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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
7
Mrs Kate Legett who lives on Dorsey street accidentally fell while balancing her weight and broke both arms. An x ray by Dr F Suddarth showed mangled bones in both wrists as she tumbled into the yard when a wicker chair broke near the edge of her piazza. Relatives said she rested well this afternoon.
Paris July 27 Eugene ONeill the playwright linked to Carlotta Monterey is set for a 13 year residence in France He signed a prenuptial agreement before marriage and leased the Chateau De Plessis near Saint Antoine Du Rocher to live like nobles He will hunt on a 100 acre preserve and may add a swimming pool roof garden and gymnasium under the Countess De Bonville's consent Miss Monterey pressed for long term lease and modern improvements despite the countess initial reluctance
Valetta Malta July 27 The British admiralty will hold an immediate inquiry after yesterday s explosion in a gun turret of the cruiser Devonshire The Queen Elizabeth with the fleet commander aboard sails to Volos Greece to assist the investigation The month has seen multiple naval disasters with 16 dead nine injured including the submarine H 47 X 1 air bomb aboard the Vindictive and today s loss of Devonshire casualties rise to 16 dead nine injured
Ferdinand Fechter, 52, soda grill proprietor, was killed as he stepped from his bicycle with $9 drawn from a bank to cash a payroll check. Three bandits fled with a bag of the money. Fechter's wife and children witnessed the slaying. He died at City Hospital shortly after.
A patriotic verse praising the United States from sea to shining land. It celebrates justice for all, the wealth of soil and water, and the enduring banner of the Stars and Stripes, hoping prosperity and peace for future generations.
Corporal J W Wooddell leaves local detachment to take a position with the Kingwood detachment, Kingwood, and Private H K Debendarfer will replace him. An assistant will be announced soon. Wooddell and Debendarfer have long pursued alleged criminals and built a noted police record, earning state recognition for courteous, efficient service.
Pounder, a 16 year old Detroit scout ill with diphtheria, attends the World Scout Jamboree in Liverpool. He has been visited by Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement. H L Cook of Cumberland left for home after visiting his son Harry Cook Jr in Gratton West Side.
General Summerall outlines postwar infantry modernization aims at Fort Benning and Washington. He advocates cross-branch cooperation to boost infantry firepower, reduce losses, and apply lessons from World War I to future warfare. President Hoover weighs army maintenance cuts while pursuing rapid progress in modernization.
Briefs opposing Baltimore and Ohio control of Western Maryland stock were filed with the interstate commerce commission by the Pittsburgh and West Virginia railway and Baltimore city bodies. They argue B and O acquired 42 percent of Western Maryland in February 1927 could lessen competition. The ICC accuses B and O of violating the Clayton act by obtaining the stock without approval.
Milwaukee youth John Kosec, 17, drowned and Tony Garin, 14, narrowly escaped when a sudden squall swept them off shore opposite a pier. Fearing to call for aid, they tried to swim back to their cached clothing. Garin reached safety while Kosec sank.
The Kiwanis Scout Camp featured an active test program with 198 tests completed and multiple merit badges earned. Silver Fox Patrol led by Vernon Swiger topped the all round scores with 100 points, followed by Cookoo Patrol, Flying Eagle, and Rattlesnakes. Russel Matthews won best all around scout. Basil Howell named camp goat. Scoutmaster Tom Torrey to vacation. Donald Flynn leads Troop in his absence.
Doorn Netherlands July 27 Former Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm was expected to arrive tonight for a brief visit with his father the former German Kaiser. The two may discuss postwar affairs and family matters during the stay in the Dutch domed residence.
In Morgantown on July 27 a car left the Fairmont Morgantown highway on a curve and plunged over an embankment, killing Clyde Evans of Fairmont and injuring Leonard Bostrom also of Fairmont, reportedly a U S recruiting officer. Bostrom was taken to a hospital with injuries not yet determined. State police found a bottle partially filled with liquor at the scene.
Assessor Ed N Lock said no radical changes or increases in Taylor County taxes are expected after August meetings. The county equalization board recently lowered coal property assessments, while city taxes edge up slightly, stirring public sentiment. The main future issue likely lies in road spending, with school funding unlikely to rise. County officials Bennett and Lock anticipate status quo at forthcoming deliberations.
