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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1934
Page
1
Brand Whitlock, former U S envoy to Belgium and a key figure in Belgian relief during World War I, died in Cannes France at noon after recent bladder surgery and a final heart failure. He was 65 and had been ill for months. Mrs Whitlock stood by him through his illness.
Elkins May 24 Clarence Lee farmer and cattleman and his driver Earl Douglas escaped a holdup on the Trail fourteen miles south of Ellis after four bandits signaled stop. The car fired at their machine and threw an object hitting the rear. They sped to Beverly to summon help. police found no trace of the bandits or their car.
On a frantic appeal from a socially prominent bride, a Navy plane with a burgeon aboard was dispatched from Coco Solo in the Canal Zone to help William Albert Robinson, a Cambridge textile engineer, stricken with appendicitis aboard a honeymoon ketch near the Gala pagos Islands. Florence Grane, heiress to the Crane fortune, is his wife.
Mrs. John C. Weltman 22 of Newburg West Virginia died today when an automobile struck a telegraph pole in Needham Massachusetts. Two men Carroll Hollis Angelo Izzell o were badly injured and Marjorie Langley of Jamaica Plain received lesser injuries. The husband was notified of his wife s death.
In Arcadia Louisiana on May 24 officers ambushed and killed Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker after a tip from an old friend. Governor Allen praised the six officers and a coroner's inquest ruled they did their duty. The Barrow and Parker bodies lie in Dallas awaiting burial as their mothers mourn their sons and daughters. Local reaction split between relief and sorrow.
Grafton residents traveling to Chicago for the Century of Progress will view Baltimore and Ohio's exhibit in the Travel and Transport building. The display spans 200 by 20 feet with two 600-foot tracks, featuring original locomotives, cars, and working models to illustrate B and O’s history since 1827. The frontispiece scene titled The Beginning of Progress will inaugurate the exhibit.
Five-year-old Melvin Mayle, son of Willis and Mildred Mayle near Cecil, died at their home after an ear bead pushed into his ear caused infection. Doctors reported an unsuccessful operation to remove the object and halt the infection.
New York May 24 Charles M Schwab chairman Bethlehem Steel and American Iron and Steel Institute today announced his intention to resign from the steel institute He said he does not know if the resignation will be accepted He noted that if capacity can be continued the third quarter schedules may allow most steel companies to earn some return on investment The Bethlehem chairman added that stockholders are entitled to a return and no government policy should pauperize any section of the population
Twenty eight representatives from Taylor Marion and Harrison counties met in Clarksburg to urge a tri county airport serving Fairmont Clarksburg and Graf ton. A tri county executive committee was formed with Carl Horner as chief engineer and delegates inspected the Garrett farm site near U S Route 50 as a potential flying field eight miles from Clarksburg and 16 miles from Fairmont.
The body of Charles David Lewis 49 took his own life yesterday at the Powell home 273 West Frances street where he roomed. He used a 82 caliber pistol and will be moved to Chicora Pa for funeral services at his mother's home Saturday at 2:30 PM with interment there. He was found by William Nestor and Harry Dale while a moaning noise was heard from Lewis room.
Elbert D. Boylen 34, High Point North Carolina auto mechanic, died at 5 PM in a High Point hospital from injuries suffered when crushed under a car at a service station in February. He leaves a wife Sadie Woodford, of Philippi, and four brothers and two sisters. Survived by parents Emmett O. and Maud Slane Boylen of Philippi.
Grafton area students learning there will be no federal emergency relief funds to cover West Virginia University summer session costs. A J Dadismian, director of the summer school, said ERA authorities advised there would be no funds for the coming term. The notice follows a recent period when funds were exhausted and ERA aid had been extended earlier in the year.
Rioters had besieged the Electric Auto Light plant in Toledo for hours with 1500 workers and spectators crowding the streets. National guardsmen arrived, guns displayed, and orders to disperse followed as the scene quieted and the plant began evacuation. Charles A. Taft was appointed special mediator in the dispute.
Minneapolis May 24 Guns of national guardsmen bristled as a truce in the truck drivers strike held. An employers drivers pact extended peace to at least nine tonight. Officials said guardsmen were mobilized as a precaution due to outside agitators. The Regional Labor Advisory Board sought written approval from both sides to end the dispute.
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