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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1933
Page
6
Radio program Little Orphan Annie airs daily on NBC over 32 stations. Sponsored by Ovaltine the 15 minute daytime feature runs 5 45 to 6 p m with regular short subjects.
Funeral rites for Samuel L Miller age 80 were held at his son William Miller’s home 336 Tygart Street Fairmont officiated by Rev L E Powers of the First Temple Fairmont. Interment Linn Cemetery Musgrave Springer in charge. Survivor list includes ten children from two marriages led by Charles etc.
E Miller of Colfax road and several Miller relatives including Arthur and Howard Miller of Colfax and grafton Fairmont pike along with Mrs Mattie Robinson of Wickwire Mrs Ella Ice of Fairmont and Mrs Vin cent Henderson of Hammond survive. Twenty six grandchildren and six great grandchildren are listed. One brother and six sisters also survive namely J Smith Miller Route No 2 Graf ton Mrs Nettie Archer Mrs Ansey Henderson Mrs Mary Carruthers White Day Mrs Cynthia Shaw and Mrs Sarah Wagner Grafton and Mrs Ella Summers Fairmont.
Word arrived this afternoon of the death of James M. Hamilton 94 at the home of his daughter Mrs Orpha Simpson Morgantown He was a Civil War veteran and a member of the G A R He formerly lived in Preston County Funeral arrangements are pending with Hamilton Funeral Company of this city.
Fullerton Md March 22 a bullet riddled body of a man aged 26 to 30 was found face down in a thicket miles north of the town. Police believe he was killed by a fusillade from bootlegger guns as he fled. Dr Gustave Fritz overseas coroner said the man likely died Saturday night.
United States Steel and its subsidiaries plan to reduce salaried employees' working time by 11 percent by April 1, cutting salary costs accordingly. Wage earners in mills and manufacturing plants will be unaffected. Separately Fayetteville Arkansas notes stave manufacturers report beer returns boosting timber demand as Ozark lumber use rises. 1930 per capita stave consumption stood at 145 feet used for beer kegs.
Geneva reports say disarmament talks rejected adjournment for four power talks among Britain France Germany and Italy amid fears of a Italo German bloc. France urged equality for Poland Czecho Slovakia Romania and Jugo Slovakia within League of Nations framework. In London MacDonald urged study within the League and protections for smaller states.
At the office of Sillman Evans fourth assistant postmaster general officials said the committee was reorganized under the new administration. Two selected a site at Fourteenth and Main streets but no binding action was taken as the matter is held in abeyance due to protests from individuals and organizations regarding the present post office.
Herbert Meeker, a young Ohio farmer, was electrocuted at the Ohio penitentiary for the slaying of his wife Gertrude. He claimed innocence to the end, saying relative Howard Young committed the crime before Young's suicide during arrest. The Meekers lived in Holmes county.
In Milwaukee on March 23 crowds surged at eight large breweries as police managed the throng seeking jobs after President Roosevelt signed the 3.2 percent beer and wine bill. Firemen and engineers in boiler rooms used whistle cards, sirens, and horns to announce the law, with drivers pressing horns in a celebratory clamor.
The administration plans a free hand for Roosevelt to open American tariff doors in return for compensating arrangements. The move aims to breach foreign tariff walls through reciprocal treaties and reopen site selection, signaling a broader push in new policy.
New York reports a study showing many states have repealed prohibitions since 1914, with 22 states now without bans. Industry expects to rapidly increase beer production post legalization. estimates from major centers show potential output in the hundreds of thousands to millions of barrels and tens of thousands of workers shifting to brewery jobs.
In Point Pleasant West Virginia on March 23 flood relief began with Red Cross rehab work as the Ohio river stage stayed steady. About 500 homes were ringed by muddy floodwaters that blocked the business district. Soup kitchens served roughly 350 refugees daily from flooded homes.
Detroit reports Federal Motor Truck company plant reopened on March 23 after a partial shutdown beginning March 6. About 1400 workers were recalled as production resumes.
Muskegon Michigan March 23 UPI Legalization of ren beer by compress will make possible the immediate recall of 1500 employes in the Muskegon plant of Brunswick Balke Collender Co R F Bensinger company president said Prior to the Volstead Act days the Brunswick Barke Collender Co pioneers in tavern fixtures for dispensing beer and other liquors employed 2000 men in their Muskegon plant most of them skilled.
Charleston March 23 A request to include bus and truck regulation in his special call was made of Governor Kump Senators Taylor and Beacom said the governor took it under advisement Beacom noted urging legislation to bring buses and trucks under the interstate commerce commission and the public service commission The plan is supported by President Roosevelt to fair the competition between buses oilers and railroads
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