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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1938
Page
3
Paris reports a decree establishing peacetime death sentences for certain espionage acts and allowing life penal servitude for peacetime offenses. The move targets growing spy activity and aligns penalties with wartime measures, aided by the Deuxieme bureau under the army.
DEQUEEN Ark June 29 Another of the quadruplet girls born Monday night to the 98 pound wife of a peach orchard worker died today. The first died yesterday. Dr G L Kimball who delivered the babies children of Mr and Mrs H T Valentine said the two survivors probably would pull through. The 27 year old mother is getting along satisfactorily.
A community event sponsored by the Eastern Woman's Club and local volunteers will be held Thursday at the Pruntytown Industrial School. The 8 pm program features music and dancing, with refreshments provided. The Star Woman's Club and committee members oversee the event, while hosting duties are shared with Daughters of the American Revolution members at a second gathering.
Clarksburg was chosen for the 1939 joint convention with the West Virginia Sheriffs association. Fred Li. Ray of McDowell county is unopposed for president of the sheriffs organization. Everett Workman of Logan named for vice president, Dan W. Ferguson of Hancock for second vice president, A. R. Aliff of Fayette for treasurer, and J. M. Slack of Kanawha for secretary. The Fraternal Order of Police re-elected Henry B. Squires of Fairmont as national president.
In a bridge session players debated whether to break the spades and diamonds or finesse. The majority chose the break, leaving one table where misdirection led to a different outcome. South trusted a probable false card, while West could not, allowing a finesse to succeed.
The business session and program led by president Mrs J. includes group singing and devotions by Mrs Roy M Newton, a talk by Mrs H M Queen, and a discussion on diet by Betty Swisher and Erma Wolfe. Refreshments followed. Guests included Cordie West and Emma Sinsel along with numerous members and their families.
Miss Virginia Wilson and Miss Gladys Carlyle return home after visiting relatives and friends in Fairmont. Visitors include Mrs Delbert Lough of Spruce Street Clarksburg Mrs G West Byerly and daughter Cynthiann of Harrisonburg Va guests of Mr and Mrs Robert N Byerly Blueville. Chauncey Miller and Paul Isreal depart for Johnstown for work. Attendees at Emilia Snodgrass Phone funeral include Mrs Isaac Breedlove Mrs William McDaniel Oliver Snodgrass Herbert Snodgrass Mrs John Bradley and Mr and Mrs Marion Bradley of Parkersburg James Barker Cairo and Mrs W M Springer Chicago Ill. Miss Jerry Morgan of Fairmont visited Tuesday night.
Mr and Mrs Hildreth Henderson announce the birth of a son born June 23 to Mr and Mrs Charles Weaver of Downey California. The infant Gary Richard weighs seven pounds. The mother is Gloria Preston of Downey and the father is the son of Mr and Mrs T H.
Seventeen persons died and more than 100 were injured as severe thunderstorms swept Poland ending a heat wave. The events struck Warsaw and other regions with intense lightning and damaging rains.
Ohio dates show the State Utilities Commission authorized the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad to abandon two passenger trains between Cleveland and Wheeling effective July 15 due to loss of revenue.
Thomas Early Crawford, 91, veteran of the Battle of Gettysburg, sails for the Blue-Gray reunion in Gettysburg, Pa. He is accompanied by his son W. S. Crawford, a Spanish American War veteran, as they depart Clarksburg.
Jesse Martin died from injuries suffered in October 1937 after an 85 foot fall in a Keystone mine shaft under construction. The hoist dropped suddenly while he was a passenger. James Kay Thomas filed for re nomination for the Charleston house of delegates speakership, a three term veteran named speaker in 1937.
Federal Judge Ford admitted lithographs with Russian and English captions as evidence in the Harland labor conspiracy trial. Posters and a cartoon were shown to jurors to illustrate the attitude of Guthrie toward the UMWA and were linked to the Evarts battle era. The defense argued the items were seized to support the defendant’s position amid witnesses denying threats of discipline against union activity.
Morgantown reports the death of A. P. Brady aged 59 in charge of Monoe Coal properties in Monongalia County. He was a brother of Spates Brady of Elkins and a Liquor Control commissioner. Funeral services will be held tomorrow.
Verne Morris a 26 year old box company employee was crushed to death when a brick boiler wall fell during demolition at the Clarksburg Water Board property. The firm was salvaging an abandoned boiler when the accident occurred.
Irvington June 29 Mrs Hedi Heusser the red haired Hungarian love striker ended a nine day self imprisonment in the Rollo K Blanchard mansion. She bought a hot dog at a roadstand then appeared brighter and smiled for photographers while adjusting hats and wearing pajamas over her dress. Blanchard the 48 year old bald manufacturer was not in sight as she emerged from her retreat and entertained two male detectives and three others in a grand manner.
A Paper account recalls a promoter interview with Mrs Heusser in the rain. The red-haired Mrs Heusser loved it and corrected a guard’s accent during the reenactment. Tears filled her eyes as she stayed merry yet determined to continue her strike until Blanchard claimed her as his bride.
Washington June 29 Senator Holt Democrat West Virginia urged the admin istration not to use the new lending spending program to return favors to corporations buying campaign books in 1936 and 1937. He listed firms and officials as buyers claiming receipts totaled 849 812 and said such contributions shaped party loyalties.
John Howard, famed for Lost Horizon, appears at Columbia's Dixie Theatre in a dramatic role as a wronged convict in Peni tertiary. The performance spotlights his acclaimed screen persona on stage.
Firms receiving subsidies directly from the federal government also bought these books, many autographed by the president of the United States. The text notes government financial support and private purchase intertwined in the distribution of these works.
San Francisco dispatch reports an International Kiwanis committee urging voluntary codes to curb deceptive advertising poor service and competition. The program calls for merchant agreements on hours aid in settling labor disputes and fair bidding on public works and supplies. The convention votes on leaders including G H Hatfield and T Tral Taylor with expected success.
Weston dispatch reports that after a month with no sign of a baby at Lucy Abels home and Floyd Rife, officers uncovered an infant's body buried on the farm. The couple, held for questioning, say the child died of natural causes and was buried shortly after.
A year-old child died in Pineville when a rolling object crushed the skull while playing with his brother. The incident occurred with the family of Mr and Mrs Beaver of Herndon nearby. The brother Jimmie was not injured.
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