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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1933
Page
4
Letters touch on state funding and proposed minimum salaries for teachers across grades and degrees. Advocates argue the act sets fair standards, while critics misinterpret limits, noting high school pay scales and county superintendents required to hold degrees and be appointed rather than elected.
A memoir of boyhood in Grafton during the Civil War contrasts with an editorial on French surtaxes and American economic policy. The piece discusses enlistment, heroism, aging, and a then-contemporary legislature wrestling with county unit school reform and indirect tax measures amid evolving revenue plans.
May Head Railroad Samuel T. Bledsoe, leader of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe executive committee, is cited as a likely successor to William B. Storey as Jing president. The piece also discusses river road construction delays and public highway improvements, urging timely completion and proper maintenance.
President Roosevelt urged business leaders to raise wages in step with rising prices and to cooperate with government to curb overproduction and unfair labor practices. He hinted at broad authority for industry regulation and possible government supervision of agreements, seeking party support for recovery plans.
A scrambled daily crossword with numerous garbled clues and partial word fragments. The readable items hint at across and down entries such as rivers, minerals, and professions, but many lines are corrupted, leaving only hints of possible solutions and puzzle structure.
Tor Wagner and industry leaders discussed modifying the Sherman act to reduce wasteful competition while opposing new government intervention. The debate covered the 30 hour work week, Perkins wage proposals, and the federal position on punitive damages as a policy threat to business. Strawn urged maximum private freedom with government limits, warning against expanded government action.
Five firemen including Captain Emil Schoeck were injured when a loft building collapsed during a blaze in New York. The captain suffered a leg fracture and possible shoulder injuries with internal injuries, while four colleagues were seriously hurt.
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