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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1934
Page
1
Pittsburgh May 8 A grand jury of 21 refused to indict Andrew W Mellon on tax evasion charges. The banker's losses in 1931 on stock sales were cited as the government case. Witnesses were heard for five hours before the panel returned a “not a true bill” ruling and adjourned to routine business.
Delegates including W C T U officials gather in Charleston as West Virginia prohibitionists in a convention plan to defend the prohibition amendment. The group aims to elect a state executive board, coordinate campaign work, and push dry candidates in the August primary and November general elections of 1934. Charles E. Carrigan chairs the nominating committee with Craig Shaw of Moundsville among others.
Grafton hosts tomorrow for an annual West Virginia goodwill tour with Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce representatives. Mayor Charles O. King will welcome guests and receive keys to the city. The Grafton high school band will play as a special bus from Clarksburg arrives at 2 15 p m at Valley Inn near the First National Bank.
Philippi May 8 Barbour county unit board announced the selection of 168 teachers for the coming year. Philippi High School hires J I Carpenter as principal with staff including Margaret Bolvard Thomas Bolyard Boyles Paul Dickenson and others. Philippi Graded School lists Dillon P Baughman as principal with Virginia Starkey Darrell Malone and several more. Belington High School names O J Woodford as principal with staff including I I Ousen berger Faye Barnes and F C Waggoner. Belington Graded lists Audra Gall as principal with Roma Stahl and Ada M. continuing on page five.
Cananea and Nogales reports say two Arizona highway patrol corporals found a house tied to six-year-old heiress June Nobles’ kidnapping. Officials press ahead in a cross border hunt with Mexican and American forces seeking the child or her abductors. Ransom talks have stalled with no $15000 agreement reached.
Valley leaders from Morgantown to Grafton decided not to adopt daylight savings time this year at a Fairmont meeting. They plan to study extra daylight time next winter with a view to starting alongside larger states next year. About 75 percent of valley residents were said to favor daylight time. Employers and workers are accustomed to the current schedule. Continued on wage four.
Ten men were burned in a grain dust explosion at the Missouri Pacific elevator on Prem Street in St. Louis. Six are seriously injured as flames from a 1.6 million bushel grain fire burned for about 30 minutes. workers carried injured men from the blast area.
A young man signing as Frank Thompson cashed a phony eighty five dollar check after minor repairs at the Standard Garage in Grafton. He spent several days in town buying small items and gas before leaving yesterday. Continued on page three.
Political intrigue grows as candidates in Taylor County eye public office with sixty days to declare. Howard H Holt tops the Republican field for State Senate while William J Hussion leads the Democrats. Voters also choose an elect Ai School Board alongside state and federal offices.
Private aviation resumes mail service on four routes after Army handover. A United Air Lines plane from Newark carried 1,200 pounds of mail and six passengers to Oakland, marking the first civilian airmail flight since February 19 contract cancellations. Other routes include Seattle to San Diego and Salt Lake City to Seattle and San Diego, with further services expected.
A May 8 Associated Press report from Buggingen Germany details a mine disaster at the Buggingen potash shaft where 87 miners are trapped and presumed dead as a fire and gas hazards seal the entrance. Flames and carbon monoxide from collapsed timbers halted rescue attempts, villagers mourn as coffins awaited.
Accomac Virginia May W T Bloxom a Horsey farmer and businessman on the Eastern Shore believes he has found a path to recovery for farmers He has not published a full description but tests show his plan works He calls it simple to give tenants a better break and farm hands higher wages He is known on the Eastern Shore for trying his own medicine and the region has faced depression hurricanes and high costs in recent years Continued on page five
Samiut Insull, once a powerful utility figure, faced a $200000 bond filing at federal court in Chicago on May 8. He was fingerprinted and led to jail after collapsing from stress, as crowds watched at the marshal's office. He had endured thirteen thousand miles of travel across Europe and the Atlantic in the lead up to the hearing.
A 8:30 PM meeting in the Grafton Sentinel editorial rooms will consider reentry into the proposed six team West Virginia State League. Edward Denham of Clarksburg and Leo F King of Clarksburg Telegram will outline plans as five teams are enrolled from Clarksburg Philippi Weston Belington with a Grafton bid sought. Twilight league officials previously hesitated over a truly representative Grafton team on the field.
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