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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1932

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Budget figures to be reduced after cabinet meeting

Washington November 19 After an extraordinary cabinet meeting called by President Hoover to discuss the federal budget secretary Mills said figures would be sent to Congress considerably lower than 4 135 000 000 last year He noted reductions in expenditures were possible and informed chairman Burns of the house appropriations committee that estimates would be hard to reduce A renewed study of budget problems followed with most cabinet members summoned to the White House for the session involving Postmaster General Brown Atterbury General Mitchell Chapin Wilbur Adams Doak Mills budget director J C Roop and War Department assistant secretary Payne The White House anticipated minimal consideration of war debts and the continuing discussions were set to resume on page eight

Washington Hoover Mills White House Brown Mitchell Sec Les Chapin Wilbur Adams Doak J. C. Roop Payne War Department

Contests planned for Philadelphia area congressional seats

Philadelphia on November 19 announced by Davis Wilson that contests for every Republican seat won last week in Philadelphia and surrounding districts will be filed. The Roosevelt Independent State Committee chair noted plans as the House Committee Investigating the Pennsylvania election met in Wilmington. Witnesses claimed that fake Ku Klux Klan cards were used by Philadelphia ward leaders to misdirect Governor Roosevelt quotes.

Philadelphia House Pennsylvania Davis Wilson Roosevelt Independent State Committee Wilmington Del Fomer U. S Joseph R. Grundy Bucks County Henry .W. Watson George Macreynolds Doylestown Democratic Committee Watson N. .L. Lichtenwalner Bucks-Lehieh County Wilson Ladge Roosevelt Beaver Page

Foreign legations on hunt in Monongahela National Forest

Baron Joann Beck Friis counsellor of the Swedish legation and Count Lewis Dedann of the French legation, both of Washington, D. C., arrived in Elkins for a bear hunt. They journeyed to Tornwood in Pocahontas County guided by famed bear hunter McClennad Mullis in the national forest.

Elkins Joann Beck-Friis Legation Lewis Dedann Washington, D. C Monongahela National Tornwood Pocahontas County Chest Mountain McClennad Mullis National Forest

Amy Johnson May Return Flight To England

London reports Capt. J A Mollison said his wife Amy Johnson, who yesterday broke his record for the Cape Town flight, may fly back to England but likely not to attempt another speed record on that trip. He would like to fly to the Cape again but would not start a new record chase.

London J. A. Mollison Amy Johnson Capetown England Cape

Speed Record Talk With Husband Sets Capetown Pace

Amy Johnson, improving after a long sleep, spoke by telephone with her husband Captain J A Mollison in London about flying back to England to attempt another speed record. He would decide tomorrow. Mrs Johnson already holds the England to Capetown record, beating her husband’s mark by about eleven hours upon arrival yesterday.

Capetown Union of South Africa Amy Johnson J. A. Mollison London England

Inside Story Of Dope War Revealed

Treasury department issued a curt report describing hundreds of contraband parcels hidden aboard glamorous ships. Agents faced peddlers under gunfire in dark streets and uncovered opium dens in New York. Seizures included 73 ounces of morphine on a Japanese ship in Seattle and 47 tins of heroin in olive oil barrels on a Greek vessel docket at Brooklyn.

Treasury Department New York Seattle Brooklyn

Masked Men Rob Brothers on Black Diamond Trail

Thirty masked men halted three Nichols brothers while en route to Peabody mine No 7 at Kincaid. Shots were fired injuring one brother and beating another severely. Byron Nichols drove the group. sheriff reports say the assailants were masked and some armed.

Taylorville Black Diamond Bart Bob Nichols Peabody Mine No 7 Kincaid Byron

Hitler Talks With Hindenburg Boosts Nazi Rise

Berlin November 19 Adolf Hitler spent an hour in cordial talks with President Paul von Hindenburg and left smiling He planned another meeting next Tuesday Officials close to the President called the session extraordinarily cordial and a nationwide cabinet possibility with a strong Nazi role was favored by many in political circles

Berlin Adolf Hitler Paul von Hindenburg Hitler

Seabury Urges Bar to Break Crooks Power

Huntington November 19 seed Seabury counsel for the committee that probed New York City administration urged lawyers and the government to accept a challenge to constitutional government. He blamed ineffective legal methods and lax enforcement for underworld power and argued removing immunity from self incrimination would curb crime. He warned the privilege benefits criminals in their war against peaceable citizens.

Huntington Samuel Seabury New York City West Virginia Bar Association Underworld

Lone Bandit Robs Evansville Bank

A lone gunman robs a branch of the National Bank in Evansville Indiana and escapes with fourteen thousand dollars this morning after wounding a messenger who was carrying the money westward. Police search for the suspect.

Evansville Ind F& Messenger Old National Bank

Trial docket opens Monday in chewl court reports

The trial docket in chewl court opens Monday with the petit jury reporting then. Only three new cases are set for trial and two misdemeanors marked for a hearing as appeals from a magisterial court. Trial of Laban Tenney on a statutory charge is scheduled for Monday. On Tuesday the felony count against H H Wigington involves a check forgery and passing charge. Wigington is represented by a Weston attorney. The court will reconvene Friday to try the felonious assault charge against Ray Williams. Misdemeanor trials include state vs C B Bailey and state vs Alex Kollman. There was a brief forenoon session with chancery matters handled.

