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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1933
Page
2
Advice on child sleepwear notes soft materials like cotton silk and wool and recommends collarless sleeping suits with feet for ease. It emphasizes removing day clothes before naps airing fabrics and using a warm dressing gown and blanket. In warm weather full undressing is advised and sleeping bags may be used for children up to age four especially on sleeping porches to avoid cold drafts.
Rev. John Ayers of Simp son Creek Baptist Church Bridgeport preached the annual baccalaureate to Flemington high school graduates and eighth graders at Flemington Methodist Protestant Church last night at 8. Processional by Mrs L W Talbott and special numbers by the church choir and a trio of members of the
New York reports April and May show rising business activity across industries. Manufacturing employment edges up while output in autos, steel, and textiles climbs, and wholesale prices, securities, and bond markets improve. Freight, retail, and construction activity gain despite seasonal limits.
Thirty six pupils complete the eighth grade at Flemington junior high and six pupils win diplomas from Flemington high school this year in a local school ceremony.
New York, May 22. Tax evader Gordon, a noted metropolitan gang chieftain, was captured at his Sullivan county hideaway and returned to face federal income tax charges. He allegedly conspired to defraud the government of 382,974.46 for 1930 and 1931, with links to figures such as Rothstein, Diamond, Higgins, and Coll.
Clarence Edward Stitely nine son of Marshall W Stitely of Woodsboro died in Frederick Hospital from a fractured skull after being struck by an automobile. New Zealand this year raised the import duty on gasoline and cut plug tobacco.
Chicago reports a mix of serious bills and whimsical laws across states. Provisions ranged from prohibiting nonmembers from fraternity insignia to oddities like weathering poets of laws and penalties in various states. Some entries, such as banning smoking in Nebraska films or fingerprinting babies in Pennsylvania, reflect outlandish ideas that were discussed but not enacted.
Stanford Ky May 22. Mrs Margaret Carpenter Russell 18 was among six girls graduating from King's Mountain High School. Her husband Frank Russell nearly 80 years old said he wants his wife to attend college next fall.
Washington May 22 The capital buzzed as Senate bank committee preparations for the Morgan banking house inquiry intensified. Chairman Fletcher and counsel Pecora announced hearings would begin Tuesday with J P Morgan Jr as first witness, signaling a much larger probe than Teapot Dome.
The article describes a striped navy and white lisle pajama style suitable for gardening, beach, or boating with a dark navy shirt. It notes lisle garments stay cool and launder well and mentions a three piece novelty knit wool bathing suit with trunks brassette maillot and brassiere top. Neoelastic fabrics boost knitted beachwear popularity for all sizes and shapes.
Pecora arrives in Washington with a team of about 50 experts to probe the Morgan firm's activities. This marks the first Senate inquiry into Wall Street conduct under Democratic management. The investigation will precede probes into Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Dillon, Read & Co. set for June in New York.
Five men died from poisonous fumes in an open sludge drainage vat at the Hess and Drucker tannery in Newark New Jersey. Four were workers and one a bystander who succumbed while attempting to rescue them. Names given include Paul Bosak 25 and an Italian victim. U.S. rescue efforts and market notes follow.
Five men were trapped in a sludge-filled scene as gas thwarted firemen struggling to reach them. Stephen Bosak 21 Stephen Remios 26 John Pasnick 33 Leonard Nedelak 28 and Charles De Kach faced a deadly outcome with De Kach as the sixth fatality after losing consciousness and toppling into the sludge.
At Chicago World’s Fair May 22 guards watch the Chalice of Antioch on display in the Century of Progress Hall of Religions. The Silver Chalice, insured at 300000, rests on a dais as folk believe it was the Last Supper cup. Fahim Kouchakji, Paris and New York art dealer, owns the relic.
Mary Graham Bonner recounts Top Notch misjudging the rival threat after exposing the thief of a farmer’s lambs. Jelly Bear is wrongly blamed, the culprit used the cave to hide, and the Wild Cat cages the hero while hinting at possible cannibalism. Top Notch pleads for life as the predator ponders eating him.
Pittsburgh May 22. Factory whistles call industry workers back as more than 2000 men in the tri state area return to employment. American Sheet & Tin Plate plant at Monessen reopens at full capacity with 1600 workers joining. Wheeling and surrounding mills announce renewed activity and Yorkville plant to run 100 percent producing 400 more jobs. Chamber of Commerce survey notes rising tonnage for first time in six years.
Albany reports Democratic leaders plan a large wet vote in Roosevelt home state New York for Tuesday's special election of delegates to a June 27 state convention. Outcome will decide approval or rejection of the congressional resolution for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Governor Lehman and Roosevelt’s running mate are noted figures in the campaign.
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