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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1939
Page
1
Grafton prepares a major Memorial Day observance featuring a mammoth parade and services at the National cemetery with more than 1,300 war veterans. Federal state and county offices close. liquor store closed. some stores keep holiday hours. Weather outlook critical for success after days of fair conditions.
Memorial day services were planned for five Kanawha county youths who died in weekend accidents, as Putnam County added another fatality bringing the state's total to six. Two drownings occurred in Kanawha, two deaths from a train, and one in an automobile wreck. Lon Martin, 25, of Hurricane was killed by a train while sitting on tracks near the Hurricane station. George Fleming, 60, a Baltimore and Ohio railroad brakeman, died after being run over by a train. he had been a former Parkersburg police lieutenant. S.L. Bates, 19, of McVeigh Kentucky, drowned yesterday in the Tug river near Williamson. The body was recovered late last night. Continued on page six.
The Grafton Sentinel invites Louise V. Jaco of 604 Maple Avenue to tonight's Dixie Theatre presentation of Fast and Loose with Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell or Stagecoach with Claire Trevor and John Wayne at the Strand Theatre. Both pictures are slated as May 30th attractions.
The St Marys street bridge, used during Memorial Day events in Grafton, will close to automobile traffic at 6 a.m. Wednesday to finish remaining work. Pedestrian traffic will be allowed tomorrow. The bridge has been closed since the start of the year.
Harry R. Wickham, 63, a veteran Baltimore and Ohio passenger agent, died early Sunday in his Hotel Grafton apartment after a lengthy illness. A railroad employee since 1895 with 44 years of service, he worked at the Grafton station since 1912 and previously served at Parkersburg, Millwood, Sistersville, and New Martinsville.
CLARKSBURG May 29 State Police report Bertzil Yole led two companions in a jail escape after threatening the Harrison county jailer with a knife. George Fogg of Clarksburg and Joseph T. Fitzpatrick of Stonewall Park were captured hours after the break. Yole, a 37 year old Grafton resident awaiting transfer to the penitentiary for seven years on breaking and entering charges, remained at large as officers continued the search.
Tokyo reports 42 Mongol aircraft downed near Lake Bor in Manchou kwo as Kwantung army says 17 outer Mongolian planes were shot down last week. Japanese engage 100 Mongol planes, lose one, in Lake Bor area near Soviet protected outer Mongolian state.
David Vormelker reflects on Memorial Day as urban bells and rolling caissons accompany the Blue and Gray parade. He notes brother against brother, the cost of war, and the humanity stirred by memories of battles noble and grim, urging peace over cannons and drums.
Washington may 29 a house committee on un American activities reported it will investigate naval effects reports that communist and other organizations influenced the loyalty morality and discipline of enlisted men Rep Walters said chairman Dies promised a thorough investigation at once of navy department statements that they had discharged a number of enlisted men because of membership in groups considered at oddsContinued on page four
PORTSMOUTH New Hampshire May 29 Divers renew operations to salvage the sunken submarine Squalus and its 26 dead while Navy officials scan written survivor reports to fix a permanent record of each man s version of the tragedy Aide to the commander Lieutenant Commander John B Longstaff says the statements may reveal minor events that prove crucial The Squalus survivors have all returned to active duty
The Rev. Lewis Folio of Zanesville Ohio will deliver a sermon at the Rescue Mission in Beaumont tonight at 7 45 PM. The appeal invites all to attend and hear this listed speaker.
Finance Commissioner Joseph Bradford said parking meters brought in 70 dollars and 65 cents for the week ending Friday, a decline from prior weeks. Tomorrow is a holiday so meters are off, and Main Street traffic is restricted until after the Memorial Day parade at 8 a.m.
Washington officials announce the most intensive postwar recruiting campaign since World War I. Eighteen mobile stations will operate nationwide with new slogans and posters to attract nearly 115,000 recruits or re-enlistments over the next 13 months.
