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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1934
Page
2
Grandpa Grouchy Galump arrives late with fishing gear to visit Willy Nilly. They argue about timing and signs then all join in fishing. Bears prove to be swift and nimble at catching trout in the brook as Christopher and Mrs Quacko observe.
New York May 3 James Kiely a veteran horse shoer of Gotham for forty four years is closing his shop. He notes he is still able to do good work but the demand has faded as horses decline. Police horses were his main remaining clients and Mayor LaGuardia orders police horses to be shod at the department shop for economy.
Chicago May 3 Stephen Rhode and Joseph O'Brien run a saloon and fear robbers. They hide the day’s receipts, about 180 dollars, in a junk yard after Rhode’s night turn. A junkman finds the money under a seat with the aid of a white horse, and the cash is recovered. Temporary brush check dams for erosion last two and a half to three years.
The passage is a garbled mix of phrases about sourness nausea digestion and stomach issues. It mentions pills and a product branded Carter and Go with unclear claims and nonsensical wording. No coherent event or sources are identifiable.
About 500 people attended a good will meeting in Rowlesburg high school auditorium with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad officials. H R Laughlin acted as toastmaster and Mayor A A Pickering welcomed visitors, praising company cooperation and noting past strike and current wave agreements.
Morgantown announces the annual commencement address will be delivered June 12 by John Barton Payne, national American Red Cross chairman. The senior class president Lee Dobbs announced the baccalaureate sermon for Sunday June 9 by Bishop Urban Valentine Wilmington Darlington of Huntington. PLAN DAM Shinnston reports a special city council meeting Tuesday night in the mayor's office to complete.
The government city contract on Robinson dam was reviewed and signed with immediate work to begin. Mayor C. W Gerrard led the meeting with all city officers present. In West Virginia 150 community gardens are underway as relief work, directed by Peyton H Bray for commodity distribution. The gardens will supply relief families and support school nutrition programs next fall and winter.
The Rev. Strother A. Campbell D D of Tallahassee Florida was called last night to be pastor of the Baptist temple of Charleston September 1. Campbell was born in Harrison county in 1888 and ordained at the First Baptist church in Wayne Pennsylvania.
The First National Bank of Salem nears full release of over $248,000, representing 60 percent of deposits, after the comptroller of the currency orders termination of the conservatorship effective at 1 p m The final step is the charter grant to the new First National Bank at Salem. PRESBYTERY OPENS Williamson The Bluestone Presbytery holds its annual meeting with an address by Rev Dr Ernest Thompson and a talk by Rev Dr Fulton on foreign missions as the gathering runs through Friday.
Three West Virginia women have received pilot licenses. Miss Manil Davis of Flatwoods and her sister Miss Maude Ellen Davis, former West Virginia University students, join Miss Genevieve Pixler of Huntington, a current university student, as licensed aviators.
Charleston leaders pledge full cooperation for a state wide celebration of the first anniversary of the National Recovery Administration. F B Gallaher chairman of the Charleston local of the Window Glass Cutters League of America and member of the national wner committees, announced the plan to observe June 16 in Charleston.
Daniel Boone half dollar coins could be minted and sold at a premium to finance Kentucky’s bi centennial celebration marking the pioneer’s arrival in the state. The plan envisions honoring Boone with a commemorative piece and uses proceeds to support the commemorative events.
Miss Pearl Rector of Ravenswood West Virginia chosen as May Queen for the college Spring festivities. Her court includes Jean Dunlop, Jeanadie Fidler, Wilnie Hill, Frannes Smith, Philena Grace Dyer, and Martha Alice Lodge, elected by student vote. Valera Lynch faculty member oversees May Day activities on College Hill set for May 24 on the campus.
Joseph Dalton, 23, William Kennedy, 21, and Joseph Kennedy, all colored, appeared Tuesday night before Magistrate Love McDaniel on fighting charges. Dalton was fined five dollars and costs and remanded to jail for nonpayment. Joseph Kennedy received ten days in county jail. William Kennedy had charges dismissed. Mrs Frank Long funeral services were held this.
The Martinique serves as a headquarter for many guests from below the Mason-Dixon line in New York City. Located one block from the Empire State Building on Fifth Avenue, it offers single rooms from $2 to $3.50 and double rooms from $3 to $3.63. Managed by George H. Wartman of American Hotels Corporation.
Mrs Cynthia Jane Long 69 died of paralysis at home in Philippi. Funeral held at Philippi United Brethren church with Rev V Tate presiding and burial in church cemetery. Survived by husband Frank Long daughter Alice son Claude sister Mrs John Swick. Also notes of Charmaine Haller appendectomy and hospital observations for Mrs Kelly Smith and Sherman Lindsey. Includes political and school election items and a piece on Thomas Bartlett.
Rochester, May 3. A woman who drove a steel knitting needle through her head from temple to temple in a suicide attempt last month has completely recovered. The only ill effect is that she sees double. The needle barely missed the vital areas.
The Silver family continues to reside in a log house built 126 years ago by great grandfather George Silver. It has never been sold rented or mortgaged and has sheltered five generations. Only the Silvers have lived there and no other family has occupied the historic dwelling.
An old health warning describes Doan's Pills as a remedy to wash out 15 miles of kidney tubes and relieve pains in the kidneys. The piece cautions against risky use and urges readers to consult a druggist, noting potential side effects and suggesting safer options for long term relief.
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