details note a state viewing and burial afterward.

McGee Har- Grove Baptist Church J.J. Poling Belington J. T. Harvey Pruntywill Paul Tetrick Shinns Taylor County Charles Martha Jane Linn Grace Hart Mary Tetrick Reynolds Sidney Reynolds Fair Rufus Reynolds A. 5 Tg. Presley Cropp Gall Flemington B. O. Tucker Grafton Ray Curry Reynolds C Atten Js County West Main Street Reynolds A Hart Creek Harmony Grove

Davey Aides Face Arrest in Ohio Indictments

Columbus June 28 A Franklin county grand jury indicted seven Davey campaign aides and six others for receiving or soliciting contributions from state civil service workers. Gov Martin L Davey and cabinet member N Ray Allison were named among those charged. Atty Gen Herbert Duffy led the probe and said no comment on further indictments.

Columbus Martin L. Davey Franklin County Davey N. Ray Allison Clevehyad Herb. Duffy

FWA Grants State Money To Build Hopemont Barn

The Farm Welfare Administration approves funds to construct a cow barn at Hope Mont tuberculosis sanitarium under a spending program. The grant totals 4061 dollars with total project cost around 6000 dollars. Walter R. Thurmond, a board member, notes bids will open in about two weeks and construction should begin in six weeks.

FWA Hopemont Ee Bry Walter R. Thurmond

Sarajevo marks 24th anniversary of Archduke’s assassination

June 28 1914 shots in Sarajevo started World War I. A faded bouquet rests on Gavrilo Princip’s grave and tourists linger at the Miljacka bridge tablet. Dr. Milan Pfeiffer, the examining magistrate, recalls Princip as courageous, not a hero, while noting there are no monuments or songs honoring him.

Sarajevo Yugoslavia Franz Ferdinand Sophie Austria-Hungary Gavrilo Prinzip Miljjazka River Prinzip Milan Pfeiffer Dr. Pfeiffer Bosnia Ody Nedeljko Tschabrinowitsch Trifko Gragesch

Funeral Directors of State Hold Convention

More than 150 delegates from every section of West Virginia registered for the 44th annual meeting of the West Virginia Funeral Directors association in Huntington. C. A. Ruttencutter of St. Marys is president. Speakers include Charles W. Porterfield Perry O. Powell and A. W. Garnett.

Huntington West Virginia Funeral Directors Association C. A. Ruttencutter St. Mary's Charles W. Porterfield Holton Kan National Association Perry O. Powell Association A. W. Garnett State Department of Public Assistance

Famed Ghetto Delivers Harsh View of Maxwell Street

The piece describes Maxwell Street as a chaotic, crowded market with wares spilling from stalls. It portrays the street as a tawdry commerce hub where pedestrians must navigate a maze of awnings and carts. The author critiques inflated prices and the sensory overload of scents from herring, garlic, popcorn, and fruit.

Chicago Maxwell Street

Divorce suit dismissed amid jail term and legal moves

Marie Barnes had her divorce suit against Clyde Ware Barnes dismissed by Judge Herbert W. Dent at a Taylor county circuit court special term. Barnes’ counsel Eugene Sommerville sought dismissal. Barnes remains jailed for adultery in a case with Justice of Peace A B Knabenshue. her husband reportedly plans to pursue a new divorce action. Also noted: Federal Land Bank of Baltimore suit referred to a commissioner in chancery. Walnut street property sale to C Ray Watson for 1700. filing allowed for answer in State Road Commission v Lester Bush suit.

Marie Barnes Clyde Ware Barnes Herbert W. Dent Taylor County Circuit Court Eugene Sommerville Barnes Federal Land Bank of Baltimore Ira J. Currey W. P. Samples Walnut Street Mary H. Largent J. Clark Hamilton J. W. Hamilton, Jr G. W. Ford C. Ray Watson Lester Bush Cartle Mt Painter Lorraine L. Painter Hazel Painter State of

Tuberculosis Vaccine Reports Success in Children

Ottawa reports a notable drop in TB deaths among young children after Bacillus Calmette Guérin vaccination. Dr. D A Baudouin presented 573 vaccinated cases and 943 unvaccinated controls, showing 11 deaths among 40 TB cases in the vaccinated group versus 50 deaths among 158 TB cases in the unvaccinated group, with extra immunity to other diseases observed.

Ottawa PIA American Association For the Advancement of Science Pasteur Institute Paris France D. A. Boudouin University of Montreal Boudouin Louis Pasteur Baudouin

West Main Street business licenses and permits listed

The text lists Moose and Elks clubs and the DeLuxe restaurant and Standard Cafe operated by E.H. Davis on Latrobe street. It notes a license for the Roll-A-Drome skating rink in the First Ward and references fees and other business permits taken out for local operations.

