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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1932
Page
3
The society editor requests telephoned items by 1 PM for timely social coverage. Hostesses are asked to report details of gatherings immediately after events for complete news of women’s activities.
Mr and Mrs Spencer K White celebrated their forty fourth wedding anniversary at their summer home on the Pruntytown pike with a family dinner. Open house followed, with friends calling to offer congratulations. The Whites are prominent Grafton citizens. Mr White is a longtime merchant, born Laura Loar. Their marriage occurred May 15 1888 in Oakland Maryland, and the couple has lived in Grafton since. Dinner guests included relatives from Clarksburg and local residents.
W. L. Adams was bloated with gas after meals so his heart missed beats. Adleria relieved symptoms, and now he eats anything and feels fine after Union Drug Co. ad.
Mr and Mrs Leo Sayre of West Main street welcomed an eight pound baby boy this morning Mother Edith McDaniel formerly Miss Edith McDaniel is the proud grandmother.
Washington May 16 Congress starts an intensive peace time drive for a balanced budget and federal relief before June 10. A nonpartisan revenue bill faces a pivotal income tax schedule with amendments to raise rates to war-time levels and cut excise taxes. The Grafton Baking Company will open this week in the Cohen building at 134 West Main Street serving Eatmor bread and pastries with delivery planned soon.
The Republican relief committee will present a counter proposal to Hoover's plan. A bipartisan coalition in the House seeks relief legislation before adjournment and for December if federal aid is needed. The Senate economy panel stalls awaiting Senator McKellar as Congress faces a busy June and possible July recess.
Entrance work is underway with display cases arranged and electric wiring updated. A gas electric cooking process will be used to prepare products for customers. Messrs. Davis and Emerick are described as high class bakers with progressive ideas. An inspection of their bakery reveals a keen appreciation for cleanliness and an attractive trading space and modern equipment.
Local brief lists visits and travels of residents and relatives. Ringler family members return from Baltimore and Washington. Cline visitors from Catonsville. Mrs. Wilson called to Philippi for illness. Attorney Johnson attends circuit court in Grafton. Fire Marshall Keim visits. Smallwood visiting from New York City. families visiting relatives in Grafton and Baltimore. Wesleyan students hosted by Mrs Tregellas. Hurd family in Baltimore. Mae Barker and Louise Jaynes visiting Miss Reese in Ona Street. Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Debendorfer travel to Philadelphia for Shriner convention.
A bipartisan push for a federal bond to fund public works gains strong backing from economists professors and business leaders as Senate Democrats craft an unemployment relief program. Senator Wagner announced overwhelming favorable responses to a questionnaire on his bill proposing a $1.1 billion bond issue to finance already authorized public works.
Streator Illinois May 16 six men robbed Union National Bank of about 25 000 to 30 000 dollars. They held assistant cashier Earl McNamara captive in his home overnight and forced him to open the vault after the time lock released at 830 PM.
Chicago on May 16 reports Mr and Mrs R E Baldwin of East Orange New Jersey won the international championship for North-South in the world bridge Olympic played April 21. Louis C Frank and Robert Mayer of Detroit won the East-West prize. Ely Culbertson announced these and other winners from the international contract bridge pair championship conducted by the National Bridge Association with over 30 000 players worldwide.
C Adams of Indianapolis research director for United Mine Workers told a senate committee that bituminous coal operators hinder their own freedom without strong federal regulation. He urged passage of the Davis Kelly bill for federal control, saying the industry is protected by federal and state injunctions to sustain a futile system of forced labor.
Washington May 16 Senators Borah Republican and Harrison Democrat clashed over the income tax plan in the revenue bill. Borah urged high 1918 rates for relief and budget needs while Harrison urged war-time rates and a united front for compromise. Borah opened testimony on Couzens amendment proposing 6 percent on the first 4 000 and 12 percent over, with surtaxes up to 65 percent. He warned government demands would grow and cited unemployment relief drives.
Bernard Bunny Ennis a 47 year old alleged Norfolk gang member tied to a 12 year old liquor hijack plan was shot dead in a hotel John Gathright an advertising promoter surrendered to police on a murder charge Gathright claimed he shot Ennis after answering a door knocking at his wife s prom and saying I then let him have it Ennis had a police record dating to 1918
Extrareport notes extra police at the Supreme Court as hearings concluded without interruption. Communists reportedly urged court intervention in the Scotsborough Alabama case involving seven Black defendants condemned for assaulting two white girls, with letters arriving urging action.
Owen D. Young states he cannot accept the Democratic nomination for the Presidency. He sent a letter to John Crowley, publisher of the Little Falls Times, an old friend, confirming the decision.
Martinsburg May 16 The school board decided married women teachers in grade and high schools will not be employed during the period of low mood except when they are the sole support of a family. The board also dropped physical education from grade schools and eliminated one grade school position. Salaries, not fixed, will follow a 10 percent horizontal cut. Estimated annual savings reach 18000 dollars.
A vintage dinner menu lists Frizzled Dried Beef with mashed potatoes spinach and a cocoa sponge cake. It provides a recipe for Frizzled Dried Beef and Rhubarb Conserve with ingredients and method, plus kitchen cleaning tips using kerosene vinegar and water.
Detroit dated May 16 reports the body of seven year old John Chonacki found Sunday crammed in a baby carriage inside a shed near his Hamtramck home. His uncle Prank Jackimovicz found him. police suspect strangulation by an unknown assailant. A cousin saw the boy enter a rear gar ble two hours earlier. The body was covered with burlap and canvas.
In Washington Senator Norris demanded the dismissal of W Irving Glover, second assistant postmaster general, over his order to Missouri post to go to work on Hoover’s re election. Norris pressed for President Hoover to repudiate the official after Glover's Raeco speech cited in the press.
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