Field House at Grafton to Resume Under ERA Plan
The city announces the completion of three welfare work projects started under the CWA now resumed with ERA support. J C Burchinal visits as regional ERA Works Division director. work on the field house gymnasium four room addition and athletic field grading will restart and finish this summer using native stone, Riverside drive near Fetterman bridge.
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CWA
J.c.burchinal
ERA
Foundation II
New Grafton High School
Riverside Drive
Fetterman Bridge
Grafton High School
Board of Education
O. K
Twin Sawmills Operate At Federal Dam Near Grafton Park
One mill already runs on the Mouser place and a second will start at the McDaniel farm soon. They will saw timber from the impounding basin into merchantable lumber for the BISDeregy owner. Timber is cut into mine props, cross ties, and railroad ties as ditches on hill sides near the dam near completion.
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Grafton Park
President's Mother Discusses Mother's Day Reinforces Quiet Public Image
Mrs. Roosevelt, age 79, downplays public attention, noting James Roosevelt’s fame feels natural. She recalls boyhood gifts, describes a close, informal bond with the President, and emphasizes her preference for privacy while living quietly in a well appointed White House era home.
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James Roosevelt
White House
Othe
Comfort in Courage and Motherly Wisdom From a President’s Childhood
A newspaper piece explores how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s grit is shaped by early life, with his mother stressing courage over paralysis and sharing tales of his boyhood hunts. She notes modern parenting shifts toward boarding schools, while recalling a grandson’s school day question. The piece hints at broader reflections on character and fate.
Elderly man found after wandering Philadelphia search
An 88 year old man from Grafton West Virginia, William McGee later identified as William McGill, wandered Philadelphia five days seeking his daughter Rosalie Sampson of Waterford Works New Jersey. He slept at the Shelter for the Homeless while officials traced his daughter who had missed a train.
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Philadelphia
Camden
William McGee
Grafton
W. Va
Rosalie Sampson
Waterford Works
N. J
Broad St
McGee
Hamil
New Kensington Man Is Taken for Ride
Patsy Arabia a 38 year old local sports figure was beaten and shot and found on a lonely road after being taken for a ride his body dumped from a car William Swyers found the body and notified police Arabia lived with his wife and four children in Arnold New Kensington Pa May 12.zeros
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New Kensington
Patsy Arabia
William Swyers
Arabia
Arnold
Father Took 10-Year-Old Percy Armstrong In Clarksville
Police conducted a wide search for ten year old Percy Lamar Armstrong grandson of the late Governor Austin Peay. He was taken from school by a man who hugged him and drove away with another man in a green sedan. The mother believes one of the men was his father.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Percy Lamar Armstrong
Austin Peay
Elaborate fitting services planned in Grafton churches
Preparations are complete for observance of Mothers Day in Grafton churches with individual services tomorrow. Local congregations will feature special music and sermons. At Andrews Methodist Episcopal church Miss Anna Jarvis will send a greeting and Lawson Lear will speak. First Baptist Church will hold a 9:30 AM program with choir, followed by a sermon by Rev. James E. Fidler on Mothers Day.
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Grafton
Anna Jarvis
Andrews M. E
Christendom
Andrews
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Stellar Music
Cedric O. Reynolds
Frank N. Lynch
Miss Jarvis
Vv. Mil- Leen
Jer
Lawson L. Loar
Clarksburg
Lear
Arsole
Cedric Reynolds
N.F. Kendall
James E. Fidler
Mother Church
N. Lynch
Lynch
Ex-President Of Rotarians Gives Speech At May Meeting
Five Rotary Club members with May birthdays were introduced as Mayflowers at the regular meeting. The honorees were W. A. Beavers, Guy E. Kuhn, B. Collans, J. W. McCafferty, and Iras Sidrow. The principal speaker was T. W. Engle, past president of Grafton Rotary.
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Rotary Club
W. A . Beavers
Guy E. Kuhn
Collins
J. W. McCafferty
Inlas Sidrow
T. W. Engle
Grafton’ Rotary
Industrial School Head Attacks Former Officials at Kiwanis Meeting
R P Bell, head of the State Industrial School for Boys, addressed the Kiwanis Club at Pruntytown detailing serious allegations against the previous administration. The address, printed in full, emphasizes public interest and Bell’s long involvement with Kiwanis in West Virginia.
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R. P. Bell
State Industrial School For Boys
Kiwanis Club
Pruntytown
Sentinel
Ladies and
Local youth ends life at home in South Side tragedy
Walter Montell Moore 24 a mute used a 12 gauge shotgun to kill himself at the family residence 307 High Street South Side at 2 10 am. The weapon discharged tearing teeth and exiting above the right temple. His father awakened by the shot found him in bed dressed in night clothes with the gun in his grip. Coroner Ona Jefferys ruled it a suicide. an inquest was unnecessary. His sister Ida Bell spoke of domestic trouble linked to a young man and a troubled mother. Continued on page six.
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Walter Montell Moore
Walter L. Moore
High Street
South Side
Trigger
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Helms and DeMoss, Jr
T. W. Heironimus, Jr
Ona
Jefferys
Ida Bell
Pines Nee E
Gettle Kidnapping Rumors Put Family on Alert
Los Angeles May 1 253 Reports say oilman William F Gettle of Beverly Hills was kidnapped near Arcadia and that a ransom of up to 75000 may be demanded. The family attorney Ernest E Noon acts as intermediary awaiting exact instructions and a possible public announcement.
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Los Angeles
Cat
William F. Gettle
Beverly Hills
Aate
Insull Released From Custody After Hospital Rest
Samuel Insull, former head of a vast utility empire, was released from Cook County jail after a brief hospital stay at St Luke's. He appeared in good spirits and told fellow prisoners, "Well, boys, good luck to all," as he posted $250,000 to secure his release and prepared to face federal court.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Twoltlion
U Sion
St. Luke's Hospital
Cook County
George Roga
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