Captain A E Lockard of the Grafton police notes a misprint in Saturdays Sentinel. The corrected detour for May 30 traffic follows Main to Market then U S Route 50, Knotts Avenue, Haislup Street, East Main, Bridge Street Bridge, Front Street, Grand Street, South Side Bridge, Maple Avenue to Spruce, Shruce to Thayer, Thayer to Dewey Avenue, to Roxell Road and onto U S 119.
Former President Herbert Hoover is described as quietly lining up a large bloc of uninstructed delegates for the 1936 Republican convention. In talks with leaders, Hoover has urged Republicans to nominate a candidate who will wage an uncompromising fight against the New Deal and to send state delegates to the convention.
Pendergast, Kansas City political boss, began a 15 month prison term for income tax evasion after pleading guilty to taxes dodged on 1935 and 1936 income totaling 448,550. He arrived at Leavenworth in his own automobile at 8 45 this morning. His aide, R Emmet O Malley, former state insurance head, also scheduled for a year and a day for income tax evasion on 62 600 paid in the insurance deal.
London observers report Prime Minister Chamberlain gaining support as fears of war ease. The British French Russian mutual aid pact is treated as settled by the press and public, with ambassadors like Ivan Maisky rumored to accept proposals upon return from Geneva.
A high flying plane sighted over Wigtownshire on the western tip of Scotland heading toward England at 4 15 p m G M T seen about three miles inland It was reportedly not permitted to make the jaunt and caused astonishment among observers in Old Orchard Beach Maine who reported a prior sighting over Londonderry Northern Ireland The event was described as an ocean hop with unclear ownership and intent
Clarence R. Wallace Jr., 23, and Ralph D. Briggs, 20, were to appear before Justice of the Peace John Marks on charges of drunkenness and assault following a tavern clash in a Flemington beer parlor operated by Peter DeBlasio. DeBlasio was allegedly beaten so severely he was hospitalized. Corp. Fred Strader and Trooper G. F. Randall placed the pair under arrest.
King George and Queen Elizabeth toured through British Columbia to Vancouver where 500000 waited to greet them after a 36 hour rest in Banff. The royal party planned a civic reception a ceremonial address and a drive through the city before boarding the Princess Marguerite to Victoria.
The Grafton Evening Sentinel will not publish on Memorial Day to allow staff to enjoy the citys biggest holiday. Publication resumes Wednesday with heavy news and advertising anticipated, so contributors are asked to file items early at the office.
Washington May 29 congressional criticism of Secre tary Hull s neutrality recommendations strengthens belief that senate showdown might be deferred. Rep Bloom has embodied Hull s proposals in a bill, but some members say the issue could continue next year.
In Paris on May 29 30 000 American soldiers buried in northern France had graves decorated under the Stars and Stripes and the French flag. Honor detachments of French troops and American and French delegations attended services held in Paris churches and at war cemeteries to honor the fallen a day before American Memorial Day. The decor activities involved graves across France including six Union and Confederate sailors who served in a Civil War action off Cherbourg.
Forty acres of brush on the Tom Joyce heirs property near Grafton Country Club burned Saturday afternoon. County Game Protector Joseph Powell said the fire was fed by a tie pile set by a railroad employee and left unwatched. Powell planned to seek a warrant today in connection with the case.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan announced he would seek re election to the Senate late in 1940 but said broader responsibilities could alter his stance. He replied to Michigan Republican requests that he be drafted for the party's presidential nomination next year. His Senate term expires in 1941.
Shenandoah Pennsylvania May 40 7 Rescue workers recovered Robert Galligan an elderly anthracite miner from a coal hole after 65 hours trapped under rock and dirt. Galligan appeared uninjured despite the lengthy ordeal and was joking with rescuers as the salvage continued.
The Taylor County Board of Education will receive bids for furnishing coal to schools for the 1939 40 term. Bids must be in by 12 oclock noon Saturday June 10 without exception. Inquire at the Superintendent of Schools office in the Grafton and Trust Company for full information. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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