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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1934
Page
4
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The piece describes outdoor work as CCC youths train in forestry while a pottery town gains full bus service along the river. It notes local business criticism of New Deal spending, highlights Tom Bartlett Jr. as editor of Monticola, and reports continued mine sealing by the State Water Commission.
A clipped line from the Clarksburg Telegram notes that when vehicles, especially large trucks and buses, encounter tight spots on crowded roads there is little room to maneuver. The piece suggests the risk of accidents rises in such conditions and critiques road design and traffic.
Grinton West Virginia May 4 1934 readers weigh travel joys across rail road and water routes and promote the old motto See America First. A subscriber urges sober recreation and warns against prohibition era excesses and cocktails, urging temperance and personal choice over law.
A Grafton letter from May 4 1934 praises the Little Theater of Grafton for a successful season ending with The Last of The Loughreys. The writer credits numerous volunteers and The Grafton Sentinel for cooperation and publicity that kept the community informed.
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