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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1938
Page
1
A federal court commission appointed by Judge William E. Baker filed its report in 30 condemnation cases involving 1,706.67 acres in the Grafton dam area. The total land value across all tracts is $149,843 with multiple owners named including Susan F. Mayle A D Wongcott Raymond D all and various Cole family members. The report lists specific acreage and appraised values for each parcel.
Severe rain and hailstorms lashed the tri state area. A Westmoreland county farm lost a nine room home garage and barn while trees were uprooted. A two year old girl Susie Hale was buried in wreckage but found unharmed under a table. Weakened windows and roofs damaged hundreds of homes across Western Fayette county.
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs R H McKinney of Dewey Avenue to attend tonight's presentation of The Girl of the Golden West with Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy at the Strand or Her Jungle Love with Dorothy Lamour and Ray Millan at the Dixie.
A petition near 1200 names asks Grafton city leaders to reinstate John Stemple as Bluemont cemetery sexton after his removal amid a wage cut. Mayor Gillispie and commissioners Bradford and Haller promised full consideration, with Ella Welch presenting the plea and noting possible non resident signatures and duplicates. The council took no action at Monday’s meeting, while officials said 800 to 1,000 signatures are valid.
In a six month bid for freedom at Alcatraz a life term convict Thomas R. Limerick died from a head wound a fellow inmate Rufus Franklin was shot in the shoulder and guard R. C. Cline was beaten severely while another prisoner fled during the firefight. The San Francisco Examiner notes Limerick died in the prison hospital.
Madrid reports insurgent warplanes struck Valencia twice causing unspecified casualties and material damage. Valencia serves as government Spain port since Barcelona isolation. Barcelona was raided as well by high flying planes. bombs hit southern Valencia area with damage totals not yet released.
Claude Timberlake, 19, a Martinsburg high school senior, died after a hunting accident seven miles from town. State Police Sgt J P Horne said Sylvester Timberlake, 17, fired when Claude rose from a gully, believing he was shooting a ground hog.
A. Vernon Thomas of Baltimore, a representative of the public affairs committee of the Eastern Association of Railways, will be the principal speaker at Tuesday nights Graf ton Kiwanis club meeting at Cozy Rest Inn on U S route 50. President B I Headley anticipates a large attendance and an exceptional program.
Clarksburg May 24 state road commission engineers report a massive landslide on U S route 50 at Macomber burying the highway under dirt stones and trees for 300 feet at depths over 60 feet. Officials say three days of work may be needed to remove the debris and autos were rerouted via routes 7 and 26 near Kingwood.
PARKERSBURG May 24 Jess Pearson 29 captured last February under a lodge near Huntington where officers found him with his feet frozen heard from a stretcher Judge E B Penny backer sentence him to fifteen years in the state penitentiary Suffering from a stomach ailment Pearson was brought into court and pleaded guilty to an auto theft charge Pearlsons was named by Claude Kincaid now serving a sentence at Moundsville on a breaking and entering conviction as the perpetrator of a plot to blow up the state penitentiary Kincaid after his arrest led officers to a cache of nitroglycerin near Charleston which he said was to be used to destroy the prison
Mac Bolyard former Grafton Fire Chief and filling station operator died at 3 30 a m Tuesday in Flemington at the home of Mr and Mrs George Hamilton Cancer of the stomach was diagnosed after an operation at Johns Hopkins Baltimore on March 29 He was born September 23 1896 in Preston county and is survived by two children (Continued on page eight)
John Carson, consumers counsel of the Bituminous Coal Commission, said railroads earned over four million dollars net in the last 12 years while the soft coal industry lost more than 350 million. He told the National Association of Purchasing Agents that public interest suffers when railroads take large coal-derived income, and transportation charges should drive minimum price setting by the commission.
Kingston Jamaica May 24 two warships steamed from Bermuda to aid the Jamaica government in controlling a disorderly strike wave demanding higher wages. Police clashed with demonstrators as stone throwing continued. forty injured treated in hospitals, including four officers, and thirty arrests reported as Kingston shut down.
May 24 Harrisburg report notes independent political groups including Democrats and Republicans courting the Pathfinder party ticket led by Charles V. Carroll. Carroll, Philadelphia pre emptor and gubernatorial nominee, says he will decide later while Democratic faction leaders and CIO chief John L Lewis head to Washington amid election law questions.
Taylor County Court will meet as a board of equalization starting Monday June 13 and continue up to 25 days. County Clerk Frank Bennett announced. Land and personal property books, as returned by Assessor Harry Batson, will be open for inspection.
In Beattyville Kentucky two men were killed and six wounded when a gun battle erupted during a circus. Deputies tried to arrest Barlow Durbin and Shaui Blount fired first according to Sheriff Herb McGuire. Performers fled as deputies returned fire amid the startled crowd.
Ivan Justice general secretary of Wheeling Y M C A was to show films at Camp Oty OKA but a conflicting engagement prevents his arrival. He will come instead Tuesday evening June 1. Secretary William Manley of the Grafton Y M C A was advised by telegram of the cancellation.
Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes wed Milwaukee-born Jane Dahlman in a surprise ceremony at 9 a.m. Dublin time in Adelaide Road Presbyterian Church. The couple announced the marriage to Washington by cable. The bride, 25, is the daughter of Louis A. Dahlman, a Milwaukee lawyer, and a Smith College graduate.
Thelma Tucker, a senior at Grafton High School, was chosen to win the 1938 Gruen ladies model watch from Lear Jewelry. The clock listing all two schools seniors stopped on Mrs Tucker’s name after seven days. She lives at 1225 West Boyd Street and graduates next week.
A compact wartime era lodging notice for the Hotel Commodore located near Union Station Capito Plaza in Washington DC. It promotes room and bath from $2.50 with emphasis on modern comfort and economy for travelers and visitors.
Mrs Cleo Frame won custody of her 9 year old daughter Dolores Wehn as the Supreme Court upheld the Taylor county circuit court decision. Frame divorced Robert Wehn in 1935 and left the child with grandfather Charles W Wehn due to financial hardship. She later remarried Richard O Frame and moved to Pittsburgh claiming she and her husband could support Dolores. Grandfather appealed to the Supreme Court, which affirmed the lower court ruling.
President Roosevelt will deliver a nationally broadcast commencement address at Arthurdale High School in Arthurdale West Virginia on Friday starting at 2 PM EST. The speech, expected to run about 15 minutes, will be carried by NBC CBS and Mutual. Arthurdale hosts a large resettlement project under the Farm Security Administration with Mrs. Roosevelt taking a personal interest.
Canberra May 24 Burmese authorities organize a new search for the wreckage of the plane that carried Sir Charles Kingsford Smith to disaster during a London to Sydney attempt. The defense minister said marine growths on a wheel found off Burma indicate the remainder lies in less than 90 feet of water near Aye Island.
Reports of new German troop concentrations on Czechoslovakia's southern frontier and the sudden exit of Konrad Henlein halted progress in Hodza Henlein talks. Officials said Saxony withdrawals were limited and talks paused as private sources noted renewed mobilization in Sudeten districts.
Charleston May 24. Dapper Amos Hugene Ward fights to exclude signed statements as witnesses testify to evidence the prosecution uses to convict him of involvement in a $39 800 daylight robbery at the Charleston bank. Ward contends state interrogators beat him 500 times for confessions. one such confession was read to the jury yesterday. Judge D Jackson Savage was to decide if certain items are admissible.
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