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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1936
Page
8
A sudden strike by Amalgamated's coke division in an Ohio river city triggers mass walkouts. About 150 workers depart department by department while 200 pickets guard the plant vicinity. Officials plan an indefinite shutdown as disputes over membership and elections spark tension.
Dr Francis E Townsend began a Maryland sightseeing trip amid ongoing congressional inquiries into his pension plan He remained unfazed by the committee while supporters rallied at home telegrams urged him to refuse further questioning Messages from Rutland Virginia ex mayor Jackson Mississippi and Roswell New Mexico promise backing Townsend faces possible contempt citation or court action
FRANKFURT ON THE MAIN Germany May 23 The Hindenburg the giant zeppelin delivering 52 passengers on its second voyage from the United States set a new record for a commercial Atlantic crossing Flying time 48 hours 10 minutes from Lakehurst N J Its previous record 49 hours 3 minutes Capt Ernst Lehmann smiled as he left the gondola praising a regular airship service for passengers freight and mails.
Townfolk welcome the opening of Grafton Park on May 23 with a refreshed refreshment stand benches and cables repainted and ready for use R C Sloan and Eddie Knotts will run the stand Picnickers are invited to spend Sundays at the park where swimming is available despite higher water Jimmie Barcus oversees the bathhouse and will serve the public starting May 30 Bathhouses are ready for use
In Charleston on May 23, the little board of public works elected H. Isaiah Smith, revenue bureau chief in the tax department, as president.
Charleston May 23 Adjutant General F Guy Ash said repairs at two national guard camps near Kingwood and Point Pleasant are being rushed to avoid loss of WPA allotments. At Camp Dawson 80 percent of $685 in building repairs is done and the drainage project, $23000, is about half completed. At Camp Conley WPA repairs totaling $9700, including concrete floors, are about 65 percent finished.
Dr E R Bucklew a noted physician and surgeon relieved from Baltimore where he underwent successful treatment for an injury sustained overseas during World War I. He arrived by train this morning and told local friends his Baltimore operations were successful.
Hagerstown Maryland May 23 John Martin Boland a Washington police character is in prison serving a four year term for a crime a Washington county circuit jury found never occurred. Last night the jury acquitted Anne Lyddane of conspiring to murder her husband. The state had contended she was the central figure in the alleged plot. After verdict State's Attorney James H Pugh said he would seek Boland's release.
Martyn EB Lugar of Charles Town became president of the university college of law student body at West Virginia University succeeding Guy O Farmer of Maybeury. Phillip A Baer of Morgantown was named secretary succeeding Stephen Ailes of Romney.
Onlookers extinguished a small fire at the Chevrolet garage this morning before firefighters arrived. Little damage was done. Robert Bennett of West Grafton said the fire started when he tried to start his motorcycle and it backfired, igniting spilled gasoline. Gasoline on the platform also caught fire, with damage confined mainly to the wheel.
A notice demands the return of bed clothing dishes and plates taken from Miss Hattie Blues home in Bluevil to avoid trouble. The second part thanks Taylor county voters for supporting Levi J. Wilson in the May primary after being branded by the International Hod Carriers union as unfriendly to labor.
An inquest into the death of Mrs Bessie Tallmadge was called as her husband, embalmer Tallmadge, 58, charged with slaying her, kept a moody silence in his jail cell. The state planned his arraignment on a murder warrant after the inquest. Tallmadge has allegedly confessed to killing Mrs Tallmadge, 53, to clear the way for his marriage to Frances Birch, 30.
Henry White of Flemington pleaded guilty to a fighting charge and Jane Wilson of Clarksburg admitted intoxication as she stood before Magistrate Ona C. Jefferys. Report of a knife threat near the White Maple restaurant prompted state police to intervene yesterday afternoon. The pair, who claimed to be married at arrest, later agreed to pay fines of five dollars and costs each.
Leaders from five municipalities and three unincorporated communities in the Morgantown trading area met to study consolidation into a greater Morgantown. The plan would include Morgantown Westover Riverside Sabraton Star City Evansdale Suncrest and Granville with an expected population of 25,000 to 30,000. Chauncey M. Price was named chairman of the general committee.
Funeral services are held today for George E Crawford 57 a lumberman in Beckley after his death on May 22. He leaves a widow and several siblings. Local mourners gather at the home and city church for the rites led by Pastor Reed. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery with pallbearers from the lumber camp crew.
Police investigate the death of 10-year-old George F. Lum found hanging by his father Milton S. Lum a real estate operator in Rochester New York The boy had left open a Bible concordance page with verses reading Harden Neck and He had beer bound Detectives noted the child showed unusually high scholastic standing and described him as cheerful His parents waited at a church dinner and offered no reason for the tragedy
Fred Robinson principal of West Grafton grade schools was slightly injured yesterday afternoon in Bridgeport when struck by a car while crossing a street. There were no broken bones and no other injuries of consequence.
A middle aged man who deposited over a thousand dollars in Los Angeles banks and then vanished is feared dead. Private investigators and Burns Agency search for clues. A man named Donald Berg from St. Louis registered at a hotel and opened many accounts in rapid fashion. He gave references in San Francisco and New York, but no informants could be found. He was last seen leaving his hotel lobby Wednesday night.
Old Row notes a labor board dispute at Wheeling Steel over recognizing union authority under the Wagner Act. The company challenged the act as unconstitutional, avoided action on the board order, and Amalgamated officials pressed for employee elections to choose a bargaining agency claiming discrimination by the company.
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