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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1940
Page
4
Long reader notice and editorial pieces discuss a proposed water and sewage system survey funded by bond houses with no city obligation, the value of municipal ownership, and a nationwide drift toward public spending. Opinions contrast New Deal risk with Hoover era criticism, stressing prudence, efficiency, and national prosperity.
The Morgantown Post argues the United States has spent beyond its means for over seven years, borrowing 30 billion dollars. It questions how long the nation can sustain current expenditures as factory, farm, and mine output lag behind 1929 levels. The figures cited come from the Commerce Department, not party propaganda.
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes a largest local bank will cut savings interest to one percent per year starting July 1, down from four percent pre New Deal. It argues reduced money rates hurt savers, while borrowers pay six percent, calling the decline a hidden tax and a blow to American thrift and enterprise after seven years of policy.
Reported developments from Honolulu indicate at least part of the fleet left Hawaii under sealed orders. The ongoing question of the Armada's exact whereabouts remains unresolved as fresh details surface from the situation.
Montana's Senator Wheeler, once Roosevelt's fiercest political foe, declares the Democratic party a war party and hints at a run as a reformer. He contrasts himself with Champ Clark and questions administration conservatism while noting naval build ups and fleet movements in the Atlantic amid prewar tensions.
William A Brady sends his latest attraction to the Opera House for April 12 1909 in New York. The political drama centers on crooked city bosses and a young mayor who refuses to yield city rights in a franchise grab. The story ends with virtue prevailing and the heroine won by the mayor’s honesty.
Bill Bailey and Gayle pursue the new play The Wit to Woo while police investigate a jewelry theft. Detective Captain advises caution and notes Lola Montesa may be implicated, though she is devout and liked. Jeremy grows closer to Lola as tension with the case persists.
A filly named Lady Godiva won a recent race in England prompting reader curiosity about the narrow victory. The column blends political asides on Mussolini and Mussolini era affairs with notes on fashion and looming global tensions, reflecting a mix of sports and world events in a single breezy item.
The report recalls Balbo as a World War era air leader and tremails of a mass transatlantic flight to the United States. It mentions raids on armament works in southern and central England and troop movements around Jersey and Guernsey.
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