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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1929
Page
4
Grafton Sentinel presents publishing details for Grafton West Virginia with staff, office address, and classified ad rates. Advertising costs are two cents per word for first insertion and one cent per word thereafter, with deadlines and composition charges noted.
The article notes passengers praising the dirigible for smooth sailing and lower engine noise compared with airplanes, despite faster planes delivering quicker travel. It contrasts the two craft during major weather changes and suggests weather turbulence tests both ships face on the Atlantic route.
A discussion contrasts a fatal Cheat River pollution with harsher penalties, urging stronger fish and water protection laws. It also covers plans for sustained long-distance air travel tests with in-flight refueling and notes Kentucky's governor forcing timely electrocution of two murderers, highlighting staunch crime policy.
In Vera Cruz saloons and grocers protest liquor tax hikes as authorities seek to curb drink traffic. The piece notes past U.S. tax trends, moonshining rises, and warns of Europe forming economic blocs. A Wheat forecast warns of $2 price amid drought and world shortages, while a Georgia Supreme Court judge praises swimming's health and social value.
EU statesmen from nearly a dozen countries favor an economic union with France as a key proponent. Germany Italy Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Romania Greece Belgium and Austria are among early supporters while Britain and Russia oppose. The move envisions a Europe unified in business terms, rivaling the United States in scale.
A clip from the Glarksburg Exponent extols swimming for total body exercise and mental balance. It claims swimming strengthens pelvic organs and skin, improves posture, enlarges the diaphragm, wards off tuberculosis, and offsets sedentary life without overtaxing any muscle group.
Washington was abuzz as Hoover era guests swarmed the White House while other officials such as Kellogg Coolidge and Mrs Hoover moved between the mansion and nearby hotels. Capitol Police faced a sweltering summer and a mischievous prank from General Summerall led to a birthday miscue with a major ordered to the war college.
Citizens of the tenth ward of Huntington protested to Tax Commissioner T. C. Townsend over a new tax demand. The action reflects local resistance to fiscal policy and highlights tensions between residents and city officials.
Residents of the tenth ward in Huntington allege they pay more tax due to a recent horizontal cut in Cabell county property assessments without a matching cut in Wayne county. They ask the commissioner to take steps to provide relief, noting the ward sits partly in Wayne and partly in Cabell.
In Bucharest Aug 6, a clash between striking miners and military forces in the Luwangy coal district left fifty eight dead and hundreds wounded. The wage dispute sparked nearly 14,000 miners to strike across three mines with the district briefly dark after strikers seized a power station. The public prosecutor read the riot act but was fired upon as troops moved in to quell the riot. The strike is described as local in origin with no Communist influence detected.
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