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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1934
Page
2
A family of bears lists joys of fishing near a brook but Grand Pa Grouchy Galump confronts them for fishing before May 1. He fines their misdeed with a lesson about obeying the sign and the rule.
Screen actress Jean Chatburn recommends using brilliantine instead of water when applying mascara. The product adds a glossy sheen to lashes and helps prevent brittleness for a more flattering look.
In 1930 Alabama primaries the split reflects a shift as voters react to Hoover era policies. A militant independence movement in Congress surfaces amid debates on Roosevelt programs, with key figures signaling support for the President's agenda.
A large predicted Democratic primary vote volume followed by a sheriff announcement that checks mailed will be accepted as of April 30 and book closures extend to renters paying by mail in the ongoing nomination process.
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor and Chairman Connery of the House labor committee urged Roosevelt to support a 30 hour week. They left the White House without discussing the President’s view, as the administration pursues shorter hours under the NRA program.
The notice outlines Sentinel classified ad rates at two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent per word for each subsequent insertion. Minimum charge is 45 cents. Each initial digit counts as a word. errors should be reported immediately. the paper accepts ads only in proper classifications and is not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion.
FOR SALE OR RENT six room house with bath in Blueville on Route 50. Call 900. FOR SALE twenty head well broke horses in Philippi West Virginia Huff and Forman 33-31. FOR RENT five room cottage with large basement garden garage Call 136-3 32-31. FOR RENT White brick house M D Allender home partly furnished or unfurnished Blueville See J Guy Allender 34-21. Furnish furnished room 19 West Washington Street. Lady wants house work by day or week 137 Ros Street 34-30.
West Virginia officials report the state court reorganized Saturday to take effect today as Pritt recuses himself after relocating from Valley Bend to Beverly district. C C Wamsley remains Beverly district’s oldest member, while the First National Bank in Salem is awaiting final conservatorship terms and Washington approvals before opening. Fox pays tax and announces a delinquency drive with penalties, and a Clarksburg boy, 5, lies in critical condition after an auto crash. A Weston teacher, Okey Radcliffe, 40, shot himself after domestic troubles and remains in serious condition with two wounds.
Dillinger, on the run since October, faces a Crown Point trial for killing East Chicago detective Patrick O’Malley after a dramatic arrest in Indiana. He was captured by plane and jailed in Lake County, with plans for a wider manhunt as police recount raids and shootouts tied to his gang.
A man spent time with his sons Clovis 12 and Eugene 16 then took a .38 revolver to a hill behind his home. Four shells were found. one serious wound and one minor were recorded on the body.
Ray Cowgill of Hasty Bank street found a four day old nest of groundhogs while hunting and brought three into his home where Tabby the cat has now adopted them. In a separate incident, 31 year old Mary Elizabeth Fontaine was wounded in a Philadelphia apartment as police tied the event to a gang that had stayed in Washington after a friend’s killing.
The Ohio Supreme Court weighed an appeal by Mark H. Shank of Akron from a death sentence for one of four poison murders. Shank was convicted in December of killing Alvin Colley at a picnic lunch, a case tied to his wife and two children who also died or were harmed.
A fragmentary transcript shows a judge prompting a jury with a terse line about decisions, followed by a note describing temporary insanity. The text hints at a courtroom moment where jurors consider their verdict amid unclear dialogue.
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