23 Apr 1930
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1930
Page
1
An excerpt notes Guy D Goff pulling his bid for the U S Senate as U S delegates depart for home after a parley. The piece highlights Americans’ belief countr ymen will approve work and follows naval delegation disembarking from the Leviathan after a delayed voyage.
In Redding California on April 23 1930 Asa Lee Lakey six was missing in Mt Burney wilds. Nearly 400 woodsmen mountaineers and Indians searched aided by an Army observation plane from Motherlfield Sacramento. Veteran trackers followed the boy since Monday and said recovery unlikely due to cold slopes without food or shelter. The boy's mother clung to hope saying she dreamt he would be found alive and well. Yesterday Asa was traced 11 miles from Hat Creek guided by watch fires spanning miles around.
Hary W. Chadduck Jr. had a narrow escape from death when the car he was driving overturned on a highway just across the Winchester Virginia line early Tuesday. He was returning to his Washington home after attending an Easter dance Monday night and left town soon after. He was unhurt except for minor scratches and traveled to Washington in another car.
Forecasters warn that freezing temperatures and snow will persist as a Canadian high pressure area moves away. Across Upstate New York and New England, towns report zero to single digits, several inches of snow, and records dating back decades. Washington and Pittsburgh also set cold records as milky conditions froze in places. Springfield reports a dangerous drop to 12 above.
Dr George Edward Purnell an American dentist kidnapped near Guadalajara was freed outside Guadalajara after paying 400 pesos. He had been the third American kidnapped in a month, following J B Bristow of Texas and Leonard Cassidy of Peabody Massachusetts. Release arranged by Raleigh A Gibeon the American consul and William B Lawton the vice consul.
Los Angeles police arrested Russo Rinaldo on suspicion of murdering William Desmond Taylor on February 1, 1922. The 30 year old accountant reportedly confessed after police questioned him and said he was a friend of a motion picture actress who visited the director that night. He claimed he followed in a taxicab and overheard a quarrel before entering the bungalow.
West Virginia politics rallied around the Senate race after Senator Guy D. Goff withdrew citing ill health. Observers named a slate of possible Republican contenders led by Cahgleston and Wheeling publisher Ogden, with Democratic hopes centered on M. M. Neely of Fairmont. Former Congressman Benjamin Rosenbloom and other notable figures discussed potential runs as August primary and November general election dynamics emerged.
New York April 28. Colonel Lindbergh will fly tomorrow from Miami in a Pan American mail plane to Havana and then to Cristobal linking North and South America. The voyage is the first stage of a new fast mail service promising a week from New York to Montevideo and Buenos Aires. Plans by J Trippe call for Lindbergh’s Havana flight this Saturday with mail bearing a commemorative cachet.
The Ladies Aid Society of St. Paul's M BQ Ghureh will host an chicken pie supper at the church on Thursday evening April 24th. Proceeds support church activities.
Columbus Ohio April 22 Warren Preston E Thomas of Ohio penitentiary was summoned to appear again before the board investigating the tragic fire that killed 318 prisoners in six ranges while locked in cells. Attorney General Gilbert Bettman headed the inquiry and said questions would cover emergency plans fire handling equipment and suspected causes as Thomas briefly entered the yard and faced jeers from convicts outside the deputies office.
Columbus April 23 state officials resumed probe into the Ohio penitentiary disaster where 318 prisoners were trapped in two cell blocks. Warden Thomas ordered the blocks untouched to aid origin analysis as guards and prisoners are questioned and a citizen committee is urged to draft an institutional building program to prevent recurrence amidst funeral details for the dead.
Mrs Joseph W Bordley mother of J D Helms of Grafton died at her New Bedford Massachusetts home Monday afternoon. Body to be brought to Grafton Saturday. funeral Sunday at 2:30 pm from Helms residence. Rev J F Tutvander of First Presbyterian to officiate. Burial in Webster cemetery. Survived by husband J W Bordley three brothers Joseph Foster Pennsboro W VA George Foster Lawrenceburg Ind Robert Foster Shinnaton one sister Mrs Frank Riley Parkersburg and four sons J C Helms Grafton Herbert Frank Helms Boston Morris Helms Baltimore Md. She was active in Grafton life and once state manager of Woodman Circle WV. Past president Veterans Aes of the B and C and past president American ______.
United States Senator Guy D. Goff of West Virginia pulled out of the August Republican primaries citing a physician’s warning after a pneumonia attack last year. He will take an extended vacation in the West Indies, triggering speculation over a replacement candidate among state Republicans. Benjamin L. Rosenbloom and James Kongs are discussed as possible successors as party leaders seek a nominee for the fall election. Democratic prospects include former Senator M. M. Neel considering a comeback.
The West Virginia Branch Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Protestant Church opens a two day executive session at the city church with about 50 delegates registered and more expected. Rev Ralph Richards leads devotions and consecration. welcome by Mrs O E Parrish. responses by Miss May Rattten and others. Marie Thompson addresses on missionary work. program includes talks by several ladies from Morgantown Fairmont Clarksburg Bridgeport and Morgantown.
A Kanawha County official in Charleston on April 23 estimated the city’s population between 57 000 and 58 000. He said the figures show a gain over the 190 population of 39 000 and expected final figures within a few days.
Washington April 28 The tariff conferees of the senator and house neared agreement on many disputed items including sugar lumber meat shingles and silver and the senate amendments to administrative provisions The process awaited a partial report before week end with further votes and possible expert settlement of remaining issues before submission to the floors of both chambers
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