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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1935
Page
4
The spring's unusually heavy rainfall floods main streams causing property damage and several drownings, including a motorist near Weston. Seven deaths in one day marked a rare natural tragedy, while editorial notes reflect on Britain's Jubilee and U.S. governance trends and opposition to the Guffey coal bill.
The column asks who was King of France at the start of the French Revolution and which Italian patriot helped unite Italy. It notes that between 1649 and 1658 England was ruled by a commoner, asks who he was, and includes a horoscope and a quotation about solitude with faint answers: Louis XVI, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Oliver Cromwell.
The text critiques the Supreme Court decision declaring the railway employees pension act unconstitutional, arguing federal authority is limited to national finance and defense, with social legislation as a doubtful reach for Congress. It notes ongoing inquiries by lawmakers into how far federal power extends and references Rev. Dr. Knox on Christ and church crisis inspiring revival prospects.
Mor gantown district Epworth leaguers held their annual banquet in the church banquet hall with over 100 attendees. The program drew strong applause as speakers addressed youths. Morning sessions licensed Joseph P. DiBardi Masontown and Ralph Talbot Fairmont to preach. Rev A S Wolfe spoke on five conceptions of God across Mad e Nature Moses Agnostic Satan and Christ. Christ is the Son of God who died on Calvary to expiate sins.
Central Press reports on potential cross party partnerships among maverick groups in Washington. Analysts envision a unified front by farmers, labor, and independents with figures like Huey Long, Father Coughlin, and Lloyd Olson as possible leaders or kingpins.
Consuelo the Romany dancer travels to New York with Brewett Blackmire and party entourage to debut as Gypsy Dancer in Broadway. She triumphs on stage, while longing for her old life and Gypsy lovers. Stewart praises her and promises new life in American clothes, yet Consuelo remains torn between old identity and fame.
In a gypsy camp a dancer rebukes a white impresario over money and status. She recalls stark poverty and the lure of a promised fortune, while the camp’s men react with possessive longing and jealousy as they cling to memory and dream.
A religious sermon urges churches to be attractive adaptable and actionable. The minister must lead with beauty and strength, study current conditions, and align doctrine with contemporary questions. Converts should be guided and challenged, not merely won. Jesus’ pragmatic test is cited: by their fruits ye shall know them.
A dentist Dr Leonard Klein performed a caesarian on a pregnant guppy at Shedd Aquarium, saving 21 fish. He described spotting distress in Mrs Gippy and making a small incision to deliver the 20 fry into the water, a unique, possibly unprecedented case in tropical fish care.
Court scheduled a discharge hearing for the bankrupt Charles Fox on May 6, 1996. The petition in bankruptcy was read, and the judge ordered discharge to be considered at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at the courthouse in Elcine.
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