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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1934
Page
2
Puff and Shepard slip to the sea and board a large ship near London. While the crew murmur in sleep the vessel quietly departs, signaling a covert maritime venture under cover of darkness.
The Sentinel notes a close race among workers as prize ballots near completion. A list shows fourteen active contestants including Gawthrop Pearl Foley Virginia Seamon Catherine Mauller Selah M Mahaffey Sarah Miller Lila R Miller Chauncey Newcome Bertha Margaret Scrandge Mary R Sinclair Russie M Welch Ruth Ann Withers C W Waller Harold H The Campaign Department orders Wednesday and Saturday reporting or risk of dropping from the list.
London residents observe George V entering his twenty fifth year on the throne amid plans for a 1935 jubilee celebration. The monarch is praised as a unifying leader who endured the great war and depression, earning affection for his simple tastes, progressive stance, and royal dignity.
Charleston reports a $4,000,000 tax dispute between Wheeling Steel Corp and the state was appealed to the state and Ohio county after the Ohio County circuit court cut the corporation’s intangible property assessment from 4,491,323.67 to 496,093.33. Clarksburg’s Byron B. Randolph announced he will run as a candidate, breaking political ice last night.
August Democratic primary selects nominee for state senate from district covering Doddridge Harrison and Lowell counties. Voters choose representative for this region in the upcoming election cycle.
An ad promotes MELLO-GLO face powder with a French process that lasts longer, minimizes pores, and beautifies the complexion without irritation or a pasty look. It is described as the purest face powder, priced at 60 cents and one dollar.
The senior class of Grafton High will present The Black Flamingo by Sam Janney for the public on Friday evening May 18 at the high school auditorium. Miss Ruth Batten directs with a full local cast and ongoing rehearsals as the ensemble prepares the thriller in celebration of the school’s stage tradition.
Mary Graham Bonner reports a quirky scene where Christopher Columbus Crow entices Willy Nilly and animal friends to the woods. drums signal a mystery as Top Notch and Rip react, while anticipation builds for a new play with dramatic shifts from comedy to thrills and a major school mystery titled The Black Flamingo.
E F Dalton of Charleston leads re election of state officers for the Knights of Columbus at a one day West Virginia gathering in Clarksburg. Other officers named include J M Donahue Huntington BE V Shorr Weston John L Hechmer Charleston L M McCormick Martinsburg and Leo Kolbecker Charleston. Seventeen cities represented by about 50 delegates. Mass attended at Immaculate Conception and the assembly backed the Legion of Decency.
The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to establish two nurseries near Norris Tennessee for study of trees and shrubs native to the region. The project aims to cultivate native species and support regional forestry research and conservation efforts conducted under TVA oversight.
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