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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
5
Britain's largest nudist camp near Green Hills in Hertfordshire endures air reconnaissance by RAF pilots. The proprietor and residents adapt, noting pilots locate targets well, while nudists continue sunbathing and fire watching under wartime constraints. Rates remain low with cabin stays from $1.50 daily.
Fayetteville May 8 C E Clay of Logan Chesapeake and Ohio railroad conductor was acquitted today by a Payette county jury of the slaying of Laco Haskins 41 miner in an altercation in a Montgomery hotel last July. The jury deliberated five hours four hours last night and an hour today before returning the verdict. Clay testified Haskins struck him and threatened him with a knife. The defense offered evidence that he was drugged and robbed by Freda Cut right and that Haskins intervened.
A dense listing details Central West Virginia station WMMN and NBC CBS network gaps with times and programs. It notes NBC WJZ WEAF WABC CBS WBMN broadcasts, showing hosts, orchestras, dramas, news, and music slots across early evening hours.
State rests after two witnesses testify that Clay offered money to claim they were in the hotel during the incident. The woman is serving a theft sentence.
Richmond on May 8 report by Dr. Lowell Selling of the American Psychiatric Association details a Detroit recorder's court study of 305 traffic offenders on the mental borderline. Excuses like rolling stops and brake failures surfaced. many with IQ ratings from 43 to 75. The study warns such drivers pose a rising menace in heavy traffic and may remain on highways until licenses are revoked by personal review.
A vintage ad promotes a gentle laxative by claiming relief from drowsiness biliousness excess acid indigestion headaches and sour stomach due to constipation. It says it renews pep and energy and aids removal of clogged matter for young and old with a satisfaction guarantee or refund.
The War Department weighs prioritizing younger men for training with an age cap of 30 or even 26. Officials cite longer future usefulness and less disruption to defense industry manpower. President Roosevelt to issue a proclamation fixing the new registration date for 21 to 35 year olds. The draft program aims to align training with potential fall service and students or workers’ schedules.
The four unions representing 500000 members in the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie region announce 30 day notice for wage negotiations starting June 5. The group includes the O R C, locomotive engineers, firemen and firemen and trainmen, none aligned with CIO or AFL.
Loew's chief Mayer tops the salary table with higher year over year gains. Eugene G Grace leads Bethlehem Steel at 478 144, while George W Hill shows 456 415 as American Tobacco president. Notable figures include Huns Stromberg and Nicholas M Schenck, with Fields and Durbin among high earners at Universal Pictures.
Walter Gifford of Consolidated Oil received 210000 for executive duties while Ernest Weir of AT&T earned 245400 as president. George Fink led National Steel with 245300 as president and Robert Stanley headed International Nickel Canada at 215350. Harry Bracy, Kroger branch manager, earned 206402. Bing Crosby was paid 150000 by Universal Pictures.
Leroy Allebach appearing for Western Union told the Charleston public works board that the telegraph company is a dying concern with dwindling revenues. He urged a gradual reduction of a $300,000 assessment as part of hearings on 1941 utility valuations.
In Fairmont on May 8 25 employees members of the International Brotherhood of Chauffeurs Teamsters and Warehousemen and Helpers of America AFL went on strike over a closed shop higher pay and shorter hours. The contract expired about a year ago and negotiations failed. Workers set up a picket line near the company office.
Washington May 8 President Roosevelt remained in bed to overcome a stomach ailment. He had a fractional temperature and, though wanting to rise, was ordered to stay by Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire. Early said the president was improving and pressing his doctor to lift restraints. No appointments were made as he kept up on affairs by telephone. Plans were compiled for a Hyde Park weekend trip.
More than 550000 troops will maneuver in summer and fall drills described as the largest war games ever. 800000 others will handle mobilization, with a September climax in Louisiana and a November phase between Fort Jackson and Fort Bragg. Civilians will spot for aircraft as shortages loom in equipment and transport.
Great Britain shows a roughly 12 percent drop in exports in 1940 compared with 1938, the first full year of war. The Department of Overseas Trade reports total exports at £413,000,000 in 1940 versus £471,000,000 in 1938, reflecting wartime disruption and economic strain.
Judge Harry E. Watkins overruled a motion for a new trial in the Union National Bank of Clarksburg versus the Federal Housing Administration. A jury recently awarded about $38,000 in damages in a loan action involving Pedersen Glass Company of Lumberport.
Labor Commissioner Charles J. F. Sattler announced a mediation session for Monday at the Louis Marx toy plant in Glen Dale Marshall County. About 800 workers have been on strike six weeks after union rejection of a company compromise.
The union demands a ten cents per hour raise while the company offers three to four cents. Other issues like vacations with pay and a union shop appear settled, leaving the wage question as the remaining major point of contention.
Wheeling reports Albert Mozingo, 48, killed when his car hit a concrete light pole early today. His companion Elmer King sustained serious injuries. Police and fire crews used acetylene torches to extract Mozingo’s body from the wreck.
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