Senator Brookhart of Iowa endorsed President Hoover for suspending construction of three cruisers and criticized American Legion head McNutt as representing a blood thirsty faction. He said the legion is largely against war and warned the conventions are controlled.
Philadelphia July 27 Mrs Anna Pennypacker daughter of the late Samuel W Pennypacker former governor of Pennsylvania spent the night in a police cell after police raided a radical meeting in Grand Praternity Hall. She was offered release but refused unless all others were freed. Ten were freed last night and the remaining 45 were released today on copies of the charge. Miss Pennypacker said she attended as a spectator.
The Federal Farm Board proposed a 20.9 million dollar world wide cooperative marketing corporation to aid grain farming and selling. After a closed door meeting in Chicago with board members and about 50 cooperating associations no final agreement emerged though progress toward forming the giant cooperative was noted. The group would link the Farm Board with smaller cooperatives and create an international data office network.
Newburg reports the semi annual installation of officers for the Degree of Honor lodge including Mrs. A. C. Sinclair as president and several vice presidents ushers and watches. Birthday party honors 74th birthday of M. F. Gries in Tunnelton with guests from Grafton and Washington. Birth of an 8 pound daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Watkins with mother and baby praised. Sewing Club Social hosted by Mrs. H. C. Fream with Good Luck Sewing Club attendees. Various local visits and a hospital update for Dr. C. S. White after a dislocated collar bone. Funeral attendance at Rev. P. T. Crickenberger service noted.
Shoots Brother Mrs Clinton Cook and children from Clarksburg visit Mrs enny Murphy at her home. Mr and Mrs B P Smoot shop in Fairmont on Friday.
Announcement states Mme Katherine Tingley named Gottfried de Purucker as successor after her death in an automobile crash. De Purucker, born 1874 in Sufferin New York, has long resided at the Theosophical Homestead in Point Lima San Diego. The organization reportedly accepts his leadership worldwide.
Hemp in the basement sparked a small fire at B L Clark's Plumbing Shop late yesterday. Grafton firefighters responded promptly and extinguished the blaze with no damage reported.
Charles Albasin, commissioner for the Ohio Coal Operators Association, announced that eastern Ohio under non union rules is producing about 60 percent of the pre strike peak. Output ranges from 265,000 to 275,000 tons per week, marking the highest level since April 1927.
W L Young Stribling a Georgia boxer posted 250 bond after arrest in Tulsa on a charge of piloting his airplane recklessly. No charge appeared on the municipal court docket. Peter Male of Moatsville visited Grafton. Rev A M Barlow of Andrews M E church spent Thursday at the 4 H Camp at Jacksons Mill. John L Wood Brownlow Park blacksmith is confined at home with a nervous breakdown. His mother Mrs Mary Wood is with him. Dr and Mrs O R Hedrick and son Charles visit from Atlantic Georgia. Mrs Walter Cox and son returned from a week in Hammond Indiana. Will Grimes of Thornton attended to business in Grafton.
Washington July 26 47 The task of formulating the estimates of the government budget for the next year the 1991 fiscal year has begun. Congress will not act until December as budget experts work day and night to turn figures into clear channels with no vacation until completion. They are now analyzing preliminary estimates from government departments and agencies for next year and will return September 15 for the revised figures before reallocating funds among departments.
White Sulphur Springs WV July 27 The Greenbrier golf and tennis club will host the West Virginia Open and the annual closed championships in 1930 The state polt association also set plans for both men's and women's golf championships here next year Herbert L Stansbury Beckley was re elected president Harry Stansbury was named head of golf association Vice Presidents T C McKinley Wright Hughes and George O Brien elected secretary treasurer The closed tennis championships will be in early June and the open in the third week of aim s for the golf championship unresolved today finals in the men s singles were played today and women s singles and men s doubles matches were held.
A drunken cow led Mayor Floyd C to a barn where a raiding party found two stills and 50 gallons of alleged whisky. The owner had fled but fires were burning.
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused the Pittsburgh Lisbon and Western railroad rehearing on its plan to build a line from Smiths Ferry Pennsylvania to the Youngstown steel district. In Washington Secretary Stimson learned Minister Wu of China said China and the Soviet Union were moving toward direct Berlin talks to settle the Chinese Eastern Railway dispute.
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