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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1932
Page
2
Farley Bryant, 20, was killed while seated on his Logan porch. His half brother Thomas Farley, 18, surrendered and admitted the shooting. The father Gordon Farley said Bryant had frequently abused the shooter.
West Virginia delegates backed Roosevelt in Minnesota and Walsh of Montana for permanent chairman, voting 16 to 3 to seat the Roosevelt delegation and opposing Hu Long. Former Governor Cornwell and others noted the WV banner split amid contest disputes and personal ties. Rose Lee Smith visited the West Virginia section to pay respects.
Detroit June 29 delegates at the Kiwanis international convention map the 1932-33 program with 1 887 clubs and about 89 000 members. Elections today will choose a president two vice presidents treasurer and six trustees. Six trustees complete two-year terms while two vice presidents and the treasurer retire tomorrow.
The text describes conferences denouncing conditions that spurred increased charity and welfare work by clubs. It highlights food clothing shelter and employment bureaus, plus citizenship efforts for 1982 including naturalization, night schools for illiterates, get out the vote campaigns, merit awards, school essay contests and other patriotic endeavors.
Cambridge June 29. Dr Thomas Barbour director of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology exonerates Donald Wees explorer from blame over revival of the White Indian hoax. Barbour says reports were due to misunderstanding and Wees is not at fault. Wees had been questioned after claims of White Indians in Paraguay drew wide publicity.
The director commends Wes for the expedition's zoological findings and absolves him of blame for erroneous reports in the South American press. He notes that the term Rubios was used locally to describe tribes lighter in skin color, though not white, reflecting regional designation.
Berlin Maryland June 29 a family quarrel near Bishops Md yesterday resulted in the murder of Ida May Baker 42 mother of five the suicide of Elijah G Baker Sr 45 and the danger to eldest daughter Edward Jarvis 21 saved by son Elijah Baker Jr 17 who wrested the shotgun and fired the remaining shell Coroner Bratton ruled murder and death by own action Sheriff Purnell said the family had argued two days with threats to leave and the gun discharged in a struggle then Baker fled and later died near a pigpen as deputies recovered his body The bundle of details ends with the New York City phone book losing 3648 subscribers in the first half of the year.
Charleston Supreme Court denies appointment of a special receiver for the Hotel Windsor Operating Company of Wheeling. The Wheeling firm sought an order from Ohio County circuit court for safeguarding its assets. Between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. sixty five percent of cotton boll weevil eggs are laid, per the report.
The New York Stock Exchange board granted a Saturday holiday this week and will close again on Monday July 4. In Washington Pennsylvania the Washington Fair Association was placed in receivership by the county court on the petition of a stockholder and creditor.
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