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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1939
Page
3
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Helen Lockwood to Dr. John Pierpont of Irontown Ind. solemnized April 29 at 4:30 pm in the First M E church parsonage Clarksburg. Bride a Simpson High School graduate and nurse. groom a University of Michigan medical school graduate interning at University Hospital. They will reside in Ann Arbor.
The room included Mrs Zora Anvil Helen Dempsey Roberta Jewell Jessie Headley Mabel Brown Beulah Grimes Carrie Fawcett Tena Brown Imogene Dever and the guest of honor Mrs Sadie Kramer with Mrs Brown assisted by her daughter Berg present as attendees.
Pittsburgh May 2 FP. Rains president of A M Byers Co. attacked the proposed 200000000 canal claiming it would depress steel centers except Youngstown. He argued reducing steel output in Ohio Valley mills would not rise with canal benefits and urged seeking freight relief from ICC. He warned savings at Youngstown would be offset elsewhere.
Samuel P. Walter, 83, of near Thornton, died this afternoon from pneumonia contracted last Thursday. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Friday at the Maple Run United Baptist church with burial in Ivansville cemetery. A fuller obituary will appear in tomorrow's Sentinel.
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor denyed publicly today that he conferred with the National Association of Manufacturers on amendments to the Wagner Act. He called the alleged proposals propaganda and said AFL and CIO peace prospects remain fragile as talks continue.
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Joseph GoKorte, a resident engineer with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Association at Somerset, Pa., has returned to his work after spending the weekend with family here. Guy Leonard also returned to his duties.
Mr and Mrs S M Leonard of Walnut street hosted family visits over the weekend with Mrs Leonard ill. Paul Murphy and wife planned a southier states motor trip returning late in the week. Edna Lé Leonard, WVU Morgantown student, stayed with grandparents the Leonards before returning Sunday. Miss Sarah Belle Henderson entered City Hospital Tuesday morning for a minor operation.
Frankfort May 2 Campbell Stras president testified in the miners benefits hearing that the Kentucky Cardinal mine stopped operating because pickets endangered the employer. He said the Bell county mine tried to operate after April 3 but halted as union pickets grew to 1700, acting ugly and dunking an employee in a river.
Senator Bankhead proposes June 1 as the adjournment deadline for Congress. He submitted a resolution to make June 1 the last day of the session and to empower tax and foreign affairs committees to hold hearings during the recess on tax social security and neutral legislation.
Hinton May 2 7 Circuit Judge Mark L Jarrett set May 22 for hearing of impeachment charges against the Summers county board of education and the county superintendent. John T Simms of Charleston, attorney for the Sawm akers county court to investigate school affairs, filed 17 charges before Judge Jarrett at Lewisburg.
An earthquake event was recorded at a university institute in the south. Data show measurable seismic activity linked to the institution with ongoing monitoring and analysis by staff.
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