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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1925
Page
3
A whimsical tour of historical dress notes from hoop skirts to Elizabethan wigs, tracing how garments, hats, and patches reflected social trends. It covers hoop cage gowns of 1600s fashion, wigs and cosmetic patches, and evolving hat styles from fillet to ribbon trims, noting practical origins and style continuities.
Washington reports from the Bureau of Standards after studying the January 24 solar eclipse. Findings include the corona containing solid or liquid matter, the probable existence of a new element dubbed coronium, and a new method to time eclipses to be tested at the June 28, 1927 event.
J T L Cohen of Clarksburg buys the Dominion building in Morgantown from BE McCray Jr for nearly 75000 dollars. McCray retains the Peabody Motel lease and plans to remodel the Dominion property into a modern hotel while Cohen intends a department store on the first floor and offices on upper floors. The building, once a Morgantown news hub, was built by the late J Tan Fleming.
Buckhannon April 21 West Virginia State High School Athletic Association debates sectional basketball tourneys at Charleston. Coaches in southern central West Virginia push to shift from home courts Parkersburg and Bluefield favoring neutral sites or Clarksburg Carmichael Auditorium. Proposals include removing A and F divisions and standardizing entry, with host city shifts to balance competition.
Charleston April 24 Appoint ment as Clarre Jackson af Lew president of the West Vir ginia Farm Bureau Moderation to be a member of the state board of control was affirmed last night s by the senate soon after head been submitted by Governor Gore Lexether with 41st of 266 other appointments Mr Jackson was named for the term ending in 1929 in the place of John S Darst who has been serving under a recess appointment by Governor Morgan He is a 34 year old graduate of Greenbrier Military School and West Virginia University and has a reputation as an athlete since his graduation he has been a farmer in Greenbrier county and a Republican leader in local politics Also named were R E O Connor to be superintendent of public safety and F H A Abbott to be Commissioner of banking for an unexpired term ending March 21 1927 plus others on the education and professional boards and commissions.
Miss Grace Whitescarver of West Wilford is home with a severe attack of Erippe. Several residents visit cities and attend funerals or family events, including Mrs. and Mrs. G. B. Hamilton traveling to Richmond. Burke Hart and children visit Grifton. May Thayer and children attend Walter Wiley’s funeral. Mrs. Earl Curry visits Mononga to see C. C. Curry. Wilbur Hart and Helen Brown attend a farewell party for H. A. Trench. Mrs. R. Wood, of Walnut, is ill with grippe. Jean S. Murray to visit Clarkeburg. James Sterling ill with bronchitis. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Matheny and Mrs. Archibald Davis return from Cumberland after a visit and funeral for Walter Wiley. Randolph McVicker visits Beecher after a stay with daughter Sarah Martin. Mrs. L. H. Balke ill with influenza. D. M. Carl in city. Ish Haddix of Barbour county in town. Mrs. Oral Jones in Pruntytown ill with blood poisoning. Mr. Jones away tending wife. W. A. Beavers and Lloyd Goble in Wheeling for Scottish Rite reunion and Shrine ceremonies. Mr. Goble pursues Rite and Shrine degrees. Mr. and Mrs. William Warder and daughter from Glenville return home after attending the funeral. Irene Shaw and Ed Shaw of Santa Monica, Cal., visit Mrs. M. R. Proudfoot of West Wilford Street. former Grafton residents.
Wilson of Fairmont supt of the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company is in the city today. Miss Elizabeth Virginia Shrader of Pittsburgh has been a guest for several days with Abs. and Mrs. C. W. Steel of West Mal street and returned home this week. She was accompanied as far as Fairmont by Mrs. Steel who remained there with friends.
Charleston April 24. The legislature started the last day of the regular session with senate approval of 27 gubernatorial appointments tied by a single executive session vote. House and senate clashed on road law changes affecting bus lines taxicabs and license plates. The budget bill and gasoline tax were debated as both houses faced a heavy calendar and possible midnight adjournment.
Debate over a bill to establish an Intermediate court and require a referendum stalled as the House refused to recede from its position. Delegates Hall Turley and Logan urged the referendum while Morgan of Wyoming backed amendments. The conference committee was named as the bill returned to the House, while inter reciprocal insurance remained a major stumbling block with extensive amendments debated.
The Federal Trade Commission reports average steel industry earnings for 1916 to 1918 at 2.2 percent before bond interest and federal taxes. It notes 1917 1918 taxes reduced profits, and U S Steel controlled about half of production with Bethlehem Steel as the next largest player.
Toronto April 24. Fay Bainter’s party for The Dream Girl’s hundredth road presentation ends with tragedy as Carl Lynn dies from a fractured skull after a hotel stair fall. Two Black musical comedy stars were arrested for temperance act violations among guests. Manager Barton details ongoing investigations.
Seven hours after a gathering, Dragshi actor Lyne was discovered at the foot of a stair on Wits Street Rochester New York age forty three. Noble Lisle the Negro musical comedy star was fined fifty dollars for temperance law violations by illegally purchasing Nyuor. A criminal charge against Eubie Blake was withdrawn. The two were guests of the party and part of the cast of The Chocolate Dandies.
Forest Reynolds inmate at Pluntytown industrial school attempted to escape with classmates. He stole a Curtis Curréy Ford touring car near the farm, drove toward Fairmont, was spotted two miles away, blocked, and brought back to Grafton where sheriff custody followed. He had been from Huntington, where he allegedly stabbed a boy. Fender and hub cap damaged.
The Sentinel received a note from Max Adelson of Cleves land Ohio announcing the death of his mother Mrs Louis Adelson. She passed away last Thursday April 23 at the home of one of her daughters in Cleveland after years in Chicago. The Adelsons were long known in Grafton where Mr Adelson had business, and the family remains prominent in local circles. They moved to Cleveland over twenty years ago and Mr Adelson died there about eight years ago.
The United States dirigible Los Angeles landed at Lakehurst New Jersey after a Bermuda departure the previous Wednesday. After a 14 hour outbound flight the return journey took six and a half hours longer due to head winds and rough weather. The craft carried three sacks of Bermuda mail delivered 36 hours sooner than by boat. Captain George W. Steele cited the challenging conditions and noted the ship was wheeled into the hangar after arrival.
Jonn Dyott special assistant attorney general probes seizure of thirteen kegs of alleged real beer from Cincinnati National League rooters on the seventh floor of Hotel Stateler. August Hermann club owner and four staff questioned after sample beer tests at 5.8 percent alcohol. no arrests.
A garbled report notes Eberty Jr son of Germany’s president and Koteb chair of Battin Reich banner group were arrested. Upon poll officials’ notification he ordered their release amid political turmoil and nationalist rhetoric.
Wild Life League members aid in enforcing state game laws in Taylor and Grafton counties. Deputy Weltner patrols daily through about month end, checking licenses and catching those fishing out of season. Many violations noted, including possession of paraphernalia, with penalties to follow per county justice court actions.
At Huntington Virginia Court, five express men including Hagley are fined and sentence imposed for thefts from mails on interstate service between Huntington and Raleigh. McClintic receives months in Atlanta federal penitentiary. Green, Alf, Halsey and Nash receive fines and short jail terms. another involved man died by suicide.
Rev Dr Joseph Henry France of Maryland and United States Senator France died at age 78 in Florida after pneumonia. He was father to Jort France of Maryland and left survivors including sons in Seattle and New York and a daughter in Missouri. The obituary cites his long career and family connections across multiple states.
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