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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1934
Page
4
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The article discusses PWA efforts and local rotation rules affecting Taylor County citizens. It endorses William J. Hussion for the Democratic nomination for state senate from the Eleventh District and vows support. The city anticipates federal review of the loan and plans hospital construction pending approval. Mayor King notes work will start promptly and take about ten months to complete before winter.
A sprawling editorial voice questions income tax probe handling of Mellon and notes Trotzky’s exile, while praising Dr. John Roscoe Turner’s presidency at West Virginia University. It urges press and public to resist political moves that could threaten higher education and civil rights.
The piece notes Leon Trotsky, once of Russia and now residing in France, undertaking a highly unusual automobile tour. It hints that motoring in France in spring is pleasant, but neither Trotsky nor the French government appears wholeheartedly enthusiastic about the venture.
Nature remains ahead in influencing wheat prices as Washington professors track market shifts and forecast implications. The dynamic suggests ongoing debates among economists and policymakers on supply, demand, and speculative forces shaping future grain costs.
The piece cites weather and drought in Kansas affecting wheat yields and prices, notes the Roosevelt administration's agricultural programs and currency plans, and discusses NRA reviews and anti trust concerns impacting small businesses. It highlights price volatility and the cautious stance of authorities toward relying on anti trust laws.
Assistant attorney general outlined claims of fraud totaling about ten million dollars in the mail fraud case and two million tied to alleged mishandling of assets ahead of bankruptcy. Judge Sparks ended the hearing with a remark about the difficulty of denying a hearing.
Governor H G Kump proclaims May 13 to 20 as Traffic Safety Week urging civic groups and law enforcement to promote highway safety. Trooper Claude Hefner notes 1933 WV motor vehicle deaths reached 356, more than coal mine deaths in the same period. He and the governor urge careful observance of traffic laws to reduce accidents and protect life and property.
A decree directing the payment of dividends was entered in the case of J. A. Harrell as receiver of Citizens National Bank against W. D. Corder as administrator. Also reported, Walde O Neal of Walnut street is improving at the Myer Clinic hospital where he is a patient, suffering with pneumonia fever.
The Philippi district and surrounding areas list teachers and districts from Poling to Bear Mountain, with names for each area. Mrs. George M. Kittle announces an adent women’s class for homemaking linked to the local high school vocational program, meeting May 15 at seven p.m. No enrollment fee. attendees asked to meet at the high school. Also notes serious illness of John B. Switzer, 84, at his Wain street home and court happenings with Judge Herbert W. Dent presiding in circuit court yesterday.
The Hamilton Honor Society Alumni dinner opens commencement week on June 2 with speeches by invited guests. June 3 features a baptismal sermon by Rev Dr Francis J Brooke Jr, and a full slate of recitals, class day exercises, and a three act play. A list of degree candidates includes names across standard, commercial, typing, shorthand, and public speaking tracks with notes on possible revisions by the registrar.
Machinists of continued from page one discuss a resolution published in the paper. The document confirms the rotating rule among Marion Monongalia and Taylor counties that has governed senatorial candidacy for more than 30 years. It notes Taylor county’s right to a candidate and names William J. Hussion of Grafton as a Taylor candidate, while opposing a Monongalia bid attempting to disrupt the rotation.
Judith Lane travels from Rio Diablo to Houston amid a complex will contest over Big Tom Bevins. She reads gossip while awaiting court, disguises under a calm exterior, and plans travel with Delphy. Judith encounters a wary scene at Hillendale, noting a stranger at the barbecue pit as she contemplates her late husband’s shadow and the will’s implications.
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