Chewl Court Laban ‘Tenney H. H. Wigington W. R. Casto Wigington Weston Ray Williams Victor Kalkander State C. B. Bailey Alex Kollman

Gibson Reese Civil War veteran dies at 85

Gibson Reese 85 a Civil War veteran died at his daughter Mrs George Lucas Northwestern turnpike north of Grafton about 7 am after breakfast and sudden illness He enlisted in Company E 62nd Virginia Infantry in 1864 and was captured later that year He lived with his daughter and wife died three weeks earlier Services will be held at the Lucas home Monday at 1 pm with Elder S A Clevanger in charge Bartlett Funeral Company to bury at Linn cemetery He is survived by children Ella Lambert Etta Lucas Laura Elder Ivan Reese and others along with 80 grandchildren and three great grandchildren

Gibson Reese George Lucas Northwestern Turnpike Grafton Lucas S. A. Clevanger Thornton Old School Baptist Bartlett Funeral Company Linn 62Nd Virginia Infantry Beverly Randolph County Reese Old Sides Bunner

Findings of Inquiry Examines Mission and Church

New York on November 19 details of the laymen's foreign mission inquiry's findings on the mission and the church. More than 600 Protestant mission boards and societies receive the commission's first report outlining a two year survey of Asia. The need for a profound transformation of the church in the mission field is highlighted as the most important conclusion.

New York Foreign Mission Asia

Huge Golden Eagle Bagged Near Gortner

W E Spoerlein of near Gortner Garrett county bagged a huge golden eagle after shots with a shotgun failed. A rifle struck a vulnerable spot, killing a ten pound bird with a seven foot one inch wingspread and a 27 inch tail. The eagle will be mounted and had appeared in Galland community for two weeks without poultry yard damage.

W.E. Spoerlein Gortner Garrett County Oalland

Man May Lose Toe In Copperhead Bite

Bitten by a copperhead snake while working at Capon West Virginia on October 5, Claude Duckworth near Oakland Maryland. Anticipating loss of the right toe due to blood poisoning. Condition was critical for a time but Oakland doctor reported yesterday the man expects to walk without crutches soon, though a toe may be lost.

Capon W. Va Claude Duckworth Oakland

Old Problem Gets Fresh Airing at Arms Meeting

Geneva dispatch reports the world disarmament conference preparing a second drive to reduce armaments and fears. Norman Davis leads the American delegation, visiting Washington and European capitals to seek agreement amid security and equality concerns. Poland Romania Japan China and others fear neighborly threats as fundamental issues remain unresolved.

Norman Davis United States General Commission Geneva Oeg Davit Europe Switzerland

Veterans march again to shelter at Scottdale hotel

Uniontown Pa November 19 members of the expeditionary force ordered from Camp Sherry are marching to the abandoned Commercial hotel in Scottdale. The hotel with about nine rooms is opened to homeless veterans by owner William Seaman of Scottdale, winter headquarters. The group is the last of the force that set up at Camp Sherry in August, moving from Johnstown after disorders in Washington.

Uniontown Camp Sherry Scottdale William’ Seaman Johnstown Wasington

Rotary Speaker Dean Oliver Shurtliff Addresses Balance

Dean Oliver Shurtliff of Fairmont State Normal was the Rotary Club speaker last night. He discussed "The Balance,outd uation," a topigeon focusing on balancing individual capabilities and providing a balance-wheel in any vocation chosen. Attendance at the meeting was fair and the usual weekly banquet was served.

Dean Oliver Shurtliff Fairmont State Normal Rotary Club

Simpson Independents Clash With DeKalb Eleven

The Simpson Independents football team coached by Merle Newton are scheduled to clash with the DeKalb Gilmer county aggregation this afternoon on the Simpson field. The Simpson squad has had a heavy schedule this season and faces a difficult test today.

Simpson.’ Independents Merle Newton DeKalb Gilmer County Simpson

Prohibitionist Col Robins Found After Long Disappearance

Col Raymond Robins the noted prohibitionist and peace advocate was located in the western North Carolina mountains after more than two months missing. He appeared in Whittier in dirty overalls and was taken to Asheville for a medical exam to determine amnesia. Federal agents and a nephew identified him. future steps depend on exam results at Asheville sanitarium.

Asheville N.C Raymond Robins North Carolina Whittler N. Oy John Drier New Colonel Robins Attier F. W. Griffin Appalachian Hall Asheville Sanitarium Whittier Robins

Black Falls Man Dies At Home Friday

J H Breedlove aged 63 died at his son John Breedlove's Black Falls home after six months of illness from multiple diseases. Funeral at 2 pm Monday at Park Nazarene Church with Rev Jones officiating, burial in Arnold cemetery by Bartlett's. Survived by children William, Pred, Jobin, Hi and Sather. wife Hannah Reed Breedlove preceded him. Siblings include Mrs TiECas Cur.

J. H. Breedlove John Breedlove Black Falls Mr. Jones Park - Nazarene Church Bartlett Arnold Cemetery Breedlove

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Burns Phila Foreign CIALS Hubby Husband Mollison Trip Cape Town Associated Press Col Roscoe Turner Burbank Cal Los Angeles Frank Hawks Treasury Office Waylay Brothers Hindenburg Seabury Bar Crooks Power Mr. Reese Mrs Tabitha Reese Field Hugh Gibson Stimson Paris Rome Poland Rumania Bessarabia Japan China South America Germany Fenty L. Stimson Sécre Scottdale, Pa Dean Shurtliff J. H Breedlove B. & C. Man and Pottery Employe
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