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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1933

Page

6

Beer making and economic impact outlined in post prohibition plans

The article details extensive cost estimates for materials, bottles, labels, trucks, cases and advertising totaling hundreds of millions. It cites an expected 500 000 workers and 123 000 railroad car loads to support reestablished beer production, with many states ready to resume beer after prohibition.

Brewing New York New Jersey California Colorado Connecticut Louisiana Massachusetts Nevada North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania Washington Wisconsin Illinois C. D. Williams Brewers’ Association Williams

County Ohio agreement paves way for scenic highway along Dygarts Valley

Taylor county entered into a contract with Buckhannon & Western Railroad Co to use the road bed on the west side of the Dygarts Valley river for public use until the railroad resumes work. The county relinquished $1,500 due to the railroad. Plan outlines turning the road into a twenty foot scenic driveway with shade trees, clearing rubbish along the river bank, and landscaping the ground for an attractive city ingress and egress.

Road project to improve Fetterman crossing safety

Plans include rerouting Main street to bypass the dangerous railroad grade crossing at Fetterman. Welfare workers will start the project early this week to grade the site lay a rock base and gravel surface.

Main Street Fetterman

President's rise from Pase Gate? Wife Slayer continues

A dramatic page one continued account describes a man named Evans slashing at officers with a razor, pledging money for his mother as he wounded himself and died. The report contrasts this chaos with President Roosevelt’s push for emergency employment and major salary reforms, plus Mussolini talks on Europe’s future.

Evans

Warm winter ends. early spring may bring above normal heat

The article notes an ongoing pattern of warmer winters since 1905 east of the Rockies, with Winter 1932-33 averaging one to nine degrees above normal across regions. March trends and spring warmth are suggested but not officially forecast. Experts warn warm springs may help crops yet risk early fruit tree budding and frost damage.

Equator U. S. Weather Bureau Rocky Mountains Official Weather Bureau J. R. Kineer Weather Bureau Weather ‘Bureau Middle Atlantic

Hospital Notes mention Mrs Roy Stevens admitted

Mrs Roy Stevens of Tunnelton was admitted yesterday to the City Hospital for medical treatment.

Roy Stevens Tunnelton City Hospital

Aged actor Jefferson De Angelis dies at 74 in New Jersey

Jefferson De Angelis a prominent figure on the 19th century American light opera stage died at age 74 in Orange New Jersey after a yearlong paralysis. Born November 30 1859 in San Francisco he rose with theatrical families and shared a career with DeWolf Hopper E H Sothern and John Drew. He married Florence Conliffe in 1882 while touring East India with his company.

Orange N. J Jefferson de Angelis de Angelis Jeff de Angelis DeWolf Hopper E. H. Sothern John Drew Hopper Sothern Mr. de Angelis San Francisco John Susan de Angelis Philadelphia New York East India Florence Conliffe

S WYCKOFF 83 DIES AT HOME NEAR SAND LICK

Sandford Wyckoff 83 died at his home on Sand Lick near Simpson yesterday morning after a two month illness. He was born in the community, son of William and Nancy Shillingberg Wyckoff, last of fourteen. His wife Mary Ellen Wyckoff died two months ago. Surviving: Alonzo Wyckoff, Mrs Ida St. Clair, and Mrs Joshua T. Moore. Funeral Tuesday at 2 from Simpson Baptist Church, Rev N B Hamrick officiating. Interment in church cemetery by Bartlett Funeral Company.

Sandford Wyckoff Sand Lick Simpson William Nancy Shillingberg Wyckoff Mary Ellen Wyckoff Alonzo Wyckoff Ida St. Clair Fairmont Joshua T. Moore

McCracken dies after fourteen months illness at 58

P M McCracken 58 died at his home on the Pruntytown pike after a fourteen month battle with carcinoma. He lived here twenty years and worked as a machinist at the Hazel Atlas Glass plant before its move. Survived by widow Margaret Kirby McCracken, five children, and several siblings and grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the home with Rev Nicely officiating. burial in Keener cemetery. Bartlett Funeral Company in charge.

P.M. McCracken Pruntytown Pike Hazel Atlas Glass Methodist Episcopal Church South Margaret Kirby McCracken James McCracken Millinge F. McCracken Grafton Theodore McCracken Agnes Breedlove Ltidger McCracken John McCracken Belle Dorsey McMechen Solomon McCracken Annié Johnson Coffman Nicely Boothsville Keener Cemetery Bartlett Funeral Company Cial ——A

Roosevelt Day Drams Work To Limit In Schedule

Washington March 20 Roosevelt keeps a heavy work schedule from morning till late night in the White House, dining at 8 and returning to his office. He receives few leisure moments, dictating mail, coordinating meetings with cabinet and press conferences, and guiding national affairs through long days into the early morning. The piece also covers Zangara’s swift trial and execution process following his assassination attempt on Roosevelt.

Roosevelt Sigrid Arne Washington White House Franklin D. Roosevelt Oliver Wendell Holmes Supreme Court Capital Associated Press Joe Zangara Anton J. Cermak Chicago Bay Front Park Miami Florida Zangara Nat Ancour

Zangara Executed in Electric Chair After Farewell

A notorious figure identified as Zangara faced the electric chair at 9:19 after declaring anti capitalist statements. Guard signals and Sheriff Dan Hardie oversaw the execution as 2,300 volts passed through his body. The defendant displayed a stiffening response and was officially pronounced dead at 9:27 A.M.

Atendants Zangara Joe Dan Hardie Dade County Nagera

Zangara’s Trial and Execution Journey in 1933 News

A concise record of the St. Louis era political murder case. From Zangara's threats and remarks to the March 6 coroner’s inquest into the Cermak shooting, to the March 13 death warrant and the planned electric chair execution in the week of March 20. The account notes Zangara’s defiant quotes and the public/legal responses surrounding the assassination attempt.

Angara W. F. Cross Thompson Zangara Shultz Death House Cermak

Arrangements Made For Davis To Sail Thursday For Europe

Norman H. Davis special ambassador on disarmaments and world economics will sail from New York on the Manhattan Thursday to London, then to Geneva. State department officials expect meetings with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon in London.

Washington Norman H. Davis New York Manhattan London Geneva State Department Davis Ramsay MacDonald John Simon

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