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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1931
Page
6
Clarksburg Grays, bolstered by local league talent, defeated B and C Athletics 8 to 4 on the high school field. Ralph Williams pitched well for the visitors as Clarksburg used timely hitting and two double plays, while errors hurt the Athletics. Next Saturday Fairmont Collegians visit for fireworks. B and O prep workouts planned to improve batting lineup.
Clark's Plumbing and Hardware Store advertises an aluminum preserving kettle at 98 cents with a cover priced at 1.28. Located next to the post office, phone 124-R.
The article reports on ongoing repeal efforts tied to postwar temperance shifts. It notes the association’s claim that repealing the amendment could cut graft, improve enforcement, and redirect drink expenditures to federal and state treasuries. It mentions a Women’s Moderation Union petition drive targeting Congress and the President with a million signatures in support.
The report lists General Electric General Motors and Radio as leading stocks with figures 23,300 43,000 and 37,100, indicating notable movements in these key industrial names.
M. Louise Gross national chairman leads petitions on behalf of mothers who feel deeply responsible for the welfare of the coming generation. The group cites concern over temperate habits and will circulate the petitions through the Women's Moderation Union nationwide.
The narrative recounts a third marriage for a woman, this time to Howard Lee, a Texas aviator. She sued for dissolution, claiming Lee overstated wealth and official status, while admitting her age as 30 and his as 32. The couple planned to reside in New York City.
In a discussion titled Disarmament, MacDonald faced a reply from a reader who noted Britain's good faith under successive governments. Baldwin asserted Britain has taken risks and advanced unilateral disarmament while avoiding unhelpful blame, arguing France is unfairly blamed for European troubles.
Charleston, W V June 29 Officers searched for two prisoners who escaped the federal wing of the city jail by sawing bars and striking the jail cook with a bar. Suspects Everett Cappe of Kansas City Missouri and Orlen Stopel of Charleston were identified. two other federal prisoners fled but were captured nearby.
Maryland Coal Company faces Sheriff and Judge Kittle over injunction violations by sixteen workers and union leaders including Joe Angelo Frank Miley and Nick Alejo. Mine closed Friday after an overnight union protest. guards fired on workers amid intimidation attempts. Company officials and workers seek pistol licenses from W. E. Stafford and others as the case proceeds.
Washington June 29. Three hundred fifty new prohibition agents will begin training Wednesday to learn bigger and better enforcement. Training schools open to prepare for the federal dry forces biggest campaign starting July 15. The Prohibition Bureau dispatches orders to school teachers as the association against the prohibition amendment argues repeal would create revenue to wipe out an $800 million deficit. Prohibition Director WoodcockJet heads the training schools.
The passage notes that the subject and his present agents expect improving results in the forthcoming campaign. It hints at coordinated optimism among leadership and staff regarding future electoral performance.
County officers near Dallas pursued a lead in the fatal shooting of Abe Schreiber and Pauline Corman on a remote road near Dallas. A masked robber description tied to a recent Dallas robbary was linked to the scene where Miss Corman’s body was found. Schreiber was found with a gunshot wound across a barbed wire fence. their bloodstained car was found abandoned in South Dallas. The missing money from Schreiber’s pockets was noted.
The Honorable T. D. Schall, blind senator from Minnesota, traveled home from Washington and spent Sunday night at Ben B. Wilson's tourist home in Bilueville. Accompanied by attendants Mr and Mrs Smilton, they arrived about 2 pm and planned to pass through Grafton again in weeks.
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Huntington reports Delegate Norton Democrat Cabell recalls a March 13 house speech not for political ends. Auditor Lawson declines payment for 2500 copies, calling it political propaganda. Norton notes timing before session end and says the speech should rest in archives. contrasts with 1929 30 auditor's address printing costs.
Claudius Croston and Herman Croston, brothers, settled in Justice John L. Wittman’s court by signing contracts to avoid further disputes. The quarrel, prompted by an altercation at Claudius’s home, saw Claudius strike Herman with a posthole digger and allegedly throw a rock at their mother. Claudius agreed to cover his brother’s medical bills.
Quiet session in the mayor's court with bond posted by C. E. Canon of Grafton. Details are sparse, but the incident relates to a drunken offense over the weekend.
Charleston June 29 The West Virginia insurance commissioner warned that state licenses could be revoked for companies found guilty of cutting fire insurance rates. Edgar C. Lawson said reports show unauthorized deviations, especially on policies written through nonresident agents. He urged Hartford association leaders to warn members that such practices must stop or be cancelled to maintain fair rates across properties.
Educator Dr Paul Vanarden Shaw of Columbia University warned that U S press coverage of Latin America fuels ill will and misunderstandings. James New York editor of Chile contended misreporting harms foreign policy. The fifth annual public affairs institute at University of Virginia runs through July 11, with forums on law enforcement and rural church education. Rev L E Lindower directs the Pennsylvania district mission board meeting in the church room and will preside. The board set the fiscal year end for June 20.
One man was injured when Roy L. Hawkins of Nutter Fort driving a Ford coach lost a turn on the Northwestern turnpike near the Charles Flanagan property. The car overturned and rested on a stone wall. Two other cars collided on a small bridge beyond Handley crossing, damaging both vehicles. one was towed to Layman repair, the other to Grafton. It is unclear if anyone else was hurt.
Young people from Grafton and nearby areas will travel to Oakland Maryland on July 11 and 12 for an Epworth league rally. Participants include residents from Simpson Webster Prunt ytown and other county towns plus Morgantown Mountain Lake Park Fairmont Mason Town and other northern West Virginia towns.
Election of officers for the Firet Brethren Church will be held tomorrow evening at 7 20 o clock in the church hall with members urged to attend and cast ballots for leadership positions.
Junior Robinson of Fetterman was tried before Justice James L. Lilly on a bad check charge. He was held for the grand jury under a $1000 bond but failed to raise the bond and was placed in the county jail. The check amount was $114.
Explosion and fire at a Fort Worth hotel injured eight people and drove others into the street. Firemen suspect the blast originated in a nearby cafe before the flames swept through the building.
The White House may receive new furniture as the Ute of the Wickersham commission expires at midnight tomorrow with 10000 dollars worth of chairs divans desks and equipment to be allocated Lieutenant Colonel U S Grant III believes the White House should have first choice.
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