West Main ST Page One Moose and Elks E.H. Davis Latrobe Street First Ward Paul Ash

Bitter Battle War War Ends in Primary Field

The document outlines a bitter battle for the Democratic nomination for governor with John N. Hagan, Oliver Rosenberg, and Moses regulars and progressives. For senator the party lines split among J Nygaard, BLA Johansson, and Halvor Li Halvorson. Independent candidate Casas Lis contrasts with party candidates in the primary race.

Spe

Chamber of Commerce Seeks Middle Ground in Water Rate Hearing

The Wheeling Chamber of Commerce opened its contested city water rate hearing as counsel for all sides called a conference to find compromise. Carl G. Bachmann, ex-congressman, urged the Public Service Commission to cut Wheeling water rates by about $150,000 annually, arguing taxpayers and water users pay twice for bonds funding the system.

Charleston Wheeling Chamber of Commerce Carl G. Bachmann Public Service Commission Wheeling

Hunt Funeral Is Wednesday

Preston County authorities closed their investigation into the Sunday drowning of Charles Chick Hunt 47 a former Grafton resident and Bruceton Mill WPA night watchman. They ruled his death accidental probably from a fall from a bridge into Big Sandy. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:30 PM Wednesday at Andrews M E Church with Rev William B Knox officiating and burial at Bluemont Cemetery under G T Bartlett directions.

Preston County Charles “Chick” Hunt Grafton WPA Bruceton’s Hunt Big Sandy Bartlett Funeral Home Andrews M. E William B.knox Bluemont Cemetery G. T. Bartlett

Parker Dam Finished After Militia and Court Battle

June 28. Water backed up behind Parker Dam as Arizona militia and state guards opposed construction. Congress later authorized the project. Parker Dam becomes the world’s deepest at 237 feet below bedrock and will supply 1.0 billion gallons daily via a 352 mile aqueduct to 13 Southern California coastal cities.

Los Angeles Parker Dam Arizona Congress California Colorado Boulder Dam B. B. Moeur Frank Pomeroy National Guard Cook Parker Pomeroy Julia B Nellie T. Bush Moeur Ickes Supreme Court

Tunnels Plugged as Dam Creates New Reservoir

Tunnels carrying the river around the dam were being plugged today. The dam will form a reservoir holding 717000 acre feet of water and extending up to 55 miles in length.

Man Charged With Murder In Connecticut River Slaying

J Paul Bathelt, 25, of New York, son of a Holyoke maker, arraigned in Northampton district court on murder charges in the slaying of Charles Morris, 50, whose cement-encased body was recovered from the Connecticut river. He waived examination, held without bail for October 17 superior court. Police uncertain of Morris’s identity, body found in South Hadley last Wednesday wrapped in a blanket, tied with hay wire, and encased in cement.

Northampton Mass J. Paul Bathelt New York Holyoke Connecticut River John L. Lyman Superior Court Charles Morris Morris Barthett South Hadley

Ex-R RMAN Dies in Huntington

Jefferson D. Springston, a one year old former Chesapeake and Ohio railway employee, died in Huntington on June 28. He was active in Baptist church affairs.

Huntington Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

First Food Orders For Three Months Are Given

Ty's 66,000 destitute mark the first general food orders since April 15. Councilmen empowered to raise funds to meet the present poor relief crisis planned entertainments, two of whom proposed a $5,000,000 lottery. The council authorized issuing $337,000 in notes in anticipation of 1939 state sales tax receipts, with no relief use. Local bankers agreed to take the notes. A moratorium on rents and utility bills was extended through July.

Two New Buildings Planned at Alderson Prison

The Public Works Administration disclosed the Justice Department will spend 60,000 dollars to construct two buildings for personnel and a staff department at Alderson federal prison for women in West Virginia. Funding comes from a 1,180,000 dollar allotment for personnel housing projects nationwide.

Washington Public Works Administration Justice Department Alderson W. Va

Sinks Craft Swamps Japan Siege in Anhwei Floods

Sinks Craft continues from page 1A as the battlefront around Cheng-Chow sees heavy flooding. In Anhwei province the Yangtze River overflow disrupts the Japanese advance upstream toward Han, widening the war’s flooded front and hindering supply lines.

Japan Cheng- Chow Anhwei Yangtze River Han

Public Auction of International Dump Truck in Grafton

Public notice for an auction at Arcade Garage Grafton on July 1 at 2 PM for a two ton capacity Model 1934 International dump truck. Auction details reference a vehicle tag 1B 31 and location specifics.

Arcade Garage Grafton

Curly Miller and the Ploughboys at High School Auditorium

Curly Miller and the Ploughboys perform at the high school auditorium Tuesday evening. Admission is 25 cents. Tickets go on sale June 25 with FP June 9 and 28 BP markings on the notice.

Rail workers pledge to strike over wage cut

New York report says two thousand railway workers and delegates from 26 000 railroad employees voted to strike rather than accept an 18 percent wage reduction. They urged opposition to cuts and urged railroads to reject any part of a proposed 16 percent concession as inadequate. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia warned the group of a major operation to defend workers’ pay.

New York Fiorellone Idas

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