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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1936
Page
8
Mrs Lessie Lanham won a divorce order against her husband in Fairmont. The decree bars either party from remarrying for 60 days. The bill claims she was married July 18 1931 to a Harris Smith from Fairmont who became president of the State college student body.
The headless body of a young woman was found floating in the Ohio river 18 miles east of Portsmouth. Coroner R M Gault said she may have been slain, with three knife wounds in the remaining neck. A scarf bearing the initials "2 A" was the only clue to her identity, and authorities sought a link to another related finding.
A report from Hil ky describes a girl about 20 years old found in the water with undergarments stained. Coroner Gault could not immediately estimate the time the body had been in the water. Toe and heel plates on the shoes suggested she may have worn slippers.
John Monroe, 40, a regular court habitué, was arrested for drunkenness and fighting on Latrobe Street. He could not pay a $10 fine from Mayor Waugh and was jailed for five days. Earl Hickman, Prosperity poolroom owner, was fined $5 for a fighting charge. Otto Bolyard received three days’ work on the city streets for drunkenness.
William Henry Carter, brother of Raleigh County bank president B. B. Carter, died of pneumonia in Beckley. He was 72.
The arrest of Alvin Karpis renews speculation about Chicago physician Dr Joseph P Moran presumed dead or alive He reportedly operated illegally and may have aided gangsters including Moran Dillinger Facial surgeries were allegedly performed on Karpis and other desperadoes A body in Lake Erie was partially identified as Moran's authorities suggest he may have talked too much.
Washington May 8 Hearings on the house tax bill closed with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Harrison predicting passage of a revenue-raising measure aligned with Roosevelt's recommendations. Modifications to the undistributed profits tax were anticipated while an executive session to start work on the bill was planned for Monday. Harrison dismissed rumors of a revolt, saying changes would occur but the core philosophy would prevail. The committee may favor a surtax on undistributed profits rather than a full overhaul of the corporate tax. A New York CP A spokesman suggested a flat 15 percent corporate tax plus a 1 to 20 percent surtax on undistributed income, with Treasury estimating revenue implications.
Senator Connally of Texas disclosed he asked the treasury for revenue estimates on a tax plan similar to that proposed by public accountants. The statement indicates ongoing fiscal discussion and evaluation of potential tax policymakers.
A blaze swept through Dawidogródek in Poland on May 8 destroying 1,000 houses and leaving about 4,000 homeless. Three residents were killed as the fire razed the town, with firefighters battling the flames amid widespread destruction.
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