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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1934
Page
4
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Howard H Holt announces candidacy for the Republican nomination to represent the 11th Senatorial District comprising Malibn Monongalia and Taylor counties. He asks voters for support and votes, printed in Grafton West Virginia dated May 1 1934.
A candidate for the Republican nomination for state senator outlines plans to revise the tax law, improve school finance and administration, support West Virginia University and Fairmont Teachers College, and protect public utilities while backing organized labor. He pledges to prioritize public interest over corporate gain, redeem delinquent tax lands, and convert timber lands into state reserves for parks and settlers.
Howard H Holt of Grafton West Virginia sets out a platform urging local county control over secondary roads restoration of property owner tax rights and cautious state supervision of road building He opposes sole state road commissioner control. He seeks stringent truck limits and safer roads while defending railroads as essential to the state economy He supports retaining or strengthening liquor controls favoring state stores for higher alcohols and calls for a water power act to develop mountain streams He proposes short ballot reforms and stricter election fees and presents himself as a loyal Republican candidate seeking statewide leadership with emphasis on integrity and public service.
The senior class night featured a lively program with an oration, class history, and entertaining numbers from home economics public speaking and commercial law. William Bryan, senior president, passed the keys to junior president Charles Marshal as the event closed. Commencement followed tonight with Cameron Beck to deliver the address and 147 diplomas awarded.
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Aboard the Indianapolis and Louisville, Secretary Swanson and the president will review nearly 100 warships off Ambrose lightship. The Louisville carries Henry L. Roosevelt, the president's party and guests aboard as a sister ship to the Indianapolis.
Jury members Lindsey Mauler Ira L Morris Ed McWilliams Carl Nestor H W Philips R H Pitzer and Arthur Wilson could not reach a verdict prompting continuation of the case on the next page.
The adjustment board may hear complaints of unfair labor practices on its own initiative without Department of Labor action. A proposed change would restore some mediation powers from the original bill, currently with the labor department under the revised measure approved by the senate labor committee.
Governor H G Kump regretted missing the memorial parade to the National cemetery yesterday after delays in Charleston. He traveled with Mrs. Kump and Corporal W S Tyree to the national shrine arriving as the procession entered, with official duties keeping him from leaving the Capitol until morning.
A disturbed man keeps others at bay through the night and warns an officer he will come around. He offers Pries a rifle but refuses it, then remains awake at 9 30 a m local time as the situation unfolds.
Notice that James C. Holt files in Taylor County Circuit Court to appoint three commissioners to examine indebtedness of county magisterial districts and Gratton City under House Bill 274. Also a claim notice for the estate of Bertha Grob, deceased, requiring creditors to file claims by December 1934 in Gratton, West Virginia.
Impressive funeral services were conducted at Bartlett Funeral home at 1 pm today for Clarence S Borst aged 62, longtime yardmaster of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad here. He died Monday at his daughter’s home in Washington, D C after a long illness of arterial sclerosis. Rev Dr Samuel C Jones pastor of An-
Marjorie Harber five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harber of Bowman Gallo drank wash fluid Tuesday at noon at her home. Authorities say she likely mistook the liquid for pop or water and suffered severe mouth and throat burns.
Two police, Hilleary and Connally, investigate a stormbound three story mansion after a man’s tracks diverge and a front door bangs open. Inside they discover a grim scene in a dark hall lit by candles and a disconnected phone, forcing a cautious search as a storm rages outside. The team reports the scene and plans to alert the Fourteenth Precinct.
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