Grafton Sentinel Practical Community Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel a weekly West Virginia publication under publisher Howard H. Holl provides local news and editorial content from 102 Latrebs Street. The paper emphasizes Associated Press news, reader letters, advertising rates, and classified notices for Grafton residents.
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Peoples’ Guardian and Friend
Grafton
West Virginia
Grafton Sentinel
Howard H. Holl
Latrebs Street
Associated Press
Republ
W. Va
Postoffice
Zeppelin travel praised as smoother luxury over planes
Reports from the Atlantic voyage highlight passengers endorsing the dirigible as a preferable travel method. A passenger, among a few interviewed, favors its quiet ride and comfort over airplanes, noting engine noise and turbulence are far less pronounced aboard the Zeppelin.
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Atlantic
Desertion crime haunts Civil War veteran 85
Spokane, Aug. 6. Peter Rutherford, 85, a Civil War veteran, says desertion remains a crime and he will seek punishment or a record clearance. He told Sheriff Floyd Brower he would appeal to the adjutant general in Washington after confessing to deserting two years after his one enlistment. He learned an old law absolves deserters after 18 months in the United States.
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Spokane
Wash
Peter Rutherford
Adjutant General of
United States
Rutherford
Floyd Brower
Fort George Wright
Here
Washington
Salvation Army commander ordered to leave post
London reports Commissioner William Maxwell of the Salvation Army eastern Canada command has been ordered to bid farewell, with headquarters in Toronto. Separate notes reference Commissioner James Hay leaving New Zealand for a new post in October, likely Canada. A broad editorial on Chinese gang violence and river pollution follows, urging harsher penalties and stronger game and fish laws to prevent similar crimes.
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London
William Maxwell
Salvation Army
Canada
Toronto
James Hay
New Zealand
Poison in Cheat River Ignites Call for Tougher Penalties
The piece argues a single dumping of poison into Cheat River killed millions of fish, urging harsher penalties than existing fishing laws. It contrasts fines with the Jones law, notes broader environmental and public health stakes, and praises Kentucky governors for decisive action against crime while discussing sustained aviation tests and dry law difficulties in Mexico.
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Cheat River
Sentinel
Statesmen back European economic union idea
Leaders from about a dozen nations largely favor France's proposal for an economic union in Europe. The plan, dubbed a United States of Europe, aims at economic integration rather than political unity. Germany Italy Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Romania Greece Belgium Austria France show support. Britain and Russia have not. The move could echo a Federation of the World concept and position Europe as a dominant single market.
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United States of Europe
Germany
Italy
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Greece
Belgium
Austria
France
Great Britain
Russia
Europe
Tennyson
United States
Value Swimmin A Georgia Justice On Swimming Health Power
A Georgia judge praised swimming as universal recreation of high order noting its health benefits and social value. He emphasized lung strength and nervous system benefits from deep breathing and sustained activity, urging community emphasis on a public pool for Clarksburg to fulfill local needs.
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Justice On
Georgia
Clarksburg
Ladies Aid to Host Name Social at M P Church
Newburg community notes detail the Ladies Aid Society of the M P church planning a name social on Thursday August 15 from 8 to 10 PM at the church. Attendees will pay two cents per letter in their name, with a prize for the longest name, plus a member program and refreshments.
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Ladies Aid Society
M. P
J. A. Kidwell
Harl Smith
Benefits of Swimming Warned By Clarksburg Exponent
The article extols swimming as a comprehensive exercise aiding the pelvic organs, skin health, weight balance, temper, and mental balance. It claims swimming strengthens muscles, enlarges the diaphragm, wards off tuberculosis, straightens the spine, improves posture, and relieves strain from inactivity, noting it exercises the whole body without overburdening any single muscle group.
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Clarksburg
Sinclair Marquess Cornwell Reunion at Mt Zion
The annual Sinclair Marquess Cornwell reunion will be held Sunday August 18 near Marquess in Preston county. Relatives and friends are invited to bring lunch and enjoy the day.
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Mt. Zion
Marquess
Preston County
Strike Victims in Romanian Mine Clash Leave Dozens Dead
In Luwangy coal district near Bucharest on August 6, about 58 people died and hundreds were wounded as 4000 striking miners clashed with military forces. Miners seized a power station causing district darkness and threatening mine operations. The public prosecutor tried mediation after reading the riot act. troops opened fire.
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Bucharest
Romania
Luwangy
Brownton coal operator Tressler held on statutory offense charge
Di Tressler, 45, Brownton coal operator, arraigned before Magistrate John L. Wittman on a statutory offense charge. Alleged assault on his 17 year old office girl, brought by the girl’s father. Released on 31000 bond for Friday preliminary hearing. Prosecutor said the girl was taken from Clarksburg to Weston and then to other locations before the alleged attack. Tressler arrested in Philippi near Talbott and Talbott attorneys and employs counsel. He is a married man and owner of a Brownton coal mine.
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Detroit
S. di Tressler
Brownton
John L. Wittman
Tressler
Eal
Jas. C. Holt
Clarksburg
Tress
O ‘Weston
Tresser
Weston
Flemington Bridgeport Highway
Reynolds Hill
Grafton
Hotel Grafton
Graf Zeppelin Prepares for Its Long Trip
Graf Zeppelin refuels and replenishes at Lakehurst New Jersey ahead of midnight departure for a world voyage to Tokyo Los Angeles and back totaling about 22 000 miles. Dr Hugo Eckener will lead to Friedrichshafen with 18 booked passengers plus freight and mail.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Hugo Eckener
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Graf Zeppelin
Hamburg-American Line
New York
Zeppelin
Joachim Rickard
Brockton
Mass
Otto Hillig
Liberty
Nathan Wexler
William Weber
Morris Shumofsky
Bridgeport
Conn
Lady Drummond Hay
Lisser Kiep
Berlin
Walter H. Spiess
Naval
Gloucester
Albert Buschko
Eckener
Forest survey being made in West Virginia lands
A three day tour into Randolph Tucker Pocahontas Pendleton and Grant counties will cover Monongahela National Forest lands burned and eroded as state and federal officials study forest management. Senator G D Goff Congressman Frank J Bowman and other leaders join a party visiting a nursery producing two million trees and sites like Canaan Valley and Sinks Cavern.
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Parsons
West Virginia
Speanee
United States Forestry Service
Monongahela National Forest
Randolph
Tucker
Pocahontas
Pendleton
Grant
United States
G.D. Goff
Frank J. Bowman
Morgantown
J. A.hughes
Huntington
J. G. Prichard
West Virginia Manufacturers Association
Fairmont
Frank B. Robinson
Rawson
Josiah Keely
Ray‘ford
William Brewster
Lewisburg
Thomas H
C. L. Perkins
Elkins
State Forester I
Newins
State Game, Fish and Forestry Commission
Nat T. Frame
College of Agriculture
Damage suit over Vestris sinking filed in New York
A damage suit arising from the sinking of the liner Vestris was filed in supreme court. Frank V Kelley, administrator for Iris Johnson's estate, seeks 375 000 on behalf of Johnson's husband and four minor children against Lamport Holt Letd Liverpool Brazil and River Plate Steam Navigation Company. The complaint accuses negligence for sending the ship to sea in an unseaworthy condition. The owners requests transfer to federal court.
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New York
Vestris
Supreme Court
Iris
Johnson
Cay + Hatteras
Frank V. Kelley
Lamport — Holt, Letd
Liverpool
Brazil
River Plate Steam Navigation Company
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Chiang Kaishek
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Mary Hartley
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M. W. Barnhill
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