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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1933
Page
1
A joint committee begins today to craft a revenue package setting rates on personal and corporate income production utilities and amusements. The plan aims to offset property tax limits, with a projected 14 million dollars yearly, though House members trimmed figures at Governor Kump’s urging.
City commissioners awarded Theodore Miller of Beech Street the lease of Grafton Park for the season. The lease includes all refreshment concessions in exchange for operating the ferry and maintaining the grounds. The ferry will run to 9 p.m. daily to boost evening crowds. The park has been cleaned up with trimmed limbs and new flower beds. A notice was also directed to Mr. Barkis to move his path house or pay a $50 annual rental.
Washington May 9 Gas ton B Means went on trial and on the witness stand Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean testified she had given a friend jade to pawn to recover the Lindbergh baby ransom funds. The testimony described the recruitment of a second payment and the later attempt to regain the marked money.
Barnstable Mass May 9 Kenneth Buck the alleged kidnapper of Margaret Peggy McMath told Police Chief Edward Hall he alone was to blame and responsible for the crime Cyril Buck held also in custody was exonerated. In Harwichport Mass May 9 Chief Hall announced the hiding place of the girl found under a rambling vacant house a five foot deep pit fifty feet from a previously located dungeon Police planned to test prints from found items for evidence.
Los Angeles May 9 Ruth Elder actress and flyer planned a fourth wedding but disappeared with the airplane believed to be bound for Yuma Arizona. Hal Griffis Bakersfield airport superintendent had said Elder left a note at the airport for Yuma. She had tried to obtain a marriage license in Bakersfield but California law required a three day interval before filing.
Chicago May 9 A war to the finish on Chicago labor racketeers was declared jointly by Mayor Edward J. Kelly and State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney after a conference with leaders of organized labor. Kelly refused to reveal details but warned against ballyhoo and urged decisive action.
Pittsburgh Pa May 9 A 20 cent drop in the price of Pennsylvania grade crude oil is announced by purchasing agents The new prices list Pennsylvania grade in Southwest pipelines 97 cents Areka lines 92 cents Buckeye 77 cents Corning grade in Buckeye lines 50 cents Tidewater Oils in New York Transit lines 1.27 Bradford district 1.27 Senees county bin raisers and a record of 1 800 000 loans marketed last year
Japanese forces sweep Funing as Major General Teizo Hiraga directs the 29th infantry brigade toward Changli and Anshan. Major General Kunizo Matsuda closes on Chinese positions near Swandow, threatening retreat routes as Tientsin's foreign colony fears the city’s fate amid a second fast moving Japanese push into North China.
Washington reports warn that a deadlock over war debts could undo progress in reducing international friction before the London conference. Paris dispatches say France’s cabinet opposed paying $19 millionDecember interest without guarantee that June 15’s $40 million payment would be postponed, while London hints Britain may seek postponement to join Roosevelt’s tariff truce proposal.
Pittsburgh May 9 Joseph Stepak a 55 year old wealthy McKees Rocks realtor and former hotel proprietor was shot to death early today on the McKees Rocks bridge. He was shot through the right temple. Stepak s empty pocketbook was found near the body and his pockets were turned inside out. His automobile with rear window shadowed stood nearby. A discharged revolver shell was found in the backseat but no gun was located.
Poona India May 9 Mahatma Gandhi who began a weeks fast showed symptoms of nausea this evening. A Bombay physician was summoned by Gandhi's friends who fear the fast begun Monday to protest the seating of the lowest class may cost his life.
James Ray Smoot, vice president and cashier of The National Bank of Fairmont, died at his home on May 9 after a period of declining health. Born December 11, 1887 in Newburg West Virginia, he had served in banking from a young age, rising to cashier at First National Bank of Newburg before moving to Fairmont. He died of apoplexy following arteriosclerosis, at about 1:30 p.m. in his 46th year.
Louis A. Johnson American Legion national commander plans protests against the veterans regulation in the administration's economy bill. He will meet Budget Director Lewis A. Douglas in Washington after attending a Rotary conference in Jackson's Mill. Johnson travels from Clarksburg to New York and Evansville before a scheduled White House briefing with President Roosevelt.
The Grafton Rotary Club is well represented at the annual district conference at the Four H camp in Jacksons Mills. Jed W Robinson won a spot on the credentials committee. Rev Gill I Wilson of Parkersburg and Kenneth Kurtz of Weston were nominated for district governor. Edwin C Wade currently presides as district governor. The banquet at 6:30 p.m. featured Robert E Heun and Frederic Snyder. Music by Chick Rose and His Rhythm Mates accompanied the governor’s ball for 567 Rotarians and Rotarian Anns. The opening song was led by Dr. C E Goodwin. Continued on Page Six.
London May 9 Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald told the House of Commons there is every prospect of an agreement between Britain and the United States on the advisability of an immediate tariff truce. He cited ongoing exchanges of views and said settlement of wording must still protect core positions.
State police pursue William Hendricks, 56, a Jones Mills mountaineer, in the mountains on charges of shooting his son Albert, 18, and assaulting the boy's mother in Donegal township. He allegedly had a prize girl in for $10 and a bag of provisions. Authorities warn he may be armed and dangerous.
Tulsa reports West Texas crude oil output surpassed one million barrels with total U. S. production near the late August 1929 peak. TheOil and Gas Journal shows weekly output at 2,902,439 barrels daily, up 377,219 from 2,525,320. Eastern production held at 105,000 barrels.
A thunder squall with 30 to 60 mph winds struck near Dayton causing widespread damage. Houses were unrooted and trees uprooted while traffic was paralyzed. Several people were injured, none seriously, as the event caused thousands of dollars in damage.
Charleston May 9 a motion to kill a bill for a ten percent tax on tobacco was made in the senate but was quickly withdrawn.
Delegations from the midwest south and west reach Washington seeking support as the bonus army splits into veterans expeditionary force and bonus expeditionary force groups. About 1000 men from New York head to the capital tonight while Baltimore followers prepare to depart. The veterans group secures a Fort Mead camp for a week while the bonus side vows to tell congress they must be cared for.
Pittsburgh May 9 John Maug and Edward Turpack escapees from Western penitentiary April 27 emerged from a west Homestead quarry and fled to the south side after a brush with police. Officers traced to Mrs Turpack's home. fugitives jumped into a sedan, sped away as police fired. The car was abandoned on the south side with bullets in it.
Washington May 9 The administration's emergency rail road bill faces opposition from labor as it moves through Congress. Lawmakers question the plan for a federal coordinator to reduce over capitalization and streamline activities, while Secretary Roper says the bill is not a universal solution and depends more on railroad executives than the coordinator. Continued on Page Six
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