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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1930
Page
6
A family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for support during the sickness and death of a mother and grandmother. They mention Rev. Postlethwaite and Rev. Dickson, thanks for flowers and car donations, and wish blessings for their kindness from B. J. Marke and family.
Missouri voters went to the polls today to nominate candidates for the general election. With only one statewide contest, the gubernatorial race for superintendent of schools, interest is expected to be light and turnout modest.
Topeka August political coverage centers on the Republican governor nominees Clyde M. Reed and Frank Haneke. Reed, 58, a former Interstate Commerce Commission adviser, attacks Haneke backers and opposes the wheat acreage reduction. Haneke, 36, ex American Legion state commander and legislator, accuses Reed of trying to run national affairs.
Edward Rector, prominent in Taylor County life, helped lead a major regional college from 1828 until a fire around 1857 destroyed its original building. The era included the Clifford public library with 3100 volumes, influenced by Alfred Rector and Fanny Yates. Survived by widow Emma J Reynolds Rector, son Chester, brothers Charles and W Marion, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was a large-scale farmer until the family farm sold to the state.
The text recounts a man who retired to Pronty 1 tows and notes his brother Charles H. Rector served as the first county clerk for about 24 years. It mentions ties to Grafton industry and the old Mortar company, with the other bratter sold to the county.
Monongah division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ranks fifth in 1929 locomotive condition standings. The division achieved 90.3 percent of locomotives in good condition, per the August issue of B&O Magazine. Ralph H. Cline, master mechanic, credited for the division’s strong maintenance record. Indianapolis division leads, followed by Roosevelt, Wheeling, and Cumberland. The system as a whole is 88.5 percent perfect.
London crowds greet Amy Johnson a 23 year old aviatrix who flew solo Croydon to Australia. More than 200000 watched her City of Glasgow landing and 1 million cheered as she rode to a hotel. Johnson downplays marriage proposals and remains focused on homecoming. John Harter of Detroit visits his mother Ada Harter.
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